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Thailand’s Air Force unveils new wish list, eyeing new jets and drones

Counter-drone systems and new fighter jets are also among the most pressing concerns.

2 days ago

Indian committee OKs $4 billion buy of BrahMos missiles, more tech

The acquisition package includes cruise missiles, air defense weapons, surveillance radars and fighter jet engines.

3 days ago

Air Warfare

Singapore to buy eight F-35 jets, raise defense budget

The F-35A purchase would be on top of earlier orders for 12 F-35Bs from the American defense company Lockheed Martin.

Anduril, Hanwha team up to bid for Army’s light payload robot

Anduril is jumping into the Army's Squad Multipurpose Equipment Transport robotic vehicle competition with partners Hanwha and Forterra.

4 days ago

Australia to more than double naval surface fleet, grow defense budget

The Royal Australian Navy will have its largest fleet since the end of World War II if it implements recommendations from a new independent review.

4 days ago

Honeywell, PTDI ink deal for Indonesia’s Black Hawk helicopter program

Honeywell is working with PTDI to provide technologies to elevate and sustain the aircraft.

4 days ago

South Korea eyes mixed fleet of manned, unmanned warplanes

The South Korean military's growing interest in manned-unmanned teaming comes amid a declining pool of 18-year-old conscripts.

7 days ago

‘Already late’: Pentagon sounds alarm on funding Pacific island pact

Without funding a set of agreements with island nations, the U.S. risks losing access to critical territory in its effort to deter China.

9 days ago

Embraer sees strong demand for C-390 Millennium airlifter in Asia

Officials said they plan to take the C-390 plane on display at the Singapore Airshow to other countries in the region before returning to Brazil.

9 days ago

US, South Korea practice missile intercepts after North Korean tests

Friday's drill involved F-35A fighter jets from both countries and other fighter jets from South Korea.

9 days ago

Members of a band from the People's Liberation Army leave following a speech by Chinese President Xi Jinping after the closing session of the National People's Congress at The Great Hall Of The People on March 20, 2018.

Pentagon’s CJADC2 milestone is signal to China, officials say

The Pentagon's connectivity campaign comes as China pursues its own version — or a countermeasure — known as Multi-Domain Precision Warfare.

10 days ago

Philippines hints at fresh fighter fleet amid negotiations with Sweden

The two governments are now ironing out the final terms of defense cooperation based on a memorandum of understanding signed last year.

10 days ago

Foreign firms vie for South Korea’s airborne early warning contract

Two contenders employ the same airframe but feature different equipment, while a third promises commonality with incumbent South Korean aircraft.

11 days ago

Japan sends companies to Singapore Airshow with eyes on foreign market

This is the largest industrial contingent outside Japan after the government relaxed post-war arms exports in 2014.

11 days ago

ST Engineering unveils wheeled ground robot equipped with aerial drone

The firm completed development of the four-wheel drive electric vehicle last year, but is only now showing it to the public.

11 days ago

Malaysia is becoming wary of its Russian-made weapons

Western sanctions against Russia have officials in Kuala Lumpur worried about the supply of spare parts.

12 days ago

India prepares to buy 15 C295 maritime patrol variants

Once a contract is signed, a joint venture between the French firm Airbus and the Indian business Tata Advanced Systems Ltd. would make the aircraft.

12 days ago

General Atomics expands its reach into the Japanese defense market

The company has struck a partnership with Tokyo spanning civilian and defense topics, as executives hope to sell the MQ-9B SeaGuardian drone.

12 days ago

Korea Aerospace Industries taps another European missile supplier

Germany's Diehl Defence is in line to integrate its Iris-T interceptor missile into the Korean vendor's combat aircraft.

12 days ago