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India tests indigenous AIP system for Kalvari submarines
India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully tested an indigenously developed fuel-cell based air-independent propulsion (AIP) system intended to be retrofitted to...
First KF-X prototype nearly completed ahead of April rollout
Assembly of the first prototype of South Korea's first indigenous Korean Fighter eXperimental (KF-X) combat aircraft is nearly completed and scheduled for rollout in...
Elbit Systems wins US$300 million deal to deliver Hermes 900 UASs...
Israel’s Elbit Systems announced on 2 March that it has secured a contract worth approximately US$300 million to supply Hermes 900 medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned...
Hanwha Defense says no-deal yet with UAE on Chun-mu MLRS
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) armed forces have shown close interest in South Korean defence company Hanwha Defense's self-propelled Chun-mu multiple launch rocket system...
Indonesia eyes French, US-made aircraft for air force recapitalisation
Indonesia’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has revealed another ambitious list of proposed acquisitions for the Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) over the next four years.
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Australian Army’s next-generation IFV programme moves ahead with risk mitigation
The Australian Department of Defence’s (DOD’s) LAND 400 Phase 3 programme, which seeks to provide the Australian Army with new tracked infantry fighting vehicles...
Vietnam orders 12 L-39 jet trainers from Czech Republic
Czech defence exporter Omnipol announced on 15 February that it has been awarded a contract from Vietnam Ministry of Defence for 12 Aero Vodochody...
US military asserts Indo-Pacific presence with simultaneous high-end operations
The United States demonstrated its ability to project its military power in the Indo-Pacific on 9 February, when two US Navy (USN) carrier strike...
Japanese submarine collides with commercial ship
A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Soryu-class diesel-electric submarine (SSK) collided with a commercial ship whilst surfacing in waters off southwestern Japan on 8...
China’s CSSC launches third Type 075 amphibious assault ship
The People’s Liberation Army Navy’s (PLAN’s) third Type 075 amphibious assault was launched at the state-owned shipbuilder China State Shipbuilding Corporation’s (CSSC’s) Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard...
