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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 […]

  • General Aziz Ahmed, A Bangladeshi Scumbag

    December 6, 2021 0
    For over a decade, General Aziz Ahmed has been selling military and civilian procurement contracts and senior public posts while protecting his fugitive brothers, Haris and Anis Ahmed, who was convicted for the murder of [...]
  • Pentagon clears $404 million upgrade package for Australia’s MC-55A Peregrine aircraft

    August 8, 2025 0
    The US government has cleared possible upgrade work for the L3Harris MC-55A Peregrine electronic warfare aircraft due for delivery to Australia. The Baseline 2 Upgrade for the aircraft, which is based on the Gulfstream G550 [...]
  • Ties with Russia not an alternative to US or NATO, says Ankara

    June 8, 2021 0
    The S-400 issue is over for Turkey, said the head of the Turkish Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Akif Çağatay Kılıç, on Friday while underlining that the country’s relations with Russia are not an alternative to [...]
  • US state department approves 555 M1A1 Abrams tank refurbishment packages for Egypt

    January 26, 2025 0
    The U.S. State Department has approved a potential Foreign Military Sale to Egypt for the refurbishment and upgrade of 555 M1A1 Abrams tanks, transforming them into the M1A1SA configuration. The deal, estimated at $4.69 billion, [...]
  • Russia orders evacuation from Belgorod region amid Ukraine’s incursion in Kursk region

    August 12, 2024 0
    Ukraine’s forces appear to be digging trenches, other fortifications and a field hospital inside Russia’s Kursk region in a sign that Kyiv is planning to stay. Ukraine gains foothold in Belgorod as Chechen units surrender [...]
  • Narendra Modi Accused U.S. State Department of Deep State Following Adani Corruption Case and Appointment of Sikh Woman Harmeet Dhillon

    December 19, 2024 0
    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused the State Department and “deep state” elements in the U.S. of trying to destabilise India in conjunction with a group of investigative journalists and [...]
Europe

Ukraine unveils latest 2S22 Bohdana 155mm self-propelled howitzer.

February 11, 2026 0

Ukraine’s defense industry displayed the latest version of its 2S22 Bohdana 155 mm self-propelled howitzer at the World Defense Show 2026 in Saudi Arabia. The debut signals Ukraine’s push to position a combat-proven artillery system […]

Africa

Turkey and Egypt Sign Major Defense Cooperation Agreement on 155mm Ammo and Missile Production.

February 8, 2026 0

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Europe

Aselsan and Excalibur jointly produced Korkut air defense system.

February 7, 2026 0

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Europe

Hanwha Aerospace Awarded Contract to Produce Long-range K239 Chunmoo Rockets to Norway.

January 29, 2026 0

Hanwha Aerospace Co. has secured an estimated $1.9 billion project to supply long-range rockets to Norway, with the official contract expected to be signed this week, informed industry sources said Wednesday. The contract is widely […]

Infantry Weapons

The U.S. Deploys Iranian Shahed-136 Replica LUCAS Drone in the Middle East.

January 27, 2026 0

Russia’s version of Iran’s fast, cheap Shahed attack drones have been wreaking havoc during the Ukraine conflict, saturating the skies nearly every night and terrorising civilians. Highly adaptive and hard to intercept, the United States […]

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 […]

  • Europe

    Russia Losing 40-50 Tanks Per Week, 45% Spikes Since Ukraine’s Counteroffensive

  • Uncategorized

    Australia’s A$90 Billion Contract with Naval Group to build Submarines Has Collapsed

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Started Fitting Out Mk41 Vertical Launching System on Mogami-class Friday

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    UK Carried Out Successful Test Launch of SPEAR Missile

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed another ballistic missile early warning radar

  • Air Platform

    Turkey’s first homegrown TFX fighter jet began taxi trials

  • Naval Platforms

    China plans to develop a new amphibious assault ship dubbed type 076 LHD

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    BAE Systems Awarded $155 Million Contract To Upgrade Hobart-class Destroyers

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s FPV drones destroyed Russia’s T-80BV battle tank

  • C4iSR

    NRIET Type 1475 (KLJ-5) AESA radar for J-20 fighters, the Russian KRET assisted China with MiG-35’s Zhuk-AME technology

  • Americas

    US Navy Unveils Additional Details About the Next-Generation Trump-class Battleship.

