Japan seeks record US$56 billion defence push amid growing regional tensions
Japan is preparing to spend more than ever on defence as analysts say Tokyo is being forced to…
From cargo to combat: China urged to prepare civilian ships for wartime use
China should speed up plans to commandeer civilian ships for wartime operations, drawing lessons from Britain’s use of…
Japan’s 2026 defense white paper highlights ‘new era of crisis’ in Indo-Pacific
Japan releases defense white papers each year, but its 2026 edition marked important shifts in the country’s approach…
In Focus | China’s Palantir? Private tech firms surge into defence AI, aiming to match US giants
The People’s Liberation Army is just a year away from its centenary goals in its evolution into a…
Pain or gain? US moves to decouple its defence industry from China’s rare earths
A recent US executive order requires major arms manufacturers to trace their multi-tier supply chains and actively phase…
Can China’s aerospace industry overcome ‘execution gap’ in modernisation goals?
Chinese defence suppliers are hitting a wall when it comes to translating national strategic goals into effective enterprise-level…
How Yunnan’s mineral wealth and border corridors could solve China’s ‘Malacca dilemma’
With its vast strategic mineral reserves and land corridors to Southeast Asia, China’s southwestern province of Yunnan is…
Why South Korea’s submarine exports are running aground
South Korea’s failed bid for Canada’s next-generation submarine fleet has exposed a growing problem for one of Asia’s…
Nato launches defence projects to counter Russia and China
Nato member states unveiled a series of defence initiatives on Tuesday aimed at strengthening weapons development, production and…
Why is Taiwan’s KMT calling for the government to spend billions more on drones?
After rejecting a government spending package, Taiwan’s opposition Kuomintang (KMT) has submitted its own proposal worth several billion…