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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicWeapons systems

Topic: weapons systems

Saab begins construction of Carl Gustaf facility in Haryana via India’s first 100% FDI in defence 

According to plan, Saab aims to start production of Carl Gustaf M4 anti-tank weapon system sometime in 2025 from new facility in Jhajjar that will be spread over 3.5 acres.

Targeted assassinations now have a buffet of tech options—flying Ginsu, drones, AI guns

Kataib Hezbollah leader Abu Baqir al-Saadi was assassinated using a ‘flying Ginsu’ this month. It’s among the increasingly sophisticated weapon systems being used in targeted killings.

New weapon systems branch—How Air Force’s branches expanded and evolved from RAF to IAF

Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari's announcement of the creation of a new branch in the officer cadre is a much-needed reform and an important step in making the IAF future ready.

China’s PLA now has more say in weapon development, procurement. India stuck for 8 years

Like India, China’s Defence Industrial Base is State-owned and has a monopoly over defence production. Xi's new regulations will make it stronger.

20 Israelis under scanner for developing & selling illegal weapons to ‘unnamed’ Asian country

In a tweet, the Israeli Police posted a video that purportedly shows an illegal weapons test being carried out in the country. The suspects include former defence sector employees.

These futuristic Chinese space denial weapons can disable or destroy opposing satellites

China has developed technology like directed energy weapons and electromagnetic pulses that can dazzle, disable or destroy satellites.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

In a first, Indian small arms maker to bid for UK Project Grayburn to replace British Army’s SA80 rifles

Bengaluru-based SSS Defence has made public its bid for a major foreign military contract, targeting UK’s ambitious SA80 successor programme with its home-tested weapons.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.