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The Philosophy Behind the Fighter Jet Design
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Africa
The U.S.-Morocco Defense Cooperation Treaty Should be Cloned To Southeast Asian Countries To Counter China
Morocco and the United States renewed the alliance between the two nations as a foundation stone for peace in Africa. Morocco and the United States signed a military defence agreement on 2 October 2020 in […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Australia To Decommission Armidale-class OPV
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is preparing to decommission an Armidale-class patrol vessel. The boat, HMAS Pirie , will be decommissioned at Darwin on 26 March after 14 years of service. Its departure from its homeport of […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Australia Launches Arafura-Class OPV (SEA 1180) Programme
Australia has launched initiatives to support enhanced industrial collaboration in the programme to build Arafura-class offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The Department of Defence (DoD) in Canberra said on 5 […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Bureaucratic Red Tape And Politics Of Australian Barracuda Class Submarine
The Future Submarine Program (FSP) will span decades and decisions that are made today will affect generations to come. If the program is to ultimately succeed in providing the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) with a […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
HMAS Sydney Leaves Home Port For Combat Trials
The Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN’s) third Hobart-class air warfare destroyer (AWD) has set off for its combat systems trials, which will be conducted with the US Navy (USN). The vessel, HMAS Sydney (42), departed home port at […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Rising Maritime Ambitions Of China, Where Does The West Stand?
In 2018, Chinese President Xi Jinping donned military fatigues and boarded a People’s Liberation Army Navy destroyer in the South China Sea. Spread out before him that April day was the largest flotilla Communist-ruled China […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Negotiations Breakthrough After Naval Group Submits Revised Proposal For Australian Submarine Programme
The Morrison government is verging on a breakthrough on its troubled $90 billion submarine program after months of tense negotiations with French company Naval Group over cost blowouts, delays and local content requirements. After reports […]
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Boeing Australia Completed First Flight Of Royal Wingman UCAV
SYDNEY (GDC) — Boeing and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) said on Tuesday (Mar 2) they had completed the first flight test on a pilotless fighter-like jet designed to operate in conjunction with crewed aircraft. […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Australian Navy To Continue Patrolling South China Sea With The US Navy
Australian military ships and aircraft will continue to patrol the South China Sea amid warnings from China that a declaration of independence by Taiwan would “mean war”. With Taiwan reporting an increase in Chinese military aircraft in […]