Tejas Mk1A Jets

India’s Largest Indigenous Defence Deal: HAL Signs ₹66,500-Crore Contract for 97 Tejas Mk1A Jets

In a landmark step for India’s defence sector, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on Wednesday signed its biggest-ever single contract, worth approximately ₹66,500 crore, with the Ministry of Defence to supply 97 additional Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mk1A fighter jets...
Su-57E Stealth Fighter

India’s Su-57E Dilemma: Stealth Fighter or Heavy Strike Platform?

India’s potential acquisition of Russia’s Su-57E fifth-generation fighter have reignited one of the most consequential debates within defence and strategic circles. At a time when the Indian Air Force (IAF) grapples with a chronic shortage of fighter squadrons and faces...
Sudarshan Chakra Air Defence Systems Combined

Sudarshan Chakra: India’s Bid to Build the World’s Most Comprehensive Air Defence Shield

India is preparing to take a decisive leap in modern warfare with the conceptualisation of Sudarshan Chakra, an ambitious multi-layered air defence system that senior military leaders are calling the “mother of all air defence systems.” Designed to integrate counter-drone,...
Su-57E Stealth Fighter

India Eyes Su-57E Stealth Fighter and Zircon Hypersonic Missile in Game-Changing Defence Talks with Russia

  India is reportedly engaged in advanced discussions with Russia over the potential acquisition of the Su-57E, the export variant of Moscow’s fifth-generation stealth fighter jet. If finalized, the deal would mark a watershed moment for the Indian Air Force...
Clean Energy

ASEAN’s Clean Energy Boom Risks Fragmentation Without China–ASEAN Industrial Mechanism

Southeast Asia is entering a clean energy boom. From Indonesia’s nickel smelters to Vietnam’s solar farms and Malaysia’s electric vehicle assembly lines, the region is attracting billions in foreign investment aimed at powering the global shift away from fossil fuels....
China's Trade Slowdown in November Sparks Concerns Amid Imminent U.S. Trade Risks

Trump’s Tariffs Jolt Southeast Asia: A Region Reconsiders Its Future Between Washington and Beijing

Until early April 2025, Southeast Asian capitals seemed almost relaxed about Donald Trump’s return to the White House. Unlike European leaders bracing for another transatlantic breakdown, or East Asian allies fretting about security commitments, governments in ASEAN were relatively sanguine....
Myanmar

Myanmar’s Human Capital Crisis: A Nation at Risk After Four Years of Military Rule

When Myanmar’s military seized power on February 1, 2021, overthrowing the elected National League for Democracy (NLD) government, the generals claimed they were safeguarding the country’s stability. Four years later, Myanmar is anything but stable. The coup and subsequent formation...
Australia–Japan

Australia and Japan’s Energy Gamble: Can a Shared Story Secure the Transition?

In September 2024, the Australian government unveiled, declaring its ambition to make the country a “renewable superpower.” The blueprint placed hydrogen and green iron at the center of its industrial policy, promising world-leading costs and a decisive role in reshaping...
Vietnam Economic

Vietnam’s Growth Model at a Crossroads: From Extraordinary Rise to Fragile Foundations

Vietnam’s economic rise over the past four decades has been nothing short of extraordinary. The country has undergone a rare “triple transition”: from central planning to a market economy, from import substitution to export-led integration, and from one of the...
Mighty Hornet IV repurposes a known airframe into a Mach 0.8 attack platform with a ceiling above 35,000 feet and a role in advanced MUM-T employment.

US-Taiwan Collaboration Transforms Firejet Target Drone Into Hornet IV, a Next-Generation High-Speed Combat UAV

On the exhibition floor at the Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition (TADTE) in mid-September, a small jet that had until now been best known for training air-defence crews wore a very different label: attack unmanned aerial vehicle. The Mighty...
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