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Several Lebanese media outlets have reported that an armored vehicle belonging to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) was detained by local residents, who subsequently handed over the UN peacekeepers to Hezbollah fighters.
The recent closure of the self-propelled howitzer (SPH) system tender for the Malaysian Army, with the winner expected to be announced imminently (possibly during the Defence Services Asia 2024 exhibition this May), has sparked considerable interest.
India seeks to strengthen its defense ties with Malaysia, particularly in the burgeoning defense industry, as both nations’ armed forces operate similar defense assets.
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) and the German defense company, Diehl Defence have entered into a partnership that will see South Korean-manufactured FA-50 and KF-21 “Boramae” fighter jets equipped with Diehl’s “IRIS-T” medium-range air-to-air missiles.
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.
Reluctance from the United States to sell the fifth-generations F-35s to wealthy Gulf nations and Germany’s veto on the sale of Eurofighter Typhoons to Saudi Aarabia appears to have opened up opportunities for France’s Dassault Aviation to strengthen its position in the region with its Rafale fighter jets.
Leading Turkish defence company, STM, is “almost certainly” the chosen contractor for the Royal Malaysian Navy’s (RMN) construction program of three Littoral Mission Ships (LMS), according to industry sources who spoke to Defence Security Asia.
Egypt has issued a stern warning to Israel, stating it will suspend the peace treaty signed between the two nations in 1979 if Israeli forces attack Rafah, forcing Palestinian residents to flee to the Sinai Peninsula.
Three long-range radars, currently being acquired by Malaysia are set to become the country’s “eyes and ears” in monitoring any foreign attempts to infiltrate upon the nation’s airspace and maritime zones in the South China Sea.
In an action deemed by Beijing as “igniting the flames of hostility in the region,” the Philippines has directed its military forces to increase troop presence on its northernmost island, which shares a border with Taiwan.