China’s NORINCO-Tianma-1000 Heavy Unmanned Cargo Drone

China’s NORINCO Achieves Major Milestone as Tianma-1000 Heavy Unmanned Cargo Drone Completes Successful Maiden Flight, Paving the Way for Autonomous Cargo Operations

China North Industries Group Corporation Limited (NORINCO) announced on January 11 that its newly developed Tianma-1000 unmanned transport aircraft successfully completed its maiden flight, marking a significant milestone in the country’s push toward large-scale autonomous cargo aviation. Developed entirely within...
Rafale F5 Jets: Dassault Aviation- Harmattan AI

Dassault Aviation Invests $200 Million in Harmattan AI to Embed Sovereign Artificial Intelligence in Rafale F5 Jets and Future Unmanned Combat Systems

Dassault Aviation and Harmattan AI announced a strategic partnership today, anchored by a $200 million Series B investment led by the French aircraft manufacturer. The collaboration goes far beyond a traditional financial arrangement, representing a deliberate industrial and operational choice...
Italy FREMM EVO Frigates Toward Construction, Upgrading Radar, Cyber, and Combat Systems to Meet Modern Maritime Threats

Italy Moves FREMM EVO Frigates Toward Construction, Upgrading Radar, Cyber, and Combat Systems to Meet Modern Maritime Threats

The Italian Navy’s next-generation FREMM EVO frigates have passed a major milestone, with the program completing its Critical Design Review (CDR) across the platform, combat system, and whole-warship configuration, including integrated logistics support. The review confirms that the design has...
Vietnam Navy Ka-28 Helicopters Fire APRP-2 Anti-Submarine Missile During Full-Scale Naval Drill, Signaling Combat-Ready Undersea Warfare Capability

Vietnam Navy Ka-28 Helicopters Fire APRP-2 Anti-Submarine Missile During Full-Scale Naval Drill, Signaling Combat-Ready Undersea Warfare Capability

Vietnamese state television footage aired in early January and subsequently circulated online has offered a rare and revealing look into the Vietnam People’s Navy’s anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capabilities, showing Russian-built Kamov Ka-28 Helix-A helicopters conducting what appears to be a...
US Navy to Define Design Timeline for BBG(X) “Trump-Class” Guided-Missile Battleship Within 60 Days

US Navy to Define Design Timeline for BBG(X) “Trump-Class” Guided-Missile Battleship Within 60 Days

The U.S. Navy is expected to provide its first formal guidance on the initial design schedule for the BBG(X) guided-missile battleship—informally dubbed the “Trump-class”—within the next 30 to 60 days, according to Chris Kastner, CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII),...
South Korea's KF-21 Boramae fighter jets

Indonesia Re-engages KF-21 Boramae Partnership with South Korea Through Proposed Purchase of 16 Block II Fighters

Indonesia’s renewed pursuit of the KF-21 Boramae fighter programme reflects a carefully calibrated effort to resurrect a previously strained defence-industrial partnership with South Korea, following a quiet but consequential alignment between President Prabowo Subianto and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung...
China’s J-20 Stealth Fighter

China Upgraded J-20A and Twin-Seat J-20S, Signalling a Strategic Shift From Stealth Acquisition to Stealth-Centric Air Warfare

The public debut of China’s upgraded J-20A and twin-seat J-20S stealth fighters on the 15th anniversary of the J-20’s maiden flight represents far more than an incremental update to an existing platform. Instead, it signals a deliberate recalibration of China’s...
Pakistan Navy fire Chinese-made LY-80(N) surface-to-air missile

Pakistan Navy Validates Chinese LY-80(N) Missile at Sea, Underscoring Deepening Sino-Pak Naval Integration and Regional Power Signaling

The Pakistan Navy’s successful live-fire engagement of the Chinese-made LY-80(N) surface-to-air missile from PNS Taimur (F-262), a Type 054A/P guided-missile frigate, marks a significant operational milestone and a clear statement of Islamabad’s evolving maritime doctrine. The exercise, announced by the...
SSN-AUKUS Submarine

Australia’s AUKUS Submarine Project Faces “High Probability” of Collapse Due to UK Industrial and Personnel Shortages

 A retired British Rear Admiral has raised serious doubts over the United Kingdom’s ability to deliver nuclear-powered submarines to Australia under the AUKUS defence pact, warning that the program faces a “high probability” of failure. Under AUKUS, Australia aims to...
Türkiye’s MKE BORAN Howitzer

Türkiye’s MKE BORAN Howitzer Gains International Traction Following Successful Trials and Exports

Türkiye’s state-owned defense manufacturer MKE has announced that its MKE BORAN 105mm lightweight howitzer is steadily expanding its footprint in international markets, following recent live-fire demonstrations and operational deployments abroad. In a press statement released on January 10, MKE highlighted...
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