Fearing China, South Korea Targets Contractors on Taiwan Navy Submarines
assets should not come at the expense of smaller weapons that would help Taiwan wage "asymmetrical warfare" against China's far-larger arsenal. Taiwan drew on the expertise of retired South Korean naval officers - including managers at SI Innotec and KHNT - who are not required by defence ministry regulations to seek permission before working overseas.SI Innotec is accused of violating the Foreign Trade Act, which requires DAPA's approval to transfer abroad many "strategic goods" for military use.The regulator is also tasked with promoting exports, a role that requires officials
Turkey to Work with Romania, Bulgaria Against Black Sea Mines
Turkey, Romania, and Bulgaria will work together against the threat of floating mines in the Black Sea due to war between Russia and Ukraine, the Turkish Defence Ministry said on Wednesday.The ministry gave no details of how it would address the floating mine problem. It said on social media platform X that the three countries had discussed the issue at the NATO Defense Ministers meeting in Brussels.Last week, the British government said Russia may use sea mines to target civilian shipping in the Black Sea, including by laying them on the approach to Ukrainian ports. Ukraine and Russia have accused
Taiwan Expects to Deploy Two New Submarines by 2027
China's coastal seas."This was also the strategic concept of the U.S. military - to contain them within the first island chain and deny their access," Huang said. "If Taiwan is taken, Japan will definitely not be safe, South Korea will definitely not be safe."China's defence ministry did not respond to a request for comment.The Chinese navy, including its Shandong aircraft carrier, has become increasingly active in recent months off Taiwan's eastern coastline, prompting worries that China could launch an attack from that direction. Eastern Taiwan is where planners have
ROV Finds Crashed Jet's Black Box in the Black Sea
Russia has found the main flight recorder from a military plane that crashed into the Black Sea killing all 92 on board, the Defence Ministry said on Tuesday, amid unconfirmed reports that authorities had grounded all aircraft of the same type. The recorder, one of several reported to be on board, contains information that could help investigators identify the cause of Sunday's crash, which killed dozens of Red Army Choir singers and dancers en route to Syria to entertain Russian troops in the run-up to the New Year. Investigators have so far said that pilot error or a technical fault
Japan to Hand Over Data Ahead of Australia Submarine Bid
on Wednesday telephoned his Japanese counterpart Gen Nakatani, asking for help with the submarine programme and urging Japan to participate in the bidding, the sources said. "The National Security Council will approve the release (of the data) in May," one source said. Japanese Defence Ministry spokesman Hirofumi Takeda declined to provide details on the plan, but said: "The relevant ministries in Tokyo are discussing how we can help Australia." The sources did not say what technical data would be handed over to Canberra, but noted that the exchange comes ahead of a planned
Goa Shipyard Seeks Foreign Tie-up for $5.3 billion Navy Order for MCMVs
(MCMVs) for the Indian Navy. Chairman and managing director (CMD) of GSL Rear Admiral (retired) Shekhar Mital said that the building of 12 MCMVs by the GSL would start after 3 years, following the approval of Defence Acquisition Council and finalisation of the contract. The Union Defence Ministry had recently cleared the Rs 32,000 crore ($5.3 billion) -worth project to manufacture 12 MCMVs, which will be built by the GSL. "We will have to tie up with a foreign shipyard because we don't have the technology to build MCMVs. The contract will be finalized in 8 months
Japan Offers to Build Australian Subs
on http://zeenews.india.com. Japan is proposing jointly building Australia`s new submarines, instead of exporting a new fleet, an AFP report said on Monday quoting a Japanese daily, after concerns in Canberra over the effect on the domestic ship-building industry. Under the proposal, Japan`s defence ministry is to cooperate with Australia in developing special steel and other materials for its new submarines, while Tokyo will be in charge of assembling them, the Mainichi Shimbun said. The Australian side has taken "a positive stance" on the proposal, the daily said, adding that
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