ACDC News and Views April 02 – April 08

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1. India’s Defense Exports Boom! World’s 2nd Biggest Arms Importer Hits Record $4 Billion in FY 2025-26

https://www.eurasiantimes.com/indias-defense-exports-boom-worlds-2nd-biggest-arms-importer-hits-record-4-billion-in-fy-2025-26/?amp

2. INS Aridhaman, nuclear-powered submarine, enters India’s naval fleet
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/indias-new-nuclear-powered-submarine-ins-aridhaman-commissioned/article70819744.ece#
3. Pakistan Navy inducts advanced PNS KHAIBAR into its fleet

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2601028/pakistan-navy-inducts-advanced-pns-khaibar-into-its-fleet

4. India Approves New $25 Billion Defense Package to for S-400s and Drones

https://aviationa2z.com/index.php/2026/04/06/india-approves-new-25-billion-defense-package/

5. China reveals military capabilities in new space solar power plant design

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3348871/china-reveals-military-capabilities-new-space-solar-power-plant-design

6. Israel Arms Greece With 300km PULS Missile System in US$758 Million Deal, Redrawing Eastern Mediterranean Balance Against Turkey

https://militarnyi.com/en/news/usa-poland-patriot-deploy-in-middle-east/

7. South Korea Transfers KF-21 Prototype to Indonesia in Breakthrough Bid for First-Ever Fighter Export Deal

https://defencesecurityasia.com/en/south-korea-kf21-prototype-indonesia-first-fighter-export-deal/

8. Trump’s VA budget request tops $488 billion for fiscal 2027

https://www.defensenews.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/04/07/trumps-va-budget-request-tops-488-billion-for-fiscal-2027/

9. US Navy seeks 1,200% increase in Tomahawk missile procurement for 2027

https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-navy/2026/04/07/us-navy-seeks-1200-increase-in-tomahawk-missile-procurement-for-2027/

10. Aerospace and Google Public Sector Partner to Advance AI-Driven Satellite Anomaly Detection

https://defensetalks.com/aerospace-and-google-public-sector-partner-to-advance-ai-driven-satellite-anomaly-detection/

11. Nuclear Security News and Member Updates Roundup, March 2026

https://www.axios.com/2026/03/29/claude-mythos-anthropic-cyberattack-ai-agents

12. NTI advances Dialogues on US-China Nuclear Risk Reduction

https://www.nti.org/news/nti-advances-dialogue-on-u-s-china-nuclear-risk-reduction/

13. India moves closer to nuclear fuel self-reliance

https://www.dawn.com/news/1989405

 14. Everything you need to know about AI in weapons

https://www.bluewin.ch/en/news/everything-you-need-to-know-about-ai-in-weapons-3175926.html

15. Redwire’s ESA Quantum Satellite Deal Expands European Defense Growth Story

http://satnews.com/2026/04/06/redwires-esa-quantum-satellite-deal-expands-european-defense-growth-story/

 

Warm Regards,

Team Arms Control & Disarmament Centre (ACDC)
Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI)
Sector F-5/2, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan