DRA March 2020: Russia and Turkey put their latest equipment to the test in...
Russia and Turkey put their latest equipment to the test in Syria
Operations “Dawn in Idlib” and “Spring Shield” saw massive employment of advanced combat...
DRA March 2020: Fifth-Generation fighter options
Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is equally lauded and derided as the world’s most advanced and most troubled fifth-generation fighter. Considering its high...
DRA March 2020: Royal Thai Air Force outlines procurement priorities
To overcome the potential lack of budget and to educate the defence community about its requirements, the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has released...
DRA March 2020: Coronavirus, politics and economic headaches – Malaysia’s defence procurement in disarray
At the time of writing much remains uncertain for Malaysia’s direction on defence, particularly given that the country has been under a two week...
Japan deploys anti-ship, surface-to-air missiles on southernmost islands
The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) has held an induction ceremony on the 5th of April marking the completion of the deployment of mobile...
Arquus Defense restarts production at four French facilities
French military vehicle manufacturer Arquus Defense will partially reopen its production facilities this week, with plans to gradually open up all four of its...
Raytheon and United Technologies complete merger
Raytheon Company and United Technologies Corporation have announced the completion of their corporate merger on April 3, 2020, with the new entity to be...
Japan to develop a new fighter, but keeps international development of components on the...
Japan has said that it will not pursue "derivatives" of existing fighter aircraft with international partners as its next fighter jet and instead opt...
Boeing awarded contract for U.S. Navy, New Zealand and South Korean P-8As
Boeing has been awarded a US$1.5 billion production contract from U.S. Navy to build new P-8A Poseidon multi-mission aircraft that includes some of those...
Online feature: China’s unique special missions aircraft
A lot has been written about China’s military modernization over the past 10-15 years and rightfully so, for it really has been quite staggering...
