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30 June

New Indian Fighter Jet Concept Introduces ‘Mobbing Doctrine’

A new autonomous fighter jet concept is taking shape in India as Flying Wedge Defence & Aerospace launches an ambitious development program centered on AI-driven air combat.

29 June

Bea Castañeda

The First Island Chain: A Guide to Asia-Pacific’s Most Contested Geographic Boundary

A string of islands stretching from Japan to Borneo has become the defining fault line of Indo-Pacific competition. This guide explains how the First Island Chain shapes — and constrains — Chinese military ambition.

29 June

Rojoef Manuel

Japan Approves Air and Space Self-Defense Force Reorganization

Tokyo has approved legislation to rename the Japan Air Self-Defense Force to the Air and Space Self-Defense Force, marking the first name change for one of the country's military branches since its armed forces were established in the 1950s.

29 June

Inder Singh Bisht

Airbus, Kawasaki Explore Japanese Eurodrone Anti-Submarine Variant

Airbus has signed an agreement with Kawasaki to explore the development of a Japanese anti-submarine warfare variant of the U950 Eurodrone.

29 June

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends the National Shinkin Bank (credit union) Convention in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, Japan on June 24, 2026.

Giulia Bernacchi

Japan Considers US-Style Arms Sales Program for Defense Exports

Japan is considering a domestic version of the US foreign military sales program to provide domestically produced weapons abroad.

29 June

The port, a ship, and inhabitants on the beach of Lenakel, the main city on the island of Tanna in the south of the Vanuatu archipelago

Staff Writer With AFP

Australia, Vanuatu Sign Deal Barring Foreign Military Base on Pacific Island

Australia and Vanuatu signed a sweeping economic and security agreement on Monday that bars the establishment of any foreign military base in the Pacific nation.

29 June

Pakistani Air Force's JF-17 Thunder (FC-1 Xiaolong or FC-1 Fierce Dragon) fighter jet performs during the 12th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, also known as Airshow China 2018, in Zhuhai city, south China's Guangdong province, 9 November 2018. JF-17 Thunder exhibited its dazzling aerial performance in front of the delegations of various air forces and aviation industries on the third day of Zhuhai Air Show in China. The breathtaking aerial display by the seasoned aerobatics pilot wing commander Zeeshan Baryar included some stunning maneuvers like the muscle climb, thunder turns, slow speed pass and inverted flight. An over fifteen minutes jaw dropping performance by Pride of The Nation, JF-17 Thunder, concluded with the trademark vertical rolls and disappearing in the blue skies of Zhuhai, leaving behind hundreds of spellbound spectators. The mesmerized audience applauded the Thundery performance as it landed back. (Photo by Shu ying / Imaginechina via AFP)

Staff Writer With AFP

Pakistan Carries Out Deadly Airstrikes in Eastern Afghanistan

Pakistan carried out airstrikes overnight in eastern Afghanistan, Islamabad said, adding its operations had targeted militants as the Afghan government reported dozens of civilian casualties.

28 June

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (left) shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung

Staff Writer With AFP

S. Korea, Japan Reaffirm Pledge to Denuclearize Korean Peninsula

The defense ministers of South Korea and Japan reaffirmed on Sunday their countries' commitment to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, despite Pyongyang's repeated pledges to expand its nuclear arsenal.

26 June