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Year: 2020

Air Platform

Amid Tensions with China, Australia to Acquire Two More P-8A Poseidon MPA

December 31, 2020 GDC 0

Australia will acquire an additional pair of Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, which will boost its fleet of the type to 14 examples. The government has also approved sustainment funding for the current approved fleet […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

RAN’s Collins-class Submarines to Receive Sonar Upgrade

December 31, 2020 GDC 0

The Royal Australian Navy’s six Collins-class submarines will undergo significant upgrades to its sonar systems in Australia through a multi-million dollar contract with Thales Australia. The two contracts, worth around AU$23.7 million, are for the […]

Infantry Weapons

Israeli Missile Defense Agency Test Fires Iron Dome And David’s Sling Missiles

December 30, 2020 GDC 0

The Israel Missile Defense Organisation (IMDO), a division of the Directorate for Defense Research & Development within the Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD), in association with the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA), executed an unprecedented […]

Americas

Nexter’s Ceasar Joins US Army’s Howitzer Competition

December 30, 2020 GDC 0

Nexter’s CAESAR 6×6 (CAmion Équipé d’un Système d’ARtillerie) will participate in an upcoming US Army shoot off against other 155 mm self-propelled howitzers including ones built by BAE Systems and Elbit Systems, the company recently […]

Air Platform

Skyways Developed Autonomous Folding Wings Blue Water UAS

December 30, 2020 GDC 0

Skyways of Austin, Texas is developing autonomously folding wings for its Group 3 unmanned aerial system (UAS) selected for the US Navy (USN) Blue Water Maritime Logistics UAS programme. Charles Acknin, company founder and CEO, […]

Middle East

Israeli Submarine Passes Through Seuz Canal

December 29, 2020 GDC 0

Tel Aviv (GDC) — An Israeli submarine transited the Suez Canal and is in the Red Sea, poised for possible action against Iran, the Israeli television station KAN 11 reported. The Dolphin-class submarine, typically armed with […]

Middle East

Yemeni rebels shot down Chinese-made CASA CH-4 drone

December 29, 2020 GDC 0

The Russian supplied MANPAD missile system successfully hit the Chinese reconnaissance and strike UAV CH-4. Yemeni rebels published a video of the destruction of a Chinese multipurpose reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial vehicle used by […]

Naval Platforms

Sukhoi Proposes Su-57 Naval Variant For China

December 29, 2020 GDC 0

The development of a carrier-based version of the Su-57 fighter is in its final stage, reported Russian news agency TASS. The deck version of the latest Russian fourth-generation fighter, the Su-57, may appear by 2028. […]

Air Platform

Spain Approves Dragon IFV And NH90 Helicopters

December 29, 2020 GDC 0

Spain’s Council of Ministers approved funding totalling EUR184 million (USD225 million) for the Dragón 8×8 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) and the second phase of the NH90 helicopter programme. Spain’s Ministry of Industry and Trade will […]

Air Platform

RAAF’s F-35A Ready For Combat Missions

December 29, 2020 GDC 0

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has declared its multi-billion-dollar fleet of Joint Strike Fighters is ready for deployment, two years after the first F-35As were delivered from the United States. Since 2018, the controversial […]

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  • Al Jazeera Investigation Exposed Bangladesh’s Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury’s Exclusive Property Portfolio In Dubai, London, New York, San Francisco, and New Jersey, Sheikh Hasina Knew Chowdhury’s Corruption

    September 21, 2024 0
    Bangladesh’s former Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury spent more than $500 million on luxury real estate in London, Dubai, San Francisco, Singapore, Malaysia, New Jersey and New York but did not declare his overseas assets on [...]
  • US Allies Should Not Buy Russian Weapons, Secretary Blinken

    April 29, 2021 0
    U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that Turkey and all other U.S. allies should refrain from making further purchases of Russian weaponry, saying this could trigger more sanctions. U.S. Shouldn’t Be Selective About [...]
  • Norway and Germany to jointly develop next-generation supersonic strike missile

    November 29, 2023 0
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  • Putin’s weirdest claim that he invaded Ukraine to capture Donbas

    September 6, 2024 0
    Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said his main aim in Ukraine after 30 months of fighting was to capture the eastern Donbas area — and claimed that Ukraine’s Kursk counter-offensive had made that easier. [...]
  • Sweden to Have Operational Patriot Missile Defense Systems by 2025

    January 3, 2021 0
    On August 8 2020, the Swedish Defense Materiel Administration (FMV) signed an agreement with the United States to purchase four Patriot Configuration 3+ Modernized Fire Units equipped with AN/MPQ-65 radars and armed with 100 MIM-104E Guided Enhancement Missile-TMB (GEM-T) [...]
  • RAAF Super Hornet to Showcase Dazzling Flypast during the Christmas Weeks

    December 8, 2020 0
    The Royal Australia Air Force’s No. 77 Squadron is saying farewell to its F/A-18A/B Hornets this week with a series of aerial displays over Port Stephens and Newcastle. 50 RAAF Aircraft Joins Exercise Arnhem Thunder [...]
Europe

Turkish drone maker Skydagger completes Skydagger 7 FPV drones trials.

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Indonesian Special Forces completes Operational Integration Test of ASELSAN SARP 12.7mm Remote Weapon Station.

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Cambodian Army’s Chinese-made Type 90B 122mm Rocket Artillery Exploded and Rolled Over Again.

December 25, 2025 0

Some design flaws and poor qualities can only be uncovered in actual combat. That’s what happened in the Thai-Cambodian War. Thailand announced on December 8, 2025, that Cambodian forces may use Chinese-made Type-90B 122 mm […]

Europe

Lithuania Becomes the Second-Largest Operator of CAESAR Howitzers in Europe.

