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LINE Myth of Superiority

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is now an unmitigated disaster, with
the besieged nation fighting back to conclusively destroy the myth of
Editor Russian military superiority. The recent sinking of the flagship of
Vittorio Rossi Prudente Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, the missile cruiser ‘Moskva’, purportedly by
vittorio.prudente@gbp.com.sg
a Ukrainian missile strike, is an event, that few would have thought
Deputy Editor even remotely possible, at the start of this conflict. The surprising
Jay Menon inability of Russian troops to secure even a major conclusive victory
jay.menon@gbp.com.sg after weeks of combat operations, not only casts a shadow on their
training but also on the effectiveness of their military equipment, which
Technology Editor
Atul Chandra is in service in large numbers in the Indo Pacific region.
atul.chandra@gbp.com.sg
Russian military equipment remains in widespread use in many parts
Managing Editor of the world, but even the most loyal customers, are sure to have a
Arun Sivasankaran
arun.sivasankaran@gbp.com.sg rethink, due to their poor performance in the war with Ukraine. It will
also be interesting to ascertain the impact on Chinese defence
ASEAN Correspondent exports, as many nations will have to rethink the acquisition of
Yulian Ardiansyah low-end defence equipment, which becomes cannon fodder during a
yulian.ardiansyah@gbp.com.sg
conflict. Rather than show pieces, such as fighter jets, attack
Contributors helicopters and warships; modern Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM),
Arie Egozi Man Portable Air Defence Systems (MANPADS) and armed
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), have had a disproportionate impact
Art Director on the battlefield, to the detriment of Russian forces.
Miamica Khonglah
maya.khonglah@gbp.com.sg
For nations in the SE-Asia region, which have remained loyal ters from Turkey and one C-295 Medium Lift
Web Director customers of Russian defence equipment, will now have no choice but Aircraft from Spain were delivered to the AFP
Elmer Valencia to finally wean themselves away from Russian military equipment. Force to in Villamor Airbase, Pasay City. The Philippines
elmer.valencia@gbp.com.sg Apart from Western suppliers of high-end defence equipment, the Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana with AFP
immediate victors are likely to be countries like Israel, Turkey, and
Circulation Manager vice chief of staff Lieutenant General Erickson
South Korea, which have strong defence exports. It is difficult to see
Akshay Satyamurthy Gloria and PAF commanding general Lieutenant
akshay.satyamurthy@gbp.com.sg how Russia’s defence industry can recover from this blow to their General Connor Anthony Canlas received the
reputation.
aircraft.

Advertising Contacts: Reckon With The PAF plans to acquire six units of the
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and all other countries: Asian Defence Technology IN MODERNISING AND EQUIPPING ITS ARMED four helicopters are expected to be delivered
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Japan Jay Menon are looking at selling more attack helicopters to
the Philippines,” President of Turkish Defence
Visionworks
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The Philippines, under a US$40 billion programme, is upgrading
India + South East Asia The new ATAK helicopters are two-engine,
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Tel: +65 6850 5269 | Fax: +65 6438 2436 (AFP) recently received a medium lift aircraft and two T-129 ATAK tary. According to the PAF, the new ATAK units
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systems. The helicopters are equipped with a
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