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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

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 […]

Air Platform

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 […]

  • Pakistan test-fires 450km range ballistic missile as tensions with India rise

    May 3, 2025 0
    Pakistan conducts training launch of surface-to-surface missile amid fears of military escalation with India over deadly attack on tourists in Kashmir. Pakistan Considers Purchasing Chinese HQ-19 Ballistic Missile Interceptors As HQ-9 Failed To Intercept Any [...]
  • 314,290 Dead: Russia’s Third Mass Mobilization Is Imminent As Soldier’s Families Plan To Protest

    November 16, 2023 0
    The families of Russian men drafted under President Vladimir Putin’s partial mobilization last year have planned mass protests demanding their return home, amid reports that soldiers are being prohibited from leaving the military. The General [...]
  • Ukraine Made Verifiable Progress In Its Counteroffensive Against Russian Occupation

    September 10, 2022 0
    A map released by the Institute for the Study of War shows that Ukraine has made “verifiable progress” in its counteroffensive in the southern region of Kherson. Bayraktar TB2 could play a key role if [...]
  • Turkish Defense Industries Manufactures Smart Bomb HGK-82 Kit

    July 9, 2021 0
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  • Biden Administration Won’t Block British And Dutch Effort To Transfer F-16 Fighter Jets To Ukraine

    May 19, 2023 0
    The Biden administration has signaled to European allies in recent weeks that the US would allow them to export F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, sources familiar with the discussions said, as the White House comes under [...]
  • Myanmar junta detained six high-ranking army officers after surrendering towns to rebels

    January 25, 2024 0
    Six high-ranking Myanmar junta officers who handed over a strategic town to ethnic minority fighters and surrendered with hundreds of troops have been taken into custody, a military spokesman and others told AFP on Jan [...]
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.

May 11, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

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

May 6, 2026 0

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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 […]

Infantry Weapons

Elbit Systems PULS Rocket Artillery Precision, Modular and Universal Launching System for Battlefield Dominance.

April 28, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Philippine Army Test Fires Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm Howitzer Boosting Long-Range Strike.

April 27, 2026 0

The Philippine Army has conducted its first live firing with its new Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer during Exercise Salaknib 26, a joint U.S./Philippines military exercise, bringing a faster and more mobile long-range strike […]

  • Europe

    Armenia Opts For Rheinmetall Oerlikon SHORAD, Ditches Failed Pantsir

  • Europe

    Turkey And Russia To Sign Space Cooperation Pact

  • Central Asia

    Pakistan sent commandos and drones in Panjshir Valley to help Taliban, reports

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Delivers First F-16V Block 70 To Bulgaria

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s new ‘invisible’ suicide submarines set to be unleashed on Russia’s navy

  • Europe

    Sanction Buster: Russia’s Kalibr Missile, Orlan UAV And Ka-52 Helicopter Components Come From America, South Korea, Taiwan And Japan

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Germany signs $2.5 billion deal to supply Ukraine with IRIS-T systems

  • Middle East

    Russia Supplied Verba MANPAD to Hezbollah Violating Arms Trade Treaty

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed Russia’s Ka-52 and Mi-8 helicopters at forward airfield.

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Delivers 300KW High Energy Laser To US Army

  • Central Asia

    Armenia Urges Russian Military Deployment On Azerbaijan Border

  • C4iSR

    Thales Launches Ground Master 400 Alpha Long-Range Air Surveillance Radar

  • Europe

    Russia’s FM Sergei Lavrov Claims Hitler Was A Jew, Sparking Sharp Criticism From Israel

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. Air Force Purchasing Add-on Seeker For Ukraine’s JDAM-ER

  • Americas

    US Marines Selects Two Companies to Build Prototype Recon Vehicle

  • Naval Platforms

    In-depth Look At Damen OPV 1900 (PNS Yarmook)

  • Air Platform

    Naming of Su-57: Sukhoi thought Su-57 could bring luck to the design bureau

  • Americas

    Raytheon awarded contract to produce additional Patriot missile system for Germany

  • Air Platform

    Germany Considers Eurofighter Typhoon Fighter Jets Sale To Turkey

  • South Asia

    Russia started production of five S-400 air defense systems for India

  • Central Asia

    CSTO member Armenia to normalize ties with Azerbaijan after defeat in Nagorno-Karabakh

  • Air Platform

    Japan’s ruling coalition approves export of sixth-gen joint fighter jet, amid China tensions

  • Air Platform

    Germany Negotiating With The U.S. To Buy F-35 Stealth Jets

  • C4iSR

    Leonardo DRS delivers Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber-Defense and Intelligence (C5I) systems to Australian Army

  • Infantry Weapons

    Elbit Systems successfully tests new self-propelled howitzer

  • Naval Platforms

    Russia Delivers Indian Navy’s Warship ‘INS Tushil’ After Eight Years, Explains Soviet-era Shipbuilding Still Ongoing In Russia

  • Air Platform

    Taiwanese plane maker AIDC to open F-16 MRO facility in Taiwan

  • Air Platform

    Greece Signed A Contract To Buy 18 Rafale Fighters

  • Africa

    Syrian and Emirati Army Officers Fighting Alongside Haftar Militants

  • Air Platform

    Leonardo M-346FA Light Combat Aircraft

  • C4iSR

    Xian developed two prototype KJ-600 AEW aircraft for PLA Navy

  • Europe

    Russia orders evacuation from Belgorod region amid Ukraine’s incursion in Kursk region

  • Air Platform

    Japan’s RQ-4B Global Hawk Makes First Flight

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Army released video footage of MGM-140 ATACMS firing

  • Air Platform

    Russian Ka-52 attack helicopter falls victim to Swedish RBS-70 MANDAP again, FPV drones down Mi-28 helicopters

  • South Asia

    U.S. FBI Arrested Bangladeshi National Zobaidul Amin in Malaysia for Child Sexual Abuse.

  • Defense Industry

    The Ukraine war dealt a knockout blow to Russia’s arms exports

  • Europe

    Ukraine Plans To Buy 24 More Bayraktar TB2 Drones, Says Valery Zaluzhny

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese Navy’s replishment ship Qiandaohu escorted by destroyer CNS Zibo delivers bombs and ammunitions to Myanmar’s junta

  • Air Platform

    Turkish UAV Aksungur flies 28 hours with 12 smart munitions

  • Air Platform

    India Retires Russian-made MiG-21 ‘The Flying Coffin’ After 400 Crashes And Multiple Defeats In Kashmir Skirmish

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Navy Started Using 63 Years Old Be-12 Aircraft As Its Air Force Struggles To Fly Soviet-era Su-35 Aircraft

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    New Zealand’s $20 billion plan to revamp military by 2030

  • Air Platform

    Israeli IAI Creates World First Drone Interceptor Drone Dubbed Drone Guard

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar Junta Sentenced Six Army Generals To Death For Surrendering, Junta Hunts Officers Who Deserted Their Post And Escaped To Bangladesh

  • Europe

    MBDA Debuts Teseo Mk2/E Anti-Ship Missile at SEAFUTURE 2021

  • Europe

    Sweden Ordered More NLAW For Its Army

  • Middle East

    Turkish Anka-2 Drone Strike Destroys Syrian Buk-M1 and Pantsir-S1 ADS

  • Defense Industry

    Western Supply Chain Needs To Ramp Up Production To Replenish Domestic Stocks And Supports Ukraine War

  • Air Platform

    Czech Republic Latest Country To Buy F-35 Stealth Jets Amid Ukraine War

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