Indo-Pacific Region

China’s quiet naval transformation beneath the ocean surface is drawing renewed attention after a warning from Mike Brookes, the intelligence chief of the United States Navy. In testimony delivered on March 2, 2026 to the U.S.-China Economic and Security...

In March 2026, the Indian Navy entered a decisive phase of modernization after the government unveiled the “Defence Forces Vision 2047: Roadmap for a Future-Ready Indian Military”. The plan accelerates naval expansion to an unprecedented pace—roughly one major naval...

Taiwan’s Sea-Air Combat Power Improvement Plan has entered its peak production phase, placing the island on track to field more than 1,400 anti-ship missiles by December. A major operational shift is also underway. On July 1, 2026, Taiwan is...

IgMp Bulletin Japan has begun deploying a new generation of long-range cruise missiles that mark a historic shift in its military posture, signaling the country’s first operational counterstrike capability since the end of World War II. The first batch of...

IgMp Bulletin China has unveiled a record defence budget of about $275 billion for 2026, reinforcing Beijing’s long-term objective of transforming the armed forces into a technologically advanced military capable of projecting power well beyond its immediate region. The figure,...