Anti-drone System
Israeli IAI Secretly Supplied Counter-UAV Drone Guard Systems to Maldives and Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka
South Asia
Proverty-stricken Sri Lankan Was Offered Construction Work In Russia, Forced To Fight Putin’s War In Ukraine
When Sri Lanka’s economy crashed in 2022, people sought work abroad wherever they could find it — including ex-soldiers who joined forces fighting in Ukraine after Russia’s invasion. Now the veterans — some of whom […]
South Asia
Sri Lanka Seized Russian Aeroflot Aircraft, Amid Sanctions And Aircraft Registration Issues
Amidst a diplomatic row between Russia and Sri Lanka over the detention of an Aeroflot aircraft here, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has informed Moscow that the issue with the Russian flag carrier is not between […]
Air Platform
Sri Lanka Purchases Beechcraft King Air 360ER Aircraft
Textron Aviation will deliver new commercial Beechcraft King Air 360ER aircraft to Sri Lanka. A contract valued nearly $11.5 million was awarded to the company for these aircraft. Work will be performed in Wichita, Kansas, […]
Uncategorized
China’s Djibouti naval base is big enough to fight a war
China’s first overseas military base has expanded and is now capable of supporting the country’s growing aircraft carrier force, a US combatant commander revealed Tuesday. “Their first overseas military base, their only one, is in […]
Defense Industry
Israeli IAI returns Sri Lankan Kfir fighters to service, provision for future upgrades
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is to return to service Sri Lanka’s fleet of Kfir combat aircraft, at the same time as laying the foundations for future upgrades with a USD50 million effort to enhance the […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
CARAT 2021: US Navy, JMSDF And Sri Lankan Navy Conduct Naval Exercises
TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka (GDC) — The 27th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise series between the U.S. Navy and the armed forces of partner nations commenced with CARAT Sri Lanka, June 24. Taking place […]
Africa
The U.S.-Morocco Defense Cooperation Treaty Should be Cloned To Southeast Asian Countries To Counter China
Morocco and the United States renewed the alliance between the two nations as a foundation stone for peace in Africa. Morocco and the United States signed a military defence agreement on 2 October 2020 in […]
Air Platform
China ramps up production and export of JF-17 fighters
China has ramped up production of JF-17 fighter jet, which was jointly developed with Pakistan. In the first half of 2020, the number of aircraft delivered was the most in the past five years, according […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Russian Defense Exports to Southeast Asia
Since the Soviet Union collapse in 1991, the succeeding Russian Federation is exporting defense hardware on commercial terms instead of political. Air force material remains the lion’s share of such exports, which achieved a figure […]