2023 – Page 167 – Global Defense Corp

Russia plans to boost military links with Iran, says the UK defense secretary

January 29, 2023 GDC 0

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Japan’s $320 billion defense spending doesn’t address manpower shortage, Japan has the lowest population growth among OECD countries

January 29, 2023 GDC 0

Japan’s plan to undertake its biggest military build-up since World War Two without increasing headcount is flawed, former and serving officers told Reuters, casting doubt over the country’s efforts to deter regional rivals China and […]

Stupid Russian Attached Timbers In Front Of BTR-82A APC To Protect It From Javelin

January 28, 2023 GDC 0

Russian engineers created a new add armor kit from junk metal to protect its BTR-82 armored personnel carriers from small arms fire and artillery share. Bizarre-looking armored vehicles are equipped with metal channels to protect […]

Sweden Sending Stridsvagn 122 Main Battle Tank to Ukraine

January 28, 2023 GDC 0

According to information published by the Daily Newspaper “Svenska Dagbladet” on January 25, 2023, Swedish Defense Minister Pål Jonson announced that Sweden does not exclude sending Stridsvagn 122 Main Battle Tank to Ukraine. The Stridsvagn […]

Canada sending Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine

January 28, 2023 GDC 0

Canada’s Defence Minister announced today that the country will send four of its Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. The announcement comes one day after the United States and Germany both announced they are sending battle […]

Russia lost more than 20,000 troops in January 2023

January 28, 2023 GDC 0

More than 20,000 Russian troops have been killed in the war in Ukraine over the last month, according to figures released by Kyiv. Although not verified, the figures could signify a trend of ever-increasing losses […]

Albania Latest Country Purchases Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Drones

January 28, 2023 GDC 0

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Russia’s T-14 Armata tanks aren’t ready to fight in Ukraine war

January 27, 2023 GDC 0

According to information published on January 25 by British Defense Intelligence, Russia has been working on preparing the first operational deployment of a small number of the latest-generation T-14 Armata main battle tanks in Ukraine. However, Defense Intelligence […]

U.S. Official Confirms M1 Abrams Tanks To Be Delivered To Ukraine In April

January 27, 2023 GDC 0

For months, US officials balked at sending M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, insisting they were too complicated and too hard to maintain and repair. Overnight that abruptly changed. Ukraine’s desperate pleas for tanks were answered with a sweeping, […]

Saab Group Awarded Contract To Upgrade Swedish Gripen C/D To Latest Standard

January 27, 2023 GDC 0

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Saab’s Visby-class Corvette: Ultimate Stealth at Sea

January 31, 2020 0

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The deadliest former F-16 pilot in America is ready to fight for Ukraine

March 28, 2023 0

One of America’s deadliest F-16 pilots said he was ready to fight for Ukraine if it was necessary according to a recent interview he gave with Voice of America. Only French Rafale Can Solve Ukrainian [...]
The RTAF announced procurement programme in “White Paper 2020”

February 21, 2020 0

Replacement for F-16 fighter jets, L-39s trainers; upgrade of Saab Early Warning System; purchase of transport, VIP, helicopters and unmanned aircraft besides spy satellites figure in the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) White Paper 2020 released today. [...]
Ukraine forces use US-made AN/MPQ-64 radar to fight off Russians

June 25, 2022 0

The Ukrainian military has started to actively use the AN/MPQ-64 radar, gifted by the United States. Russian troops find Ukraine’s Sentinel radar mockupDateApril 4, 2024The Thales-Raytheon AN/MPQ-64F1 Sentinel RadarDateSeptember 16, 2019Raytheon delivers NASAMS II to [...]
Ukraine war puts Rheinmetall’s technologically advanced Leopard 2 tank in spotlight

January 26, 2023 0

On Tuesday, the chief executive of Germany defence champion Rheinmetall nudged up the group’s mid-term sales outlook in anticipation of a windfall from higher defence spending due to the war in Ukraine. A day later, Germany’s long-awaited decision to [...]
Russia Covertly Buying Chinese Military Hardware From Pakistan, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Algeria, Egypt, Syria and Uzbekistan

November 7, 2022 0

According to SIPRI, China received 18 per cent of Russia’s total arms exports, making the country the second-largest recipient of major arms from Russia behind India. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) estimated in [...]

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 […]

Australia started manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles for HIMARS.

March 17, 2026 0

Australia has started manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles at Port Wakefield in South Australia, with the first batch expected by mid-March 2026. The move strengthens Australia’s sovereign strike capability and supply chain […]