Pakistan Army Commissions HQ-9/P Air Defence System
Pakistan Army’s The HQ-9/P air defence system is a variant of the HQ-9, such as the one in PLA service.
Tag: Asian Defence Journal
Naval Group Awarded Design Contract for French Navy’s Future Ocean Patrol Vessels
The French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) awarded Naval Group the contract for the preliminary and detailed design of the Ocean Patrol Vessel programme. This award follows on from the signature … Read More
Airbus Helicopters UH-72 Lakota fleet Topped 1 Million Flight-Hour Mark
Airbus Helicopters UH-72 Lakota fleet has exceeded the 1 million flight-hour mark, some 15 years after the first Lakota UH-72A entered service for the US Army and following the first … Read More
Thales Unveils New Multi-Mission Radar for Ground Forces
Thales unveils a new ground-based multi-mission radar for force protection – with unique simultaneous ground and low-level air surveillance, providing exceptional early UAV detection in particular of micro-drones. The Ground … Read More
South Korea Launches Next-Generation Submarine Rescue Ship
SEOUL: The Republic of Korea Navy launched its latest next-generation submarine rescue ship (ASR) ROKS Ganghwado on Oct 7, 2021 in an official ceremony at Okpo shipyard, Geoje Island. Built … Read More
Ex Bersama Gold Opens, Commemorating 50 Years of FPDA
BUTTERWORTH: Ships and aircraft, combined with personnel of the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) member states convene at Butterworth, in Malaysia’s Penang-state for Exercise Bersama Gold designed to defend Malaysia … Read More
CAE Gets New VP for Europe and Middle East
Global training systems integrator, CAE appoints Thibaut Trancart as Vice President and Managing Director for the Europe and Middle East region. Trancart joined CAE in June 2020 as Managing Director … Read More
Nexter Bags Major CAESAR 8×8 Mobile Artillery Gun Order
Nexter Group has won an order for the supply of 52 units of 8×8 CAESAR truck-mounted howitzer guns, further strengthening the mobile artillery system’s footprint in Europe and boosting prospects … Read More
First Operational Block III F/A-18 Super Hornet for US Navy
Boeing delivered the first of 78 contracted Block III F/A-18 Super Hornets to the US Navy recently. The Block III gives the Navy the most networked and survivable F/A-18 built … Read More
India Confirms 56 Airbus C295 Purchase
NEW DELHI/KUALA LUMPUR: India has formalised the acquisition of 56 Airbus C295 aircraft to replace the Indian Air Force (IAF) legacy AVRO fleet. It is the first “Make in India” … Read More