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Intel and wrong strategic framing hamstrung IAF on 7 May

By David Devadas June 4, 2025 6 May 7 May 8–9 night 9–10 May Accountability air defence air force air strikes air superiority Anil Ambani Anil Chauhan back-up plan BJP MLA catspaw CDS China Chinese involvement Chinese jets civilian restraint combat readiness corruption DEAD defence coordination defence failure Drone warfare export versions External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar flawed planning foreign media geopolitical conflict gilgit baltistan Global Media IAF Indian intelligence Indian pilots Information warfare integrated air defence integrated systems intelligence failure international response J-10 jets J-35 Jammu jointmanship Kashmir Conflict Kashmir Valley media narrative military escalation military planning military targets Mirage aircraft Mirage deal miscommunication misinformation misinformation warfare missile attack national defence National Security nuclear war official announcement operational freedom original Chinese jets PAF PAF involvement Pahalgam bloodbath Pakistan Pakistan Air Chief Pakistani pilots PL-15 missiles PLAAF political leadership press conference proxy involvement proxy war RAW retaliation retaliation strategy satellite surveillance satellite-based defence SEAD security czars sovereignty sovereignty violation Spectra suite stealth fighter strategic blunder strategic framing strategic parameters Subramaniam Swamy tactical mistake terror camps terrorist training hubs top brass Trump Turkey Turkish drones Turkish involvement Udhampur air base UK USA warfare strategy weapons systems Western chorus Western media Western powers

As bits of information, including videos, dribbled in on 7 May, one realised that some IAF planes seemed to have been hit. Amid the booms…

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Donald Trump: Twin-Engine ‘F-55’ Fighter Jet as Successor to F-35

By Khushboo Kumari May 16, 2025 $1 100 units 747 advanced fighter jet development air dominance air superiority analysts business roundtable commercial jets cost defense contractor defense programs Doha donald trump Drone warfare engine failure F-22 F-35 F-35 Lightning II F-55 fifth-generation funding global deployment Lockheed Martin major upgrade manufacturer May 15 military procurement multi-engine New Delhi single-engine stealth fighter support tweet twin-engine U.S. military capabilities U.S. President

NEW DELHI: During a business roundtable in Doha on May 15, U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans for a new variant of the F-35 stealth…

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Target 6 | Sarjal/Tehra Kalan Facility: JeM’s Concealed Command Post for Tunnel, Drone & Terror Operations into Jammu

By Rohan Dua May 7, 2025 Abdul Rehman Ali Jan Allah Baksh Musaib Arnia-Jammu asymmetric warfare Australia BAT actions Bhai Jigar canada Doctor Drone & Terror Operations into Jammu drone arms drops drone operations Drone warfare encrypted communication Ghuman HF radio hizbul mujahideen IB indian security forces indian territory infiltration international border ISI Jaish-e-Mohammad Jammu JeM Kashif Jan khalistan tiger force Masood Azhar Mohammad Adnan Ali Mufti Abdul Rauf Asghar Muhammad Irfan Arif Nagrota encounter narcotics New Delhi para-glider training Pathankot Air Force Station attack PATHANKOT ATTACK PHC Primary Health Center Punjab province Ramandeep Singh Goldy Samba sector Sarjal shahid latif Shakargarh Tehsil Target 6 | Sarjal/Tehra Kalan Facility: JeM’s Concealed Command Post for Tunnel Tehra Kalan Thailand tunnel infiltrations UAE UAPA UK UN Security Council Resolution 1267 underground tunnels USA Waseem Noor Jutt

NEW DELHI: Deep inside the quiet village of Tehra Kalan, located in the Sarjal area of Shakargarh Tehsil, lies one of the most dangerous and…

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CDS Gen Anil Chauhan calls for strong counter-UAS strategy to boost national security

By Khushboo Kumari March 10, 2025 Aatmanirbhar Bharat Artificial Intelligence (AI)asymmetric warfare border security CDS Gen Anil Chauhan Counter-drone solutions Counter-UAS strategy Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems defence industry Defence technologies Defense agencies Defense collaboration Drone threats Drone warfare electronic warfare Graded responses India’s defense policy indian armed forces indigenous development intelligence agencies law enforcement Military-Industry collaboration Multi-domain unmanned systems National Security National stakeholders robotics Strategic autonomy UAS technology UAS warfare Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)

NEW DELHI: In a significant address today at the Centre for Joint Warfare Studies (CENJOWS), Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan highlighted the…

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Intel and wrong strategic framing hamstrung IAF on 7 May

Donald Trump: Twin-Engine ‘F-55’ Fighter Jet as Successor to F-35

Target 6 | Sarjal/Tehra Kalan Facility: JeM’s Concealed Command Post for Tunnel, Drone & Terror Operations into Jammu

CDS Gen Anil Chauhan calls for strong counter-UAS strategy to boost national security

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