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US F-35 fighters to debut in Indian multinational air exercise (opens the original)
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NEW DELHI — The U.S. Air Force’s F-35 fighter jets are joining a multinational air exercise hosted by India, bringing a fifth-generation fighter to Indian air drills for the first time and giving the Indian Air Force and other participants direct exposure to operating alongside an advanced stealth aircraft. The drills get underway Saturday at the Jodhpur air base in Rajasthan state, which lies about 200 kilometers from India’s border with Pakistan. Eight countries are participating and 32 more a
India says China has scaled back troop numbers along their border (opens the original)
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NEW DELHI â Indiaâs Defense Ministry said that China significantly reduced troop deployment along the border with India in 2025 as increased political, diplomatic and military engagement helped ease tensions between the two Asian powers. Both countries had amassed tens of thousands of troops along their poorly demarcated Himalayan border following a deadly clash in 2020. âThe year 2025 witnessed significant reduction in deployment of Peopleâs Liberation Army (PLA) Force opposite Northern
India puts domestic industry at heart of new military equipment orders (opens the original)
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NEW DELHI â India will source nearly all of $11.6 billion worth of recently approved military hardware from domestic manufacturers, underscoring New Delhiâs push to reduce dependence on foreign arms suppliers as it modernizes its armed forces. The Defense Acquisition Council headed by Defense Minister Rajnath Singh granted âin principleâ approval, which is essentially a green light to begin the procurement process. âApproximately 98% of procurements will be made from the Indian Industr
India turns to private sector to ramp up missile production (opens the original)
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NEW DELHI â In a bid to accelerate missile production, India has approved the transfer of technologies for all conventional missile systems from a state-run organization to private companies. The move to expand the industrial base for missile manufacturing comes as wars in Ukraine and the Middle East have exposed the challenges countries face in replenishing missile and ammunition stocks depleted by prolonged conflicts. Shortages of U.S.-made Patriot interceptors, in particular, have strained
Rolls-Royce, Safran vie for Indiaâs next-generation fighter engine (opens the original)
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NEW DELHI â Indiaâs ambitious plan to co-develop an engine with a foreign company for its fifth-generation fighter has set the stage for a contest between British and French aerospace companies seeking to participate in the program. Rolls-Royce emerged as a serious contender after the British aero-engine maker and Reliance Industries, one of Indiaâs biggest conglomerates, announced their âstrategic intentâ this month to jointly develop and manufacture an indigenous engine for the steal
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