China Sends J-16 Fighters 6,000km to Egypt, Expanding Airpower Reach Into Middle East
China has deployed heavyweight J-16 fighters more than 6,000 kilometres to Egypt for Eagles of Civilization 2026, backed by tankers, airborne early-warning and strategic transport aircraft…
US Marines Test G/ATOR Radar in Philippines as First Island Chain Defences Harden
The US Marine Corps tested its mobile AN/TPS-80 G/ATOR radar in the Philippines, advancing a resilient sensor network capable of supporting missile defence and precision fires across the…
China’s J-10CE Just Broke Into Russia’s Central Asian Backyard
Uzbekistan’s emergence as China’s second J-10CE operator signals more than fighter modernisation, exposing Russia’s declining defence-industrial leverage while expanding Beijing’s…
Sudan’s Akıncı Reportedly Downs Rival Akıncı From Ethiopia
Sudan’s destruction of a suspected Akıncı drone entering from Ethiopia could mark another rare unmanned air-to-air engagement, exposing foreign logistics networks and a widening proxy…
Iran’s Missile War Could Cost US 15 Gulf Bases, Reshape Middle East Power
The United States could permanently lose access to 15 Persian Gulf bases after Iranian missile and drone attacks disrupted critical military infrastructure, logistics networks and regional…
China’s Type 004 Nuclear Supercarrier Takes Shape, Challenging US Naval Power
China’s Type 004 aircraft carrier is rapidly taking shape at Dalian, with its approximately 320-metre hull signalling a potential nuclear-powered leap that could transform PLAN force…
Can Pakistan’s Al-Khalid-I MBT Survive a Ukraine-Style FPV Drone War?
Pakistan’s Al-Khalid-I combines composite armour, AORAK Mk.2 ERA and laser countermeasures, yet Ukraine-style FPV drone warfare exposes potentially decisive gaps in roof protection,…
China’s AI ‘Robotic Fortresses’ Could Transform South China Sea Warfare
China is studying AI-powered “robotic fortresses” capable of defending contested South China Sea outposts through drone swarms, electronic warfare and distributed autonomous weapons…
AIM-424 Malice: US Navy’s New Missile Targets China’s Carrier-Killer Aircraft
The US Navy’s AIM-424 Malice could transform carrier defence by allowing F-35C and F/A-18E/F fighters to engage Chinese long-range strike aircraft before they launch anti-ship missiles…
Russia Unleashes 1,000km Garpia-A1E Strike Drone on Global Market
Russia has opened the Garpia-A1E to the global arms market, introducing a 1,000km-range one-way attack drone that combines automatic flight, a 50kg-plus warhead and claimed four-metre…