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The Indian Air Force (IAF) is preparing to usher in a new era of long-range, high-precision aerial warfare with the integration of the BrahMos-NG (Next Generation) missile across its frontline combat platforms, including the MiG-29UPG, Mirage 2000, and HAL Tejas Mk1A.
Taiwan has formally joined the widening circle of nations seeking access to debris from China’s PL-15 beyond-visual-range (BVR) air-to-air missile, after remnants of the weapon were recovered deep within Indian territory in the aftermath of a high-intensity Pakistan-India aerial clash.
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.
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 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.
In a development that could significantly reshape the airpower calculus on the Korean Peninsula, North Korea has carried out a live-fire test of a domestically developed medium-range air-to-air missile, signaling a technological leap potentially enabled by covert Russian assistance.
Recently, Pakistan has released video footage allegedly showing a JF-17 “Thunder” multirole fighter jet launching with two CM-400AKG hypersonic air-to-surface missiles, reportedly to conduct a high-value strike against India’s S-400 “Triumf” long-range air defence system stationed at Adampur Airbase in Punjab.
The Pakistan Air Force’s recent operational deployment of its J-10C “Vigorous Dragon” fighters during a high-intensity standoff with India has reverberated across South Asia, with Dhaka now reportedly fast-tracking its interest in the same Chinese-built platform—a move that could dramatically alter the region’s aerial power balance.
In a dramatic demonstration of its electronic warfare prowess, Pakistan has reportedly used a “soft-kill” electronic countermeasure to bring down an Indian Army-operated WARMATE loitering munition drone without firing a single shot.
Pakistan’s landmark decision to acquire up to 40 units of the Chinese fifth-generation stealth fighter J-35A signals a tectonic shift in South Asia’s airpower calculus, positioning the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on a trajectory to outpace its long-time rival India for over a decade.