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  • [ June 15, 2026 ] Indian Air Force’s AN-32 Transport Aircraft Crashed in Assam’s Jorhat due to Faulty Maintenance by HAL. Air Platform
  • [ June 15, 2026 ] President Trump Announces Peace Deal with Iran, Reopens Strait of Hormuz. Americas
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East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia To Decommission Armidale-class OPV

March 23, 2021 GDC 0

The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is preparing to decommission an Armidale-class patrol vessel. The boat, HMAS Pirie , will be decommissioned at Darwin on 26 March after 14 years of service. Its departure from its homeport of […]

Naval Platforms

Australia begins construction of six Cape-class OPV

July 27, 2020 GDC 0

The Australian Defence Department has announced the start of construction on the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) first new Cape-class patrol boat. Western Australian company Austal is under contract to build six Cape-class patrol boats. Once […]

Americas

The US Navy to order next-generation frigate FFG (X)

March 4, 2020 GDC 0

WASHINGTON – Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly told conservative radio talk show host Hugh Hewitt that he had tasked Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition James Geurts to look at accelerating the award […]

Industry

Damen poised to build ships in Bangladesh

January 16, 2020 GDC 0

On January 14 2020, Australian Investment Group Gentium Solutions and Dutch ship building group, Damen Shipyards have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Industry of Bangladesh in Dhaka with an aim […]

Naval Platforms

Royal Australian Navy’s HMAS Sydney (V) Completes Sea Trials

November 12, 2019 GDC 0

The HMAS Sydney (V) is the final Hobart-class air warfare destroyer (AWD) ordered for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has completed sea trial said Australian defence minister, Linda Reynolds on 9 November 2019. It was laid down […]

Naval Platforms

Arafura Class Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) of Royal Australian Navy

November 21, 2018 LM Publications 0

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  • Ethiopia to begin final phase of operations against TPLF

    November 28, 2020 0
    The Ethiopian military will begin the “final phase” of an offensive in the northern Tigray region, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has said in a statement, hours after an ultimatum for the Tigrayan forces to surrender [...]
  • U.S. Air Force deploys MQ-9 Reaper drone in Estonia

    July 13, 2020 0
    For the first time in history, the U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone has been temporarily deployed to Amari Air Base, Estonia. The Scramble Magazine has reported that during mid-June 2020, some 15 months after becoming Fully Operational [...]
  • EU To Block Merger Of Korean Shipbuilding Giants, Daewoo And Hyundai

    January 12, 2022 0
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  • NATO Commitment: Germany wants to buy American fighter jet, but…

    April 8, 2020 0
    The entrance of West Germany into NATO was the final step in integrating that nation into the defense system of Western Europe. It was also the final nail in the coffin as far as any [...]
  • Massive blow to Putin as Russia can no longer manufacture A-50 AEW&C planes.

    September 21, 2025 0
    Russia’s efforts to modernise its airborne early warning and control aircraft have hit a serious setback after international sanctions, as United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) delays a decision on launching serial production of its A-50 radar [...]
  • Western Hi-tech Weapons Give Ukraine Greater Chance Fight Off Russians

    August 27, 2022 0
    Advanced Western weapons are giving Ukraine added firepower to push back Russian attacks, but the Kremlin can still call on a formidable arsenal, warns one defence expert. Turkey Supplying Arms And Training To Ukrainian Military In Donbass [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan’s Army Fires HIMARS Rocket Artillery in an Anti-invasion Drills.

June 10, 2026 0

Taiwan’s military on Wednesday fired its new mobile HIMARS rocket system, which is widely used by Ukraine, simulating an attack ​on an invading Chinese force and demonstrating its ability to “shoot-and-scoot” by avoiding ‌counter strikes. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia fires its first homegrown AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer.

June 8, 2026 0

Australia fired its first domestically built self-propelled howitzers during live-fire training last week, completing the journey from a production line in Geelong to live rounds downrange in a matter of months — a timeline that […]

Americas

Canada Purchases 26 HIMARS Rocket Artillery.

June 5, 2026 0

The Government of Canada said it has finalised a government-to-government agreement with the United States for the acquisition of long-range missile capability for the Canadian Armed Forces. The Government of Canada said it has finalised […]

Americas

U.S. Navy purchases Israeli soldier-portable SMASH 2000LE fire control systems.

June 4, 2026 0

An Israeli fire control technology company has now secured contracts with all four major branches of the U.S. military, completing a sweep across the American armed forces that took less than a year. Smart Shooter […]

Europe

Germany Purchases $5.4 Billion Worth of Israeli PULS Rocket Launchers.

