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March 3, 2023

Indian Navy submarine docks in Indonesia for the first time

One of the Indian Navy’s 3,000-tonne Sindhughosh-class (Russian-made Project 877EKM ‘Kilo’-class) diesel-electric submarines, INS Sindhukesari, made a port visit in Jakarta between 22 and 24 February, marking the first time that an Indian submarine has docked in Indonesia. Both Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) and the Indian Navy announced on their respective social media channels that the […]

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March 3, 2023

Graduates of Philippines’ Brahmos SBASM programme emerge

A batch of 21 operators for the Philippine Marine Corps’ future Shore-Based Anti-Ship Missile (SBASM) has completed initial training on operations and maintenance of the weapon system, the service announced on its social media channel. The Philippine Navy personnel were awarded their interim missile badges and pins by the Indian Navy’s Chief of Naval Staff, […]

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February 24, 2023

Thales teams up with BDL to manufacture precision rockets in India

French defence company Thales will be partnering with India’s state-owned Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) to set up local manufacturing of the former’s Forges de Zeebrugge (FZ) 275 70 mm/2.75 inch laser-guided rockets (LGRs) in India, the two companies announced during the Aero India 2023 exhibition in Bangalore from 13 to 17 February. The joint announcement […]

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February 24, 2023

Boeing-Tata JV delivers first Apache fuselage for Indian Army

Tata Boeing Aerospace Limited (TBAL), a joint venture between US aerospace and defence company Boeing and India’s Tata Advanced Systems Limited, announced on 16 February that it has delivered the first fuselage for six AH-64E Apache attack helicopters on order for the Indian Army. Company officials noted that the fuselage rolled off the assembly line […]

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February 23, 2023

BEL partners up with DRDO for India’s next-generation combat aircraft

Indian electronics firm Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) announced on 21 February that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the state-run Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO)’s Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) to support the country’s fifth generation Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) programme. According to BEL, the MoU aims to take advantage of the […]

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February 17, 2023

South Korean army showcases future force experimentation unit

The Republic of Korea Army (RoKA) has unveiled a new unit called the Army Tiger Demonstration Brigade (ATDB) in a training exercise alongside the US Army’s Stryker Brigade Combat Team (BCT) in Paju city, near the North Korean border. According to RoKA reports, the ATDB tested various platforms and weapons such as the K808 wheeled […]

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February 17, 2023

South Korea steps up military engagements with NATO, US

The South Korean military and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) held their first staff talks in Seoul, the country’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) announced on 14 February. According to the JCS, directorate of strategic planning senior official Major General Kim Su-kwang and his counterpart, Italian Army Lieutenant General Francesco Diella and director of […]

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February 16, 2023

Vietnam highlights growing defence partnership with Japan

Top officials from the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) have affirmed the growing strategic partnership between the two countries during a visit by JGSDF Chief of Staff General Yoshihide Yoshida to Hanoi, where he was received by VPA Chief of the General Staff and Deputy Minister of Defence General […]

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February 8, 2023

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, Japan. The US Department of Defense (DoD) announced on 27 January that the White House has nominated Rear Admiral Frederick W. Kacher for assignment as commander of 7th Fleet with the […]

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February 7, 2023

New Zealand fully retires P-3K2 Orion MPA

The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) retired the last three Boeing P-3K2 Orion maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) at the end of January 2023 after 57 years of service. The service noted that a three-ship formation flight – operated by No 5 Squadron – departed RNZAF Base Auckland, at Whenuapai on 24 January and flew […]

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February 6, 2023

KAI partners with Northrop Grumman for maritime VTOL UAV

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) announced in mid-January that it had signed an agreement with Northrop Grumman to develop vertical take-off and landing (VTOL)-capable unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for potential use aboard the naval and coastguard vessels. The UAVs will be used to support missions such as maritime intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR) and target acquisition, KAI […]

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January 27, 2023

Cambodia trains Ukrainian deminers

Fifteen mine clearance personnel from Ukraine have successfully completed a week-long training stint in Cambodia, the Associated Press (AP) reported on 20 January. AP quoted Ukrainian deminer Stanislav as saying that 64 deminers had been injured and 13 killed in the line of duty in Ukraine to date, noting that the main challenge for Ukrainian […]

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January 27, 2023

Indonesia acquires EOTECH weapon sights

The Indonesian Armed Forces (Tentara Nasional Indonesia, TNI) has acquired 1,000 Holographic Weapon Sights (HWS) and magnifiers for use by the Komando Pasukan Khusus (Kopassus), US weapon sights specialist EOTECH announced on 10 January. Kopassus is the Indonesian Army’s (TNI-AD’s) special forces group that conducts special operations missions for the Indonesian government, such as direct […]

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January 27, 2023

Japan initiates unmanned amphibious assault vehicle effort

Japan is aiming to develop an unmanned amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) as part of its Future Amphibious Technology Research (FAT-R) programme, a representative from the Japanese Ministry of Defense’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) revealed at the International Armoured Vehicles (IAV) 2023 conference held in London on 23-26 January. Colonel Sakasegawa Daisuke, 3rd Development […]

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January 20, 2023

UAE partners with South Korea for transport aircraft development

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with South Korea for strategic defence industrial cooperation as well as joint development of a multirole transport aircraft, the UAE government announced on 16 January. The MoU for industrial cooperation was exchanged on by Tareq Abdul Raheem al Hosani, Secretary-General of the Tawazun […]

