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France’s 47 Rafale F5s Will Carry Hypersonic Nuclear Missiles, Command Stealth Drones
France’s Rafale F5 programme will transform at least 47 fighters into nuclear-certified airborne command nodes combining ASN4G hypersonic missiles, stealth combat drones, advanced electronic…
Iran’s Qasem Basir Targets US Nuclear Carrier in Reported Combat Debut
Iran’s reported first wartime use of the Qasem Basir ballistic missile against a US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier signals a dangerous expansion of Tehran’s maritime-strike capability near…
US Clears $5.75 Billion Saudi Arms Deal as Iran Threat Reshapes Gulf Deterrence
The United States has cleared potential Saudi defence sales worth $5.75 billion, combining JDAM-ER precision weapons with Abrams tank engines as Iran-driven threats accelerate a Gulf-wide…
Iran’s Kheybar Shekan Warhead Revealed: Anti-Jamming Upgrade Raises Missile Threat
Wreckage reportedly recovered in northwestern Iran offers the clearest public glimpse yet of the Kheybar Shekan warhead, revealing technology designed to preserve missile precision against…
French Pilots Warn Rafale Faces Critical Stealth Fighter Sensor Gap
French pilots say Rafale combat missions against stealth aircraft are extremely difficult with existing sensors, exposing a detection gap that could push France into a supporting role behind…
Egypt Eyes 24 More Rafale Fighters as Middle East Airpower Race Intensifies
Egypt has reportedly requested a proposal for 24 additional Rafale fighter jets, potentially creating the world’s largest Rafale fleet outside France while strengthening Cairo’s long-range…
Russia’s Iskander-1000 Debuts in Ukraine, Expanding Missile Threat Across NATO’s…
Russia has reportedly employed its upgraded 9M723-2 quasi-ballistic missile against Kyiv for the first time, extending the Iskander family’s assessed range from 390 to 550 kilometres and…
F-35 Cost Crisis: US$536 Billion Bill Reshapes Global Airpower
The F-35 acquisition programme has surged to US$536.2 billion as advanced radar, engine, cooling and software requirements transform the Pentagon’s largest fighter project.
Southeast Asia Arms for Long-Range War as Ballistic Missile Power Grows
Southeast Asia’s ballistic missile balance is shifting as Vietnam, Indonesia and Myanmar develop counter-strike capabilities capable of threatening airfields, command centres, logistics hubs…
Australia Arms HMAS Hobart With Tomahawk, Aegis BMD in Major Indo-Pacific Power Shift
HMAS Hobart has completed the dry-dock phase of a major combat upgrade integrating Tomahawk, Aegis Baseline 9 and SM-6, giving Australia a more lethal combination of long-range strike and…