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...
Donald Trump - Xi Jinping

China Targets 20 U.S. Defense Firms in Retaliation for Historic Taiwan Arms Sale: Impact or Symbolism?

China has announced sanctions against 20 American defense companies and their top executives following Washington’s historic weapons sales package to Taiwan last week. The latest round of countermeasures raises the question: do these sanctions carry any real weight, or are...
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...
Yoon Suk-yeol

South Korean Prosecutors Seek 10-Year Jail Term for Ex-President Yoon Over Martial Law Bid

South Korean prosecutors on Friday sought a 10-year prison sentence for former president Yoon Suk Yeol over offences linked to his short-lived declaration of martial law last year, a dramatic episode that plunged the country into its most serious political...
Japan Self-Defence Forces' (SDF)

Japan Approves Record Defence Budget as Regional Tensions with China Intensify

Japan’s Cabinet on Friday approved a record defence budget plan exceeding ¥9 trillion (about US$58 billion) for the coming fiscal year, underscoring Tokyo’s accelerating military buildup as security tensions rise across East Asia, particularly with China. The draft budget for...
Cambodia-Thailand tensions

Thailand, Cambodia in Talks for Potential Truce Amid Third Week of Border Clashes

Thailand’s defence minister is set to join ongoing talks with Cambodia on Saturday (Dec. 27) that could pave the way for a truce, Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul announced on Friday, as violent clashes along the border continue for a...
India’s K-4 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM)

India’s Nuclear Triad Achieves Credibility: Strategic Forces Command Successfully Test-Launches Nuclear-Capable K-4 SLBM from INS Arighat, Rendering K-15 Obsolete in Deterrence

India has taken a significant step in strengthening its nuclear deterrence with the successful test launch of the K-4 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) on December 23, 2025. Multiple credible sources, including The Times of India, confirmed that the missile was...
China’s ‘Moving Arsenal Ship’ Emerge

China’s ‘Moving Arsenal Ship’ Emerges: Heavily Armed Container Vessel Could Transform Naval Warfare and Saturation Strike Doctrine in Indo-Pacific

In an era when military innovation increasingly reveals itself through leaked imagery rather than official announcements, the sudden appearance of photographs showing a Chinese container ship refitted into what appears to be a heavily armed, sensor-rich floating arsenal has sent...
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