Asia-Pacific

Asia-Pacific Air 

Airbus Forms Team Nightjar to Offer H145M for Australian LAND 2097 Phase 4 Spec Ops Helicopter Program

July 10, 2020July 10, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Airbus Helicopters, Airbus Helicopters H145M, Australia, Australian Defence Force (ADF), Helicopter, Project Land 2097 Phase 4 (Aus)

Airbus Helicopters has joined hands with over 20 Australian partners to form Team Nightjar to offer its H145 helicopter for

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Asia-Pacific Air 

GA-ASI to Hold Validation Flights for Japan Coast Guard with SeaGuardian RPAS

July 10, 2020July 10, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Asia Air Survey (AAS), General Atomics, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI), General Atomics MQ-9B SeaGuardian, Japan, Japan Coast Guard (JCG), Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV)

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) will partner with Asia Air Survey (AAS) to hold a series of validation flights

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Air Asia-Pacific 

Boeing Completes Deliveries of 22 AH-64E Apache, 15 CH-47F(I) Chinook Helicopters to Indian Air Force

July 10, 2020July 10, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments AH-64E Apache Guardian, Attack helicopter, Boeing, Boeing AH-64 Apache, Boeing CH-47 Chinook, CH-47F Chinook, Heavy-lift helicopter, India, Indian Air Force (IAF)

Boeing has completed the deliveries of the 22 AH-64E Apache and 15 CH-47F(I) Chinook military helicopters to the Indian Air

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Asia-Pacific Air/ Missile Defense 

U.S. Approves Recertification of Taiwan’s PAC-3 Air Defense Missiles

July 10, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Foreign Military Sales (FMS), MIM-104 Patriot, Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3), Republic of China Armed Forces, Surface-to-air missile (SAM), Taiwan, USA

The U.S. State Department has approved the recertification of Taiwan’s Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) air defense missiles for an estimated

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Asia-Pacific Air 

U.S. Approves $23 Billion Sale of 105 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft to Japan

July 10, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Fighter aircraft, Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Japan, Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF), Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, USA

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible sale of 105 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft and related equipment to

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Asia-Pacific Air 

Afghan Air Force A-29 Aircraft Flown by USAF Instructor Pilot Crashes During Training Flight

July 9, 2020July 9, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, Afghan Air Force (AAF), Afghanistan, Embraer A-29/ EMB 314 Super Tucano, U.S. Air Force (USAF), US Forces Afghanistan (USFOR-A)

An Afghan Air Force A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft flown by a U.S. Air Force instructor pilot has crashed

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Asia-Pacific Air 

Boeing Completes Last Deeper Maintenance on RAAF’s Classic Hornet Fleet

July 9, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Boeing, Boeing Defence Australia (BDA), Boeing F/A-18 Hornet, Fighter aircraft, RAAF Base Williamtown, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)

Boeing has completed the last deeper maintenance on the Royal Australian Air Force’s fleet of 71 F/A-18A/B Classic Hornet fighter

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Asia-Pacific Naval 

Nimitz, Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Force Concludes Dual Carrier Operations in South China Sea

July 9, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (NIMSG), Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group, South China Sea, U.S. Navy (USN), USS Nimitz (CVN-68), USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76)

The Nimitz and Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Force concluded dual carrier operations in the South China Sea on July 6,

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Asia-Pacific Land 

New Zealand Army to Purchase Bushmaster Vehicles to Replace Its Armoured Pinzgauer Fleet

July 8, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Armoured Vehicle, Bushmaster PMV, New Zealand, New Zealand Army, Pinzgauer

New Zealand’s Coalition Government has approved the purchase of Bushmaster vehicles to replace the New Zealand Army’s armoured Pinzgauer fleet.

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Asia-Pacific Misc 

Seven U.S. Forces Korea Service Members Confirmed with COVID-19

July 8, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Coronavirus, South Korea, U.S. Armed Forces, U.S. Forces Korea (USFK)

Seven U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) service members have tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in South Korea, USFK said in

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