Mangrol Anti-Submarine Warfare Craft Delivered to Navy

NEW DELHI, India — The Indian Navy has received ‘Mangrol’, the third Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft built by Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), Kochi, marking another step in the country’s indigenous naval shipbuilding programme. The vessel was delivered to the Indian Navy on August 21, 2026, according to the Ministry of Defence.

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye Sign Mecca Joint Defence Agreement Amid Regional Security Challenges

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye have signed a new trilateral defence pact, named the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, aimed at strengthening collective security cooperation as military tensions continue to rise across the Middle East. According to Al Jazeera, the agreement states that an armed attack on any one of the three countries will be treated as an attack on all of them.