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The United States has deployed additional Patriot and THAAD missile defense systems to the Middle East in a calculated escalation aimed at countering Iran’s expanding missile threat,…

India is awaiting a decisive Russian assessment on the cost, infrastructure, and feasibility of locally producing the Su-57E fifth-generation fighter, a move that could transform the IAF’s…

The United States has approved a US$2.3 billion Foreign Military Sales package for Singapore covering P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, MK-54 torpedoes and advanced mission systems, a…

At least 13 countries are now in active discussions to acquire Pakistan’s combat-tested JF-17 Thunder fighter, as global conflicts, sanctions, and Western production bottlenecks push air…

China has emerged as the world’s second-largest nuclear submarine operator after surpassing Russia in active boats, a milestone driven by industrial-scale shipbuilding, advancing acoustic…

ASELSAN and Qatar’s Barzan Holdings have announced the expansion of their BARQ joint venture at DIMDEX 2026, strengthening Türkiye–Qatar defence cooperation through new high-technology…

Reports claiming that 16 Chinese military cargo aircraft landed in Iran within just 56 hours have triggered alarm across the Middle East, with analysts warning that a covert Chinese…

Russia is using UMEX 2026 in Abu Dhabi to aggressively market its combat-proven UAVs and loitering munitions, as Rosoboronexport positions systems like Lancet and Kub at the centre of a…

South Korea has begun frontline deployment of the Hyunmoo-5 “Monster Missile,” a nuclear-equivalent conventional ballistic missile designed to destroy North Korea’s deeply buried command…

Iran’s claim that it has tested a ballistic missile with a 10,000-kilometre range has forced global defence planners to reassess Tehran’s intercontinental ambitions, raising alarms over U.S.…