Iran’s decision to publicly display Russian-made Spartak 4×4 Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles

Iran’s Public Unveiling of Russian-Made Spartak MRAPs Signals a New Era in Expanding Russia–Iran Defence Partnership

Iran’s decision to publicly display Russian-made Spartak 4×4 Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles during a high-profile ceremony on 23 November 2023 marks a critical inflection point in the rapidly deepening Russia–Iran defence partnership. The event, held in Tehran under the...
Turkey Begins Construction of First TF-2000 Destroyer

Turkey Begins Construction of First TF-2000 Destroyer, Launching a New Era in Maritime Power

Turkey has entered a defining chapter in its maritime-modernization strategy with the formal start of construction on the first block of the TF-2000 air-defense destroyer — a warship Ankara describes as the most ambitious surface-combatant program in the nation’s history....
Tejas Mk2 Fighter Jet

Armenia ‘Suspends’ Tejas Fighter Jet Negotiations After Dubai Crash, Israeli Media Claims — India Rejects Report as Misinformation

Israeli media outlets have claimed that Armenia has suspended negotiations to purchase India’s Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) following last week’s fatal crash of the indigenous fighter at the Dubai Airshow. The Jerusalem Post reported that Yerevan had been in...
Hong Kong fire: Wang Fuk Court structure fire, Tai Po District, Hong Kong.

Inferno in the Sky: How the Tai Po High-Rise Fire Became One of Hong Kong’s Worst Disasters

The fire started as a single column of smoke curling above a renovation platform in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district. Within minutes it had grown into a vertical sheet of flame that climbed the sides of the Wang Fuk Court...
SMASH (Surface-to-Surface Mach-8 Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile)

Pakistan Navy Conducts Historic First Launch of Indigenous Hypersonic Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile, Reshaping Regional Naval Balance

The Pakistan Navy has achieved a landmark breakthrough in regional naval warfare by successfully conducting the maiden test launch of its indigenously developed SMASH (Surface-to-Surface Mach-8 Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile) from a frontline warship. The test marks South Asia’s first operational...
AASM HAMMER

India Begins Local Production of Safran AASM HAMMER, Boosting Rafale and Tejas Strike Power

India has taken one of its most consequential steps toward defence self-reliance with the establishment of a new joint venture between Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and France’s Safran Electronics & Defense to manufacture the AASM HAMMER precision-guided air-to-ground bomb in...
TC-90 maritime patrol aircraft

Philippines Moves to Secure Five More TC-90 Patrol Aircraft From Japan Amid Intensifying South China Sea Tensions

The Philippines is accelerating efforts to secure five additional TC-90 maritime patrol aircraft from Japan as Manila races to strengthen its maritime domain awareness amid a sharp rise in tensions with China in the volatile South China Sea. The initiative...
Starlink satellites

China Intensifies Research on Disrupting Starlink as Fears Grow Over Taiwan Conflict

Chinese defence researchers have significantly escalated efforts to develop countermeasures against SpaceX’s Starlink mega-constellation, which Beijing increasingly views as a strategic threat in the event of a military confrontation over Taiwan. The latest indication of this campaign comes from a...
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Xi Jinping

Japan Draws Sharpest Red Line Yet on Taiwan, Triggering Diplomatic Firestorm With China

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has issued the most explicit warning yet from any Japanese leader regarding a potential Chinese assault on Taiwan, declaring that such an attack would directly threaten Japan’s national survival and could trigger Tokyo’s right to...
China Z-20T Assault Helicopter

China Fast-Tracks Z-20T Assault Helicopter Into Frontline Training, Signaling Rapid Shift Toward Vertical Dominance Warfare

China’s accelerating rotary-wing modernization and its rising ambition to dominate vertical envelopment warfare, the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) newly introduced Z-20T assault helicopter has transitioned from ceremonial debut to frontline simulation in record time. Barely two months after its heavily...
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