HAL Out : Risk vs Reward
The Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) programme represents one of the most consequential decisions in India’s defence aviation history. While…
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Exclusive : India’s Big Step Toward Indigenous Aero Engine Testing
An Alpha Defense Exclusive India is moving forward with a strong push toward self-reliance in defence aviation technology. The Gas Turbine Research Establishment, a leading lab under the Defence Research and Development Organisation and the…
F35 Shot Down ?
Did Iran Shoot Down a US F-35 Lightning II? A Data-Driven Analysis of Conflicting Claims Recent reports have sparked intense debate across defense circles: claims suggest that an American F-35 Lightning II may have been…
DRDO’s New Missile : LRSSCM
India's defence research landscape is on the cusp of a significant leap forward. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has received the formal Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) the official development green light to design…
Tejas : Yesterday, Today and Tommorow
By Shiro Barks The program to replace the MiG-21 began following the recommendations of the Subramaniam Committee. On January 4, 2001, as Chairman of the Flight Readiness Review Board, Rajkumar “bit the bullet” and cleared…
