Asia Pacific • The Defense Post

May- 2025 -

13 May

South Korea Upgrades Anti-Ship Missile Decoy System

South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration has upgraded the MASS ship defense system to counter the latest anti-ship guided missiles.

13 May

Juster Domingo

AUKUS Taps H&B Defence for Nuclear Submarine Support

Arms firm H&B Defence was chosen to identify Australian companies that can support the supply chain for AUKUS' submarine and aircraft carrier program.

13 May

Conceptual model of a South Korean Navy aircraft carrier. The model has jet fighters and helicopters taxied on its deck. The ship is painted gray.

Juster Domingo

South Korea Drops F-35B Carrier, Opts for UAV Command Ship

South Korea will prioritize developing a multi-purpose command ship instead of a previously proposed F-35B-armed light aircraft carrier.

13 May

Staff Writer With AFP

Myanmar Junta Airstrike Kills 22 at School: Witnesses

A Myanmar junta airstrike hit a school killing 22 people, including 20 children, witnesses said, despite a purported humanitarian ceasefire.

13 May

Rojoef Manuel

Airbus Delivers First H145 Helicopter for British Military Ops in Brunei, Cyprus

The UK Ministry of Defence has received the first of six H145 helicopters that will support British troops deployed in Brunei and Cyprus.

13 May

The Royal Malaysian Navy's KD Raja Muda Nala (2502) and the KD Maharaja Lela (2501) littoral combat ships

Rojoef Manuel

Malaysia Completes Float-Out of Second Maharaja Lela Warship

The Royal Malaysian Navy’s second Maharaja Lela-class littoral combat ship has touched the water for the first time in Perak.

13 May

Staff Writer With AFP

Three Suspected Militants Killed in Kashmir Clash: Indian Army

Three suspected rebels were killed in Indian-administered Kashmir on Tuesday in a gun battle with soldiers, the army said.

13 May

Impeccable sailing into RSS Singapura – Changi Naval Base.

Inder Singh Bisht

Thyssenkrupp Receives Additional Invincible Sub Orders From Singapore

Singapore’s Ministry of Defence has contracted thyssenkrupp Marine Systems to deliver two additional Invincible-class submarines.

12 May

Joe Saballa

India’s DRDO Developing Humanoid Robots for Frontline Missions

India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation is building something straight out of science fiction: a humanoid robot meant to walk, move, and even assist in frontline missions.

12 May