Beyond BrahMos: Why Drones And Smart Weapons Could Become India's Next Defence Export Boom
India is advancing low-cost precision weapons like powered glide bombs to address the high costs of advanced cruise missiles during prolonged conflicts.
India is advancing low-cost precision weapons like powered glide bombs to address the high costs of advanced cruise missiles during prolonged conflicts.

Cross-border attacks between Russia and Ukraine leave at least 12 dead. Ukrainian drone strikes hit Russian warehouses and a Black Sea resort, while Russian glide bombs strike Zaporizhzhia.

Russian glide bombs killed two and injured 15 in Zaporizhzhia. These low-cost, winged bombs are reshaping the Ukraine war, with both sides increasingly relying on them due to artillery depletion. Ukraine has developed its own version, the 'Equaliser', to counter Russia's formidable arsenal.

Russian glide bombs killed two and injured 15 in Zaporizhzhia. Ukraine has developed its own glide bomb, the 'Equaliser,' to counter Russia's increasingly deadly use of the low-cost, winged ordnance, which has reshaped the war by devastating targets from afar.

Sweden will deliver 16 Gripen E fighter jets to Ukraine for $2.54bn. Denmark also announced a $671.8m military aid package. Meanwhile, Ukraine's military prepares for a potential Russian offensive from the north, and a parcel bomb injured three in Monaco, reportedly targeting a Ukrainian-origin businessman.

Russia's Defense Ministry reported the destruction of Ukrainian National Guard and army deployment sites near Belitskoye and Shchurovo in the Donetsk region using FAB-3000 and FAB-1500 glide bombs. Video evidence was provided.
By mid-2026, Russia's Ukraine invasion has transformed into a grinding conflict. Ukraine's successful drone warfare and long-range strikes on Russian infrastructure are reshaping the battlefield. Russia, adapting with infiltration tactics and glide bombs, faces a new, industrialized war of attrition. European aid bolsters Ukraine's defense, while diplomatic progress remains stalled.