December 25, 2025 0

Lithuania has signed a 252 million euro contract with KNDS France for a second batch of 30 CAESAR Mk II 155 mm wheeled howitzers, expanding a program first launched in 2022. The move strengthens long-range […]

Europe

Elbit Systems Awarded Contract to Produce PULS Rocket Artillery for Greece.

December 22, 2025 0

Elbit Systems said on Tuesday that Greece has taken a key step toward acquiring the Israeli company’s PULS rocket artillery system, after the Hellenic Parliament and the Government Council for National Security approved a dedicated […]

Infantry Weapons

Israeli Elbit Systems Awarded $2.3 Billion Arms Contract by the United Arab Emirates.

December 21, 2025 0

The $2.3-billion deal between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv calls for the delivery of advanced defense systems over eight years. The UAE has been identified as the undisclosed buyer behind a $2.3-billion contract signed last […]

  • Air Platform

    Russia tasked Mikoyan Design Bureau to build a basic pilot trainer after disastrous Ukraine invasion

  • Americas

    Russia stole American hypersonic weapons design, President Donald Trump said

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar buys C295W transport aircraft from Jordan

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hyundai Heavy Industries Launches the Philippine Navy Corvette ‘BRP Miguel Malvar’

  • Europe

    Russia’s drone parts warehouse engulfed in fires destroying $16 million Western components

  • Europe

    Putin stored hundreds of thousands of dead bodies in the secret morgue all over Russia

  • Middle East

    Turkey Strikes Kurdish Militants After Deadly Attack on Turkish Defense Firm

  • Air Platform

    First Polish Pilot Flies F-35 Stealth Jet

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Bangladesh Foreign Ministry Rattled By Myanmar Showcasing SY-400 Ballistic Missiles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar unveils locally developed MMT-40 light tanks

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese soldiers moved beyond Ladakh border

  • Europe

    Ukraine Deploys Soviet-era S-300V1 Missiles System In Luhansk Region

  • Europe

    Russian politician admits on state TV that Russia has no socks, shorts, doctors, or intelligence

  • Europe

    Romania to purchase KF51 main battle tanks.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Rheinmetall to export Australian-made turrets to Hungary

  • Air Platform

    France accused China of spreading propaganda to damage the reputation of the Rafale fighter jet

  • Europe

    Russia Responsible For Missile Attacks In Poland

  • Air Platform

    Airbus, Dassault Aviation Agree On Industrial Partnership For FCAS Programme

  • C4iSR

    Israeli Rafael Tests Next-gen Sky Shield EW Attack Pod

  • Defense Industry

    Sweden Agrees On Multi-billion Deals To Sale Gripen Fighter Jets To Colombia And Philippines

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish Aerospace Industries opens first Southeast Asian office in Malaysia

  • Europe

    Saab receives order for Gripen development

  • Land Platform

    Syria wants to replace Russian MLRS with Belarusian MLRS

  • Air Platform

    China’s New WJ-700 Completes Maiden Flight

  • Europe

    Ukraine develops new Bohdana 155mm howitzer variants

  • Air Platform

    Here’s why Russia’s MiG-35 is absent from Ukraine War

  • Land Platform

    Israel to accelerate Merkava tank and armored vehicle production.

  • Europe

    North Korean soldiers addicted to pornography after getting Starlink internet access for the first time while fighting for Russia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwanese Air Force scrambles F-16 again to warn off Chinese J-11 jets

  • Central Asia

    Taliban Seized Massive Weapons Cache, Received Supplies From Pakistan

  • Air Platform

    Airbus A330 MRTT Completes Automated Refuelling Trials

  • Infantry Weapons

    China using Egypt as military hub to supply ammo, spare parts and artillery to Russia and Africa

  • Europe

    Russian Soldiers Blow Up Turret Of Their Own Howitzers

  • Air Platform

    An American Billionaire Who Owns A MiG-29 Says, MiGs Aren’t Useful in Actual Combat

  • HMAS Toowoomba
    East Asia and Pacific Region

    Royal Australian Navy’s warship HMAS Toowoomba heads to strait of hormuz as part of Operation Manitou

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Sweden Purchased Saab Mobile Short Range Air Defense System

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese scholar says Russia’s defeat in Ukraine is inevitable

  • Middle East

    Canada to export LAV 700 Armored Vehicles to Saudi Arabia

  • Europe

    British-provided NLAW anti-tank weapons turned Ukraine into the graveyard of Russian tanks

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Announced Backlog Of 398 F-35 Stealth Jets Worth $30 Billion

  • Europe

    Germany Selects Israeli Arrow 3 Interceptor For Missile Defense Requirement

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Sweden Joins European Coalition to Procure 1,000 Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missile (GEM-T) Missiles

  • Europe

    Turkey says it tested new Tayfun short-range ballistic missile

  • Africa

    Algeria Receives Chinese Ground-based LDK-190 Electronic Warfare System

  • Air Platform

    Russian nuclear bomber PAK DA “Messenger” has serious design flaws so does the Su-57 fighter

  • Europe

    Ukraine Destroys Soviet-era Uragan Artillery Rockets

  • Air Platform

    U.S. State Department Approves Sale Of P-8 Poseidon MPA For Germany

  • Europe

    Cash-strapped Putin Decommissions Russia’s Largest Warship ‘Peter The Great’

  • Air Platform

    IPHR and NAKO published 84 pages comprehensive report exposing that Russia’s fighter jets are fitted with Western components

  • Naval Platforms

    Thyssenkrupp Marinesystems MEKO-class Frigate

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