Anka-S unmanned aircraft boosts security in South China Sea, says Khaled

    Anka-S unmanned aircraft boosts security in South China Sea, says Khaled

    Defence minister Khaled Nordin at the launching of the Anka-S unmanned aircraft system in Labuan. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA: The operation of the Royal Malaysian Air Force’s (RMAF) Anka-S unmanned aircraft system (UAS) marks a strategic leap in strengthening the nation’s defence and maritime surveillance capabilities, says defence minister Khaled Nordin. He said the UAS…

    Read More
    Shenyang-developed cargo drone SUNNY-T2000 from front

      China’s latest 2-tonne cargo drone

      Sign up for our newsletter and get our latest content in your inbox. Subscribe China’s Shenyang Sunny Aeronautics unveiled its new 1,000-kilometre 2-tonne payload freighter UAV, while announcing plans for it to be the first of a series of cargo drones carrying up to 10 tonnes of cargo. This comes after China’s 650 kg-payload Boying…

      Read More
      Japan says warplanes scrambled as Chinese drone detected near southern island close to Taiwan

      Japan says warplanes scrambled as Chinese drone detected near southern island close to Taiwan

      Tokyo — Japan said Monday that it had scrambled aircraft after detecting a suspected Chinese drone near its southern island of Yonaguni, which is close to Taiwan, on Saturday, as tension between the Asian adversaries spiked. On Sunday, Chinese coast guard vessels spent several hours in Japan’s territorial waters around the disputed Senkaku Islands, known as…

      Read More
      France sends jets to Poland, and U.K. ramps up sanctions in a signal to Russia not to escalate

      France sends jets to Poland, and U.K. ramps up sanctions in a signal to Russia not to escalate

      WARSAW — France said it’s deploying fighter jets to Poland and Britain announced fresh sanctions on Russia’s oil revenues and war machine Friday as European countries took steps to deter Moscow’s aggression after an incursion by Russian drones into Polish territory. French President Emmanuel Macron said he would deploy three advanced Rafale fighter jets to help protect…

      Read More