New Commander For PLA Navy In Latest Promotions
Despite the vacant post of Defence Minister for the People’s Republic of China (PRC), two military officers have been promoted to the top ranks of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). … Read More
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Hanwha Ocean Selected For South Korea Submarine Programme
South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean has been selected by the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) to build one 3,600-tonne submarine in a USD845 million deal, according to the country’s Defense … Read More
Malaysia Receives New Defence Minister
Malaysia has received a new Minister of Defence in a recent cabinet reshuffle, with Mohamed Khaled Nordin now holding Malaysia’s defence portfolio. Mohamed Khaled takes over from Mohamad Hasan, who … Read More
Singapore’s Chief of Navy Promoted
Chief of the Republic of Singapore Navy, Rear Admiral (RAdm) (One-Star) Sean Wat will be promoted to RAdm (Two-Star) effective Jan 1, 2024. RAdm Wat was presented his promotion certificate … Read More
Airbus C295 For Brunei
Brunei’s Ministry of Defence (MOD) has signed the certificate of Customer Acceptance Test for their first Airbus C295MW aircraft during a ceremony at Airbus Defence and Space San Pablo in … Read More
South Korea To Spend USD266 Billion Over Next 5 Years
The Republic of Korea’s (ROK) Ministry of National Defense (MND) has outlined its goal to spend as much as USD266 billion over the next five years in order to preserve … Read More
New Command Vehicles for ROK Army
The Republic of Korea Army (ROKA) has begun deploying a state-of-the-art command post vehicle, according to the nation’s arms procurement agency – the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA). It is … Read More
Taiwan Completes Development of Sky Sword III
The Taiwan/Republic of China’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) has successfully developed the Sky Sword III air-to-air missile according to a high-ranking government official. The Sky Sword … Read More
Thales GM400 Alpha Radar For Malaysia
French defence heavyweight Thales signed a letter of award with the Malaysian government for the firm’s new Ground Master GM400 Alpha long-range radar. The agreement, signed on Dec 8 by … Read More
More T-129 ATAK Commissioned for Philippines
Formally being commissioned into service soon with the Philippine Air Force (PAF) is a pair of brand-new Turkish-made T-129 ATAK attack helicopters as well as a Japanese air surveillance radar … Read More