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19 September

Chinese President Xi Jinping in front of a red background at a commemoration event

Staff Writer With AFP

China Warns Papua New Guinea Over Australian Defense Deal

China cautioned Papua New Guinea against "undermining" its interests in signing a mutual defense pact with Australia.

19 September

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un taking part in a parade ceremony to mark the 90th founding anniversary of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army

Joe Saballa

N.Korea Supplied $9.8B in Arms to Russia, Received Only $1.2B in Return: Report

North Korea has provided Russia with billions of dollars’ worth of military aid for its war in Ukraine but received far less in return, a new report has found.

19 September

Giulia Bernacchi

Spanish-Indian Partnership Installs First Lanza-N Radar for Indian Navy

Spanish firm Indra and Indian company Tata Advanced Systems have commissioned the first Lanza-N radar system aboard an Indian Navy warship.

19 September

North Korean leader Kim Jon Un exiting a black limousine while wearing a black suit

Staff Writer With AFP

North Korea’s Kim Oversees Drone Test, Orders AI Development

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a test of an attack drone and ordered greater use of AI in the technology, state media said Friday.

19 September

Christine Casimiro

Taiwan Boosts Drone Defense Capabilities With AV Partnership

Taiwan’s state-run National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) has entered into a partnership with US firm AV for unmanned and precision strike systems.

18 September

Rojoef Manuel

Taiwan Debuts First Missile Built With US Arms Partner

Taiwan has unveiled its first missile developed with a US defense company and planned for local production, highlighting closer ties with Washington amid rising China tensions.

18 September

Rojoef Manuel

Lockheed Martin to Modernize South Korea’s F-16 Flight Simulators

Lockheed Martin has secured a contract to upgrade the Republic of Korea Air Force F-16 Block 52 flight simulators to the advanced F-16 Viper standard.

17 September

VISAKHAPATNAM, Andhra Pradesh, India (April 4, 2025) U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Bayonet Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division, and Indian Army Soldiers, under the command of Col. Yash Agrawal and assigned to the 4/8 Gurkha Rifles Infantry Battalion, 91st Infantry Brigade, conduct field evacuation training during Exercise Tiger Triumph near Visakhapatnam, India, April 4, 2025. Tiger Triumph is a joint and combined U.S.-India exercise focused on humanitarian assistance and disaster response readiness, and interoperability. The exercise enables U.S. and Indian armed forces to improve interoperability and bilateral, joint, and service readiness in the Indian Ocean region and beyond to support a free and open Indo-Pacific. (Courtesy of Indian Army)

Rojoef Manuel

Indian Army Patents AI Target Identifier to Boost Battlefield Awareness

The Indian Army has locked in a patent for its homegrown “Automatic Target Classifying System based on Artificial Intelligence,” a leap forward in the country’s tactical tech development.

17 September

Joe Saballa

Chinese Laser Weapon Falters in Desert Trial: Source

Saudi Arabia’s laser-based counter-drone system from China has struggled under the kingdom’s harsh desert conditions, according to a former Saudi military officer familiar with the program.

17 September