Indonesia is buying Rafale and Korean jets; Malaysia is buying US and Korean aircraft; while The Philippines, more South Korean FA-50’s. The purchases should build resilience but raises questions about long-term sustainability and regional stability.

Shifting global partnerships and evolving defence needs are creating space for European aircraft producers—boosting France’s position as an alternative to US-led programs. Rafale is introducing new digital architecture and engines; Dassault unmanned stealth aircraft.

The United States Air Force has held one of its largest-ever Pacific exercises, with senior officials confirming the drills are designed to counter China’s growing assertiveness and test US readiness for potential regional conflict.

Two civilian helicopter pilots narrowly avoided disaster when their aircraft hit a lake near Hobart in 2024. The incident was never reported to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, raising concerns about civil aviation reporting systems.

The new US communications and cyber office is designed to support faster, more secure decision-making in increasingly contested operational environments; treating communication and cyber as operational enablers, utilising public affairs and cyber advisors.

Medical disqualifications and waivers in a competitive and diminishing labour market is a constant balance. Balances between meeting quotas and managing potential battlefield risks, and the health and safety of the affected individual and their fellow service members.

An Air India crash that killed 260 has raised disturbing questions over cockpit actions, automation, and fuel control failure. The incident underscores the complexity of modern aviation investigations and risks tied to procedural ambiguity.

Sudan’s Kordofan region, rich in oil and geopolitically critical, has become the epicentre of a brutal power struggle. The protracted conflict reveals the strategic importance—and vulnerability—of energy corridors in contested zones.

A Bangladeshi Air Force jet crashed into a local school killing 31 people, mostly children. This tragedy underscores the critical importance of training safety, maintenance protocols, and civil-military emergency coordination in densely populated areas.

The Philippines is seeking international help on China by documenting and publicizing China’s aggressive actions. Manila also seems increasingly inclined to see its own security as connected to that of the broader region.