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New Zealand P-8A Poseidon Fires AGM-84 Harpoons In First

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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...