Short Range Air Defence

Russia has received additional Pantsir-S and Pantsir-SMD air defence systems, with an option for up to 48 miniature interceptors highlighting the growing contest between drone saturation…

Malaysia has approved MERAD and SHORAD procurement to strengthen layered air defence, with two planned medium-range batteries putting deployment priorities, radar integration and missile…

A circulating video appears to show a Russian soldier intercepting a drone near Moscow oil infrastructure, highlighting the role of Igla shoulder-fired missiles in refinery defence, although…

Pakistan is pairing Turkish ŞAHİN and Korkut gun systems with Chinese HQ-17AE missiles to strengthen airbase protection after the 2025 clashes with India, making sensor integration,…

Turkmenistan has unveiled the Chinese FK-2000 air defence system as sightings in Ethiopia and reported deployments in Sudan and Bahrain draw attention to its growing strategic reach—and…

A live-fire demonstration showed Türkiye’s wheeled KORKUT 35 engaging drones and a moving ground target as 12 countries examined its potential to protect manoeuvring forces.

Pakistan has unveiled China’s HQ-17AE mobile surface-to-air missile system, adding a critical last-line defence against drones, cruise missiles and low-flying aircraft threatening air bases,…

Pakistan has unveiled ASELSAN’s KORKUT 35mm air-defence gun alongside HQ-17AE and ŞAHİN, revealing a multilayered counter-drone shield designed to defeat loitering munitions, cruise…

The destruction of China's FK-2000 air defence system by a precision drone strike in Sudan marks a major turning point in modern drone warfare, exposing vulnerabilities in SHORAD systems…

Russia has unveiled a heavily upgraded Tunguska-M1 short-range air defence system featuring anti-drone electronic warfare systems, passive thermal targeting, and enhanced battlefield…