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Naval Platforms

India’s domestically developed AIP for project 75I submarine

August 4, 2020 GDC 0

India is yet to adopt Air Independent Power (AIP) for its submarines. Also known as Air Independent Propulsion, this technology allows a non-nuclear submarine to operate for longer without having to surface. This makes it harder […]

Naval Platforms

Abengoa has inked a contract with Navantia to supply its AIP system

June 15, 2020 GDC 0

Abengoa, an international company has signed a contract as technologist and main supplier of the AIP System for the S80 submarines with the Spanish public company that is a reference in the design and construction […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Japan commissioned first Soryu-class Submarine equipped with lithium-ion batteries

March 6, 2020 GDC 0

The Japanese Maritime Self-defense Force (JMSDF) commissioned diesel-electric attack submarine JS Oryu, its first submarine equipped with lithium-ion batteries, in a ceremony held on 5 March in Hyogo Prefecture in west-central Japan. Learned GDC quoting […]

Naval Platforms

Navantia’s S80 Submarine Air Independent Propulsion passes tests

February 28, 2020 GDC 0

Navantia has in the new submarine Class S80, being manufactured for the Spanish Navy in the Cartagena Shipyard. It is a new generation submarine, technologically very advanced, which represents a qualitative leap with respect to […]

Americas

The Silent Predators: US Navy Orders $22.2 Billion Worth of Advanced Virginia-class Submarines

December 3, 2019 GDC 0

WASHINGTON – The US Navy on Monday awarded its most expensive shipbuilding contract ever, more than $22.2 billion worth of the world’s most advanced Virginia-Class Block V submarines. Read More Japan’s Soryu-class Submarine: Stealthy Menacing Nightmare For […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Japan’s Soryu-class Submarine: Stealthy Menacing Nightmare For Adversary

December 2, 2019 GDC 0

If you’re reading this article on your mobile phone, then you know that your mobile phone is running on lithium-ion battery. The Soryu class uses the same battery cell to propel itself in the depth of the ocean quietly, not letting the adversary know the location of the Soryu class. The quieter a submarine is, the harder is to detect the acoustic sounds! […]

Naval Platforms

Sweden’s A26 “The Disruptor”: The most stealthy submarine of the world

March 21, 2018 LM Publications 0

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  • Northrop Grumman $2.3 Billion Maintenance Contract For LGM-30 Minuteman III

    May 16, 2021 0
    Northrop Grumman was awarded a $2.3 billion contract for the propulsion system maintenance of the Minuteman III missile system, the Pentagon announced. Northrop Grumman Awarded Minuteman ICBM’s Propulsion ContractDateJuly 5, 2021U.S. Air Force Deploys ICBM [...]
  • Unconscious Russian Pilots Crashed Su-30SM Fighter Jet Into Apartment Building

    October 24, 2022 0
    A Russian warplane has crashed into a residential building in the Siberian city of Irkutsk, killing both crew members – the second such fatal incident in a Russian residential area in six days involving a [...]
  • South Korea’s first homegrown fighter jet completes test flight

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

    June 5, 2025 0
    North Korean 140mm towed mortars have been spotted in use by Russian forces, adding to a growing list of foreign-supplied weaponry now deployed in Moscow’s war effort. The new mortar has a maximum range of [...]
  • Coronavirus was biological weapon developed at Wuhan lab for Peoples Liberation Army, U.S. State Department reports

    June 21, 2023 0
    Wuhan scientists were carrying out classified military research at “shadow labs”, bombshell emails from the US State Department reveal. China’s Newest Zhou-class Nuclear Powered Submarine Sank In The Dock In Wuhan In Series Of Embarrassment [...]
  • Austal Delivers First Cape Class Patrol Boat to Royal Australian Navy

    March 28, 2022 0
    The vessel, ADV Cape Otway, was officially accepted and named by the Minister for Defence, The Hon. Peter Dutton MP at a ceremony held at Austal’s Henderson, Western Australia, shipyard. He was accompanied by the Chief [...]
Infantry Weapons

IWI’s rifle upgrade is drawing interest from the Ukrainian Army.

