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Destroyer deployment, missile tests, drone warfare and North Korea’s near misses
This week’s episode of the NK News Podcast looks at North Korea’s military modernization, from Kim Jong Un’s new 5,000-ton Choe Hyon destroyer to rece...
Jul 01, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Seoul says it tracked North Korea missile test despite no real-time alert
South Korea’s defense ministry on Monday sought to dispel speculation that the military failed to detect North Korea’s June 25 missile launch and said...
Jun 30, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Challenging China’s maritime militia
Executive summary Introduction The ‘First Island Chain’ is a site of intense geopolitical contestation. Along it, the People’s Republic of China (PRC)...
Jun 29, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
The last days of the Persian Cats
The conflict in the Middle East may have destroyed the last of Iran's F-14 Tomcats that it bought from the US a half-century ago. Dwayne Day and Harry...
Jun 29, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
US extends national emergency declaration over North Korea nuclear program
Washington has renewed a longstanding national emergency declaration toward North Korea for another year, citing the country’s continued nuclear threa...
Jun 29, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Space resilience in a British context
Executive summary Introduction The word ‘resilience’ has become a fixture in the United Kingdom’s (UK) space policy conversations, just as it has acro...
Jun 23, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Space autonomy needs an authority architecture before 2027
Threats to space assets mean a greater reliance on autonomy to protect them from attack. Burak Oktenli argues this means taking decisions now on what ...
Jun 22, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Gibraltar Strait Surveillance Network Upgraded
New over-the-horizon radar and unmanned surface vessels extend coverage of one of Europe's busiest maritime gates.
Jun 21, 2026 · Staff
Burden sharing: Preparing Britain and America for a multifront crisis
Executive summary CONTEXT KEY FINDINGS RECOMMENDATIONS To deter a full-blown multifront crisis, the UK and the US should: STRATEGIC OUTLOOK Foreword F...
Jun 16, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Asian allies are doomed to hug Donald Trump close
Forget middle-power coalitions. Japan and its neighbours know that only America can deter China
Jun 16, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
The British defence industrial base: Strengths and weaknesses
Executive summary Over four years ago, Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, overturning decades of conventional political belief in the...
Jun 16, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Malacca Littoral States Renew Coordinated Patrol Agreement
The trilateral patrols enter their third decade with expanded air surveillance and shared tracking feeds.
Jun 14, 2026 · Staff