Canberra has launched a $136.9 million shore facility in the Northern Territory as part of the government’s ongoing military modernization initiative. The Kuru Wharf was refurbished to provide additional berthing solutions for Australian Defence Force […]
Hobart class destroyer, HMAS Sydney, successfully fired the Naval Strike Missile, Navy’s replacement for the ageing Harpoon weapon system. The firing was conducted during Exercise RIMPAC 2024, being hosted by the United States Navy off […]
On April 22, 2024, Singapore’s fourth submarine in the Type 218SG construction program (Invincible-class) was launched at the thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) shipyard in Kiel. As informed, the shipbuilder also held a naming ceremony for […]
The plan by the United States to “institutionalise” four Asia-Pacific countries within the Nato framework is likely to hinge on a raft of factors such as the course of the Russia-Ukraine war, China’s continued “aggression” […]
Taiwan “should pay” the United States for defense, US presidential candidate Donald Trump said in a wide-ranging interview that has cast doubt on the relationship between Washington and Taipei should he be re-elected in November. […]
According to a source in the Defence Ministry on Monday, the United States has offered to lower the interest rates for the purchase of F-16 fighter jets by the Royal Thai Air Force in an […]
Vietnam’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) has suggested that it could acquire South Korean arms and equipment such as the Hanwha Aerospace K9 155mm self-propelled howitzer (SPH) for the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA), according to […]
Taiwan’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) is developing a 50-kilowatt laser weapon to neutralize enemy missiles and drones. The laser can be mounted on CM-32 Clouded Leopard armored vehicles for added mobility […]
Australian authorities have charged a soldier and her husband with spying on behalf of Russia. Police allege Kira Korolev — a 40-year-old Australian Defence Force (ADF) army private — and Igor Korolev — a 62-year-old […]
Elbit Systems has sent the first batch of Guarani 6×6 armored personnel carriers (APCs) to the Philippine Army. The vehicles are part of a $46-million deal signed in 2020 to deliver 28 Guaranis to a […]
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