Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force has announced that future editions of the Fuji Firepower Review will no longer be open to members of the public. In a March 31 release, the… Continue reading "Japan’s Fuji Firepower Review Goes Livestream-Only"
India and Japan are bolstering defense ties by increasing interactions between their air and land counterparts. The first ever bilateral air exercise ‘Veer Guardian 2023’ between the Indian Air Force… Continue reading "India-Japan Bilateral Exercise Bolsters Air Force Cooperation, Fourth Bilateral Army Exercise Announced"
STM (Defense Technologies Engineering Inc.), one of Turkey’s leading defense companies, announced in a press release on January 25 that it had delivered to the Pakistan Navy the PNS/M KHALID (S-137),… Continue reading "The Pakistan Navy Receives The Second Modernized Agosta 90B Class Submarine"
The Indian Navy is looking to lease two vessels to fill gaps in its current fleet. While a vessel will be leased to serve as both Deep Submergence Rescue Vessel… Continue reading "Indian Navy To Lease DSRV Mothership/Submarine Tender And Fleet Tanker"
The “Impeccable” and “Illustrious,” the second and third vessels in a series of four Type 218SG submarines built for the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) by German shipbuilder ThyssenKrupp Marine… Continue reading "TKMS Launches New Type 218SG Submarines Named ‘Impeccable’ and ‘Illustrious’ For Singapore"
Throughout December, an Australian delegation including Defense Mnister Richard Marles and Foreign Minister Penny Wong has been visiting capitals across the Pacific. This included trips to the US and Japan… Continue reading "American and Japanese Deployments to Australia to be Expanded"
The Indian Air Force (IAF) held large-scale exercises with the French Air and Space Force (FASF) and the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) in October – November. The HAL… Continue reading "IAF Debuts HAL Tejas In Exercises With France, Singapore"
On 13 Octoberh, Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles met with Prime Minister James Marape of Paupua New Guinea (PNG) in Port Moresby in order to discuss the future of defense… Continue reading "Australia and Papua New Guinea Working on Bilateral Security Treaty"
According to officials, the US Army is 15,000 short of its 2022 recruitment goal of 60,000. Every other military service met its requirements although recruitment was still tougher than in… Continue reading "US Army 15,000 Short of FY 2022 Recruitment Goal"
Indonesia exercised options to procure an initial six Rafale aircraft on 9 September&. The milestone indicates that Jakarta has made its first deposit as part of a multi-billion dollar contract,… Continue reading "Indonesia’s Rafale Contract In Force: MoD Spokesperson"