Bell 505 and TRU Simulation’s Veris Simulator: A Revolutionary Training Partnership
Military pilot training is evolving, and the Bell 505 helicopter, paired with TRU Simulation’s Level 7 Veris Virtual Reality Flight Simulator, is leading the...
Flurry of launches boosts JMSDF fleet before fiscal year ends
Japanese shipyards have marked a busy close to the fiscal year, with a series of support and combat vessels delivered or launched for the...
When commercial EO becomes infrastructure: Why delivery certainty matters for modern ISR
Across the Asia-Pacific, defense and intelligence (D&I) organizations are expanding their use of commercial space-based intelligence to support persistent monitoring, maritime domain awareness and...
Japan’s Intelligence Overhaul: Push for a National Intelligence Agency and Anti-Spy Law
The Japanese government is set to revamp its intelligence and anti-espionage institutional structures, to include the establishment of a new National Intelligence Agency and...
US allies wash hands of involvement as Trump’s war bogs down in Iran
Whether it likes it or not, the Indo-Pacific region is being impacted by Israel’s and the USA’s ongoing war against Iran that kicked off...
Japan deploys new “island defence” missiles
The Japan Self-Defense Force has deployed the first units of its Upgraded Type 12 ground-launched anti-ship missiles to Camp Kengun in Kumamoto Prefecture in...
Thales launches SkyDefender: the integral air and missile defence dome with Artificial Intelligence
SkyDefender is a multi-layer, multi-domain Integrated Air and Missile Defence system providing full protection against all types of air threats, on land, at sea...
JSDF Set to Launch New Medical Information-Sharing System for Frontline Casualties
The Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) is reportedly planning to introduce a new medical information system in fiscal 2028 to enable the timely sharing of...
NZ Army integrates UAVs with light infantry
Ahead of a deployment to Southeast Asia in the near future, soldiers from the 2nd/1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (RNZIR) recently sharpened...