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Bangladesh plans $2.2b purchase of 20 Chinese J-10 fighter jets

Air Force now operates 212 aircraft, including 44 fighter jets, of which 36 are Chinese-made F-7s.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif embrace each other on the day they sign a defence agreement, in Riyadh on 17 September 2025. Photo: Reuters

What the Pakistan-Saudi Arabia defence pact means for the world

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif embrace each other on the day they sign a defence agreement, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, September 17, 2025. Photo: Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS

What foreign analysts have to say about Pak-Saudi defence deal

Wreckage of Ghana military helicopter crash in Ashanti region on Wednesday. Photo: Collected

Ghana's defence minister, 7 others killed in helicopter crash

US President Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, June 25, 2025. Photo: Reuters

NATO allies agree on new defence spending target at 5%

Neodymium is used to make the powerful magnets used in loudspeakers and computer hard drives. Photo: Getty Images

China's rare earth export curbs expose US vulnerability in tech and defence sectors

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a statement on plans to strengthen the European defence industry and the EU's military capabilities, in Brussels, Belgium March 4, 2025. REUTERS/Yves Herman

EU Commission proposes joint borrowing as part of 800 billion euro defence plan

File photo of the High Court division building of the Supreme Court in Dhaka. Photo: Collected

Defence starts placing arguments in 10-truck arms haul case at HC

Chief Adviser of the interim government Dr Muhammad Yunus inaugurated this year's Army Headquarters Selection Board on 6 October, 2024. Photo: Courtesy

Bangladesh Army recognised as symbol of trust again: Prof Yunus

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg gives a news conference ahead of a NATO defence ministers council at the alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium February 15, 2021. Olivier Hoslet/Pool via REUTERS

Over 20 NATO allies to spend at least 2% of GDP on defense in 2024, says Stoltenberg

FILE PHOTO: Chinese Navy's nuclear-powered submarine Long March 11 takes part in a naval parade off the eastern port city of Qingdao, to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy, China, April 23, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo

Inside Asia's arms race: China near 'breakthroughs' with nuclear-armed submarines, report says

A view shows a damaged building following a reported drone attack in Moscow, Russia, July 24, 2023. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

Russia blames Ukraine for 'terrorist' drone attack on Moscow

Lieutenant Colonel Md Emdadul Islam. Illustration: TBS

Patriotic Hacktivism: A plausible concept for the militarily weaker nations to dominate the cyberspace