  • Air Platform

    Su-57: A Worse Fighter Russia Ever Produced

  • Air Platform

    Hellenic Air Force Received Upgraded F-16V Block 70 Fighter Jets

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    The Raytheon PHASER Drone Killing High Energy Radar

  • Air Platform

    RCAF’s Future Fighter Capability Project (FFCP) Is On Track To Select Either Gripen, Super Hornet Or F-35

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    New Zealand to upgrade Anzac-class frigates with new communication systems

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s HIMARS strikes Destroyed Four of Putin’s Choppers Worth $75 Million

  • Infantry Weapons

    UAE Acquires South Korean M-SAM Worth $3.5 Billion

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Army Showcases New 90KM Range M31A1 GMLRS Projectile For HIMARS

  • Air Platform

    Greece to Procure Lockheed’s F-35 Stealth Jets

  • Air Platform

    Israel Sent Formal Request To U.S. State Department To Purchase 25 F-15EX Fighter Jets

  • Industry

    Hindustan Aeronautics To Manufacture Safran Engine

  • C4iSR

    Digital Arsenals : US Army Deployed Stryker Mounted EW System In Europe

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Republic of Korea Navy Launches First Four PKX-B Batch-II Patrol Vessels.

  • Middle East

    Israel Adopts Sa’ar 6 As Maritime Anti-ship Doctrine

  • Defense Industry

    Turkey Establishes Defense Industry Fund

  • Americas

    Three Chinese Nationals Sentenced to Prison For Taking Photos of Florida Naval Base

  • Europe

    Germany is now Europe’s top defense spender, reported SIPRI

  • Europe

    Ukrainian HIMARS struck Russian base killing 300 soldiers waiting for speech from commander

  • Naval Platforms

    Australia begins construction of six Cape-class OPV

  • Europe

    U.S. To Send 18 155mm M109 Paladin Howitzers To Ukraine

  • C4iSR

    Swedish MoD Issued RFI to Procure GlobalEye Early Warning Aircraft

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian FPV drone destroyed six Russian Buk missile system

  • South Asia

    Handing Over Magisterial Power To General Waker-uz-Zaman Led Army Will Deteriorate Democracy In Bangladesh As Waker Himself A Corrupt Gangster Who Has Financial Interest Overseas

  • Europe

    Ukraine To Purchase Iron Dome Anti-artillery System And Spike Missiles From Israel

  • Air Platform

    IAI to unveil new long-endurance Heron MK II UAV

  • Air Platform

    MQ-9 Reaper Flying With Eight Hellfire Missiles

  • Europe

    Corruption in the Turkish nuclear plant project is funding Putin’s war against Ukraine.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan conducts first flight test of its hypersonic missile system.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian IRIS-T SLM Shot Down 44 Kh-55 Cruise Missiles Launched From Tu-95MS Bombers

  • Central Asia

    Afghanistan’s Civil War Just Started As Taliban Battles Isis-K, Panjshir Valley’s NRF And Itself

  • C4iSR

    Hensoldt and ERA to produce an integrated airspace surveillance system for the German Luftwaffe

  • Air Platform

    Italy’s Leonardo Wants Greater Roles in Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP)

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China To Launch Third Aircraft Carrier In Late 2021

  • Air Platform

    Germany to Send 50 Leopard Tank to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukraine war: a long queue at Russian supermarkets as Russia ran out of staple eggs

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan Hails Royal Navy For Sending HMS Queen Elizabeth To South China Sea

  • Air Platform

    Malaysia rejected India’s offer to buy license-built Dornier aircraft due to quality concerns.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RoK Navy’s Released First Photo Of Envisioned Aircraft Carrier

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Indian Air Force to Replace Russian-made R-77 Missile With Israeli I-Derby ER

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