Defence Security Asia

Israel’s unprecedented strike on Qatari soil has detonated more than a military incident—it has exposed Washington’s inability to restrain its closest ally, undermined U.S. diplomatic…

US Congress has escalated efforts to block Turkey’s return to the F-35 program, warning that Ankara’s ties with Russia and Hamas could compromise NATO’s most advanced stealth fighter, as…

In 2019, SEAL Team 6 carried out a covert operation inside North Korea, aiming to intercept Kim Jong Un’s private communications. Personally approved by Donald Trump, the mission ended in…

South Korea has stunned the global defence establishment by releasing imagery of its Hycore hypersonic cruise missile in flight testing, demonstrating Mach 6 capability and multi-platform…

Turkey has announced plans to more than double its military presence in Northern Cyprus, expanding troop levels to over 100,000 in the largest escalation since 1974. Ankara frames the move…

Iran’s Qasem Basir missile, withheld during the 12-day war, could become the decisive weapon in the next Israel–Iran conflict, challenging Tel Aviv’s missile shield with unprecedented…

Venezuela is weighing the purchase of Chinese J-10C “Vigorous Dragon” multirole fighters in a move that could dramatically reshape South America’s military balance, deepen Beijing’s…

In late August 2025, NATO unleashed one of the most intense anti-submarine warfare operations in decades to protect the USS Gerald R. Ford from Russia’s lethal Yasen-class submarine, capable…

Malaysia’s National Day 2025 will witness history in the skies as the RMAF Chief personally pilots a Su-30MKM, the Air Force’s most formidable fighter, in a dramatic flypast over Putrajaya…

The United States has redeployed a THAAD missile battery from the UAE to Israel, a dramatic move that strengthens Israel’s layered air defence against Iran’s ballistic and hypersonic arsenal…