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VOLUME 26/ISSUE 2 MARCH 2018 US$15 ASIA PAcific’s LARGEST CIRCULATED DEFENCE MAGAZINE INDIAN ARMED FORCES AIR-TO-AIR REFUELLING CBRN PROTECTION 3RD PARTY SATCOM MARITIME ELECTRONIC WARFARE BODY ARMOUR AND CONNECTIVITY MULTIMISSION MARITIME ROTORCRAFT www.asianmilitaryreview.com Contents MARCH 2018 VOLUME 26 / ISSUE 2 06 10 Sgt. Daniel Schroeder Maritime Indian Pvt. Kishan Singh from 6th Battalion of the 6th Kumaon Regiment Rotorcraft pulls security while conducting company movement procedures with 1st Brigade, Growth Predicted 2nd Infantry Division during the exercise Buying new, opting for Yudh Abhyas 15 culminating training less expensive upgrades or event at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., BEYOND KINETIC Sept. 21. Yudh Abhyas is an annual, U.S. considering an alternative. Army Pacifi c-sponsored Theater Security Andrew Drwiega examines Cooperation Program bilateral exercise PROTECTION a few options as the military and the fi rst one held at JBLM. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Daniel Schroeder, 5th Dr. Joetey Attariwala examines the methods of electronic warfare that can helicopter market continues Mobile Public Affairs Detachment) be employed to protect naval surface vessels. to grow. 12 16 24 BRUNEI AIR FORCE 32 PILOTS ‘COOL’ WITH S-70i SIMULATOR INDIA’S ARMED PREPARING FOR SINGAPORE TRAINING FORCES THE WORST AIRSHOW REVIEW Editor Andrew Drwiega visits India has large and professional David Oliver takes a look at Andrew Drwiega reviews a Brunei to see how the CAE armed forces, although how the Australian Defence selection of opinions and products S-70i simulator has made a modernisation is often slowed Force is modernising its uncovered at this year’s Singapore difference to the Brunei Air by tradition and political process. capacity to react to CBRNe Airshow. Force. Brian Cloughly explains. challenges. 14 20 33 28 AIR REFUELLING RECEIVING YOU ANALYSTS MORE THAN LOUD AND CLEAR PROLIFERATES Situational awareness for the COLUMN BODY ARMOUR The increasing number of warfi ghter is now founded in Veerle Nouvens takes a look at Body armour is now a soldier fi ghter aircraft in Asia-Pacifi c has space-based communications US FONOPS operations in the system, supporting situational resulted in a larger requirement and surveillance systems. South China Sea and how the awareness. Andrew White explains. for AAR. Alan Warnes reports. JR Ng reports. UK might increase its support. | MARCH 2018 | 03 Index of Advertisers ADAS 27 Editorial EURONAVAL 19 EUROSATORY 29 CHINA’S ARMS GENERAL ATOMICS COVER 4 IDEAS COVER 3 EXPORTS, IDEAS SHOW DAILY 5 CONFIDENCE INDO DEFENCE 31 ISDEF 25 GROWS LAND FORCES 23 NORTHROP GRUMMAN COVER 2 ompetition among international suppliers of arms and military aviation is hotting up in the Asia- Pacifi c region. 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Threats must now be defeated using electronic subterfuge and technological decoys. by Dr. Joetey Attariwala lectronic Warfare (EW) in the to discuss, which emparts to this author Modern naval ship design also takes context of surface warships just how important EW is in the modern EW into account, specifically, considerable entails action to exploit the battlespace. efforts are taken to reduce a ship’s radar electromagnetic spectrum In short, EW entails intercepting cross section, and to suppress or mask which encompasses inter- electromagnetic signals, jamming signals, the electro-magnetic vulnerabilities of its ceptionE and identification of electromagnetic and/or using signals or decoys to sensors. emissions, the employment of electro- deceive or attack a foe. The EW domain One can arguably say that a significant magnetic energy and directed energy also includes a growing importance in growing threat to surface ships comes in to reduce or prevent hostile use of the Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) which the form of supersonic and hypersonic electromagnetic spectrum, and actions to comprises either individually or in