AUSTRALIA hosts the largest-ever iteration of Exercise Talisman Sabre, comprising over 35,000 troops from 19 countries including personnel from Canada, Fiji, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, … Read More
JAPAN has lodged protests to China after a statement from the defence ministry stated that a People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) JH-7 fighter-bomber flew as close as 30 metres … Read More
JAPAN has reportedly stated its commitment to export six former Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Abukuma-class destroyer escorts to the Philippines according to Japanese media reports. The Philippines Navy (PN) … Read More
AIRBUS Helicopters has signed two memorandums of understanding (MOU) with key players in the Malaysian aerospace and defence sectors – one to foster industrial cooperation in aerospace technologies, and another … Read More
MALAYSIA finalised their purchase of two additional GM400 Alpha long-range air surveillance radars. The letter of acceptance (LOA) was handed over from the Malaysian delegation comprising the prime minister Anwar … Read More
BAYKAR formally completed transfers of the business complexes of Piaggio Aero Industries and Piaggio Aviation–the two companies under extraordinary administration operating under the Piaggio Aerospace brand. The deal was formally … Read More
SECRETARY of the Philippines’ Department of National Defense (DND) Gilberto Teodoro Jr. has proposed for the Philippine Air Force’s (PAF) multi-role fighter (MRF) programme to proceed as a full package … Read More
FINCANTIERI held a delivery ceremony for the Indonesian Navy’s (TNI-AL) first Multipurpose Combat Ships/Pattugliatore Polivalente d’Altura (MPCS/PPA) class offshore patrol vessels (OPV) KRI Brawijaya on July 2 at Fincantieri’s Muggiano La Spezia … Read More
MALAYSIA is set to procure additional maritime patrol aircraft (MPA), rotary-wing aircraft and warships from Italian firms Leonardo and Fincantieri, an intention outlined by Malaysian prime minister Anwar Ibrahim. Concluding … Read More
LUMUT Naval Shipyard (LUNAS) launched the Royal Malaysian Navy’s (RMN) second Littoral Combat Ship–Raja Muda Nala in a naming and launching ceremony held today at the LUNAS shipyard in Lumut, … Read More
