Asia-Pacific

Asia-Pacific Military Exercises 

U.S., Royal Thai Navy Conclude CARAT Thailand 2019

June 14, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (Exercise CARAT), Military exercise, Royal Thai Navy (RTN), Sattahip Naval Base, Thailand, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Antietam (CG-54)

The 25th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand concluded during a ceremony aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided missile destroyer

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Asia-Pacific Deployments Naval 

U.S. Navy Amphibious Transport Dock Ship USS John P. Murtha Arrives in Visakhapatnam, India for Port Call

June 14, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Amphibious transport dock, India, San Antonio class LPD, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS John P. Murtha (LPD-26)

The U.S. Navy’s San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) with embarked elements from the

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Asia-Pacific Deployments Naval 

USS Ronald Reagan, JS Izumo Sail Together in South China Sea

June 14, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Japan, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), JS Akebono (DD-108), JS Izumo (DDH-183), JS Murasame (DD-101), South China Sea, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76)

The U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) participated in a cooperative deployment with Japan Maritime Self-Defense

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Air Asia-Pacific 

Bangladesh Navy’s Dornier 228 Aircraft Arrives at RUAG’s Facility in Germany for 72-Month Inspection

June 13, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Bangladesh, Bangladesh Navy, Dornier Do 228, RUAG, RUAG MRO International, Special mission aircraft

The first of two Bangladesh Navy (BN) Dornier 228-212 special mission aircraft arrived at RUAG MRO International’s production and assembly

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Asia-Pacific Technology Weapons 

India’s DRDO Conducts Test Launch of Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV)

June 12, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Abdul Kalam Island, DRDO, DRDO Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV), Hypersonic flight, Hypersonic missile, India

India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has conducted a test launch of the Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV). The

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Air Asia-Pacific 

Wreckage of Missing Indian Air Force An-32 Aircraft Spotted in Arunanchal Pradesh

June 11, 2019June 11, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, Antonov An-32, India, Indian Air Force (IAF), Military transport aircraft (MTA)

Wreckage of the missing Indian Air Force (IAF) An-32 transport aircraft was spotted 16 kilometers north of Lipo, north east

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Air Asia-Pacific 

New Zealand Selects C-130J-30 Super Hercules Tactical Airlifter to Replace Aging C-130H Fleet

June 11, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules, Military transport aircraft (MTA), New Zealand, Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF)

New Zealand Defence Minister Ron Mark has announced the selection of the C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical airlifter as the preferred

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Asia-Pacific Misc 

Remains of Japanese Pilot Found Two Months after F-35A Crash

June 9, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, F-35A Lightning II, Japan, Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II

Remains of Maj. Akinori Hosomi, the pilot of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-35A Lightning II stealth jet fighter

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Asia-Pacific Naval 

Chinese Navy Warships Visits Australia

June 8, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Australia, China, Fleet Base East (RAN), Kunlun Shan (998), Luomahu (964), People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), Xuchang (536)

Warships of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, attached to its 31st Naval Escort Task Force, has conducted a

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Air Asia-Pacific 

Ukraine’s SpetsTechnoExport Supplies New Batch of Spare Parts for Indian Air Force An-32 Modernization

June 8, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Antonov An-32, India, Indian Air Force (IAF), Military transport aircraft (MTA), SpetsTechnoExport, Ukraine

Ukraine’s SpetsTechnoExport supplied a new batch of spare parts for the Indian Air Force An-32 transport aircraft being modernized at

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