Asia

Asia is the home of 60% world’s population and also the world’s biggest weapon importer (43%).
Asia has the most nuclear-capable nations 5 in total and also has the most disputed borders in the world.

Bomb, Missile Or A Fusion? India Turns To Long-Range Glide Bombs That Proved “Effective” In Ukraine War

In early April 2025, India successfully tested two indigenously developed glide bombs. The first Long-Range Glide Bomb (LRGB), named “Gaurav,” was tested between April ...

After 26 Rafales, Add 114 For Air Force, Focus On LCA Mk1A & AMCA & Get IAF’s Squadron On Track: OPED

The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on April 9 approved a nearly Rs 63,000-crore (approx $7.5B) deal to ...

France Gets Back To Mirage-2000 Fighters Despite Cutting-Edge Rafales In Arsenal; Why Has Paris Inducted “Older” Jets?

A highly upgraded variant of Mirage 2000D—known as the Mirage 2000DRMV—has now become fully operational with the French Air and Space Forces. The aircraft ...

Erdogan Faces His Toughest Challenge As Mass Protests Sweep Turkey; Can The Neo-Ottoman Sultan Silence His Critics Once Again? OPED

More than a century ago, in 1908, the Young Turks revolutionary movement in the Ottoman Empire played a role in the democratization and modernization ...

Setback For India’s Pinaka? Report Says France, Once Keen On DRDO’s MBLRS, Is Working On Its “Own HIMARS”

France will test a European analog of the vaunted US-origin High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) in 2026, months after it expressed interest in ...