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Charging down: The rise of air-launched anti-submarine weapons in the Asia-Pacific
The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region is one of the most important maritime regions in the world, with several countries possessing extensive coastlines, strategic naval bases,...Full story -
Australia to procure MASS decoy system for frigates, destroyers
The Australian government has signed a deal with Rheinmetall Defence Australia (RDA) to procure the company's Multi-Ammunition Soft-kill System (MASS).Full story -
Indian military reports third ALH crash of 2023
An Indian Army Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv helicopter has crashed. It is the third Dhruv crash since the start of 2023.Full story -
IMDEX 2023: Singapore equips Sentinel class with Italian non-lethal weapon system
The Republic of Singapore Navy's (RSN's) Sentinel-class maritime security and response vessels (MSRVs) are being equipped with Sitep Italia's multirole acoustic...Full story -
HII sees need to outsource unit and panel work for CVN 80
HII is looking to outsource some construction work for aircraft carrier Enterprise (CVN 80) at its Newport News Shipbuilding yard, HII officials confirmed on 4 May...Full story -
IMDEX 2023: Singapore to deploy Blue Spear missile on Formidable class
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) will replace the Harpoon surface-to-surface missile (SSM) on its Formidable-class frigates with the Blue Spear SSM.Full story -
Australia to procure explosive ordnance disposal robots from L3Harris
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has signed a AUD46 million (USD30.7 million) contract with L3Harris Micreo to procure around 80 explosive ordnance disposal...Full story -
IMDEX 2023: Rafael unveils Torbuster SP torpedo countermeasure for surface vessels
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and its subsidiary DSIT Solutions have jointly unveiled a surface vessel-launched variant of the Torbuster hard-kill torpedo...Full story -
IMDEX 2023: ST Engineering showcases new mast technology
Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering) displayed its new Autonomast system at the IMDEX 2023 naval exhibition in Changi, Singapore, held from 3 to 5 May.Full story -
IMDEX 2023: Rheinmetall unveils ‘Total Ship Trainer'
Rheinmetall unveiled its ‘Total Ship Trainer', a networked and integrated training solution, at the IMDEX 2023 naval exhibition held in Changi, Singapore, from 3 to 5...Full story -
IMDEX 2023: Rafael unveils naval variant of Iron Beam DEW system
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems unveiled a naval variant of its Iron Beam directed-energy weapon (DEW) system at the IMDEX 2023 naval exhibition held in Singapore from 3...Full story -
Chinese UAVs encircle Taiwan
Chinese unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have encircled Taiwan twice in a one-week period.Full story -
Update: Indra delivers deployable air traffic management systems to RAAF
Spanish technology company Indra delivered three deployable air traffic management systems to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) under the Australian Department of...Full story -
US progresses surplus Viper, Venom helicopters for Czech Republic
The US government has progressed the Czech Republic's plan to acquire surplus Bell H-1 helicopters, approving the refurbishment and modernisation of mothballed airframes...Full story -
IMDEX 2023: Singapore to replace corvettes with frigate-sized ships under MRCV programme
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) will soon be equipped with a new class of frigate-sized combatants under a plan to replace the service's six Victory-class corvettes...Full story -
Iraq increasing airborne ISR capacity
The Iraqi military has significantly increased the number of hours its intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft are flying, according to the latest...Full story -
UK orders Giraffe radars from Saab
The British Armed Forces will be equipped with new Saab Giraffe 1X radars.Full story -
Turkey debuts prototype TB3 UAV
A prototype of the Baykar Bayraktar TB3 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to be used onboard the amphibious docked landing ship TCG Anadolu was displayed to the public for...Full story -
Nigerian Air Force commissions Super Tucano base infrastructure
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) announced on 28 April that it had commissioned the operations support facility for its new A-29 Super Tucano aircraft at NAF Base Kainji.Full story -
Interview: Mervyn Tan, Chief Executive, Defence Science and Technology Agency
With a total land areaof 730 km2, Singapore is the smallest country in South East Asia. However, its military might betray its size as the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF)...Full story