Asian Exports Surge Into World Defence Markets
Asian companies are rapidly populating the higher end of the world’s top 100 defence manufacturers.
American, European and Russian manufacturers have long dominated the global...
GBAD in Asia-Pacific
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has brought the need to protect their forces with ground based air defence into sharp perspective
The importance of ground-based...
Su-35: Celebrating 15 Years of Flanker-E+’s Maiden Flight
Sukhoi Su-35 (NATO reporting name: Flanker-E+) Gen. 4++ multi-role twin-engine supermaneuverable fighter jet took to the skies for the first time 15 years ago....
Airborne Trip Wires
Airborne Early Warning (AEW) aircraft operating in the Asia Pacific region.
From a purely West-centric view-point, it may come as something of a surprise to...
Indian Navy submarine docks in Indonesia for the first time
One of the Indian Navy’s 3,000-tonne Sindhughosh-class (Russian-made Project 877EKM ‘Kilo’-class) diesel-electric submarines, INS Sindhukesari, made a port visit in Jakarta between 22 and...
Graduates of Philippines’ Brahmos SBASM programme emerge
A batch of 21 operators for the Philippine Marine Corps’ future Shore-Based Anti-Ship Missile (SBASM) has completed initial training on operations and maintenance of...
MKU & DEBEL, DRDO to Make India Self-Reliant in Aircrew Helmet...
In a major boost to the "Atmanirbhar Bharat" initiative of the Government of India, MKU Limited has signed a Transfer of Technology (ToT) agreement...
Thales teams up with BDL to manufacture precision rockets in India
French defence company Thales will be partnering with India’s state-owned Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) to set up local manufacturing of the former’s Forges de...
Boeing-Tata JV delivers first Apache fuselage for Indian Army
Tata Boeing Aerospace Limited (TBAL), a joint venture between US aerospace and defence company Boeing and India’s Tata Advanced Systems Limited, announced on 16...
BEL partners up with DRDO for India’s next-generation combat aircraft
Indian electronics firm Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) announced on 21 February that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the state-run Defence...