North Korea's largest surface combatants, the Choe Hyon-class guided-missile destroyers, are undergoing sea trials. The lead ship, Choe Hyon, and the second, Kang Kon (which capsized and was relaunched), are set to join the navy despite skepticism over Kang Kon's condition after the incident.
Hypersonic weapons, traveling over Mach 5, are nearly unstoppable with current tech, posing a new arms race and reshaping military deterrence globally.
China unveiled some of its most advanced military technology, including robot dogs and an AI-enabled underwater system that can neutralise mines, at a defence expo. Autonomous underwater vehicles designed to be launched by submarine were one of the most noteworthy products that featured at the 2026 Chengdu Defence Technology Industry Expo in mid-April. The vessels, which can be launched from 260mm or 533mm torpedo tubes, are mainly designed to conduct high-precision deep-ocean surveys and seabed...
The job ads posted on several Philippine military forums on Facebook in 2023 looked enticing. “We are hiring regional security researcher,” said a notice bearing the emblem of Janes – the well-known international aerospace and military technology publisher. It came with an eye-watering offer: “US$1,000-US$5,000.” “Send us your CV,” the ad urged, giving Viber and WhatsApp numbers as well as an email address. The hitch: while the ad was real, the recruiter was not. Researchers who traced the ad’s...
