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  • [ July 28, 2026 ] Taiwan commissioned the Dan Chiang, a Tuo Chiang-class stealth corvette. East Asia and Pacific Region
  • [ July 28, 2026 ] Singapore’s ST Engineering Launched Second Multi-Role Combat Vessel (MRCV). East Asia and Pacific Region
  • [ July 28, 2026 ] Ukraine destroyed S-400 launchers, radars, and a drone warehouse in Crimea. Europe
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Year: 2021

Middle East

Russian S-400 Watches As The Israeli Air Force Bombs Latakia Port Destroying Iranian Weapons Cache

December 31, 2021 GDC 0

Israeli air strikes against targets in Syria may be one of the main reasons for the growing crisis between Russia and Turkey since they’re highlighting the Russian-made S-400 air defense systems may not be as effective as Turkey believed. […]

Air Platform

Lockheed Martin To Develop A New Variant Of F-35 For Unspecified Customer

December 31, 2021 GDC 0

Lockheed Martin has been contracted to design and develop a variant of its F-35 Lighting II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) geared towards the requirements of an unspecified foreign customer. The US Department of Defense (DoD) […]

Air Platform

Pakistan Buys Chinese J-10C Fighter Jets

December 30, 2021 GDC 0

Islamabad (GDC) –Pakistan has acquired 25 Chinese multirole J-10C fighter jets in response to India’s purchase of Rafale aircraft, Pakistan’s Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said on Wednesday. The minister told reporters in his home […]

Europe

Fincantieri Awarded $463 Million Contract to Build Second LSS for Italian Navy

December 30, 2021 GDC 0

A consortium led by Italian company Fincantieri has signed a contract with OCCAR (Organization Conjointe de Cooperation sur l’Armement, the international organization for joint armament cooperation) for the construction of a second logistic support ship […]

Europe

Royal Navy’s HMS Portland Receives Major Refit

December 30, 2021 GDC 0

HMS Portland, the Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate, is ready to take its place on the front line of naval operations after completing 8-month long regeneration. Eight months after emerging from a major refit in its […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

China Donates Type 035B Submarine To Myanmar

December 29, 2021 GDC 0

Myanmar commissioned a former People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN or Chinese Navy) Type 35B Ming-class submarine from China last week. The submarine, named “UMS Minye Kyaw Htin” joined the fleet during a ceremony on 24 […]

Europe

Amid Tensions With Russia, French Warship Visits Ukrainian Port

December 29, 2021 GDC 0

A French warship has dogged in a Ukrainian port. The visit by the French anti-submarine frigade to Ukraine as it comes amid mounting tensions with Russia reported Kyiv Post. East-West tensions are at a high […]

Air Platform

Boeing is testing AH-64E Block 2, the new high-speed Apache concept

December 29, 2021 GDC 0

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Americas

U.S. Senate Cleared $4.9 Billion Funding For New Arleigh Burke-class Destroyers

December 29, 2021 GDC 0

The US Senate has authorized the country’s annual defense funding bill, allocating $4.9 billion for the procurement of three Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. The US Senate voted on 15 December for a version of the National […]

Defense Industry

Serbia Plans To Buy New Fighter Jets

December 29, 2021 GDC 0

Croatia announced it will purchase 12 used French Rafale fighter jets for almost a billion EUR. The country cited tensions in the region as the reason why it must establish military deterrence. “This will not […]

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  • U.S. Coast Guard To Integrate Saab Giraffe And Northrop C5ISR Into Offshore Patrol Cutter

    June 10, 2021 0
    Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG), the prime contractor for the Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) program, awarded Northrop Grumman a contract to provide C5ISR and control systems for the U.S. Coast Guard OPCs. ESG is building Heritage-class [...]
  • Hanwha, Kongsberg Team Up For Australian Army’s Howitzers Requirements

    January 20, 2021 0
    SEOUL (GDC) — Hanwha Defense Australia has announced a partnership with Kongsberg Defence Australia to integrate command, control, communication and computing technology into the K9 self-propelled howitzer and the K10 ammunition resupply vehicle. The announcement [...]
  • Western special forces on the ground assisting Ukrainian forces, leaked intelligence documents

    April 13, 2023 0
    Special forces from the West are on the ground in Ukraine, according to classified documents leaked online.  The largest contingent is from Britain (50), followed by NATO members Latvia (17), France (15) and the US [...]
  • HII Launches 25th Virginia-Class Submarine For The US Navy

    July 20, 2024 0
    The U.S. Navy’s seventh Block IV Virginia-class attack submarine, Massachusetts (SSN 798), was recently launched into the James River at HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division. U.S. Navy Commissions 21st Virginia-class Submarine USS Montana (SSN [...]
  • U.S. Army To Deploy IronDome in Ukraine

    September 18, 2021 0
    Since taking office, the Biden administration has kept up Washington’s shipments of weapons and training to the Ukrainian military, including $275 million worth of equipment and support packages since March. Ukraine received decomissioned Israeli Patriot [...]
  • Indian Navy’s anti-submarine warfare corvette INS Kavaratti completes sea trials

    January 28, 2020 0
    Defence PSU Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) is set to deliver anti-submarine warfare stealth corvette INS Kavaratti to the Navy soon, its Chairman-cum-Managing Director Rear Admiral V K Saxena said. ‘Kavaratti’ is the last [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan ATACMS deal expands island’s long-range strike power.

