Tanked Up
It is an often repeated adage that Main Battle Tanks (MBT) are unsuitable for operation in the jungles, mountains and paddies common in Asian-Pacific...
Frigate or Destroyer?
Budgetary and strategic factors are slowly dividing the Asia-Pacific region into navies that can afford destroyers, and those that cannot. This, in turn, is...
GE Outlines Asia-Pacific Marine Engine Developments
Worldwide General Electric (GE) has delivered over 1400 marine gas turbines servicing 35 navies on some 500 ship programmes.
According to George Awiszus, director...
Delivery of first 13 P-1s Expected by End of April
This month a Kawasaki Heavy Industries executive met on a condition of anonymity with asianmilitaryreview.com and provided an update on the company’s P-1 maritime...
PTDI CN-235 Update
Indonesian Aerospace (PTDI) can be taciturn unless you visit the firm’s Bandung facility in the west of the island of Java, or alternatively if...
LCAC-100 Hovers Closer
Textron’s marine and land systems division plans to deliver the first of five LCAC-100 hovercraft to the United States Navy (USN) by the end...
New Eyes for the old Warhorse
The Royal Thai Army appears to be pursuing a three track approach to modernising its Main Battle Tank (MBT) forces, with purchasing two new...
Taiwan Abrams Acquisition Moves Forward
With a tank force consisting primarily of 1960s and 1970s era Chrysler M60A3 and modified M48H main battle tanks the Republic of China’s (ROC)...
Two New FA-50Hs Arrive in the Philippines
The Philippines Air Force (PAF) received an additional two Korea Aerospace Industries’ (KAI) FA-50PH fighters on 22nd February.
These two aircraft are part of...
Augmenting the Amphibians
The Japanese military is organising an Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade that is expected to become fully operational in 2018.
An important enabler in this...
