The UAE is reportedly in preliminary discussions with India to acquire BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles and the Akashteer air-defence system. This move aligns with the UAE's strategy to diversify its military suppliers beyond Western partners and enhance its offensive and defensive capabilities amid regional threats.
Ukraine's UN envoy, Andrii Melnyk, warned that Kyiv may revise its ceasefire offer to Russia if the UN Security Council doesn't pass a resolution for an unconditional end to hostilities. Melnyk cited Ukraine's recent successful strikes on Russian oil refineries and military targets as growing confidence in their war effort.
India is in discussions with the UAE to sell its BrahMos supersonic cruise missile and Akashteer air defence network. The deal, if finalized, would make the UAE the fourth foreign customer for BrahMos. Talks are progressing rapidly as the UAE seeks to bolster its military capabilities.
India is in the final stages of negotiating the sale of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to Vietnam, with only minor clearances remaining. BrahMos Aerospace chief Jaiteerth Joshi also revealed ongoing discussions with other countries for potential exports and highlighted significant cost reductions and rising indigenous content in the missile program.
A Chinese university team has developed a low-cost microwave-absorbing composite using expanded graphite and titanium dioxide, potentially enabling mass production and wider applications beyond military use.
Ukraine has struck targets deep inside Russia, including a military plant and oil refinery, using domestically-produced FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles. President Zelensky also highlighted the expanding drone campaign, which has hit Russian military logistics and caused fires at refineries.
A Russian military expert warned that Ukraine may use Swedish-supplied Gripen fighter jets to strike Russian territory, citing potential use of long-range missiles against the European part of Russia.
A large-scale Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv killed at least 12 people and injured 58, damaging residential buildings and medical centers. Ukrainian officials condemned the strikes as deliberate terror tactics against civilians, while Russia's Foreign Ministry had previously warned of "systemic strikes."
India signs BrahMos missile deal with Vietnam, warns of rising retail inflation due to fuel price hikes, and experiences a building collapse in Delhi killing six.
Japan's acquisition of up to 400 Tomahawk missiles may face a two-year delay due to US stockpile rebuilding efforts after operations against Iran. This setback could prompt Tokyo to seek a larger role in producing US-designed weapons.
Russia launched a large missile and drone attack on Kyiv early Sunday, resulting in one death and 20 injuries. The assault followed threats from Moscow to retaliate for strikes in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine.
Russia and Belarus may test nuclear-capable Kh-102 cruise missiles during three-day strategic nuclear forces drills. Military expert Dmitry Kornev suggested launches from ground-based Yars complexes and potential use of Bulava or Sineva ballistic missiles by submarines.
The Pentagon plans to acquire over 10,000 low-cost cruise missiles and up to 12,000 hypersonic weapons from emerging defense firms to rebuild US stockpiles depleted by recent conflicts, favoring speed and innovation over traditional contractors.
The Pentagon intends to rapidly procure 10,000 low-cost cruise missiles within three years to replenish depleted stockpiles and diversify its arsenal, with contracts awarded to four defense companies.
An Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, or ICBM, is a long-range missile designed to travel more than 5,000 km. Unlike cruise missiles, which fly through the atmosphere using engines throughout their journey, ballistic missiles spend much of their flight outside the atmosphere, which means the missile actually leaves Earth’s air atmosphere and travels through space for part of its journey.
Earlier, the press service of the government of the emirate of Fujairah reported that three Indian citizens were injured as a result of an Iranian drone strike on an oil industrial complex
The U.S. operation comes after renewed attacks on commercial vessels over the weekend.
A senior Pentagon official told Congress that the US has "no defence against hypersonic weapons or cruise missiles" as President Trump's US$185 billion Golden Dome missile shield faces continued skepticism. The space-based interceptor system, targeted for operation by January 2029, is designed to counter Chinese and Russian missile arsenals, with the price tag increasing from an initial US$175 billion estimate.
Trump's $185 billion Golden Dome missile shield faces congressional scrutiny as a senior Pentagon official admits the US currently has no defence against hypersonic or cruise missiles. The assistant secretary of defence for missile defence told a Senate hearing the shield will strengthen deterrence by denying adversaries ability to achieve objectives through coercion, specifically targeting China as the 'pacing competitor'.
Russian strikes across Ukraine killed at least six people on Saturday, most in an attack on a residential building in the eastern city of Dnipro. Over 30 people were injured. Russia launched 47 ballistic and cruise missiles and 619 drones, with air raid sirens sounding across the country.
Russia launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine overnight, killing at least five people and injuring more than 30. Ukraine's General Staff reported Russia fired 47 ballistic and cruise missiles along with 619 drones. Ukraine intercepted 580 drones and most cruise missiles. President Zelensky said 11 people are hospitalized in Dnipro.
France and Poland are planning joint air force exercises over the Baltic Sea involving Rafale fighter jets equipped with nuclear warheads to simulate strikes against targets near St. Petersburg, according to Polish media reports. The exercises would also include practice strikes with US-made JASSM-ER cruise missiles. Poland's Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz stated the day before that President Macron and Prime Minister Tusk had not discussed joint nuclear exercises, and nuclear deterrence cooperation is not as advanced as media reports suggest. The Kremlin warned that such plans indicate Europe's drive toward further militarization and nuclearization.
