Vaulting Ambition
Airframers in the Asia Pacific region are transitioning away from building under license to developing their own platforms.
The Asia Pacific region is the home...
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. ...
SOCPAC Keen to Share Joint Doctrine and Training
The return of Great Power competition means that US SOCPAC is more than ever seeking joint training opportunities with regional special forces.
Special Operations Forces...
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...
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...
Tactical change of Tune
The challenge of upgrading to software defined radios will reduce the need to overcome issues with upgrading traditional hardware for Asian militaries.
Tactical radio technology...
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...
Keeping Faith with Light Close Air Support
David Oliver - The appeal of light, close air support aircraft endures in a region increasingly worried by the likelihood of returning Daesh fighters adding...
The Naval Workhorse – The Rise of OPVs
Offshore Patrol Vessels are gaining popularity as a cheaper but increasingly more capable option to more sizeable and expensive ‘grey navy’ options.
The Asia-Pacific region...
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...
