| 1. | U.S. Approves Possible $4.5 Billion KC-46A Tanker Sale to Qatar
https://defensetalks.com/qatar-kc-46a-aerial-refueling-aircraft-sale/ |
| 2. | China Sends J-16 Fighters 6,000km to Egypt, Expanding Airpower Reach Into Middle East |
| 3. | Italy eyes US tech for souping up dumb missiles into drone interceptors |
| 4. | UK, Ukraine sign AI defence partnership linked to battlefield technology https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/uk-ukraine-sign-ai-defence-partnership-linked-battlefield-technology-2026-08-24/ |
| 5. | Building India’s National Cyber Reserve Force: Feasibility, Models, and Strategic Value https://www.natstrat.org/articledetail/publications/building-india-s-national-cyber-reserve-force-feasibility-models-and-strategic-value-284.html |
| 6. | ‘The matter is being viewed positively’: Official says Bangladesh interested in joining Makkah defence pact |
| 7. | Britain’s defence nuclear workforce demand to reach around 65,000 by 2030 amid Dreadnought, SSN-AUKUS and £15 billion warhead investment |
| 8. | Saab A3-001 Stealth Drone Could Shift Europe’s Airpower Balance
https://defencesecurityasia.com/en/saab-a3-001-stealth-drone-europe-airpower-gripen-e/ |
| 9. | Quantum Systems Opens New Engineering and R&D Office in Huntsville, Alabama
https://defensetalks.com/quantum-systems-huntsville-rd-office/ |
| 10. | UK Ministry of Defence says China may more than double its nuclear arsenal by 2035 while expanding land, air and sea delivery systems |
| 11. |
CENTCOM launches multinational attack drone task forcehttps://www.defensenews.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/08/14/centcom-launches-multinational-attack-drone-task-force/ |
| 12. |
China’s Hypersonic ‘AWACS Killer’ Could Cripple US Airpower Across Pacifichttps://defencesecurityasia.com/en/china-hypersonic-awacs-killer-us-airpower-pacific/ |
| 13. |
How US military funding propelled China’s robot dogs https://www.defensenews.com/industry/techwatch/2026/08/18/how-us-military-funding-propelled-chinas-robot-dogs/ |
| 14. |
Lockheed Martin CEO says F-16 deliveries resumed, with 119 Block 70/72 fighters in backlog and 2026 output set to risehttps://defence-industry.eu/lockheed-martin-ceo-says-f-16-deliveries-resumed-with-119-block-70-72-fighters-in-backlog-and-2026-output-set-to-rise/ |
| 15. |
Riyadh and Paris deepen strategic ties from defence to AIhttps://thearabweekly.com/riyadh-and-paris-deepen-strategic-ties-defence-ai |
| 16. |
Rabat pushes defence ties with Washington into cyber domain https://www.thearabweekly.com/rabat-pushes-defence-ties-washington-cyber-domain |
Warm Regards,
Team Arms Control & Disarmament Centre (ACDC)
Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI)
Sector F-5/2, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan
