Tag: FMS
South Korea greenlights CH-47F helicopter acquisition
The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), which serves as the procurement arm of the South Korean Ministry of National Defense (MND), has endorsed a...
SOF challenges as great power rivalry builds
Published in the September/October 2020 Issue - As Superpower competition expands in Asia, regional special forces are looking to re-equip to meet sub-threshold threats.
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US approves sale of SeaGuardian UAVs to Taiwan
The US State Department has approved the sale of four “weapons ready” MQ-9B SeaGuardian medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Taiwan, the...
US approves ground and air-launched precision missile package to Taiwan
The US Department of State has approved several requests by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO) for stand-off...
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...
Keeping Them Flying and Effective
New helicopters, to maintain effectiveness, need a planned upgrade path - something that the Royal Australian Navy is addressing early. Older aircraft may swap...
Pakistan’s Armed Forces
President Trump’s ‘Remarks on the Strategy in Afghanistan and South Asia’ of 21 August, 2017 were regarded unfavourably by Pakistan. The government, opposition politicians,...
Boeing Looks East
Boeing is making inroads into the Asia-Pacific’s competitive air platform market, bolstered, in part, by its P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft deliveries to Australia...
