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US Clears Potential $4.5 Billion KC-46A Sale to Qatar, Reshaping Gulf Airpower
Washington has cleared a potential $4.5 billion sale of four KC-46A Pegasus tankers to Qatar, opening a pathway toward longer-range air operations, greater coalition interoperability and a…
India’s $10 Billion P-75I Submarine Deal Targets China-Pakistan Undersea Edge
India is advancing its $10 billion P-75I submarine programme as China expands its underwater fleet and Pakistan inducts Hangor-class AIP submarines, intensifying the struggle for undersea…
Indonesia’s 132-Fighter Surge Threatens Singapore’s Airpower Supremacy
Indonesia’s expanding Rafale, KAAN and potentially J-10C inventory could reshape Southeast Asia’s airpower hierarchy, but Singapore retains decisive advantages in F-35 capability, readiness,…
Russia Sends Supersonic Missile Boats Past Japan in Putin’s Kuril Power Play
Japan tracked four Russian Tarantul III missile boats carrying supersonic Moskit anti-ship missiles near Hokkaido, one day after Vladimir Putin visited the disputed island of Iturup amid…
USS Benfold Goes Dark in South China Sea, Exposing Critical US Navy Vulnerability
USS Benfold’s South China Sea blackout forced the US Navy destroyer out of operations, removed Aegis firepower from its carrier group and exposed critical fleet-readiness and logistics…
Kashmir Air Battle Puts China’s KLJ-7A Radar—and Western Airpower—Under Scrutiny
The disputed Kashmir air battle has emerged as a crucial test of China’s KLJ-7A radar and J-10CE combat ecosystem, potentially challenging long-held assumptions about Western fighter…
Thailand Eyes US LUCAS Kamikaze Drone Production in Major Indo-Pacific Strike Shift
Thailand is evaluating US cooperation on locally producing FLM-136 LUCAS kamikaze drones, potentially strengthening its long-range precision-strike arsenal, wartime replenishment capacity…
South Korea Plans 200km Mach 4 Missile for KF-21, Reshaping Asian Airpower
South Korea is advancing a 200km-class, Mach 4 long-range air-to-air missile for the KF-21 Boramae, seeking sovereign control over weapons production, combat readiness and global fighter…
First Rafale Line Outside France: India’s USD 35 Billion Deal Confronts…
India is advancing a USD 35 billion (RM140 billion) deal for 114 Rafale multirole fighters under the MRFA programme, with only 20 delivered flyaway and 94 manufactured at home — the first…
Iran’s Missile War Is Burning Through US Patriot Stocks
Iran is combining terminally manoeuvring ballistic missiles with one-way attack drones to saturate US air defences, deplete Patriot interceptor stocks and create potential readiness…