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Japan Accelerates Carrier Based F-35B ‘Jump Jet’ Deployment to Counter China

September 19, 2025

Japan is preparing to induct its first operational F-35B short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) stealth fighters, with the arrival of four aircraft at Nyutabaru Air Base in Kyushu on August 7,…
U.S. Marines Deploy Ospreys in Undersea Hunt: First Home for Sonobuoy Launch Platforms

September 19, 2025

In a significant shift from traditional roles, Marines from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 (VMM-162) have begun deploying A-size sonobuoys from MV-22 Osprey aircraft during an anti-submarine exercise near Wallops Island, Virginia.…
Iranian Proxies Largely Dormant in Israel–Iran War, Experts Say

September 19, 2025

“As the Israel-Iran conflict intensifies, Iran’s main proxies – Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis and various Iraqi militias – have been conspicuously inactive. Once at the heart of Tehran’s regional strategy, these groups…
China Conducts Live-Fire Trials of VU‑T10 Unmanned Ground Vehicle

September 19, 2025

China North Industries Group Corporation (NORINCO) has completed a public demonstration of the VU‑T10 unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), a tracked, remotely operated combat platform designed for integration into networked military operations. The…
China’s Expanding Sea-Based Surveillance: Type 815A Spy Ships Challenge Regional Naval Operations

September 19, 2025

China’s Type 815A reconnaissance ships continue to play a role in providing intelligence at sea and beyond the horizon for the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). Ships such as the Yuhengxing (hull…
HD Hyundai Offers to Build Aegis Destroyers for U.S. Navy to Ease Shipbuilding Bottleneck

September 17, 2025

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) publicly proposed that, upon formalizing bilateral cooperation, it could build as many as five Aegis-class destroyers per year for the U.S. Navy. The offer follows HD…

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