The U.S. State Department says China carried out a nuclear test in June 2020, days after deadly clashes with Indian troops at Galwan. The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organisation did not detect any test, which the U.S. said was conducted by a decoupling method that could minimise seismic sensitivity.
Dassault’s new Rafale line isn’t just about speeding up deliveries. It’s also important for the future F5 upgrade. And to boost France’s position in Europe’s next-gen FCAS fighter drama. 🎥
Dassault has opened a new assembly line critical for boosting Rafale production — but it’ll have to dial up output even more, as it faces a looming Indian order for 114 aircraft on top of the 239 fighters already in its orderbook.
The British foreign intelligence service, MI6, has launched a new dark-web portal for informants to get in touch with it securely, and a new YouTube channel with instructional videos in eight languages. But Saurabh Joshi points out these instructions include a video in badly-translated Hindi.
The British foreign intelligence service, MI6, has launched a new dark-web portal for informants to get in touch with it securely, and a new YouTube channel with instructional videos in eight languages, including poorly-composed Hindi.
Thailand has placed an order for three Gripen E and one two-seat Gripen F fighter aircraft, besides associated equipment, support and training, for SEK 5.3 billion (around $550 million), within an existing agreement with Sweden for 12 aircraft.
The appointment of Sergio Gor to the newly-created position of Special Envoy for South and Central Asian Affairs does not need Senate approval, unlike nomination as ambassador, so he can begin dealing with India immediately, at a time when ties between the two countries have plunged over tariffs and Trump’s insistence on taking credit for the India-Pakistan ceasefire in May.
The Global Mobile Artillery Rocket System (GMARS) program is intended to provide a launcher for NATO allies that can be armed with an enhanced load-out of two ATACMS (Army Tactical Missile System) long-range, surface-to-surface missile system, 4 PrSM (Precision Strike Missiles), 12 Standard Range GMLRS (Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System) precision-guided tactical missile system or 12 Extended Range GMLRS missiles, with the same munition capacity as the M270 on a wheeled platform.
The new order is for 963 vehicles with swap-body systems, some with protected driver cabins, as well as swap-body flatbeds and tarpaulin-arch superstructures, as well as 425 Unprotected Transport Vehicles (UTV) available in 4×4 and 8×8 versions that are derived from Rheinmetall’s HX vehicle family.
18 European Union member states have asked for loans worth €127 billion under the new €150 billion SAFE fund for defence spending with the deadline for formal submission of requests under SAFE to end on 30 November 2025.
Italian heavy and defence motor vehicle company, Iveco, announced on Wednesday its decision to sell off its defence vehicles business to Italian defence company Leonardo and the rest of its business, which includes trucking, to India’s Tata Motors. While the deal with Leonardo is valued at €1.7 billion, the transaction with Tata Motors amounts to €3.8 billion.
Turkey signed separate agreements at the International Defence Industry Fair in Istanbul last week, with plans to purchase 40 Eurofighter aircraft from the United Kingdom and sell 48 of its indigenous Kaan fighter aircraft to Indonesia.
The ULPGM-V3 has three modular warhead options including anti-armour to destroy modern armoured vehicles equipped with Rolled Homogeneous Armour with Explosive Reactive Armour, Penetration-cum-Blast warhead with anti-bunker application and pre-fragmentation warhead.
The new military version of the H160 helicopter is intended to equip all three services of the French armed forces, with plans to order 169 H160Ms to replace five types of helicopters that are currently in service or recently retired, according to the company.
Dassault reported a record backlog of €48.3 billion, with a current order book of 75 Falcon and 239 Rafale aircraft that includes 186 export orders after its latest order for 26 fighters from the Indian Navy, signed in April this year.
