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A Taiwanese military M1A2T tank is pictured during a drill simulating an enemy airborne assault at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in Taoyuan on August 7, 2026. Taiwan's largest military drills of the year began on August 5 as the island democracy attempts to prepare its population for a potential Chinese invasion.

New M1A2T Abrams Tanks Guard Taiwan’s Main Airport During Invasion Drill

By Thomas Newdick

Posted 4 Hours Ago

A full look at the F/A-18F from VX-31 carrying the AIM-260.

Australia To Become First Foreign Operator Of AIM-260 Air-To-Air Missile

By Thomas Newdick

Posted Yesterday

A picture North Korea released of a test of a KN-23 missile in 2019.

North Korea Upping Ballistic Missile Supplies To Russia Would Be Bad News For Ukraine At The Worst Time

By Thomas Newdick

Posted Yesterday

Rolls-Royce delivering critical propulsion milestones and utilising lessons learnt through the Orpheus demonstrator to progress the design of the GCAP engine demonstrator.

Singapore Reportedly Looking Toward 6th Gen Fighter Future With Interest In GCAP Program

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 29, 2026

China's DF-41 nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missiles are seen during a military parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on October 1, 2019, to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP) (Photo by GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images)

A Guide To China’s Growing Long-Range Nuclear Missile Arsenal

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 28, 2026

The U.S. Air Force is "threaded in tight" with the work Australians are doing with the MQ-28 Ghost Bat uncrewed aircraft, according to the service's top officer in the Pacific.

Australian MQ-28 Ghost Bat Fighter Drones Could Be Commanded By U.S. Pilots

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 27, 2026

Helicopter take centerstage in Navy sinkex in the pacific.

Helicopters Just Took Center Stage In Rim Of The Pacific Sinking Exercises

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 23, 2026

Canada’s Bombardier Defense announced today that its Global 6500 had been selected for South Korea’s second special mission aircraft program. The aircraft have been acquired by Korean Air, which will modify them for the electronic warfare role. Specifically, these will be standoff jammer (SOJ) aircraft, intended to disrupt enemy electromagnetic signals from a safe distance.

South Korea To Get Huge Electronic Attack Boost With Global 6500 Jammer Jets

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 14, 2026

Skyguard now have anti-drone nets in Taiwan.

Taiwan’s Skyguard Anti-Aircraft Guns Now Equipped With Anti-Drone Nets

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 8, 2026

Satellite imagery shows China has built what looks to be a new pattern of hardened structures with retractable roofs at a key missile test and training base in Inner Mongolia.

Mysterious Rectangle ‘Silos’ Spotted At Sprawling Chinese Missile Test Base

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 7, 2026

North Korea's newest warship, the Kang Kon, has an unexpected feature: the ability to deliver a broadside of machine gun fire.

North Korea’s Frigate Bristles With A Comical Number Of Machine Guns

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 6, 2026

China has fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) – either a JL-2 or a JL-3 – out into the Western Pacific for the first time in years, if not decades.

China’s Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Test In The Pacific Is A Big Deal

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 6, 2026

The Ticonderoga class guided missile cruiser ex-USS Mobile Bay is set to be sunk during a RIMPAC SINKEX in the coming weeks.

Ticonderoga Class Cruiser Set To Be Sunk During RIMPAC Wargames

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jun 30, 2026

We now have our first look at a Chinese modular, road-mobile, electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS) catapult actually launching a drone.

China’s Truck-Mounted Electromagnetic Aircraft Catapult Seen In Action For The First Time

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 30, 2026

Integration of the AGM-158C offers a huge boost in capability for the B-2, creating a penetrating fleet-killing platform that could be especially valuable in a future high-end fight in the Pacific against China.

Air Force Discloses B-2 Can Launch Stealth Anti-Ship Missiles In Surprise Announcement

By Joseph Trevithick, Howard Altman

Posted on Jun 30, 2026

U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II assigned to the 79th Rescue Squadron takes off behind a Boeing Defence Australia’s MQ-28 Ghost Bat, a production representative test aircraft, during Exercise Valiant Shield 2026 at Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, June 21, 2026. U.S. forces are integrating Collaborative Combat Aircraft into Exercise VS26 to advance human-machine teaming.

MQ-28 Ghost Bat Drone Debuts In Large-Force Combat Exercise In The Pacific

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jun 24, 2026