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  • [ May 17, 2026 ] BAE Systems Achieves Major Milestone on Upgrading Hobart-class Destroyer. East Asia and Pacific Region
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C4iSR

French Navy Tests E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Aboard Charles de Gaulle Aircraft Carrier

February 15, 2022 GDC 0

A U.S. Navy E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft is set to conduct interactions with the French carrier strike group (CSG) and French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle. This will mark […]

Americas

U.S. Navy Plans To Deploy USS Gerald R. Ford By 2022

February 10, 2022 GDC 0

According to the latest report published on the US Navy’s Gerald R. Ford Carrier Program, the lead ship of the new Ford-class, USS Gerald R. Ford, is expected to be deployed by fall 2022. The […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

China’s Type 003 Aircraft Carrier Could Be Headache For Indo-Pacific Nations

November 13, 2021 GDC 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Primary Mast Affixed on China’s Type 003 Aircraft Carrier

November 8, 2021 GDC 0

The primary mast of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy’s (PLAN) Type 003 ‘super-carrier’ has been installed, new images being shared on social media show. PLAN has 2 aircraft carriers – Liaoning and Type 002 […]

Naval Platforms

India’s New Aircraft Carrier INS Vikrant Starts 2nd Round Of Sea Trials

November 2, 2021 GDC 0

India’s indigenously-built aircraft carrier Vikrant left Cochin Shipyard at Kochi 24 October to begin a second round of sea trials in the southeast Arabian Sea. INS Vikrant started her initial sea trials two months ago, […]

Defense Industry

South Korea’s KAI and HHI Sign MOU for CVX Aircraft Carrier Project

October 29, 2021 GDC 0

KAI told the media that it signed an MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) on CVX project, with presence of the Vice Chairman of HHI, Mr. Young-seok Han and the President of KAI, Mr. Hyun-ho Ahn, during […]

Americas

US Navy Sold Two Aircraft Carriers to Scrap Yards For One Cent

October 11, 2021 GDC 0

The US Navy sold two aircraft carriers to a ship-breaking company for 1 cent each after decades of service. The cut-price fee reflects the fact the company will profit from selling the ship metal for […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

For the First Time A Fixed-wing Aircraft Take-off from Japanese Aircraft Carrier Since WWII

October 8, 2021 GDC 0

At the request of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 successfully conducted the first ever landing of two F-35B Lightning II aircraft aboard the Japanese Ship Izumo on October […]

Europe

Royal Navy’s new aircraft carrier achieve fully operational capability

October 5, 2021 GDC 0

The Royal Navy has declared its newest aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales fully operational after completing the international exercise off the Scottish coast. As disclosed, the vessel completed two years of extensive training and […]

Defense Industry

Daewoo and Hanjin Join Forces On South Korea’s Aircraft Carrier Project

August 23, 2021 GDC 0

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) and Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction (HHIC) signed a mutual cooperation agreement for the design and build of the Korean light aircraft carrier project (CVX project). Lee Seong-geun, DSME […]

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  • U.S. State Department Approves Harpoon And AIM-9X Sidewinder Missiles For Philippines

    June 26, 2021 0
    The State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the Philippines of AGM-84L-1 Harpoon Air Launched Block II Missiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $120 million. The [...]
  • Israel approves buying 25 new F-35 stealth fighter jets

    October 12, 2023 0
    Israel has approved buying a third squadron of advanced F-35 fighter jets manufactured by Lockheed Martin in a $3 billion deal, the defense ministry said on Sunday. Israel inks $3 billion deal to purchase 25 [...]
  • Austal, Raytheon To Build Littoral Manoeuvre Vessel For Australian Army

    May 9, 2022 0
    Based on a proven design and carefully tailored for the Australian environment, the Australian ILMV is a world-class, future-ready capability and a sovereign solution aligned with the Army’s new and complex littoral maneuver requirements. Austral Shipyard will [...]
  • U.S. Approves SLAM-ER And MS-110 Reconnaissance Pods For Taiwan

    April 21, 2021 0
    The U.S. State Department has approved the sales of a series of arms to Taiwan, including a large stock of 135 Boeing AGM-84H Standoff Land Attack Missile Expanded Response (SLAM-ER) missiles and six Collins Aerospace MS-110 [...]
  • Ukraine successfully hit Russia with demestically developed ballistic missile

    June 10, 2025 0
    Ukraine has successfully test-fired a new domestically developed ballistic missile capable of striking targets nearly 300 kilometers away, destroying a Russian command post. Ukraine’s 500km range SAPSAN ballistic missile program could be a game changer [...]
  • Ukraine War: Russia Lost Global LNG Export Markets By 15 Percent

    October 28, 2023 0
    Russia has lost the global gas market for decades, the International Energy Agency says. Data from Eurostat paints a similar pattern: in the first quarter of 2023, Russia was the EU’s second-largest supplier of LNG, only [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

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Europe

Estonia Purchases Additional HIMARS Rocket Artillery from Lockheed Martin.

May 16, 2026 0

The Estonian Centre for Defence Investments has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin for the procurement of three additional HIMARS multiple rocket systems. The agreement also includes an investment of approximately $11 million into Estonia’s […]

Europe

Saab HEAT 758 Features Dual-Charge Warhead Inside New Carl-Gustaf Anti-Tank Round.

