Muwaffaq al-Salti Air Base

Iranian Missile and Drone Attacks Expose U.S. Gulf Base Vulnerabilities, Forcing Washington to Rethink Its Middle East Military Strategy

Iranian missile and drone attacks have exposed deep vulnerabilities in the United States military’s long-established network of bases across the Persian Gulf, raising the possibility that Washington could permanently reduce its regional footprint and shift significant forces farther west. The...
Akıncı drone

Sudan Drone War Escalates as Akıncı-Like Aircraft Destroyed Near Ethiopian Border, Raising Fears of Cross-Border Military Confrontation

Sudan’s military has reported destroying a hostile unmanned aircraft over Blue Nile State after it crossed into Sudan from Ethiopian territory, marking a potentially significant escalation in a civil war increasingly shaped by armed drones, foreign logistics and cross-border air...
Garpia-A1E

Russia Expands Drone Exports With Garpia-A1E, 1,000-Kilometre Weapon Designed for Deep Strikes Against Fixed Targets

Russia has launched an international marketing campaign for the Garpia-A1E, a new long-range one-way attack drone designed to strike predetermined targets at distances of at least 1,000 kilometres, positioning the system as a potential new entrant in the expanding global...
AIM-424 Malice

US Navy Reveals AIM-424 Malice as Next-Generation Long-Range Missile to Counter China’s Expanding Maritime Strike Reach

The United States Navy has publicly revealed the AIM-424 Malice, a next-generation long-range air-to-air missile designed to extend the defensive reach of American carrier aviation as Chinese long-range weapons increasingly threaten naval forces from distances beyond the engagement envelopes of...
China UUV

China’s Autonomous Military Networks Could Turn South China Sea Outposts into Resilient Hubs of Distributed Warfare and Surveillance

China’s reported development of autonomous defensive networks for remote maritime outposts could mark a significant evolution in the country’s approach to securing contested features in the South China Sea, shifting the emphasis from static fortifications toward distributed, machine-enabled combat networks....
Type 004 Aircraft Carrier

China’s Type 004 Aircraft Carrier Takes Shape at Dalian, Signalling New Era of Blue-Water Naval Power

China’s next-generation Type 004 aircraft carrier is rapidly taking shape at the Dalian shipyard, with new satellite imagery showing an approximately 320-metre hull emerging as Beijing accelerates one of its most consequential naval construction programmes. Commercial satellite imagery dated August...
Chinese LD-2000 Close-In Weapon System (CIWS)

Pakistan’s Suspected Chinese LD-2000 Acquisition Could Deepen Beijing’s Defence Influence and Reshape South Asian Air Warfare Dynamics

Pakistan’s suspected procurement of China’s LD-2000 close-in air defence system could carry implications extending well beyond the acquisition of another point-defence weapon, potentially deepening Beijing’s role in the architecture, doctrine and technological infrastructure underpinning Pakistan’s wider air defence network. Although...
Türkiye FNSS U-MAV Unmanned Amphibious Vehicle

Türkiye’s FNSS Reveals U-MAV Unmanned Amphibious Vehicle to Perform Dangerous First-Wave Missions, Crewed Assault Vehicles

Turkish armoured vehicle manufacturer FNSS has unveiled a new heavy unmanned amphibious combat platform designed to operate at the front of amphibious assault formations and undertake some of the most dangerous missions before troops and crewed vehicles reach a defended...
Chinese "Monster" Coast Guard vessel

China Deploys 12,000-Ton ‘Monster’ Coast Guard Cutter Near Malaysia, Brunei, Signalling Growing Maritime Pressure Across South China Sea

China’s largest coast guard vessel has conducted an extended patrol inside the exclusive economic zones (EEZs) of Malaysia and Brunei, highlighting Beijing’s increasingly persistent use of maritime law-enforcement forces to advance its interests in the contested South China Sea. China...
F-16V

Taiwan Receives First F-16V Block 70 Fighters, Advanced Jets Strengthen Air Defence Against China’s Expanding Missile and Airpower Threat

Taiwan is beginning to receive the first operational aircraft from its 66-jet F-16V Block 70 order, marking a major milestone in the island’s long-running effort to modernise its combat-air fleet while confronting a far more difficult strategic question: whether advanced...
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