10+ hour, 46+ min ago   (1087+ words) India has officially begun efforts to join France’s FCAS sixth-generation fighter programme after the collapse of the Franco-German partnership. But New Delhi wants more than aircraft assembly—it wants technology, design authority, and industrial sovereignty. Could India rescue FCAS and…...

22+ hour, 43+ min ago   (860+ words) India's massive new military transport aircraft contest could give Russia’s long-delayed Il-276 a dramatic second chance. The aircraft descended from the abandoned Indo-Russian Il-214/MTA project is back in the spotlight as HAL explores a possible Russian partnership for India’s…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (971+ words) Russia is moving beyond the era of simply adding processor cores and clock speed, with RTU MIREA researchers developing a new approach to heterogeneous computing. The methodology could help engineers design specialized accelerators for AI, video, cryptography, and big-data workloads…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (909+ words) The move raises a crucial question: will Iran actually ratify the Caspian Convention, or will opposition inside the country once again prevent the agreement from taking effect? The leaders of the five Caspian littoral states signed the Convention on the…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1788+ words) Why thousands of young Israelis arrive in India after military service, what they seek among mountains, temples and trains, and how India teaches them to loosen their grip without losing themselves Early one morning, while mist still hangs over the…...

2+ day, 59+ min ago   (818+ words) Russia is betting on the Tu-214 to revive large-scale domestic airliner production, but a potential S7 order for up to 100 aircraft now hinges on major upgrades. As Kazan ramps up manufacturing and suppliers expand heavy tooling capacity, the next three years…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1097+ words) Putin has threatened to seize Western commercial vessels if Europe escalates its crackdown on Russia's shadow fleet—opening a new risk for Britain's powerful maritime insurance industry. Could shipowners begin asking whether London insurance offers protection—or makes their ships…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (712+ words) Russia has built its first domestic excimer laser prototypes for semiconductor lithography, reviving a technology invented in the Soviet Union more than five decades ago. The breakthrough could reduce Moscow's dependence on foreign chipmaking equipment—but can Russia turn prototypes…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (856+ words) Russia has begun deliveries of the Il-114-300, marking a major new phase for its effort to revive domestic regional aviation. The first three aircraft are headed for Arkhangelsk, while larger orders and deliveries are planned for Aurora and potentially India. The…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1059+ words) The 1989 fire at Mohali symbolises a lost technological opportunity. India's immediate challenge, however, is to build the workforce, training infrastructure, and technology absorption capacity required to turn unprecedented investment into industrial capability. On 7 February 1989, a fire at Semiconductor Complex Limited…...