Category: Asia

2026 01 05 Turkey F-16 Block 70 and Viper upgrades 0

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Turkey F-16 Block 70 and Viper upgrades

F-16 Block 70 and Viper Upgrades: Strengthening the Future of Turkey’s Air Defense Lockheed Martin’s long-standing partnership with the Turkish Air Force advances with Block 70 deliveries and Viper modernization kits, ensuring NATO’s second-largest...

China’s Sixth-Generation J-50 Fighter Advances with Second Prototype Testing 0

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China’s J-50 sixth-gen fighter Testing

China’s Sixth-Generation J-50 Fighter Advances with Second Prototype Testing Shenyang Aircraft Corporation’s tailless stealth jet, designated J-XDS or J-50, enters accelerated flight trials, signaling Beijing’s push to outpace U.S. and European sixth-gen programs. The...

2025 12 12 Boeing November Deliveries Drop 17%, Lagging Behind Airbus 0

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U.S. Bombers Fly with Japanese Jets After China-Russia Drills

USAF B-52 bombers joined Japan’s F-35s and F-15s over the Sea of Japan, signaling allied resolve amid rising regional tensions. U.S. nuclear-capable B-52 bombers conducted joint flights with Japanese F-35 and F-15 fighter jets...

2025 12 10 Russian Bombers Join Chinese Patrol Near Japan Amid Rising Tensions 0

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Russian Bombers Join Chinese Patrol Near Japan Amid Rising Tensions

Japan scrambles fighter jets as Moscow and Beijing step up military cooperation in the Pacific. Japan scrambled fighter jets on Tuesday to monitor Russian and Chinese air forces conducting joint patrols around its territory,...

2025 12 25 North Korea Showcases Progress on Nuclear-Powered Submarine 1

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North Korea Showcases Progress on Nuclear-Powered Submarine

Kim Jong Un hails vessel as “epoch-making” while condemning South Korea’s parallel ambitions North Korea has revealed apparent progress in the construction of a nuclear-powered submarine, with newly released state media photos showing a...

2023 04 26 Philippine Army Deploys ATMOS Howitzers to 3rd Infantry Division 0

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Philippine Army Deploys ATMOS Howitzers to 3rd Infantry Division

New artillery systems strengthen internal security operations against insurgent threats in Visayas The Philippine Army (PA) has deployed two Autonomous Truck Mounted howitzer System (ATMOS) 155 mm/52 calibre self-propelled artillery units to its 3rd...

2023 04 26 Chinese Carrier Shandong Pushes Into Second Island Chain 0

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PLAN’s latest deployment brings carrier strike group within 400 nautical miles of Guam

PLAN’s latest deployment brings carrier strike group within 400 nautical miles of Guam The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has demonstrated its expanding power projection capabilities by deploying its second aircraft carrier, Shandong, to...

Pacific Air Forces follow Aero India 0

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Pacific Air Forces follow Aero India 23 with Air Force training exercise in India

Airmen from the U.S. are participating in the exercise Cope India 2023–or CI23– with the Indian Air Force, April 10-21, 2023. The exercise will take place across Indian Air Force stations in Panagarh and...

2023 03 31 Taiwan set to start receiving Javelin missiles in 2023 - Focus Taiwan 0

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Taiwan set to start receiving Javelin missiles in 2023

Taiwan is expected to take delivery of 400 missiles for Javelin man-portable anti-tank systems purchased from the United States between the second half of this year and 2024, a military source said Friday. According...

2023 03 31 India signs significant defense contracts for military modernization 0

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India signs contracts to acquire air and coastal defence systems

The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded contracts to supply Akash Weapon System (AWS), next-generation maritime mobile coastal batteries-long range (NGMMCB-LR), and BrahMos missiles to the Indian Armed Forces. On 30 March 2023,...