Prabowo Subianto

Indonesia Sends Top Economic Minister to US to Finalise Trade Deal Details

Indonesia is dispatching its top economic policymaker to the United States to finalise the remaining details of a bilateral trade deal announced in July, marking a key step toward cementing what Jakarta has described as a new chapter in economic...
Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese

Australia to Hold National Reflection Day, Launch Sweeping Gun Buyback After Bondi Beach Mass Shooting

Australia will mark one week since the Bondi Beach mass shooting with a national day of “reflection”, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Friday, as his government outlined plans for the country’s largest gun buyback scheme in nearly three decades....
Philippines ASEAN Chair

Philippines Steps Into ASEAN Chair at a Time of Rising Fractures and Strategic Peril

The Philippines will assume the annually rotating chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for 2026, inheriting a crowded and combustible agenda at a moment of unusual strain for both the regional bloc and the wider international order....
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Xi Jinping

Japan–China Ties Strained by Taiwan Remarks as Deeper Fault Lines Re-emerge in Asia

After several weeks marked by suspended flights, bans on Japanese seafood imports, cancelled cultural events performed to empty arenas, stepped-up military activity, and even reported fire-control radar lock-ons by fighter aircraft, relations between Japan and China remain deeply strained. While...
SEPECAT Jaguar fighter-bombers

India–Oman Jaguar Transfer: Decommissioned Fighters Are Keeping the IAF’s Deep-Strike Capability Alive as India Taps Oman’s Retired Jaguars to Sustain Strike Power Amid Squadron Shortfalls and Regional Pressures

At a time when global airpower debates are dominated by fifth-generation fighters, stealth drones and artificial intelligence–enabled battle networks, India’s decision to secure more than 20 decommissioned SEPECAT Jaguar fighter-bombers from Oman highlights a different but no less consequential strategic...
China's Type 004 Nuclear-Powered Supercarrier

China’s Type 004 Nuclear-Powered Supercarrier: China Begins Construction of First Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier, Marking a Turning Point in Global Naval Power

China’s commencement of construction on its first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, designated the Type 004, marks a historic inflection point in global naval power projection. The move signals Beijing’s transition from a regionally focused maritime force into a blue-water navy capable...
Hangor-Class Submarine

Pakistan Navy Launches Fourth Hangor-Class Submarine PNS Ghazi in China, Signalling Strategic Maritime Ambitions

Pakistan Navy has launched its fourth Hangor-class submarine, PNS Ghazi, at the Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group’s Shuangliu Base in Wuhan, marking a pivotal milestone in Islamabad’s efforts to strengthen its undersea warfare capabilities and recalibrate its maritime deterrence posture amid...
Russian-made S-400 air defence system

Türkiye Signals Potential Return of Russian S-400 Air Defence Systems in Effort to Restore US F-35 Programme Access and Rebuild Strategic Ties with US

Türkiye’s reported exploration of returning its Russian-manufactured S-400 “Triumf” long-range air defence systems to Moscow marks one of the most consequential defence and geopolitical recalibrations undertaken by a NATO member in the post-Cold War era. The potential move signals an...
F/A-18C/D Hornet fighter jets

F/A-18C/D Kuwait Acquisition Delayed, Forcing Royal Malaysian Air Force to Navigate Critical Strategic Crossroads Amid Regional Airpower Modernisation

The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) is confronting a pivotal moment in its modernisation trajectory, as efforts to acquire surplus F/A-18C/D Hornet fighter jets from the Kuwait Air Force (KAF) encounter mounting delays and uncertainties. What initially appeared to be...
Babcock International Rolls Out First Jackal 3 Extenda Vehicles, Boosting British Army Mobility

Babcock International Rolls Out First Jackal 3 Extenda Vehicles, Boosting British Army Mobility

Babcock International has confirmed that the first Jackal 3 Extenda all-terrain vehicles have rolled off its Devonport production line, marking the formal launch of deliveries under the second tranche of the British Army’s Jackal 3 programme. The milestone represents a...
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