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Middle East

Fincantieri Delivers Second Al Zubarah-class Corvette to Qatar

May 7, 2022 GDC 0

The ceremony, held in a restricted format and in full compliance with anti-contagion requirements, was attended by Brigadier General Abdulla Al Mazroey, Deputy Chief of the Qatar Navy and Commander of the Flottilla, Major General […]

Middle East

Fincantieri Launches Third Al Zubarah-Class Air Defense Corvette For Qatar

October 3, 2021 GDC 0

The technical launch of “Al Khor”, the third of the Al Zubarah class corvette ordered to Fincantieri by the Qatari Ministry of Defense within the national naval acquisition program, took place today at the Muggiano […]

  • Taiwan Building New Hangars Ahead Of F-16V Delivery

    April 12, 2021 0
    TAIPEI (GDC) — Ahead of the delivery of 66 new F-16 fighter jets purchased from the U.S., the Taiwan Air Force is spending more than NT$3.3 billion (US$115.6 million) on new hangars, missile storage facilities, [...]
  • Ukrainian Special Forces Daring Raid In Snake Island Forced Russians To Surrender

    July 9, 2022 0
    Snake Island is a strategic rock in the northern Black Sea. Russia captured it in the opening hours of the Ukraine Invasion, but recently retreated after sustained Ukrainian attack. Now the Ukrainian flag is flying [...]
  • Lockheed Martin secures $233 million deal for IRST21 Block II Systems.

    October 24, 2025 0
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  • China’s propaganda sells YLC-8B as an anti-stealth radar, but YLC-8B is a high-altitude anti-ballistic VHF radar.

    February 7, 2026 0
    The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) YLC-8B is a mobile, high-altitude three dimensional surveillance radar based on Russia’s S-300PMU missile’s radar to detect a wide range of threats, including ballistic missiles and aircraft, at a range [...]
  • Russian Anti-tank Missiles Lags Behind China, Says Yuri Lyamin

    September 10, 2021 0
    The Chinese military began to receive the latest third-generation anti-tank missile system. Such weapons came, in particular, to the units of one of the combined-arms brigades of the 78th Army Group (Army) of the PLA [...]
  • Russia postponed delivery of Su-57 to Russian Aerospace Force (VKS) until 2025

    May 9, 2020 0
    Not everyday Russian Aerospace Force gets a new aircraft, since Soviet-era, Sukhoi Design Bureau continues to upgrade fighter jets from Su-27 to Su-30, from Su-30 to Su-35,– a glimpse of hope of getting a Su-57 [...]
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 […]

Infantry Weapons

China delivers FN-6 MANPAD and HJ-12E anti-tank missiles to Iran.

April 15, 2026 0

US intelligence indicates China delivered new air defense systems to Iran, CNN reported on Friday, citing three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments. According to intelligence outlined in the CNN report, Beijing transferred shoulder-fired FN-6 […]

  • Air Platform

    Russian Air Force’s Non-combat Losses During The Ukraine War Accounts 84 Aircraft

  • Americas

    US, Ukraine sign critical minerals deal two months after Oval Office clash over war aid

  • Europe

    Russian Lawmaker Admits Moscow Failed to Achieve Any Goals in Ukraine War

  • C4iSR

    Thales To Develop Augmented Reality Helmet For Rafale F4

  • Air Platform

    South Korea To Buy 20 F-35B For LPX-II Program

  • Air Platform

    Naming of Su-57: Sukhoi thought Su-57 could bring luck to the design bureau

  • Europe

    Russia Playing Catch Up In The Ukraine War, Russian State TV Presenter Says

  • Air Platform

    Egypt to Boost Rafale Order by 100 Aircraft as Its Su-35 Fails to Withstand Rafale’s Spectra Electronic Attacks

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippine Navy commissions second Korean-built Miguel Malvar-class frigate

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s F-16s prove effective in air defense role deterring Russian air sorties, expert says