May 11, 2026 0

Saab is stepping up the Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle’s anti-armor role with a new round designed to defeat heavily protected vehicles on the modern battlefield. The HEAT 758 features a dual-charge warhead meant to first damage […]

Europe

Roketsan unveiled the CIDA long-range anti-tank guided missile.

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East Asia and Pacific Region

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Unveils Next-generation K9MH Mobile Howitzer Artillery System.

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Europe

Safran and MBDA fired the first Thundart munition developed for France’s Long-Range Land Strike program.

May 5, 2026 0

French defense firm Safran and missile maker MBDA successfully test-fired their jointly developed rocket-artillery munition this month, and expect to be able to deliver the first multiple-launch rocket systems in 2029 should their offer be […]

  • Europe

    German Navy Upgrades Radar Systems Of F124 Sachsen-class Frigates

  • Air Platform

    Israeli Air Force is the first air force in the world to achieve sustained air dominance over another country from 2,000km away

  • Naval Platforms

    Japan retrofit Izumo-class helicopter carriers to support F-35B operations

  • Air Platform

    Bell Unveils Upgraded Stealth Helicopter

  • Air Platform

    South Korea To Buy 20 F-35B For LPX-II Program

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea launches Miguel Malvar-class guided missile frigate for Philippine Navy

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    BAE Systems Awarded Contract To Provide Mk45 Medium Caliber Gun For Hunter Class Frigate

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine war: Iraq grounds Mi-17 and Mi-28NE helicopters, purchases American helicopters

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia purchases precision strike missiles with 500km range worth $1.6 billion

  • C4iSR

    Australian Super Hornet Fighter Jets Will Receive New Infrared Search And Tracking System

  • Middle East

    Naval Group Delivers Second Gowind Corvette for United Arab Emirates Navy

  • Americas

    First UH-60V Black Hawk inducted into service by US Army

  • Air Platform

    Qatar Received Its First Eurofighter Typhoon From The UK

  • Naval Platforms

    Chinese aircraft carriers get into engine troubles

  • Europe

    France’s Weapons Exports Jumped 72 Percent in 2015-2019

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Japan will transfer PAC-3 interceptor missiles to the U.S. to backfill U.S. stocks

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Indigenous Turboshaft Engines Will Be Ready By 2020 With Ukraine’s Help

  • Air Platform

    Turkey Started Mass Producing Hurjet Light Attack Aircraft

  • Air Platform

    Russia confirms loss of two Mi-8s helicopters in drone strikes

  • Europe

    Russia’s Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles Test Launches Failed in Explosions

  • Americas

    The USAF Relocates B-52 and B-2 Stealth Bombers from Guam to USA

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Missile defence gaps made Great Britain small Britain.

  • Air Platform

    Saab offers Gripen E Fighter Jets For Upcoming Indian Air Force’s Tender

  • Africa

    Algerian Air Force To Receive Four C-130J Hercules Strategic Airlift Aircraft

  • South Asia

    Lieutenant General (retired) Mujibur Rahman was instrumental in establishing Indian RAW networks inside Bangladesh’s DGFI, Army, Navy and Air Forces

  • C4iSR

    Ukrainian defense intelligence confirms Russia using Elon Musk’s Starlink internet in occupied territories

  • Europe

    Germany bought five P-8 Poseidon worth 1.1 billion euros

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. Navy Confirms AIM-174 (SM-6) Air Launched Configuration is ‘Operationally Deployed’

  • Europe

    U.S. approves the sale of NSM Coastal Defense Systems to Romania

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar buys C295W transport aircraft from Jordan

  • Europe

    Norway boosts defense spending by whopping $48 billion

  • Europe

    Germany Unveils New Leopard 2A8 Advanced Battle Tank.

  • Europe

    No sh$t: Russian soldiers are using bow and arrow in the Ukraine war

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Video shows Russia deploys 90 years old T-34 tanks to Kuril Island to defend against high-tech Japanese forces

  • Europe

    Vladimir Putin Survived An Assassination Attempt, Reports NY Times

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy Launches New 40-Foot Defiant-class Patrol Boat

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    Israeli 100kw Iron Beam air defense system is fully operational.

  • Americas

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

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force Plans To Issue Fresh Tender For 114 Medium Multi-role Fighter Aircraft

  • Europe

    Russia Indefinitely Postponed Repair Of Admiral Kuznetsov

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine destroys so called invincible S-400 surface-to-air missile battery

  • Air Platform

    KAI developing next-generation high-speed helicopter

  • Europe

    Sweden formally joined the NATO military alliance, ending decades of neutrality

  • Naval Platforms

    Chinese Type 054X Frigate for PLAN

  • Europe

    Greece To Purchase American Multi-Mission Surface Combatant (MMSC) Frigates

  • Air Platform

    Turkish T929 Atak II Helicopter Started Flight Trials Using Ukrainian Engine

  • Middle East

    Syrian Rebel Shot Down Russian Mi-35 Helicopter Using Chinese FN-6 MANPAD

  • Europe

    43,000 young Ukrainian women ditch lipsticks and take up arms against Russian forces

  • Europe

    U.S. Donates Mi-17 Helicopters, Switchblades Drones And Javelin to Ukraine Worth $800 Million

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Iran announces development of new hypersonic glide vehicle

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