South Korea’s Materiel Export Down In 2023
Arms exports of South Korea fell from 2022’s record high although the number of importers did increase due to the high demand for Korean-made materiel, according to the Ministry of … Read More
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Record USD56 Billion Defence Budget For Japan
Japan’s government has approved a record USD56 billion defence budget for 2024, a 16% increase on military expenditure in addition to its easing of regulations on the post-war ban of … Read More
Russian Armed Forces Receive New Materiel In 2023
Russia’s Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu has said that the Russian Navy has received four multipurpose submarines and eight surface vessels throughout 2023. In early December, Borei-A-class ballistic missile submarine Imperator … Read More
20 More F-35As For South Korea
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced a signed contract with the United States earlier in December to procure an additional 20 units of Lockheed Martin F-35A stealth fighters … Read More
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
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