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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…
US Navy Tests Blackbeard Hypersonic Missile on F/A-18 Super Hornet
Two inert Blackbeard hypersonic missile test articles have appeared beneath an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, marking a critical integration milestone as the US Navy pursues affordable, high-volume…
Iran Captures America’s Stealth JASSM Missile — Is Washington’s Deadliest Cruise…
Iran claims it recovered substantial AGM-158 JASSM and JASSM-ER missile components during the 2026 conflict, potentially opening a rare intelligence window into America’s premier stealth…
Iran’s $20,000 Shahed Drones Drain Gulf’s Million-Dollar Missile Shield
A Shahed-136 costing between $20,000 and $50,000 could force Gulf air defences to launch a $4 million PAC-3 interceptor, creating an unsustainable cost exchange that Iran can exploit through…
US Marines Test G/ATOR Radar in Philippines as First Island Chain Defences Harden
The US Marine Corps tested its mobile AN/TPS-80 G/ATOR radar in the Philippines, advancing a resilient sensor network capable of supporting missile defence and precision fires across the…
Can Pakistan’s Al-Khalid-I MBT Survive a Ukraine-Style FPV Drone War?
Pakistan’s Al-Khalid-I combines composite armour, AORAK Mk.2 ERA and laser countermeasures, yet Ukraine-style FPV drone warfare exposes potentially decisive gaps in roof protection,…