Asia Pacific • Page 62 of 372 • The Defense Post

Apr- 2024 -

11 April

Australia, Rheinmetall Ink Contract to Export Boxers to Germany

Canberra and Rheinmetall Defence Australia have signed a production contract to deliver locally-developed Boxer vehicles to Germany.

11 April

Myanmar soldiers seen marching in formation.

Staff Writer With AFP

Myanmar Troops Withdraw From Border Town Following Clashes

Myanmar junta troops stationed in an embattled border town have withdrawn from their positions, a spokesman for a Myanmar ethnic armed group and a Thai official said.

10 April

Thai military personnel stand guard overlooking the Moei river on the Thai side of the shared border with Myanmar

Staff Writer With AFP

Thai Soldiers on Alert as Myanmar Border Clashes Enter Second Day

Thai soldiers were on alert in the town of Mae Sot, where across the border in Myanmar the junta and an ethnic armed group fought for a second day.

10 April

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.

Juster Domingo

Lockheed Successfully Tracks Space Objects With SPY-7 Radar

Lockheed successfully tracked space objects during the first live demonstration of the AN/SPY-7(V)1 radar for Japan's Aegis-equipped ships.

10 April

an artist's rendering of Hensoldt's counter-unmanned aircraft system. The diagram-like visual shows the system targetting a land and air target visible in a wide, forested landscape with buildings in front.

Juster Domingo

Hensoldt, HTX Develop Urban Counter-Drone System

Hensoldt has collaborated with HTX to develop a next-generation counter-unmanned aircraft system (CUAS) for use in urban environments.

10 April

Los Angeles-class submarine USS Annapolis (SSN 760) arriving alongside Diamantina Pier at Fleet Base West, HMAS Stirling, WA. *** Local Caption *** The nuclear-powered, conventionally-armed submarine USS Annapolis (SSN 760) is at HMAS Stirling for the second visit by a fast-attack submarine to Australia since the announcement of the AUKUS (Australia, United Kingdom, United States) Optimal Pathway in March 2023.

Rojoef Manuel

Australia to Upgrade Future Nuclear Submarine Infrastructure on Garden Island

Canberra is investing $55 million to modernize military infrastructure on Garden Island to support the country’s nuclear-powered submarines.

10 April

Staff Writer With AFP

Chinese Peacekeepers Pulling Out of DR Congo

Chinese peacekeepers with the UN stabilization mission in eastern DR Congo attended a departure ceremony as the force withdraws from the war-torn region.

9 April