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DRDO and Indian Air Force test RudraM-II as India sharpens air-launched strike capability
India’s air power needs domestic precision weapons. RudraM-II’s successful test moves that ambition closer to operational depth.
UK orders hundreds more Thales missiles as Middle East drone threat reshapes air defence priorities
Drone threats are consuming air defence stockpiles. Britain’s Thales missile order tests whether industry can keep pace with Middle East demand.
AUKUS underwater drone project puts seabed warfare and cable protection at centre of alliance strategy
AUKUS is moving below the surface. Underwater drones could turn seabed infrastructure protection into the alliance’s first real Pillar II test.
General Anil Chauhan exits as Chief of Defence Staff as N. S. Raja Subramani inherits India’s theaterisation test
India has accepted jointness. N. S. Raja Subramani now inherits the harder test: turning General Anil Chauhan’s reforms into command structure.
India and Singapore deepen defence ties as Indo-Pacific security enters digital warfare phase
India and Singapore are deepening defence ties. The real shift is toward AI, cybersecurity and Indo-Pacific resilience before Shangri-La.
Babcock (LSE: BAB) absorbs Type 31 charge but keeps FY27 outlook intact
Babcock’s Type 31 charge hurts profits, but cash flow and buybacks keep the turnaround alive. The execution risk now moves to FY27.
Why the UK’s £1bn RCH 155 howitzer order carries more delivery risk than the headline suggests
The UK ordered 72 RCH 155 howitzers without waiting for its own demonstrators, just as Ukraine's deliveries continue to slip. Production queue tells the rest.
Bharat Electronics (NSE: BEL) faces its next test before Q4 results
BEL has defence orders and investor love. The May 19 result will test whether Bharat Electronics can justify its premium into FY27.
Map the Gap Phase 3: UK opens £2m contest for drone-deployed wet gap sensors
UK Defence Innovation opens £2m Map the Gap Phase 3 as the British Army moves Royal Engineers off contested riverbanks and onto UAS-deployed sensors.
How the UK fell below NATO’s defence average and what it means for BAE and peers
Britain says it is rearming. NATO's 2025 data says London is now spending less of its economy on defence than Türkiye, and the gap is structural.