{"id":178685,"date":"2025-07-09T14:16:21","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T09:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=178685"},"modified":"2025-07-09T14:16:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T09:16:21","slug":"india-eyes-israels-6th-generation-sky-sting-missile-after-may-2025-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2025\/07\/09\/india-eyes-israels-6th-generation-sky-sting-missile-after-may-2025-defeat.html","title":{"rendered":"India eyes Israel’s 6th generation \u2018Sky Sting\u2019 missile after May 2025 defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"New Delhi: In a move reflecting its growing dependence on foreign weaponry, India is considering acquiring Israel\u2019s 6th-generation \u2018Sky Sting\u2019 air-to-air missile to counter Pakistan\u2019s PL-15E, which dealt a heavy blow to the Indian Air Force in May 2025 war.<\/p>\n

According to Kashmir Media Service, the offer comes in the wake of India\u2019s underperformance during the May 2025 aerial skirmish with Pakistan, where Pakistani jets outmaneuvered Indian aircraft using advanced long-range missiles. The incident exposed critical gaps in India\u2019s indigenous defense capabilities, including delays in the Astra missile and Tejas LCA projects.<\/p>\n

Analysts say India\u2019s reliance on Israeli and Western technology contrasts with the deepening Sino-Pakistan defense cooperation. Critics argue that despite slogans of “Atmanirbhar Bharat [self-reliant India],” Delhi continues to depend on imported systems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New Delhi: In a move reflecting its growing dependence on foreign weaponry, India is considering acquiring Israel\u2019s 6th-generation \u2018Sky Sting\u2019 air-to-air missile to counter Pakistan\u2019s PL-15E, which dealt a heavy blow to the Indian Air Force in May 2025 war. According to Kashmir Media Service, the offer comes in the wake of India\u2019s underperformance during …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":178686,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-178685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t