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Poland seeking stronger defense industry ties with India
Reuters Poland wants to deepen defense industry cooperation with India, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said in late August 2024, as Warsaw seeks to benefit from New Delhi’s drive to modernize its Armed Forces and diversify from Russian arms suppliers. The comments came as Narendra Modi became the first Indian prime minister to visit Warsaw in 45 years. “It is no…
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Philippine Air Force strengthens regional security role with historic participation in Pitch Black 2024
Maria T. Reyes Amid tensions in the South China Sea, the Philippine Air Force (PAF) is strategically enhancing its capabilities as part of the nation’s military modernization. A key step was its participation in the recent Australia-led Pitch Black exercise, marking the PAF’s first overseas air asset deployment. The engagement underscores Manila’s commitment to regional security and interoperability with Allies…
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Royal Australian Navy’s new missile bolsters defense capabilities, deterrence
FORUM Staff The Royal Australian Navy has successfully test-fired the Standard Missile-6 (SM-6), an advanced long-range missile with multiple capabilities that reflects the Australian government’s commitment to enhancing deterrence. Sailors aboard the Australian destroyer HMAS Sydney launched the versatile weapon during exercise Pacific Dragon near Hawaii in August 2024. Adding the SM-6 to the Navy’s arsenal is a “significant milestone”…
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Across The Region
Allies Unveil System to Track North Korean Missiles
Japan, South Korea and the United States activated a system in December 2023 to detect and assess North Korea’s missile launches in real time. The announcement came after North Korea said it had tested an intercontinental ballistic missile to gauge the war readiness of its nuclear force. United Nations Security Council resolutions ban Pyongyang’s nuclear and ballistic weapons programs. The…
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Across The Region
U.S. Approves Support for Taiwan’s Information Systems
The United States in December 2023 approved a $300 million sale of equipment to help maintain Taiwan’s tactical information systems. Under its 1979 Taiwan Relations Act, the U.S. has agreed to provide the self-governed island with defense articles and services necessary to maintain self-defense capabilities. The People’s Republic of China (PRC) claims the island and threatens to annex it by…
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Across The Region
Australia, U.K., U.S. Forge High-Tech Agreement
From underwater drones to electronic warfare, Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States are expanding high-tech military cooperation. An agreement forged in December 2023 increases technology cooperation and information sharing. The goal is to better address global security challenges and ensure each nation can defend against rapidly evolving threats and “contribute to stability and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region…
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Partnerships
New Zealand, Australia’s defense ally, considers role in AUKUS partnership
Reuters Leaders of Australia and New Zealand agreed the AUKUS trilateral defense partnership will boost regional security and stability as both countries warned they face the most challenging strategic environment since World War II. Although not part of the defense agreement among Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, New Zealand would consider collaborating on the partnership’s Pillar II,…
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India’s defense production soars with record output, strategic industrial corridors
Mandeep Singh With domestic defense production at record levels, India remains committed to the Defense Industrial Corridor model, with corridors in and around the states of Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh focused on high-tech projects such as uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), electronic warfare and electro-optics. Rising output meets the needs of the Indian Armed Forces and promotes supply chain resilience…
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Free and Open Indo-Pacific/FOIP
Japan’s USV technology gains momentum amid escalating maritime tensions
Thisanka Siripala The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) is prioritizing implementation of uncrewed surface vessels (USV), describing the technology as a game changer in intelligence gathering, surveillance and combat support. Tokyo is seeking to boost its maritime observation capabilities in response to the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) repeated incursions around the Japanese-administered Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.…
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Australian workforce will learn intricacies of long-range missile design, production
Tom Abke Australia is backing its commitment to manufacture long-range guided missiles by 2025 with a government-led initiative to develop “a competent, skilled and educated workforce” that can design, test, produce, distribute and maintain the weapons. Select military and defense industry personnel will receive training in pursuit of a master’s degree in explosive ordnance through the Guided Weapons and Explosive…
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