IAF Lands C-130J In Kargil At Night
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has successfully executed a night landing with the Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules at the unidirectional Kargil Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) which is near Ladakh’s … Read More
Tag: Asian Defence Journal
Indian Navy Receives Drishti 10
The Indian Navy has received the first locally-produced Drishti 10 Starliner unmmaned aerial vehicle (UAV). The drone is a locally-manufactured variant based on the Hermes 900 Starliner from Israel’s Elbit … Read More
Philippines Reactivates Counter-Intelligence Group
The Philippines has reactivated the Armed Forces of the Philippines Counter-Intelligence Group (AFPCIG) to beef up the AFP’s counter-intelligence efforts across the nation and support the AFP’s mission. The counter-intelligence … Read More
Taiwan’s Narwhal Submarine To Be Delivered Soon
Taiwan’s first-ever indigenous submarine – the Hai Kun-class, or Narwhal will purportedly be handed over to the Republic of China Navy (ROCN) by May. First unveiled in September, it was … Read More
Taiwan Begins Constructing New Anti-Submarine Frigate
Confirmed by the Republic of China Navy (ROCN), construction of Taiwan’s second light frigate has commenced. Among the two frigate prototypes under the New Generation Light Frigate project, the first … Read More
India Considers Extending Sukhoi Operational Life
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is said to be evaluating on extending theoperational life of the Sukhoi Su-30 MKI fighter jets by up to two moredecades or longer through testing … Read More
First KAI Light Armed Helicopter Due For Delivery This Year
South Korea’s arms procurement agency, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) will hand over the first of the all-new Light Armed Helicopter (LAH) to the Republic of Korea Army (ROKA) … Read More
Pakistan Plans On Procuring Shenyang FC-31
PAKISTAN will reportedly purchase Shenyang FC-31 stealth fighter jets from China’s state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC). According to Chinese media reports, the acquisition of these fifth-generation fighter jets … Read More
Canada-Philippines Defence Cooperation MOU Inked
THE Philippines and Canada have both agreed to enhance defence relations after signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Defence Cooperation. The Philippines’ Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto … Read More
United Kingdom’s First Laser Weapon Successfully Fired
The United Kingdom has conducted the first high-power firing of a laser weapon against airborne targets during an evaluation at the Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Hebrides Range. Led by the … Read More