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Exclusive: No Su-57 Decision Yet, Says Defence Secretary. India Leans On AI Networks To Bridge Stealth Gaps
Russia has been pushing hard for India to acquire the Su-57 jet which was showcased in February 2025 at Aero India, Asia's largest airshow
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HAL Failed Bid To Build India's Stealth Jet On "Routine Technical Grounds": Defence Secretary RK Singh At NDTV Defence Summit
In February 2026, Defence Ministry sources said only three of the seven consortia that had expressed interest met the mandatory technical and financial criteria, and HAL, which had bid with two smaller firms, did not qualify.
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'Industry Must Move Quickly From Prototype To Product': Top Military Officer At NDTV Defence Summit 2026
NDTV Defence Summit 2026: Chief of Defence Staff General NS Raja Subramani explained three things that the armed forces would like to have from the industry, which are speed, scale and volume
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'New Indian Engine Could Boost Missile Range By 35%': Deep Propulsion CEO To NDTV
Speaking at the NDTV Defence Summit 2026, Deep Propulsion CEO Saurav Jha said the company has already tested a flight-capable version of the engine on the ground. "We are looking at a first flight test next year itself," Jha said.
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'No Palantir, We'll Do It Ourselves': Top Defence Official On "AI Spine" For Forces
The top defence official revealed that "some attempts" to infuse AI were made during Operation Sindoor, India's counterstrike against terrorist havens in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir
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"Integrate With Us On Mission Mode": Navy Chief To Skyroot At NDTV Summit
Indian Navy chief Admiral Krishna Swaminathan has invited private space technology start-up Skyroot Aerospace to collaborate in "mission mode" to understand the defense-specific requirements in the country and help develop world-class, sovereign space capabilities over the next 20-25 years.
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"Good Product But...": Russian Envoy Compares American F-35 With Su-57 Fighter Jet
NDTV Defence Summit 2026: "You don't do business with untrustworthy partners," Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov said
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"Technology Must Be Owned In India": Samtel CEO On Viksit Bharat Goal
Samtel Avionics CEO Puneet Kora said that India needs to do more than just manufacture defence equipment.
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'Space Is The Future And We're In A Transition': Skyroot Aerospace CEO Pawan Chandana At NDTV Defence Summit 2026
"Humans are ever expanding as a species. I always say that if steel has built modern civilization, space is going to be the future civilization," Pawan Kumar Chandana, CEO of Skyroot Aerospace, said
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Drones To AI To Advanced Sensors: How India Is Preparing For Future Wars
Bodhisattva Sanghapriya, who works in the drone and defence sector, said India has enough engineers, startups and money to build new defence technologies. But what India needs now is speed.
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'Important To Also See How Your Ally Talks To Your Enemy': Security Expert At NDTV Defence Summit
"Operation Sindoor did something which no previous government in the history of India had done. I think we have a new doctrine in place," National Security Advisory Board (NSAB) member Pankaj Saran said
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'New Weapons Shouldn't Take Years To Integrate': Air Marshal Tejpal Singh At NDTV Defence Summit
The objective cannot be technological uniformity. It has to be operational coherence despite technological diversity," Air Marshal Tejpal Singh said at the NDTV Defence Summit 2026
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Chief Of Army Staff's Big Remark On "Land Victory" At NDTV Defence Summit
"We see salvo after salvo in today's social media covering warfare across the globe, where information narratives and warfare are being fired to fog the real battle picture, creating uncertainty and confusion..." Chief of the Army Staff General Dhiraj Seth has said
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"From Chips To Ships, India Must Be Self-Reliant In Defence": Rajnath Singh To NDTV
Elaborating on the Make-In-India philosophy, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the idea is simple: why buy what can be built here.
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Lessons From Op Sindoor? What 3 Ex Armed Forces Chiefs Said At NDTV Defence Summit 2025
The former chiefs of all the three armed services have highlighted the need for looking at not only a two-front war scenario, but across all domains - air, land and sea - in multiple fronts.
