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In the contested skies of the 21st century, air superiority is no longer determined solely by speed or firepower, but by a nation’s ability to dominate the electromagnetic spectrum, fuse data across domains, and integrate seamlessly into joint and coalition operations.
In a bold and strategically calculated move, the United States Marine Corps (USMC) has forward-deployed its cutting-edge Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS), armed with Naval Strike Missiles (NSM), into the geopolitically volatile Luzon Strait—one of the world’s most contested and strategically vital maritime corridors.
The Philippines is actively pursuing a long-term financing agreement with the United States to fund a landmark acquisition of 20 brand-new F-16 fighter aircraft and related advanced weapon systems, an arms package valued at approximately US$5.58 billion (RM26.4 billion), as Manila sharpens its focus on military modernisation amid intensifying strategic competition in the Indo-Pacific.
Since the outbreak of hostilities on October 7, 2023, the United States military has suffered the loss of 17 MQ-9 Reaper drones, each carrying a price tag of approximately US$35 million (RM154 million), to the evolving drone-hunting capabilities of Yemen’s Houthi insurgency.
Last December, a senior White House official delivered a chilling warning, branding Pakistan as an “escalating threat” to the United States. His concern? Islamabad’s relentless drive to develop long-range ballistic missiles—deadly weapons capable of striking far beyond South Asia, even reaching U.S. territory.
In a bold display of military might, U.S. and Philippine bomber and fighter aircraft soared over a fiercely contested reef in the South China Sea, conducting joint patrol and air interception drills in the very skies where Chinese fighter jets had dramatically fired flares last year to chase off a Philippine aircraft, according to Philippine officials.
A publication from the United States Military Academy claims that a ballistic anti-ship missile (ASBM) launched by Houthi fighters narrowly missed the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.
The Iranian Navy has disclosed visuals taken from its drones, capturing the movements of the US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, and other warships in the Persian Gulf.