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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 […]

  • The US Navy Is Developing Robot Submarine

    March 9, 2020 0
    The US Navy is quietly developing armed robot submarines controlled by onboard artificial intelligence. The vessels could potentially kill without explicit human control. Boeing’s Orca autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV)DateDecember 16, 2021Why Swedish Navy’s A26 Disruptor Is [...]
  • Taiwanese Military Showcases Preparedness Of Asymmetric Warfare Against China

    February 1, 2021 0
    Taiwan’s military has been the object of growing domestic criticism as increasing Chinese aggression in recent years raises doubts about its ability to defend the island. Believing the 180-kilometer-wide Taiwan Strait provided necessary protection, especially [...]
  • China sending private military contractors to protect Myanmar’s Junta is a grave concern for Bangladesh, India and Thailand

    July 16, 2025 0
    Reports indicate that China is sending private security contractors to Myanmar to protect Chinese investments, particularly those related to the Belt and Road Initiative, and personnel amidst the ongoing civil conflict. This development follows the [...]
  • US Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW) Programme

    October 31, 2020 0
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  • Saab’s Visby-class Corvette: Ultimate Stealth at Sea

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  • A new fleet of Ukrainian ‘Sea Baby’ drones ready to hunt for the Russian navy

    March 5, 2024 0
    Ukraine is set to deploy a new fleet of the ‘world-first’ sea drones that have been used to devastating effect against Russia’s navy. The uncrewed surface vehicles have been credited with ‘radically’ changing Moscow’s presence [...]
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

    Russian Army Lost 40 Percent of Its Warfighting Capability, Ran Out Of Ammo and Shells

  • Europe

    Ukrainian ingenuity: Ukrainian buggies use Corsar missiles to kill Russian tanks

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Erdogan asked Putin to take back the S-400 missile system to rejoin the F-35 program.

  • C4iSR

    Why AESA radar is superior to PESA radar?

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Turkish Rocketsan Unveils BURC Anti-air Gun and Missile System

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Navantia signed contract with the Royal Thai Navy to modernise two Pattani-class Offshore Patrol Vessels

  • Ballistic Missile

    South Korea Deploys Hyunmoo-5 Ballistic Missile to Strengthen Deterrence Against North Korea.

  • Air Platform

    Royal Thai Air Force allocates $538 million to purchase of 12 new Gripen fighter jets

  • C4iSR

    Royal Air Force’s E-7A Wedgetail AWACS Received Paint Scheme

  • South Asia

    Expert believes Air Marshal Hasan Mahmood (thief) is plotting a Ponzi scheme to inflate the pricing of the J-10C and JF-17 to $70 million apiece.

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Transfers Ex-Afghan Helicopters To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall Awarded Contract to Produce 120mm Tank Ammunition.

  • Naval Weapons

    India Procured air-launched Harpoon for P-8I Poseidon

  • Europe

    Turkish new jet-powered stealth combat drone Anka-3 takes off to perform its maiden flight

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    The Raytheon’s High-energy Laser Weapon System (LaWS)

  • Middle East

    President Bashar al-Assad killed in a plane crash while trying to flee Syria aboard Russian-made IL-76 aircraft

  • Middle East

    Saudi-UAE Axis To Dominate Middle East

  • Europe

    Baltic States Call for European NATO Countries to Reinstate Conscription

  • Europe

    Turkish unmanned surface vessel test-fires guided cruise missile

  • Air Platform

    Should the U.S. send 42 A-10 Warthog to Ukraine instead of a boneyard?

  • Americas

    TKMS, Embraer, Atech awarded contract to build Brazilian Tamandaré frigates

  • Americas

    US Army Completes Third Test of Precision Strike Missile

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Taiwan Deploys 250KM Hsiung Feng III Anti-ship Missile

  • Europe

    Sweden and Finland to Join NATO Soon, Prompted by Russian Aggression

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hyundai and Hanwha To Compete In South Korean KDDX Destroyer Program

  • Uncategorized

    Turkiye is developing a 2,500 km Yildirim IV Medium-Range Ballistic Missile.

  • Americas

    US Officials Confirmed, Turkey Has Requested Deployment of Patriot Missile Defense in Turkey

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Philippines Air Force Received Spyder Surface-to-air Missile From Israel

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    East Asia and Pacific Region

    PT PAL delivered SIGMA  PKR class frigate to the Indonesian Navy

  • Europe

    Russian Navy’s USET-80 torpedo is floating off the coast of Severodonetsk

  • Infantry Weapons

    Barrett MRAD: A Brand New Sniper Rifle

  • Air Platform

    Turkey’s Aksungur UCAV Hits Target At 30km Distance

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China To Launch Third Aircraft Carrier In Late 2021

  • Air Platform

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

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Australia Purchases Advanced Anti-radiation Guided Missiles (AARGM)

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Aselsan to Deliver TOLUN Miniature Bombs to the Turkish Air Force

  • Europe

    Russian invasion in Ukraine is not going according to plan, says Jens Stoltenberg

  • Europe

    S-400 Failed Again: Ukraine Blew Up Russian Military’s HQ in Kherson Using UK-made Storm Shadow Cruise Missiles

  • Europe

    NATO Scrambles Fighter Jet To Intercept Russian Tu-160 Blackjack

  • Europe

    Poland Delivers 18 Krab Howitzers To Ukraine

  • Americas

    U.S. unveiled $2.6 billion worth of military assistance to Ukraine

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Australia purchases 60 AGM-88G Missiles For F-35 Jets

  • Air Platform

    Spain will purchase Eurofighter instead of F-35A fighter jets.

  • Air Platform

    Russian Il-76 transport aircraft exploded after the failed pressure test

  • Americas

    General Atomics completes first flight of Gray Eagle 25M unmanned aerial system

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian HIMARS Strikes Destroyed Russia’s S-400 SAM in Donetsk Oblast

  • Europe

    T-14 Armata tanks fell short of their hype, hence withdrawing from the Kharkiv region, reported TASS

  • Middle East

    Israel And Bahrain Formally Establish Diplomatic Relations

  • Europe

    Grandpa’s Army: Putin raises servicemen retirement age from 65 to 70 years

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian military downs Russian Su-34 bomber near Bakhmut

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