Instructing The Infantry
Infantry training is a core skill for any army and how it approaches this element often says much about the competency and capabilities of...
Asia’s Artillery Rennaissance
Artillery is experiencing a revolution in platform design, ordnance and fire control. Such advances are making artillery more deployable, enabling weapons to reach the...
Indonesian Marines has started using Ukrainian BTR-4M
Marine battalion of Indonesian Marine Corps has officially began using of five Ukrainian armoured personal carriers BTR-4M, which were delivered by "SpetsTechnoExport" in January...
More SATCOM for Asia-Pacific Customers
Eutelsat’s new 172B and Quantum satellites will offer improved connectivity and other services to Asian defence ministries and their governments.
Eutelsat-172B is an all-electric...
BIDEC 2017 Experiences Huge Demand at Regional Expos
Interest in BIDEC 2017, one of the region’s most important international defence exhibitions, rises as endorsements begin.
Bahrain’s pioneering defence exhibition, scheduled to be held...
Fighting Talk
The Asia-Pacific has, in recent years, seen significant activity in the acquisition and fielding of new IFVs (Infantry Fighting Vehicles) as a consequence of...
Are You Going To Scarborough Shoal?
The ASEAN Chairmanship baton has been passed from the Democratic Republic of Laos to the Republic of the Philippines. This also happens to coincide...
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...
Rostec considers the launch of licensed production of ammunition in Indonesia
Sergey Abramov, Industrial director of Rostec weapons cluster, commenting on the cluster strategy adopted in the beginning of April 2017, states that Techmash (part...
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...
