Stephen W. Miller
JGSDF Wrapping Up Wheeled Combat Vehicle Evaluation
Japan’s Ground Self Defence Force (JGSDF) is in the final stages of its evaluation of candidates as a potential replacement for its current Type...
Australian Defence Force Lethality Systems Selected
One of the Australian Defence Force’s LAND 159 Tranche 1 programs includes the acquisition of “Lethality Systems”.
These reflect procurement of a number of...
Squad Vehicle Charlie – A Philippine Design for the Army?
The Philippine military, like many in the Indo-Pacific region, rely on imports from foreign industries for much of its equipment.
The local Malabon-based vehicle...
Hanwha offers K-MLRS to Australia
The effectiveness of Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) on the battlefield has been highlighted by the key role they have played when introduced by...
Indian Army Seeking CQB Carbine
The Indian Army reissued on 23 September 2022 a request for information (RFI) to identify candidates for Close Quarters Battle (CQB) carbines to be...
US Marine Osprey’s Cross the South Pacific Deploying from Darwin to...
A section of US Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor medium lift helicopters from Marine Rotational Force Darwin (MRF) 22, supported by a C-130, conducted...
Japan Considering Revising Defense Export
The local defense industry that supplies much of the Japanese Self Defense Force (JSDF) is shrinking as companies find it increasingly difficult to develop...
Philippine Army Deploys New Truck Howitzers
The Philippine Army is deploying some of its newest self-propelled 155mm Autonomous Truck Mounted Howitzer System (ATMOS 2000) 155mm guns in Mindanao to support...
“Predators Run” Exercise Brings Four Pacific Military’s Together
This year’s annual warfighting exercise by Australian’s Army1st Brigade, Predators Run, combined elements of four countries.
Conducted in the Army’s tropical training ground southeast...
Filling Indonesia’s Amphibious Assault Vehicle Requirement
For a country consisting of over 17,000 islands the capability to project land forces across the water is a critical concern for Indonesia’s military....