Japan’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) has officially announced the selection of the F-35B fighter as its future short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft. Lockheed Martin was the sole bidder.
The Republic of China (RoC – Taiwan) Ministry of National Defense (MND) released a video showing some of the live fire missile drill conducted this week.
The Royal Malaysian Navy (Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia; TLDM or RMN) recently conducted live firings with a surface-launched Exocet MM40 and two air-launched Sea Skua anti-ship missiles in a move to test both its readiness and capabilities.
North Korean state media KCNA released footage showing the communist leader inspecting a new submarine under construction at a shipyard. This new submarine appears to be based on the late 50ies Romeo-class, a Soviet design, and is likely able to deploy a limited number of submarine launched ballistic missiles (SLBM).
The Type 053H2G-class frigate taken over from the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) to increase the operational capabilities of the Sri Lanka Navy arrived at the port of Colombo on July 8th 2019.
The U.S. Navy successfully completed a series of guided flight tests for Raytheon Company’s RAM Block 2A short-range, surface-to-air missile
At MAST Asia 2019, the defense exhibition and conference currently held near Tokyo, Japan, local shipbuilder Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (Mitsui E&S) unveiled its MRSS design that could compete for a Royal Malaysian Navy requirement.
France’s Minister of the Armed Forces, Florence Parly, presented the new version of the document of reference on French defense in Indo-Pacific: “France and security in the Indo-Pacific” during the 2019 Shangri-La Dialogue.
Taiwan started construction on three new catamaran corvettes and four mine layers in an effort to boost its naval forces.
China’s Yunzhou Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd., is pitching two members of its family of Unmanned Surface Vessels at the IMDEX Asia 2019 maritime exhibition.
