Jon Lake
A330 MRTT Tanker Enters RoKAF Service
Jon Lake - The Airbus A330 MRTT (Multi-Role Tanker Transport) officially entered service with the Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF) on 30 January...
RoKAF in A400 Swap Talks With Spain
Jon Lake - After months of rumour, South Korea has finally started talks with Spain with a view to swapping 30-34 KAI KT-1 turboprop...
New Chinese Basic Trainer Flies
It has been revealed that the Wuhu Diamond aircraft manufacturing company flew its new Wuhu Zhonke TA-20 turboprop-powered aerobatic trainer for the first time...
Kamov Ka-52 in service in Egypt
Egypt has announced that the Russian Helicopters Kamov Ka-52 ‘Nile Crocodile’ helicopter has officially entered service with the Egyptian Air Force. The announcement was...
Singapore Selects F35
On 18 January 2019 the Singapore Ministry of Defence (MinDef) announced that its procurement agency, the Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA), had completed...
J-20 Mighty Dragon Enters Frontline Service
The first operational front line Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) unit to be equipped with the Chengdu J-20 Mighty Dragon was officially...
Rafale F4 Launched
On 14 January 2019, the French government signed a $2.3 billion (€2 billion) contract with Dassault Aviation for a batch of 28 Rafales and...
Japan’s First Frontline F-35 Unit Close to Completion
Jon Lake - The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) is expected to form its first frontline Lockheed Martin F-35 unit imminently, using most of...
JASDF Will Get Four E-2D Hawkeye’s by 2020
Jon Lake - Northrop Grumman has been contracted to begin work on the second batch of nine E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning and...
Anti-Missile Defence Analysis: Part 1/2
With US President Trump due to begin talks with North Korea’s President Kim Jong-un over denuclearisation, Asian Military Review presents two perspectives on anti-tactical...