Thousand Island Dressing
Traditional and non-traditional threats, as well as financial constraints, are pushing Asia Pacific navies to select increasingly modular designs for their corvettes. This is...
Unmanned, Unblinking Eyes Over The Ocean
The ramp-up of capability in terms of MALE/HALE operations is happening, although fully operational systems in many cases are still some years away. ...
Bolt to the Blue
The story of land-based medium- to long-range Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAM) in the Asia-Pacific is one of considerable contrasts. For example, the People’s Republic of...
Bangladesh Navy Doubles Dorniers
RUAG Aviation has signed a contract for the sale of two more Dornier 228 twin-turboprop aircraft to the Bangladesh Navy (BN) to be delivered...
South Asian navies show strong presence in Qatar
South Asian navies turned up in force at the latest edition of the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (DIMDEX)s held in Qatar...
RUAG International completes 72-month inspection on Bangladesh Navy Dornier 228
RUAG MRO International, the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of the Dornier 228, has completed the 72-month inspection on Bangladesh Navy’s (BN) Dornier 228-212 special...
More nations to take part in Cobra Gold
Many more countries have expressed interest in taking part in the multinational Cobra Gold military exercise in Thailand this year, Supreme Commander Thanchaiyan Srisuwan...
Light Combat Aircraft in the Asia Pacific
The demand for relatively lower cost trainer / light attack aircraft in Asian Pacific has been an attractive proposition to countries needing to upgrade...
Train As You Fight
The Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) concept can be traced back to the 1950s. Its emergence reflected broader trends in air power, including the increasing...
Cheaper Options for Ground Attack
There is now a growing range of ground attack aircraft available now, the purchase of which will not break a nation’s defence budget.Â
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