Indonesia Holds Off on Mirage Purchase
THE government of Indonesia has postponed a plan for the purchase of 12 Dassault Mirage 2000-5 fighter aircraft previously used by Qatar, with the delay attributed to limited fiscal capacity … Read More
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Airliner Collides with JCG Aircraft at Tokyo Airport Five Personnel Killed
TOKYO/TOULOUSE: A Japan Airlines plane burst into flames after colliding with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft while landing at Tokyo-Haneda Airport Tuesday night (Jan 2). Images on NHK television showed … Read More
ASEAN Calls for Peace and Cool Heads Amid South China Sea Tensions
JAKARTA/KUALA LUMPUR — Foreign ministers of Asia’s key regional grouping ASEAN have expressed their concern over growing tensions in the South China Sea which they said could threaten regional peace … Read More
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
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