Taiwan Strait Tensions Push U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy Into New Phase
Indo-Pacific tensions are rapidly entering dangerous new territory. Rising Taiwan Strait tensions are forcing the United States to expand Indo-Pacific military strategy, alliances, naval deployments, and regional deterrence planning. The Taiwan Strait has once again become the central flashpoint of geopolitical competition in the Indo-Pacific, forcing Washington to recalibrate its regional military posture at a pace not seen since the Cold War. Escalating Chinese military activity around Taiwan, combined with increasingly assertive maritime a…
Chinese Drills Near Taiwan Seen as Possible Blockade Test
DefenseNews: China’s recent military drills near Taiwan conducted under the banner of “Justice Mission 2025” have drawn intense global attention and concern. Analysts say that these exercises, undertaken by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) across naval and air domains, were not merely routine training but a possible rehearsal of blockade strategies aimed at deterring the United States and its allies from intervening in a Taiwan contingency. The drills took place across five maritime and air zones surrounding the self‑ruled island, bringing…
Japan Poll Reveals China’s Military Power Tops Security Concerns
DefenseNews: In the latest Japan government survey released on January 9, 2026, the Japanese public identified China’s rapidly expanding military capabilities as their foremost security concern, surpassing even North Korea’s nuclear threats. With 68% of respondents highlighting China’s military technology advancements and activities near Japan and in the South China Sea, public anxiety has grown significantly over the past three years. This surge in concern coincides with heightened geopolitical tensions, recent Chinese military drills near J…
What If the First Strike Is Invisible? Inside the JASSM Missile Changing How Wars Are Fought
WARNING: What if the next full-scale war begins not with exploding bombs or invading tanks, but with a stealth missile you never saw coming, striking from hundreds of kilometers away, deep inside your borders, before your air defenses even knew it was coming? This is the chilling reality of modern long-range precision weapons like the AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM), a weapon so advanced that it can decide the outcome of a conflict before it starts. Imagine a missile launched from a fighter jet flying well outside hos…
Ukraine gets in line for Swedish Gripen-E fighter jets
DefenseNews: Ukraine is inching closer to obtaining Swedish Gripen fighter jets as part of its year-long quest to acquire the fourth-generation aircraft type, which is designed to operate from austere airstrips. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for the export of about 100-150 Gripen-E jets to Ukraine. Ukrainian and Swedish officials announced Oct. 22 the signing of a letter of intent for the export of up to 150 aircraft jets to Kyiv, which could provide the war-t…
Sentinel nuclear missiles will need new silos, Air Force says
DefenseNews : The Air Force will have to dig entirely new nuclear missile silos for the LGM-35A Sentinel, creating another complication for a troubled program that is already facing future cost and schedule overruns. The Air Force originally hoped the existing silos that have housed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles could be adapted to launch Sentinel missiles, which would be more efficient than digging entirely new silos. But a test project at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California showed that approach would be fraught with…
KC-46 tanker test puts fuel boom operator, not copilot, in cockpit
DefenseNews: The Air Force is moving forward with experiments to test whether a two-person crew could safely fly a KC-46 Pegasus tanker in an emergency. A solo pilot and a fuel boom operator with the 22nd Air Refueling Wing at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, on Oct. 25 took to the skies for two KC-46 sorties on a military test range, the service said Oct. 28. Flying tankers without copilots is one idea Air Mobility Command is trying out as it considers the tactics it may need in a possible military conflict with China. The Air Force has stre…
HAL to build 8, then 12 LCA fighter Jets each year
The MoD has sanctioned Rs 1,556 crore for HAL's high-tech production line that aims to build 12 Tejas fighters each year. The funds will come from the IAF (25 per cent); the navy (25 per cent), while HAL will put up half the money. On December 20, the Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) was cleared to enter operational service with the Indian Air Force (IAF). Now Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) faces the daunting transition from handcrafting Tejas prototypes into f…
Indian Army flexes muscles near Pak border
Ahead of Director-General of Military Operations-level talks next week, an elite Strike Corps of the Indian Army carried out wargames near the India-Pakistan border involving over 15,000 troops and over 100 tanks. 15,000 troops of the 36 RAPID (Reorganised Army Plains Division) participated in 'Shahbaaz Ajay' exercise which included over 100 armoured-class vehicles among other advanced artillery and air defence equipment in western sector. "Strike Corps validated new concepts and refined existing battle procedures... A…
India, Japan Coast Guards to exercise off Kochi
Close on the heels of the ongoing Indo-Japan bilateral naval exercise in the Bay of Bengal, the Indian Coast Guard is set to hold a similar exercise with its Japanese counterpart off Kochi in mid-January. The Hindu has learnt that the focus areas of the joint drill will be coastal security, search and rescue and anti-piracy operations besides anti-pollution measures. “As we operate in a multi-naval scenario, it is important to develop interoperability with friendly maritime forces. And, Japan is a close ally,” said an officer. Japa…
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