South China Sea

Malaysia plans Japanese counter-drone deployments at Sepanggar and Labuan to protect facilities supporting South China Sea operations, expanding maritime security cooperation with Tokyo…

BrahMos Aerospace is leveraging the missile’s reported Operation Sindoor performance to attract international buyers, with Southeast Asian coastal defence requirements putting delivery…

China says it tracked USS Charleston near Sabina Shoal, sharpening a dispute over naval access as Philippine officials reject Beijing’s demand for prior approval.

Singapore’s planned P-8A and G550 acquisitions would create an eleven-aircraft surveillance force, combining airborne early warning, maritime tracking and anti-submarine warfare to…

South Korea’s KF-21 export campaign targets Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia, bringing Meteor missile capability, financing and long-term sustainment into Southeast Asia’s fighter…

The Philippines’ future BRP Rajah Humabon has been launched in South Korea, advancing a US$573 million patrol programme whose strategic value centres on South China Sea presence, maritime…

Malaysia is linking stronger Sabah defences to potential conflict spillover from nearby Balabac, where Philippine air and naval upgrades could accelerate rotational US deployments along the…

Malaysia has launched its first 3,300-tonne MPMS mothership in Türkiye, advancing plans for longer South China Sea patrols supported by interceptor craft, drones and a helicopter deck, with…

Could China’s J-35 stealth fighter carry four YJ-15 anti-ship missiles internally and threaten U.S. carriers while preserving low observability—a potentially significant capability that…

China has publicly shown a WZ-7 reconnaissance drone operating near Scarborough Shoal for the first time, alongside early-warning aircraft and warships. The deployment could strengthen…