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The Acquisition The Philippines Armed Forces (AFP) received its first Brahmos super-sonic anti-ship missile today, April 19th, after arriving from Indian Air Force (IAF) C-17 aircraft. This deal began in 2017 and was approved in 2020, with the order placed in 2022 for a total of 3 batteries, costing $375 million.  The first delivery of missiles was supposed to be in...

India's Enforcement Directorate (ED) accused Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, a type 2 diabetic, of consuming fruits, tea with sugar, and various sweets to raise blood sugar, which allegedly served as grounds to receive bail on Thursday, April 18th. Sources inside the Tihar Jail, where the national coordinator of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is imprisoned, reported that fruit and sweets...

Asian News International (ANI) has reported that the Indian Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) carried out the first successful test of the Indigenous Technology Cruise Missile (ICTM) at the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur off coast of Odisha, India. According to the DRDO, the test was successful and was monitored by several ground-based and air-based observers such as...

President Mohamed Muizzu announced on April 12th that the second batch of Indian military personnel would leave the Maldives on April 11th. The president made the announcement during a campaign rally for the April 21st parliamentary elections in Hithadhoo, Addu, on April 11th. Muizzu also confirmed that the final batch of Indian personnel will also leave the country by the...

The Deal The Indian government has issued a tender for 97 Tejas Mk1A Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) from India's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). The purchase will be the largest ever for domestically produced equipment, as the deal's total value is around $777 million (Rs 65,000 crore) if it were to go through. HAL has around three months to respond. If these aircraft...