Asian Defence Journal

LAUNCHED at the 23rd International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, the “Guiding Principles for Underwater Infrastructure Defence Exchanges” (GUIDE) was endorsed by 17 countries with common interests in … Read More

ASEAN defence ministers reiterated the importance of ASEAN Centrality and ASEAN’s potential contributions to regional peace and prosperity during a meeting co-hosted by Singapore and the Philippines at the International … Read More

SINGAPORE and Italy have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Supply Chain Resiliency on the sidelines of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue. The agreement was … Read More

THE United States has called on the Asia-Pacific region to increase defence spending, citing a “rightful alarm regarding China’s historic military buildup and the expansion of its military activities in … Read More

THE United States and Philippines renewed the Communications Interoperability and Security Memorandum of Agreement (CISMOA) for another 15 years, strengthening interoperability, secure communications, and cooperation in critical defence domains. The … Read More

THE United States will consider the sale of naval surface-to-surface missiles (SSM) to Malaysia as an alternative to the Naval Strike Missiles (NSM) produced by Norway’s Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace … Read More