FCAS: France Turns to India Following the NGF Breakdown
Following the collapse of the Franco-German NGF, Paris is exploring a FCAS partnership with India. Technology, budgets, sovereignty, and the role of drones: what is […]
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India Negotiates 114 Rafales, Including 94 Built on Its Soil
Paris proposes 114 Rafales to India, including 94 produced locally, featuring industrial transfers, maintenance, and increasing integration of Indian technology. In summary In early August […]
Why Beijing Is Concentrating Its J-20s Along the Indian Border
Satellites show at least eleven J-20s at Hotan and Damxung. Their presence reveals China’s new aerial strategy vis-à-vis India. In Summary Commercial images taken on […]
India: Rafale Maintenance Contract Revives Doubts Over Losses
The planned support for 36 Rafale jets fuels Indian communication without being enough to erase signs of at least one loss in May 2025. In […]
Indian Rafale Deal Stalled by Sovereignty Battle
India wants 114 more Rafales but is demanding greater technology transfer. Paris is protecting its codes. The contract has turned into a strategic standoff. Summary […]
114 Rafale jets for India: a $40 billion strategic gamble
New Delhi grants Acceptance of Necessity for 114 Rafale jets (≈$40 billion). Production in India, technology transfers, impact on Dassault and the IAF. Summary On […]
Rafale in India: 114 aircraft, a local factory, and an anti-F-35 choice?
India’s MRFA for 114 Rafale aircraft would target massive local production and an MRO hub. Industrial opportunity, scheduling risk, and a true comparison with the […]
The Tejas crash in Dubai disrupts production and export contracts
The fatal crash of a Tejas at the Dubai Airshow weakens HAL, calls into question the delivery schedule to the Indian Air Force, and puts […]
The India-Pakistan standoff involving the Rafale vs. the Chinese J-10CE and JF-17
Technical and strategic analysis of the aerial standoff between India and Pakistan, pitting India’s French aircraft against Chinese-Pakistani aircraft, revealing the regional balance of power. […]
The Tejas in play: is the India-Brazil agreement credible?
Brazil is interested in the HAL Tejas, against a backdrop of possible exchanges with the C-390 Millennium. What are the facts, figures, and industrial stakes? […]