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East Asia and Pacific Region

Leonardo Delivers AW109 Trekker To Flykomala Private Charter Company

March 15, 2021 GDC 0

Leonardo announced yesterday the delivery of an AW109 Trekker light twin to FlyKomala of Indonesia, marking the entrance of the type into the country’s helicopter market. The helicopters are suitable to perform various missions from […]

Air Platform

Australia’s Special Air Service (SAS) is on the hunt for a new helicopter

December 10, 2019 GDC 0

Australia’s Special Operations Forces are among the hardest worked troops in the defence force. From the mountains of Afghanistan to the deserts of Iraq, they’ve spent the past two decades quietly doing their immensely difficult […]

  • Flying Samosa: Indian Air Force Chief Drops Bombshell on HAL Tejas Fighter Jet for Its Poor Quality and Indefinite Delivery Timeline

    January 11, 2025 0
    Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, flagged delays in delivering the Tejas fighter aircraft into service, calling for increased private partnership in developing defence products and providing more funds for Research and [...]
  • Wagner Group Will Leave Bakhmut On 10th May To ‘Lick Our Wounds’, Yevgeny Prigozhin Announced

    May 6, 2023 0
    Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of Russia’s Wagner Group mercenary force, says his forces will leave the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut on May 10. In a rare video, Yevgeny Prigozhin lambasted mad Vlad for not supplying ammo [...]
  • Ukraine’s F-16 Shot Down Russia’s Su-34 Fighter Bomber 50km From Front Line

    October 13, 2024 0
    One of Moscow’s fighter jets has been shot down by Ukrainian forces, according to a military blogger with links to the Russian air force. Another pro-Moscow milblogger said that a Western-supplied F-16 had downed the [...]
  • Ukraine’s F-16 launches ground strikes on Russian targets

    March 28, 2025 0
    Ukraine is using F-16 fighter jets to launch ground strikes on Russian targets, Kyiv’s air force announced Wednesday. Ukraine started using F-16 against Russian forces, President Zelensky saidDateAugust 19, 2024Ukraine Received F-16 From Netherlands, Mirage [...]
  • Finnish Border Guard orders two OPVs from Meyer Turku

    July 30, 2022 0
    The Finnish Border Guard (FBG) has awarded a contract to Meyer Turku for two new liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered offshore patrol vessels (OPVs). Turkish Dearsan lays keel of first of two OPVs for NigeriaDateOctober 23, [...]
  • Wagner Mercenary Group’s Untrained Convicts Dead Bodies Are Litered In Frontline

    February 2, 2023 0
    Late last summer, a five-acre plot in southern Russia began to fill with scores of fresh graves of Wagner mercenary fighters killed in Ukraine. Satellite photos show the site’s rapid expansion, and a Reuters report [...]
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.

April 22, 2026 0

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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 […]

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Thailand Wants to Buy Chinese Frigate at $480 Million Apiece Raises Alarm in National Anti-Corruption Commission

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Air Force Shows Off Mass C-17 Air Mobility For European Missions, A Clear Signal Putin’s Regime

  • Americas

    US Army Selected Swiss Designed APC9K Submachine Gun

  • Air Platform

    Northrop Grumman Stepping Up B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Testing And Production

  • Europe

    Britain to take control of steel maker to secure submarine production

  • Europe

    HMS Kent concludes cold weather training in the artic

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar’s Junta Extends State Of Emergency

  • Air Platform

    Egypt signed contract to purchase 100 FA-50 fighter jets from South Korea

  • Africa

    Massive Defense Boost For Moroccan Armed Forces

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    BAE Systems To Develop Hypersonic Weapons Capability In Australia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Austal Delivers Third Evolved Cape Class Patrol Boat

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Vietnam Ordered 12 Yak-130 Training Jets Worth $350 Million From Russia

  • C4iSR

    Mitsubishi Electric Landed First Australian Contract To Produce Laser Surveillance For RAAF

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    PLA Navy Sends Guided-missile Destroyer Changsha to Bangladesh

  • Americas

    North Korean Fake Companies Subcontracted To US Tech Giants To Fund Kim Jong-un’s Missile Program

  • Middle East

    Israeli Army Deploys Deadly Merkava Tanks And APCs In Gaza

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan to ditch Chinese JF-17 jets and join Turkish KAAN fighter jet project

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed North Korean supplied ammunitions in Russia

  • Defense Industry

    Kalashnikov Group Completes Delivery of Strela-10M3 Missiles to Russian Military

  • Europe

    Russia Says Ukraine Tracked Russia’s Servicemen’s Mobile Phones and Location Tagging In Social Media and Preprogrammed HIMARS Rockets GPS Seeker

  • Naval Platforms

    China’s Type 054B Frigate Equipped with Russian-origin APAR Radar

  • Air Platform

    Saab Gripen E/F: The Smart Fighter Jet AKA “Sukhoi Killer”

  • Europe

    Rusted guns, no food, and filthy beds: Putin now sends troops to fight Ukrainians on the backs of horses

  • Europe

    Russian commander Alexander Khodakovsky admits: Military victory over Ukraine currently unlikely

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Strikes Killed Two Top Hamas Commanders Responsible For Kibbutz Nirim Massacre

  • Europe

    Czech Republic and Denmark donate heavy military equipment to Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Steals Russian Intellectual property (IP) And Resale to Asian And African Counties

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar Navy Commissioned Seven Warships And One Submarine

  • Europe

    The deadliest former F-16 pilot in America is ready to fight for Ukraine

  • Europe

    Putin calls the terrorist group Taliban an ally of Russia

  • South Asia

    India-Pakistan Violated Cease Fire: Heavy Artillery Shelling by both sides

  • Americas

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

  • Naval Platforms

    The Arafura-class Offshore Patrol Vessels of RAN

  • Middle East

    Iran blamed the downed Ukrainian plane for the shortcomings of the Russian ADS

  • Americas

    Brazil rejects Indian-made Akash SAM, citing accuracy issues with the missile

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar Army used Israeli drones, armored vehicles and spyware during the military coup

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippines Army Unveils ASCOD Command Vehicle With Elbit’s Turret

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    BAE Systems Starts Prototyping Hunter-class Frigates for RAN

  • Middle East

    Explosions Heard In Tehran As Israel Fired Barrage Of Missiles At Iran’s Military Facilities

  • South Asia

    Former Bangladesh Air Guard chief Shaikh Abdul Hannan (Thief) and His Family Members Banned From Leaving Bangladesh to Face Corruption Charges

  • Europe

    The Iran War Exposed British Armed Forces’ Operational Weaknesses and Readiness Problems.

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s F-16 Pilot Downs Six Russian Cruise Missiles Making Amazing History

  • Europe

    Slovakia Considers Selling Zuzana Self-propelled Howitzers to Ukraine

  • Defense Industry

    India has received 26 Rafale aircraft till date, report

  • Defense Industry

    Norwegian F-35 Stealth Jets to Get Joint Strike Missiles

  • C4iSR

    Lockheed Martin Delivers SPY-7 Radar to Japanese Navy.

  • Defense Industry

    Japan’s defense industry struggles to export arms in global markets

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan and Australia to strengthened bilateral military co-operation

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze drones strike Russian fuel depot in Yurovka, Krasnodar Krai

  • Infantry Weapons

    The L-SAM surface-to-air missile system

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