India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) C45

India’s PSLV-C62 Mission Suffers Anomaly Mid-Flight, Rocket Deviates from Planned Path During Satellite Launch

India suffered a rare setback to its otherwise reliable space programme on Monday after a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) mission encountered an anomaly mid-flight, forcing a deviation from its planned trajectory, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said. The...
French armed forces walks on ice during a military drill as Danish, Swedish and Norwegian home guard units together with Danish, German and French troops take part in joint military drills in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland

NATO Weighs New Arctic Security Steps as Europe Pushes Back Against Trump’s Greenland Ambitions

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said on Monday (January 12) that the alliance is examining ways to strengthen security in the Arctic, as European allies move to counter US President Donald Trump’s controversial interest in taking control of Greenland. Speaking to...
China’s NORINCO-Tianma-1000 Heavy Unmanned Cargo Drone

China’s NORINCO Achieves Major Milestone as Tianma-1000 Heavy Unmanned Cargo Drone Completes Successful Maiden Flight, Paving the Way for Autonomous Cargo Operations

China North Industries Group Corporation Limited (NORINCO) announced on January 11 that its newly developed Tianma-1000 unmanned transport aircraft successfully completed its maiden flight, marking a significant milestone in the country’s push toward large-scale autonomous cargo aviation. Developed entirely within...
Vietnam Navy Ka-28 Helicopters Fire APRP-2 Anti-Submarine Missile During Full-Scale Naval Drill, Signaling Combat-Ready Undersea Warfare Capability

Vietnam Navy Ka-28 Helicopters Fire APRP-2 Anti-Submarine Missile During Full-Scale Naval Drill, Signaling Combat-Ready Undersea Warfare Capability

Vietnamese state television footage aired in early January and subsequently circulated online has offered a rare and revealing look into the Vietnam People’s Navy’s anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capabilities, showing Russian-built Kamov Ka-28 Helix-A helicopters conducting what appears to be a...
South Korea's KF-21 Boramae fighter jets

Indonesia Re-engages KF-21 Boramae Partnership with South Korea Through Proposed Purchase of 16 Block II Fighters

Indonesia’s renewed pursuit of the KF-21 Boramae fighter programme reflects a carefully calibrated effort to resurrect a previously strained defence-industrial partnership with South Korea, following a quiet but consequential alignment between President Prabowo Subianto and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung...
China’s J-20 Stealth Fighter

China Upgraded J-20A and Twin-Seat J-20S, Signalling a Strategic Shift From Stealth Acquisition to Stealth-Centric Air Warfare

The public debut of China’s upgraded J-20A and twin-seat J-20S stealth fighters on the 15th anniversary of the J-20’s maiden flight represents far more than an incremental update to an existing platform. Instead, it signals a deliberate recalibration of China’s...
Pakistan Navy fire Chinese-made LY-80(N) surface-to-air missile

Pakistan Navy Validates Chinese LY-80(N) Missile at Sea, Underscoring Deepening Sino-Pak Naval Integration and Regional Power Signaling

The Pakistan Navy’s successful live-fire engagement of the Chinese-made LY-80(N) surface-to-air missile from PNS Taimur (F-262), a Type 054A/P guided-missile frigate, marks a significant operational milestone and a clear statement of Islamabad’s evolving maritime doctrine. The exercise, announced by the...
United Nations

North Korea Accuses US of ‘Shameless’ Acts, Undermining United Nations

North Korea on Monday sharply condemned what it called “shameless” actions by the United States that, it says, undermine the authority of the United Nations and constitute a “hideous criminal act.” The denunciation came in an unusually pointed statement from...
Vietnam Central Bank

Vietnam Central Bank Cuts Credit Growth Target to 15% as Authorities Move to Rein in Financial Risks After Lending Surge

Vietnam’s central bank has lowered its target for credit growth to around 15 per cent this year, signalling a more cautious policy stance after warnings that last year’s lending surge could fuel financial instability and asset price bubbles. In a...
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung to Meet Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi Amid Rising China-Japan Tensions and Regional Security Concerns

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is scheduled to meet Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday, January 13, in Nara City, Japan, a week after his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, as Seoul seeks to carefully balance relations...
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