Fueling Strength
Although Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft play an important role in force projection, they have a limited niche market that will only attract those...
Geography Lessons
Having Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) at your disposal is a valuable asset to any military, but existential threats in Asia-Pacific bring a new dimension to...
Rostec’s consolidated revenues increased amounting to RUB 1,266 billion
Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov reported to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the State Corporation’s performance in 2016, announced plans for the development of high-tech...
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...
RAF Head Strengthens Cooperation with PAF
The Royal Air Force (RAF) recently concluded an important visit to the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), giving Air Chief Marshal (ACM) Sir Stephen Hillier,...
Looking After ‘The Old Man’
The Pakistan Air Force’s (PAF) 130th Air Engineering Depot (AED) has recently completed the 50th Periodic Depot Maintenance (PDM) of a Lockheed Martin C-130B...
Chabahar Project Haltingly Moves Forward
In February, the government of India allocated funds from its foreign aid budget to support the development of a new deep water port in...
Fennecs and Cobras prepare to Fight
The Pakistan Army expects to enhance its counter insurgency capabilities in Waziristan following the introduction of new rotorcraft expected this April.
According to Major...
Rheinmetall’s Lynx
Rheinmetall is betting that the future in Armoured Fighting Vehicles (AFVs) is in modular configurations with the concept of a common ‘base chassis’ designed...
