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India grants AoN for Rs 3.6 lakh crore ($39–40bn) package including 114 Rafale fighters and additional P-8I aircraft

The Defence Acquisition Council has accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for a Rs 3.6 lakh crore (~$39–40 billion) capital procurement package that includes 114 Dassault Rafale fighters under the MRFA programme and additional P-8I maritime surveillance aircraft, a step toward the largest Rafale export to date.

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2026-02-12T02:10:28.210360-08:00
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CNN • Brad Lendon

Indonesia to Convert Toll Roads into Emergency Runways for Fighter Jets

By CNN: Indonesia is embarking on a plan to make toll roads across the country into emergency runways for its fighter jets, giving it the equivalent of multiple aircraft carriers across the vast archipelago.

2026-02-11T21:24:10.989219-08:00
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Bloomberg • Michael Nienaber

ArianeGroup Proposes Hypersonic-Capable Ballistic Missile to France and Germany for European Deep‑Strike Capability

By Bloomberg: European rocket maker ArianeGroup is in talks with Germany and France to develop a new ballistic missile that can hit targets several thousand kilometers away with hypersonic warheads.

2026-02-12T05:22:24.249847-08:00
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AeroTime • Jean Carmela Lim

Australia opens $253M MQ-4C Triton base at RAAF Tindal to boost northern maritime surveillance

By AeroTime: Australia opens major $253 million drone base at RAAF Tindal for MQ-4C Triton operations, enhancing northern maritime surveillance and defense capabilities.

2026-02-12T03:14:07.077015-08:00
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Reuters

Sweden to deploy JAS Gripen fighters to patrol around Iceland and Greenland under NATO Arctic Sentry

By Reuters: Sweden will patrol Arctic skies with fighter jets and send rangers to exercise on Greenland as part of NATO's Arctic Sentry mission, it said on Thursday, the latest European military contribution in response to Donald Trump's designs on Greenland.

2026-02-12T03:40:06.997548-08:00