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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 […]

  • Russia orders more Tor-M2 missiles as Ukraine keeps destroying them with cheap drones

    September 2, 2023 0
    The Russian Armed Forces will receive additional Tor-M2 tactical surface-to-air missile systems as part of a new deal between the Ministry of Defense and builder Kupol Izhevsk Electromechanical Plant. Ukraine destroyed two Russian Tor-M2 surface-to-air [...]
  • Turkish UAV Aksungur flies 28 hours with 12 smart munitions

    September 20, 2020 0
    Aksungur, a domestically produced medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), completed a 28-hour-long flight Thursday. It was the first time the aircraft flew with a payload at an altitude [...]
  • Israeli Air Force Dropped GBU-72 Bunker Busting Bomb On Hezbollah Headquarter, Possibly Killing Terrorist Group’s Leader Hassan Nasrallah

    September 28, 2024 0
    Hezbollah’s senior leadership is unreachable following Israeli Air Force’s F-16 dropped GBU-72 bunker busting bomb on Beirut’s southern suburbs, a source close to the Lebanese terror group tells Reuters. Earth Shattering Explosion In Beirut As [...]
  • New Double-V Hull A1 Stryker variant spotted during exercises

    May 23, 2024 0
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  • U.S. Navy Destroyer USS Kidd Sails Through Taiwan Strait

    September 1, 2021 0
    Amid rising regional tensions, U.S. warships traveled through the Taiwan Strait for the eighth time this year after the Navy conducted a routine transit of the waterway on Friday. USS Curtis Wilbur Sails Through Taiwan [...]
  • US Air Force’s F-35A Drops B61-12 Nuclear Bomb

    November 28, 2020 0
    Two major US defense initiatives recently came together as a US Air Force F-35A Lightning II dropped a mock refurbished B61-12 nuclear bomb for the first time. The test, which took place over Sandia National Laboratories’ Tonopah [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan’s Army Fires HIMARS Rocket Artillery in an Anti-invasion Drills.

June 10, 2026 0

Taiwan’s military on Wednesday fired its new mobile HIMARS rocket system, which is widely used by Ukraine, simulating an attack ​on an invading Chinese force and demonstrating its ability to “shoot-and-scoot” by avoiding ‌counter strikes. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia fires its first homegrown AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer.

June 8, 2026 0

Australia fired its first domestically built self-propelled howitzers during live-fire training last week, completing the journey from a production line in Geelong to live rounds downrange in a matter of months — a timeline that […]

Americas

Canada Purchases 26 HIMARS Rocket Artillery.

June 5, 2026 0

The Government of Canada said it has finalised a government-to-government agreement with the United States for the acquisition of long-range missile capability for the Canadian Armed Forces. The Government of Canada said it has finalised […]

Americas

U.S. Navy purchases Israeli soldier-portable SMASH 2000LE fire control systems.

June 4, 2026 0

An Israeli fire control technology company has now secured contracts with all four major branches of the U.S. military, completing a sweep across the American armed forces that took less than a year. Smart Shooter […]

Europe

Germany Purchases $5.4 Billion Worth of Israeli PULS Rocket Launchers.

May 29, 2026 0

Germany Advancing 5 Billion Euro Rocket Launcher Deal With Israel’s ElbitIf completed, the deal would include hundreds of rocket launchers and could increase Elbit’s order backlog by about 20 percent, strengthening the Israel-based defense contractor’s […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

May 17, 2026 0

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  • Air Platform

    India to arm 100 Heron drones with missiles

  • Europe

    Ukrainian domestic Trembita cruise missiles will soon strike Russian territory

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Turkey Plans To Develop Hypersonic Cruise Missile

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Malabar Exercise to boost India, Australia Defense Cooperation

  • Air Platform

    Leonardo Set To Flight Trial New AW249 Attack Helicopter For Italian Army

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Vestdavit scores order for four davits for evolved Cape-class OPVs

