Indonesian Air Force Rafale B fighter jet

Indonesia Accepts First Rafale Fighters, Marking a Historic Transformation of Southeast Asia’s Air-Power Balance

In a landmark moment for Southeast Asian air power, the Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) has formally received its first three Dassault Rafale B multirole fighter jets during a ceremony at Dassault Aviation’s Mérignac production facility near Bordeaux. The handover —...
KNDS (formerly Nexter Systems) European artillery manufacturing

KNDS Marks Major Industrial Milestones as CAESAR Howitzer Production Surges Amid Global Demand

KNDS (formerly Nexter Systems) has marked two landmark achievements in European artillery manufacturing with the rollout of the 450th CAESAR MkI and the 100th CAESAR MkI OCTAVE. The dual milestone signals a dramatic acceleration in the company’s 155 mm howitzer...
French Caesar self propelled howitzer

France’s CAESAR Howitzer Emerges as Ukraine’s Most Influential Battlefield Weapon

The French-made CAESAR self-propelled howitzer has become one of the most defining artillery systems of the war in Ukraine, transforming global perceptions of mobility, precision, and survivability at a time when battlefields are dominated by drones, counter-battery radars, and rapid...
European New Generation Fighter (NGF) for the Future Combat Air System (FCAS)

FCAS Future in Jeopardy as Airbus–Dassault Rift Pushes Europe’s Next-Generation Fighter Toward Collapse

The future of Europe’s flagship Future Combat Air System (FCAS) appears more uncertain than ever as deepening disagreements between its principal industrial partners, Airbus and Dassault Aviation, threaten to derail the continent’s most ambitious defense project. Germany and France are...
Sweden’s SAAB Global Eye

Sweden’s SAAB Offers GlobalEye AEW&C to Saudi Arabia as Gulf States Race for Intelligence Superiority

The accelerating contest for intelligence dominance in the Middle East, Swedish defence major SAAB has formally extended offers to supply its flagship GlobalEye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The proposal lands at...
KAAN fighter jet

Turkey’s KAAN Fighter Faces a Hard Truth: Why Turkey’s ‘Indigenous’ Fighter Still Depends on Foreign Permission

Turkey’s long-touted fifth-generation fighter jet, KAAN, has been promoted by Ankara as the moment the country “joins the club” of elite air powers. For foreign customers, however, the attraction is not so clear-cut. Behind the glossy rollouts and state-backed hype...
Rafale Jets

Rafale Orders Surge as India Positions Itself as Global Production Hub After Sealing IAF’s Biggest-Ever Fighter Jet Deal

In the chandeliered courtyard of the Elysee Palace, lit by cold autumn light and the flash of cameras, French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stood before a Rafale fighter jet and declared one of the most ambitious...
Germany Leopard 2A8 main battle tank

Germany Unveils Leopard 2A8: A New Era for European Armoured Warfare

Germany’s unveiling of the Leopard 2A8 main battle tank at the KNDS Deutschland manufacturing plant in Munich marks one of the most consequential milestones in European land warfare since the end of the Cold War. The ceremony — attended by...
North Korea–Russia relations

Russia’s Gamaredon and North Korea’s Lazarus Groups Seen Sharing Cyber Tools in “Unprecedented” Collaboration

Two of the world’s most active state-linked hacking groups — Russia’s Gamaredon and North Korea’s Lazarus — appear to be sharing digital infrastructure and operational resources, according to new research released on Thursday. The findings, uncovered by cybersecurity firm Gen...
IAF’s Su-30MKI Jets Join French Fighters for ‘Garuda 25’ Air Exercise in France

IAF’s Su-30MKI Jets Join French Fighters for ‘Garuda 25’ Air Exercise in France

The Indian Air Force (IAF) will conduct advanced air combat drills alongside French multi-role fighters during the latest edition of the bilateral exercise Garuda 25, scheduled from November 16 to 27 at Mont-de-Marsan Air Base in France, officials announced on...
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