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Combat Vehicle Modernisation

The desire to retain and operate a selection of armoured combat vehicles in Asia Pacific is encouraging local industry to get ‘in on the act’.

Oceanic Surveillance

The changing strategic maritime picture in Asia-Pacific has triggered the renewal of numerous maritime patrol fleets with more aircraft on the way.

Persistent C4ISR Ambition

There are now ISR assets available to suit the budget of every nation that needs one, but the actionable intelligence gained will not be comparable.

Post Brexit Uk Readies To Join Us In Fonops

Post Brexit Uk Readies To Join Us In Fonops

Singapore Airshow Review

Singapore Airshow Review

Receiving You Loud And Clear

Space-based communications and surveillance systems have become indispensable to armed forces in the era of networked warfare, which is premised upon reliable and efficient connectivity between sensors, platforms, weapons, and warfighters throughout the battlespace.

Sub Hunters Are In Demand

The rise in the number of submarines being operated in Indo-Pacific waters has naturally led to a corresponding need for platforms, particularly maritime multi-mission rotorcraft, to deal with them.

Frigates Fill The Maritime Gap

While the budget for large capital ships is hard to find in the Asia-Pacific region, the market for cheaper ‘workhorse’ frigates and corvettes is growing.

Coast Guard With Muscles

The China Coast Guard has ‘bulked up’ the size, numbers and firepower of its ships, blurring the traditional role usually associated with such organisations.

Unpicking The Electromagnetic Tapestry

The Latin Phrase 'Scientia Potentia Est' (Knowledge Is Power) Encompasses the Naval Need to Classify and Process Electromagnetic Signatures in an Area of Operations.

China's Next Generation Unmanned Assassins

China has been steadily pushing ahead in its development of stealthy, unmanned deep penetration aircraft in recent years.

Competitive Advantage

The Royal Australian Navy RAN sees people as central to winning the next fight.

Regional MRO Capability Needs To Be Fixed

Considering the cost of MRO over the lifetime of a platform, it is only recently that this vital capability is being built up in Asia Pacific.

Tri-Service Defence And Security Show Review

The Tri-Service Defence and Security Exhibition in Thailand ran 6-9 November at the Impact facilities in Bangkok. Here is a quick pictorial review of some of the show highlights.

Doing More With Less

Two key factors are driving the modernisation of Singapore’s armed forces: increasing regional security concerns and declining national birth rates. In this context, the modernisation of the armed forces hinges upon multimission platforms, networked soldiers and robotics.

Troubled Waters

Maritime surveillance is an important requirement for most countries with interests in the South China Sea. The ongoing geopolitical situation in the region and as a whole, means that most nations need to keep an eye on their neighbours, particularly the People’s Republic of China (PRC).

Feet Wet

While naval support helicopters remain a key element of any navy, the development of small UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) is gaining pace to provide supplementary capabilities, particularly for long endurance ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) missions.

Alternative Options

Whatever the political stance taken on the conduct of air strikes in Iraq and Syria, if they are going to be performed in the same fashion and to the same degree that they have been for almost three years now, reducing any risk posed to civilians is a must.

Pulse

Amid tensions in the Korean Peninsula, Seoul announced the development of a new weapons locating radar, Russian suppliers share details of their new tactical radios, Singapore enhances its airborne electronic warfare capabilities and US SATCOM takes an important step forward.

Rugged Looks Good

Battle Management Systems (BMS) for land forces are increasingly migrating to the lowest tactical echelons, thanks to reductions in the size of the computer technology required to host BMSs, placing such capabilities in the hands of dismounted troops.

Will The Sun Set On Air Superiority?

Japan possesses one of the most capable air forces in the Asia Pacific alongside the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the United States. Its force of around 370 fast jets is mostly comprised of up to-date and effective fourth generation types.

Destruction On A Budget

While Directional Infra-Red Countermeasures (DIRCMs) are traditionally considered to be the preserve of military aircraft, the continuing threat presented by Infrared (IR) guided Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAMs) is making such equipment attractive to non military operators.

Keeping Faith With Light Close Air Support

The appeal of light, close air support aircraft endures in a region increasingly worried by the likelihood of returning Daesh fighters adding to existing insurgency challenges.

Cyber: A Global Weapon

An examination of state-owned cyber operations conducted by North Korea, Russia and China.

UP Gunning: CIWS Threats And Responses

Whether to meet state-based or asymmetric threats, close-in weapons system capabilities remain central to naval operations in the Asia-Pacific region.

India's Modernisation Challenge

India’s military needs to be modernised. A study of its acquisition requirements shows the extend to which improvement in the process is needed.

Aspiring To Fifth Generation Fighters

The latest generation of fighters is not only coming to Asia-Pacific, but is being also developed within the region.

High Tech Flyswatters

The use of unmanned aerial systems to disrupt or attack military and civilian personal and locations is now and established threat to be countered.

Vietnam's Catch Up Challenge

Vietnam’s legacy 1970s armed forces are gradually being updated with new equipment as defence spending increases.

Australia Leads Asia In UAS Acquisition

Understanding which UAS systems to acquire and how to deploy them across all three services was a challenge that the Australian Defence Force accepted at an early stage.