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In a move laden with geo-strategic significance, India has deployed its cutting-edge Russian-built S-400 Triumf long-range air defence system to the Siliguri Corridor—a narrow, 20–22 kilometre-wide land bridge in West Bengal often dubbed the “Chicken’s Neck” due to its precarious geography.
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.
In a significant reinforcement of its overseas operational capabilities, the Malaysian Armed Forces will begin receiving 60 High Mobility Light Tactical Vehicles (HMLTVs) from mid-2026 to support its peacekeeping contingent under the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).
In a move reflecting deepening strategic coordination with Israel, the United States has reportedly deployed a second Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile battery to Israeli territory, as tensions with Iran spiral towards a new crescendo.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has issued a sweeping “Fire-at-Will” directive to its air defence units, empowering them to immediately engage any aircraft violating Iranian airspace without prior approval from higher command.
In a dramatic escalation with far-reaching regional consequences, Israeli airstrikes obliterated key Syrian airbases just hours before scheduled Turkish military visits—an operation seen by defence analysts as an unambiguous signal to Ankara to stay out of the Syrian battlespace.
The accelerating procurement of advanced multi-role combat aircraft (MRCA) by Southeast Asian nations is reshaping the regional aerial power balance, placing mounting pressure on Malaysia to revitalise its ageing fleet and assert its relevance in an increasingly contested skies.
For the first time, China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has deployed its H-6K long-range bomber armed with the air-launched ballistic missile (ALBM) KD-21 during a live military drill, underscoring a dramatic elevation in Beijing’s strategic threat calculus aimed at U.S. and allied forces in the Indo-Pacific theatre.
China’s ambitious sixth-generation J-50 fighter, crafted meticulously by Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC), was once again spotted today conducting rigorous test flights over Chinese airspace.
Singapore is set to become one of a select few nations worldwide that operates the F-35B Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing (STOVL) fighter jets exclusively from land-based airfields, rather than the traditional deployment from aircraft carriers or amphibious assault vessels.