Malaysia’s BrahMos Move Could Reshape the South China Sea
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s confirmation of exploratory BrahMos talks signals a potentially major shift in Malaysia’s defence posture, placing supersonic maritime strike, Su-30MKM…
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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…
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.
Bangladesh Moves for China’s J-10CE, Reshaping South Asia’s Airpower Balance
Bangladesh has prepared a draft agreement for China’s J-10CE multirole fighter, signalling its most consequential prospective combat-aircraft acquisition as regional air forces accelerate…
India Expands MQ-9B SeaGuardian Fleet as China Contest Intensifies Across Indian…
India is doubling its leased MQ-9B SeaGuardian fleet under a US$203 million agreement, strengthening persistent maritime surveillance as Chinese naval activity and strategic competition…
First Rafale Line Outside France: India’s USD 35 Billion Deal Confronts…
India is advancing a USD 35 billion (RM140 billion) deal for 114 Rafale multirole fighters under the MRFA programme, with only 20 delivered flyaway and 94 manufactured at home — the first…
Algeria’s Reported J-10CE Deal Could Break Russia’s Fighter Monopoly and Expand…
Algeria is reportedly considering 30–40 Chinese J-10CE multirole fighters and three to five KJ-500 airborne early-warning aircraft in a landmark modernisation programme that could reduce…
Saab Doubles Gripen Fighter Production as Ukraine War and NATO Rearmament Reshape…
Saab is preparing to nearly double annual Gripen fighter production as Ukraine’s combat-aircraft requirements, Sweden’s NATO commitments and expanding orders across Europe, Latin America and…
France Offers India 114 Rafale Fighters in US$39 Billion Deal, Reshaping Air Power…
France has offered India 114 Rafale multirole fighters under a proposed US$34–39 billion government-to-government agreement that could establish the first overseas Rafale production line,…
US Navy’s US$275 Billion Trump-Class Battleship Gamble Could Reshape Pacific…
America’s proposed Trump-class guided-missile battleship could become the US Navy’s most powerful surface combatant, combining nuclear endurance, hypersonic weapons and 128 Mk 41 launch…