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Month: October 2020

Naval Platforms

Indian Navy to commission indigenously built corvette INS Kavaratti

October 30, 2020 GDC 0

New Delhi (GDC) — The last of four indigenously-built Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) corvettes (warships), INS Kavaratti, will be commissioned into the Indian Navy in combat-ready status Thursday. The deployment comes with the force remaining on full […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

COVID-19 Could Delay $45 Billion Frigate Program of Australia

October 30, 2020 GDC 0

British company BAE Systems, which was selected in June 2018 to build nine frigates in Adelaide, has advised the government the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a shortage of engineers resulting delays on the delivery of […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

U.S. Reaffirmed Support to Indonesia Against Chinese Agression

October 29, 2020 GDC 0

JAKARTA (GDC) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo renewed the Trump administration’s rhetorical onslaught against China in Indonesia on Thursday as the American presidential election looms. With China a central theme in President Donald […]

Air Platform

Chinese navalized FC-31 gets into engine trouble

October 29, 2020 GDC 0

China is developing a new type of fighter jet based on FC-31, according to the country’s top aircraft design institutes. Military observers predict, based on publicly available information, that the aircraft will new feature the […]

Air Platform

Three More Rafale Fighters To Arrive In India On November 5

October 29, 2020 GDC 0

Amid standoff with China in eastern Ladakh, India is all set to receive three more Rafale fighter jets on November 5. The first lot of Rafale combat aircraft built by French company Dassault Aviation was […]

Industry

Israeli drone company Gadfin plans for worldwide aerial-supply networks

October 29, 2020 GDC 0

Israel’s Gadfin drone producer was the first company in the world to receive the Israeli Civil Aviation Authority permit for urban airspace deliveries this year. That permit means that Gadfin can compete for tenders that […]

Naval Platforms

Indian Navy’s INS Vikrant Aircraft Carrier To Start Basin Tests

October 29, 2020 GDC 0

The Indian Navy’s first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) INS Vikrant is set to commence basin tests next month following the fitting of systems and equipment. The Indian Navy’s first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) INS Vikrant […]

Naval Platforms

Pakistani Shipyard Laid Keel For Third MILGEM Warship

October 29, 2020 GDC 0

Turkey’s ASFAT shipyard and Karachi Shipyard (KS) today laid keel for the third MILGEM Corvette of the Pakistan Navy, the first of the two ships to be built entirely in Pakistan. The first two MİLGEM […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

U.S. State Department approves Harpoon missiles to Taiwan worth $2.37 billion

October 28, 2020 GDC 0

The US State Department has approved the potential sale of 100 Boeing-made Harpoon Coastal Defense Systems to Taiwan in a deal worth as much as $2.37bn, the Pentagon said on Monday, just a day after China said […]

Air Platform

Taiwanese plane maker AIDC to open F-16 MRO facility in Taiwan

October 28, 2020 GDC 0

A Taiwanese plane maker will on Friday open a maintenance centre for F-16 fighter jets in collaboration with US defence contractor Lockheed Martin, the first such facility in the Indo-Pacific, as tensions across the Taiwan Strait […]

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  • Ukraine’s $500 FPV drone destroyed Russia’s $4.3 million T-90MS main battle tank

    September 12, 2023 0
    Russia spent almost 10 years developing the modernised T-90MS tank. And Ukrainian FPV drones destroyed the combat vehicle in a few minutes. Ukraine’s $500 FPV drones destroying $4.3 million T-90 Proryv tankDateMarch 24, 2024Ukrainian forces [...]
  • German Aerospace Employee Union Warns Government About Buying Super Hornet

    March 19, 2020 0
    Germany’s biggest aerospace employee union, IG Metall has warned the country’s government that it risks jeopardising the entire European defence industry if it selects a US-built Super Hornet fighter to replace the Luftwaffe’s Panavia Tornado [...]
  • Israeli Air Force is the first air force in the world to achieve sustained air dominance over another country from 2,000km away

    June 16, 2025 0
    The Israeli Air Force has gained sustained control over Iranian airspace following a series of coordinated strikes targeting Tehran’s air defense systems, military bases, and launch sites, according to Israeli military officials. Iranian anti-air missile [...]
  • Mitsubishi Electric Landed First Australian Contract To Produce Laser Surveillance For RAAF

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  • Sweden sends $1.3 billion worth aid package to Ukraine, includes two ASC 890 Airborne Early Warning Aircraft

    May 29, 2024 0
    The Swedish government said Wednesday that it will donate $1.23 billion in military aid to Ukraine, in the largest package of assistance Sweden has so far donated. Ukraine received Saab ASC 890 airborne surveillance aircraft.DateOctober [...]
  • Temu tank: Nigerian Army’s Chinese-made VT-4 tank takes 30 minutes to cool down the turret and are incapable of rapid fire.

    December 23, 2025 0
    Some design flaws and poor qualities can only be uncovered in actual combat. Reports of the Nigerian Army’s VT-4 tanks taking 30 minutes to fire a shell are related to the same overheating issues with [...]
Europe

Swedish Bofors will setup 155mm artillery ammo factory in Estonia.

April 4, 2026 0

A Swedish Bofors is set to build a major 155-millimeter artillery shell factory in northeastern Estonia, a development that would represent the most significant foreign investment in the country’s nascent defense industrial base. Estonian Defense […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin launches Hellfire missile from 10-foot cargo container.

April 2, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced Tuesday that the U.S. defense giant successfully launched a Hellfire missile from its new Grizzly launcher — housed within a 10-foot cargo container. The Grizzly system incorporates design elements of Lockheed’s M299 […]

Europe

Spain signs Indra–Hanwha deal for K9-based self-propelled artillery systems.

