On 3 July 2025, the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) officially launched its second Maharaja Lela-class frigate (KD Raja Muda Nala) during a ceremony at the Lumut Naval Shipyard. The Queen… Continue reading "Royal Malaysian Navy Launches Second Maharaja Lela-Class Frigate KD Raja Muda Nala"
The French Navy has commissioned its newest the new Suffren-class submarine, Tourville (S637) on 12 July. It is the third of six Suffren-class SSNs planned for the French fleet and… Continue reading "French Navy Commissions Tourville Suffren-Class Nuclear Submarine"
On 10 July 2025, the United Kingdom and France sealed a new defense pact at London’s Lancaster House, agreeing to order additional Storm Shadow cruise missiles jointly. The deal was… Continue reading "UK and France Sign Agreement to Purchase New Storm Shadow Missiles"
Last Thursday the United States Air Force commenced its largest pacific exercise ever, known as Resolute Pacific 2025. The exercise consists of more than three hundred aircraft, over twelve thousand… Continue reading "United States Air Force Conducts its Largest Ever Exercise in the Pacific"
At the end of last month the White House unveiled a historic $1.01 trillion Fiscal Year 2026 defense budget request on June 26. This figure represents an approximately 13% increase… Continue reading "US Record $1.01 Trillion Defense Budget for FY2026"
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has awarded Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems (LM RMS) a sole-source 10-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract valued at approximately $ 3 billion to continue serving… Continue reading "US Missile Defense Agency Awards Lockheed Martin $3 Billion Aegis BMD Contract"
On 9 July, Taiwan commenced its annual live-fire military drills. The Republic of China (ROC) Armed Forces’ Han Kuang 41 Exercise is the largest military exercise seen in Taiwan, with… Continue reading "Taiwan Commences Largest Military Drills in Response to Chinese Threats of Invasion"
Earlier this week, it was announced that plans for Japan to export used Abukuma-class destroyers to the Philippines have been agreed upon, marking the first time that Japan has exported… Continue reading "Japan Explores ‘Possible Transfer’ of Six Used Destroyers to the Philippines"
The Indian Navy commissioned INS Tamal (F 71) on 1 July 2025, at the Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad, Russia in the presence of Vice Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh (the Flag… Continue reading "Indian Navy Commissions Latest Russian-built Frigate, INS Tamal"
Taiwan’s army officially stood up its first unit operating the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System on July 4, with a ceremony at the unit’s new base in Taichung. The… Continue reading "Taiwan’s Army Stands Up First HIMARS Rocket Artillery Unit"