- December 17th, 2025
China’s rapid acceleration in indigenous rotorcraft development has emerged as one of the clearest indicators of its shift toward high-intensity combat readiness, long-range strike potential, and an increasingly sophisticated anti-access/area-denial (A2/AD) ecosystem. At the centre of this transformation is the...
China’s private aerospace firm Sichuan Lingkong Tianxing Technology—known globally as Space Transportation—has unveiled a new hypersonic glide missile that could significantly alter the economics of modern warfare. The YKJ-1000, revealed in late November 2025, combines extreme velocity, advanced manoeuvrability, and,...
Thailand’s decision to procure the Israeli-made BARAK MX air and missile defence system marks one of the most consequential modernisation moves undertaken by the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) in more than two decades. Valued at 3.44 billion baht (USD...
India is on the cusp of a major milestone in its nuclear deterrent capability, with the Indian Navy confirming that INS Aridhaman, the country’s third indigenously-built nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), has entered the final phase of harbour and sea...
Australia is poised to become the first foreign military to field the AIM-260A Joint Advanced Tactical Missile (JATM), a landmark moment in Western airpower cooperation and a significant boost to Canberra’s frontline role in Indo-Pacific security. Washington is expected to...
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...
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...
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...
Indonesia Launches Major Modernization of Bung Tomo-Class Frigates to Boost Maritime Defence Posture
Indonesia has taken a significant step forward in its long-term maritime modernization agenda with the launch of a comprehensive upgrade program for two additional Bung Tomo-class frigates, KRI Bung Tomo (357) and KRI John Lie (358). The modernization effort marks...
The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has entered a transformative new phase in its naval modernisation campaign with the commencement of maiden sea trials for the Sichuan, the first-in-class Type 076 amphibious assault ship. This next-generation platform is engineered to...
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