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As reported earlier, Malaysia’s Ministry of Defence is currently conducting due diligence on several Turkish shipbuilding companies before deciding which company will supply the Littoral Mission Ship (LMS) Batch 2 to the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN).
Acknowledging the Arctic is a crucial point of defense, the Russian Navy has directed its Northern Fleet to initiate underwater navigation training beneath the thick ice layers in the Arctic for its nuclear-powered submarine crews.
Russia reportedly has started using short-range ballistic missiles (SRBM) supplied by North Korea to target cities in Ukraine, providing further clear evidence of the increasingly close military cooperation between the two “pariah” countries.
South Korea has announced a 4.2 percent increase in defense budget to USD 50.2 billion (RM225 billion) this year, which includes provisions for the commencement of mass production of the 4.5th generation fighter aircraft KF-21 “Boramae.”
The Pakistan Air Force has hinted at acquiring the fifth-generation stealth fighter aircraft J-31 “Gyrfalcon” or F-31 developed by the Chinese aerospace company, Shenyang Aircraft Corporation.
Turkey will not let two minehunter vessels donated by Britain to Ukraine to pass through its waters en route to the Black Sea in line with the Montreux Convention, which allows the country to cut off any vessel transit between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean during wartime.
Russia has strategically deployed its most recent and acoustically discreet attack submarine, named “Ufa,” to the Pacific Fleet, in response to heightened competition in underwater capabilities within the region, where both the United States and China are actively engaged.
After successfully constructing and commissioning its drone carrier and largest warship, TCG Anadolu, Turkey has decided to initiate the design of its aircraft carrier.
The Philippine Congress is reported to have allocated funds for the construction of permanent structures on a shoal that has been a source of escalating tensions between the Southeast Asian nation and China.
The first Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV1) was officially handed over by TH Heavy Engineering Berhad (THHE) to the Malaysia’s Ministry of Home Affairs (KDN) in a special ceremony on the vessel held last night.