Indo-Pacific arms race

Indonesia is considering acquiring South Korea’s Korean GPS-Guided Bomb (KGGB) kit to modernize its air power, a move that comes after Thailand used the system in combat against Cambodian…

On September 3, 2025, Beijing stunned global defence watchers by unveiling the JL-1 (JingLei-1) air-launched ballistic missile during its grand Tiananmen Square parade. The nuclear-capable…

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…

China’s debut of the LY-1 high-power laser weapon during the 80th Victory Day Parade marks a seismic shift in global warfare. The system, capable of burning through drones, missiles, and…

China has revealed a new Mach 10 hypersonic cruise missile alongside the first deployment of ship-launched hypersonic and supersonic anti-ship systems—YJ-19, YJ-20, YJ-15, and YJ-17—marking…