Taiwan eyes C-130J to replace legacy Hercules aircraft
Taiwan is reportedly evaluating the acquisition of new Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules transport aircraft, rather than proceeding with a planned upgrade of its older...
SCD Awarded Strategic Contract for Hundreds of HD MWIR Detectors from Long-Standing Asian Customer
SCD, a global leader in defence technology specialising in the development and manufacture of cooled and uncooled infrared detectors, has secured a strategic contract...
New Chinese medium tactical transport aircraft emerges
Imagery emerging this week of a new Chinese turboprop medium transport aircraft has confirmed that a next-generation tactical airlifter is under development for the...
US approves massive arms package for Taiwan
The US government, via the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), has approved a massive package of arms transfers to Taiwan. Cumulatively, the eight types...
Australia reaffirms its commitment to MQ-28A collaborative combat aircraft
Boeing Defence Australia securing an additional order for seven MQ-28A Ghost Bats underscores Australia’s commitment to the type as its selected future collaborative combat...
Pakistani F-16s receive US upgrade approval
The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) is set to upgrade and refurbish its Block 52 and Midlife Upgrade (MLU) F-16 fleet, following US approval for...
The Hidden Fragility in Commercial EO – And the Shift Toward Assurance
Modern defense and intelligence operations move at a pace that would have been unthinkable even a decade ago. Whether monitoring a contested border, tracking...
Chinese CH-7 stealthy UAV performs its maiden flight
China is a prodigious innovator and producer of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) but, just because new designs appear regularly at air shows, this does...
South Korean marines launch first fast combat boat
The first High-speed Combat Boat (HCB) destined for the Republic of Korea Marine Corps (ROKMC) was launched on 11 December. This new type of...