Tag: US Marine Corps
Japanese amphibious aircraft one of the highlights at multilateral naval exercise
A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ShinMaywa US-2 search-and-rescue (SAR) amphibian was deployed to support the recently concluded multilateral Sama Sama-Lumbas 2022 exercise, which...
“Predators Run” Exercise Brings Four Pacific Military’s Together
This year’s annual warfighting exercise by Australian’s Army1st Brigade, Predators Run, combined elements of four countries.
Conducted in the Army’s tropical training ground southeast...
US Navy concludes Valiant Shield 2022, readies for RIMPAC
On 17 June, the US Navy concluded the ninth edition of Valiant Shield, a high-end unilateral field training exercise following 12 days of combat...
Japan confirms fixed-wing STOVL aircraft capability aboard JS Izumo
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has confirmed the ability of its Izumo-class multipurpose destroyer to support launch and recovery operations of the short...
Lightning Spreads Over Asia-Pacific
The network of F-35 Lightning II fighter operators in the Asia-Pacific region continues to grown and strengthen.
Until 2 August, all Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning...
Defend and Deter
Published in the November/December 2020 Issue - The air defence threat-and-response equation exists increasingly in integrated layers. Armada looks at two examples of how...
Indonesia Cleared for Purchase of Eight MV-22s
Indonesia has been cleared by the US State Department for a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of eight MV-22 Block C Osprey tiltrotor aircraft...
Singapore Airshow still on despite exhibitor pull-outs over Coronavirus threat
The organisers of the Singapore Airshow (11-16 February), Experia Events, confirmed during a media briefing at the Changi Expo Centre that the event will...
Amphibious Sustained Reach
Large ships can, by definition, support a number of tasks. Such flexibility inherent in both amphibious and logistics platforms is being exploited by a...
Augmenting the Amphibians
The Japanese military is organising an Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade that is expected to become fully operational in 2018.
An important enabler in this...