India has deployed Poseidon-8I patrol aircraft and spy drones at the forward military base in Andaman and Nicobar Islands to monitor Indian Ocean Region (IOR). The deployment is part of the countrys strategy to discourage China from adopting a proactive maritime policy in the Indian Ocean
Israel has received fifth submarine capable of arming nuclear warheads from Germany for US $540 million. Germany delivered advanced Dolphin-class submarine at the Haifa port Tuesday
Indias Reliance Defense has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Andra Pradesh Government to set up a facility to build nuclear submarines and aircraft carriers. The facility is said to be co-located with the Indian Navys base and BARCs nuclear facility at Rambilli, approximately 70 Km south of Visakhapatnam
North Korea has released a video showing a successful submarine launched ballistic missile test carried out last month. The 54-minute video telecast on the state-run Korean Central Television included a report that said, the missile launch was done in December by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who in the video is seen standing viewing a missile being shot up from underneath the sea
South Korea and Indonesia have signed a US $1.3 billion deal to jointly develop the next generation fighter jet KF-X for Seoul amid rising threats from the nuclear-armed North Korea
The US, South Korea held discussions on deploying F-22 stealth fighter and B-52 bomber and a nuclear-powered submarine to Seoul after North Korea claimed to have conducted hydrogen bomb test. South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen
The North Korean government has claimed to have successfully tested its first Hydrogen bomb in Juche, Korea. In an announcement by the DPRK government, it said, “the first H-bomb test was successfully conducted in Juche Koreaat 10:00 on Wednesday, pursuant to the strategic determination of the Workers Party of Korea (WPK)
Chinas second aircraft carrier and its first operational combat carrier will set sail later this year “based on current progress.” The first ocean-going aircraft carrier combat taskforce of the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, led by the new aircraft carrier, will possess initial combat capability in 2018 or 2019, according to an insightful article in China Military sourced from Southern Weekly
North Korea may have laid ground work to test its thermonuclear weapons at its Punggye-ri test site. According to a report by South Korea's Chemical, Biological and Radiological (CBR) Defense Command, North has already started groundwork to develop thermonuclear weapons and may have already started producing a radioactive isotope of tritium necessary to build nuclear weapons, Yonhap news agency reported Sunday
China will consider developing a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier after it gains enough experience in operating large vessels, Senior Captain Zhang Junshe with the People's Liberation Army Naval Military Studies Research Institute said. China Shipbuilding Industry Corp, which refitted the Liaoning and is building the second carrier in Dalian in northeastern Liaoning Province, has been researching nuclear-powered ships since 2013, PLA Daily reported Friday