LWI - Land Warfare
Indonesian army presents its shopping list
The Indonesian military operates on five-year procurement cycles, and Phase 3 of its modernisation programme will occur from 2020-24. As the Indonesian Army (TNI-AD) looks ...
NWI - Naval Warfare
NZ lays the groundwork for P-8A arrival
With the anticipated arrival of four Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft beginning in 2023, the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) has begun preparing ...
UV - Unmanned Vehicles
Australia decides on Reaper variant
On 28 November the Australian Department of Defence announced which one of two shortlisted MQ-9 MALE UAVs it will buy to equip the Royal Australian ...
DH - Defence Helicopter
Cobras slither into the Philippines
On 26 November a pair of AH-1S Cobra helicopters arrived aboard a transport aircraft at Clark Air Base in the Philippines, these having been donated ...
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DH - Defence Helicopter
Pakistan enjoys attack helicopter choices – American, Chinese or Russian?
10th April 2015
Pakistan has several choices as it seeks to expand its army attack helicopter fleet – American, Chinese and Russian. On 6 April 2015 it emerged ...
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RH - Rotorhub
Weststar signs contract to provide two AW139s to oil/gas sector
10th April 2015
Weststar Aviation Services in Malaysia secured a contract to provide two AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters to two oil and gas exploration companies on 1 April 2015. ...
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NWI - Naval Warfare
Malaysia chooses Kongsberg NSM for Boustead’s Littoral Combat Ships
10th April 2015
Kongsberg announced on 9 April 2015 it had received a letter of award (LoA) to supply its Naval Strike Missile (NSM) to arm Malaysia’s six ...
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MLF - Military Logistics
PLA uses open bidding for military procurements for first time
2nd April 2015
The PLA Daily carried a story on 19 March 2015 announcing the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) had conducted open bidding – its first known occurrence ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
Pakistan demonstrates first ‘indigenous’ UCAS capability
2nd April 2015
The Pakistan Army declared in MArch that it had successfully conducted its first missile firing from an indigenous UCAS, a Burraq platform built by the ...
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MLF - Military Logistics
New Zealand issues fleet tanker tender
1st April 2015
New Zealand’s Ministry of Defence issued a request for tender (RfT) for a new fleet tanker on 25 March 2015. The solution will replace the ...
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LWI - Land Warfare
China a stalwart of UN peacekeeping missions
1st April 2015
China, which currently has 2,370 personnel engaged in United Nations peacekeeping missions, is being lauded as a stalwart of such international endeavours. The majority of ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
Singapore’s Hermes 450 gains full operational capability
31st March 2015
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) declared full operational capability (FOC) for its Hermes 450 UAV in a ceremony at Murai Camp on 30 ...
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NWI - Naval Warfare
Japan inducts largest warship since WWII
30th March 2015
Japan formally received JS Izumo, its largest new warship since the end of World War Two, at the IHI Marine United shipyard in Yokohama on ...
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NWI - Naval Warfare
China ‘confirms’ construction of second aircraft carrier
23rd March 2015
Everyone has known for a long time that China is indigenously building a second aircraft carrier to bolster the solitary Liaoning imported from Ukraine. In ...
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DB - Digital Battlespace
LIMA 2015: Altriz develops new simulator for Malaysian navy
23rd March 2015
Malaysian company Altriz Technology is currently developing a Bridge Shiphandling Simulator (BSS) for the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN), to go alongside an earlier Fleetwork Trainer ...
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NWI - Naval Warfare
LIMA 2015: Thales focusing on regional naval and air defence sectors
23rd March 2015
Thales announced at LIMA 2015 that it has delivered the first of two further Airborne Maritime Situation and Control System (AMASCOS) mission systems to the ...
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NWI - Naval Warfare
LIMA 2015: MMEA to double in size by 2022 says director general
23rd March 2015
The director general of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) revealed his organisation is set to double in size by 2022. In an interview with ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
LIMA 2015: STRIDE unveils Malaysian unmanned designs for first time
23rd March 2015
The Science & Technology Research Institute for Defence (STRIDE), a unit belonging to Malaysia’s Ministry of Defence, revealed two different unmanned systems at LIMA 2015. ...
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DB - Digital Battlespace
LIMA 2015: HeiTech improving simulation in Malaysia’s armed forces
22nd March 2015
HeiTech Defence Systems is stretching its technological boundaries with its Simulated Interactive Maintenance Aid (SIMA), which was designed to help Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
LIMA 2015: Uconsystem launches UAV drive in Asia
21st March 2015
Uconsystem signed an agreement on 18 March to market the South Korean company’s UAVs in Malaysia and beyond. This cooperation with BMT Diversified will see ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
LIMA 2015: EMT cooperates with Malaysian university to offer UAV expertise
20th March 2015
German firm EMT is participating in highlighting not only its own UAV products such as the Aladin and Luna, but also its close collaboration with ...
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DH - Defence Helicopter
LIMA 2015: MD showcases scout helicopter range
19th March 2015
Aircraft manufacturer MD Helicopters is exhibiting at LIMA for the first time, asit pushes its revamped product line-up at the emerging scout/light attack helicopter requirements ...
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NWI - Naval Warfare
LIMA 2015: Littoral Combat Ship programme only ‘slightly off track’
19th March 2015
Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation (BHIC), responsible for constructing the Royal Malaysian Navy’s (RMN’s) six 3,000t Second Generation Patrol Vessel - Littoral Combat Ships (SGPV-LCS), revealed ...
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NWI - Naval Warfare
LIMA 2015: S&T Airborne Systems ready to build on Malaysian success
19th March 2015
S&T Airborne Systems, a Swedish company that integrates airborne maritime surveillance solutions, is seeking to build on past successes in the Malaysian market as growing ...
