AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoPacific Missile Tensions: Japan urged China to reconsider a submarine-launched ballistic missile test in the Pacific after Beijing notified Tokyo in advance, with Australia and New Zealand calling it destabilising. South Pacific Alliances: Hours after Australia and Fiji signed a mutual defence pact, China’s missile test added fresh pressure on regional security planning. Ukraine Air-Defence Strain: Russia’s missile-and-drone barrage on Kyiv killed at least 14 and wounded dozens, underscoring Ukraine’s Patriot interceptor shortage ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara. Energy Under Fire: Ukrainian drones hit Russia’s St. Petersburg oil infrastructure, while Gazprom plans mobile firing groups to protect energy sites from drone attacks. NATO Summit Focus: European leaders said Ukraine urgently needs more air defence systems, while Turkey’s NATO hosting spotlights its growing defence industry ambitions. Counter-Drone/AI Push: AFRL is expanding AI research to orchestrate electronic warfare, cyber and kinetic effects, as UKDI launches a funding competition for military space tech. Regional Defence Industry: India’s Navy is set to commission its indigenous stealth frigate Mahendragiri, and Singapore delivered a first composite superstructure for its MRCV.
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