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In a bold signal of strategic intent, the Chief of the Bangladesh Air Force and a senior combat pilot recently took to the skies in a Eurofighter Typhoon equipped with the Captor-E AESA radar system, as part of a high-profile evaluation arranged by Italian defence giant Leonardo.
First unveiled in 2022, Pakistan’s indigenously developed “Taimoor” Air-Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM) signals a major milestone in the country’s evolving strategic strike doctrine, offering long-range, precision-guided capability while reducing dependency on legacy platforms and foreign suppliers.
In a bold demonstration of both military recognition and strategic messaging, the Government of Pakistan has conferred unprecedented promotions and service extensions on two of its most senior military leaders following their commanding roles in the recent Pakistan-India military confrontation.
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ROSOBORONEXPORT JSC, Russia’s state arms export agency and a key instrument of the Kremlin’s defence diplomacy, has unveiled a sweeping initiative to market its fifth-generation Su-57E stealth fighter to Southeast Asian air forces, signalling a renewed push for influence in a region increasingly caught in the crosswinds of US-China strategic competition.
India’s Air Force is preparing to significantly expand its airborne long-range strike capabilities by upgrading an additional 20 Sukhoi Su-30MKI multirole fighters to integrate the formidable BrahMos-A supersonic air-launched cruise missile (ALCM), a 2.5-ton precision weapon jointly developed by India and Russia.
In a calculated display of psychological warfare, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has mirrored a recent Chinese air force manoeuvre by unveiling one of its J-10C fighter jets adorned with a “kill mark” signifying the downing of an Indian Air Force Rafale during the most recent cross-border conflict.
Although the ongoing hostilities between India and Pakistan are geographically distant from Southeast Asia, the regional reverberations of their conflict are now tangibly felt in Malaysia, as the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition 2025 (LIMA 2025) registers its first high-profile withdrawal linked to the South Asian standoff.
In a bold and geopolitically significant manoeuvre, China has extended a high-profile offer to Colombia for the sale of two squadrons of its advanced 4.5-generation J-10C “Vigorous Dragon” fighter jets, marking a calculated effort to carve out influence in South America’s traditionally Western-dominated defence landscape.
France’s steadfast refusal to provide India with access to the Rafale fighter jet’s source code has reignited strategic tensions, exposing the limitations of high-end arms procurement when digital sovereignty is off the table.
In a development that could have sweeping implications for global air combat doctrines, several European nations and their Western allies have reportedly expressed strong interest in partnering with India to study debris from the Chinese-built PL-15 long-range air-to-air missile recovered at multiple locations inside Indian territory.