On 4 October, Taiwanese Premier Su Tseng-chang announced a new 2023 defense budget that adds NT$47.5 billion ($1.5 abillion USD) over this year’s budget of NT$367.6 billion ($11.6 billion USD)… Continue reading "Taiwan Defense Budget Up 12.9%"
Mitsubishi Electric announced the completion of the first air defense radar destined for the Philippines on Tuesday. Pre-export inspections for the radars were done, and going forward personnel from the… Continue reading "First Japanese Air Defense Radar For the Philippines Completed"
An Indian Air Force (IAF) promotional video has revealed the Astra Mk-II air to air missile (AAM) for the first time. The short clip was part of a near nine… Continue reading "India’s Astra Mk-II Missile Revealed In IAF Promotional Video"
Recent large-scale Chinese exercises rehearsing a possible invasion of Taiwan included a notable element – civilian ferries. These were placed offshore and used to launch and retrieve amphibious assault vehicles.… Continue reading "Satellite Imagery Shows China Utilizing Civilian Ferries in Seaborne Assault Drills"
Saab will set up a manufacturing facility for the Carl-Gustaf M4 recoil less anti-armour system in India, the Swedish firm announced on September 27. Production in the new facility is… Continue reading "Saab To Manufacture Carl Gustaf M4 In India By 2024"
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced the successful testing of the Gabriel V, the Israeli Navy’s latest generation anti-ship missile. The test was conducted in August, with the Israeli Navy… Continue reading "Israel Successfully Tests The ‘Gabriel V’ Anti-Ship Missile"
The Indian Army has released Expressions of Interest (EoI) for the procurement of Autonomous Surveillance and Armed Drone Swarms (A-SADS) for desert/plains as well as High Altitude Areas (HAA). This… Continue reading "Indian Army Prepares To Procure Hundreds Of Armed Swarm Drones and Loitering Munitions"
Poland’s Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak has announced that the first batch of Polish FA-50 pilots will be sent to South Korea to train on the light attack jet in November… Continue reading "Polish Pilots To Begin Training On FA-50 Light Attack Jets In November"
Last week, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. announced that the first Royal Air Force Protector RG Mk1 had completed Acceptance Test Procedures (ATP) on 26 August, allowing the aircraft to… Continue reading "RAF Protector Passes Final Tests"
Insighteon Consulting, a Delhi based aerospace and defence consulting firm, ran an interactive wargame from August 23 to 25 2022, with the aim of ascertaining a roadmap for the development… Continue reading "A Roadmap For India’s Aero-engine Development & Production Ambitions"