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

December 21, 2021 GDC 0

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Engine Problems: How China Was Coerced Into Buying Su-35 And S-400

January 11, 2021 GDC 0

China has been developing a domestic turbofan engine since late 1990s, but failed to produce a reliable turbofan engine that could power domestically produced fighters. China developed WS-10 engine and its variants WS-10A/B/C are progressing […]

China’s long-range Xian H-20 stealth bomber could make its debut at Zhuhai air show

May 4, 2020 GDC 0

Beijing ‘carefully considering’ unveiling the H-20 bomber at the Zhuhai Airshow in November 2020 at a time of heightened regional tension learned GDC citing South China Morning Post. The H-20 aircraft will give China the […]

Israeli-made Loitering Munitions, Simulators Draw Interest In Middle East

March 27, 2021 0

Several countries in the Middle East are showing keen interest in Israel’s Uvision-made Hero series of loitering munitions and its newly launched training and simulation systems, a senior company official informed. US Orders Modified Hero [...]
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Intervened in PK Halder Graft Case to Remove Sajeeb Wazed’s Name from Indian CBI’s $123 Million Graft Cases

January 15, 2025 0

Bangladeshi banker Proshanta Kumar Halder, alias Shib Shankar Halder or PK Halder, who opened a can of worms that exposed $123 million of kickbacks to Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, was severely [...]
Only three MiG-29s are Operational with the Bangladesh Air Guard, and cannot be overhauled due to the Ukraine War

May 19, 2025 0

Bangladesh purchased eight MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter jets in 1999 in a $115 million deal. The aircraft were delivered in two batches: four in December 1999 and the remaining four in February 2000. These MiG-29s were [...]
Russia’s S-400 Missile Hits Russia’s Apartment Block Due to a Malfunction.

January 27, 2026 0

A Russian air defence system has struck a residential building in its own territory during a friendly fire incident that wounded at least 11 people, including two children, in what analysts are calling a dramatic [...]
Analysis: Time Has Come For America To Revise ITAR Regulation

September 22, 2020 0

The International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) is the United States regulation that controls the manufacture, sale, and distribution of defense and space-related articles and services as defined in the United States Munitions List (USML). While [...]
Putin Will Not Live To See 2024, Says Exiled Russian Official

February 25, 2023 0

Ilya Ponomarev, the exiled Russian opposition figure who was the only member of the Russian parliament to vote against Moscow’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, has said that Vladimir Putin will not live to see [...]

U.S. Army Deploys 500km Range High Precision PrSM Rocket Artillery to Strike Iran.

March 4, 2026 0

U.S. Central Command has employed the U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile in strikes on Iranian military targets, marking the first confirmed combat use of the ground-launched deep-strike system. The debut expands the Army’s role in […]

U.S. M142 HIMARS Rocket Artillery Destroyed Zolfaghar and Sayyad-2 Missile System.

March 3, 2026 0

U.S. forces launched a long-range ATACMS ballistic missile from an M142 HIMARS system, destroying what appears to be an Iranian Zolfaghar short-range ballistic missile and elements of a Sayyad-2 air defense missile system. The strike, […]

Rheinmetall Unveils Fuchs Tank Destroyer Armed with 24 U.S. AGM-179 Anti-Tank Missiles.

February 27, 2026 0

Germany’s Rheinmetall has unveiled the Fuchs JAGM (Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles) at Enforce Tac 2026 in Germany, a wheeled armored vehicle capable of firing up to 24 U.S. AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles or AGM-114L Hellfire Longbow […]

China’s AVIC Unveils America’s V-BAT Copycat Drone.

February 22, 2026 0

China’s AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group has officially presented a new vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle known as the Yunying (Cloud Shadow in Chinese), a tail-sitter drone featuring a ducted-fan design closely […]

Japan to manufacture long-range precision fire artillery rocket.

February 21, 2026 0

As Japan increases the range of its munitions to counter regional threats, the ability to launch them from different systems to maximize flexibility is becoming an important factor in deciding which weapons to field. While […]

U.S. Army Purchases Top-attack Terrain-shapping XM204 Munitions.

February 18, 2026 0

The U.S. Army has approved an Urgent Materiel Release for the XM204 top-attack terrain-shaping munition, accelerating its deployment to Europe, according to service information published January 12, 2026. The move reflects growing concern about near-peer […]