Category: Notizie Estero

SEOUL — South Korea approved a 400 billion-won (US$295 million) plan Friday to upgrade the Army’s AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters, the state arms procurement agency said, amid Seoul’s stepped-up push to counter North Korea’s evolving military threats.

The Defense Project Promotion Com…

The state arms procurement agency received an official offer of technology transfer from the manufacturer of a foreign attack helicopter preferred by the Korean Marine Corps, according to a conservative People Power Party (PPP) lawmaker on Monday.

Bell, the manufacturer of the AH-1Z attack helic…

MANILA –– The Philippine Navy (PN) announced that it will be christening its first two fast-attack interdictor craft-missiles (FAIC-Ms), of which around nine were acquired from Israel Shipyards Limited on Tuesday.

PN spokesperson Commander Benjo Negranza, in a statement Sunday, said the christen…

The UK is significantly expanding a training programme in Britain to turn potentially tens of thousands of Ukrainian recruits into frontline soldiers to fight Russia. Pic: Ministry of Defence
Image: The training is being conducted by elements from the British Army’s 11 Security Force Assistance Bri…

COCHIN, India — Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi commissioned the first indigenous aircraft carrier as INS Vikrant today. During the event, the Prime Minister also unveiled the new Naval Ensign (Nishaan), doing away with the colonial past and befitting the rich Indian maritime heritage.

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TAIPEI — Taiwan’s military on Thursday shot down an unidentified civilian drone off China’s coastline, according to Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense.

After entering Taiwan’s airspace over Shiyu Island, the Taiwan military first tried to warn the drone away with flares before shooting the d…