Strait of Malacca

A new US–Indonesia defense partnership is reshaping control dynamics near the Strait of Malacca—one of the world’s most critical maritime chokepoints—triggering global concerns over China’s…

Malaysia’s first Maharaja Lela-class Littoral Combat Ship, KD Maharaja Lela, has entered its first full sea trial in a major milestone for the Royal Malaysian Navy, testing whether the RM11…

Singapore has brought home RSS Illustrious, the third Invincible-class Type 218SG submarine, moving significantly closer toward fielding the most advanced submarine fleet in Southeast Asia.…

The US Navy has confirmed two mine-countermeasure Littoral Combat Ships in Malaysia while a live mining crisis in the Strait of Hormuz is straining America’s limited mine-warfare fleet,…