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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 […]

  • The US DoD Awarded Engine Contract For Taiwanese Air Force’s F-16V

    May 2, 2020 0
    Taiwan’s planned procurement of 66 newbuild Lockheed Martin F-16V Fighting Falcon combat aircraft appears to have been activated with an engine contract announced by the US Department of Defense (DoD) on 28 April. The deal [...]
  • Turkey successfully test-fires domestic 76mm naval gun

    December 17, 2021 0
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  • Philippines Received Surface-to-air Missiles For Its Frigates

    October 11, 2021 0
    MANILA (GDC) – The Philippine Navy (PN) on Sunday said the Mistral 3 surface-to-air-missiles (SAMs) of the country’s two guided-missile frigates were finally delivered at the Subic Bay International Airport in Bataan last Oct. 8. HHI [...]
  • Desperate Russian army is attaching wooden logs as armor with trucks and tanks

    April 10, 2022 0
    Russian forces appear to be attaching makeshift metal cages to the tops of their tanks in Ukraine in a crude effort to protect themselves against anti-tank missiles.  Analysts say the cages are inadequate protection against [...]
  • Pakistan to replace P-3 Orion patrol aircraft with Brazilian Embraer Lineage jetliner

    October 31, 2020 0
    ISLAMABAD (GDC) — Pakistan’s Navy has selected the Embraer Lineage 1000 jetliner to replace its P-3C Orion long-range maritime patrol aircraft, a source with knowledge of the program has confirmed to Defense News. Outgoing naval [...]
  • U.S. Air Force is Looking to Adopt Saab’s Design Methodologies to Arm T-7A Red Hawk

    April 6, 2021 0
    The USAF really wants to replace its ageing F-16s and A-10s with a SAAB Gripen like a bird, rather than the F-35A. The USAF is looking at the T-7A program which was developed using SAABs [...]
Europe

Ukrainian artillery destroys Russian rocket launchers with precision strike

March 20, 2023 0

The Ukrainian military has released ariel footage showing Ukraine’s artillery destroying Russian Uragan self-propelled multiple rocket launcher systems with precision strikes. According to the Ukraine Weapons Tracker OSINT group, three Russian BM-27 Uragan 9P140 220mm multiple rocket […]

Europe

Sweden And Finland Deliver Additional Ammunitions To Ukraine

March 18, 2023 0

The Swedish government announced on January 20 that Swedish Minister for Defence Pål Jonson and Finland’s Minister of Defence Mikko Savola signed a Finnish-Swedish letter of intent that will enable Finland to provide Ukraine with heavy military […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin ramps up production of HIMARS artillery rockets amid high demands from European nations

March 15, 2023 0

Lockheed Martin’s mobile rocket launcher plant in Camden, Arkansas is gearing up to boost production of the HIMARS system after its success on the battlefield in Ukraine drove up demand from other nations, executives said […]

Europe

Ukraine started firing 110km range Vilkha artillery rockets

March 7, 2023 0

Ukraine has used an indigenous guided artillery rocket with greater range than the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (GMLRS) provided by the US and allies, a Ukrainian official revealed. The Vilkha-M can strike a target […]

Europe

Estonia Purchases 12 K9 Thunder Howitzers

March 7, 2023 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

HIMARS: Australian Army Will Grow By Another Artillery Regiment

March 7, 2023 0

For the first time in its history, the Army will have the ability to accurately hit surface targets hundreds of kilometres away with guided missiles. The high mobility artillery rocket system (HIMARS) will be acquired […]

  • Middle East

    ThyssenKrupp Delivers First MEKO A-200 Frigate To Egyptian Navy

  • Europe

    The Russian Su-57 is not ready to fly, says Russian defense expert

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia’s Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott Visits Taiwan

  • Defense Industry

    The Philippines Cancels Mi-17 Helicopter Deals With Russia

  • Americas

    Boeing submits proposals for next-gen interceptor to U.S. Missile Defense Agency

  • Air Platform

    Swedish MP Urges Swedish Government To Supply Gripen Fighter Jets To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Russia Lost 621 Fixed-wing and Rotorcraft Air Platforms Since It Invaded Ukraine

