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Naval Procurement in Asia-Pacific: Trends, Budgets and Requirements
September 17 by Defence IQ DigitalThe proliferation and volume of threats in South East Asian waters is becoming ever more diverse. Border control with illegal immigration, the smuggling of illicit goods and arms, piracy, kidnapping...
Revealing Asia's coastal and maritime surveillance acquisition programmes
September 23 by Defence IQ PressAsia’s coastal and surveillance expenditure is showing no signs of slowing down. From 2000 – 2014, the region’s defence spend has increased over 40% as nations aggressively enhance...
Why disputes in the South China Sea are like a game of chess
July 31 by Andrew ElwellIs the geopolitical strategising and manoeuvring between nations in the East and South China Seas akin to a game of chess between two Grandmasters? It is – and not just because of the obvious...
The iPhone app that’s revolutionising SAR operations
July 30 by Andrew ElwellWant the Coast Guard to be able to track your vessel while out at sea and automatically respond to abnormalities in your Sail Plan? There’s an app for that. DeCare Systems Ireland, an ent...
China bolsters maritime surveillance with new, unified (and armed) Coast Guard
July 24 by Andrew ElwellChina has unified its coast guard into one organisation as it seeks to bolster its maritime surveillance capabilities following a number of recent territorial disputes with its neighbours. As a r...
Breakthrough: 'Holy Grail' Satellite System Tracks Life of Ballistic Missile
May 12 by Richard de SilvaA demonstration ballistic missile has been tracked without interruption over its entire flight path by two orbiting satellites, heralding a first for space-based technology and missile defence capab...
Heron Unmanned Aerial Vehicles return to flight status after temporary suspension of flying
November 03 by Australian Department of DefenceAustralia’s Heron Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) have returned to flight after flying of all Heron UAVs was temporarily suspended for 24 hours on 1 November. Contractor MacDonald Dettwil...
Australia to Follow Canada With Afghan Heron Service
September 21 by Defence IQ PressCanada’s MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has signed a contract to supply Australia with surveillance services in Afghanistan using leased Israel Aerospace Industries Heron unmanned a...