D&S 2019: Decision awaited on Philippine light tanks
The Philippines has still not made a decision on what platforms it will choose for its extant light tank procurement, although contenders believe it is …
Chinese companies were major players at Defense & Security 2019, with shipbuilders out in force in Bangkok as the kingdom awaits delivery of a submarine and landing platform dock (LPD).
Thailand’s 2,550t S26T submarine is due for delivery in 2023, according to a spokesperson from the China Shipbuilding and Offshore International Company (CSOC). Its keel was laid down by Wuchang Shipbuilding in Wuhan on 5 September, after the first steel was cut in September 2018.
A video presentation confirmed that the S26T, being bought for $430 million via a 2017 contract, is based on the Yuan class operated by the
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The Philippines has still not made a decision on what platforms it will choose for its extant light tank procurement, although contenders believe it is …
Netline Communications Technologies, an Israeli company, headlined its presence at Defense & Security 2019 in Bangkok with an announcement that it had won a contract …
New procurement of naval vessels in the Asia Pacific region is proceeding apace, with spending forecast to total nearly $270 billion between 2019 and 2029. …
Thai company Chaiseri brought approximately 15 armoured vehicles to the Defense & Security 2019 exhibition in Bangkok – some of which participated in the opening …
The Defence Technology Institute (DTI), a Thai MoD agency, displayed a number of different projects it is currently engaged in at Defense & Security 2019 …
Thales is helping the Thai military to digitise military vehicles, with one fruit of that effort on display at Defense & Security 2019 in Bangkok. …