Military Drone Swarms

India’s S-400 and Rafale Advantage Under Pressure: How Low-Cost Drones, AI, and Autonomous Systems Are Upending Warfare and Forcing India to Rethink Deterrence Against China and Pakistan

The modern battlefield is no longer the exclusive preserve of high-cost platforms such as Rafale fighter jets, S-400 air defence systems, or fifth-generation stealth aircraft like the F-35. Instead, warfare is increasingly shaped by cheap, smart, and expendable systems that...
AYYILDIZ 2025 , Turkish Naval Special Operations Command (SAT), Pakistan Navy’s Special Service Group Navy (SSGN)

Türkiye and Pakistan Conclude 12-Day High-Intensity AYYILDIZ 2025 Maritime Special Operations Exercise Demonstrating Deepening Strategic and Operational Alignment

Türkiye and Pakistan successfully concluded the 12-day high-intensity joint special operations exercise, AYYILDIZ 2025, a milestone event that went beyond routine bilateral training to showcase operational synergy, strategic signalling, and deepening maritime security cooperation between two pivotal Muslim-majority powers. The...
China’s J-20A Stealth Fighter

China’s J-20A Stealth Fighter Enters a New Era with Indigenous WS-15 Engine, Redefining the Balance of Air Power Across Indo-Pacific

China’s successful rollout and maiden flight of the first production-standard Chengdu J-20A stealth fighter powered by the indigenous WS-15 turbofan engine marks a watershed moment for the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF), signalling the end of Beijing’s long-standing dependence...
Eurofighter Typhoon

Bangladesh’s Poised for Airpower Leap: Acquisition of Ten Eurofighter Typhoons and Six T-129 ATAK Helicopters Signals a Strategic Shift Toward Western-Interoperable, Network-Centric Warfare in a Contested Indo-Pacific

Bangladesh is on the cusp of one of the most consequential airpower transformations in South Asia since the end of the Cold War, as Dhaka moves decisively to finalise the acquisition of 10 Eurofighter Typhoon multirole combat aircraft from Italy...
KJ-500 AEW&C Aircraft

China Deploys J-10C Fighters and KJ-500 AEW&C Aircraft to UAE, Marking a Strategic Turning Point in Sino-Emirati Defence and Airpower Cooperation

The deployment of China’s advanced J-10C multirole fighter aircraft and the KJ-500 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) platform—often described as a “flying radar”—to the United Arab Emirates for the Falcon Shield 2025 joint air force exercises has emerged as...
YJ-20 Hypersonic Missile

China’s PLA Navy Showcases Hypersonic YJ-20 Launch From Type 055 Destroyer, Redefining Indo-Pacific Naval Deterrence

The People’s Liberation Army Navy’s (PLAN) public release of footage showing the hypersonic YJ-20 anti-ship missile erupting from the vertical launch system (VLS) of a Type 055 destroyer marks a defining inflection point in modern naval warfare. More than a...
Philippines FA-50PH fighter jets

Philippines Strengthens Air Combat Posture with KAI’s US$64 Million FA-50PH Upgrade Amid South China Sea Tensions

The Philippines has taken a decisive step in recalibrating its air combat capabilities with Korea Aerospace Industries’ (KAI) US$64 million (approximately PHP3.7 billion or RM300 million) contract to upgrade the Philippine Air Force’s (PAF) FA-50PH fleet. Far from a routine...
GBU-39B Small Diameter Bomb (SDB)

US Demands Immediate Return of Undetonated GBU-39B Discovered in Beirut, Fearing China, Russia and Iran Could Exploit America’s Most Sensitive Precision-Strike Technologies

An undetonated US-made precision-guided bomb discovered in Beirut has sparked an urgent diplomatic and security crisis, underscoring how modern warfare increasingly blurs the line between battlefield incidents and global strategic competition. The United States has formally demanded the immediate return...
Indian P-8I Poseidon, Indian Boeing P-8I Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft

India–US P-8I Poseidon Deal Frozen as Cost Escalation, Trade Tariffs and China’s Expanding Naval Presence Converge in Indian Ocean

The Indo-Pacific, negotiations between India and the United States for the acquisition of six additional Boeing P-8I Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft remain frozen in a strategic deadlock. What was once considered one of the most politically secure and operationally indispensable...
China’s DF-27A Hypersonic Missile

China’s DF-27A Hypersonic Missile Test Signals a New Era of Strategic Strike Warfare as Mach 8.6 Glide Vehicle Challenges U.S. Missile Defenses and Indo-Pacific Deterrence

China’s reported test of the DF-27A hypersonic glide vehicle has emerged as a defining moment in the accelerating transformation of long-range strike warfare, underscoring Beijing’s growing ability to project precision firepower across vast distances at speeds that strain existing missile...
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