Ukraine calls for EU sanctions on Bangladeshi entities for import of 'stolen grain'
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/ukraine-calls-eu-sanctions-bangladeshi-entities-import-stolen-grain-2025-06-27/
FCAS dying is likely. But GCAP is progressing on relatively solid ground so far. (Even though there are some issues with tech sharing) IMO, thinking it will fail is wishful. Remember a demonstrator is already in production. This is about keeping British, Japanese and Italian aerospace industries...
Isn't it ironic that Pakistan is also highly corrupt and the state apparatus is full of yes-men to the establishment. Yet the military is surprisingly capable at Warfighting. Unlike, Iran.
Tbh, these are imperative regardless of the state of AF.
But I am a bit skeptical about the acquisition scale and the process of TSK.
Realistically speaking, a credible deterrent stockpile of 1000 Tyfun and 500 chenk should be available by 2033 ideally. That would require multi-billion...
Perfect choice for Indonesia. It will offer credible deterrence without relaying on US. I do see them buying additional batch of 48/50 aircrafts in 2030s as the indo-pacific heats up and their economy grows.
Also, $200-220 millions per KAAN sounds very good as package deal. (Assuming it is)
i am not sure, how intact seeker suggest it has been jammed. These components are built for extreme G tolerance. They are usually intact when they fall out of sky.
In BVR combat not every missile launched is intended to score a kill. A lot of it are launched as part of BVR maneuver tactics...
We wouldn’t know for sure if it was jammed or not. But following the simple reasoning, if IAF could jam it, that Rafale wouldn’t have gone down like it did. Given how Spectra failed, I doubt any other EW suite in IAF inventory could Jam it.