The United States Army conducted a live-firing test with the Mid-Range Capability (Typhon) missile system at the ongoing Talisman Sabre military drills in Australia. This marks the first such test outside of the continental US and the second Typhon deployment in the Indo-Pacific region, after the Philippines. Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025, Australia’s largest-ever military exercise, […]| EURASIAN TIMES
President Donald Trump’s efforts to shift the US strategic focus from Europe to the Indo-Pacific region, to counter the Chinese threat, are understandably making European nations nervous. Similarly, on the other side of the Arctic, Canada, a steadfast US ally for many decades, is trying to expand its defense partnerships in Europe to counterbalance US […]| EURASIAN TIMES
Once a perennial buyer of foreign weaponry, South Korea has undergone a quiet but profound transformation. In just over a decade, it has shifted from dependence on US-made systems to becoming one of the world’s fastest-growing arms exporters. In 2025, its defense industry isn’t just catching up—it’s outpacing traditional suppliers, securing multibillion-dollar deals across continents […]| EURASIAN TIMES
On July 15, 2025, at 5:34 a.m. Beijing Time, China commemorated another milestone in its ambitious space program with the successful launch of the Tianzhou-9 cargo spacecraft from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in Hainan Province. Tianzhou-9 ascended into the predawn sky to deliver essential cargo supplies to the Tiangong space station, China’s orbiting outpost […]| EURASIAN TIMES
France has informed Germany that it wants to take 80 percent of the workshare in the joint French-German-Spanish FCAS (Future Combat Air System) program, raising concerns about the future of the sixth-generation fighter consortium. The joint collaborative effort for the NGF (Next Generation Fighter) is already running woefully behind schedule and is unlikely to meet […]| EURASIAN TIMES
Both India and China have been attempting to “seize” the lucrative Latin American defense market. However, the two Asian giants will have to wait longer, as this region has traditionally been considered the US backyard. Earlier, Argentina decided to procure 24 used Danish F-16s after exploring the Indian LCA Tejas and Chinese JF-17 Thunder fighter […]| EURASIAN TIMES
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has profoundly altered Europe’s security landscape, compelling frontline NATO states to reassess their defense strategies. For Romania—a country that borders Ukraine, Moldova, and the Black Sea—the war has reinforced a long-standing belief: that credible deterrence must be matched by capable and modern air defense. Now, Romania is […]| EURASIAN TIMES
Analysis By Capt. Dilip Desmond It has been three days since the preliminary investigation report on flight AI 171 was published, rather conspicuously, at the penultimate hour on the 30th day following the unfortunate incident. While the report fails to specify the actual cause of the crash, it has planted vile insinuations in the minds […]| EURASIAN TIMES
On July 9, a SEPECAT Jaguar aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed near Churu in Rajasthan, killing two pilots. This was the third Jaguar accident this year, and overall, IAF’s fifth peacetime crash in 2025. A Jaguar fighter jet was lost in March, and another in April. Tragically, even during the April crash, […]| EURASIAN TIMES
Are drones now becoming “No More Potent?” Has “The End of Drone Supremacy”, as reputed American strategic analyst Mark T. Kimmitt said recently, really begun? It may be a little premature to answer these questions, but the fact remains that counter-drone technology, also known as counter-UAS or C-UAS, to detect and/or intercept unmanned aircraft systems […]| EURASIAN TIMES
