| 1. | Netherlands plans $1.1 billion rush order for extra Patriot system |
| 2. | Vietnam, Russia sign agreement on new nuclear plant https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/vietnam-russia-intergovernmental-agreement-on-new-nuclear |
| 3. | U.S. approves expanded $1 billion AUKUS support package to the United Kingdom for next-generation submarines |
| 4. | Gabbard says Pakistan missiles a future threat to US, but experts push back |
| 5. | New Liquid Rocket Engine Flight Test Shows Promise for Affordable Hypersonic Missiles https://www.airandspaceforces.com/new-liquid-rocket-engine-flight-test-affordable-hypersonic-missiles/ |
| 6. | US Army to deploy first operational dark eagle hypersonic missile with 3500 km range in coming weeks |
| 7. | UK and Germany flesh out the Deep Precision Strike ambitions: cruise and hypersonic missiles are both envisaged
https://thebulletin.org/premium/2026-03/united-states-nuclear-weapons-2026/ |
| 8. | ALGORITHMIC WARFARE: China Seeking AI to Counter U.S. Military Strengths |
| 9. | Artificial intelligence tools to be explored for GlobalEye aircraft by Saab and Cohere https://militaryembedded.com/ai/machine-learning/artificial-intelligence-tools-to-be-explored-for-globaleye-aircraft-by-saab-and-cohere |
| 10. | US judge says Pentagon’s blacklisting of Anthropic looks like punishment for its views on AI safety |
| 11. | Türkiye Tests SOM-J with Live Warhead
https://defensetalks.com/turkiye-tests-som-j-with-live-warhead/ |
| 12. |
MARSS Signs Landmark $190M MoU with Nigerian Ministry of Defence for AI-Powered National C4I Program
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| 13. |
Russia Offers Dual-Seat Su-57 With Full Technology Transfer to India — Stealth Fighter Deal Could Shift Indo-Pacific Air Power Balance Before AMCA Era https://defencesecurityasia.com/en/russia-dual-seat-su57-india-technology-transfer-fgfa-amca-stealth-fighter-deal/ |
| 14. |
On J-10’s 28th Anniversary, PLA Pushes J-10C Into Network-Centric Warfare — System-of-Systems Drills Signal China’s Expanding Airpower Capability. https://defencesecurityasia.com/en/j10-28th-anniversary-j10c-network-centric-warfare-pla-system-of-systems-airpower/ |
| 15. |
Ukraine and NATO expand cooperation on counter-drone defence and military innovation development https://defence-industry.eu/ukraine-and-nato-expand-cooperation-on-counter-drone-defence/ |
| 16. |
Kim Jong Un says North Korea’s nuclear status is irreversible, threatens South. https://ca.news.yahoo.com/north-koreas-kim-pushes-five-213220894.html?guccounter=1 |
| 17. |
Tehran strikes near Israeli nuclear center as Trump threatens attacks on Iranian power plants. https://www.politico.eu/article/iran-strikes-near-israeli-nuclear-center-as-trump-threatens-attacks-on-iranian-power-plants/ |
| 18. |
Is Pakistan building ICBMs? Non-proliferation experts dispute US warning. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3347231/pakistan-building-icbms-non-proliferation-experts-dispute-us-warning |
| 19. |
Russia launches first batch of 16 Rassvet satellites as Starlink rival. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/russia-launches-first-batch-of-16-rassvet-satellites-as-starlink-rival/3876839 |
| 20. |
U.S. Defense Spending Rises by More Than 17 Percent. https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2026-03/news/us-defense-spending-rises-more-17-percent |
Warm Regards,
Team Arms Control & Disarmament Centre (ACDC)
Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI)
Sector F-5/2, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan
