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...
US, Philippines Renew CISMOA
THE United States and Philippines renewed the Communications Interoperability and Security Memorandum of Agreement (CISMOA) for another 15 years, strengthening interoperability, secure communications, and...
US Considers Naval Missile Sale To Malaysia
THE United States will consider the sale of naval surface-to-surface missiles (SSM) to Malaysia as an alternative to the Naval Strike Missiles (NSM) produced by...
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...
Australia Completes P-8A Poseidon Fleet
AUSTRALIA has completed its P-8A Poseidon fleet after the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) took delivery of its 14th and final P-8A maritime patrol aircraft...
Indonesia Shows Off Latest Capabilities
INDONESIA showed off its most recent arrival of key military assets in a handover ceremony at the Indonesian Air Force's (TNI-AU) Perdanakusuma base...
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...
Indonesia Prepares For First Aircraft Carrier
INDONESIA is preparing for the impending arrival of its first aircraft carrier–the retired Giuseppe Garibaldi from Italy, this comes after Italy’s parliament approved the...
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...
US, Indonesia Announce New Defence Partnership
THE US and Indonesia have established the Major Defense Cooperation Partnership (MDCP) intended to serve as a guiding framework to advance bilateral defence cooperation....
