The potential purchase of China’s J-10 fighters may worsen deterrence. Adding more aircraft types increases maintenance, training, and logistical burdens. This highlights Indonesia’s Air Force limits and the strategic trade-offs in regional airpower.

Annual growth of 5.9% is expected to lift spending to $56.2 billion by 2030. Highlights are:- AUKUS-driven modernisation, expanded sustainment capability and R&D. A sharpened strategic emphasis on deterrence, interoperability, and industrial resilience features.

President Trump has approved U.S. assistance for South Korea to build nuclear-powered submarines. The move breaks decades of resistance, raising AUKUS concerns and sparking regional non-proliferation worries, while Seoul seeks legitimacy and nuclear fuel access.

AI offers transformative potential for military education but also risks eroding independent reasoning. Professional military educators must teach students to use AI critically, preserving human judgment, discipline, and ethical reasoning amid technological dependence.

Australia’s P-8A fleet will receive Increment 3 Block 2 upgrades—enhanced sensors, antennas, and software—boosting anti-submarine capabilities and interoperability with the U.S. Navy, while expanding local maintenance and workforce development.

A RAND study highlights how fragmented logistics, incompatible maintenance protocols, and restricted data access limit allied air forces’ ability to sustain shared aircraft in forward operations. Poses risks to readiness and coalition effectiveness.

Ukraine’s wounded veterans demonstrate extraordinary physical and psychological resilience, rebuilding lives amid ongoing conflict. Their recovery highlights lessons in rehabilitation, reintegration, and morale that are vital for sustaining combat effectiveness and post-war readiness in modern militaries.

Naval forces face strategic and economic challenges as high-cost warships counter low-cost, mass-produced threats. The Red Sea experience highlights the need for distributed fleets, layered defences, cost-effective magazines, and emerging technologies.

The deal marks a tech compromise between Washington and Beijing. The U.S. achieved control over data and narrative. China keeps its intellectual property intact. The overall result is a fragile peace between politics and business.

Workplaces are facing rising levels of emotional complexity. Managers are increasingly expected to address psychological safety. This shift highlights the urgent need for a new leadership approach – one that integrates emotional awareness with organisational goals.