IMDEX Asia 2025 Returns For 14th Edition
IMDEX Asia 2025, Asia’s leading naval and maritime defence event, is back for its 14th edition. With a special focus on maritime technology innovation and artificial intelligence (AI), this year’s … Read More
Tag: Asian Defence Journal
General Yasunori Morishita, Chief of Staff, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
THE Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Chief of Staff, General Yasunori Morishita, recently spent some time enlightening the Asian Defence Journal on related matters. ADJ: How has the JGSDF adapted to … Read More
Admiral Akira Saito, Chief of Staff, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
ASIAN Defence Journal spoke to the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force Chief of Staff, Admiral Akira Saito, recently. ADJ: This year has seen a number of new vessels and weapons systems … Read More
Global Strategic Trends And Implications On Indo-Pacific Maritime Security
By Dr Sumathy Permal – Senior Fellow, Maritime Institute of Malaysia THE global strategic trends are pacing rapidly with changing interest of world major powers. This is attributed to consternation … Read More
North Korea Launches Latest Destroyer
NORTH Korea’s Korean People’s Navy (KPN) launched its latest “multipurpose destroyer” on April 25 according to reports from state media agency Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). The 5,000-tonne destroyer was … Read More
Fincantieri Delivers 9th FREMM Frigate To Italian Navy
ORIZZONTE Sistemi Navali (OSN), a joint venture owned by Fincantieri (51%) and Leonardo (49%), delivered the multi-role frigate Spartaco Schergat to the Italian Navy Today at Fincantieri’s Muggiano (La Spezia) … Read More
LIMA Set To Buzz Langkawi This May
ON May 20-24, the island of Langkawi in Malaysia will once again host the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA) – a signature event on the global defence and … Read More
Fincantieri, tKMS Partner On Philippines Submarine Project
FINCANTIERI and thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (tKMS) have signed an Industrial Cooperation Agreement, agreeing to partner strategically and provide the Philippine Navy (PN) with advanced submarine solutions. As part of the … Read More
Russia Aims World Market With Top-Gun Aircraft
ON the first week of this month, the Russian Air Force has been confirmed to have received its first new batch of Su-35S fighter aircraft since the beginning of the … Read More
STM Lays Keel Of First M’sian Littoral Mission Ship
TURKIYE’S STM has laid the keel for the first Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) Littoral Mission Ship Batch 2 (LMSB2) at Istanbul Shipyard, Turkiye. The ceremony was attended by the RMN … Read More