  • Middle East

    Russian troops reportedly began evacuating from Tal Rifaat airbase in Syria

  • Europe

    British-supplied Storm Shadow Cruise Missile Injured Russian General And Killed Two Admirals In Occupied Crimea

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan Selects Patria AMVXP 8×8 Armored Vehicles

  • Europe

    UK to recycle Tornado jets for 3D printed components for Tempest fighters

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan Shot Down Russian Mi-24 Helicopter

  • Central Asia

    Israeli, Azerbaijan Defence Companies Co-produced Orbiter Drone in Azerbaijan

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian Anti-air Missile Downed Russian Su-34 Bomber In Kharkiv Region

  • Europe

    Ukraine has destroyed Russia’s Podlet radar complex in occupied Crimea

  • Air Platform

    Malaysia Will Purchase Ex-Kuwaiti F/A-18 Hornets After Years Of Corruption And Mismanagement Of Its Air Wing

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s drone strikes destroyed four of Russia’s Su-34 Fullback fighter-bombers

  • Middle East

    Moroccan Policemen Equipped with Israeli Tavor Rifles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China brings in more soldiers, heavy construction equipment to Galwan Valley

  • Middle East

    Hamas Terrorist Killed 480 Israeli Civilians, Israeli Defense Force Strikes Back

  • South Asia

    Pakistan increases defense budget by 6% to $8.8 billion

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Penske Australia Awarded $40 Million Contract For Australian Army’s Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese Warship Confronted Royal Australian Navy’s Warship

  • Land Platform

    General Dynamics LAV 700 Armoured Vehicle

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Singaporean Air Force Achieved Full Operational Capability of SAMP/T Aster-30 Missile System

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The U.S. to expedite the sale of drones, missiles, fighter jets and rockets to Taiwan

  • Middle East

    Ali Khamenei: Iran’s Supreme Leader’s Net Worth $95 Billion Through Drug Dealings, Corruptions, Money Laundering, Real Estates and Prostitutions

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Lockheed Awarded $1 Billion Contract to Produce AIM-260 JATM Missiles.

  • Middle East

    Syrian Rebels Used Kamikaze and FPV Drones Against Assad Regime

  • Middle East

    China is supplying weapons and material support to Iran’s IRGC through Russia, Turkmenistan and Pakistan.

  • C4iSR

    Saab Awarded Contract to Produce Giraffe 1X Radar for Sweden.

  • Air Platform

    Chinese Military Helicopter Flew Dangerously Close to Australian Navy’s Helicopter.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Raytheon Tests Fire AMRAAM-ER Missiles

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine’s ATACMS strike destroyed Russia’s S-400 surface-to-air missile in Kursk region

  • Infantry Weapons

    Arrow Missile Defence System

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine’s HIMARS Rocket Artillery Destroyed Russia’s Upgraded Buk Surface-to-air Missile

  • C4iSR

    Airbus selects Saab Gripen’s Arexis EW suite for Eurofighter EK (Electronic Combat) variant aircraft

  • Infantry Weapons

    Biden Admin Considers Supplying Harpoon Anti-ship Missiles To Ukraine, A Death Blow To Russian Navy

  • Europe

    Major Explosion Rocks Russian Oil Depot In Long-Range Ukrainian Strike

  • Americas

    Raytheon demonstrates cutting-edge radar at RIMPAC

  • Europe

    Saab to develop large uncrewed undersea vehicle for Swedish Navy.

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Philippines intends to buy ground-launched Tomahawk and SM-6 missiles

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Polish Firm Unveils VSHORAD System With Programmable Ammo

  • Africa

    Israeli Foreign Minister to Visit Morocco to Meet His Counterpart

  • Americas

    NORAD gives notice of air defense exercise around Washington, DC, set for Tuesday

  • C4iSR

    Ukrainian forces blow up Russia’s counter-battery radar

  • C4iSR

    Netherlands to Bolster NH90, Apache, Chinook Self-Protection Systems

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