Tag: Raytheon
Frigates Stepping-Up
Modern frigates are now being equipped with greater capacity to deliver ‘high end’ force protection.
Queen Elizabeth Carrier Strike Group (CSG)
The inaugural deployment in...
Anti-Ship Missile Evolution
The anti-ship missile has come a long way since the crude guided weapons first witnessed during the Second World War.
There are a bewildering array...
Sub Hunters are in demand
The rise in the number of submarines being operated in Indo-Pacific waters has naturally led to a corresponding need for platforms, particularly maritime multi-mission...
Blast Protection
Skills learned in detecting and defeating improvised explosive devices (IEDs), often a weapon of choice encountered in asymmetric warfare, must be taken forward as...
Hawkish China triggers Taiwanese Defence budget rise
Taiwan’s force modernisation still short of international buy-in so indigenous development and manufacturing remain’s vital.
Tensions between the People’s Republic of China (PRC, or China)...
Keeping Faith with Light Close Air Support
David Oliver - The appeal of light, close air support aircraft endures in a region increasingly worried by the likelihood of returning Daesh fighters adding...
Singapore’s roadmap for Next Generation Force
JR Ng - Thinking ahead, Singapore’s Ministry of Defence already has plans for the modernisation of its armed forces by 2030.
In a budget speech...
Up Gunning: CIWS Threats and Responses
Dr. Lee Willett - Whether to meet state-based or asymmetric threats, close-in weapons system capabilities remain central to naval operations in the Asia-Pacific region.
Western navies...
India’s Modernisation Challenge
Debalina Ghoshal - In 2018, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman caused concern among many analysts and policy makers when she stated that India had ammunition...
No peace dividend yet
Although growing interaction with North Korea seems to offer long awaited detante, it is still too early for the South Korean government to slow...
