MHI of Japan promotes warships in LIMA 2023
It has been nearly ten years since Tokyo loosened regulations regarding the export of military equipment, and one of the foremost companies from Japan...
South Korea accelerates KF-21 development programme
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said on 16 May that Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI)’s KF-21 Boramae fighter aircraft development programme has passed...
Raytheon readies radar upgrade for KAI FA-50
United States defence prime Raytheon announced that it will equip the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) FA-50 light combat aircraft with its new PhantomStrike airborne...
JMSDF begins SeaGuardian UAV assessment
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has commenced trials of the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-9B SeaGuardian medium altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial...
Naval RWS, more than just UAS swatters
There is a growing need to add remote weapons stations onto naval vessels to counter a range of emerging threats such as unmanned and...
South Korean navy takes delivery of second KSS-III SSK
The Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) has received its second 3,000 tonne KSS-III diesel-electric attack submarine (SSK) ROKS Ahn Mu during a ceremony held...
Workhorse Airways
Billed as the unglamorous role of most Air Forces, transports are the aircraft that no nation’s military can do without.
As tension grow in the...
Coastal Gatekeepers
Offshore patrol vessels are being adapted for longer range patrols with a range of weapons to suit growing mission profiles.
Small and agile surface vessels...
Asian Exports Surge Into World Defence Markets
Asian companies are rapidly populating the higher end of the world’s top 100 defence manufacturers.
American, European and Russian manufacturers have long dominated the global...
Chinese WS-15 engine prepared for mass production
The Aero Engine Corporation of China (AECC) has declared that the indigenously developed Shenyang WS-15 (Woshan-15, translated as Turbofan-15) engine for the country’s fighter...
