Thailand Orders Additional Airbus C295
BANGKOK: Thailand’s Ministry of Defence has placed a firm order for an additional Airbus Defence & Space C295 airlifter. This repeat order for a new aircraft, to be operated by … Read More
Tag: Asian Defence Journal
MBDA’s Sea Ceptor for Brazilian Navy
MBDA has been awarded a contract to equip the Brazilian Navy’s new Tamandaré-class frigates with the Sea Ceptor air defence missile system. Sea Ceptor is a smart weapon control system … Read More
New Chairman for Pilatus
Hansueli Loosli was elected as the new Chairman of the Board of Directors at the Pilatus Annual General Meeting. His appointment is following Oscar J Schwenk, the longstanding Chairman of … Read More
World First Tank Boat A Success in Sea, Weapons Trials
JAKARTA: Antasena – Indonesia’s and world first tank boat successfully undergone a series of sea and weapon trials in waters off East Java, announced its manufacturer, Indonesian state-owned company PT … Read More
Leonardo to Team Up for Royal Australian Navy’s Maritime Communications Project
MELBOURNE: Italian defence firm, through its Australian subsidiary have undertaken an internal Agreement to work collaboratively in pursuit of Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) SEA 1442 Phase 5 – Maritime Communications … Read More
Malaysian GSA Acquires RUAG MRO Business
KUALA LUMPUR: Global Systémes Asia Sdn Bhd (GSA) today announced the acquisition of Swiss Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) giant RUAG International’s MRO operation in Malaysia. The move, which signifies … Read More
Australia’s S-70A-9 Black Hawk FFMS to be Decommissioned
Australian Army bid farewell to its S-70A-9 Black Hawk Full Flight and Mission Simulator in a ceremony held with the simulator’s builder, CAE. The simulator was the Australian Army’s first … Read More
Fincantieri to Support Daewoo in New Korean Aircraft Carriers Design
SEOUL/TRIESTE: Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has signed a contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) to support the conceptual design of the new class of aircraft carriers CVX for the … Read More
DSTA, Naval Group to Harness Additive Manufacturing for Naval Applications
Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) and France’s Naval Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly explore new technologies such as additive manufacturing for navalapplications. Under … Read More
Fincantieri to Supply Indonesia Eight Frigates
Italian shipbuilder, Fincantieri, and the Ministry of Defence of Indonesia, have signed a contract for the supply of six FREMM-class frigates, the modernisation and sale of two Maestrale-class frigates, and … Read More