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THAILAND’s Cabinet has approved the planned procurements for the Royal Thai Navy, comprising two new frigates with a budget of and the change of engines for the RTN’s S26T Yuan-class … Read More
THAILAND’S Cabinet has approved the Royal Thai Air Force’s (RTAF) request to purchase four new JAS 39 Gripen E/F fighters from Sweden’s Saab. The approval comes at a time of … Read More
MALAYSIA is set to procure additional maritime patrol aircraft (MPA), rotary-wing aircraft and warships from Italian firms Leonardo and Fincantieri, an intention outlined by Malaysian prime minister Anwar Ibrahim. Concluding … Read More
LUMUT Naval Shipyard (LUNAS) launched the Royal Malaysian Navy’s (RMN) second Littoral Combat Ship–Raja Muda Nala in a naming and launching ceremony held today at the LUNAS shipyard in Lumut, … Read More
THE Asian Defence Journal spent a few minutes of question-and-answer with EDGE Group’s managing director and CEO Hamad Al Marar, during the recent Indo Defence expo and forum in Jakarta. … Read More
INDONESIA will be taking delivery of its first Multipurpose Combat Ships/Pattugliatore Polivalente d’Altura (MPCS/PPA) class offshore patrol vessels (OPV) from Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri in September. According to Fincantieri, the first PPA, … Read More
SIGNED at Indo Defence Expo & Forum, Indonesia signed a landmark deal for the under-development fifth-generation fighter–KAAN from Turkiye. Indonesia is set to be the aircraft’s first ever export customer … Read More
NORTH Korea’s second destroyer was damaged during a failed launch on May 21, inciting the fury of the supreme leader Kim Jong Un. The destroyer is likely the second of … Read More
THE Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) was officially established on Feb 15, 2005, under the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency Act 2004 (Act 633). Its formation aimed to streamline and strengthen … Read More
DSA Exhibition and Conference gears up for its two upcoming exhibitions next year – the 19th edition of the Defence Services Asia Exhibition & Conference (DSA 2026) and the fourth … Read More
