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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 […]

  • Bangladesh Reshuffles Key Army Positions At Scandal Riddle Directorate General of Defense Intelligence (DGFI) For Human Rights Violation

    October 17, 2024 0
    Two significant generals have been made lieutenant generals in a high-level reshuffle in the Bangladesh Army. Bangladesh’s Interim Government sent three former DGFI Directors and Army Generals to forced retirement, and one General dismissed amid [...]
  • Turkiye to build nuclear-powered submarines for its navy

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  • Serbia mounts Mistral 3+ MANPADS on Zastava NTV all-terrain vehicle

    January 18, 2024 0
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  • Two Chinese Coast Guard Vessels Sustained Significant Damage Ramming Each Other While Chasing Philippines Vessel.

    August 12, 2025 0
    This is the moment a Chinese navy warship crashed into its own coast guard vessel while chasing a Philippine patrol boat in South China Sea. US-ally Philippines Reports Confrontation With Chinese Coast GuardDateMay 1, 2024Cluster [...]
  • Japan Plans To Export High-tech Weapons To 12 Southeast Asia and European Countries

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  • GE, BHEL to jointly develop electric propulsion for the Indian navy

    May 14, 2022 0
    Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) and GE Power Conversion have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop an integrated full electric propulsion system for the Indian Navy. India’s BHEL Signs Engine Deal With UkroboronpromDateDecember 11, [...]
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 […]

Europe

Finland doubles its K9 Howitzer fleet to 112, strengthening its firepower.

April 15, 2026 0

Finland signed a €546.8 million deal with South Korea to acquire 112 additional K9 Thunder 155 mm self-propelled howitzers. The purchase nearly doubles its fleet and strengthens NATO’s long-range artillery power on Russia’s border. The […]

Europe

Ukrainian drones to get U.S.-made Zeus anti-tank guided missile.

April 11, 2026 0

Aeon confirmed an active integration partnership with a major unnamed Ukrainian drone manufacturer to fire Zeus guided missiles from drone platforms. A separate Ukrainian partnership covers Zeus integration onto manned and unmanned ground vehicles and […]

Europe

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia.

April 8, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia following an agreement with the Estonian government, aimed at supporting all three Baltic states. The decision was confirmed during a meeting in Washington between Estonian […]

  • C4iSR

    Elta and Hensoldt to build ballistic missile defense radar for Germany

  • Air Platform

    Elbit Systems Showcases Skylark 3 Hybrid Tactical UAS at Singapore Airshow

  • Europe

    Swedish Navy Receives HSwMS Gävle After Mid-Life Upgrade

  • C4iSR

    American P-8A Poseidon Provides Maritime Intelligence To Ukraine

  • Middle East

    Israeli forces seized Gaza’s vital Rafah border crossing

  • Europe

    The UK to Send Harpoon Anti-ship Missiles to Ukraine

  • Americas

    US Army unveils next-gen Bradley fighting vehicle

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy Prepares for BALTOPS Baltic Sea Exercise in June

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China unveils next-gen ZTZ-201 light tank

  • Air Platform

    Virtual Reality (VR) Training of the F-35 Lightning II

  • Europe

    Turkish Drone Maker Baykar and Defense Giant Aselsan Manufactured 1000 Ventilators

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Iran unveils Bavar-373 air defense system amid Israel tensions

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    US Navy’s Super Hornet adopts StormBreaker Smart Weapons

  • Central Asia

    The U.S. Should Back Anti-Taliban Resistance Groups, Says Lawmaker

  • C4iSR

    Aselsan Delivers First ALP-300G Portable Early Warning Radar System to the Turkish Armed Forces

  • Europe

    Global Defense Giants Quietly Making Billions From Ukraine War

  • Air Platform

    Israeli Air Force Has Destroyed Syrian MiG-29s Fleet in Air Raids

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    US Navy and JMSDF Exercises In South China Sea

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Boeing Defense received contracts to build P-8As Poseidon for South Korea and New Zealand

  • Europe

    KNDS unveils Colibri suicide drone at Eurosatory 2024

  • Defense Industry

    Indonesia To Sign A Deal With France To Buy 36 Rafale Fighters

  • C4iSR

    Ukrainian kamikaze drone destroyed A-50 AWACS manufacturing plant

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin ramps up production of HIMARS artillery rockets amid high demands from European nations

  • Europe

    Turkey Risks Further Sanctions if It Buys Second Batch of S-400

  • Europe

    Latvia Purchases Naval Strike Missile Coastal Defence Systems

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Copies American C-RAM And Produces LD-3000 CIWS System

  • Europe

    Fincantieri Launches Italian Navy’s Fourth PPA Patrol Ship

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh DGFI Spreads Disinformation In Wikipedia

  • Europe

    British special air services troop numbers are significant low, defense expert warns 

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    US Air Force’s F-35A Drops B61-12 Nuclear Bomb

  • Infantry Weapons

    Australian Army to acquire AS-9 self-propelled Howitzers

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian forces shot down Russian Ka-52 helicopters using Swedish-made RBS-70 MANPAD

  • Europe

    Ukraine Destroyed Soviet-era 2S4 Tyulpan 240mm Self-propelled Heavy Mortar

  • Air Platform

    U.S. State Department approves sending F-16s to Ukraine from Denmark and Netherlands

  • Naval Platforms

    China launches first Type 054A/P frigate for Pakistan Navy

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine aims to receive 100 F-16 fighter jets from Western countries

  • Air Platform

    AVIC-Antonov Xi’an Y-20 Medium Lift Aircraft: A Reverse Engineered AN-77 Transport Aircraft

  • Americas

    President Trump Seeking $1.5 Trillion Defense Spending in 2027.

  • Europe

    Criticizing Putin: Warner boss Prigozhin said “We look like clowns”

  • Americas

    US Senate Confirms First African-American Air Force Chief

  • Europe

    Latvia Builds Next-generation Tactical Catamaran Patrol Boat to Bolster Maritime Defense.

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Successfully Tests Precision Strike Missile

  • Americas

    Canada Demands that South Korea Build an Auto Plant in Canada for the Purchase of the KSS-III Submarine.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea to upgrade K1A2 main battle tank

  • Air Platform

    Sweden’s proposal on the Gripen sale to Thailand included significant technology transfer

  • Europe

    Ukrainian drone attack destroyed major combat refuelling hub in Crimea

  • Air Platform

    German Trade Union Urged Berlin to Build Its Own Fighter Jet and Exit from FCAS Program.

  • Air Platform

    RSAF’s A330 MRTT Gains Full Operational Capability

  • Air Platform

    Colombia purchases undisclosed number of Gripen E, Peru next in line to purchase Gripen

  • Naval Platforms

    Pakistan Navy Commissions First Type 054A/P Frigate

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