US-Backed Balabac Base Forces Malaysia to Reinforce Sabah
Located approximately 50 kilometres from Sabah, the US-backed Balabac military complex is compressing Malaysia’s warning time and driving new investments in artillery, radar, drones,…
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Russia Sends Supersonic Missile Boats Past Japan in Putin’s Kuril Power Play
Japan tracked four Russian Tarantul III missile boats carrying supersonic Moskit anti-ship missiles near Hokkaido, one day after Vladimir Putin visited the disputed island of Iturup amid…
USS Benfold Goes Dark in South China Sea, Exposing Critical US Navy Vulnerability
USS Benfold’s South China Sea blackout forced the US Navy destroyer out of operations, removed Aegis firepower from its carrier group and exposed critical fleet-readiness and logistics…
Iran Offers $30,000 Bounty for US Troops as Hormuz Crisis Escalates
Iran has announced a $30,000 reward for killing or capturing an “American aggressor,” extending Tehran’s wartime mobilisation campaign and raising new security risks for US forces operating…
U.S. Launches Falcon Strike, Building First Multinational Kamikaze Drone Force…
CENTCOM has created Task Force Falcon Strike, its first multinational, multi-domain attack-drone formation, integrating aerial kamikaze drones, unmanned surface vessels and underwater…
Iran Claims US MQ-9 Reaper Kill Near Strait of Hormuz
Iran has claimed that its Arash-e Kamangir air-defence system destroyed a US MQ-9 Reaper near Qeshm Island, potentially exposing growing risks to American ISR operations around the Strait of…
South China Sea Rescue: Six PASKAL Commandos Found Safe After Free-Fall Jump
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…
Singapore Arms Frigate With Blue Spear Missile, Doubling Naval Strike Range
Singapore has installed the fifth-generation Blue Spear missile aboard RSS Steadfast, more than doubling the Formidable-class frigate’s reported anti-ship strike reach from approximately 130…
North Korea Warns South Korea Nuclear Submarine Could Trigger Asian “Nuclear Domino”
North Korea has warned that South Korea’s Jangbogo-N nuclear-powered submarine could trigger an Asian “nuclear domino,” intensifying an undersea arms race involving nuclear propulsion,…
China’s Type 054B Frigate May Gain 48-Cell VLS, Expanding PLAN Missile Power
China is reportedly increasing the Type 054B frigate’s vertical launch capacity from 32 to 48 cells, potentially giving the PLAN deeper air-defence, anti-ship and anti-submarine missile…