Japan commissions fourth and improved Taigei-class submarine
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has commissioned the fourth Taigei-class diesel-electric submarine, JS Raigei (Thunder Whale), on 6 March.
The new boat was inducted...
Australia seeks GMLRS AW rockets for army’s HIMARS
Australia has requested to buy 54 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Alternate Warhead (AW) rockets worth US$91.2 million under the Foreign Military Sales...
US backs Japan’s indigenous hypersonic missile development
The US Department of State has approved a possible deal worth an estimated US$200 million to provide capability support for Japan’s Hyper Velocity Gliding...
Counter-Piracy Endeavors by the Japan Coast Guard and Prospects for Shipbuilding...
On February 6, the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) announced the successful completion of a counter-piracy training exercise held the previous day off Cape Muroto...
ATLA’s High-Power Microwave Device: Advancing R&D for Cost-Effective Counter-Drone Systems
Last month Japan’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) released a new conceptual image of its prospective “high-power microwave (HPM) radiation device” capable of...
First Huntsman artillery systems shown off in Australian camouflage
Hanwha Defence Australia (HDA) has formally unveiled the first LAND 8116 programme AS9 Huntsman 155mm self-propelled howitzers (SPHs) and AS10 armoured ammunition resupply vehicle...
South Korea’s DAPA and MOTIE to collaborate on aircraft engine development
South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) has joined forces with the defence ministry’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) to develop advanced...
Singapore outlines new defence acquisitions
Singapore Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen announced during the Ministry of Defence's (MINDEF) budget debate on 3 March that the country will procure new...
Spectra Group announces the award of a contract to supply Troposcatter...
Spectra Group (UK) Ltd, the specialist provider of secure voice, data and satellite communications systems, has announced a contract award to supply the Irish...
Zero Day: Future Vision or Just Entertainment Fiction
Hysteria spreads as China first blockades, and later invades, one of Taiwan’s frontline islands. Some citizens race to evacuate, disinformation abounds, riots occur, and...