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Exclusive: No Su-57 Decision Yet, Says Defence Secretary. India Leans On AI Networks To Bridge Stealth Gaps
Russia has been pushing hard for India to acquire the Su-57 jet which was showcased in February 2025 at Aero India, Asia's largest airshow
-
HAL Failed Bid To Build India's Stealth Jet On "Routine Technical Grounds": Defence Secretary RK Singh At NDTV Defence Summit
In February 2026, Defence Ministry sources said only three of the seven consortia that had expressed interest met the mandatory technical and financial criteria, and HAL, which had bid with two smaller firms, did not qualify.
-
'Industry Must Move Quickly From Prototype To Product': Top Military Officer At NDTV Defence Summit 2026
NDTV Defence Summit 2026: Chief of Defence Staff General NS Raja Subramani explained three things that the armed forces would like to have from the industry, which are speed, scale and volume
-
'New Indian Engine Could Boost Missile Range By 35%': Deep Propulsion CEO To NDTV
Speaking at the NDTV Defence Summit 2026, Deep Propulsion CEO Saurav Jha said the company has already tested a flight-capable version of the engine on the ground. "We are looking at a first flight test next year itself," Jha said.
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'No Palantir, We'll Do It Ourselves': Top Defence Official On "AI Spine" For Forces
The top defence official revealed that "some attempts" to infuse AI were made during Operation Sindoor, India's counterstrike against terrorist havens in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir
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"Integrate With Us On Mission Mode": Navy Chief To Skyroot At NDTV Summit
Indian Navy chief Admiral Krishna Swaminathan has invited private space technology start-up Skyroot Aerospace to collaborate in "mission mode" to understand the defense-specific requirements in the country and help develop world-class, sovereign space capabilities over the next 20-25 years.
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"Good Product But...": Russian Envoy Compares American F-35 With Su-57 Fighter Jet
NDTV Defence Summit 2026: "You don't do business with untrustworthy partners," Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov said
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"Technology Must Be Owned In India": Samtel CEO On Viksit Bharat Goal
Samtel Avionics CEO Puneet Kora said that India needs to do more than just manufacture defence equipment.
-
'Space Is The Future And We're In A Transition': Skyroot Aerospace CEO Pawan Chandana At NDTV Defence Summit 2026
"Humans are ever expanding as a species. I always say that if steel has built modern civilization, space is going to be the future civilization," Pawan Kumar Chandana, CEO of Skyroot Aerospace, said
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Drones To AI To Advanced Sensors: How India Is Preparing For Future Wars
Bodhisattva Sanghapriya, who works in the drone and defence sector, said India has enough engineers, startups and money to build new defence technologies. But what India needs now is speed.
-
'Important To Also See How Your Ally Talks To Your Enemy': Security Expert At NDTV Defence Summit
"Operation Sindoor did something which no previous government in the history of India had done. I think we have a new doctrine in place," National Security Advisory Board (NSAB) member Pankaj Saran said
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'New Weapons Shouldn't Take Years To Integrate': Air Marshal Tejpal Singh At NDTV Defence Summit
The objective cannot be technological uniformity. It has to be operational coherence despite technological diversity," Air Marshal Tejpal Singh said at the NDTV Defence Summit 2026
-
Chief Of Army Staff's Big Remark On "Land Victory" At NDTV Defence Summit
"We see salvo after salvo in today's social media covering warfare across the globe, where information narratives and warfare are being fired to fog the real battle picture, creating uncertainty and confusion..." Chief of the Army Staff General Dhiraj Seth has said
-
"From Chips To Ships, India Must Be Self-Reliant In Defence": Rajnath Singh To NDTV
Elaborating on the Make-In-India philosophy, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the idea is simple: why buy what can be built here.
-
Lessons From Op Sindoor? What 3 Ex Armed Forces Chiefs Said At NDTV Defence Summit 2025
The former chiefs of all the three armed services have highlighted the need for looking at not only a two-front war scenario, but across all domains - air, land and sea - in multiple fronts.
