Thailand to Decide on F-16 or Gripen Soon
The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) will establish a selection committee this month to finalise a decision on whether the air arm would purchase the Swedish-made Saab JAS-39E Gripen or … Read More
Tag: Asian Defence Journal
Airbus Presents Wingman:New Unmanned Fighter Jet Escort Concept
Airbus will be presenting their new Wingman concept at the International Aerospace Exhibition ILA in Berlin from June 5-9. With a static display of a full-scale model, the concept is … Read More
Malaysian-US Tiger Strike Exercise Concludes
Exercise Tiger Strike, the bilateral exercise between the Malaysian Army’s 10th Parachute Brigade and the United States Marine Corps 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit concluded after eight days of military drills … Read More
Malaysia’s Littoral Combat Ship Now In Water
The Royal Malaysian Navy’s (RMN) Maharaja-Lela-class littoral combat ship (LCS) was put into water on May 23 at Lumut Naval Shipyard (LUNAS), following official announcements from the shipbuilders. In December, … Read More
FPDA Planning Larger, Sophisticated Military Drills
The Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) comprising Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom have agreed to organise larger and more complex military drills in Southeast Asia this … Read More
Malaysian Paratroopers and US Marines Launch Ex Tiger Strike 24
Paratroopers from the Malaysian Army’s elite 10th Parachute Brigade have kicked off the bilateral Tiger Strike 2024 exercise with the United States Marine Corps (USMC) and United States Navy (USN). … Read More
Thai Materiel For Bhutan And Asia
Thailand’s Defence Ministry delivered 10 locally manufactured wheeled First Win 4×4 armoured vehicles and a number of small arms for the Royal Bhutan Police for use in its peacekeeping operations. … Read More
South Korea Wins Another Peruvian Order For 30 APCs
South Korean firm, STX Corp and its partner Hyundai Rotem have signed a deal with Peru’s materiel manufacturing institution affiliated with its Ministry of Defence, Fabrica De Armas Y Municiones … Read More
Philippines Receives Final Two T-129 ATAKs
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) has carried out an Arrival and Blessing Ceremony for its fifth and sixth Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) T-129 ATAK attack helicopters. After a traditional and … Read More
EDGE and Fincantieri Launch MAESTRAL With 400 Million Euro Order
EDGE Group has signed an agreement with Fincantieri to officially launch MAESTRAL, an Abu Dhabi-based shipbuilding joint venture (JV) between the two industry giants. First announced in February this year, … Read More