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New Zealand P-8A Poseidon Fires AGM-84 Harpoons In First
THE Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) successfully fired two AGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles (AShM) for the first time from the P-8A Poseidon at...
Potential BrahMos Sales To SEA Heats Up As Malaysia Mulls Deal
A successful sale (of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles) to Malaysia will be seen by some as a move in defence-industrial reliance away from Western partners... and will also cement Kuala Lumpur to New Delhi’s expanding Indo-Pacific security architecture...
Indonesia Prepares For First Aircraft Carrier
INDONESIA is preparing for the impending arrival of its first aircraft carrier–the retired Giuseppe Garibaldi from Italy, this comes after Italy’s parliament approved the...
Critical Underwater Infrastructure Cross-Regional Defence Cooperation Launched In Singapore
Duncan Looi
LAUNCHED at the 23rd International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, the “Guiding Principles for Underwater Infrastructure Defence Exchanges” (GUIDE)...
HMS Spey, Tamar To Take Part In FPDA Bersama Lima Drills
Duncan Looi
HMS Spey and Tamar of the Royal Navy (RN) will continue to deepen the United Kingdom's defence cooperation across the Indo-Pacific, with both...
US Calls For Increased Defence Spending From Asia
Duncan Looi
THE United States has called on the Asia-Pacific region to increase defence spending, citing a “rightful alarm regarding China’s historic military buildup and the...
N. Korea Commissions Latest Frigate
NORTH Korea commissioned its latest and largest-ever 5,000-tonne destroyer--the Choe Hyon on June 23 in a ceremony at Nampo shipyard attended by the country's...
KRI Sriwijaya Commissioned Into Indonesian Navy
Duncan Looi
INDONESIA commissioned its first aircraft carrier--KRI Sriwijaya into Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) service in Jakarta, the former Italian Navy ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi arrived in Indonesia...
US Considers Naval Missile Sale To Malaysia
Duncan Looi
THE United States will consider the sale of naval surface-to-surface missiles (SSM) to Malaysia as an alternative to the Naval Strike Missiles (NSM) produced...
Exercise Bersama Lima Commences Ahead Of 55th Anniversary
Duncan Looi
EXERCISE Bersama Lima 2026 commences with Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom joining forces to train maritime, air and land...


















