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  • [ November 27, 2025 ] Argentine Army Received First Stryker Infantry Fighting Vehicles. Americas
  • [ November 27, 2025 ] Poland purchases three Swedish-built A26 class submarines. Europe
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East Asia and Pacific Region

Russia’s failure prompted China to head hunt globally to teach them air combat tactics and manoeuvres

June 28, 2023 GDC 0

China has long had a reputation for stealing technology. Now it has gone a step further by copying Western air combat tactics and manoeuvres — or rather, paying Westerners to teach them those tactics. Chinese […]

Defense Industry

Here’s why, China ditches Russian-made jet engines?

December 21, 2021 GDC 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Malaysian Defense Minister Sabu called Ex-PM Najib Razak “A Stupid” For Buying Su-30MKM Fighter Jets

November 1, 2021 GDC 0

Malaysia, which has purchased Russian Su-30MKM fighters for its Royal Malaysian Air Force, is complaining of a number of issues that have emerged with the planes. The aircraft are difficult to service, and it is […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Engine Problem: A Long Road Ahead of China’s J-20 Fighters to Fix Its Weaknesses

October 17, 2021 GDC 0

The 13th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, or Airshow China 2021, kicked off in Zhuhai, South China’s Guangdong Province, on last Tuesday, with aerial performances, highlighted by two J-20 fourth-generation aircraft making their debut […]

  • Wagner Group recruited 49,000 convicts, 32,000 were dead within weeks of deployment in Bakhmut

    July 28, 2023 0
    According to newly released casualty figures, Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Wagner Group mercenaries had a twenty percent chance of being killed or wounded while fighting in Ukraine. Wagner mercenaries assault their commander using shovelsDateMarch 4, 2023Putin Linked [...]
  • Russian IL-76 Military Aircraft Crashed Due To Engine Fire

    June 28, 2022 0
    At least 4 people have died after an Il-76 Candid military cargo plane crashed near an airport in Ryazan on Friday. Russian IL-76 transport aircraft crashed near MoscowDateMarch 15, 2024A Russian IL-76 transport aircraft crashed [...]
  • Russia’s S-300 And Iskander Missiles Launch Spectacularly Go Wrong And Hit Its Own City Belgorod

    September 3, 2022 0
    Russian state television runs propaganda news how perfectly going ‘special operation’ in Ukraine. How mighty the Russian military is, but videos circulating online appear to show the moment a Russian missile launch went spectacularly wrong. [...]
  • For the First Time A Fixed-wing Aircraft Take-off from Japanese Aircraft Carrier Since WWII

    October 8, 2021 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 [...]
  • French Army Ordered 109 Next-generation CEASAR Mk2 Howitzers

    February 4, 2024 0
    The French DGA procurement agency has confirmed an order for 109 advanced CAESAR Mark II Next Generation (NG) howitzers from Nexter, a subsidiary of KNDS. According to a press release from KNDS, the first delivery [...]
  • UK, Turkey, Canada, Norway and Iceland are ready to contribute to EU efforts to boost Ukraine’s defense

    March 18, 2025 0
    Close coordination between the European Union and some key non-EU partners continues, now that confidence in the historic U.S. ally and its umbrella protecting the West is waning. In the aftermath of the extraordinary European [...]
Europe

STM Defense Technologies develops new Alpagu loitering munition.

November 6, 2025 0

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Americas

Brazilian Army trials new remotely operated weapon system.

October 28, 2025 0

The Brazilian Army has conducted field acceptance tests on the second prototype of its upgraded remotely operated weapon system, the UT30BR2, according to the Tecnologia & Defesa. The tests were carried out on October 9 […]

Central Asia

Serbian and Azerbaijan army train with B-52 M-15 Nora howitzers ahead of deliveries.

October 27, 2025 0

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Europe

Estonia purchases South Korea’s K239 Chunmoo multiple rocket launchers.

October 26, 2025 0

Estonia’s Ministry of Defense has signed a defense agreement in Seoul to acquire South Korea’s K239 Chunmoo multiple rocket launchers, expanding its long-range fires beyond the U.S.-made HIMARS. The move strengthens Estonia’s deterrence posture on […]

Europe

EuroSpike Awarded $2.5 Billion Contract to Produce Rafael’s Spike Missile for Germany.

October 24, 2025 0

Germany has finalized a $2.5 billion framework with EuroSpike, the European consortium marketing Rafael’s Spike missile line, through NATO’s Support and Procurement Agency. The contract reflects Berlin’s push to rebuild anti-armor capabilities and stabilize long-term […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

North Korea unveiled a copy of the U.S. HIMARS rocket launcher.

