DND Sets Rebidding for 8 Amphibious Assault Vehicles
21 April 2014The new eight AAV will replace LVTH6 in the Philippine Marine Corps (photo : Timawa)MANILA -- Due to a failed bidding back in November, the Department of National Defense (DND) has called...
View ArticleOpening of National Aviation Centre for Cadets
22 April 2014New glider for Australian Air Force Cadet (photo : RAAF)Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence the Hon Darren Chester MP today officially opened the Australian Air Force...
View ArticleUp to RM6bil for Fighter Jets?
21 April 2014RMAF MiG-29N (photo : ftpmirror)KINIBIZ- The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF), which is looking to replace its fleet of 18 Russian-made Mikoyan-29N Fulcrum jet fighters, will soon be...
View ArticleNavy to Build Own Radars
22 April 2014Its own radar to secure the country's vast airspace from intruders (photo : US Navy)MANILA (PNA) -- The Philippine Navy is now planning to construct its own radar sets in a bid to fully...
View ArticleConstruction for the Second PKR 10514 Frigate to Start in Next 3 Months
22 April 2014Sigma PKR 10514 frigate (image : Acelanceloet)Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding Lays Keel for First Sigma 10514 PKR FrigateIn accordance with the agreed planning in the contract for the...
View ArticleDSME Reveals Missile Corvette Proposal for Malaysian Navy
21 April 2014DSME unveiled a missile surface corvette concept that it is offering to the Royal Malaysian Navy at DSA 2014 (photo : Jane's)South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering...
View ArticleNorth Sea Boats (PT. Lundin) and SAAB Working on an Improved 63m FMPV Trimaran
22 April 2014The new design of North Sea Boat's 63m FMPV Trimaran as shown on SAAB booth during DSA 2014 (photo : Navy Recognition)At DSA 2014, the 14th Defence Services Asia Exhibition and Conference...
View ArticleAirbus Defence and Space Together with Sapura to Establish Long-Term...
22 April 2014Airbus Defence and Sapura will partnership in joint development of key products in the field of planning and data fusion systems (photo : AirbusDefence/Cassidian)Airbus Defence and Space...
View ArticleVietnam to Arm New Gepard-Class Frigates with Palma CIWS
23 April 2014Palma close-in weapon system (CIWS). (photo: VPK)The People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) Navy will equip its third and fourth Russian-built Gepard 3.9 (Project 11661) light frigates with the...
View ArticlePT Len Equips Indonesian Navy MPA with Surveillance System
23 April 2014PT Len Retimax 2000 (all images : Defense Studies)State-owned defence electronics company PT Len has equipped an Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Laut: TNI-AL)...
View ArticleDeftech Offers Cambodia and Myanmar to Modernize Soviet-Made Tanks
23 April 2014Cambodia T-55 MBT (photo : tank-net)Representatives of the Malaysian company DEFTECH in the DSA-2014 exhibition held talks with a delegation of NE Cambodia on repair and modernization of...
View ArticleNavy Conducting Sonar Studies
24 April 2014The objective of the project is to absorb the sonar technology (operation and maintenance) in preparation for the development of a morecomplex system (photo : Brunei Mindef)With sonar...
View ArticleFirst Win Pitching for Malaysian Requirement
24 April 2014Malaysian army could purchase 200 Chaiseri First Win 4x4 under the brand name of Deftech AV-4 (all photos : Malaysiaflyingherald)Defence companies from Thailand and Malaysia are hoping to...
View ArticleAustralia Confirms 58 F-35 Order
24 April 2014After a previous decision to purchase 14 JSF, the purchase of 58 JSF will increase total number of F-35As Australia to 72 (photo : Aus DoD)F-35As to transform Australia's air combat...
View ArticleBelarusian BTR-50PKM Upgrade Offered for Asian Market
25 April 2014Belarusian BTR-50PKM upgrade (all photos : Minotor Service)Belarusian armoured vehicle repair, servicing, and upgrade company Minotor-Service presented several of its latest design...
View ArticleOptix, Kencana Defence form Electro-Optical JV
26 April 2014Optix is a Bulgarian electro-optical systems specialist (photo : Optix)Malaysian company Kencana Defence - a subsidiary of engineering group Bintang Kencana - has formed a joint venture...
View ArticleUji Fungsi RSCAN di Posek Kosekhanudnas I
26 April 2014Uji coba radar RSCAN di Kohanudnas (photo : Kohanudnas)Dalam rangka mendukung tugas pokok operasi pertahanan udara Kosekhanudnas I mendapatkan tambahan peralatan baru yang diberi nama...
View ArticleSingapore Intends to Acquire Russian MANPADS "Igla-S"
26 April 2014MANPADS "Igla-S" (photo : Itar Tass)MOSCOW (ARMS-TASS). Singapore Armed Forces may acquire Russian-portable air defense systems (MANPADS), "Igla-S". This was stated by ARMS-TASS head of...
View ArticlePhilippine to Buy More Planes for Air Force
28 April 2014The Armed Forces would purchase eight combat utility helicopters, six close air support aircraft, two-long range patrol aircraft, and radar systems. (photo : Koreaaero)MANILA, Philippines...
View ArticleUMS Anawyahtar (771) Test Fired Anti-ship Missile
28 Maret 2014UMS-771 Anawyahtar light frigate (all photos : Myanmar Navy) Light-frigate Anawyahtar UMS-771 had successfully test-fired one of its Chinese-made surface-to-surface anti-ship guided...
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