ACDC News and Views June 04 – June 10

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1. Putin offers Su-57 to India as New Delhi faces stealth fighter gap

https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2026/06/09/putin-offers-su-57-to-india-as-new-delhi-faces-stealth-fighter-gap/

2. “China’s J-35 Stealth Fighter Armed With Hypersonic YJ-15 Missiles Could Redefine Indo-Pacific Naval Warfare and Threaten U.S. Carrier Strike Groups”  https://defencesecurityasia.com/en/china-j35-stealth-fighter-yj15-hypersonic-missile-us-carrier-threat/
3. Increasing focus on nuclear weapons amid heightened escalation risks—new SIPRI Yearbook out now

https://www.sipri.org/media/press-release/2026/increasing-focus-nuclear-weapons-amid-heightened-escalation-risks-new-sipri-yearbook-out-now

4. France to Present AI Rival to Palantir’s Maven in NATO Drill

https://thedefensepost.com/2026/06/09/france-ai-palantir-rival/

5. After FCAS demise, Germany’s options include ordering more F-35 warplanes

https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/06/09/after-fcas-demise-germanys-options-include-ordering-more-f-35-warplanes/

6. Russia Begins Building Su-75 Checkmate Prototype, Challenging F-35 Dominance With Low-Cost Fifth-Generation Stealth Fighter

https://defencesecurityasia.com/en/su75-checkmate-prototype-construction-russia-f35-stealth-fighter-rival/

7. New Ukrainian Tech Automates 95% of Entire Shahed Drone Interception Process

https://thedefensepost.com/2026/06/09/ukrainian-tech-automates-interception/

8. US approves Kuwait request to buy nearly $2 billion of counter-drone platforms

https://www.defensenews.com/industry/techwatch/2026/06/08/us-approves-kuwait-request-to-buy-nearly-2-billion-of-counter-drone-platforms/

9. Germany and France drop joint fighter jet project

https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/06/08/germany-and-france-drop-joint-fighter-jet-project/

10. Denmark’s USD10.5 Billion F-35 Crisis Sparks NATO Alarm Over Arctic Defence, Military Dependency and Exploding Stealth Fighter Costs https://defencesecurityasia.com/en/denmark-f35-crisis-nato-arctic-defence-costs/
11. Pakistan Adds Turkish Gazap Thermobaric Weapon to F-16 Arsenal

https://thedefensepost.com/2026/06/09/pakistan-turkey-gazap-f16/

12. Taiwan to Boost Naval Fleet’s Firepower With 1,200+ Sea Sword II Missiles

https://thedefensepost.com/2026/06/08/taiwan-sea-sword-missiles/

 

Warm Regards,

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