| 1. | Morocco Evaluates the Purchase of Up tp 400 K2 Black Panther Tanks From South Korea. |
| 2. | UK keeps nuclear weapons first-use ambiguity
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/uk-keeps-nuclear-weapons-first-use-ambiguity/ |
| 3. | India to acquire 114 new Rafale fighter jets from France under MRFA program. |
| 4. | Space Force ends ‘Resilient GPS’ satellite program
https://spacenews.com/space-force-ends-resilient-gps-satellite-program/ |
| 5. | India, UAE sign $3 billion LNG deal, agree to boost trade and defence ties at leaders’ meeting |
| 6. | India Purchases Belarusian Berkut-BM Kamikaze Drones
https://militarnyi.com/en/news/india-purchases-belarusian-berkut-bm-kamikaze-drones/ |
| 7. | US completes withdrawal from al-Asad airbase, Iraq says |
| 8. | US Navy, Marines to get L3Harris robots for bomb disposal missions |
| 9. | South Korea Unleashes Hyunmoo-5 ‘Monster Missile’ as a Nuclear-Equivalent Deterrent Against North Korea |
| 10. | India Approves US$1.1 Billion MRTT Tanker Deal to Transform IAF Long-Range Airpower and Regional Deterrence |
| 11. | Saab Challenges Canada’s F-35 Commitment with Bold Offer of 72 Gripen Fighters and Six GlobalEye AEW&C Aircraft
https://defencesecurityasia.com/en/saab-gripen-globaleeye-canada-f35-review-rcaf/ |
| 12. | KNDS France Showcases VBCI MKII and RAPIDFire Land Counter-Drone Solutions at DIMDEX 2026 for Qatari Forces
https://defensetalks.com/knds-france-vbci-mkii-rapidfire-land-dimdex-2026/ |
| 13. | France Orders Airbus VSR700 Uncrewed Aerial Systems for Naval Operations
https://defensetalks.com/france-orders-airbus-vsr700-uncrewed-aerial-system-french-navy/ |
| 14. | Taiwan says more US arms sales are in the pipeline
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/taiwan-says-more-us-arms-sales-are-pipeline-2026-01-15/ |
| 15. | China launches remote-sensing satellite for Algeria
https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202601/15/WS6968f19ea310d6866eb33fda.html |
| 16. | PAF contingent arrives in Saudi Arabia for combat exercise ‘Spears of Victory 2026’: ISPR |
| 17. | Japan defense forces hit as US fails to deliver $6.9 billion in promised military hardware including spy plane parts |
Warm Regards,
Team Arms Control & Disarmament Centre (ACDC)
Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI)
Sector F-5/2, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan
