LWI - Land Warfare
PT Pindad receives medium tank and Pandur II contracts
State-owned PT Pindad has concluded two agreements for armoured vehicles for the Indonesian Army, one for the Kaplan MT medium tank and another for Pandur ...
RH - Rotorhub
Rotorcraft Asia 2019: Bucher to the rescue
Bucher is excited about the possibilities that the Chinese market presents for the emergency medical systems that it installs in Airbus Helicopters platforms. EMS is starting ...
LWI - Land Warfare
India approves order for hundreds of T-90MS tanks
The Cabinet Committee on Security in India approved the acquisition of 464 T-90MS MBTs from Russia in early April 2019. The procurement for the Indian Army ...
NWI - Naval Warfare
Indonesia buys second batch of South Korean submarines
As expected, the Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) turned to South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) to help build a second batch of three ...
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MLF - Military Logistics
Australia leases Falcon 7X trio for VIP transportation
12th April 2019
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is leasing three VIP aircraft – Dassault Falcon 7X airframes – to replace the incumbent fleet of Bombardier CL-604 ...
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RH - Rotorhub
Rotorcraft Asia 2019: Subaru preps for 412EPX
11th April 2019
Subaru is well known as a car brand, but it is as a helicopter manufacturer that the Japanese company made its debut at RotorcraftAsia 2019. ...
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LWI - Land Warfare
Four musketeers to cross swords in Land 400 IFV tender
11th April 2019
Bids for the Australian Army’s Project Land 400 Phase 3 competition, which will see 450 IFVs enter service, closed on 1 March 2019. As expected, four ...
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DB - Digital Battlespace
Milipol Asia 2019: Bler unblurs the cyber-intelligence lines
4th April 2019
Bler Systems, an Israeli cyber-intelligence company that normally keeps a low profile, was present at the Milipol Asia 2019 exhibition in Singapore. Importantly, it was ...
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LWI - Land Warfare
Milipol Asia 2019: SIG Sauer sees boom in business
4th April 2019
SIG Sauer has enjoyed recent sales successes in Asia. One of its biggest contracts was for 72,400 SIG 716 7.62mm rifles for the Indian military, ...
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DB - Digital Battlespace
Milipol Asia 2019: STELOP sees way through all obstacles
4th April 2019
Singapore-based company STELOP, an arm of ST Engineering, unveiled two new products at the Milipol Asia 2019 exhibition in Singapore. One is a see-through vehicle ...
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DB - Digital Battlespace
Milipol Asia 2019: Silent Archer raises voice in Asia for first time
3rd April 2019
SRC made its first foray into the Asian region via an appearance at the Milipol Asia 2019 exhibition in Singapore, with the US company’s Silent ...
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DB - Digital Battlespace
Milipol Asia 2019: Rafael highlights its cybersecurity credentials
3rd April 2019
Rafael is well known for its military products – Singapore uses its Protector USV and SPYDER air defence systems, for example – but at the ...
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LWI - Land Warfare
Milipol Asia 2019: Glock scoops pistol sale to Singapore police
3rd April 2019
Handgun maker Glock has been awarded a significant contract by the Singapore Police Force, the company announced on the opening day of Milipol Asia 2019 in ...
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DB - Digital Battlespace
Milipol Asia 2019: Yitu's facial recognition a glimpse into the future
2nd April 2019
Headquartered in China, the AI company Yitu Technology was exhibiting at the Milipol Asia 2019 exhibition in Singapore. Interestingly, Yitu opened its first international office ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
Milipol Asia 2019: Fight fires with Chinese UAV
2nd April 2019
An innovative fire-fighting solution – a UAS that fires a fire-extinguishing round through the glass curtain walls of skyscrapers – was on show at the ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
Milipol Asia 2019: TRD launches covert handheld C-UAS
2nd April 2019
Singaporean company TRD launched a new covert handheld counter-UAS device, adding to its existing range of such C-UAS systems, at the Milipol Asia 2019 exhibition ...
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DN - Defence Notes
Milipol Asia 2019: Security, counterterror markets expand in ASEAN region (video)
2nd April 2019
The homeland security and counterterrorism market is transitioning from the US towards Europe and Asia-Pacific. In addition to terrorism and organised crime, cybercrime and UAVs ...
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MLF - Military Logistics
LIMA 2019: RMAF focuses on MRO out of necessity
1st April 2019
The Malaysian government put a positive gloss on LIMA 2019 in Langkawi, stating that MYR3.67 billion’s ($913.8 million) worth of deals was concluded. These included ...
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DB - Digital Battlespace
India's ASAT test reflects space race
1st April 2019
India’s Mission Shakti, an anti-satellite (ASAT) missile test carried out on 27 March by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), makes it the fourth ...
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DB - Digital Battlespace
LIMA 2019: Malaysia installing local CMS on frigate
29th March 2019
The upgrade of the combat management system (CMS) on KD Jebat, one of two Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) Lekiu-class frigates, is proceeding, and the project ...
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NWI - Naval Warfare
LIMA 2019: MMEA continues to bolster its fleet
29th March 2019
Progress is visible in a major effort to bolster the seagoing fleet of Malaysia’s coast guard, known as the Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA), with two ...
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DN - Defence Notes
LIMA 2019: Malaysia explores light combat aircraft, but why?
28th March 2019
Flight displays are always an important part of LIMA shows in Langkawi, and this year there were two newcomers – the Yakovlev Yak-130 and the ...
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NWI - Naval Warfare
LIMA 2019: Malaysia awards only one LCS missile contract
28th March 2019
Malaysia’s six Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) will be armed with Naval Strike Missiles (NSM) anti-ship missiles and VL MICA surface-to-air missiles. However, while a deal ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
LIMA 2019: Malaysia expresses a liking for large UAVs
28th March 2019
Malaysia issued a rather general RfI for a MALE UAV last December, and three OEMs from China, Turkey and the US exhibited their potential solutions ...
