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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...
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New commander nominated for USN 7th Fleet

A new commander has been nominated to lead the US Navy’s 7th Fleet, the largest of the service’s forward-deployed fleets and homeported in Yokosuka,...
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Affordable Maritime Patrol

While nothing is cheap in defence, a range of less expensive capabilities might be enough, especially if networked with allies. The Indo-Pacific region has...
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Up From The Deep

Submarine rescue vehicles (DSRVs) is the strongest, but not the least, capability on which JFD has built its reputation among naval and special forces. The...

Singapore Army unveils Hunter Armoured Vehicle Launched Bridge

The Singapore Army has put into service a new combat bridging variant of its tracked Hunter armoured vehicle platform, which it revealed in a...

JMSDF hosts multinational fleet review

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) hosted the latest iteration of its international fleet review (IFR) in the waters of Sagami Bay south of...
Previous iteration of Exercise Trident.

Singapore, Australia conduct bilateral amphibious warfare exercise

The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) and the Australian Defence Force (ADF) are conducting a bilateral ship-to-shore exercise at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area in...

TRD Singapore Debuts Latest C-UAS Systems

TRD Singapore, a homegrown developer specialising in the design and supply of cutting-edge counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) solutions, is taking the opportunity at Thailand...
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ST Engineering to Set Up Test Cell Capability for LEAP-1B Engine

ST Engineering announced that its Commercial Aerospace business will expand its MRO solutions for the LEAP-1B engine with test cell support, which is expected...
A close-up of a full scale model of the Teng Yun UAV being developed by the Aeronautical Systems Research Division (ASRD) of Taiwan’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST). (Andrew Drwiega)

Asia Pacific UAV Compendium 2022

The value of unmanned aerial vehicles continues to grow in importance, with indigenous development increasing in all categories. Regional military forces are accelerating their acquisition...

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