Australia announces defense industry policy and acquisitions reforms
Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles said the reforms seek to build “a more agile, disciplined and strategically focused Defence organisation."
Japan to rename air force in nod to growing space capabilities
The name change will take effect in 2027.
China dumping more rocket bodies in space, endangering low Earth orbit satellites: Report
Three Chinese rocket bodies have exploded over the last four years, creating dangerous debris that "will linger for decades to centuries, potentially colliding with other space objects," LeoLabs study author Darren McKnight told Breaking Defense.
In Japan, Canadian defense minister expresses interest in GCAP sixth-gen fighter project
David McGuinty called the Global Combat Air Programme a "promising initiative."
Australia, Canada sign $1.75B agreement for Over the Horizon Radar system
This is the largest Australian defense export to date, Canberra said.
South Korea’s Hanwha joins with Emirati firm, aiming to build K9 Howitzer in the UAE
“The agreement is part of Hanwha Aerospace’s strategy to strengthen its position in the Middle East, where it is pursuing local production, maintenance and technology partnerships as a route to regional customers,” Hanwha said in the statement.
Goodbye INDOPACOM: Pentagon reverts back to Pacific Command
The rechristening follows a series of other name changes inside the department under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Malaysia to buy 18 Caesar self-propelled howitzers, KNDS announces at Eurosatory
The contract was signed following a protracted saga in Malaysia's attempts to introduce a self-propelled howitzer.
LeoLab’s new, mobile space-watch radar to participate in Valiant Shield exercise
The new Scout-S radar will remain operational after Valiant Shield ends July 1, and already is contributing data to LeoLab's space monitoring network, the company said.
State Department approves FMS agreements with New Zealand, South Korea
New Zealand could receive five Lockheed Martin MH-60R Seahawk helicopters as well as airborne low-frequency sonars.
Malaysian defense minister publicly slams Norway for cancelled missile sale
“Norway's action has created more than just a bilateral contract dispute. It raises a deeply troubling question about whether international agreement and strategic partnership can still be trusted at all,” Malaysian Defense Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin said at the Shangri La Dialogue in Singapore.
Reintroduce nuclear weapons to the Pacific to reduce the chances of war with China
By reintroducing US theater nuclear forces first in South Korea, and then more gradually in Japan, Washington can reassure its anxious allies and bolster its own national security interests, argue Kyle Balzer and Robert Peters.
Japan’s defense minister rebuffs ‘militarism’ allegation, defends defense policies
Shinjiro Koizumi says arms sales, more visible regional military presence aims to help partners defend themselves.
AUKUS partners sign agreement on underwater drones, speed up sub plan
Australia will now forgo the purchase of a new build Virginia-class submarine and acquire another ex-US Navy boat instead.