March 27, 2026 0

Spain’s Indra Group and South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace on March 24 signed a binding agreement in Madrid to jointly develop new tracked self-propelled artillery systems for the Spanish Armed Forces, the companies said. The agreement […]

Americas

Aeon tests Zeus low-cost alternative to Javelin anti-tank missile.

March 26, 2026 0

Aeon conducted a test launch of its new Zeus shoulder-fired missile system at a ranch in East Texas, according to Rochefort Ventures CEO Kyle Bass, who announced the milestone on Friday. Bass wrote that the launch marked […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

North Korea Test Fires KN-25 600MM Multiple Rocket Launch System.

March 24, 2026 0

North Korea confirmed that twelve KN-25 600mm multiple rocket launch systems were used during its latest military test drill. The exercise highlights Pyongyang’s continued efforts to expand long-range precision-strike capabilities within its rocket artillery forces. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Cyber breach at China’s National Supercomputer Centre shows brainless Chinese engineer copying the physical appearance of the HIMARS rocket artillery.  

March 20, 2026 0

The National Supercomputer Centre in Tianjin appeared to have suffered a massive data leak of 10 Petabytes of internal data, including classified information. About two months ago, we saw a sales announcement on a dark […]

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones blitz Russian Caspian sea naval base in Kaspiysk

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Chinese EOTDC PL-10 Semi-active Air-to-Air Missile and PL-10E Infrared-guided Air-to-air Missile, A Reverse-engineered Italian APSIDE Missile

  • Americas

    President Trump Directed America’s Defense Industries to Quadruple PAC-3 and THAAD Missile Production.

  • Middle East

    Expanding Sino-Saudi Military Cooperation Concerning For US

  • C4iSR

    Israeli RADA Electronic delivers multi-mission AESA radars to Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar’s UN Envoy Courageously Appealed International Community To Stop The Military Coup

  • Americas

    US Air Force receives cutting-edge vehicle-mounted air traffic control (ATC) systems

  • Air Platform

    Brazil Orders Additional 36 Gripen Fighters

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Indonesia purchases CAKIR anti-ship cruise missiles from Turkiye

  • Europe

    U.S. quietly delivered ammunition and long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Plan to Buy Rafale Fighter Jets and A400M Transport Aircraft, Retires Russian-made Jets

  • Europe

    A Leaked FSB document shows Putin wanted to invade the Japanese Kuril Islands, but strong Japanese military forced him to change his mind  

  • Europe

    Kremlin’s Iner Circle, Oligarchs and FSB Are Plotting to Depose KGB Putin, Report

  • Air Platform

    The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Stealth 5th Generation Fighter jet

  • Europe

    France sent Caesar self-propelled artillery systems to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Paranoid Putin sleeping in Kremlin office and using body doubles, amid fears of assassination

  • Africa

    Radioactive corruption: Russia’s Rosatom was involved in a corrupt deal with South Africa, Putin and Zuma wanted to pocket billions from the nuclear deal- Reuters

  • Air Platform

    Brazil Purchases Additional Gripen E, Sweden Purchases Brazilian KC-390 Transport Aircraft In Bilateral Deals

  • South Asia

    WHO Director Saima Wazed Putul Received Grease Payment from Indian Shipbuilder to Award Bangladesh Navy’s Lucrative Contract

  • Europe

    Norway Sent 100 Mistral Anti-air System To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    The Boeing-Saab T-7A Red Hawk: An Advanced Fighter Jet Trainer and LCA

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    MiG-29K Pilot Missing, Indian Navy Conducting SAR Missions

  • Europe

    Poland Delivers Additional T-72 Tanks To Ukraine

  • South Asia

    Why does Bangladeshi press silent about Bangladesh military’s corruption?

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh’s anti-corruption commission seized 9.7kg gold from disgraced dictator Sheikh Hasina’s lockers.

  • Air Platform

    Philippines To Buy 32 Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk Helicopters Worth $620 Million

  • Europe

    Su-34 bomber crashed in Khabarovsk Territory in Russia

  • Africa

    Abu Dhabi Ship Building awarded contract to build three BR71 MKII corvettes for the Angolan navy

  • Middle East

    Saudi Arabia wants a peace agreement with Israel

  • Europe

    Russian Aerospace Forces Su-30SM dud crashes in Black Sea

  • Air Platform

    Greece will train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets

  • Naval Weapons

    The Kalibr Cruise Missile

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan Buys Chinese J-10C Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Saab to Upgrade Swedish Gotland-class Submarines

  • C4iSR

    The Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye AEW&C

  • Europe

    Putin’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov admits Russia is at war in Ukraine, not a ‘special military operation’

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan Army enters Nagorno-Karabakh district after peace deal

  • Infantry Weapons

    South Korea showcases K239 Chunmoo long-range rocket artillery system in Saudi Arabia and UAE

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia Builds Submarine Base In South China Sea

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Captured Russia’s Orion-10 and Eleron-3 Drones

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea commissions 2nd Dokdo-class amphibious assault ship ROKS Marado

  • Europe

    Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Breaks Altitude Records Of 33,000 Feet

  • Defense Industry

    Saab Awarded $536 Million Contract To Upgrade German Navy’s Brandenburg-Class Frigate

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Poland Purchases 200 Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile

  • Naval Platforms

    India’s New Aircraft Carrier INS Vikrant Starts 2nd Round Of Sea Trials

  • Air Platform

    Leonardo to deliver new helicopters to Malaysian Army

  • Naval Platforms

    Gotland-class Submarine is A Unique Swedish Innovation

  • Americas

    US Navy To Christen Warship Named After Australia’s Capital

  • Americas

    Argentine Navy commissions third OPV ARA Storni

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish Defense Industries Will Make Major Deliveries, Says Ismail Demir

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