With growing global and regional headlines on mass casualty terrorist attacks, we are witnessing an increasing trend in terrorist attacks on public venues and against soft targets. This can be seen in the Las Vegas shooting, Parsons Green tube bombing and closer to home, the Resorts World Manila attack and Jakarta bombing. In view of this, government and law enforcement agencies are increasing their investments in technologies, resources and m...

After 4 years of providing a premier platform for military officials from navies and coast guards to discuss critical issues surrounding OPV procurement, maintenance and operational requirements, we are back with a far more comprehensive, quality-led and value-driven programme. This year, we have re-named this 5th annual event to reflect the alignment of the program with the procurement trends in APAC. The OPVs & Corvettes Asia Pacific 201...

Armoured Vehicles Asia 2011 is the perfect place to benchmark and exchange information on optimising planning and delivery of armoured vehicle programmes. Offering operational lessons learned from those recently from the combat zone, the majority of the agenda is dedicated to the Asian region, a fast-growing market with great potential for opportunities but with numerous obstacles. Discussions will revolve around modernisation plans, new techn...

Strategies for the Upgrade and Modernisation of Asian Rotorcraft Platforms and Systems Military Helicopter Asia- Event Rationale: Changing requirements of regional defence forces have led to developments in the Asian helicopter market. Whilst attack capabilities still remain the core interest of most Asian militaries, budgetary and current operational needs have led to platform and payload upgrades. With Asia undergoing rapid modernisation, th...