Indicating a major climb down in its aggressive stand over the South China Sea (SCS), Beijing has indicated it willing to meet Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) "halfway" to solve the SCS dispute. Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin met Defense Minister Wei Fenghe last week
The US Navy conducted a Tomahawk land-attack cruise missile (TLAM) strike scenario targeting the Farallon de Medinilla range, located on an uninhabited 200-acre island off the coast of Guam on September 20. Launched from USS Antietam (CG 54) the TLAM test strike was a part of Valliant Shield 2020, a US only, biennial field training exercise (FTX) with a focus on integration of joint training in a blue-water environment among US forces
The Netherlands Navy NH90 helicopter that crashed into the sea in the Caribbean on 19 July has been recovered following a salvage operation led by the Dutch MoD. The Maritime Capacity Alliance carried out the salvage operation with the help of the recovery vessel 'Volantis' and an underwater robot
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Russian Be-200ES flew amphibious planes have flown over 200 times in three months to extinguish forest fires in Turkey, near Antalaya, Izmir and Bodrum. Since June 16, the crews have participated in the elimination of large fires at complex and strategically important facilities and locations
Turkish firm FNSS has tested whether the ZAHA armored amphibious assault vehicle can come back to upright position in case of capsizing in water. “ZAHA armored amphibious vehicle built for Turkish Marine Corps has completed self-correction test
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) concluded a set of maritime test flights over the sea-lanes off the coast of Southern California on September 11th, using the MQ-9B SeaGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS)
Elbit Systems Hermes 900 Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) was recently demonstrated for the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA). The demonstration were run by the MCA and were designed to test the capabilities of using a UAS to enhance Search and Rescue (SaR) capabilities and the use of long-range unmanned capabilities in civilian airspace
China has employed drones to deliver “care packages” consisting of food, water and medicines to its frontline troops stationed engaging in drills held likely in plateau areas amid clashes with India. The drones were put to task by Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Tibet Military Command to provide logistics support for its troops currently stationed at an elevation of 4,500m where efforts to deliver the same using ground vehicles proved difficult, a video released by China Central Television, shows
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN)s first Type 218SG Invincible-class submarine being built by Germanys Thyssenkrupp departed for sea trials Monday. The vessel is first of four customized Type 218SG diesel-electric submarines that are slated to be delivered from 2021 to replace the four refurbished Challenger- and Archer- class submarines that RSN has operated for more than two decades