Asian Military Review

BrahMos Missile successfully test fired off Goa coast

The BRAHMOS supersonic cruise missile was successfully test fired from the Indian Navy’s newest guided missile frigate INS Tarkash off the coast ofGoa. The missile performed high-level “C more

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships visit Pearl Harbor

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMDSF) ships, landing ship tank JS Shimokita (LST 4002); destroyer JS Atago (DDG 177) and helicopter destroyer JS Hyuga (DDH 181) departed Pearl Harbor May 20 f more

USS Tortuga arrives in Indonesia for Exercise CARAT ’13

The forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) arrived in Jakarta today, marking the beginning of exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training 2013 (CARAT ’13) more

Indian Offshore Patrol Vessel ‘Vaibhav’ commissioned

Indian Coast Guard Ship Vaibhav, the 3rd in the series of 90 meters class Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) was commissioned at Tuticorin by Vice Admiral Anurag G Thapliyal, Director General Indian Co more

CN295 on ASEAN tour to show capabilities

Airbus Military and PTDI promoting transport aircraft in the ASEAN region A CN295 military transport aircraft of the Indonesian Ministry of Defense will be making a tour around six ASEAN countrie more

IMDEX ASIA: USS Freedom makes debut

USS Freedom (LCS 1) made its debut in Singapore participating in IMDEX 2013. Freedom also hosted thousands of visitors, from Singaporean citizens to senior government and military officials, duri more

IMDEX Asia 2013 ends on a record-breaking high

The ninth edition of the International Maritime Defence Exhibition (IMDEX Asia), Asia-Pacific’s foremost maritime defence show, ended on a high last Thursday, 16 May, with a record number of pa more

Navy Open House inaugurated in Singapore

Senior Minister of State for Defence Chan Chun Sing officiated at the opening ceremony of Navy Open House (NOH) 2013 at Changi Naval Base. Following a Dynamic Display of the Republic of Singapore more

Commander of the Royal Brunei Air Force makes introductory visit to Singapore

The Commander of the Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF) Colonel (COL) (U) Haji Wardi Bin Haji Abdul Latip called on Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen at the Ministry of Defence . As part of his int more

IMDEX 2013: Riding the next technology wave with INEC

The Asian edition of the International Naval Engineering Conference (INEC) was inaugurated at IMDEX 2013 exhibition at Singapore by Singapore Permanent Secretary of Defence Development Mr Chan Ye more

Singapore and Australian Navy sign Submarine Rescue Arrangement

The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN)’s Chief of Navy Rear-Admiral Ng Chee Peng signed the Submarine Rescue Arrangement with Royal Australian Navy (RAN)’s Chief of Navy Vice-Admiral Ra more

Indian Defence Minister reviews progress on Coastal Security Measures

The Defence Minister of India AK Antony today reviewed the progress on various steps and actions taken to enhance Coastal Security. Defence Minister noted that Ministry of Defence has taken a num more

1st Boeing P-8I Maritime patrol aircraft arrives in India

The first Boeing P-8I long-range maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft arrived at India Naval Station Rajali. The P-8I is one of eight aircraft Boeing is building for India more

IMDEX Asia 2013 set to sail

15 warships from nine countries around the world, including the latest patrol vessels, frigates, corvettes and destroyers, sailed into Singapore for the Warships Display at IMDEX Asia 2013, takin more

IMDEX: Sagem GFCS fire-control system wins major contract from Singapore Navy

Sagem (Safran) has signed a contract with the Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) ofSingaporeto develop and produce a new Gun Fire-Control System (GFCS) for eight Littoral Mission Vessel more

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ITEC Italy: Alenia Aermacchi displays new simulation frontiers

Since it was established in 1961, Alenia Aermacchi’s Simulation Centre has designed, developed and operated flight simulators, along with hardware and software tools required for their integrat more

Paris Airshow: MBDA to focus on innovative technology, modern solutions and international cooperation

At the Paris Air Show 2013, MBDA will again demonstrate its unique status as the only company with a product catalogue capable of meeting the guided weapons requirements of all three armed serv more

Incat Crowther launches crewboat Swissco Cheetah

Incat Crowther is pleased to announce the launch of Swissco Cheetah, the first of a pair of 36m crewboats built by Cheoy Lee Shipyards of Hong Kong. Capable of carrying 50 tonnes of deck cargo, more

Certification tests begins for improved 747-8

A Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental successfully completed its first test flight this week with a package of performance improvements including enhanced GE engines. This package is designed to improv more

Thales announces entry of TETRA1 network in Kazakhstan

Critical Communications World Congress –Paris,France– Wednesday 22 May 2013 – Thales with the key industrial partner “Company AGAT LLP” (Kazakhstan) announces the entry into ser more

BMT delivers high value customer solutions

BMT Group Ltd (BMT), the international design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has announced another strong financial performance for the year to 30 September 2012. By focusing on more

EBACE 2013: Honeywell Aerospace highlights momentum in Europe, Middle East for aircraft upgrades

Honeywell will be highlighting the operational benefits and momentum of its Retrofit, Modification and Upgrade (RMU) technologies at this year’s EBACE show in Geneva (May 21–23). Having recen more

ITT Exelis contract for enhanced night vision goggles extended

The U.S. Army has awarded ITT Exelis a $48 million contract option for follow-on production of enhanced night vision goggles that allow soldiers to detect and identify potential threats in vari more

General Dynamics delivers USNS Montford Point to US Navy

General Dynamics NASSCO recently delivered USNS Montford Point (MLP-1), the lead ship of the Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) class, to the U.S. Navy. The ship is named in honor of Camp Montford Po more

F-35B completes first vertical takeoff

A Lockheed Martin F-35B Short Takeoff/Vertical Landing (STOVL) Lightning II test aircraft recently completed the first-ever Vertical Takeoff (VTO) on May 10. VTOs are one of the many capabilities more

Golden Jubilee for Raytheon’s Forward Looking Infrared Technology

Raytheon Company marked its five-decade heritage as the maker of Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) technology that has allowedU.S.and international defense forces to track objects in total darkness more

MARIN Nautical Center deploys projectiondesign® in full-mission ship bridge simulators

In mid-2012, specialist systems integration specialists, Pro Systems completed a visual systems upgrade to two full mission Mermaid 500 real-time navigation simulators at MARIN, the Maritime Rese more

U.S. Army awards Cubic foreign military sales training contract

Cubic Corporation announced that it was awarded a $21 million foreign military sales contract for its Engagement Skills Trainer 2000 (EST 2000) Plus, virtual small arms training system. The U.S. more

Airbus Military C295 demonstrates humanitarian aid capability in Peru

This week Airbus Military transported around eight tonnes of humanitarian aid from the Peruvian National Civil Defence Institute to various areas in the country in the context of the cold weather more

Boeing ships 6th Wideband Global SATCOM Satellite for launch

Boeing is progressing with the expansion of the U.S Defense Department’s highest capacity communications satellite constellation, recently shipping its sixth Wideband Global SATCOM ( more

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