Bacarro is Philippines’ New Armed Forces Chief
MANILA: Lt. Gen Bartolome Vicente Bacarro has been appointed as the new Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) by the Marcos Jr administration. He tool … Read More
Tag: Asian Defence Journal
Japan Joins First Exercise Super Garuda Shield
JAKARTA: The two-week Super Garuda Shield kickedoff today which saw the debut of Japan Ground Self-Defence Force in this year’sseries of drills. The annual exercises, typically between Indonesia and the … Read More
18 Additional Nexter CAESAR for French Army
Nexter has received order from the French DGA for the order of new CAESAR artillery systems. The systems will be delivered to the French Army latest by mid-2024. Nexter, together … Read More
HAVELSAN Inks Cooperation Agreement with NATO MARSEC
Turkish defence firm, HAVELSAN has signed an agreement with NATO Maritime Security Centre of Excellence (MARSEC) so that the Turkish defence industry will become a centre of excellence through the … Read More
Airbus A400M Firefighting Kit Test A Success
Global airframe maker, Airbus has successfully tested a removable firefighting demonstrator kit on the A400M new generation airlifter during a flight test campaign in Spain. The test campaign took place … Read More
Leonardo’s Radar Joins NATO Training Range in Greece
Leonardo’s Kronos Grand Mobile High Power (GM HP) radar has been chosen by the Greek Air Force as the integrated air and missile defence system to be used at the … Read More
Leonardo Wins China Deal to Supply AW139 and AW109 Helicopters
Beijing/Rome: China’s Xiangjiang General Aviation Development Company (Xiangjiang GA) has signed a contract with Leonardo for one AW139 medium twin-engine helicopter and one AW109 Trekker light twin helicopter. The helicopters … Read More
Honeywell, Hanwha Systems to Collaborate on South Korea’s Urban Air Mobility Development
Singapore: Honeywell and South Korean defence firm, Hanwha Systems signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on unmanned aerial systems and urban air mobility (UAS/UAM) technology development in South … Read More
Space Selling Fast for LIMA’23!
It is less than a year away from the Langkawi International Maritime ana Aerospace (LIMA) exhibition, but the much-anticipated show is gaining more traction from then movers and shakers of … Read More
Leonardo, BAE Systems Announce Collaboration on Future Combat Air System Programme
Two global conglomerates, Leonardo and BAE Systems are actively progressing UK-Italy collaboration opportunities on the demonstrator aircraft as part of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programme, in the framework … Read More