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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 […]

  • Ukraine destroyed Russia’s S-300 surface-to-air missile in Novoshakhtinsk

    August 22, 2024 0
    The General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported that Ukrainian forces struck the position of a Russian S-300 air defense system near Novoshakhtinsk in Russia’s Rostov Oblast overnight on Aug. 21. Images show Ukraine’s kamikaze [...]
  • Indian Army Buys 118 Arjun MK1A Main Battle Tanks

    March 2, 2021 0
    India’s Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) headed by defence minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday approved arms purchases worth ₹13,700 crore as the government continues steps to modernize the military. The govt also placed an order worth ₹177.95 cr [...]
  • Turkey Received First T-155 Firtina 155mm Self-propelled Howitzers

    February 21, 2023 0
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  • United States offers Stryker M-Shorad air defense system to India

    May 12, 2024 0
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  • Production Variant Su-57’s Screws, Welding and Rivets Are Exposed At Zhuhai Airshow

    November 5, 2024 0
    This is the first time Su-57 has participated in an air show abroad, and it has become clear now why the Russians never allowed spectators to get close to it. You don’t need to be [...]
  • Ukraine strikes a Russian naval vessel in the Caspian Sea.

    May 21, 2026 0
    Ukrainian drone forces have struck a Russian naval vessel in the Caspian Sea for at least the third time in recent months, publishing footage on May 17 showing a Fire Point FP-1 attack drone successfully [...]
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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Europe

Estonia Purchases Additional HIMARS Rocket Artillery from Lockheed Martin.

May 16, 2026 0

The Estonian Centre for Defence Investments has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin for the procurement of three additional HIMARS multiple rocket systems. The agreement also includes an investment of approximately $11 million into Estonia’s […]

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

    The israeli-made kamikaze drone of Azerbaijani military destroyed Armenian Iskander missile launcher

  • Europe

    Russian Forces Destroyed Ka-52 Helicopter Before Leaving Hostomel Airport Near Kyiv

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    Taiwan began developing next-generation fighter jets

  • Air Platform

    Hellenic Air Force will modernize 38 F-16 to F-16V Block 70 standard

  • Europe

    Avdiivka Becomes Vehicle Graveyard For Russian T-90M Tanks And BTR-82A Armored Vehicles

  • Land Platform

    Mobile Coffins: Why India Should Worry About Its Russian-origin T-90 Junk Tanks?

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine War Exposing Chinese Weaknesses: Only Nine Su-35 Operational In Chinese Inventory Due To Avionics Fault

  • Defense Industry

    Australia will invest $425 billion in defense for the next 10 years.

  • Europe

    German Startup to Deliver Hypersonic Missile for Bundeswehr in 2029.

  • Europe

    GLONASS errors caused Russian cruise missiles to hit Russia’s Lipetsk region

  • C4iSR

    Raytheon Developed GhostEye MR AESA Radar For NASAMS II SAM

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. Reaffirmed Support to Indonesia Against Chinese Agression

  • Europe

    Ukraine War: Russian Economy Shrinks By 4% In A Single Quarter

  • Europe

    What Do The Z Symbols On Russian Tanks Mean?

  • Land Platform

    Pakistan inducts VT-4 main battle tank

  • Air Platform

    Russian Air Defense Systems Have Drone Headache

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin launches Hellfire missile from 10-foot cargo container.

  • Defense Industry

    Larsen and Navantia team up on India’s Project 75 submarines

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hyundai Heavy Industries Begins Shipbuilding of the Philippine Navy’s First Corvette

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia has the right to send warships in South China Sea, says Prime Minister Scott Morrison

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese Expert Believes That Taiwan Invasion Becomes a Pipe Dream for China for Now, as Chinese-made arms are failing in Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar and Venezuela.

  • Europe

    Ukrainian MiG-29 And Su-27 Escort American B1B Lancer Bomber Over Black Sea

  • Africa

    Sudan plans to purchase Chinese J-10C fighter jets

  • Europe

    Roketsan tests TRLG-122 laser-guided rocket against naval target

  • C4iSR

    Chinese-made CCTV cameras are not surveillance tools; they are enemy eyes. India removes 140,000 Chinese-made cameras linked to Ali Khamenei’s death.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Austral Awarded Contract To Produce Two More Guardian-Class Boats For Royal Australian Navy

  • Africa

    Sudan Considers Purchasing J-10C After Purchasing FTC-200G Light Attack Aircraft

  • Europe

    US Reaffirmed Support for Greece Acquiring F-35

  • Air Platform

    Royal Navy Trials Drone Launching From HMS Prince of Wales Aircraft Carrier

  • Air Platform

    Israeli Air Force destroys rare Iranian F-14 fighter jets and shahed drone launchers

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    BAE Systems Australia Test-Fires Next-Generation ATLAS UGV Automated Turret

  • Europe

    German Army to Expand Drone Fleet From 600 to 8,000 by 2029.

  • South Asia

    Indian CAG Blast Hindustan Aeronautics For Cost Blowout of Su-30MKI

  • Europe

    Armenia Turns To France To Get Help Rebuilding Its Military

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Shoots Down Second Russian Su-25 Combat Jet In Five Days

  • Air Platform

    Indian Navy to Lease Two Sea Guardian Drones From USA

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine will not be the last country Putin invades, sending Polish and Dutch F-16s to Ukraine would defend Baltic states

  • Air Platform

    Loss of Sukhoi Su-57 in Ukraine war would be death blow to Russia’s collapsing aerospace industry

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    Australian Electro Optic Systems Developed New Directed-energy counter-drone technology

  • Americas

    U.S. Air Force Shoots Down Third Unidentified Object Over US-Canada Border

  • C4iSR

    Australia Establishes Defense Space Command

  • Europe

    Russia’s Geran-3 Kamikaze Drone Fitted With 50 Foreign Components.

  • Americas

    U.S. buys S-300 from Ukraine to practice drone strikes against S-300

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Saab, MBDA Jointly Develop Anti-tank And Anti-air Missiles

  • Air Platform

    Spain will purchase Eurofighter instead of F-35A fighter jets.

  • Air Platform

    Sweden signs a landmark deal with Ukraine to export up to 150 Gripen E/F fighter jets.

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh needs to wake up to the reality that Narendra Modi is using Myanmar’s junta against Bangladesh.

  • C4iSR

    Australian Army to Get EW Capability

  • Americas

    BAE Systems Awarded Contract To Deliver Amphibious Vehicles For U.S. Marines

  • Europe

    Britain Pledges More Lethal Aid To Ukraine

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