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N. Korea Commissions Latest Frigate
NORTH Korea commissioned its latest and largest-ever 5,000-tonne destroyer--the Choe Hyon on June 23 in a ceremony at Nampo shipyard attended by the country's...
Singapore, Thailand Renew Cobra Gold Commitment
SINGAPORE and Thailand renewed their shared commitment to strengthening defence cooperation by signing the memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the participation of the Singapore Armed...
Pakistan Commissions First Hangor Submarine
PAKISTAN commissioned the first of its Hangor-class diesel-electric attack submarine–the PNS/M Hangor in China’s port city of Sanya on April 30. The commissioning ceremony...
Philippines Receive Triton Naval Drones From US
THE Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) received four Ocean Aero Triton autonomous underwater and surface vehicles (AUSVs) from the United States on June 22. The systems valued...
Cambodia Receives First Type 056 Corvette From China
ACCORDING to reports from Cambodia and the Royal Thai Navy (RTN), Cambodia has received its first Type 056 guided-missile corvette provided as a grant...
US Calls For Increased Defence Spending From Asia
THE United States has called on the Asia-Pacific region to increase defence spending, citing a “rightful alarm regarding China’s historic military buildup and the expansion...
Critical Underwater Infrastructure Cross-Regional Defence Cooperation Launched In Singapore
LAUNCHED at the 23rd International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, the “Guiding Principles for Underwater Infrastructure Defence Exchanges” (GUIDE) was...
Singapore, Italy Finalise Supply Chain Resiliency Agreement
SINGAPORE and Italy have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Supply Chain Resiliency on the sidelines of the International Institute for Strategic Studies...
Five Power Exercise Bersama Shield Underway
THE Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) Exercise Bersama Shield is underway, with Malaysia hosting British, Australian, New Zealand and British personnel from April 13-May...
AUKUS Uncrewed Undersea Vehicles Being Developed
MEETING at the US Embassy in Singapore, AUKUS trio Australian deputy prime minister and defence minister Richard Marles, the US Secretary of War Pete...
