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13 November

Thai Navy Accepts Revamped 212 Helicopter From Bell Textron

Bell Textron has handed over an upgraded Bell 212 medium utility helicopter to the Royal Thai Navy as part of an operational life extension project.

13 November

Members of the Czech Army traverse a field in a Pandur II Armored Personnel Carrier, during vehicular movement drills, alongside the 2nd Battalion, 34th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, March 1, at Hradiště Military Area in Northwest Czech Republic. The 2/34th is in the Czech Republic training with members of its military to increase readiness and interoperability as part of Saber Strike 22, a large scale, multinational exercise taking place between NATO allies throughout Europe. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Cordeiro)

Rojoef Manuel

Indonesia Retires Russian APCs, Deploys Czech Pandurs to UN Mission in Lebanon

Indonesia has swapped its aging Russian-made BTR-80A armored personnel carriers with Czech Pandur II 8×8 vehicles in Lebanon under a UN peacekeeping mission.

13 November

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Japan’s Next-Gen Missile Prototype Emerges With New Turbojet Engine

Japan’s next-gen anti-ship missile prototype uses the XKJ301-1 turbojet, a modular stealth airframe with internal bays, advanced guidance, seeker, and data-link systems

13 November

GJ-11 uncrewed combat aerial vehicle flying in formation with the J-20 and J-16D aircraft.

Christine Casimiro

China’s GJ-11 Combat Drone Flies With J-20, Hints at Manned-Unmanned Ops

China has released the first official footage of its stealthy GJ-11 combat drone flying in formation with a piloted J-20 fighter jet and a J-16D electronic warfare aircraft.

13 November

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping

Staff Writer With AFP

China ‘Massively’ Fuels Russia’s War Chest: Finnish Defense Minister

Finnish Defense Minister Antti Hakkanen on Wednesday said China was "massively" financing Russia's war efforts, which increases the security threat in Europe and poses a challenge to NATO.

13 November

A Royal Cambodian Armed Forces soldier reacts to a simulated improvised explosive device hidden inside bushes along the roadway during Counter-IED training at the Peacekeeping Operations School in Kampong Speu province, March 15. Idaho Army National Guard soldiers partnered with RCAF during Angkor Sentinel 2012, an annual bilateral military exercise sponsored by U.S. Army Pacific and hosted by Cambodian forces.

Staff Writer With AFP

Cambodia Says Thai Troops Kill One in Fresh Border Clashes

Cambodia and Thailand traded accusations of fresh clashes along their border on Wednesday, with Phnom Penh reporting one civilian shot dead in hostilities flaring after Bangkok paused implementation of a US-backed peace deal.

12 November

Philippine Navy's future offshore patrol vessel design.

Rojoef Manuel

Lead Philippine Navy Patrol Boat Undergoes Sea Trials in S. Korea

The Philippine Navy’s first Sulayman-class offshore patrol vessel, the BRP Rajah Sulayman (PS-20), has begun sea trials off South Korea.

12 November

Jodesz Gavilan

Hyundai Partners With Cochin Shipyard on India’s Landing Ships Program

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has struck a partnership with Cochin Shipyard to collaborate on the Indian Navy’s landing ship program.

12 November

Pakistani Air Force's JF-17 Thunder (FC-1 Xiaolong or FC-1 Fierce Dragon) fighter jet performs during the 12th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, also known as Airshow China 2018, in Zhuhai city, south China's Guangdong province, 9 November 2018. JF-17 Thunder exhibited its dazzling aerial performance in front of the delegations of various air forces and aviation industries on the third day of Zhuhai Air Show in China. The breathtaking aerial display by the seasoned aerobatics pilot wing commander Zeeshan Baryar included some stunning maneuvers like the muscle climb, thunder turns, slow speed pass and inverted flight. An over fifteen minutes jaw dropping performance by Pride of The Nation, JF-17 Thunder, concluded with the trademark vertical rolls and disappearing in the blue skies of Zhuhai, leaving behind hundreds of spellbound spectators. The mesmerized audience applauded the Thundery performance as it landed back. (Photo by Shu ying / Imaginechina via AFP)

Rojoef Manuel

Azerbaijan Debuts JF-17 Thunder Jets, Becomes Fourth Global Operator

Azerbaijan displayed five newly acquired JF-17 Thunder fighter jets during its Victory Day parade, officially marking the country as the fourth operator of the China-Pakistan co-developed aircraft.

12 November

The HTMS Chakri Naruebet (CVH 911) aircraft carrier

Rojoef Manuel

Thailand’s Flagship Carrier to Receive New Management Capability From Thales

Thales has received a contract to provide an Integrated Platform Management System for the Royal Thai Navy’s HTMS Chakri Naruebet (CVH 911) aircraft carrier, marking a key step in modernizing the nearly three-decade-old ship.

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