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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 […]

  • Leidos Australia to Arm Sea Archer and Long Bow Unmanned Surface Vessels with Naval Strike Missile.

    November 16, 2025 0
    Leidos Australia and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace have signed a Memorandum of Understanding at Indo Pacific 2025, signifying an intent to assess the possible integration of Kongsberg’s Naval Strike Missile (NSM) into Leidos’s Sea Archer [...]
  • Hensoldt secured £1.5 billion contract from Airbus to develop AESA radar for Eurofighters

    July 4, 2020 0
    Hensoldt has secured a contract from Airbus Defence and Space to develop and produce a new Active Electronic Scanning Array (AESA) radar for the German and Spanish Eurofighter fleets. The German-Spanish contract will also involve [...]
  • Greece signs letter of intent with Netherlands for more warships

    November 7, 2021 0
    Greece has signed a letter of intent with the Netherlands to transfer Dutch warships to its navy, being the country’s latest move in its drastically increasing arms purchases in recent years, a French-based military news [...]
  • Sudan’s Army Destroyed Chinese-made FK-2000 air defense system.

    February 12, 2026 0
    Sudan’s army said it destroyed a Chinese-made FK-2000 air defense system operated by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the Ed Dubeibat area of South Kordofan. Sudan’s RSF militants questions the efficacy of the Chinese [...]
  • Why Do F-22 Raptor and F-35 Illuminate Targets Without Adversary Seeing the Source of Illumination?

    January 8, 2022 0
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  • How Did Israel’s Precision-guided Missiles Overcome Russian GPS Jamming Technique?

    February 14, 2022 0
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Europe

Germany plans to buy up to 500 KNDS MARS 3 rocket launchers.

March 12, 2026 0

Germany’s Bundeswehr intends to submit a budget request in the second half of 2026 to conclude a framework contract with KNDS for the procurement of up to 500 MARS 3, also known as EuroPuls, multiple […]

Infantry Weapons

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 […]

Infantry Weapons

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, […]

Europe

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 […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

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 […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

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 […]

  • Infantry Weapons

    India Purchased South Korean K9 Howitzers Relacing Russian-made Howitzers

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan Deployed Ten Thousand Troops And Artillery Near Armenia

  • Americas

    The US Army extends up-gunned Stryker ICV competition to August 2020

  • Europe

    A report warns of the British military’s capability gaps in platform warfare and ammunition

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Malaysia received six ScanEagle UAS as part of maritime security assistance

  • Air Platform

    Bayraktar Kizilelma UCAV Enters Serial Production

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh’s Interim Government has sent high-ranking air guard officers and police officers to retirement who worked as India’s RAW informants.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea Offers Frigates And Submarines To Modernize Philippines Navy Without the Political Baggage

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Chinese Indigenous Air-to-Air Missile

  • Defense Industry

    The U.S. State Department Approves 155mm M109A6 Paladin Medium Self-Propelled Howitzer System For Taiwan

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine to receive first F-16 fighter jets by December 2023

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. State Department approves Harpoon missiles to Taiwan worth $2.37 billion

  • Europe

    Italy to purchase 1050 Rheinmetall Lynx infantry fighting vehicles under $18 billion program

  • Uncategorized

    China’s WS-10B With TVC Is A Milestone, But Long Road Ahead

  • Middle East

    Saudi Arabia Plans To Normalize Ties With Israel

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s UAC to manufacture a downgraded variant of the Yak-130 trainer jet.

  • Americas

    U.S. Army Wants Ukrainian-style Munitions Dropping FPV Drones

  • Industry

    Top Five Weapons Exporter In 2015-2019

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Thailand Test-fires Multi-calibre Israeli-made D11A Artillery Rocket System

  • C4iSR

    Sweden-based Lumibird Photonics Awarded Contract to Produce 57 VIDAR Laser Range Finder

  • C4iSR

    U.S. Could Get Significant Intel on Russian EW Capability As Ukraine Captured Krashuka-4 EW System

  • Middle East

    Israel approves travel to Saudi Arabia under two circumstances

  • Europe

    Ukraine Approves Defense Framework With The UK

  • South Asia

    Expert believes Air Marshal Hasan Mahmood (thief) is plotting a Ponzi scheme to inflate the pricing of the J-10C and JF-17 to $70 million apiece.

  • Defense Industry

    Why Dassault Rafale is selling hotcakes, not Gripen or Eurofighter?

  • Europe

    Russian Soldiers Sent To Jail After Complaining About Poor Training

  • Industry

    China joins International Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)

  • Air Platform

    Here’s Why Russia Lost 31 Su-34 Fullback Fighter Bombers in Ukraine War, Some Were Downed By Cheap MANPAD

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indian Navy and RAN to join passage exercise

  • Defense Industry

    Belgium to join Franco-German Sixth-Gen FCAS Fighter Jet Project

  • Naval Platforms

    Boeing trials ski jump launches of Super Hornet for Indian Navy

  • Uncategorized

    Sweden to provide Ukraine with assault boats as part of $686 million aid package

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    BAE Systems Established A New Baseline Design For RAN’s Hunter-class Frigate

  • Middle East

    Israeli Iron Dome Shoots Down Iranian-made Drone Fired From Gaza

  • Europe

    Turkey deploys Syrian rebels as PMC in Azerbaijan

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze sea drones destroyed two Russian Serna class landing ships

  • Uncategorized

    Australia’s A$90 Billion Contract with Naval Group to build Submarines Has Collapsed

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Modified Neptune Cruise Missiles Can Hit Target At 400km Range

  • Middle East

    Saudi, Qatar Diplomatic Rows Made Qatar A Strong Military Power In The Middle East

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha Ocean wants to build submarines for Canada, Philippines, Poland

  • Europe

    U.S. State Department Approves 250 M1A2 Abrams SEPv3 Tanks For Poland Worth $6 Billion

  • Air Platform

    Analysis: American And Israeli Copycat Drones of China Available to Export Market

  • South Asia

    India’s Russian-made Mi-17V5 Chopper Crashes, General Bipin Rawat Killed

  • Air Platform

    Royal Australian Air Force Plans to Join British-led Global Combat Air Program Sixth-gen Fighter Jet Consortium

  • Europe

    Russia Begun Deploying Nuclear Capable Iskander-M Missiles To Finish And Swedish Border

  • C4iSR

    Saab Developed New Electronic Attack Jammer Pod

  • Europe

    Russian Pilots Complain in Tiktok Videos About Poor Working Conditions, Frostbite, No Food And No Water

  • Americas

    Kraken and L3Harris team up for underwater stealth drone

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Kamikaze drone attacks destroyed Russia’s Kh-101/555, Kh-69, Kh-31 and Kh-59MK cruise missiles factories

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian government will invest an extra $50.3 billion into defense

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