Indo-Pacific military balance

Russia and China are accelerating development of a next-generation heavy-lift helicopter optimised for Tibet and Himalayan operations, signalling a major shift in PLA logistics capability,…

Russia’s delivery of over 450 helicopters to China is emerging as more than an export success story because analysts increasingly see a long-term Moscow–Beijing aerospace ecosystem…

China is building a vast multi-layered undersea sensor network—described as an “Underwater Great Wall”—designed to track U.S. nuclear submarines and protect its sea-based deterrent,…

China’s PLA Navy has deployed the Liaoning Carrier Strike Group into the Western Pacific for live-fire drills involving tactical aviation, support operations and integrated combat exercises,…

China’s Type 004 nuclear-powered supercarrier programme is rapidly emerging as one of the most consequential military developments of the decade, with the 120,000-ton warship expected to…

China’s emerging 1,330km stealth cruise missile, designed for internal carriage by J-20 and J-35 fighters, signals a major shift in anti-ship warfare, potentially compressing U.S. carrier…

China’s stealthy Shenyang J-35 fighter may soon carry four internally mounted YJ-15 supersonic anti-ship missiles, creating a stealth-first maritime strike platform capable of threatening…

China has demonstrated the world’s first long-duration tracking of a moving ship from geosynchronous orbit, raising fears that only three Chinese satellites could provide continuous global…

The United States and Indonesia are entering their closest defence relationship in decades after Pete Hegseth announced a new “major defence cooperation partnership” at the Pentagon,…

Lockheed Martin has confirmed there are no direct talks with India over the F-35 Lightning II, underscoring that any future acquisition must proceed exclusively through U.S.-India…