Bangladesh Tilts Away from India with JF-17 Block III Move
Bangladesh is reportedly shifting from acquiring China’s J-10 jets to Pakistan’s JF-17 ones, signalling a strategic drift away from India’s orbit.
india News
Air
Navy / Maritime
Pakistan Launches Third Hangor-Class Submarine PNS Mangro
Pakistan has launched its third Hangor-class submarine, PNS Mangro, in Wuhan. This is part of the country's biggest naval purchase program ever with China.
Air
Pakistan Reportedly Backs out Of J-35 Fighter Jet Deal
Pakistan’s refusal to procure China’s J-35 raises new questions over the aircraft’s performance and the state of Beijing-Islamabad military ties.
Bilateral Relations
Pakistan Might Acquire J-35A and HQ-19 ABM from China
Pakistan has officially confirmed a major package of air force equipment offer from China, including J-35A fighters and HQ-19 ABMs following J-10C’s success.
Air
Greece Has a Hard Time to Find Customers for Mirage 2000-5
After France declined to buy 24 Mirage 2000-5s, Greece found it difficult to find new customers, impacting plans to finance further Rafale acquisitions.
Weapon / Missile
Does Armenia Hand over S-300s to Ukraine?
Russia-based sources claim that Armenia hands over most of its air defence systems, including S-300, to Ukraine.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Russia Unveils Amur 950 Submarine with Brahmos VLS Capacity
Russia has shown a new non-nuclear Amur 950 attack submarine with ten vertical launch systems for BrahMos missiles.
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Armenia Buys $500m worth of Weapons from Iran
Armenia agreed with Iran for the supply of weapons systems worth $500 million, according to the Iran International, which cites Iranian government sources.
Bilateral Relations
China Donates Explosive Disposal Equipment to Sri Lanka
China has donated various military explosive disposal and protection equipment to Sri Lanka, and the Chinese Ambassador to Colombo was in attendance.
Air
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
Pakistan displays the JF-17 that downed India’s MiG-21
PAF displayed the JF-17 Thunder with the claim of hunting the Indian Air Force (IAF) MiG-21 at the IDEAS 2022 defence exhibition.
Navy / Maritime
Interview / Exclusive File
Expo and Air Show
Pakistan Navy IDEAS Exclusive work. Part III
This chapter evaluates the history of submarines and foreign countries’ submarines on duty in the region and their anti-submarine capabilities.
Weapon / Missile
Kalashnikov Announces Record Sales in 2022
Following seven months of the war in Ukraine, Russian firearms manufacturer Kalashnikov recorded its best sales in 20 years this year.
Weapon / Missile
Four Countries will Acquire BrahMos Anti-Ship Missiles
BrahMos Aerospace CEO told TASS that about three or four countries in Southeast Asia and the Middle East would buy the BrahMos missiles.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Engine and Transmission
Demir; Waiting RR’s answer to our RfP for TF-X Engine
President of SSB Professor Demir answered TurDef's questions about the visit to the UK to discuss Turkish / British cooperation on the TF-X engine.
Weapon / Missile
Pakistan conducted a Shaheen-III ballistic missile test
Pakistan announced that the country conducted a flight test of Shaheen-III surface to surface ballistic missile in response to India’s Agni-III.
Air
Pakistan’s first J-10C Appeared with PAF Camouflage
The first photos of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) J-10C 4.5+ generation combat aircraft have emerged.
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