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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 […]

  • Saudi Arabia Mulls Purchasing 100 Turkish KAAN Fifth-generation Fighter Jets

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  • Taiwan’s first indigenous LPD starts sea trials

    July 26, 2022 0
    Yu Shan (LPD-1401) was launched in April 2021, and the company achieved to make the vessel ready for sea trials after a year of work. The 10,000 tons amphibious vessel is set to be delivered [...]
  • Russian Colonel Vadim Boyko Shot Dead At Naval College Office

    November 18, 2022 0
    Conflicting reports have emerged after a top Russian officer, who was reportedly heavily involved with President Vladimir Putin’s mobilization efforts, was found shot dead in his office. Colonel Vadim Boiko Suicides Because He Feared He’d [...]
  • South Korea Considers Directly Supplying Arms To Ukraine After Three Years Of Indecisions

    June 20, 2024 0
    While the South Korean government has openly provided Ukraine with nonlethal military supplies, including gas masks, it has changed its official stance of not providing lethal weaponry, such as firearms or shells. NATO Secretary General [...]
  • Turkey Launches Istambul-Class Frigates “TCG Istanbul”

    January 24, 2021 0
    Istanbul Shipyard today launched the lead ship of the I-class frigates, the future TCG Istanbul (pennant number: F-515). The ceremony hosted VIP guests including President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Ministry of Defence Hulusi Akar, [...]
  • RIM-161 Standard Missile SM-3 ABM

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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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Aselsan and Excalibur jointly produced Korkut air defense system.

February 7, 2026 0

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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 […]

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    Australian air force’s plan to buy $9 billion turboprop transport aircraft is simply a crazy idea

  • Air Platform

    No IFF: Russia shot down its own Su-35 near occupied Sevastopol

  • Europe

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  • Ballistic Missile

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  • East Asia and Pacific Region

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  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones hit Russia’s second oil refinery

  • Europe

    Australian Killed Fighting Alongside Ukrainian Troops

  • Air Platform

    Italy will deliver Storm Shadow stealth cruise missiles to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukrainian counteroffensive will start before Ukraine receives F-16 fighter jets

  • Air Platform

    Colombia To Purchase 16 Rafale Fighter Jets Worth $3.15 Billion

  • Europe

    Putin’s Moscow residence targeted by two kamikaze drones

  • Air Platform

    Global Hawk drones to be converted for hypersonic testing

  • Americas

    USS Gerald R. Ford Completes Shock Tests

  • Europe

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

  • Defense Industry

    Fincantieri, Navantia to work jointly on maritime domains

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    Patria AMV35 Armoured Wheeled Vehicle

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese Navy’s Type 076 Amphibious Assault Ship Sichuan Starts Sea Trials In Shanghai.

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    Ukrainian forces destroy Russian Tor air defense system using kamikaze drone

  • Middle East

    UAE, Israel Build Close Military Ties in The Middle East

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    Greece will purchase additional Rafale F4 fighter jets.

  • Defense Industry

    The Ukraine war dealt a knockout blow to Russia’s arms exports

  • Air Platform

    Why the U.S. Navy purchased 78 Super Hornet block III?

  • C4iSR

    Russia’s high-value 96L6 radar system burnt in occupied Crimea

  • Europe

    Anadolu Shipyard delivers four landing ships to Qatari Navy

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh’s Interim Government sent three former DGFI Directors and Army Generals to forced retirement, and one General dismissed amid human rights violations and corruption

  • C4iSR

    BAE Systems completes acquisition of Collins Aerospace military GPS business

  • Middle East

    Fincantieri Lays Keel of Qatar’s Air Defense LPD

  • Air Platform

    Airbus delivers A330 MRTTs aircraft to the UAE

  • Middle East

    Hezbollah Fired Qader-1 Ballistic Missiles At Mossad Headquarters

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    Pakistan denies cancellation of helicopter deal with Turkey

  • Industry

    The United States is the number one arms exporter in 2015-2019

  • Europe

    Ukraine strikes Russian air base housing thousands of Shahed kamikaze drones

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese J-10 jet drops flares in front of Australian Navy’s Sea Hawk helicopter above international waters

  • Naval Platforms

    Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) delivers the second project 15B destroyer, to the Indian navy

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    UK to invest $1.3 billion to develop hypersonic weapons

  • Europe

    Turkish first national frigate fires first missile from indigenous VLS

  • Europe

    Kosovo purchased Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Drones

  • Middle East

    Ukraine Donates 500 Tons Of Wheat To New Syrian Government

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan Received Five CH-4 Drones From China

  • Air Platform

    U.S. rejects Thailand’s request to buy eight F-35A stealth jets, instead offered F-15EX

  • Air Platform

    Poland Purchases 48 FA-50 Light Combat Aircraft From South Korea

  • Air Platform

    Why India Pays Premium For Su-30MKI “Dud”?

  • Air Platform

    China’s J-20 fighter jet enters into mass production stage

  • Air Platform

    B-2 Stealth Bomber Proved the Limitation of Elon Musk’s Drone Swarms Theory

  • Europe

    The Royal Air Force receives second P-8 Poseidon MPA

  • Europe

    Turkey Turned Down Russian Offer To Buy Second Batch Of S-400 SAM Amid Sanctions

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korean Hanwha Aerospace to assemble GE F404 engines for FA-50 and KF-21 fighter jets.

  • Air Platform

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  • Americas

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