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Military aircraft accidents blight start to the year
Combat aircraft operations in the Asia Pacific is off to a rocky start in 2022 with a spate of high profile aircraft accidents for...
Japan’s F-15JSI programme moves ahead
The US Department of Defense (DoD) announced on 30 December that it has awarded Boeing a US$471.3 million Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract to...
Hanwha Systems and LIG Nex1 strengthens comms with ANASIS-II military satellite
The South Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has awarded contracts to homegrown defence primes Hanwha Systems and LIG Nex1 to supply ground-based communication...
Asian Air Force Modernisation
Regional tensions have forced the pace for regional air forces to buy new capability or update legacy platforms.
The increasing prospects of a peer-on-peer...
Australia formally signs for AS9 Huntsman self-propelled artillery systems
Australia has awarded a A$1 billion contract to Hanwha Defense Australia (HDA), a a local subsidiary of South Korean defence prime Hanwha Group –...
Singapore navy unveils new special operations craft, restructures elite diving unit
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) is in the process of operationalising a new type of naval vessel amid a reorganisation of its Naval...
PLA Navy Air Force bombers carry out South China Sea exercise
The People's Liberation Army Navy Air Force's (PLANAF's) Xian H-6J strategic bombers have reportedly conducted sea mine-laying and air-to-surface attack drills as part of...
Philippine Air Force commences S-70i Black Hawk synthetic training at CAE...
Black Hawk S-70i helicopter pilots from the Philippine Air Force (PAF) have commenced flight simulator training at the CAE Brunei Multi-Purpose Training Centre (MPTC),...
China debuts Y-20U aerial tanker in latest Taiwan ADIZ buzz
Taiwan’s defence ministry announced on 28 November that the Republic of China Air Force (RoCAF) had scrambled its fighter jets to warn off a...
Taiwanese air force receives first-production T-5 advanced trainer
The Republic of China Air Force (RoCAF) has received the first Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) T-5 Yung Yin (Brave Eagle) advanced jet trainer...