October 13, 2025 0

North Korea unveiled a copy of the U.S. HIMARS rocket launcher during a major military parade in Pyongyang on October 11, 2025. The system’s close resemblance to the American platform has raised concern over Pyongyang’s […]

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Approves $8.5 Billion Sale Of 60 CH-47F Chinook Helicopters To Germany

  • Europe

    Lack Of IFF: Russia Shot Down Its Own Su-35 And Su-34 Fighter Jets In Kherson

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    Australian Army to Acquire Land-based Electronic Warfare Capability

  • Europe

    Ukraine Liberates Andriivka Village Near Bakhmut in Counteroffensive Milestone

  • Middle East

    Ukraine Donates 500 Tons Of Wheat To New Syrian Government

  • Central Asia

    U.S. Army Deploys Paratroopers In Afghanistan To Support Evacuation

  • Defense Industry

    Antonov to Replace Russian-made Components of An-178 Transport Aircraft

  • C4iSR

    Thales Awarded Contract To Deliver Air Defense Radar To Iraq

  • Europe

    Russians Fleeing Crimea as Ukrainian Sea Drones Blew Up Kerch Bridge Connecting Russia to Occupied Crimea

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar’s Rebels Cracks Junta’s Chinese-made Jamming Systems, Launches Ukrainian Style Kamikaze Drones At Army’s Positions

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha Defense’s Redback To Use Composite Rubber Track System

  • Europe

    Shady Arms Deal: Armenia Bought 35 OSA SHORAD From Jordan During Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

  • Europe

    Putin Claimed He Could Strike UK With A Missile To Kill Boris Johnson

  • Air Platform

    Boeing’s MQ-25 T1 becomes the first drone to refuel aircraft mid-air

  • C4iSR

    Aselsan to Deliver AESA for F-16 Fighter Jet by 2022

  • Europe

    Russia Moves Missiles and Heavy Artillery Near Finish Border, Could Finland be Next?

  • Air Platform

    Swiss Military Shows Off Israeli Starliner ISR UAV

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korean military orders new command vehicles from Hyundai Rotem

  • Middle East

    Lockheed Martin has won $155 million contract to upgrade Moroccan Apache Helicopters

  • Americas

    The US Navy Commissioned It’s Last Virginia-class Block III Submarine

  • Air Platform

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

  • Americas

    President Zelenskyy Visits White House In First Post-Invasion Trip

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    US Air Force’s F-35A Drops B61-12 Nuclear Bomb

  • Europe

    Russia Refused to Repatriate 14,000 Fallen Russian Soldiers

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    USS Ronald Reagan and Nimitz head towards South China Sea

  • Land Platform

    India Finally Ditches Russia’s T-90 Tanks, Opt-in For French Leclerc MBT

  • Europe

    Israeli Elbit Systems to Upgrade Ukrainian MiG-29 Aircraft

  • Air Platform

    Bell began manufacturing 360 Invictus Attack Helicopters

  • Europe

    KGB Putin Risks Losing Russia’s Export Markets As Russian Navy And Air Force Completely Failed In Ukraine War

  • Europe

    Russia sent 70 years old T-54 tanks to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Flying Samosa: Indian Air Force Chief Drops Bombshell on HAL Tejas Fighter Jet for Its Poor Quality and Indefinite Delivery Timeline

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hyundai and Hanwha To Compete In South Korean KDDX Destroyer Program

  • Europe

    Hanwha Defense To Supply 288 K239 Chunmoo MLRS To Poland

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan aimed its defence spending to counter a ‘total blockade’ by China

  • Air Platform

    US State Department approves $500 million sale of UH-60M helicopters to Croatia

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. Air Force’s Hypersonic Missile Will Be Operational In 2023

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China deploys troops, tanks and air defense system near Myanmar’s Shan state

  • Air Platform

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

  • South Asia

    What Field Marshall Asim Munir achieved at the Whitehouse, Bangladesh Army Chief General Waker-uz-Zaman failed to achieve?

  • Americas

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

  • Europe

    RAF Typhoon Intercept Russian Ilyushin IL-38 Aircraft Over Baltic Sea

  • C4iSR

    Active Electronically Scanned Array (ASEA) Radar

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Australia rolls out first Loyal Wingman for RAAF

  • Land Platform

    Norinco VT5 lightweight Tank

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China unveils next-gen ZTZ-201 light tank

  • Ballistic Missile

    Russia prepares Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile to strike Ukraine: report

  • Naval Platforms

    Royal Australian Air Force completed full fleet of Boeing’s P-8A Poseidon

  • Europe

    Ukrainian troops sever Russian supply lines in the Kursk region

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Germany approved $3 billion missile purchases for IRIS-T SLM and Patriot air defense system

  • Middle East

    Israeli forces cut off north Gaza to isolate Hamas as Palestinian death toll passes 10,000

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