Defence Procurement

Bangladesh’s reported plan to acquire 24 Chinese J-10CE fighters is being viewed by India as more than a conventional arms purchase, with the proposed US$2.2 billion programme potentially…

New Delhi has effectively foreclosed near-term acquisition of Russia's Su-57, with Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh declaring India is not pursuing new Sukhoi variants and will instead…

Claims that Pakistan Air Force J-10CE fighters achieved an extraordinary 9-0 result against Qatar’s Eurofighter Typhoons during Exercise Zilzal-II remain officially unconfirmed, but the…

An undisclosed Middle Eastern nation has ordered two Saab GlobalEye AEW&C aircraft for US$1.04 billion, acquiring a powerful surveillance and battle-management capability that could…

Russia's nuclear-powered Kirov-class battlecruiser Admiral Nakhimov has returned to Severomorsk on the Kola Peninsula after roughly 27 to 29 years, restoring a 28,000-tonne strike platform…

Malaysia has become the third Southeast Asian nation to acquire France's CAESAR self-propelled howitzer, joining Indonesia and Thailand in a regional artillery buildup that has pushed…

Malaysia has ordered an immediate suspension of all new defence procurements involving Norway after the collapse of the Naval Strike Missile programme fundamentally reshaped Kuala Lumpur's…

Malaysia’s Ministry of Defence is expected to complete a critical technical assessment of multiple anti-ship missile systems by the end of July 2026, with Türkiye, South Korea and European…

Malaysia has shortlisted Türkiye, South Korea, and two European countries to restore the strike capability of the Royal Malaysian Navy’s Maharaja Lela-class frigates after Norway cancelled…

Berlin has officially terminated the troubled F126 Niedersachsen-class frigate programme after spiralling costs, industrial delays, and mounting operational risks, replacing it with eight…