August 1, 2026 0

A rifle that decides, mid-trigger-pull, when to let the round go, not the shooter, is now fielded or in procurement across an estimated 10 to 15 European countries, according to Israel Weapon Industries (IWI). The […]

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 […]

  • C4iSR

    Northrop Grumman’s AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR)

  • Air Platform

    Global Hawk drones to be converted for hypersonic testing

  • Europe

    UK Delivers Tracked Spartan Armored Vehicles To Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Austal, Civmec and Navantia partnered to offer Tasman-class Corvette for Royal Australian Navy

  • Air Platform

    Swedish Air Force Gets First Gripen E Fighter Jet

  • Europe

    Hungary’s parliament ratifies Sweden’s NATO membership bid

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones set Russia’s Su-25 aircraft, Kh-55 and Kh-59 missiles factory in fires

  • Africa

    Kenya Ordered 118 Turkish Armored Vehicles

  • Americas

    Pentagon picks defense-technology firm Kratos to develop hypersonic flight-testing vehicle

  • Middle East

    South Korean and Israeli Defense Companies Benefit from $243 Billion Middle Eastern Defense Spending.

  • Europe

    Western Anti-Air Missile System Saving Ukrainian Lives

  • Europe

    Latvia Builds Next-generation Tactical Catamaran Patrol Boat to Bolster Maritime Defense.

  • Middle East

    Satellite Images Show Iran Rebuilding Missile Factory Hit By Israeli Air Strike.

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy Christened 70th Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer

  • C4iSR

    South Korea to upgrade its F-15K fighter jets with AESA radar and latest avionics suite

  • South Asia

    Pakistan increases defense budget by 6% to $8.8 billion

  • Infantry Weapons

    Iraq Negotiating With China To Buy FD-2000 Missile Defense System

  • Europe

    Ukraine destroys Russian military training center and vehicle repair facility in Crimea using Storm Shadow missiles

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy Commissions 21st Virginia-class Submarine USS Montana (SSN 794)

  • Land Platform

    Pakistan inducts VT-4 main battle tank

  • Air Platform

    France’s Safran Helping Russia’s UEC To Develop Commercial Jet Engine

  • Infantry Weapons

    Barrett MRAD: A Brand New Sniper Rifle

  • Europe

    Ukraine showcases unmanned fighter jet concept at Philippine summit.

  • Americas

    The US Army short lists SIG SAUER for Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW)

  • Europe

    Putin orders mass surveillance on Russian citizens who escaped conscription to Europe and Central Asia

  • Air Platform

    British Intelligence Gathers Data From Destroyed Russian Mi-35 Hind helicopter

  • Europe

    Retired U.S. Lieutenant General Ben Hodges Urges Ukraine To Ignore Joe Biden’s Warning And Keep Striking Russian Oil Refineries

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    $4.28 Billion Boxer Multipurpose Combat Vehicles Are Partly Effective

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Rocketsan awarded contract to produce 108 Karaok anti-tank missiles for Malaysia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korean Navy Commissions Final Daegu-class FFX Batch II Frigate

  • Air Platform

    Red 6 Awarded Contract To Retrofit Augmented Reality Into T-38 Training Jet

  • Air Platform

    Indian to become the first Asian country to acquire American armed drone worth $3 billion

  • C4iSR

    Ukrainian troops blow up Russian Krasukha-4 electronic warfare system

  • Africa

    Turkey has destroyed the modernized Shell-S1E (Pantsir-S1E) air defense system and Wing Loong II UAV in Libya

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea orders 150 K2 Black Panther Battle Tanks

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Shoolika Mk6 Drone And Brave1 UGV: ‘Say Hello To My Little Friend’

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Saab to Supply Composite Superstructure to Singaporean Navy’s Warships

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia on high alert after appearance of Chinese vessel CCG 4205

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Turkey’s Havelsan Exports Special Forces Training Simulator to Malaysia

  • Air Platform

    Here’s why China’s Chengdu J-10C Vigorous Dragon is worse than you think.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Iran unveils Arman air-launched ballistic missile (ALBM)

  • Middle East

    Israeli Submarine Passes Through Seuz Canal

  • Air Platform

    Canada to Join British-led Global Air Combat Program Sixth-generation Fighter Jet Consortium

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Malaysia purchases Turkish Anka-S drones worth $103 million.

  • Air Platform

    Lithuania Handed Over Crowd-funded Turkish-made TB2 Drones To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    China’s Beihang UAS readies BZK-005E long-range reconnaissance UAV

  • Africa

    Tuareg rebel group shoot down a Russian Mi-24P helicopter in Mali.

  • Europe

    Has Ukraine become Russia’s Iraq or Afghanistan 2.0 for Putin?

  • South Asia

    Here’s why JF-17 Block III and J-10C Temu Fighter Jets are the Wrong Choice for the Bangladesh Air Guard.

  • Air Platform

    Sukhoi Delayed Delivery Of Su-57 Fighters To VKS

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