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Geopolitics / Pacific Rim

New Zealand Set for Defense Spending Hike

May 31, 2019November 8, 2019 - by Daniel Darling

The government of New Zealand unveiled its latest budget on May 30 for the 2019-2020 fiscal year (which runs from July 1 through June 30), with defense in line for …

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Defense / Featured / Pacific Rim

South Korea Plans Five-Year Defense Spending Hike with Missile Defense and Counter-Fire Capability in Mind

January 11, 2019November 14, 2019 - by Daniel Darling

South Korea’s Defense Ministry unveiled its next five-year budgetary blueprint on January 11, which indicates an average annual hike of 7.5 percent. The blueprint covers the fiscal period between 2019 …

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Defense / Military Aircraft / Pacific Rim

Indonesia Goes Big with New Helicopter Orders

January 9, 2019November 14, 2019 - by Daniel Darling

  Indonesia moved forward with an acquisition 17 new-build medium-lift helicopters for its armed forces on January 9, signing the contract with the country’s primary aerospace manufacturer, state-owned PT Dirgantara …

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Military Space / Pacific Rim

Thales Alenia Space Awarded Contract to Build South Korean Reconnaissance Satellite Network

December 6, 2018November 14, 2019 - by Forecast International

Thales Alenia Space has signed two contracts to develop a constellation of high-resolution observation radar satellites under the 425 Project for the South Korean Agency for Defense Development (ADD). The …

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Military Aircraft / Pacific Rim

Giving Up the Ghost: Taiwan Seeks F-16V Procurement as F-35 Dream Abandoned

November 30, 2018November 13, 2019 - by Daniel Darling

The Taiwanese military is ready to forsake its previous ambition to acquire the F-35 Lightning II stealth combat aircraft in favor of a government-to-government contract for 66 F-16V Block 70 …

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Geopolitics / Military Aircraft / Pacific Rim

Sea Change: Japan Plans Destroyer Conversion, Larger F-35 Order with China in Mind

November 28, 2018November 13, 2019 - by Forecast International

by Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. As the Japanese government sets out its new National Defense Program Guidelines defense capability target policy that will guide the upcoming …

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Military Aircraft / Pacific Rim

Japan Global Hawk UAV Purchase Moves Forward

November 21, 2018November 13, 2019 - by Daniel Darling

Japan’s quest for bringing the RQ-4 Global Hawk high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) into service moved forward on November 16 when the Pentagon awarded the drone manufacturer, Northrop …

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Commercial & Civil Space / Pacific Rim

China Sends 42nd and 43rd Navigation Satellites into Orbit

November 21, 2018January 16, 2019 - by Forecast International

China has launched two Beidou-3 navigation satellites into space aboard a Long March 3B (CZ-3B) launch vehicle. Liftoff occurred on November 19, 2018 at 2:07 a.m. local time (November 18 …

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Military Aircraft / Pacific Rim

Australia Picks MQ-9 Reaper to Fill Armed MALE Drone Requirement

November 16, 2018January 16, 2019 - by Daniel Darling

Australia plans to use the MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle from American firm General Atomics to meet a requirement for an armed drone to tackle a variety of roles. An …

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Pacific Rim

Malaysia Announces Deep Spending Cut for Defense in Upcoming Budget

November 7, 2018January 16, 2019 - by Daniel Darling

Under its upcoming budget projections the Malaysian government plans to slash defense expenditures by roughly 10 percent year-on-year. The military spending reductions comes amidst a deficit reduction effort by Prime …

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