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January 19, 2023

Egypt aims for local production of South Korean trainer aircraft

Egypt’s state-owned Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI) announced on 16 January that it has signed an agreement with Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) for local production of the latter’s T-50/FA-50 lead-in fighter trainer (LIFT) aircraft. The aircraft will be built at the AOI Aircraft Factory in Helwan – which previously licence-produced and manufactured aircraft for the […]

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January 19, 2023

China boosts military UAV development with new R&D facility

Aerospace Times Feihong Technology Corporation (Feihong), a subsidiary of the state-owned China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), announced on 10 January that it is building a new integrated research and engineering facility for next-generation unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) development. Feihong is an offshoot of CASC’s Ninth Academy, also known as the 13th Institute or […]

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December 9, 2022

Viettel showcases latest indigenous C5ISR capabilities

Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group, which is Vietnam’s largest telecommunications company and a state-owned enterprise under the Ministry of National Defence (MND), is taking the opportunity at the inaugural Vietnam Defence Expo 2022 from 8-10 December in Hanoi to highlight its indigenous Command, Control, Computer, Communication, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (C5ISR) solutions. Viettel’s presence […]

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December 9, 2022

Vietnam stages inaugural defence exhibition

Over 170 local and international companies from 30 countries are showcasing their products and solutions at the Vietnam Defence Expo, which is being run for the first time in the Southeast Asian country from 8-10 December in Hanoi. Hosted by the Ministry of National Defence (MND) at a refurbished airbase in Gia Lam, the event […]

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December 2, 2022

Korean navy helicopter carrier slated for upgrades

The South Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has awarded a ₩180.8 billion (US$136 million) contract to local shipbuilder HJ Shipbuilding and Construction (HJSC) to refurbish the Republic of Korea Navy’s (RoKN’s) lead Dokdo-class helicopter carrier, ROKS Dokdo. The company was formerly known as Hanjin Heavy Industries (HHI), which originally built the vessel, and is […]

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December 2, 2022

Ocius wins Australian navy USV deal

Sydney-based Ocius Technologies has won a A$4.9 million contract to deliver five Bluebottle unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) to Royal Australian Navy (RAN) to boost the service’s efforts to advance its unmanned capabilities in the surface and underwater domains. The deal was announced at the christening ceremony of Bluebottle USVs BARRA (hull number 8) and BOMBARA […]

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November 25, 2022

China shows off new UAVs at Airshow China 2022

State-owned and private companies have once again taken the opportunity at the Airshow China 2022 exhibition in Zhuhai, which concluded on 13 November, to showcase the latest developments of its robust military and commercial unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) industry. The Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) unveiled its new MALE-class Wing Loong-3 (WL-3) armed reconnaissance […]

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November 24, 2022

Indonesia tests indigenous air launched munition

The Indonesian Ministry of Defense (MoD) revealed that it has conducted developmental testing of an indigenous air-launched smart munition in a social media post on 17 November. The Smart Bomb Development (SDB) is aimed at the medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) being developed by a local consortium of state-owned and public companies (PTTA […]

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November 18, 2022

Indonesia and UAE signs deal to boost explosive production

Indonesia’s PT Dahana has in early November signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Edge Group subsidiary Lahab Defence Systems for a possible joint venture in the construction of a TNT plant at the Dahana Energetic Material Center (EMC) area in Subang. The MoU also calls for co-operation in the production of several types of […]

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November 17, 2022

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 social media post in mid-October. Called the Hunter Armoured Vehicle-Launched Bridge (HT-AVLB), the new vehicle was first unveiled during the army Combat Engineers’ 55th Anniversary and commissioned the same day. The […]

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November 11, 2022

Indonesian corvettes to get further upgrades

Thales has entered into an agreement with state-owned defence electronics specialist PT Len Industri to provide a range of C4ISR enhancements to the Indonesian Navy’s (TNI-AL’s) four Diponegoro-class guided missile corvettes, among other work announced on 4 November. The company said it will refurbish the ships with “an Integrated Missions System including the TACTICOS Combat […]

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November 10, 2022

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 Tokyo on 6 November, an event which also commemorated the 70th anniversary of the service’s founding. Twenty JMSDF assets, including surface combatants and submarines, as well as 18 vessels from Australia, […]

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November 4, 2022

KAI contracted to develop Korean Marine Corps Attack Helo

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has been awarded a contract to develop a multirole attack helicopter for the Republic of Korea Marine Corps (RoKMC), which could be based on its MUH-1 Marineon amphibious helicopter design. KAI said that it had signed a contract with the Ministry of National Defense’s (MND’s) procurement agency Defense Acquisition Program Administration […]

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November 4, 2022

CASC to showcase new CH-806 loitering munition at Airshow China 2022

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) will be using the 2022 edition of Airshow China, scheduled to be held from 8-13 November in Zhuhai to showcase a new loitering munition variant of its Cai Hong (Rainbow) CH-806 Small Long-Endurance Reconnaissance UAV. Developed by CASC subsidiary China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics (CAAA, also known as […]

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October 28, 2022

Royal Thai Army unveils upgraded L70 AA gun

The Royal Thai Army (RTA) has released the first images of its upgraded Bofors (now BAE Systems) 40mm L/70 Anti-Aircraft (AA) guns on its social media account on 21 October, featuring new a new optoelectronic system and integration work by local firm Armisys Supply Company. The enhanced AA guns, designated the L70 OES (Type A […]

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