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In what marks their first real-world air combat engagement, Pakistan Air Force (PAF) J-10C fighters, armed with Chinese-made Beyond Visual Range (BVR) missiles and operating under complete “radar and radio silence,” successfully ambushed and downed three Indian Air Force Rafale jets.
In a major step to solidify its status as the region’s preeminent undersea power, the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) will acquire two additional Invincible-class (Type 218SG) submarines, bringing its total to six by the year 2034.
In what is now being described as the largest air-to-air engagement in South Asian history, an unprecedented dogfight involving 125 combat aircraft from both India and Pakistan erupted two days ago amid soaring tensions.
In a dramatic leap forward for naval aviation, Türkiye has announced plans to develop a carrier-capable variant of its fifth-generation KAAN fighter, intended to operate from its first indigenous aircraft carrier, the 60,000-ton MUGEM, now under construction.
In a bold and coordinated escalation of counter-terror operations, the Indian Armed Forces executed a precision strike campaign utilizing SCALP cruise missiles, HAMMER precision-guided bombs, and Polish-origin WARMATE loitering munitions against what New Delhi describes as “terror infrastructure” located in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
In a bold and unprecedented disclosure, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar claimed that the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) successfully downed five Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter jets—including three state-of-the-art Rafales—using Chinese-built J-10C fighters armed with PL-15E beyond-visual-range air-to-air missiles (BVRAAMs).
A decommissioned Philippine Navy warship slated to serve as a live-fire target during the high-profile “Balikatan” exercises with U.S. forces sank prematurely in the contested waters of the South China Sea, hours before the joint maritime strike drill was set to begin.
In a rapid escalation of hostilities between two nuclear-armed rivals, India has initiated a series of deep-penetration strikes on what it alleges to be terrorist infrastructure inside Pakistan, while Islamabad claims to have executed a punishing aerial retaliation, downing as many as five Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter aircraft.
Amid escalating regional tensions and an intensifying arms race in South Asia, new claims have emerged suggesting that the PL-15 Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air missiles supplied by China to the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) are export-grade “E” variants, lacking the full capabilities of the domestic version in service with China’s own combat fleet.
At the outset of the full-scale war in Ukraine, Russian attack helicopters were derided as flying coffins—slow, exposed, and systematically shredded by Ukrainian air defenses.