Defense
From Subic Bay to Seoul: Asia-Pacific is becoming the world’s defence industry
In 1992, the United States pulled its last servicemen out of Subic Bay and handed the keys to a Philippine government that had voted to end the American military presence. The base...
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AI & Robotics
South Korea and the US are building an AI wall against China
AI & Robotics
Japan is building 10 million robots to reclaim a crown it lost to South Korea
Defense
India’s Army wants a ‘heavier’ light tank. But is that the right way?
Hi-tech
The AI supply chain has a Strait of Hormuz problem
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Abu Dhabi is building the world’s largest solar plant that doesn’t stop at sunset
Renewable energy has had a problem since the first solar panel was connected to a grid. The sun...
A V-shaped hull, three wars, and Australia’s biggest defence success
In April 2022, the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, addressed the Australian parliament. He specifically asked for a...
Dubai is building world’s largest airport as conflict tests its $35 billion bet
July is one of the busiest travel months at Dubai International Airport. On peak days, more than 225,000...
Taiwan’s president showed parliament ship-sinking drones it refused to fund
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te flew to Taichung on July 17 and walked through a hangar at the National...
World’s first autonomous humanoid robot fight is China’s DARPA moment
Thursday night in Shenzhen, a 1.73-metre robot nicknamed White Eagle landed a precise high kick to the head...
Exclusive | Why Asia can make hydrogen trains work when Europe could not
Pushpesh Raman Tripathi has been considering a problem for some time. As the Divisional Railway Manager for the...
Aerospace
Dubai is building world’s largest airport as conflict tests its $35 billion bet
July is one of the busiest travel months at Dubai International Airport. On peak days, more than 225,000 passengers move through its terminals in a single...
Dubai is building world’s largest airport as conflict tests its $35 billion bet
July is one of the busiest travel months at Dubai International Airport. On peak days, more than 225,000 passengers move through its terminals in a single...
AI & Robotics
World’s first autonomous humanoid robot fight is China’s DARPA moment
Thursday night in Shenzhen, a 1.73-metre robot nicknamed White Eagle landed a precise high kick to the head of its opponent, a black-clad machine called Matador,...
World’s first autonomous humanoid robot fight is China’s DARPA moment
Thursday night in Shenzhen, a 1.73-metre robot nicknamed White Eagle landed a precise high...
The factories leaving China are filling up with Chinese robots
In 2025, Vietnam, Mexico, and Thailand were the three fastest-growing destinations for Chinese industrial...
Abu Dhabi’s driverless race cars have a mission beyond the track
In November 2025, former Formula 1 driver Daniil Kvyat climbed into a racing car...
South Korea is building robots that delete themselves. Samsung is funding the research.
As robots move into pipes, disaster zones, industrial systems, and even the human body,...
Defense
A V-shaped hull, three wars, and Australia’s biggest defence success
In April 2022, the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, addressed the Australian parliament. He specifically asked for a vehicle named the Bushmaster, which is built in...
A V-shaped hull, three wars, and Australia’s biggest defence success
In April 2022, the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, addressed the Australian parliament. He specifically asked for a vehicle named the Bushmaster, which is built in...
Energy
Abu Dhabi is building the world’s largest solar plant that doesn’t stop at sunset
Renewable energy has had a problem since the first solar panel was connected to a grid. The sun does not shine at night. While the storage...
Abu Dhabi is building the world’s largest solar plant that doesn’t stop at sunset
Renewable energy has had a problem since the first solar panel was connected to a grid. The sun does not shine at night. While the storage...
Hi-tech
A Chinese EV app stopped Delhi’s traffic. The same code runs in Tokyo, Dubai, Singapore.
The video lasted less than thirty seconds. A man on a pavement in Delhi holds up his phone, opens an app, taps a button, and an...
A Chinese EV app stopped Delhi’s traffic. The same code runs in Tokyo, Dubai, Singapore.
The video lasted less than thirty seconds. A man on a pavement in Delhi...
Sony and TSMC just decided how robots will see the world
The smartphone you are holding in your hands, or that you are probably reading...
The ingredient that colors curry may help build better chip equipment
Many modern technologies, such as semiconductor manufacturing equipment, 5G networks, missile covers, and hypersonic...