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DSA 2016: Endeavor Robotics eyes As-Pac
A set of unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) from Endeavour Robotics will be demonstrated to militaries and police forces in Malaysia and Singapore later this year. …
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DSA 2016: Indonesian priorities ahead
Indonesia's head of the Directorate of Technology and Defence Industry, Brigadier-General Jan Pieter Ate, talks to Shephard Media about the procurement priorities for the country …
Digital Battlespace
DSA 2016: Eyeing up Malaysia
Saab believes that Malaysia has a priority requirement for an airborne early warning and control (AEW&C), and maritime patrol capability that can be filled by …
Land Warfare
DSA 2016: DSA news round-up
Tim Fish provides a round-up of all the news from DSA 2016 in Malaysia.
Defence Helicopter
DSA 2016: MD Helicopters forges Malaysian alliances
MD Helicopters capitalised on its sales success to Malaysia by forging agreements to support the army’s six future MD 530G light scout helicopters. Although the …
Naval Warfare
DSA 2016: MRI scans SF boat needs
MRI Technologies, a Malaysian shipbuilder founded in 1999, celebrated handover of the last of 20 interceptor boats to the Malaysian Armed Forces on 20 April …
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Defence Helicopter
DSA 2016: AIROD signs MoUs for RMAF upgrades
21st April 2016
On 20 April, the third day of DSA 2016, AIROD signed MoUs with two foreign companies to propose upgrades for two types of Malaysian military …
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Defence Helicopter
DSA 2016: AgustaWestland and Weststar team for AW159
21st April 2016
Finmeccanica Helicopter Division is positioning its AW159 Wildcat helicopter for a Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) requirement for naval helicopters capable of anti-submarine warfare (ASW). It …
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Digital Battlespace
DSA 2016: Pakistan proffers radio technology
20th April 2016
Pride of place at the National Radio & Telecommunication Corporation’s (NRTC) booth at DSA 2016 was its software-defined radios (SDR). The Pakistani corporation, which was …
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Land Warfare
DSA 2016: PT-91 tank power-up offered
20th April 2016
Renk France is offering a powerpack upgrade for the Malaysian Army’s PT-91 main battle tank at the Defence Services Asia exhibition. The vehicle transmission manufacturing company …
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Digital Battlespace
DSA 2016: Malaysian LCS gets IP comms
20th April 2016
Rohde & Schwarz (R&S) has signed a contract with Malaysian shipbuilder, Boustead Naval Shipbuilding to provide communications for its new Littoral Combat Ships. Signed at …
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Naval Warfare
DSA 2016: First NGPV-LCS due in 2019
20th April 2016
The Next Generation Patrol Vessel - Littoral Combat Ship (NGPV-LCS) is destined to be an important platform for the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) once it …
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Digital Battlespace
DSA 2016: Taiwan radios make waves
20th April 2016
Taiwan is not renowned as a major defence exporter, partly because of political reasons, but one indigenous company, ZyXEL, is showing its wares. ZyXEL specialises …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
DSA 2016: Skeldar claims SE Asian territory
20th April 2016
On the opening day of DSA 2016, UMS Skeldar began training Indonesian Army personnel in-country to operate new F-330 fixed-wing UAVs. Indonesia has ordered three …
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Land Warfare
DSA 2016: The Force grows in Indonesia
20th April 2016
Delivery of the first set of URO 4x4 Vamtac ST5 vehicles to Indonesia as part of the country’s ForceShield air defence programme are underway. A …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
DSA 2016: China's surprise UV technology
19th April 2016
Two unmanned systems were shown by Poly Technologies from China at its booth at Defence Services Asia 2016, one a surface vessel (USV) and the other an …
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Land Warfare
DSA 2016: AV4 unveiled
19th April 2016
The first Malaysian AV4 MRAP 4x4 vehicle – a prototype – has been displayed for the first time at the Defence Services Asia exhibition in …
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Land Warfare
DSA 2016: GK-M1 trials continue
19th April 2016
The GK-M1 Rapid Rover 4x4 vehicle from Malaysian company Weststar Defence has orders from the Malaysian Army as the prototype variant begins tests. According to …
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Land Warfare
DSA 2016: Scorpion can renew sting
19th April 2016
Malaysia’s FV101 Scorpion light tank is being offered an upgrade by KSSB at the Defence Services Asia exhibition. The company has undertaken a research and …
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Defence Helicopter
DSA 2016: Anka-S achieves milestones
19th April 2016
The Anka-S UAV from Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has clocked up a number of achievements as it heads towards first delivery to the Turkish Air …
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Land Warfare
DSA 2016: FNSS to assist further AV8 production
19th April 2016
The production of the AV8 Gempita 8x8 vehicle for the Malaysian Army is expected to ramp up this year following a slow start. Plans were …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
DSA 2016: Malaysian UAVs gain experience
19th April 2016
Composites Technology Research Malaysia (CTRM), a subsidiary of DRB-Hicom Defence Technologies (Deftech) since 2013, is seeking to extend the range of its Aludra Mk5 UAV. …
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Naval Warfare
DSA 2016: MMEA patrol boats fulfil Destini
19th April 2016
Malaysian shipbuilder Destini have showcased a scale model of the New Generation Patrol Craft (NGPC) it is constructing for the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA). …
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Land Warfare
DSA 2016: Condor could fly for longer
18th April 2016
DRB-HICOM DefTech is offering an upgraded version of the Condor APC at the Defence Services Asia 2016 exhibition in Malaysia. The company has presented a …
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Defence Notes
DSA 2016: Triple strike options from MBDA
17th April 2016
The European missile house MBDA is promoting Sea Ceptor, Sea Venom and EMADS to the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN). With old Otomat and Aspide missile systems aboard the …
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Land Warfare
DSA 2016: Thinner vest, robust protection
16th April 2016
DSM Dyneema have launched a vest with anti-stab technology for the body armour market. The company which invented and manufactures Ultra High Molecular Weight PolyEthylene …
DSA 2016 Show News
Shephard Media reports from the 15th Defence Services Asia exhibition and conference, which brings together a range of global defence contractors to exhibit crucial new and existing technolgies.
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If you are attending, don't forget to visit us at booth F7006 for copies of our magazines and handbooks.
To get in touch with the news team:
Gordon Arthur: gordon.a@shephardmedia.com and @combatpaparazzi
