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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 […]

  • Philippine Air Force inducts A-29B Super Tucano training aircraft

    October 20, 2020 0
    The Philippine Air Force (PAF) has officially inducted into service the six A-29B Super Tucano trainer/light attack aircraft it ordered from Brazilian manufacturer Embraer Defense & Security in late 2017. The aircraft were commissioned in [...]
  • Retired Brigadier General Shamsul Alam Chowdury (Shams), a former Chatra League leader and Indian RAW agent, orchestrated the Bangladesh Rifles mutiny.

    December 3, 2025 0
    Retired Brigadier General Shamsul Alam Chowdury (Shams), a former Chatra League leader and Indian RAW agent, orchestrated the BDR mutiny. Major Riaz handed over rifles to BDR soldiers a day before the mutiny. Independent Investigation [...]
  • Russia Lost 162 Aircraft, Desperate Russia Reactivating Soviet-era MiG-29 Fighter Jets

    November 7, 2022 0
    Satellite images of Russian airfields in Millerovo and Kursk demonstrate that Russia is conserving MiG-29 aircraft. They have not been used for years, and their condition may be useless. Why didn’t Russia use MiG-29 in [...]
  • US Air Force’s F-35 Stealth Jets To Receive HACM Hypersonic Missile

    January 24, 2024 0
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  • Ukraine’s HIMARS strikes Destroyed Four of Putin’s Choppers Worth $75 Million

    March 26, 2025 0
    This is the dramatic moment Ukrainian forces obliterate four of Mad Vlad’s military helicopters inside a hidden Russian airstrip. Ukrainian HIMARS Artillery Strikes Destroyed Russian Ka-52, Mi-28 and Mi-8 HelicoptersDateOctober 17, 2023Ukrainian HIMARS strikes destroyed [...]
  • Turkey Develops New Close-in Weapons System For Its Navy

    November 21, 2022 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 […]

Infantry Weapons

Israel uses the Roem howitzer in its first combat strikes in Lebanon.

April 24, 2026 0

The Israel Defense Forces has used its new Ro’em self-propelled howitzer in combat for the first time, firing the system during artillery strikes in southern Lebanon. Units from the 282nd Artillery Brigade brought the wheeled […]

Europe

Turkey test-fires the KORAOK short-range anti-tank missile.

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Australian Army successfully test-fired the first domestically manufactured HIMARS.

April 16, 2026 0

Australia test-fired the first domestically manufactured GMLRS missile from a HIMARS launcher at Woomera Test Range, South Australia on April 9, 2026. The government committed $320 million to integrate Australian suppliers into GMLRS production at […]

  • Air Platform

    BAE Systems To Provide Advanced GPS System For F-15EX Fighter Jet

  • Europe

    Finland’s HX Programme’s Fighter Jet Comparison

  • Middle East

    Syrian Rebels capture Russian and Syrian army bases in Aleppo, including MiG-23 and air defense system

  • Europe

    Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) Unveils Next-gen MEKO A-300 Frigate

  • Europe

    Russia Loses 32 APVs, Nearly 1,300 Soldiers in a Day

  • Europe

    Australia to send Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Russia’s Wartime Arms Manufacturing Creates Long-term Problems For Poor Russians

  • Middle East

    Israel-Hamas war: Second group of hostages to be freed soon

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China deploys troops, tanks and air defense system near Myanmar’s Shan state

  • Europe

    Ukraine Rejects Russia’s Claim On Soledar

  • Americas

    Biden Admin Stepped Up Efforts To Block Iran Acquiring Components For Its Drone Program From America, Europe And Asia

  • Middle East

    Earth Shattering Explosion In Beirut As Israeli Air Force Sent GBU-72 Bunker Busting Bomb 50 Meters Deep In Hezbollah Bunker

  • Air Platform

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

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine to upgrade Pakistan Air Force’s IL-78 Tanker Aircraft

  • Ballistic Missile

    Russia has suffered a failed ICBM test due to a mid-launch explosion.

  • Air Platform

    Argentina Received Six F-16 Fighting Falcons from Denmark.

  • Europe

    ‘So ashamed’: Russian top diplomat Boris Bondarev resigns, blasts war in Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Philippines Purchased Additional 12 FA-50 Light Combat Aircraft From South Korea

  • Africa

    Nigerian Air Force Will Purchase 24 M-346 Light Attack Aircraft And 10 AW-109 Helicopters

  • Europe

    Royal Navy’s Warships, Submarines and Aircraft Carriers Progressively Ahead of Other European Navies

  • Middle East

    Lockheed’s F-35 at the heart of UAE, Israeli Peace Deal

  • Africa

    Kenya Ordered 118 Turkish Armored Vehicles

  • Air Platform

    Israeli Air Force destroys Mi-17 helicopter fleet near Iranian capital.

  • Defense Industry

    Enhancing Turkey, Ukraine defense co-operation irks Russia

  • Europe

    U.S. To Send Eight More HIMARS System To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Bad News For Russia, Saudi Arabia Returns Grom 2 Ballistic Missiles To Ukraine

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Taiwan stacks up large quantities of ground and air-launched precision strike missiles

  • Air Platform

    Kuwaiti Prosecutor To Investigate Corruption Allegation In Eurofighter Procurement

  • Europe

    Turkish Navy deploys Reis class submarine TCG Piri Reis in Bosphorus Strait

  • Infantry Weapons

    India Sends 100 Army Personnel To Russia For S-400 Training

  • Africa

    The U.S. Special Forces Captured Second Pantsir-S1 In Lybia

  • Infantry Weapons

    Barrett MRAD: A Brand New Sniper Rifle

  • Europe

    Russia’s Top General Valery Gerasimov Wounded In Eastern Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korean Navy Launches 8,200 Tons Aegis Destroyer

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Sweden purchases more IRIS-T SLS short-range ground-based air defence system.

  • Infantry Weapons

    India’s DRDO developed 155mm howitzer ammo exploded inside gun turret

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korean High-tech Weapons Could Solve Ukraine’s Weapons Shortages

  • Middle East

    Analysis: UAE And Israeli Diplomatic Relationships

  • South Asia

    Arrest warrants issued against 5 former director general of Bangladesh army’s spy agency DGFI.

  • Ballistic Missile

    Israeli Air Force has destroyed a third of Iran’s ballistic missile launchers

  • Middle East

    Israeli Mossad operatives lived, worked and prayed like Muslims for years before being activated to destroy Iran’s missile factories and anti-air missiles

  • Europe

    Ukraine and the UK to co-produce Octopus-100 interceptor drones.

  • Middle East

    President Trump Deploys F-22 Raptor and F-35 Stealth Jets to Bomb Tehran

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian $500 FPV drone destroyed modernized $25 million TOR-M1S Missiles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan to manufacture long-range precision fire artillery rocket.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    South Korea Purchases SM-6 Block 1 Missile For Its Navy

  • Air Platform

    Colombia purchases undisclosed number of Gripen E, Peru next in line to purchase Gripen

  • Americas

    HII Launches Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Ted Stevens

  • Air Platform

    Lessons From Karabakh Conflict, Russia Building Cheap Attack Drones

  • Air Platform

    Dassault Rafale: A True Omnirole Combat Aircraft

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