July 19, 2026 0

The U.S. Army handed Lockheed Martin roughly $439 million to begin building the Army Tactical Missile System, known as ATACMS, along with the launcher hardware needed to fire it, and once the two sides finish […]

Europe

Poland purchases 46,000 upgraded GROT assault rifles for its soldiers.

July 6, 2026 0

Poland has ordered nearly 46,000 of its domestically produced MSBS GROT assault rifles in the latest A3 configuration, signing a contract worth approximately $160 million with the state-owned manufacturer Fabryka Broni “Łucznik” Radom, with all […]

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 […]

  • South Asia

    Proverty-stricken Sri Lankan Was Offered Construction Work In Russia, Forced To Fight Putin’s War In Ukraine

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Modernize F-22 Raptor’s Head-up Display (HUD)

  • Middle East

    Russian Su-35 is no match for Turkish F-16s supported by Peace Eagle AEW&C says Chinese defense expert

  • Europe

    Germany Delivers 30 Gepard Anti-air Gun To Ukraine

  • Europe

    The Netherlands to extend the life of Walrus class submarines

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Swedish Saab builds the largest-ever composite superstructure for the Singaporean Navy’s multi-role combat vessel.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea to build two more FFX batch III frigates

  • Europe

    Ukrainian soldiers compared Leopard 2 tanks to Mercedes and Russian T-90M tanks to GWM

  • Middle East

    S-300 failed: Syria says Israeli F-16 strike puts Damascus airport out of service again

  • Americas

    US Air Force Purchases E-11A Battlefield Communications Aircraft

  • Air Platform

    Israeli F-35I Adir Shot Down Iranian Yak-130 Advanced Jet Trainer.

  • Air Platform

    Royal Thai Air Force recommends purchasing additional Gripen E jets from Sweden

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s Omega Forces Destroy Russian Su-24M bomber at Crimea Air Base, totalling 84th losses since the war began.

  • Americas

    US Army’s Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) Enters EMD Phase

  • Infantry Weapons

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

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan Selects Patria AMVXP 8×8 Armored Vehicles

  • Europe

    Luftwaffe And Israeli Air Force Conduct Air Combat Exercises For The First Time

  • Land Platform

    Pakistan inducts Al-Khalid-I main battle tank

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RoKAF received fourth and final Global Hawk UAV

  • Americas

    Raytheon’s GhostEye Air Defense Radar Defeat Cruise Missile

  • Defense Industry

    Saab Awarded Contract to TactiCall for the Royal Norwegian Navy

  • Middle East

    Fincantieri delivers Qatar’s second Musherib-class OPV

  • Middle East

    Bangladesh Navy withdraws corvettes from peacekeeping mission in Lebanon after UN terminates UNIFIL mandate.

  • South Asia

    MiG-35, Should Bangladesh Air Guard (thief) make the same mistake again?

  • Americas

    US Navy christens future LCS USS Nantucket

  • Naval Platforms

    RNLN air-defence frigates to receive new 127/64 LW guns

  • Middle East

    President El-Sisi Of Egypt Secretly Ordered 40,000 Rockets For Russian Army

  • Europe

    Demoralized Russian Troops Killed Their Commander And Surrendered To Ukrainian Army

  • Air Platform

    Korean KAI Is Assembling Five Prototypes Of KF-21 Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    ‘The fish’s head is completely rotten’: Former FSB officer says Russian soldiers are unhappy with Putin and military top brass

  • Europe

    Polish Army Purchases M72 Light Anti-tank Rockets

  • Middle East

    Azerbaijani State-owned Oil Company Purchases 10 Percent Stakes In Israeli Tamar Gas Field

  • Americas

    The USAF wants commoditised F-16V for easier Foreign Military Sales

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan testing Bayraktar TB2 and Heron Mk2 Drones

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Saudi Arabia and UAE’s Obsession With Anti-air System Driven By Anti-Iran Anxiety

  • Europe

    Ukrspecsystems develops new Shark reconnaissance drone

  • Air Platform

    South Korea Shows off KF-21 Fighter Jet as Its Arms Sales Surge

  • Europe

    Babcock completes building new assembly hall for Type 31 Frigate

  • Defense Industry

    Australian companies to supply parts for Hunter class frigates

  • Defense Industry

    French arms export hits record high $30 billion in Asia and Middle East

  • Europe

    UK to send Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine

  • Middle East

    Syrian Crisis Could Provide Lifeline For Ukraine if Putin Wants to Save Assad Regime, Putin Gives Up on Ally Like He Gave Up on Armenia

  • Europe

    Armenia Turns To France To Get Help Rebuilding Its Military

  • Air Platform

    Indian Navy Ditches MiG-29K, Opt-in For Rafale-M and Super Hornet

  • Air Platform

    U.S. State Department Approves Eight F-16V Block 70 Aircraft For Bulgaria

  • Europe

    Ukraine Shoot Down Russian Mi-24 Helicopter Gunship

  • Middle East

    Dutch court orders halt to export of F-35 stealth jet parts to Israel

  • Americas

    Brazil to purchase Polish Borsuk IFV and Piorun Missiles

  • Europe

    Turkiye Increased Defense Budget to $51 Billion in 2026.

  • Air Platform

    BAE Systems Stops Eurofighter Typhoon Production As International And Domestic Orders Dried Up

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