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Home2020October

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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  • US DoD ask congress to authorize construction of two new Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines

    May 16, 2020 0
    WASHINGTON (GDC) ― The Pentagon is asking Congress for authority to buy two of its new Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines, a potential mega-deal worth as much as $17.7 billion with far-reaching implications for the ailing submarine [...]
  • Australia, France, UK, Japan and USA to send experts to India to examine captured Chinese-made PL-15E missile

    May 20, 2025 0
    Australia, France, the UK, Japan and the USA have reportedly expressed strong interest in partnering with India to study debris and the unexploded Chinese-built PL-15E long-range air-to-air missile recovered at multiple locations inside Indian territory. [...]
  • Bangladesh inviting Western sanctions for reinstating ‘except Israel’ inscription on passports

    April 15, 2025 0
     Bangladesh has reinstated the “except Israel” inscription on its passports after four years, effectively prohibiting its citizens from traveling to Israel, local media reported on Sunday. Bangladesh could come under international sanctions for inscripting ‘except [...]
  • The Spyder Medium/Long-Rang Air Defense System

    April 2, 2020 0
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  • Ukraine unveils new domestic surface-to-air missile.

    April 17, 2026 0
    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has, for the first time, publicly appeared alongside what is believed to be a new Ukrainian-developed surface-to-air missile during a video message marking the professional holiday of the country’s defense industry [...]
  • Germany Approves Refurbished Leopard 1 Tanks For Ukraine

    February 4, 2023 0
    Germany has approved the export of older Leopard 1 battle tanks, which would add to the raft of fighting vehicles Berlin promised last week it would send to Ukraine. Canada sending Leopard 2 tanks to UkraineDateJanuary [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

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Europe

Estonia Purchases Additional HIMARS Rocket Artillery from Lockheed Martin.

May 16, 2026 0

The Estonian Centre for Defence Investments has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin for the procurement of three additional HIMARS multiple rocket systems. The agreement also includes an investment of approximately $11 million into Estonia’s […]

Europe

Saab HEAT 758 Features Dual-Charge Warhead Inside New Carl-Gustaf Anti-Tank Round.

May 11, 2026 0

Saab is stepping up the Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle’s anti-armor role with a new round designed to defeat heavily protected vehicles on the modern battlefield. The HEAT 758 features a dual-charge warhead meant to first damage […]

Europe

Roketsan unveiled the CIDA long-range anti-tank guided missile.

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East Asia and Pacific Region

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Unveils Next-generation K9MH Mobile Howitzer Artillery System.

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Europe

Safran and MBDA fired the first Thundart munition developed for France’s Long-Range Land Strike program.

May 5, 2026 0

French defense firm Safran and missile maker MBDA successfully test-fired their jointly developed rocket-artillery munition this month, and expect to be able to deliver the first multiple-launch rocket systems in 2029 should their offer be […]

  • C4iSR

    Iran Unveils New Air Defense Systems

  • Air Platform

    Germany Considers F-35 Stealth Jets To Replace Panavia Tornado

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Su-35 Fighter Jet Crashed In Izium, Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Germany to purchase three more P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft

  • Europe

    The Type 26 frigate and its derivative, the Hunter-class, serve as a cautionary tale for Australia and the UK.

  • Air Platform

    Germany’s Aviation Union Backs Turkish Bid To Buy 40 Eurofighter Typhoon

  • Americas

    L3Harris To Provide “Viper Shield” EW Suite For F-16V Block 70/72

  • Central Asia

    Armenia takes rival Azerbaijan to UN court

  • Europe

    Fleeing Frontline The Only Way To Stay Alive, Says High-ranking Russian Marine Commander

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    HGK and KGK integration into Turkish ANKA+ and AKSUNGUR UAV begins

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Turkish Aselsan Unveils New Anti-air Missile And Gun System

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Sent Mi-17 Hip Helicopters to Ukraine

  • Middle East

    Israeli PM Netanyahu secretly met with the UAE President, Mohammed Bin Zayed, in Dubai during the Iran War.

  • Naval Platforms

    Turkiye donates Dogan-class fast attack craft to Maldives

  • Africa

    China More Assertive As It Plans To Build Second Naval Base In West Africa

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s FP-1 long-range drone shot down Russia’s Mi-8 helicopter.

  • Defense Industry

    Poland Purchases K2 Tanks And K9 Howitzers From South Korea Worth $5.76 Billion

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall Delivers Mission Master Unmanned Ground Vehicles To British Army

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine Destroyed Russia’s S-300VM Surface-to-air Missile Launcher

  • Europe

    Russia Forming Battalion of Food-Starved And Malnourished North Korean Soldiers to Fight in Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Myanmar and Nigeria Ground JF-17 Blunder Fighter Jets Amid Reliability, Quality and Maintenance Issues

  • Europe

    Hellenic Army Plans to Buy 300 M2A2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles From USA

  • Defense Industry

    Indonesia To Sign A Deal With France To Buy 36 Rafale Fighters

  • Europe

    Sweden Joins Multinational Armored Vehicle Project

  • Middle East

    Russia helped Yemeni Houthi terrorists with British and American cargo ships tracking data

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Australia purchases 60 AGM-88G Missiles For F-35 Jets

  • Defense Industry

    Rheinmetall awarded $1.20 billion contract to produce 50 Puma infantry fighting vehicle

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China enters semifinals in tank biathlon

  • Naval Platforms

    Why Swedish Navy’s A26 Disruptor Is The Quietest Submarine?

  • Americas

    The US flew Super Hornet fighter jets over Guyana to send clear message to Venezuela

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan warned off Chinese J-11A fighters over Taiwanese airspace

  • Europe

    Russia targets North Sea infrastructure as Netherlands discuss F-16 delivery to Ukraine, says the Dutch intelligence agency

  • C4iSR

    Turkish Air Force Used E-7A Peace Eagle To Hunt And Destroy S-300 Using TB2 Drones

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Army’s Boxer CRV Infantry Fighting Vehicles Achieved Initial Operational Capability

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese Navy Possesses The Biggest Threat To Global Maritime Trades

  • Ballistic Missile

    Ukraine push for the use of long-range Western missiles to strike inside Russia

  • Europe

    Saab’s A26 is the world’s first fifth-generation stealth attack submarine.

  • Europe

    Russian Navy Has Degraded Significantly That It Cannot Defend Crimea Anymore: Igor Girkin

  • South Asia

    Saab’s Gripen E is Leading IAF’s latest MMRCA Contest for 110 Fighter Jets

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    North Korea Delivers First Tranche of 140mm Towed Mortars to Russian Army

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine started using seized Chinese-made FN-16 MANPADs destined for Iran.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. State Department Approves 250 AMRAAM For Sweden Worth $605 Million

  • Europe

    Retired Russian General Leonid Ivashov says Putin saved NATO and the EU by invading Ukraine

  • Europe

    Norway, Sweden and Finland host NATO military exercises

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Rheinmetall delivers Skynex anti-air gun to Ukraine

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy Ordered Two Columbia-class nuclear Submarine

  • Africa

    Morocco Signs Major Arms Deal With Israeli Elbit Systems

  • Middle East

    Israeli Mosad Struck Iranian Shahed-136 Drone Factory While Russian Engineers Took Cover in Tehran Hotels

  • Americas

    Finland Became 31st Member Of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    CIVMEC starts construction on new submarine rescue facility for RAN

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