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20 February

Australia Says Foreign Spies Target Nuclear Subs Program

Foreign spies are targeting Australia's nuclear-powered submarine program and plotting to harm or kill opponents living in the country, the nation's intelligence chief warned Wednesday.

19 February

Inder Singh Bisht

India’s Kalyani Group Unveils 155mm Mounted Gun at IDEX 2025

India’s Kalyani Group unveiled a 155 mm/45 caliber mounted gun system at IDEX 2025 Abu Dhabi this week.

19 February

Australian Army soldiers and aviators conduct helicopter insertion and extraction training as part of UH-60M Black Hawk introduction into service activities. *** Local Caption *** In early 2023, Defence announced the Australian Governments decision to replace the Taipan Multi Role Helicopter (MRH90) with a fleet of 40 UH-60M Black Hawk Utility Helicopters. Currently, 10 Black Hawks have been delivered to Australia, with all 40 aircraft expected by 2030. The UH-60M Black Hawk provides Army with the modern, credible and sustainable Aviation capability it needs to meet the contemporary challenges of warfare. The UH-60M Black Hawk fleet is being initially established in Holsworthy, New South Wales and is planned to expand into Oakey, Queensland next year.

Rojoef Manuel

Australian Army Black Hawk Helicopter Achieves Initial Operating Capability

Australia’s Department of Defence has announced the initial operating capability of the army’s UH-60M Black Hawk medium-lift utility helicopter.

19 February

Rojoef Manuel

Mitsubishi Debuts Final Japanese Navy Hibiki Survey Ship

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has christened and launched the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s final Hibiki-class auxiliary ocean surveillance vessel in Tamano City, Okayama Prefecture.

19 February

Christine Casimiro

New Zealand Fires Penguin Missile for First Time

A Royal New Zealand Navy helicopter fired a Penguin anti-ship guided missile for the first time since acquiring the weapon in 2013.

18 February

Joe Saballa

Indian Army Seeks 1,000 New Surveillance Helicopters

The Indian Army has unveiled plans to procure up to 1,000 new surveillance helicopters aimed at enhancing its defense capabilities in high-altitude border regions.

18 February

A People's Liberation Army Navy helicopter, identified by tail number 68, performed dangerous flight maneuvers towards the Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources aircraft

Staff Writer With AFP

Philippine Coast Guard Slams ‘Dangerous’ China Helicopter Maneuvers

The Philippine Coast Guard condemned "dangerous" maneuvers by a Chinese Navy helicopter Tuesday as it flew within three meters (10 feet) of a surveillance flight carrying a group of journalists over the contested Scarborough Shoal.

17 February

Staff Writer With AFP

China Condemns US After ‘Taiwan Independence’ Cut From Govt Site

China condemned the US for removing a reference to the status of Taiwan from the State Department website, urging Washington to "correct its mistakes."

17 February

Republic of Korea Armed Forces deploying a K9 Thunder during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023 at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland. *** Local Caption *** Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023 is being conducted across northern Australia from 22 July to 4 August. More than 30,000 military personnel from 13 nations will directly participate in Talisman Sabre 2023, primarily in Queensland but also in Western Australia, the Northern Territory and New South Wales. Talisman Sabre is the largest Australia-US bilaterally planned, multilaterally conducted exercise and a key opportunity to work with likeminded partners from across the region and around the world. Fiji, France, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, the United Kingdom, Canada and Germany are all participating in Talisman Sabre 2023 with the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand attending as observers. Occurring every two years, Talisman Sabre reflects the closeness of our alliance and strength of our enduring military relationship with the United States and also our commitment to working with likeminded partners in the region. Now in its tenth iteration, Talisman Sabre provides an opportunity to exercise our combined capabilities to conduct high-end, multi-domain warfare, to build and affirm our military-to-military ties and interoperability, and strengthen our strategic partnerships.

Inder Singh Bisht

Hanwha Completes Testing of K9 Howitzer Domestic Engine

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace has wrapped up acceptance trials of a domestically-developed 1000-horsepower engine for the K9 self-propelled howitzer.

17 February

Joe Saballa

Indonesia Buys 60 Turkish-Made Bayraktar TB3 Drones

Indonesia has placed an order for 60 Bayraktar TB3 drones from Turkey to enhance its ability to conduct surveillance, reconnaissance, and precision strikes.

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