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3. Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker -- List price: $22 million Su-27 in flight. Photo source: Wikimedia Commons. Russia's most popular fighter jet, the Su-27 Flanker, continued its march up the rankings this year -- and one reason for this may be its low cost. "Helped" by a declining ruble, Su-27's most...

Fighter Jets: The World's Top 10 Best-Sellers By Rich Smith | June 7, 2015 In the 21st century, there are fighter jets, and then there are fighter jets. Which kind you get depends on how much you want to pay. Multinational fighter jets fly formation during Operation Desert Shield. Photo...

Why India has never seen a military dictatorship A true story: In 1957, the then Indian prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, visiting the office of general Thimayya, the chief of the army staff, saw a steel cabinet behind his desk, and asked the general what it contained. The general replied...

Battlefield Nukes Won't Save Pakistan History suggests that Pakistan would be better served by focusing on economic development. Saira Bano May 29, 2015 Nuclear relations in South Asia cannot be fully analyzed without taking into account the China factor. Strategic relations between China...

Prince Turki Faisal Slams Pakistan For Staying Neutral Morgan Winsor Prince Turki Faisal, a former Saudi intelligence chief, warned against Iran's encroachment on Arab and Muslim nations in the region this week as Iranian-backed rebels continue to fight the Saudi-backed government in Yemen...

Pakistan is the only Muslim nuclear state – so why is Israel's hysteria reserved for Iran? Unlike Iran, Pakistan doesn't call for Israel's destruction. But in certain ways, Islamabad poses more of a threat to Israel than Tehran does. Azriel Bermant | May 20, 2015 | 1:15 PM U.S. Secretary of...

The World’s 10 Strongest Militaries Matt Rego May 17, 2015 Military supremacy has long been goal in human civilization. Being one of the strongest militaries gives your nation respect and dominance around the world, not to mention a greater say in the way other nations are expected to behave...

Why is the Chinese military building so many planes that spy on other planes? New photos recently emerged of China's KJ-500 airborne early-warning and control plane. It's Beijing's fifth unique fixed-wing AEW&C aircraft. Which is kind of a big deal. While hardly glamorous, these all-seeing...

Sir: You are offering a long term solution. But for current situation, a symbolic or token offering could have placated the Saudis and reassured it of Pakistan's ongoing commitment. By not doing that, Pakistan have lost a golden opportunity to gain billions of dollars as a payback which could...

Zachary Keck April 22, 2015 India’s nuclear command has begun receiving fighter jets armed with the country’s most advanced, supersonic cruise missile. According to media reports, India’s Strategic Forces Command (SFC) has begun receiving 42 Su-30MKI air dominance fighters modified to carry...

Pakistan, the Saudis’ Indispensable Nuclear Partner By PERVEZ HOODBHOYAPRIL 21, 2015 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Pakistani Parliament, even while stating its commitment to protect the territory of Saudi Arabia, recently adopted a resolution not to join the Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi...

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Sale of US arms fuels the wars of Arab states The Middle East continues to be a hotspot, but as military hardware stockpiles deplete, US defence contractors could be called on to supply previously closed markets. The Arab states are spending big on armaments. POOL by Mark Mazzetti and Helene...

Pakistan agrees to send ships to block arms shipments to Yemen rebels BY TOM HUSSAIN McClatchy Foreign StaffApril 17, 2015 ISLAMABAD — Yielding to pressure from staunch ally Saudi Arabia, Pakistan has agreed to help an Arab military coalition enforce an arms embargo against Houthi rebels in...

All thanks to the Saudis The Saudis and Emiratis must realise the damage they have done to Pakistan in their funding of jihad on our soil. Suicide bombers are another gift to us from the Saudi largesse The Saudi government passed a law approximately eight years ago, in June 2006, forbidding...

Tensions Flare Between Iraq and Saudi Arabia in U.S. Coalition By MICHAEL R. GORDON and ERIC SCHMITTAPRIL 15, 2015 WASHINGTON — A remarkable clash between two key American allies in the Middle East burst into the open here on Wednesday as the Iraqi prime minister publicly criticized the Saudi...

Did Money Seal Israeli-Saudi Alliance? For more than half a century, Saudi Arabia has tried to use its vast oil wealth to build a lobby in the United States that could rival the imposing Israel Lobby. At top dollar, the Saudis hired law firms and PR specialists – and exploited personal...

By Hassan Hanizadeh Many political analysts have described the Pakistani government’s rejection of a call by Riyadh to dispatch troops to Saudi Arabia, in line with the kingdom’s efforts to crush the Yemeni people, as the last nail on the Saudi regime’s coffin. Saudi Arabia, which initiated...

Saudis won’t ask for Pak boots for now Source says Pakistan, Saudia have quietly agreed to keep Pakistan Army away from Yemen Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have reached a “quiet understanding” under which the Kingdom would no more seek “boots on ground” from Pakistan while any violation of the...