Defence Security Asia

Satellite images have revealed the presence of an Iranian drone carrier operating in waters off a naval base in Bandar Abbas, likely conducting sea trials before it becomes fully operational.

India is reportedly on the verge of finalizing a US$4 billion (RM17.8 billion) defense cooperation agreement with Russia to procure the long-range radar system known as "Voronezh."

Turkish company Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik ve Ticaret A.Ş (STM) aims to deliver all three Littoral Mission Ships (LMS) Batch II to the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) within three and a half years.

The United States wants to hinder Pakistan's ballistic missile development program by imposing sanctions on a Chinese research institute that cooperates with a Pakistani agency in developing several types of long-range ballistic missiles for the South Asian country.

A United States Air Force (USAF) MQ-9 Reaper drone was accidentally shot down by its ally, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), in northern Syria a few days ago.

Airbus Defence and Space has delivered the first Airbus A400M for the Republic of Kazakhstan to become the cornerstone of the country’s tactical and strategic airlift operations.

The Slovak Ministry of Defense signed a Letter of Intent with the Brazilian Ministry of Defense, paving the way for a deeper industrial cooperation between the two countries.

North Korea is reportedly set to acquire a number of MiG-29 Fulcrum and Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker fighter jets from Russia, potentially as “compensation” for sending thousands of its troops to Russia to support its war effort in Ukraine.

U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has openly acknowledged that the Abrams tanks supplied by the United States to Ukraine have not delivered the expected impact on the battlefield.

Australia has become the third country in the world, after the United States and the United Kingdom, to acquire and launch Tomahawk missiles, marking a historic milestone for its navy.

Qatar has confirmed its intention to acquire an additional 12 Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets, complementing the 24 jets it purchased in 2017 for GBP 5.6 billion (RM32 billion).

Russian defense experts and analysts have raised concerns following reports that a sophisticated radar system, the 48Ya6-K1 “Podlet-K1,” has been seized by rebel forces in Syria.

In a recent statement issued by Russia’s arms agency, Rosoboronexport, it was claimed that the BUK-M3 Viking air defense system (NATO Codename SA-27 Gullum) is capable of countering a wide range of threats.

Following the recent detection of a Russian submarine in its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), the Philippines plans to enhance its undersea warfare capabilities including procuring more warships with Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) capabilities to detect foreign submarines entering its waters.

Japan's Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) has unveiled the first images of the launch tests for the upgraded Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile (SSM), currently under development.