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China has deepened its military cooperation with Bangladesh through a significant pact signed between the Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) and China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC) International. This agreement paves the way for establishing a cutting-edge unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) manufacturing and assembly plant in Bangladesh, complete with technology transfer provisions.The pact
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan made a swift three-hour visit to India on 19 January 2026, meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi amid surging tensions across West Asia.This unannounced trip, extended at Modi’s invitation, represented the UAE leader’s third official visit since taking presidency and his fifth to India over the past decade, highlighting the intensifying
The Defence Ministry is poised to seek approval from the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) for the construction of six advanced air-independent propulsion (AIP) submarines under Project 75 India.This ambitious initiative, valued at approximately $8 billion or ₹66,000 crore, will be executed primarily at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) with technical support from Germany’s ThyssenKrupp
The 2025 China Military Power Report (CMPR), officially titled the Annual Report to Congress on Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China, was released by the US Department of Defence in late December 2025, reported The Week.This 25th edition assesses the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) trajectory towards becoming a world-class military by 2049, highlighting its
India’s artillery modernisation program has come under intense scrutiny amid Pakistan’s rapid advancements in rocket systems, yet recent indigenous breakthroughs offer a robust countermeasure. The successful test-firing of the 120-km range Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket (LRGR) in late 2025 by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) marks a pivotal achievement. This
Bangladesh Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan concluded a significant visit to Pakistan, marked by key meetings with the nation’s top military leadership. On Thursday, he engaged in substantive discussions with General Asim Munir, Pakistan’s Chief of Defence Forces, at General Headquarters in Rawalpindi.The talks centred on bilateral defence cooperation, regional security dynamics, and
The Indian government’s year-end review has hailed Operation Sindoor as a resounding testament to the nation’s unyielding commitment to combating terrorism. Conducted in the early hours of 7 May, this precision military action responded decisively to the devastating Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed the lives of 26 innocent civilians.Indian armed forces executed missile strikes on nine terror
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has claimed that Beijing mediated tensions between India and Pakistan during their brief military confrontation in May 2025, listing it alongside other global conflicts such as those in Myanmar and the Middle East.This assertion, made at the Symposium on the International Situation and China’s Foreign Relations on 30 December 2025, portrays China as adopting an
T129 ATAK attack helicopter is based on the Italian Agusta A129 MangustaBangladesh stands on the cusp of a transformative defence procurement from Turkey, encompassing six T129 ATAK attack helicopters alongside the Hisar air defence system within a comprehensive $600 million package.This deal, now in its finalisation phase, aligns directly with Dhaka’s Forces Goal 2030 modernisation
The Indian Army has unveiled a reconstructed Turkish Yiha drone, a kamikaze unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) deployed by Pakistan during the recent hostilities known as Operation Sindoor.This display took place on Monday, 15 December 2025, at an event hosted by Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi to mark Vijay Diwas, which commemorates India’s victory in the 1971 war against Pakistan and the