ST Engineering partners with IAI on naval missiles
Singapore’s ST Engineering announced on 15 July that its land systems division has signed an agreement with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to set up...
Indonesia Cleared for Purchase of Eight MV-22s
Indonesia has been cleared by the US State Department for a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of eight MV-22 Block C Osprey tiltrotor aircraft...
Ascent Vision Technologies Secures CUAS Contract with Key Thailand Defense Agency
Ascent Vision Technologies (AVT) has received a contract from the Defence Technology Institute (DTI) of Thailand for its field-proven eXpeditionary Mobile Air Defense Integrated...
HF Radio: Still Valid After 100 Years
Discovered almost one century ago, High Frequency (HF) radio has never lost its appeal thanks to its ability to move traffic across long distances,...
UAVs Over the Maritime Horizon
Maritime patrolling with UAVs has becoming the norm, allowing manned missions to be dedicated to more mission specific tasks.
Airborne maritime operations such as anti-submarine...
Philippine Navy’s newest frigate heads home
The Philippine Navy’s first missile-capable frigate, BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150), commenced its journey home from South Korea on 18 May, navy chief Vice Admiral...
More anti-ship missiles on the way for Royal Thai Navy
The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) is set to receive eight new Harpoon Block II anti-ship missiles (ASMs) following the award of a $657 million...
Thailand Cuts Defence Spending to Offset Costs of COVID-19
The Royal Thai Army (RTA) will defer its planned $138 million (4.5 billion-baht) buy of a second batch of 50 General Dynamics Land Systems...
Is political balancing good for Philippine defence acquisition, asks RAND Corporation?
The Philippines has embarked upon a multi-phase, multi-year modernisation of its armed forces, but some of the acquisition decisions appear to be driven by...
South Korea’s KF-X programme to benefit from local industry boost
The South Korean government will increase funding support to homegrown defence companies that produce indigenous components for major platforms and weapon systems, with the...
