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East Asia and Pacific Region

AUKUS Partners Ready to Share Nuclear Propulsion Information with Australia

February 24, 2022 GDC 0

As of 8 February 2022, the Exchange of Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information Agreement (ENNPIA) signed by AUKUS partners Unites States, United Kingdom and Australia has entered into force. Last week, the Prime Minister of the UK […]

Europe

Royal Navy commissions fourth Astute-class submarine

October 1, 2021 GDC 0

Royal Navy formally commissioned Astute-class attack submarine HMS Audacious on 23 September during a ceremony at HM Naval Base Clyde. The ceremony marks the completion of extensive tests and sea trials for the vessel with […]

Europe

BAE Systems started design work of successor to Astute-class submarines

September 30, 2021 GDC 0

The first work has begun on a successor to Astute-class submarines after the Royal Navy assigned design contracts to compatriot arms, security, and aerospace company BAE Systems and engineering company Rolls-Royce. BAE Systems has sealed an £85 […]

Europe

BAE Systems Launches Anson Submarine At British Worksite

May 4, 2021 GDC 0

BAE launched Anson, the fifth of seven Astute-class attack submarines it is building for the British Royal Navy, at its worksite in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, in Britain. The submarine was moved out from Devonshire Dock Hall […]

Europe

Fifth Astute-class Submarine Officially Named HMS Anson

December 14, 2020 GDC 0

A fifth attack submarine at Barrow has been officially named with a bottle of cider and without the usual crowd. The new Astute-class vessel Anson, was blessed by the Venerable Martyn Gough, Archdeacon for the […]

  • Czech Republic to modernize Azerbaijan’s Russian-made military equipment

    November 24, 2024 0
    Azerbaijan has launched a significant upgrade of its aging military weapons and equipment to more effectively confront emerging threats. Czech Republic and Denmark donate heavy military equipment to UkraineDateOctober 14, 2023Turkey Sold Minesweepers to AzerbaijanDateDecember 12, 2020Morocco [...]
  • KNDS Flaunts Leopard 2A-RC Tank With Remote Turret, Expanded Firepower

    August 19, 2025 0
    KNDS has showcased the second prototype of its upgraded Leopard 2A-RC 3.0 main battle tank in Germany, as seen in footage from the Militär- und Landtechnik Klaus Schröder YouTube channel. The prototype, designated PT02, measures [...]
  • Turkey Develops PARS IV 6×6 Special Operations Vehicles For Turkish Army

    December 30, 2022 0
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  • Brazilian Army purchased Czech Zuzana 2 155mm howitzer, ditching Chinese SH-15 howitzer

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  • Enhancing Turkey, Ukraine defense co-operation irks Russia

    September 4, 2021 0
    Few things have been said about the defense co-operation agreement signed between Turkey and Ukraine in mid-October this year, which is shaping new ties in the region. A Growing Cooperation Between Ukraine and Turkey is [...]
  • Royal Thai Air Force allocates $538 million to purchase of 12 new Gripen fighter jets

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Africa

China delivers Type 59 towed guns to the UAE-backed terror group Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

January 25, 2026 0

China has shipped a batch of Type 59 130mm towed artillery systems to Rapid Support Forces, with images confirming the weapons loaded aboard a cargo vessel and prepared for export, according to open-source visuals recorded […]

Americas

Elbit Systems Started Manufacturing Sigma NG 155mm Howitzers in the U.S.

January 11, 2026 0

Elbit Systems has completed production of the first model of the Sigma NG 155 millimetre self-propelled howitzer at the South Carolina facility of its US subsidiary, Elbit America. The system is fully based on US […]

Europe

Germany purchases KNDS RCH155 Wheeled Howitzers.

January 8, 2026 0

The German Bundeswehr plans to acquire 229 RCH155 wheeled howitzers using the chassis of the Boxer 8 x 8 wheeled combat vehicle from KNDS. It is expected that the procurement will soon be examined by […]

Europe

Turkish drone maker Skydagger completes Skydagger 7 FPV drones trials.

December 28, 2025 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Indonesian Special Forces completes Operational Integration Test of ASELSAN SARP 12.7mm Remote Weapon Station.

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Cambodian Army’s Chinese-made Type 90B 122mm Rocket Artillery Exploded and Rolled Over Again.

