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25 September

Japan Orders New Batch of Fuji T-5 Training Aircraft From Subaru

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has awarded Subaru Corporation a 7.6-billion-yen ($53 million) contract to produce 30 new Fuji T-5 training aircraft, Janes reported.

25 September

Joe Saballa

12 Injured as Tanks Collide in Singapore-Australia Joint Military Drills

Twelve soldiers were injured when two tanks from the Singapore Armed Forces collided during a joint military exercise with Australia.

24 September

U.S. President Joe Biden, Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi pose for a photo ahead of QUAD Leaders' Meeting in Hiroshima Prefecture on May 20, 2023. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun )

Christine Casimiro

‘Quad’ Nations to Launch Joint Coast Guard Operations Across Indo-Pacific

The US, Japan, India, and Australia, known as “the Quad” nations, have pledged to launch joint coast guard patrols in the Indo-Pacific.

24 September

RNZAF Boeing lands at Pegasus Airfield on the Ross Ice Shelf during it's maiden flight to Antarctica.

Rojoef Manuel

New Zealand Starts Market Research for Boeing 757 Military Airlifter Replacement

New Zealand has begun coordinating with the defense industry in its plans to replace the air force’s Boeing 757 transport aircraft.

24 September

Christine Casimiro

Iraq to Import $2.8B in South Korean Missile Systems

Iraq has signed a $2.8 billion deal with South Korean defense firm LIG Nex1 to procure mid-range surface-to-air missile defense systems.

24 September

Joe Saballa

South Korea to Buy Hundreds of Polish ‘Warmate’ Kamikaze Drones

South Korea is poised to procure hundreds of loitering munitions from Poland in a deal that could reportedly reach $52 million.

24 September

An artist's impression of the AN/SPY-7(V)1 radar-fitted Aegis System Equipped Vessel (ASEV). The gray ship is seen sailing in rough waters. Three missiles are seen firing off from it, with one maneuvering to hit an airborne missile fired by an unknown source. By the back of the ship, three laser-like lights target a group of five drones flying above. Two triangle-shaped objects are seen hovering above the entire scene.

Christine Casimiro

Japan to Build Second Aegis-Equipped Vessel

Japan has formally contracted a local shipbuilding company to develop the country’s second Aegis System Equipped Vessel.

23 September

Staff Writer With AFP

Japan Protests Airspace ‘Violation’ by Russian Patrol Plane

Japan lodged a "very serious protest" with Moscow after a Russian patrol plane entered its airspace three times, the defense minister said, calling it the first confirmed incursion since 2019.

23 September