Asia Pacific
-
Jul- 2026 -6 July
New Zealand Joins US-Led Push for Shared AI Battlefield Command
New Zealand has become the latest member of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance to join Project Arcadia, a US-led initiative to build a shared battlefield command network for AI-enabled military operations.
Read More » -
6 July
PT Pal, Naval Group Kick Off Production of Indonesia’s Scorpène Submarines
Jakarta’s state-owned company PT PAL and France’s Naval Group have begun building the first two Evolved Scorpène-class submarines for the Indonesian Navy in Surabaya, East Java.
Read More » -
6 July
Hanwha Builds Missile-Armed Robot Warship With 290-Km Strike Range
Hanwha may be reshaping Korean naval operations with a new USV designed to coordinate strikes alongside manned ships and command posts.
Read More » -
6 July
Redwire to Provide Taiwan’s Coast Guard With Penguin Tactical Drones
Redwire Corporation has received a contract to supply its Penguin Mk2.5 vertical takeoff and landing drone to the Republic of China Coast Guard.
Read More » -
6 July
India Gives Drone Launches a Faster Exit Strategy
Indian firm N3X Defence has given its WRATH unmanned aerial vehicles a new way into the fight, unveiling a concept designed to support shoot-and-scoot tactics.
Read More » -
6 July
Edgewing Lands Over $6B Contract to Advance GCAP Trinational Fighter Jet
Edgewing, the Global Combat Air Programme prime contractor and design authority, has secured a 4.6-billion-pound contract to drive the next phase of the trinational fighter jet’s development.
Read More » -
6 July
China, Russia Launch Naval Exercise as Beijing Tests Missile
China and Russia launched annual joint naval exercises off the Chinese coast, as Beijing test-fired a strategic missile into the Pacific Ocean.
Read More » -
6 July
Australia Signs Defense Alliance With Pacific Nation Fiji
Australia and Fiji signed a major defense treaty, bolstering ties as Canberra seeks to outmaneuver China in the South Pacific.
Read More » -
5 July
China, Russia to Hold Joint Naval Drills
Beijing and Moscow announced they will hold their annual joint naval exercises off China's coast, with Russia saying the drills will begin Monday.
Read More » -
5 July
North Korea’s Kim Oversees Latest Naval Weapons Tests
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw weapons tests this week of the 5,000-tonne destroyer Kang Kon, including cruise missile launches and "electronic warfare means," state media reported.
Read More »