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The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGC-N) commissioned two more Soleimani-class catamaran corvettes today, equipped with up to six cruise missiles capable of striking targets from 700km to 2,000km away.
For the first time, China’s Z-10ME attack helicopter, a competitor to the United States’ AH-64D Apache, made its international debut in Singapore.
In an action perceived as an effort to quell Iran’s ire, several Gulf Arab countries have decided to restrict the operational liberties afforded to United States and its allies’ fighter jets, limiting their capacity to launch airstrikes against Iranian proxy groups from airbases within their territories.
The Philippines is reportedly nearing a decision to forego purchasing the American-made F-16 fighter jets in favor of the JAS-39 Gripen aircraft, developed by the Swedish firm Saab Group, for its air force.
China continues to be a major arms supplier to Pakistan, with the official commencement of construction for the Pakistan Navy’s second Hangor-class submarine at Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works (KS&EW) taking place a few days ago.
Iran has unveiled its latest ballistic missile defense system named “Arman” and a short-range air defense system “Azarakhsh,” amid ongoing aerial attacks by the United States against pro-Iranian armed groups in the region.
The first two Airbus C295 medium tactical transport aircraft officially entered into service with the Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF).
Russia has strategically deployed its most recent and acoustically discreet attack submarine, named “Ufa,” to the Pacific Fleet, in response to heightened competition in underwater capabilities within the region, where both the United States and China are actively engaged.
Reluctance from the United States to sell the fifth-generations F-35s to wealthy Gulf nations and Germany’s veto on the sale of Eurofighter Typhoons to Saudi Aarabia appears to have opened up opportunities for France’s Dassault Aviation to strengthen its position in the region with its Rafale fighter jets.
The Pakistani and Turkish Armed Forces have announced their collaboration on air-to-air missile technology, focusing specifically on the development of Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missiles (BVRAAM).