The New Zealand Army’s deteriorating fleet is to receive a boost thanks to the purchase of 43 new armoured vehicles. Defence Minister Ron Mark has announced that the Government has approved buying Bushmaster NZ5.5 vehicles, […]
Israel Shipyards ‒ one of the largest privately-owned shipbuilding and repair facilities in the Eastern Mediterranean ‒ announces an agreement with an African navy for the supply of two OPV 45 offshore patrol vessels. The […]
MANILA (GDC) – The Philippine Air Force (PAF) will acquire two more Lockheed C-130 “Hercules” cargo aircraft to add to its existing fleet of five used to transport medical supplies and personnel tasked to contain the […]
Army chief Apirat Kongsompong has denied the US is looking to set up a military base on Thai soil. Army chief Apirat Kongsompong has denied the US is looking to set up a military base […]
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China has now become a pirate of South China Sea, land mafia of the far East, intellectual property thief, a state sponsor internet hacker and cyber bully, — an oppressor and murderous regime who mercilessly […]
TAIPEI (GDC) — The U.S. Navy 7th Fleet announced Wednesday (July 8) that two ships entered the South China Sea after conducting military exercises near the Philippines. The Nimitz and Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Force […]
Japan has been cleared by the US State Department to buy 105 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters as part of a package worth an estimated $23.11 billion. The potential F-35 deal is the […]
TOKYO (GDC) — Japan plans to begin mass production of a cutting-edge, domestically developed sixth generation fighter jet in fiscal 2031, aiming to start deployment in 2035 when its fleet of aging F-2 planes is scheduled to be retired, […]
Some pictures of the JS Izumo undergoing refit work at Japan Marine United’s (JMU’s) Isogo shipyard in Yokohama City, with its island covered by scaffolding and the foredeck-mounted Phalanx close-in weapon system (CIWS) removed, have […]
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