JAPAN’S National Police Agency (NPA) has placed a follow-on order for three Airbus H135 helicopters as part of its ongoing fleet modernisation programme. This order follows the successful delivery of … Read More
THALES’ executive vice-president of land and air systems Herve Dammann speaks to Asian Defence Journal during the recent Singapore Airshow 2026, about the firm’s strategic position across all vital domains … Read More
JAPAN has taken delivery of its first Joint Strike Missiles (JSM) from Norway’s Kongsberg as well as the American-made Tomahawk cruise missiles. A Kongsberg social media post stated that the … Read More
TURKIYE’S MKE and its BORAN 105mm lightweight towed howitzer has emerged as one of the most notable systems of recent years, steadily building a global success story and striking the … Read More
MYANMAR has commissioned their largest frigate and four multipurpose riverine combat vessels as well as a 40,000-tonne dry dock among other things. UMS King Thalun–the country’s largest indigenously built frigate … Read More
AUSTRALIA signed a US$123 million deal for 40 new Australian-designed and built Bluebottle uncrewed surface vessels (USV) to form one of the world’s largest sovereign USV fleets. Bluebottles will provide … Read More
THALES has launched its multi-layer, multi-domain Integrated air and missile defence dome system providing full protection against all types of air threats, on land, at sea and in space. SkyDefender … Read More
SINGAPORE deployed its Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) to evacuate its citizens from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia following the intensifying conflict between Iran, Israel and the US which have affected … Read More
INDONESIA has confirmed its acquisition of BrahMos cruise missile, finalising the deal with India according to an Indonesian defence ministry statement. A spokesperson for the defence ministry had told reporters … Read More
AN Iranian warship–the IRIS Dena was sunk around 40km off the waters of Sri Lanka’s Galle, prompting immediate rescue efforts by the Sri Lanka Navy and Sri Lanka Air Force. … Read More
