The UAE has withdrawn from financing France’s Rafale F5 programme after Paris refused technology transfer access, forcing France to absorb the entire €5 billion cost and triggering a crisis over Europe’s future fighter strategy.

China’s new Type 055 destroyer Anqing has begun live-fire combat drills near Taiwan just weeks after entering service, revealing Beijing’s rapid naval buildup, advanced electronic warfare capability and growing Eastern Theater readiness.

China mengerahkan pemusnah Type 055 “Anqing” ke latihan tembakan hidup berhampiran Taiwan hanya beberapa minggu selepas ditauliahkan, menandakan peningkatan kesiapsiagaan tentera laut Beijing di Laut China Timur dan Selat Taiwan.

Iran claimed it shot down a second U.S. F-35 over central Iran, but crash-site photos tell a different story. Analysts say the debris matches an RAF Lakenheath F-15E Strike Eagle, raising major questions about U.S. aircraft losses and Iran’s air-defence capabilities.

Iran mendakwa menembak jatuh F-35 kedua dalam tempoh 12 jam, tetapi gambar serpihan pesawat mendedahkan sesuatu yang jauh lebih mengejutkan. Pakar percaya serpihan itu sebenarnya milik F-15E Strike Eagle Amerika dari RAF Lakenheath.

Russia has unveiled a new AESA radar for the Su-35 fighter, replacing the Irbis-E and potentially transforming long-range air combat against the F-15EX, J-16 and NATO aircraft by improving R-37M missile guidance and electronic warfare capability.

Rusia memperkenalkan radar AESA baharu untuk Su-35 yang berpotensi mengubah keseimbangan kuasa udara global dengan meningkatkan keupayaan peluru berpandu R-37M serta mencabar F-15EX, J-16 dan pesawat NATO.

A U.S. HH-60W rescue helicopter was reportedly hit by a MANPADS inside Iran during an F-15E recovery mission, exposing serious vulnerabilities in Operation Epic Fury and raising fears of wider escalation.

Helikopter HH-60W Amerika diserang peluru berpandu ketika cuba menyelamatkan kru F-15E yang terhempas di Iran, menjadikan Operation Epic Fury berdepan krisis paling berbahaya setakat ini.

Pakistan will repay US$3.5 billion (RM13.3 billion) to the UAE in April 2026, rejecting Gulf financial pressure as the Iran-US conflict escalates and reshapes Middle East alliances.

Pakistan memulangkan AS$3.5 bilion (RM13.3 bilion) kepada UAE ketika konflik Iran-Amerika memuncak, sekali gus menolak tekanan Teluk dan menghantar isyarat geopolitik paling berani Islamabad.

India’s Tejas Mk1A programme faces its biggest setback after a HAL image revealed that 10 of 18 new fighters lack engines, raising serious questions about India’s airpower strategy and defence-industrial ambitions.