Tokyo (GDC) — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s government has approved a ninth consecutive rise in military spending, funding the development of an advanced stealth fighter and longer-range anti-ship missile to counter China’s growing military […]
Post-Soviet Russia laid out a new collective defense organization. Officially known as the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), that post-Soviet pact has proved to be no match for the Warsaw Pact. Weak and Meaningless CSTO […]
Russian authorities said the fuel spill at an Arctic power station earlier in 2020 was the largest in world history, a top emergencies official said Thursday. Some 21,000 tons of oil poured into the surrounding […]
Leonardo has delivered the first two M-345 jet trainers to the Italian air force as the service begins the gradual replacement of its fleet of elderly Aermacchi MB-339s. To date, Rome has ordered 18 of […]
Drones have become a symbol of Turkey’s rising power and its growing independence, according to a French daily. “Inexpensive, reliable, and used by an experienced army, it is one of the key factors in Ankara’s […]
Azerbaijan has published a video of the use of the Israeli anti-tank missile system “Spike” against the T-72 tank. During the military campaign, Armenia lost a significant amount of its armored vehicles, which were successfully […]
An aircraft carrier group led by China’s newest carrier, the Shandong, sailed through the Taiwan Strait on its way to routine drills in the South China Sea, China’s navy said on Monday, after Taiwan mobilised […]
Saab Group is confident that its single-engine Gripen E remains a viable contender for Canada’s next-generation fighter aircraft fleet, even though there are currently no immediate plans for Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) pilots to […]
Spanish shipbuilder Navantia has held a launching ceremony for the second of five corvettes being built for the Saudi Arabian Navy. The Avante 2200-class corvette, named Al-Diriyah, was launched on November 14, with the ceremony […]
The US Navy (USN) looks set to field the Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules in the Take Charge And Move Out (TACAMO) survivable nuclear communications role, with a solicitation for fatigue test aircraft issued on 18 […]
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