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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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  • Israeli Air Force struck Beirut apartment using Spice 2000 smart bomb

    October 25, 2024 0
    Israel has carried out a precision strike on a high-rise residential building in a suburb of Beirut. The latest attack underscores Israel’s operational policy of targeting Hezbollah-affiliated sites beyond its borders and neutralizing them, despite [...]
  • South Korea Bans Arms Export To Myanmar Junta

    March 14, 2021 0
    South Korea will suspend defence exchanges with Myanmar and ban arms exports to the country after a military coup and violent suppression of pro-democracy protests, the foreign ministry said on Friday. Myanmar’s General Min Aung [...]
  • Bulgaria Plans To Buy Saab Gripen Fighter Jets To Replace Ageing MiG-29

    November 26, 2022 0
    According to a statement by the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense (MoD), the Bulgarski Voenno Vzdushni Sili (BVVS, Bulgarian Air Force) requires an interim fighter aircraft to replace the ageing MiG-29 fleet. Soviet-built Bulgarian Air Force’s [...]
  • FN Herstal Awarded 4,000 ‘FN Minimi’ Light Machine Guns For Norway

    September 14, 2021 0
    The Belgian company competed against three American suppliers for the contract. Norway is the 37th country to select the 7.62x51mm NATO caliber weapon for its armed forces. FN Herstal, a Belgian designer and manufacturer of [...]
  • Iran fires ballistic missiles camouflaged in containers from warship

    February 14, 2024 0
    Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy fired a ballistic missile from one of its warships, marking a first for the country. Iran unveils Arman air-launched ballistic missile (ALBM)DateMay 13, 2024Israeli Sayeret Matkal Special Forces [...]
  • Poland Purchases Four Spy Satellites to Boost Space Defense

    December 25, 2024 0
    Poland has signed a contract with local firm Creotech Instruments to procure a satellite earth observation system. South Korea plans to launch its second spy satellite in AprilDateMarch 28, 2024Morocco Purchased Two Advanced Spy Satellite [...]
Europe

Ukraine develops new Zetros-based 155mm howitzer called Marta.

June 22, 2026 0

Germany and Ukraine signed agreements that include €750 million ($870 million) for 200 Bohdana self-propelled artillery systems on Zetros chassis, and those systems now have a confirmed name and barrel specification: defense analyst Jeff, reporting […]

Europe

MBDA unveils deep-strike, air defence, and smart mass-weapons portfolio.

June 21, 2026 0

MBDA will present a broad portfolio of sovereign defence solutions at Eurosatory 2026 as Europe and its allies accelerate rearmament. The company said the portfolio is intended to address armed forces’ needs in an increasingly […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin Unveils HIMARS FLEX with 12 Launch Canisters Capable of Firing Extended Range GMLRS, PrSM, and ATACMS.

June 20, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced the HIMARS FLEX on June 16, a modular evolution of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System that introduces a dual-pod launcher configuration capable of carrying double the munitions of the standard […]

Infantry Weapons

Indian Army selects Meprolight MEPRO X6 as new daytime optic for Negev light machine guns.

June 18, 2026 0

The Indian Army has selected Meprolight’s MEPRO X6 telescopic sight as the dedicated daytime optic for its Negev light machine guns (LMG), concluding a multi‑year evaluation process aimed at boosting long‑range engagement capability across frontline […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan’s Army Fires HIMARS Rocket Artillery in an Anti-invasion Drills.

June 10, 2026 0

Taiwan’s military on Wednesday fired its new mobile HIMARS rocket system, which is widely used by Ukraine, simulating an attack ​on an invading Chinese force and demonstrating its ability to “shoot-and-scoot” by avoiding ‌counter strikes. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia fires its first homegrown AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer.

June 8, 2026 0

Australia fired its first domestically built self-propelled howitzers during live-fire training last week, completing the journey from a production line in Geelong to live rounds downrange in a matter of months — a timeline that […]

  • Defense Industry

    South Korean KAI Aims To Export KF-21 Fighter At $65 Million Apiece

  • Air Platform

    Azerbaijan acquires Leonardo M-346 advanced training aircraft

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh’s Interim Government has sent high-ranking air guard officers and police officers to retirement who worked as India’s RAW informants.

