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The Royal Malaysian Air Force's (RMAF) No. 3 Squadron, stationed at Kuching Air Base, has recently taken delivery of its second Leonardo AW139 helicopter (M104-05).

The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) is set to receive the latest modernization and upgrade package for its fleet of F-16 fighter jets under a contract awarded to Lockheed Martin worth US$8.7 million (RM39 million).

The British Royal Navy has deployed two warships, HMS Somerset and HMS Tyne, to monitor a Russian “spy ship,” the Yantar, as it entered the United Kingdom’s waters.

Vietnam is on the verge of becoming the latest customer for the K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzer system, with reports indicating the Southeast Asian nation is set to procure 30 units of the artillery system developed by South Korea.

A female Air Force officer was killed after being sucked into the engine of a fighter jet, Taiwan's Air Force Command Headquarters said on Tuesday (Jan 21).

Iranian authorities have unveiled the country’s first signal intelligence (SIGINT) vessel, Zagros 313, equipped with advanced "electronic sensors" for intelligence gathering and surveillance operations.

Malaysia’s Defence Minister, Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin, conducted a working visit to Gong Kedak Air Base in Terengganu, where he officiated the Contract Handover Ceremony for the 10th Year Service Life Extension Programme (SLEP) for the Sukhoi Su-30MKM fighter jets operated by the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF).

Bayraktar TB3, which recently made history by becoming the world’s first armed unmanned aerial vehicle to take off and land on a short-runway vessel, successfully completed its first firing test with the MAM-T munition to hit its target with pinpoint accuracy.

Recently, the Thai Ministry of Defence has announced its plans to procure the JAS39 Gripen E/F fighter jets from Sweden's Saab Group.

After a five-year hiatus, the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) and the French Navy have resumed bilateral maritime exercises under the “La Perouse” banner.

The first Airbus A400M for the Indonesian Air Force has entered the Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Seville, marking a significant milestone in the production of this multirole tanker and transport aircraft ahead of its delivery by the end of 2025.

On January 7, Defence Security Asia reported that Russia had fulfilled a 2018 contract by delivering six Sukhoi Su-30SME fighter jets to the Myanmar Air Force.

As early as August 2022, Defence Security Asia published an article on the Boran 105mm howitzer, developed by Turkey’s defense industry company Makine ve Kimya Endüstrisi A.Ş (MKE).

During the night of January 15-16, a French Navy Atlantique 2 maritime patrol aircraft was “locked on” by the radar of a Russian S-400 air defense system while flying over the Baltic Sea.

The Secretary-General of the Malaysian Ministry of Defence, Datuk Lokman Hakim Ali, recently conducted a working visit to two Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) airbases—Gong Kedak Air Base and Butterworth Air Base.