Indo-Pacific Security

IAF Rafales trained with Malaysia’s Su-30MKM and F/A-18D fighters during Udara Shakti 2026, testing dissimilar air combat, aerial refuelling and multinational interoperability across a…

Thailand is evaluating US cooperation on locally producing FLM-136 LUCAS kamikaze drones, potentially strengthening its long-range precision-strike arsenal, wartime replenishment capacity…

A secretive Block V Virginia-class nuclear submarine will become America’s dedicated seabed-warfare mothership, sacrificing additional Tomahawk capacity to access undersea cables, deploy…

Iran’s attack on Naval Support Activity Bahrain forced the US Navy to sustain USS Abraham Lincoln through Diego Garcia, creating a 2,200-mile logistics chain that strained supplies, crew…

The Philippines is considering up to 32 Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 5 fighters in a high-stakes contest that could reshape Manila’s air-defence posture, combat reach and strategic alignment…

Operating from Clark Air Base in the Philippines, Australia’s MC-55A Peregrine conducted multiple long-duration missions near contested South China Sea approaches as Chinese warships,…

South Korea is advancing a 200km-class, Mach 4 long-range air-to-air missile for the KF-21 Boramae, seeking sovereign control over weapons production, combat readiness and global fighter…

The United States has reportedly lost at least 45 MQ-9 Reaper drones worth more than $1.3 billion during the Iran war, revealing how layered air defences and regional base attacks are…

South Korea’s $2.43 billion K2 Black Panther modernization will introduce active protection systems, electronic-warfare jammers and remote weapons to counter drones, anti-tank missiles and…

Six PASKAL commandos were rescued after drifting in the South China Sea when deteriorating weather diverted their military free-fall parachute insertion from its designated maritime landing…