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...
Japan-configured Patria AMV XP 8x8 armored vehicle

Japan’s Military Modernization Sees First Arrival of Finnish Patria AMV XP Armored Combat Vehicle

The arrival of Japan’s first Patria AMV XP 8x8 armored vehicle is far more than a routine equipment delivery. It represents a decisive moment in the country’s decades-long struggle to modernize its ground forces, close capability gaps, and adapt to...
China's J-20 fighter

China’s J-20 Beast Mode: What the PLAAF’s Expanding Stealth Fleet Reveals About Airpower in Asia

On September 9, 2025, an X account titled PLA Military Updates posted a set of photographs that immediately caught the attention of defense analysts worldwide. The images showed the J-20 Mighty Dragon, China’s premier fifth-generation stealth fighter, configured in what the account described...
Rafale-vs-Tejas-Mk2

India’s Fighter Jet Dilemma: Rafale vs. Tejas Mk2 in the Race to Rebuild IAF’s Air Power

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is grappling with one of its gravest modernization challenges in decades. Its fighter squadron strength has fallen to just 31 squadrons, far short of the sanctioned 42 required to counter a two-front war scenario with China and Pakistan....
Türkiye Altay MBT (BMC)

Türkiye Launches Serial Production of Altay Main Battle Tank, Showcasing NATO-Standard Firepower and Indigenous Defense Innovation

Türkiye has officially launched the serial production of its long-awaited Altay main battle tank (MBT), marking a defining moment in the country’s defense history. The rollout at BMC’s state-of-the-art facility in Ankara is more than an industrial milestone—it represents a...
Philippine Coast Guard

South China Sea: Philippines Expands Defense Cooperation With Australia and Canada to Counter China in South China Sea

For the first time, the Philippines has staged a high-profile joint sail near the disputed Scarborough Shoal with two unlikely partners — Australia and Canada. The two-day maritime cooperation exercise, culminating on September 3, showcased not just military interoperability but...
China’s JL-3 submarine-launched nuclear missile seen for the first time during the 2025 Victory Day military parade in Beijing. The display marks a major milestone in the operational readiness of China’s sea-based nuclear deterrent, confirming its ability to strike the U.S. mainland from protected waters.

JL-3 SLBM: Chinese Navy Reveals JL-3 Nuclear Missile From Submarine, Demonstrating Capacity to Hit U.S. Cities Across Pacific

On September 3, 2025, in Beijing’s Victory Day military parade, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) rolled out a weapon that has long been the subject of rumor, intelligence estimates, and quiet debate among defense analysts: the JL-3 submarine-launched...
U.S. Marines with the 3rd Marine Division conduct a simulated missile fire mission using the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) ROGUE Fires launcher during an Expeditionary Advanced Base Field Training Exercise at the Central Training Area, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, on July 28, 2025. (Photo: U.S. DoD)

U.S. Tests NMESIS Anti-Ship Missiles in Japan Amid Indo-Pacific Military Build-Up to Counter China’s Expanding Naval Presence

The USNS Guam offloaded a system that may reshape the military balance in the Western Pacific. Crated aboard the ship was the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS), a highly mobile, ground-based anti-ship missile platform. Within weeks, Marines from the 12th...
Russian-made S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missile systems

India Accelerates Talks With Russia for Additional S-400 Missile Systems as Border Tensions With China and Pakistan Escalate

Moscow and New Delhi are locked in high-stakes negotiations to accelerate and expand deliveries of the Russian-made S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missile systems, in a move that could decisively tilt the airpower balance in South Asia. “India already has our S-400...
china pla submarines northern theater

Russia and China Conduct First-Ever Joint Submarine Patrol in Sea of Japan, Alarming U.S., Japan, and South Korea

 Russian and Chinese submarines have conducted a coordinated joint patrol in the Sea of Japan, shifting their naval cooperation from the visible surface to the opaque depths of undersea warfare. This unprecedented maneuver followed Maritime Interaction/Joint Sea 2025, a bilateral...
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