- February 6th, 2026
The emergence of high-confidence imagery showing a Chinese Shenyang J-15 carrier-borne fighter equipped with two YJ-15 supersonic anti-ship missiles marks a watershed moment in the evolution of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). For the first time, visual evidence suggests...
Uzbekistan’s Armed Forces have conducted a strategically calibrated and highly consequential live-fire air defence exercise in early February 2026, underscoring Tashkent’s deliberate transformation into a multi-layered, multi-origin air defence power capable of countering complex aerial threats across Central Asia’s increasingly...
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy has commissioned another advanced Type 052D guided missile destroyer, further underscoring the rapid expansion and modernisation of China’s surface combat fleet. The newly inducted warship, named Ganzi and bearing Hull Number 128, was...
China’s reported transfer of its YLC-8B strategic three-dimensional radar systems to Iran marks one of the most consequential shifts in Middle Eastern air defense dynamics in decades, potentially undermining long-standing assumptions that U.S. and Israeli stealth aircraft can operate with...
Southeast Asia’s airpower balance is quietly but decisively evolving, and Vietnam now appears to be at the centre of that recalibration. Hanoi, long reliant on Russian combat aviation, is increasingly exploring diversified, sanctions-resilient Western platforms capable of sustaining high-tempo operations...
Iran’s formal abandonment of the United States–controlled Global Positioning System (GPS) in favour of China’s BeiDou Navigation Satellite System in mid-2025 marks one of the most consequential shifts in the geopolitics of space-based infrastructure in decades. Far from a narrow...
Pakistan’s assertion that multiple countries are seeking to acquire the JF-17 Thunder fighter jet has thrust the China-Pakistan jointly developed aircraft into an unexpected spotlight, prompting questions about whether Islamabad’s aviation industry can translate rising international interest into timely deliveries....
China is intensifying its push into Southeast Asia’s lucrative defense market, using high-profile air shows and increasingly sophisticated military hardware to expand regional influence, build long-term security dependencies, and challenge both Russia’s traditional role as an arms supplier and the...
After years of uncertainty and stalled negotiations, Indonesia appears to have definitively stepped away from its plan to acquire the Boeing F-15EX Eagle II, closing the door on what would have been one of Southeast Asia’s most consequential fighter deals....
Newly surfaced videos showing Turkish Air Force F-16 Viper fighter jets flying over Somalia’s capital have signaled a significant escalation in Ankara’s military involvement in the Horn of Africa, marking a new phase in Turkey’s long-running engagement with the conflict-scarred...
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