TAIPEI (GDC) — A Chinese fighter jet approached Taiwan’s airspace at noon on Friday (June 19), according to the Ministry of National Defense’s Air Force Command Headquarters, the sixth time in 10 days a Chinese […]
On June 17, 2020, the German Parliament has approved the acquisition of four MKS 180 frigates that will be built by the Dutch shipbuilder Damen. This contract will be the largest naval contract for the […]
TAIPEI (GDC) — Recent satellite photos appear to show that China has transported construction machinery and military equipment to the border of the Galwan Valley in the Himalayas where a serious conflict broke out Monday […]
Indonesia has made it clear that the Natuna Islands is its sovereign territory by opening a military base on the edge of South China Sea. The base is located in Selat Lampa on Natuna Besar […]
For providing air support to the Indian Army troops in the eastern Ladakh sector, the American Apache attack helicopters have been deployed in the close vicinity of the areas where operations by the ground troops […]
Key Points Trade volume between Sino-Bangla amounted to $14.68 billion in fiscal 2019 Bangladesh imported $13.86 billion of goods from China, but it exported only $831 million to China A total of 8,256 goods from […]
In a move to add numerical boost to IAF’s dwindling fighter squadron strength, the Indian Air Force (IAF) ordered 33 secondhand combat aircrafts including 21 mothballed MiG-29s from Russian Air Force and 12 Sukhoi 30s […]
The Type 055 boasts a 112 cell Vertical Launch System (VLS) array which can deploy a combination of ten different missile platforms for various operations, including HHQ-9B surface air missiles with advanced terminal stage anti ballistic missile capabilities HQ-26 anti ballistic missiles, and advanced DK-10A Quad packed surface to air missiles, alongside separate HQ-10 multirole long range air defence batteries. This provides Chinese naval contingents with what may well be the best protection from air and missile attacks in the world. […]
WASHINGTON (GDC) – Second Lieutenant Anmol Narang will create history by becoming the first observant Sikh to graduate from the prestigious United States Military Academy at West Point on Saturday. US President Donald Trump will […]
The Philippine Navy officially welcomed its newest and first missile-capable frigate from South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) at Alava Wharf, Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority, Subic, Zambales on June 15, 2020. The new ship, […]
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