Submarine Status
Operating submarines can enhance the reputation of the naval force employing them, but they should be properly funded and not just for show.
Conventional submarines...
Multi-Role Ready
Multi-role combat vehicles (MRCVs) give a good range of options (and savings) over fleets of role specific combat vehicles.
The main battle tank, infantry...
Republic of Korea Selects Bell 505 as Its New Military Helicopter...
Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, announced the selection of the Bell 505 as the new Republic of Korea military helicopter trainer. The...
Bigger, Further, Better
Where China is growing its unmanned aerial vehicle fleet, nations across Asia Pacific are finding budgets too for these more strategic assets.
Military forces are...
Indonesia inches closer to potential Rafale acquisition, reiterates interest in F-15EX
The Indonesian Ministry of Defense (MoD) has advanced plans to acquire up to 36 French-made Dassault Aviation Rafale multirole combat aircrafts, defence minister Prabowo...
Virtual FAT: Indonesian Navy Approves New CMS From Terma Despite Covid-19...
SURABAYA: Despite COVID-19 restrictions, the Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) approves the factory acceptance tests of four new combat management systems (CMS) for four fast attack...
Asian Air Force Modernisation
Regional tensions have forced the pace for regional air forces to buy new capability or update legacy platforms.
The increasing prospects of a peer-on-peer...
Bell Delivers Two Bell 505 Helicopters to the Indonesian Navy
Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, announced the successful sale and delivery of two Bell 505 helicopters to the Indonesian Navy. The newly...
Indonesia Ministry of Defence orders two Airbus A400Ms
Aircraft to be delivered in multirole tanker and transport configuration.
Letter of Intent for four additional aircraft.
The Indonesia Ministry of Defence has placed...
Regional countries react to AUKUS and Australia’s nuclear-powered submarine ambition
Southeast Asian countries have raised concerns that Canberra’s decision to develop and procure eight nuclear-powered submarines under a trilateral security partnership with the United...