Modernization initiatives to spur Vietnam defense budget at 5.6% CAGR over...
Vietnam’s volatile relationship with China and territorial disputes in the South China Sea have compelled the country to enhance its military capabilities.
With China’s...
Regional MRO Capability Needs to be Fixed
Considering the cost of MRO over the lifetime of a platform, it is only recently that this vital capability is being built up in...
The Huntsman Still Rules the Waves
Once again tension over disputed island and territories in the South China Sea is the focus for Asia-Pacific nations to re-evaluate their maritime surveillance...
Metal Gear Solid
Armoured Combat Vehicles (ACVs) have been given considerable attention by armies in the Asia-Pacific over the last few years. Major efforts have been taken,...
Periscope Depth
Whether driven by direct threats to national security, or as a result of the submarine procurement race that is currently taking place in the...
Vietnam orders 12 L-39 jet trainers from Czech Republic
Czech defence exporter Omnipol announced on 15 February that it has been awarded a contract from Vietnam Ministry of Defence for 12 Aero Vodochody...
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...
Fast and Furious
In a region where traditional and non-traditional threats are constantly changing littoral security needs, the demand for Fast Attack Craft (FAC) which provide speed...
Vietnam chooses innovative R&S Series5200 ATC radios and CERTIUM VCS from...
The new CERTIUM radios and voice communications systems will provide Vietnamese regional towers with reliable communications and a state-of-the-art air traffic control solution.
Rohde & Schwarz and...
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...
