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
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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
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
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
South Korea Selects the Embraer C-390 Millennium
SEOUL – South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has announced Embraer’s C-390 Millennium as the winner of the Large Transport Aircraft (LTA) II public tender to provide the Republic … Read More