Watching The Noisy Neighbours
It is always handy to know what your neighbour is up to, particularly if they are not friendly. So it is no surprise that...
Troubled Waters
Maritime surveillance is an important requirement for most countries with interests in the South China Sea. The ongoing geo-political situation in the region and...
Thailand to receive new VT-4s by year end
NORINCO took advantage of a recent live fire demonstration in Inner Mongolia to showcase the VT-4 Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) destined to fill the...
Indonesian Marines Select Amphibious Vehicle
Indonesia’s Marine Corps have been expanding their amphibious ship and shore-to-shore transport capabilities.
Already equipped with the BAE Systems LVTP7 and Russian-supplied BTR-50 tracked amphibious...
Harpoon Cleared for Thailand
The Royal Thai Navy’s (RTN) 2016 request to purchase Boeing RGM-84L Harpoon surface-to-surface anti-ship missiles has successfully cleared the approval process with the US...
Marines kill ISIS-link leader involved in ASEAN Hijacking
On 14 August it was announced that Badong Muktadil, major figure in the ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) linked Abu Sayyaf group...
Mi-172 helicopter is ready for commercial deliveries
Russian Helicopters Holding Company (part of Rostec State Corporation) obtained a type certificate for medium utility Mi-171A2 helicopter in a convertible configuration from the...
Beyond the One Million Flight Hour Mark
Insitu’s ScanEagle, Integrator and RQ-21A Blackjack Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) hit a collective one million operational flight hours during the last week of July....
Indonesia Reposturing Military Strategy
In the Indonesian 2015 Defence White Paper outlining government strategic and spending priorities, which was approved by the country’s defence minister General (Ret.) Ryamizard...
Starship Enterprise
While much attention is paid by Asia-Pacific to the maritime, land and air domains, there is a regional push to develop space capabilities across...