December 25, 2025 0

Some design flaws and poor qualities can only be uncovered in actual combat. That’s what happened in the Thai-Cambodian War. Thailand announced on December 8, 2025, that Cambodian forces may use Chinese-made Type-90B 122 mm […]

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Wagner Mercenary Delivers Pantsir-S1 Short-range Missiles to Hezbollah Terrorists Group in Lebanon

  • C4iSR

    Norwegian Kongsberg To Deliver Counter Drone Networks To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Kuwait transferred 150 M-84AB tanks to Croatia for repair and transfer to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Malaysia ditches MiG-35 in favor of FA-50

  • Europe

    Russia relocates all military assets from Chinese border to Eastern Ukraine

  • Europe

    Netherlands will give Ukraine minesweepers, drone radars, and M3 amphibious bridge

  • Europe

    Retired Russian General Leonid Ivashov says Putin saved NATO and the EU by invading Ukraine

  • Europe

    Royal Navy’s aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth and her crews practice airborne missions

  • Air Platform

    German Eurofighter Typhoon Is Coming To Australia For Exercises ‘Pitch Black’

  • Air Platform

    France and UK discussing to deliver Mirage 2000D fighter jet to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Belarusian Yak-130 Crashed Killing Two Pilots

  • Air Platform

    Finland Orders New Maritime Surveillance Aircraft

  • Europe

    Turkey Launched Second Ada-class Corvette For Ukrainian Navy

  • Air Platform

    China Discloses Close-up Photos of Deck-based J-35 Fighter Jet

  • Middle East

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered a full occupation of the Gaza Strip to dismantle Hamas’s control.

  • Americas

    U.S. To Send EW Capable MQ-1C Gray Eagle To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin Selected StandardAero To Assemble BlackHawk Helicopters For British Army

  • Europe

    Swedish Army Received Patria 6×6 Armored Vehicles

  • Industry

    Boeing Secured $800 Million Contract To Support Qatari F-15QA Fighters

  • Middle East

    Satellite Images Show Israeli Air Strikes Have Damaged Iranian Missile Bases and Air Fields

  • Europe

    Russian Dictator Vladimir Putin Had Affairs Multiple Women Including A Cleaner: Report

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Sets to Procure 5 Bayraktar TB2 Drones

  • C4iSR

    Saab launches second SIGINT ship for Poland.

  • Land Platform

    BAE Systems Armoured Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV)

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    “Make In India” Or “Disaster In India”: Why Indian Defense Projects delayed or cancelled?

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drone attacks destroyed 750,000 Russian shells imported from North Korea: Intelligence Reports

  • Europe

    Ukraine modernized 800 pieces of captured tanks, artillery and armored vehicles, and turn them against Russia

  • Europe

    Russia’s Finance Ministry Borrowed $13.6 Billion To Fund Faltering Ukraine Invasion

  • Air Platform

    Army Wants To Accelerate FTUAS Drone Development

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan destroyed Armenian T-90 tank regiments using Harop kamikaze drones

  • C4iSR

    Hungary deploys Israeli-made ELM-2084 air defense radar system

  • Europe

    Russia’s artillery strikes killed 2000 Wagner mercenary soldiers

  • Europe

    71 years old narcissists Putin fell down after taking heavy doses of steroids and opioid based painkillers

  • Anti-drone System

    EOS Holdings Awarded Contract to Produce Slinger Counter-Drone Systems for Undisclosed European Customer

  • Air Platform

    Boeing upgrades Apache version 6 with UAV and ship hunting capability

  • Air Platform

    Boeing UCAV For Royal Australian Air Force

  • Americas

    Norwegian Kongsberg wins a contract to supply Naval Strike Missile

  • Europe

    Turkish defense firm HAVELSAN to cooperate with TAI for homegrown TFX fighter jet

  • Europe

    Several HIMARS Strikes Killed 700 Russian Conscripts Defending West Bank Of Dnipro River

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The RAAF to celebrate tenth anniversary of Boeing Super Hornet

  • Europe

    Thales UK Awarded Contract To Produce RWS For Boxer IFV

  • Air Platform

    Kazakhstan Will Be The First Foreign Buyer Of Bayraktar TB3 Drones

  • Defense Industry

    Rheinmetall awarded $1.20 billion contract to produce 50 Puma infantry fighting vehicle

  • Land Platform

    US Army’s M1 Abrams tests fire 120mm canon

  • Europe

    Australia Sends 30 More Armored Vehicles to Ukraine

  • C4iSR

    Azerbaijan and Bangladesh’s military purchase Turkish military-grade DS200T series hybrid PBX systems.

  • Europe

    Royal Navy Tests Gravity Jet Packs

  • Europe

    Greece Expressed Interest In Purchasing Seven American-made Constellation-class Frigates

  • Air Platform

    Germany approves Eurofighter Typhoon sale to Turkiye

  • Anti-drone System

    Swedish Startup Develop Low-cost Kreuger 100 Battery-powered Drone Interceptor

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