ACDC News and Views December 11 – December 17

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1. Türkiye successfully conducts new live-fire test of Tayfun hypersonic ballistic missile.

https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2025/breaking-news-tuerkiye-successfully-conducts-new-live-fire-test-of-tayfun-hypersonic-ballistic-missile

2. Confirmed by China Manned Space Agency – Shenzhou 22 flies emergency mission to Tiangong after cracks detected in Shenzhou 20 return capsule.

https://unionrayo.com/en/china-space-agence-shenzhou/#

3. China’s Kuaizhou-11 Y8 rocket launches space experimental spacecraft into orbit.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/eA74Ef0LZv8

4. China Installs Defensive Countermeasures on Space Station

https://futurism.com/space/china-tiangong-debris-protection

5. Analysts say US package to keep Pakistan’s F-16s combat-ready through 2040

https://www.dawn.com/news/1960883

6. Starfish Space and Impulse Space demonstrate autonomous spacecraft proximity operations

https://spacenews.com/starfish-space-and-impulse-space-demonstrate-autonomous-spacecraft-proximity-operations/

7. Major F-16 Boost for Pakistan Air Force as US Approves US$686 Million Upgrade Package Amid Rising Tensions With India

https://defencesecurityasia.com/en/us-approves-686-million-f16-upgrade-pakistan-air-force-india-tensions/

8. Dark Eagle’s Range Jumps To 3500 Km; Can Hit Targets In 20 Minutes

https://www.eurasiantimes.com/dark-eagles-range-jumps-to-3500-km/?amp

9. Global security continued to unravel in 2025. Crucial tests are coming in 2026

https://www.chathamhouse.org/2025/12/global-security-continued-unravel-2025-crucial-tests-are-coming-2026

10. UK military chief urges Britain to better prepare for Russia threat

https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-military-chief-urges-britain-better-prepare-russia-threat-2025-12-15/

11. Ukraine says underwater drones hit submarine, but Moscow denies damage

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-hits-russian-submarine-first-underwater-drone-attack-2025-12-15/

12. European drone wall, other ‘flagship’ defence projects at risk in EU power struggle

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/european-drone-wall-other-flagship-defence-projects-risk-eu-power-struggle-2025-12-15/

13. Trend Micro issues warning over rise of ‘vibe crime’ as cyber criminals turn to agentic AI to automate attacks

https://www.itpro.com/security/cyber-crime/trend-micro-vibe-crime-agentic-ai-cyber-cri

14. Canada, G7 Advance Quantum, AI and Digital Infrastructure Cooperation in Montréal Talks

https://thequantuminsider.com/2025/12/11/canada-g7-advance-quantum-ai-and-digital-infrastructure-cooperation-in-montreal-talks/

15. Quantum Computing Inc. Announces Agreement to Acquire Luminar Semiconductor, Inc.

https://www.hpcwire.com/off-the-wire/quantum-computing-inc-announces-agreement-to-acquire-luminar-semiconductor-inc/

16. European leaders sign treaty establishing Ukraine war damages body – as it happened

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/dec/16/ukraine-peace-talks-russia-europe-us-trump-latest-news-updates

17. China Unveils Global Security Blueprint Amid US Shift

https://evrimagaci.org/gpt/china-unveils-global-security-blueprint-amid-us-shift-520211

 

Warm Regards,

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