News , articles and essays on Indian Defense
Propulsion is the second great question, and it is where Vishal moves from impressive to transformational. Officially, TPCR 2025 keeps the door open to nuclear propulsion for future aircraft carriers and other surface combatants, while Reuters reported that the proposed third carrier under the roadmap is expected to be nuclear-powered, a first for India.
Doval framed warfare as a contest that goes far beyond battlefield hardware. He said the core objective of war is to break the enemy’s morale and compel acceptance of terms, arguing that even militarily superior powers can fail when they misread the determination of local populations.
Air Force is seeking a mobile, vehicle-mounted, 4D electronically scanning phased-array radar based on gallium nitride, or GaN, technology, with 360-degree coverage and the ability to operate in harsh conditions from minus 40 to 50 degrees Celsius and at altitudes up to 16,000 feet.
India and Germany are also marking 75 years of diplomatic relations in 2026, after completing 25 years of their Strategic Partnership in 2025. During Merz’s visit, both governments said bilateral trade in goods and services had already crossed US$50 billion in 2024, with the upward trend continuing through 2025, underlining that the relationship is now moving beyond diplomacy into a broader strategic-economic partnership.
The F414 programme has been a strategic priority for both sides since June 2023, when GE Aerospace signed an MoU with HAL during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to the US. At the time, both governments described the initiative as a landmark step that would enable unprecedented transfer of US jet-engine technology to India. The project was later reaffirmed in the India-US joint statement and again during the fifth India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue, where both sides welcomed progress toward manufacturing the engines in India.
Technically, Prachand is built for a very specific kind of war. HAL’s own description places the aircraft in the 5.8-ton class, powered by two Shakti engines, with a maximum speed of 268 kmph, a range of 550 km, a service ceiling of 6.5 km, and an oblique climb rate of 12 m/s.
The helicopters handed over now are part of the nine-strong ALH Mk III (MR) contract signed in March 2024, while the newer March 3, 2026 Ministry of Defence contract for six more helicopters is valued at ₹2,901 crore and includes operational role equipment, engineering support, and performance-based logistics.
In modern precision weapons, the glamour usually goes to seekers, propulsion, guidance laws, datalinks, and
The discussions focused on co-production, sustainment, and shared priorities in the Indo-Pacific region, indicating that the partnership is moving beyond routine engagement toward more practical and industrial forms of cooperation. That matters because co-production and sustainment are central to long-term defence readiness, supply resilience, and closer alignment between the two countries’ military-industrial ecosystems.
Together, the two events underline the Army’s effort to tighten the air-land link on the modern battlefield. The reported demonstration focused on how attack helicopters can work in close coordination with ground forces in hostile environments, including situations involving small-arms fire, shoulder-fired missiles and drones. It also highlighted the role of advanced sensors, fire-control systems and real-time data links in speeding up target acquisition and turning battlefield intelligence into immediate precision strikes.
