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June 27th, 2014

26/6/2014

China has published a new map that includes territories claimed. (Photo: China Daily/ ANN)

By: Matikas Santos (inquirer.net)

China has published a new map of the entire country including the islands in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) in order to “better show” its territorial claim over the region.

The government-run Xinhua news agency of China published photos of the map made by Hunan Map Publishing House and said in the caption “Islands in South China Sea share the same scale with mainland and are better shown than traditional maps.”

Boeing, Saab See Surveillance Plane Demand Rising Across Asia

1/6/2014

Saab 2000 MPA is the latest maritime patrol aircraft offering from Saab. (Photo: Saab)

By: Kyunghee Park (www.bloomberg.com)

Boeing Co. (BA), the second-biggest defense contractor in the U.S., and Saab AB (SAABB)expect demand for maritime and aerial surveillance systems to grow in Asia as territorial disputes intensify.

Demand for maritime patrol craft and affiliated equipment in the Asia-Pacific region is expected to grow steadily for the foreseeable future, Chris Chadwick, head of Boeing’s defense business, said yesterday in Singapore. Boeing and Stockholm, Sweden-based Saab both manufacture aircraft used for maritime patrol and surveillance.

asean part in the search and rescue of mas mh370

8/3/2014

Gambar contoh ADMM PLUS HADR sewaktu latihan di Brunei pada tahun 2013. Gambar ASOB

Oleh: Khoo Jin Kiat (Asean Security Observer)

Satu kerangka kerja ADMM PLUS HADR telah ditubuhkan untuk memudahkan operasi mencari dan menyelamat pesawat Malaysia Airlines System (MAS) penerbangan MH370 yang juga melibatkan beberapa negara asing termasuk negara-negara Asean.

Philippines asks neighbors to join case vs. China

27/2/2014

By: Jim Gomez (www.ap.org)

The Philippines on Thursday called on Malaysia, Vietnam and other claimants to join its legal challenge to China's massive territorial claim in the South China Sea.

Philippines Says China Fired Water Cannon at Disputed Shoal

25/2/2014

By: Agence France- Presse (www.afp.com)

The Philippines’ military chief on Monday accused China’s coast guard of firing water cannon at Filipino fishermen for the first time to drive them away from a disputed sea shoal.

Gen. Emmanuel Bautista said Chinese vessels fired cannon on Jan. 27 near Scarborough Shoal — the subject of a bitter territorial row in the strategically important South China Sea.

Troubled Waters: Indonesia’s Growing Maritime Disputes

20/2/2014

Indonesia covers vast area between Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean and controls many important and world major sealanes. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

By: Scott Cheney- Peters (www.thediplomat.com)

Indonesia has had a rocky couple of weeks in its relations with its neighbors. While Ted Piccone and Bimo Yusman wrote last week about Indonesia’sdecade of qualified diplomatic successes, in a series of separate and mostly unrelated naval developments the archipelagic nation has in turn aggrieved, or been aggrieved by, Singapore, Papua New Guinea, and Australia.to edit.

Arms Makers Try To Cash In As Asian Disputes Escalate

10/2/2014

RSAF Black Knights captivates audiences with their stunning moves (Photo: Ainonline/ Mark Wagner)

By: Agense France-Presse (www.afp.com)

Asia’s top aerospace and defense show opens Tuesday in Singapore, with major global arms makers seeking to cash in on rising military spending in China and elsewhere as territorial disputes escalate in the region.

Singapore Voices Concern Over Naming of Indonesian Navy Ship

6/2/2014

Nakhoda Ragam Class corvettes bought for TNI-AL. Singapore expressed concern over the naming of one of the corvettes. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

By: Agence France-Presse (www.afp.com)
Singapore has voiced concerns over Indonesia’s reported plans to name a naval ship after marines who were executed for bombing an office complex in the city-state during a period of tense relations in the 1960s.

UKRAINE HAS SUPPLIED THE FIRST BATCH OF FIVE OPLOT MAIN BATTLE TANKS TO THAILAND

5/2/2014

The first of 49 Oplot MBT being delivered to the Royal Thai Army. (Photos: Ukroboronprom)

By: Ukroboronprom (www.ukroboronprom.com.ua)

On February 4, 2014 the first batch of five Oplot main battle tanks arrived to the Kingdom of Thailand. Ukrainian tanks produced by the State Enterprise “Malyshevplant” arrived to the Port of Sattahip (Thailand) where they were discharged and directed to the place of acceptance testing. After the final testing by the Thailand side, the vehicles will be finally accepted under the terms of the contract.

Study: Asia Fuels Rise In World Defense Spending

5/2/2014

A Taiwan navy Kidd-class destroyer launches an SM-2 surface-to-air missile during a drill near the east coast of Taiwan on September 26, 2013. World defense spending will rise in 2014 for the first time in five years, a key study found Tuesday, driven by arms races in Asia and the Middle East, as well as a resurgent Russia. (Sam Yeh / AFP)

By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE (http://www.defensenews.com)

PARIS — World defense spending will rise in 2014 for the first time in five years, a key study found Tuesday, driven by arms races in Asia and the Middle East, as well as a resurgent Russia.

The closely watched IHS Jane's Annual Defence Budgets Review said military budgets this year would inch up by 0.6 percent, after years of falls brought on by lower spending in the West.

"We have seen substantial increases in defense spending from countries like Russia, China, India, Saudi Arabia, and Oman over the past two years," said Paul Burton, Director of IHS Jane's Aerospace, Defence & Security.