Hong Kong fire: Wang Fuk Court structure fire, Tai Po District, Hong Kong.

Hong Kong High-Rise Inferno Claims at Least 146 Lives as Anger Mounts Over Safety Failures

The death toll from a catastrophic fire that ripped through multiple high-rise residential blocks in Hong Kong has risen to at least 146, authorities confirmed on Sunday, marking the city’s deadliest blaze in more than seven decades. Police warned the...
China LY-1 laser system mounted on the open deck of a civilian Ro-Ro vessel

China Tests LY-1 Laser Weapon on Civilian Ro-Ro Ship, Signaling New Maritime Directed-Energy Push

China appears to be expanding its experimentation with directed-energy weapons at sea, after new images circulating on Chinese social media showed the LY-1 laser system mounted on the open deck of a civilian roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) vessel. The photographs, which have...
China' Meyu Arrow drone helicopter

China Tests New “Meyu Arrow” High-Altitude Armed Unmanned Helicopter, Advances Toward 6,000-Meter Operations

China has unveiled a new milestone in its unmanned aviation program with the successful live-fire missile test of the “Meyu Arrow,” a high-altitude unmanned helicopter engineered for extreme-terrain missions and thin-air environments. State broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) confirmed that...
China Commissions Advanced Aircraft Carrier Fujian

China Dismisses Japan–US Capability to Sink Fujian Carrier as Tokyo’s Taiwan Remarks Trigger Major Diplomatic Rift

As tensions between Beijing and Tokyo reach their highest level in more than a decade, China’s Ministry of National Defense has sharply rejected claims that the United States and Japan could sink its newest and most technologically advanced aircraft carrier,...
U.S. GBU-39B Small Diameter Bomb (SDB)

US Demands Urgent Return of Undetonated GBU-39B in Beirut Amid Fears of Technology Leakage to China, Russia, Iran

The United States has issued an urgent demand to the Lebanese government for the immediate return of an intact GBU-39B Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) discovered in Beirut, triggering a geopolitical confrontation that now spans Washington, Tel Aviv, Tehran, Moscow, Beijing,...
LCA Tejas, India

India Recognised as ‘Major Power’ for the First Time in Lowy Institute’s Asia Power Index 2025

Australia’s prestigious Lowy Institute has, for the first time, formally designated India as a ‘Major Power’ in its newly released Asia Power Index 2025, marking a significant milestone for New Delhi’s strategic rise. Ranked overall as the third most powerful...
U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone

U.S. MQ-9 Reaper Crashes Into Yellow Sea, Triggering High-Stakes Race for Recovery Amid Rising Indo-Pacific Tensions

A United States Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone valued at approximately US$30 million (around RM120 million) plunged into the Yellow Sea on the morning of 24 November 2025, escalating tensions in one of the Indo-Pacific’s most volatile maritime regions. The...
Malaysia Acquisition Next-Generation 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzer

Malaysia Finalises Next-Generation 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzer Acquisition, Marking Major Leap in Army Modernisation

Putrajaya’s confirmation that Malaysia has finalised the long-range artillery system it intends to acquire next year marks one of the most consequential steps in the Army’s modern fire support transformation in decades. The decision signals the beginning of a comprehensive...
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....
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