  • Air Platform

    Russian military’s deception doctrine, known as maskirovka killed MiG-35 fighter jet program.

  • Europe

    Ukrainian ATACMS tactical ballistic missiles fired at Kerch bridge

  • Europe

    Kosovo will invest $1.1 billion to strengthen armed forces.

  • Europe

    Losing 15 S-300 Batteries, Russia Started Deploying S-300 Mockup To Deceive Ukrainian Air Force

  • Europe

    Russia sent three MiG-29 to Armenia

  • Europe

    Romania to purchase K2 tank and K9 self-propelled howitzers from South Korea

  • Europe

    ‘Hostage situation’ at Hamburg airport as gunman drives onto runway

  • South Asia

    The U.S. zero tariff on Bangladeshi garment products ushers in a new era in U.S.-Bangladesh relations, as pro-Indian dictator Sheikh Hasina fled the country.

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy launches Arleigh-Burke-class Flight III guided-missile destroyer

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan Bought A Large Number Of Israeli Weapons And Well Prepared For The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesian Navy Inaugurates Landing Ship Tank

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Turkey Tests Bunker Busting SARB-83 Munition

  • Defense Industry

    South Korea offers syndicated loans to export weapons to Poland worth $23 billion

  • Americas

    Rheinmetall And Northrop Grumman Agree To Strategic Partnership On Precision Munition

  • Air Platform

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

  • Central Asia

    Armenia is not an ally of Russia on “Ukraine invasion”, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan says

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Northrop Grumman Successfully Conducted Fourth AGM-88G AARGM-ER Missile

  • Air Platform

    Ireland acquires four Airbus H145M multi-role helicopters

  • C4iSR

    Morocco Purchased Two Advanced Spy Satellite From Israel Aerospace Industries

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Ukraine handed over R-37M air-to-air missile components to British intelligence

  • Europe

    Ukrainian forces blew up the Russian heavy 2S5 Giatsint-S artillery system

  • Defense Industry

    Ukraine’s Ukroboronprom and Germany’s Rheinmetall signs strategic cooperation agreement

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia orders 18 more Rafale fighter jets worth $2.3 billion

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Royal Australian Navy Commissions Replenishment Ship HMAS Stalwart

  • Middle East

    Saab Exhibits GlobalEye AWACS and Gripen E at the Dubai Air Show.

  • 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

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. Pacific Command Places HIMARS Artillery Rockets In Japan

  • Air Platform

    The Philippines Approved To Buy 12 F-16V Block 70/72 Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Saab RBS15 MK4: Game Over Once Locked-in To The Target

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia warns BAE Systems to meet Australian Job Pledges in Hunter-class Frigate Programme

  • Air Platform

    Royal Thai Air Force Selected Swedish Gripen E/F Over American F-16V Block 70

  • Europe

    Swiss Army Short-listed BAE Systems Archer Howitzer

  • Naval Platforms

    Indian Navy Ditches Russian Aircraft Carrier Design, Opts For Queen Elizabeth Class Design

  • Defense Industry

    German government approves arms exports to Gulf countries

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar rebels seized key town in major defeat for junta forces

  • Europe

    Rostec to unveil a new aircraft at MAKS 2021 airshow

  • Europe

    Germany offers new aid package of various weapons to Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia purchases dozens of autonomous submarines to deter Chinese warships.

  • Europe

    Serbia will sign major arms deal with France a shift from Russia

  • Americas

    Saab To Open Two Aerospace Centers If Canada Selects Gripen E

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    US Air Force’s F-35A Drops Two GBU-54 Bombs in First Dual Release Test

  • Europe

    Finish Company Patria Awarded Contract To Produce Nemo Navy Mortar Boat

  • Weapons

    Bangladesh Air Guard’s (Thief) Helicopter Crashed into Television Tower, 4 Killed

  • C4iSR

    Raytheon to deliver 48 PhantomStrike AESA Radar for Polish FA-50 Fighter Jets.

  • Europe

    Mad Vlad Started Show Treason Trials Of Russian Hypersonic Missile Scientists

  • South Asia

    The Indian Air Force received first Rafale Omnirole Fighter Jet

  • Europe

    British Army Sent Elite Rangers Troops to Ukraine 

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