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Agreed, dealing with Germany can be a headache. On the other hand, if Germany ends up leaving the program over their disagreements with French requirements, then things could get interesting.

Talks are at a very exploratory stage so nothing is confirmed yet. First reports appeared last month: https://theprint.in/defence/india-eyes-6th-generation-fcas-looks-at-tying-up-with-france-for-possible-collaboration/2861054/ Later in March, the proposal was confirmed to be official...

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2026/03/indian-warships-escort-indian-lpg-tankers-in-gulf-of-oman/ Getting reports that two task forces were dispatched, so more ships could appear.

With this, there are now 3 tokamaks active in India: Refer to this post going over the other 2 already operational ones, namely Aditya-U (originally from 80s but later upgraded) and the larger SST-1: https://defencehub.live/threads/civil-nuclear-program.1160/post-188267

"This is a huge story in China right now given how big an outcry the installation of this caused back in 2017: Chinese tourism to South Korea was stopped, the Lotte Group was essentially shut down in China (nearly all of Lotte Mart's 112 Chinese stores were closed down due to "fire safety...

Nothing official so far, but: The P-15B class destroyer INS Surat was in Bahrain as of 19th February. Don't know where it is now. At least one frigate was also present somewhere in the region. More ships may have been readied/deployed over the last week. We'll know if the escort mission...

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2026/03/philippine-marine-brahmos-force-stands-up-northern-luzon-unit/ "Despite the relatively small contingent that comprises the 273rd Marine Company, the ceremony was attended by the force’s Commandant, the Indian defense attaché and personnel from the...

India's Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) will build a $300 billion oil refinery in Texas - the first new refinery in the US in 50 years. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-10/trump-says-us-to-get-new-oil-refinery-with-reliance-backing It appears to analysts that this facility will...

Army's IPMV (Tata WhAP) during Exercise Dharma Guardian-25 with Japan's JGSDF:

Army & Air Force ALHs during Exercise Dharma Guardian-25 with Japan's JGSDF units; the IAF employed both the wheeled & skid landing gear variants:

✅ Philippines ✅ Indonesia Next: Vietnam? I'd imagine even the UAE might be more interested in BrahMos now than ever before.

Naval Group graphic on the Indian AIP integration on Scorpene-class boats: The refit of the 2nd Scorpene (Kalvari)-class boat will also include integration of the indigenous EHWT torpedo.

https://theprint.in/defence/india-orders-more-polish-drones-indian-firm-keen-to-set-up-plant-to-fill-empty-arsenal-warsaws-envoy/2865586/ Responding to queries on defence cooperation, the Polish ambassador said officials from the two defence ministries would be meeting soon. “You know, there...

INS Vikrant & INS Vikramaditya at Naval Base Karwar on the Western Coast

More info: https://www.business-standard.com/markets/capital-market-news/aerolloy-technologies-secures-order-from-blue-origin-126010900598_1.html https://www.bseindia.com/xml-data/corpfiling/AttachLive/a93ec4c8-be83-4bea-8fd2-69d256569cf1.pdf I've had my eye on PTC and its subsidiaries for...