New Navy Chief For S. Korea
SOUTH Korea’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) has appointed Vice Admiral Kim Kyung-ryul as the new Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) chief. According to the ministry, Adm Kim is currently … Read More
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Airbus “Bird Of Prey” UAV Completes First Demo Flight
AIRBUS’ “Bird of Prey” interceptor drone successfully completed its first demonstration flight at a military training area in northern Germany. In a realistic mission scenario, it autonomously searched, detected and … Read More
Former Myanmar Military Chief Elected President
MYANMAR’S former military chief Min Aung Hlaing was elected president of Myanmar after stepping down on March 30 to seek the presidency in the general’s latest efforts to maintain power … Read More
ST Engineering Wins ADSB Sub-Contract For Kuwaiti Missile Gun Boats
SINGAPORE’S ST Engineering’s Marine business secured a six-year sub-contract valued at about US$466 million from Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) to design and supply the platform systems for a fleet of … Read More
Leonardo Acquire Iveco Defence Vehicles, ASTRA
LEONARDO completed the acquisition of Iveco Group’s Defence Business (IDV and ASTRA brands) for a price of US$1.84 billion in line with the agreed Enterprise Value disclosed of US$1.9B minus … Read More
New Defence Minister For Thailand
THAILAND’s King His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn has officially endorsed the formation of a new cabinet under prime minister Anutin Charnvirakul, following his re-election for a second term. On March … Read More
Nadzeem Rahman, DSA Executive Director
WITH the 19th Defence Services Asia (DSA) 2026 and National Security Asia (NATSEC Asia) 2026 exhibitions just round the corner, Asian Defence Journal posed a few pre-event questions to DSA … Read More
ASELSAN Launches LUNA-2 Satellite
ASELSAN, which resolutely carries its high-tech accumulation in the defence industry to the space domain, successfully launched its second satellite in the Space-Based Internet of Things (IoT) solution series–LUNA-2 into … Read More
Indonesia Selects Pilatus PC-24 For Transport Pilot Training
INDONESIA has selected the Pilatus PC-24 to support Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) transport pilot training, air transport and liaison missions. A contract for twelve PC-24s was signed with PT E-System … Read More
Second MC-55A Peregrine Arrives In Australia
AUSTRALIA received its second of four MC-55A Peregrine aircraft, arriving at the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Edinburgh, South Australia. The MC-55A is Australia’s inaugural airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and … Read More