One of the most powerful non-state actors in the world has officially confirmed that they now have at least one helicopter in use. The United Wa State Army (UWSA) of… Continue reading "Burma-Based Non State Actor Admit to Operating Helicopter"
On 11 February, the Philippines’ Foreign Secretary, Teodoro Locsin Jr signed and sent to the US government the notice of termination of the Philippines-United States Visiting Forces Agreement. The Visiting… Continue reading "The Philippines Terminates Visiting Forces Agreement With US"
The Royal Malaysian Navy commissioned KD Keris, the lead ship for the Keris class of Littoral Mission Vessels, on 6 January. The commissioning ceremony took place at the Wuchuan Shipbuilding… Continue reading "Malaysia Commissions the First Littoral Mission Vessel"
The Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of China has confirmed the death of eight occupants, including the Chief of the General Staff, Air Force General Shen Yi-ming, in… Continue reading "Taiwan’s Chief of the General Staff Killed In Helicopter Crash"
Taurus GmbH has proposed integrating their KEPD 350 air-to-surface cruise missile onto the Japanese Air Self-Defence Force’s (JASDF)F-2A multirole aircraft at the DSEI Japan exhibition in Chiba, Tokyo. Scale models… Continue reading "Taurus Proposes KEPD 350 For Japan’s F-2As"
Chinese state-owned magazine Modern Ships published an illustration of the system a Xiah H-6N would use to deploy air-launched ballistic missiles (ALBM) in its 1 November issue. The illustration is… Continue reading "Chinese Air-Launched Ballistic Missiles Close to Deployment"
On 6th November, Russia’s TASS news agency reported that Russia will deliver one Pantsir-S1 battery to Serbia in the “next few months”. This follows the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić’s… Continue reading "Serbia to Receive Pantsir-S1 Battery"
China has developed anti-ship ballistic missiles, and wants the world to know it. From parades to propaganda, the PLA has touted their DF-21 and DF-26 missiles as a Sword of… Continue reading "Chinese Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles: Over Hyped or a True Carrier Killer?"
UVision, maker of the Hero series of loitering munitions, has announced the opening of a US based subsidiary. This new venture has been named, rather appropriately, UVision USA, and is… Continue reading "Israeli UVision Lands with a Boom at AUSA 2019"
A joint venture between Saab and Boeing has this week succeeded in deploying the ground launched small diameter bomb (GLSDB) from a ground based launcher. Previously small diameter bombs (SDBs)… Continue reading "Test Fire of Ground Launched Small Diameter Bombs"