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![Lessons Learned From India’s Struggle to Maintain the Mirage 2000 Lessons Learned From India’s Struggle to Maintain the Mirage 2000](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-03-08-160421.jpg)
Lessons Learned From India’s Struggle to Maintain the Mirage 2000
By Rahul Manohar Yelwe
Acquisition off-the-shelf, rather than a deal to manufacture under license domestically, has resulted in a long saga searching for spares and challenges servicing existing aircraft.
![India to Take Delivery of first S-400 Air Defense System By End of 2021 India to Take Delivery of first S-400 Air Defense System By End of 2021](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-s-400.jpg)
India to Take Delivery of first S-400 Air Defense System By End of 2021
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The first batch of the Russian-made S-400 strategic air defense systems will be delivered to India by the end of 2021, according to a Russian defense industry official.
![India Takes Delivery of 11th C-17 Globemaster From United States India Takes Delivery of 11th C-17 Globemaster From United States](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-190822-f-f3456-2005.jpg)
India Takes Delivery of 11th C-17 Globemaster From United States
By Ankit Panda
The aircraft is the Indian Air Force’s 11th C-17.
![India’s Big Defense Acquisition Challenge India’s Big Defense Acquisition Challenge](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18152477946759.jpg)
India’s Big Defense Acquisition Challenge
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
Occasional concerns about corrupt defense deals are merely the symptoms of broader structural issues that need to be addressed.
![India Denies Interest in F-35 Joint Strike Fighter India Denies Interest in F-35 Joint Strike Fighter](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-03_08-05-20.jpg)
India Denies Interest in F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Indian Air Force has denied that it requested a classified briefing on Lockheed Martin’s F-35.
![Report: India Requests Classified F-35A Joint Strike Fighter Briefing Report: India Requests Classified F-35A Joint Strike Fighter Briefing](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-04-04_15-01-40.jpg)
Report: India Requests Classified F-35A Joint Strike Fighter Briefing
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Is the Indian military interested in procuring the F-35A Lightning II from the US?
![Indian Air Force Set to Induct First Female Fighter Pilots in June Indian Air Force Set to Induct First Female Fighter Pilots in June](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-10-28_16-43-32.jpg)
Indian Air Force Set to Induct First Female Fighter Pilots in June
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The first batch of women fighter pilots will be inducted into the Indian Air Force on June 18.
![Indian Air Force Might: 181 Aircraft to Participate in Large Combat Exercise in India Indian Air Force Might: 181 Aircraft to Participate in Large Combat Exercise in India](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-07-23_15-12-30.jpg)
Indian Air Force Might: 181 Aircraft to Participate in Large Combat Exercise in India
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Indian Air Force’s Iron Fist exercise will begin on March 18.
![India: Air Force to Induct Its First Female Fighter Pilots in 2017 India: Air Force to Induct Its First Female Fighter Pilots in 2017](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-10-28_16-43-32.jpg)
India: Air Force to Induct Its First Female Fighter Pilots in 2017
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Women will finally be allowed to fly fighter jets in the Indian Air Force.
![The Indian Air Force's Big Problem: Not Enough Pilots! The Indian Air Force's Big Problem: Not Enough Pilots!](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/sizes/thumbnail/17409_527c553de20a1.jpg)
The Indian Air Force's Big Problem: Not Enough Pilots!
By Franz-Stefan Gady
New Delhi faces a critical shortage of both planes and pilots a parliamentary panel revealed this week.
![Indian Air Force Still Plagued by Poor Procurement Process Indian Air Force Still Plagued by Poor Procurement Process](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/sizes/thumbnail/11915_525381aee0a0a.jpg)
Indian Air Force Still Plagued by Poor Procurement Process
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Indian Air Force (IAF) continues to underperform.
![The Trials and Tribulations of India's Armed Forces The Trials and Tribulations of India's Armed Forces](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/sizes/thumbnail/11915_525381aee0a0a.jpg)
The Trials and Tribulations of India's Armed Forces
While spending billions of dollars on defense equipment, India’s military faces a number of challenges in its quest to enter the 21st century.
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