A diplomatic spat between China and the Philippines has further flared up in the disputed South China Sea, with Manila scrambling war planes. Hundreds of Chinese vessels, which the Philippines claim are linked to China’s navy, are moored inside Manila’s […]
Israel Aerospace Industries on Monday announced more than $100 million in contracts for loitering munitions in three deals that include the Rotem VTOL and the Harop drones. The latter was sold in its land and […]
Elbit Systems announced that it was awarded a contract valued at approximately $172 million to supply light tanks to the Philippines Army. The contract will be performed over a three-year period. As the prime contractor, […]
TOKYO (GDC) — The Defense Ministry and the Japan Business Federation have agreed to step up cooperation in promoting defense equipment and technology exports. As per new arrangement, Japan will engage with the private defense […]
MANILA (GDC) – The Philippines is taking a page out of China’s book by building up its own fleet that includes fishing boats in the South China Sea, the South-east Asian nation’s top diplomat said. […]
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) has officially inducted into service the six A-29B Super Tucano trainer/light attack aircraft it ordered from Brazilian manufacturer Embraer Defense & Security in late 2017. The aircraft were commissioned in […]
South Korea’s new KF-X (Korean Fighter eXperimental) multi-role stealth fighter has begun final assembly despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, and will be rolled out in the first half of next year, as planned. The KFX […]
NEW YORK (GDC) — Bolstered by a historic $32 billion in approved defense sales to allies and partners for the month of July, the Trump administration said Thursday that it is ready to further support […]
The US State Department approved the sale of light support boats to the Philippines Navy, the sale includes armaments and sensors for an estimated cost of $126 million. The Government of the Philippines has requested […]
The Philippine Department of National Defense (DND) has said it still wants to procure the T129 ATAK helicopter from Turkish Aerospace (TA) but that it will seek guarantees from Turkey about the platform’s export availability. […]
Copyright © Global Defense Corp. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other non-commercial uses permitted by copyright law.