  • Americas

    U.S. Air Force Shoots Down Chinese Spy Ballon

  • South Asia

    16,000 people killed in former Bangladesh’s prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s last five years of rule: report

  • Europe

    MBDA Carried Out First Tests Firing Of MMP Missiles

  • Uncategorized

    Chinese Navy Signal Jamming Commercial Jets, Including Australia’s Qantas Airways

  • Anti-air Missiles

    IRIS-T SLM Proved Hundred Percent Efficacy Against Missiles, Drones, And Aircraft: Ukrainian MoD

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Marand Joins Rheinmetall To Build IFV For Australian Army

  • Europe

    Ukrainian ingenuity: Ukrainian buggies use Corsar missiles to kill Russian tanks

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RoK Navy’s Released First Photo Of Envisioned Aircraft Carrier

  • Europe

    Ukraine blew up Sevastopol power substation in occupied Crimea

  • Americas

    U.S. donates $500 million in military aid to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Why is Serbia rearming itself at an alarming pace?

  • Infantry Weapons

    Rocketsan developed new OMTAS ATGM and Armor for multipurpose vehicles

  • Uncategorized

    HX Programme: Saab offers Gripen E/F with advanced electronic attack platforms to Finland

  • Europe

    Ukrainian forces struck HIMARS at mining plant in Russian-controlled Bakhmut

  • Air Platform

    Images show Argentine insignias on recently purchased F-16 Fighting Falcon

  • Middle East

    Fincantieri delivers Qatar’s second Musherib-class OPV

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan’s Ministry of Defense to test first artificial intelligence enabled aircraft in 2025

  • Defense Industry

    Russia copies a feature of Northrop YF-23 into Checkmate LCA

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Air Force Launches New Adaptive Engine Project For F-35 Stealth Jet

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    India, China army talks fail to defuse Ladakh border tensions

  • Naval Platforms

    RAN’s sets to upgrade Cape-class OPV with naval communication system

  • Europe

    Ukrainian TB2 drone destroys Russian ammo store in Snake Island

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    India’s Brahmos supersonic missiles hit Pakistani paddy fields

  • Americas

    President Trump Announces Peace Deal with Iran, Reopens Strait of Hormuz.

  • Europe

    German Parliament Approves 5.4 billion Euro Deal for 38 Eurofighter jets

  • Europe

    Finland Cleared To Buy Extended-range Multiple Launch Rocket Systems

  • Europe

    French Navy to Purchase Swedish CB90 Assault Boats

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia donates 49 Abrams tanks to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Lithuania purchases 100 CV90 armored fighting vehicles.

  • Air Platform

    China’s Domestic Engine Problems Continue to Become A Headache For PLA-AF

  • Europe

    Britain says Ukrainian forces defending Bakhmut under increasingly severe pressure

  • Europe

    Ukraine Deploys T-84U Oplot Tanks In Kharkiv Region

  • C4iSR

    Australian Army to Get EW Capability

  • Cruise Missiles

    MBDA expands its Deep Precision Strike capabilities with the Land Cruise Missile system

  • Air Platform

    Saudi Arabian Company To Co-produce Turkish Drone

  • Middle East

    U.S. air strike destroyed Iran’s anti-ship missile site housing CM-302 and YJ-21E after a YJ-21E missile launch malfunction was detected by a satellite.  

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Eyes New Air Superiority Program After Losing NGAD Contest

  • Land Platform

    International Armored Group Unveils 6×6 and 8×8 Armored vehicles.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China enters semifinals in tank biathlon

  • Africa

    Algerian Air Force’s Su-30 Crashed Near Oum El Bouaghi District

  • Middle East

    Boeing Awarded Contract for Training and Support of QEAF

  • Air Platform

    Northrop Grumman And Ultra Demonstrate Unmanned ASW Capability

  • Naval Platforms

    Poland to build Life Guard Maritime Rescue Ship

  • Middle East

    UAE and Israel Cooperate on Military Industrial Ventures to Counter Iranian Threat

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