Asia-Pacific

Asia-Pacific Misc 

Papua New Guinea Defence Force Supports Australia’s Emergency Bushfire Response

January 18, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Australia, Australian Defence Force (ADF), Firefighting Operations, Operation Bushfire Assist 2019-2020, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF)

Around 80 military engineers, as well as a command and liaison element, from the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF)

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Asia-Pacific Naval 

China Coast Guard Ship Visits Philippines for First Time

January 18, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments China, China Coast Guard (CCG), China Coast Guard ship 5204, Patrol vessel, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Philippines

A China Coast Guard (CCG) patrol vessel, designated 5204, arrived in Manila, the Philippines for a port visit on January

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Asia-Pacific Naval 

USS America Conducts Operations with JMSDF Vessel in East China Sea

January 16, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Amphibious assault ship, East China Sea, Japan, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), JS Kunisaki (LST-4003), U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS America (LHA-6)

The U.S. amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) amphibious transport dock ship JS

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Asia-Pacific Europe GeoPolitics/ Policy 

India, Finland Ink MoU to Enhance Bilateral Defence Cooperation

January 15, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Finland, India, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

India and Finland have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), in New Delhi on Jan. 15, to further defence cooperation

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Air Asia-Pacific 

Japan to Provide Two C-130 Hercules Aircraft to Support Australia’s Bushfire Response

January 15, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Australia, Australian Defence Force (ADF), Firefighting Operations, Japan, Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Operation Bushfire Assist 2019-2020

Australia accepted an offer from Japan to support its bushfire response, by providing two C-130 Hercules transport aircraft, the Australian

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Air Asia-Pacific 

Lockheed Martin Receives $33 Million in Support of Taiwan F-16 Peace Phoenix Rising Program

January 15, 2020January 15, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA), F-16 Peace Phoenix Rising program (Taiwan), Fighter aircraft, Lockheed Martin, Lockheed Martin F-16, Republic of China (Taiwan) Air Force (ROCAF), Taiwan

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract modification, worth around $33 million, for contractor logistics support to the Taiwan F-16

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Asia-Pacific Misc 

Pentagon Identifies U.S. Army Casualties in Afghan IED Attack

January 12, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Afghanistan, Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, Operation Resolute Support, Pentagon, U.S. Army, USA

The U.S. Department of Defense identified the two U.S. Army soldiers who were killed in action in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan

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Air Asia-Pacific Naval 

India’s Naval LCA Fighter Conducts Maiden Ski-Jump Take-Off from Aircraft Carrier INS Vikramaditya

January 12, 2020January 15, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Aircraft Carrier, Fighter aircraft, HAL Tejas LCA, India, Indian Navy, INS Vikramaditya, LCA Navy, STOBAR

The naval variant of India’s Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) has conducted its maiden ski-jump take-off from the Indian Navy’s sole

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Asia-Pacific Naval 

Indian Coast Guard Commissions Fast Patrol Vessels ICGS Annie Besant and ICGS Amrit Kaur

January 12, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV), ICGS Amrit Kaur, ICGS Annie Besant (223), India, Indian Coast Guard (ICG), Patrol vessel, Rajshree-class patrol vessel

The Indian Coast Guard commissioned two Flight II Rajshree-class Fast Patrol Vessels (FPVs), ICGS Annie Besant and ICGS Amrit Kaur,

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Air Asia-Pacific 

Indian Air Force Retires Russian-made MiG-27 Combat Aircraft

January 12, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Attack aircraft, Ground-attack aircraft, India, Indian Air Force (IAF), Jodhpur Air Force Station, Mikoyan MiG-27, No. 29 Squadron IAF

The Indian Air Force (IAF) formally retired its last remaining squadron of MiG-27 combat aircraft during a ceremony at the

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