"Given the short timeframe in which this goal was achieved, it represents a significant success for Ankara and is poised to revolutionize its defense ties with these [Southeast Asian] nations," defense analyst Ali Bakir told Breaking Defense.
The Korean government plans for KAI to start deliveries of production aircraft to the Republic of Korea Air Force in the second half of the year.
Jeremy King previously served the Australian Defence Force for more than 30 years and has led major capability programs such as the MRH-90 and Chinook project.
US strategic planners must confront an uncomfortable truth, writes Sean Gorman in this op-ed: A core pillar of American military and civilian power is far more vulnerable than many assume.
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The assessment also says that in 2024 China "tested essential components" of Taiwan invasion options, "including through exercises to strike sea and land targets, strike U.S. forces in the Pacific, and block access to key ports."
Beijing did not take the announcement well, saying the offer of the arms package "grossly violates the one-China principle," undermines stability in the region and "sends a gravely wrong signal to 'Taiwan independence' separatists forces."
Austal’s announcement added that the last LCM, all of which are destined for the Australian Army, will be delivered in 2032.
“By bringing this state-of-the-art manufacturing line to the US, we will be able to provide the US Army with a domestic source of triple-base propellant,” Hanwha ammo plant manager Lee Woo Jin told reporters.
“The reviews are done. It's time to deliver,” said John Healey, the UK’s Secretary of State for Defense.
The deal was announced after the MQ-28 successfully engaged and shot down an aerial target at a southern Australian test range.
"Clearly, the reason this is happening is because the existing organizational structure is showing deficiencies in terms of delivering key defense projects on time and on budget," Malcolm Davis of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute says.
As stockpiling munitions becomes increasingly more important, India and the US should team up to create an "arsenal alliance," writes Kriti Upadhyaya from The Heritage Foundation.
Robbin Laird and Edward Timperlake discuss newly-appointed Navy Undersecretary Hung Cao’s thoughts on Guam and Vietnam’s roles in the Indo-Pacific when it comes to deterring China.