Asia-Pacific

Asia-Pacific C4ISR Land 

Thales, Thailand’s DTI to Collaborate on Military Vehicle Communications System

September 13, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Armoured personnel carrier (APC), DataGate (Thailand), Defence Technology Institute (DTI), Royal Thai Armed Forces, Royal Thai Navy (RTN), Thales

Thales, Datagate and the Thai Defence Technology Institute (DTI) have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to further enhance collaboration

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Asia-Pacific Naval 

Safran to Provide Vigy Engage Electro-Optic Sensor for Australia’s SEA 1180 Offshore Patrol Vessels

September 13, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Australia, Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR), Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV), Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Saab, Safran Electronics and Defense, Safran Vigy Observer / Engage, SEA 1180 OPV, Situational Awareness System (SAS)

Safran Electronics & Defense Australasia has been selected, by Saab Australia, to provide the latest version of its Vigy Engage electro-optic

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Americas Asia-Pacific GeoPolitics/ Policy 

U.S. Officials Seek to Boost Arms Sales to India

September 12, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Foreign Military Sales (FMS), India, USA

A decade ago, U.S. arms sales to India amounted to virtually nothing. Today, the United States is the second-largest arms

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Air/ Missile Defense Asia-Pacific 

Japanese Navy Destroyer, JS Atago Intercepts Ballistic Missile Target with SM-3 Missile During Aegis BMD Flight Test

September 12, 2018September 12, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Aegis BMD System (ABMD), Atago-class DDG, Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD), Guided-missile destroyer (DDG), Japan, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), JS Atago (DDG-177), Missile Defense Agency (MDA), RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 (SM-3), USA

A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Atago-class guided-missile destroyer, JS Atago (DDG-177) successfully intercepted a ballistic missile target by launching

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Air/ Missile Defense Asia-Pacific 

JMSDF, MDA Announce Successful Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Intercept Flight Test

September 12, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Aegis BMD System (ABMD), Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD), Japan, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), JS Atago (DDG-177), Missile Defense Agency (MDA), RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 (SM-3), U.S. Navy (USN), USA

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) announced the successful completion of an Aegis

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Air Asia-Pacific 

MD Helicopters Delivers First Batch of Recently Ordered MD 530F Cayuse Warrior Helicopters to Afghan Air Force

September 12, 2018September 12, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Afghan Air Force (AAF), Afghanistan, Armed scout helicopter, Helicopter, MD 530F Cayuse Warrior, MD Helicopters Inc. (MDHI), MD Helicopters MD 500

MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI) announced the delivery of the first five of recently ordered MD 530F Cayuse Warrior light attack

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Asia-Pacific C4ISR 

Indra Wins Contract to Supply LANZA LRR 3D Early Warning Radar to Royal Thai Air Force

September 12, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments 3D Air Defense Radar, Early warning radar, Indra AIRDEF, Indra Lanza 3D radar, Indra Sistemas, Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF), Thailand

Spanish defense systems company, Indra Sistemas has signed a contract for the delivery of its LANZA LRR 3D early warning

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Asia-Pacific Land 

General Dynamics Land Systems Unveils AJAX-Based AFV Solution for Australia’s LAND 400 Phase 3 Program

September 12, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Ajax (Scout SV), Armoured fighting vehicle (AFV), ASCOD AFV, Australia, Australian Army, General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS), Infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), LAND 400 (Australia), LAND 400 Phase 3, Land Forces 2018

General Dynamics Land Systems–Australia has unveiled its AJAX-based AFV (Armoured Fighting Vehicle) solution for Australia’s LAND 400 Phase 3 program

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Asia-Pacific Land 

ECA Group Awarded Contract to Supply COBRA MK2 E Counter IED/EOD UGVs to Thai Armed Forces

September 11, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments ECA Cobra UGV, ECA Group, Royal Thai Armed Forces, Thailand, Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV)

French defence major, ECA Group has been awarded a new contract with the Thai Armed Forces for the supply of

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Asia-Pacific Land 

Philippines, Bangladesh to Procure Turkish-Indonesian Kaplan MT Medium Tanks

September 11, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Bangladesh, FNSS, Indonesia, Kaplan MT Modern Medium Weight Tank (MMWT), Medium tank, Philippines, PT Pindad, Turkey

The Philippines and Bangladesh has expressed willingness to procure 40 to 50 Turkish-Indonesian KAPLAN MT medium tanks each, Turkey’s Anadolu

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