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China’s J-20 Builder Cuts Tooling Costs, Targets Faster Fighter Production
China’s J-20 and J-10 manufacturer is adopting reusable modular tooling to reduce production preparation costs and delays, with potential implications for fighter manufacturing capacity and…
China’s H-6K Missile Launch Signals Wider Threat to US Carriers
China’s reported H-6K missile launch highlights a potential expansion of airborne maritime strike capability, with implications for US carrier positioning, naval missile defence and the…
Reported US MOAB Plans for Iran Expose Deep Nuclear Target Challenge
Reported US plans involving the GBU-43/B MOAB put Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain in focus, exposing the gap between massive surface blast and deep penetration as Washington weighs nuclear…
Philippines Launches BRP Rajah Humabon to Bolster South China Sea Patrols
The Philippines’ future BRP Rajah Humabon has been launched in South Korea, advancing a US$573 million patrol programme whose strategic value centres on South China Sea presence, maritime…
[VIDEO] Pakistan Tests Fatah-2 ER Missile, Raises Stakes for India’s Defences
Pakistan has announced a successful Fatah-2 ER missile test, highlighting ambitions for deeper precision strikes and manoeuvring flight profiles that could complicate India’s missile defence…
[VIDEO] Airbus U740 Valkyrie Makes European Flight Debut, Advances Eurofighter Combat…
The Airbus U740 Valkyrie’s first European flight advances plans for Eurofighter-linked combat drones, combining rocket-assisted launch with ambitions for sovereign autonomy and dispersed air…
Japan Shows Type 25 Anti-Ship Missile With China’s Coast Within Reach
Japan has publicly displayed its Type 25 surface-to-ship missile in Kumamoto, highlighting a reported 1,000-km range that could complicate Chinese naval operations ahead of Japan–US Keen…
IRIFI: France Unveils 2,000-km Strike Drone Designed to Navigate Without GPS
France’s Harmattan AI has unveiled IRIFI, a one-way strike drone advertised with a 2,000-km range and GPS-independent navigation, while Morocco’s development partnership adds an industrial…
Russia Unveils Nerekhta-E Combat Robot for Export, Expanding Unmanned Warfare…
Russia is introducing the Nerekhta-E combat robot to the global arms market, offering a tracked platform that can carry Kornet missiles, support frontline troops and transport wounded…
First Gripen E Produced in Brazil by Embraer Makes Maiden Flight
Embraer and Saab have completed the maiden flight of the first Gripen E produced in Brazil, marking a major step in the country’s fighter manufacturing capability, technology transfer…