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16 July

Australian Army 1st Armored Regiment Bushmaster.

Rojoef Manuel

Thales to Build 15 Bushmasters for Australian Army

Australia has awarded Thales a contract to manufacture 15 Bushmaster armored infantry vehicles for the army.

16 July

Rojoef Manuel

Japan Coast Guard Orders More Subaru-Bell 412 EPX Helicopters

Subaru has received a contract to supply two additional 412 EPX utility helicopters for the Japan Coast Guard.

16 July

Rojoef Manuel

Austal Delivers 20th Guardian Patrol Boat to Australia

Australia has accepted its 20th Guardian-class patrol craft from Austal as part of the government’s Pacific Maritime Security Program.

16 July

Joe Saballa

Indian Military to Buy Common Explosive Vehicles for All Services

The Indian Armed Forces will procure a common explosive vehicle for its three major branches to better support integrated operations.

16 July

Staff Writer With AFP

Indian Troops Battle Gunmen in Kashmir, Several Wounded

Troops in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir hunted for militants after several soldiers were critically wounded in ferocious gun battles.

15 July

A Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 Hornet in flight with two JDAM-ER 500lb bombs and two Time Space Position Information pods. Deep cap: TESTS OF EXTENDED RANGE 'SMART' BOMBS The Department of Defence, in conjunction with Hawker de Havilland and The Boeing Company, has conducted the successful initial testing of an extended range Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) variant. The successful tests were conducted at Woomera, South Australia, in mid August. The development activity was conducted under the Concept Technology Demonstrator (CTD) Program managed by the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO). The Joint Direct Attack Munition Extended Range (JDAM-ER) is a conventional JDAM, enhanced with an Australian designed wing kit which has the potential to significantly increase its range. The wing kit was developed by Hawker de Havilland, based on technology licensed from DSTO.

Inder Singh Bisht

Australian F/A-18 to Be Armed With US Hypersonic Cruise Missile

The Royal Australian Air Force is integrating the US Air Force’s Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile with its F/A-18F Super Hornets.

15 July

Joe Saballa

Taiwan Says Detected ‘Waves’ of Missile Test Launches From China

Taiwan announced that its radars had detected the test-firing of Chinese missiles near its territory and put its air defense forces on alert.

15 July

The Quantum Systems Vector 2-in-1 and Sypaq Systems CorvoX *** Local Caption *** The Quantum Systems Vector 2-in-1 and Sypaq Systems CorvoX will provide the Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force with small uncrewed aerial systems designed to operate across a range of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, enhancing situational awareness, force protection and the potency of Defences capabilities across land and littoral operations. These systems will be able to operate from or within confined areas, including small marine craft, urban environments and close vegetation, and work together with and complement crewed systems on a range of missions. This enables Army and Air Force to secure and control strategic land positions without placing our people in harms way, hold potential adversaries at risk, and support a broader strategy of denial. These capabilities are acquired as part of Project Defence 129 and deliver enhanced situational awareness and increased force protection through the acquisition and sustainment of tactical to nano-UAS platforms capable of operating across the spectrum of maritime and land force operations.

Rojoef Manuel

Australia Purchases Small Drones for Army, Air Force

Canberra has signed more than $67.6 million in contracts to procure small unmanned aerial systems for the army and air force.

15 July

Staff Writer With AFP

Two Russian Warships in China for Joint Naval Exercises

Two Russian warships have arrived in the southern Chinese port city of Zhanjiang to take part in joint naval exercises.

12 July

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida takes part in a press conference

Staff Writer With AFP

Japan Warns on China, N. Korea in Defense White Paper

Joint military activities around Japan by China and Russia are of "grave concern" and North Korea poses a greater threat than ever, Tokyo's defense ministry said.

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