Asia Pacific • Page 148 of 371 • The Defense Post

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21 April

Royal Australian Navy's third Evolved Cape-class patrol boat ADV Cape Naturaliste

Austal Introduces AI-Based Ship Hull Design Software

Austal has introduced its DeepMorpher software, a new artificial intelligence technology for ship hull prototype development.

20 April

Staff Writer With AFP

North Korea ‘Irreversible’ Nuclear Power: Foreign Minister

North Korea's status as a nuclear power is "final and irreversible," Pyongyang's foreign minister said.

20 April

Staff Writer With AFP

Army Says Kashmir Rebel Attack Kills Five Indian Soldiers

Suspected rebels killed five soldiers in disputed Indian-administered Kashmir when they opened fire and threw explosives at an army truck.

20 April

Comanche light underwater drones. Photo: Forum Energy Technologies

Rojoef Manuel

FET Awarded Underwater Drone Contract for ‘Major’ Asian Navy

Forum Energy Technologies has received a contract to supply two Comanche light underwater drones for a “major” naval force in Asia.

19 April

Defence Deployable Air Traffic Management and Control System (DDATMCS) 3D radar

Rojoef Manuel

Indra Delivers Deployable Air Traffic Solutions to Royal Australian Air Force

The Royal Australian Air Force has accepted three defense deployable air traffic management and control systems from Indra.

19 April

Members of the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, Manoeuvre Support Platoon, provide direct fire support with .50 Cal machineguns during the final Battlegroup Samichon assault at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area during Exercise Talisman Saber on 20 July. *** Local Caption *** The Talisman Saber series of exercises is the principal Australian and United States Military Training activity focused on the planning and conduct of mid-intensity high end war fighting. Exercise Talisman Saber is the largest combined, joint military exercise undertaken by the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and provides invaluable experience to ADF personnel to improve combat training, readiness and interoperability, exposing participants to a wide spectrum of military capabilities and training experiences. The biennial exercise was conducted for the seventh time in 2017, involving more than 30,000 US and Australian participants, operating in the maritime, land and air environments.

Rojoef Manuel

Australia, US to Host ‘Largest-Ever’ Bilateral Exercise

Australia and the US will hold their largest bilateral exercise, with approximately 30,000 military personnel expected to participate.

18 April

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) has ordered the launch of the country's first spy satellite

Staff Writer With AFP

Kim Orders Launch of North Korea’s First Spy Satellite

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country has finished building its first military spy satellite and gave the green light for its launch.

18 April

Joe Saballa

US Sends 200 Troops to Train Taiwanese Soldiers: Report

The US government has sent around 200 soldiers to Taiwan to provide military training amid increasing tensions with China.

18 April

Joe Saballa

Australia’s Troubled Taipan Choppers Did Not Get Crucial Software Upgrade: Report

Defense insiders have claimed that Australia’s fleet of Taipan helicopters did not receive the necessary software upgrade to operate safely.

17 April

Surveyor surface drone. Photo: Saildrone

Rojoef Manuel

Austal, Saildrone to Collaborate on Surveyor Sea Drone for Indo-Pacific

Austal Australia and Saildrone will identify opportunities to collaborate on the manufacture of a Surveyor unmanned surface vessel for the Indo-Pacific region.

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