  • Middle East

    Six Near-impossible Black Ops Successfully Conducted By Israeli Special Forces

  • Defense Industry

    Airbus eyes Air Combat Cloud role on Tempest

  • Americas

    Rolls-Royce to manufacture propellers for U.S. Navy’s Constellation (FFG-62) frigates

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    MHI Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    India, China Competing for Fighter Jets Superiority

  • Air Platform

    Ni Hao China! U.S. sends F-22 jets to Australia to train alongside RAAF’s F-35A fighters

  • Air Platform

    A spectacular Centenary Flypast Of RAAF

  • Europe

    Britain Sends M270 Long-range Rocket Systems To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Royal Navy Tests Gravity Jet Packs

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan vows to strengthen missile defense after North Korea parade missile

  • Air Platform

    Russian Air Force Using Iranian Shahed-136 Drones In Kherson

  • Air Platform

    Inside Israeli Air Force’s Training Centre That Produces Brilliant Pilots

  • Europe

    Thanks To Turkish TB2 Drones, Ukraine Regain Control Of Snake Island

  • Europe

    Russia Could Use Nuclear Weapons, Says Vladimir Putin’s Press Secretary

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Singapore’s ST Engineering Awarded Contract for Falaj 3 OPV for UAE Navy

  • Europe

    Turkish Shipbuilder Developed Unmanned Surface Vessel

  • Europe

    HIMARS Artillery Rocket Strikes Forced Russian To Retreat From Key Military Outposts Of Kherson

  • South Asia

    India to receive four Rafale fighters on July 27

  • Europe

    Russia’s Elite Airborne Forces Lost More Than 50% Of Its Soldiers In The Ukraine War

  • Europe

    Turkey To Negotiate With Biden Administration For The Conditions Of Withdrawal Of CAATSA Against Its Defense Industries

  • Europe

    U.S. Confirmed Delivery Of Two NASAMS Anti-air Missiles and Radars To Ukraine

  • Americas

    Elbit Systems won US Air Force contract worth up to $476 million

  • Air Platform

    Turkey Aims To Export TFX Fighter From 2030s

  • Europe

    Russian Soldiers Surrender Fully Operational Tanks and Defect to Ukrainian Side For $10,000

  • Uncategorized

    Lockheed Martin Awarded $414 Million Contract For Long-range Anti-ship Missiles

  • C4iSR

    US donates TPS-77 long-range surveillance radar to Malaysia and Indonesia

  • Industry

    Italy Holds Arms Sales To Saudi Arabia And UAE

  • Naval Platforms

    F-35B STOVL Fighter Jet: Air Superiority Over South China Sea

  • Europe

    Babcock Arrowhead Frigate Wins Polish Navy’s MIECZNIK Program

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Anduril Industries To Build XL-AUV For Royal Australian Navy

  • Europe

    Ukrainian HIMARS Strikes Destroyed Russian Supply Routes To Nova Khakovka In Ukraine

  • Europe

    Elbit Systems Awarded $82 Million Contract to Supply Protection Systems and Electro-Optical Sights to the Netherlands

  • Americas

    U.S. Air Force Networks F-15 and F-22 Raptor

  • Air Platform

    Philippines to Buy Six New Built Gripen C/D Fighters From Saab, report

  • Uncategorized

    Paramount Engineering Delivers First Alan-2 Protected Mobility Vehicles To Kazakhstan Army

  • Europe

    Russia To Buy North Korean KN-09 And Chinese PCL191 Rocket Artillery To Counter HIMARS

  • Air Platform

    Turkish MilSoft to Develop AI Powered Software for Drone Swarm

  • C4iSR

    Thales Awarded Contract To Deliver GM200 Surveillance Radar To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Why You Shouldn’t Compare Fighter Jets?

  • Europe

    Turkish HISAR-O Medium-range Surface-to-air Missile Passes High Altitude Tests

  • Europe

    Vlad is in trouble, Russian conscripts revolt, break gates and storm out of Kazan military base

  • Europe

    Russia Weaponize Natural Gas, Cut Off Gas Supply To Finland

  • Americas

    Canada To Build Nine New Artic Offshore Patrol Vessels

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