May 29, 2026 0

Germany Advancing 5 Billion Euro Rocket Launcher Deal With Israel’s ElbitIf completed, the deal would include hundreds of rocket launchers and could increase Elbit’s order backlog by about 20 percent, strengthening the Israel-based defense contractor’s […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

May 17, 2026 0

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  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan is Preparing to Test 1500KM Range ASM-3A Cruise Missile

  • Air Platform

    Lessons From Karabakh Conflict, Russia Building Cheap Attack Drones

  • Europe

    KGB Putin To Undergo Cancer Treatment, Looking For Suitable Replacement Who Can Pardon Him For Corruption

  • Air Platform

    Turkey Develops Local Manufacturing Capabilities As It Inducts New Akinci Drones

  • Europe

    Armenia and Czech Republic secretly transferred Indian ammunitions to Ukraine

  • Americas

    President Trump Announces Peace Deal with Iran, Reopens Strait of Hormuz.

  • Naval Platforms

    In-depth Look At Istanbul-class Frigates (TCG Istanbul)

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall will sends 139 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall to manufacture Fuchs KF41 Lynx Infantry Fighting Vehicles in Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Saudi Arabia Rejected Chinese J-35A Fighter Jets Concerning Its Stealth Feature, Engine, Radar and Avionics

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Transfers Ex-Afghan Helicopters To Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian ‘zirconium’ powering adversary state China’s ballistic missile, cruise missile and fighter jets.

  • Europe

    China sides with Russia as it welcomes Putin’s puppet Lukashenko in Beijing

  • C4iSR

    Thales, Tawazun Council to co-produce Ground Master Air Surveillance Radar

  • Europe

    France’s Weapons Exports Jumped 72 Percent in 2015-2019

  • Europe

    NVL Group christens future German K130 Braunschweig class corvette Karlsruhe

  • Europe

    Slovakia started local production of Finnish Patria 8×8 AMV XP armored vehicle

  • Europe

    Russia lost more than 1000 soldiers, 21 tanks and 93 drones in a day

  • Air Platform

    Van Halteren Technologies to deliver weapon loading system for Dutch F-35s.

  • South Asia

    2018-2019 Defence Budget of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar

  • Europe

    Embarrassing Russian Army, Drunk Russian Troops Ditches BMD-2 IFV

  • Air Platform

    Su-57 may not be built with quality workmanship, says Vietnam’s MoD

  • Air Platform

    India’s MiG-29 debris found in Kashmir, Pakistan’s F-16 and Saab Erieye Involved in Shooting IAF Fighters Down Before Entering Pakistan

  • Air Platform

    China’s L-15 Falcon: Underperforming Training Aircraft For Air Forces On Shoe-string Budget

  • Defense Industry

    India’s BHEL Signs Engine Deal With Ukroboronprom

  • Air Platform

    Turkish TUSAŞ Engine Industries (TEI) Projects And Industrial Capability

  • Americas

    HII Launches Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Ted Stevens

  • Air Platform

    Israel receives new F-35 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin

  • Europe

    First Tranche Of 1500 North Korean Troops Received Russian Uniform And Fake ID In Russia

  • Europe

    International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for General Valery Gerasimov and Sergei Shoigu for war crimes

  • Europe

    French Navy Commissions First Air Defense FREMM ‘Alsace’

  • Europe

    Dismal Performance Of Russian Air Force In Ukraine, What Went Wrong?

  • Land Platform

    Indian Army Buys 118 Arjun MK1A Main Battle Tanks

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Norway joins the UK’s Global Combat Ship partnership with Canada and Australia.

  • C4iSR

    Saab Unveils Ultra-compact Giraffe 1X AESA Radar

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Completes Delivery Of 36 F-15QA Aircraft To Qatar

  • Americas

    Saab Awarded A Contract To Supply RBS 70 NG SAM To Argentina

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar Air Force Using Chinese-made FTC-2000G Ground Attack Aircraft To Bomb Civilians

  • Naval Platforms

    Thales Group to Modernize Indonesian Frigate with Radars, Missiles

  • Europe

    Ukraine strikes Russian forces with US-made ATACMS for the first time

  • Europe

    The U.S. sends warship in Crete to monitor Greece, Turkey tensions

  • Americas

    The US Army extends up-gunned Stryker ICV competition to August 2020

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Intelligence Sent Exploding Goggles to Russia’s Drone Operators, Blinding Drone Operators

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Awarded $4.76 Billion Contract to Produce PAC-3 MSE Interceptor Missiles.

  • Air Platform

    Australia Cancelled SkyGuardian Drone Program

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) launches fourth Daegu-class frigate for South Korean navy

  • AUV Platform

    Japan orders HII REMUS 300 uncrewed undersea vehicles

  • Europe

    U.S. Vows To Expedite NASAMS Delivery To Ukraine

  • Land Platform

    Turkey Sold Minesweepers to Azerbaijan

  • South Asia

    Ousted Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Herself Ordered the Disappearance of More than 3,500 Citizens, An Inquiry Reported

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