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  • [ April 29, 2026 ] Meghan Quinn promoted the Chinese-made Comac Jet in Australia and was appointed Secretary of Defence. East Asia and Pacific Region
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East Asia and Pacific Region

Babcock Announced Joint Venture With Bell Helicopters for the Requirement of Australian SAS Helicopter

May 28, 2020 GDC 0

Babcock announces that it had selected the Bell 429 Global Ranger helicopter in its bid for the LAND 2097 Phase 4 Project to support the Australian Special Air Service (SAS) helicopter capability. As part of […]

  • U.S. Donates Mi-17 Helicopters, Switchblades Drones And Javelin to Ukraine Worth $800 Million

    April 19, 2022 0
    A new US government package to support Kyiv in its fight against Moscow’s invasion includes helicopters and loitering munitions. The $800 million package includes a range of systems, with an emphasis on mobility as well [...]
  • Turkish Navy commissioned two new P-72 MPAs

    December 25, 2021 0
    The Turkish Navy has commissioned the third and fourth P-72 maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) under the MELTEM 3 program. Italian Leonardo Converts Lineage 1000 Into MPA For Pakistan NavyDateSeptember 3, 2021Morocco Plans To Buy ATR-72 [...]
  • Turkey speeds up the development of anti-ballistic missiles

    May 22, 2021 0
    Turkey has stepped up efforts to develop anti-ballistic missile systems, a critical technology owned by few countries. For instance, a leading local defense company, Roketsan, recently said it is accelerating its work on the technology. [...]
  • Raytheon And Kongsberg to build Joint Strike Missile (JSM)

    March 5, 2020 0
    Raytheon is working with Norway’s Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace to build a long-distance aerial weapon with a standoff range of more than 150 miles, meant to keep pilots and their aircraft out of harm’s way. The Joint Strike [...]
  • Iran Delivers First Batch of Body Armor And Helmets To Russia

    November 20, 2022 0
    Russian troops reportedly have received new body armor, plate carriers and helmets from Iran. Russia Purchased Iranian-made Soldier’s Gear, Bulletproof Vests, Clothing And KL7.62 Assault RiflesDateNovember 2, 2022China is selling Russian knockoff military gear back [...]
  • Saab Offered 12 Gripen C/D With MRO Facility To Croatia

    February 15, 2021 0
    Sweden submitted its proposal of 12 new Gripen C/D fighter aircraft to Croatia. Croatia to replace aging MiGs with Saab GripenDateSeptember 10, 2020Saab Gripen Is The Cost-effective Fire Power, Says CroatiaDateFebruary 18, 2021Croatia Received Final [...]
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 […]

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Saab, MBDA Jointly Develop Anti-tank And Anti-air Missiles

  • Middle East

    Constant Houthi attacks on Israel could draw U.S., UK, and Australia into a broader Middle East conflict

  • Europe

    Iskandar Tactical Missiles Were Useless in Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, Says Armenian Prime Minister

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian troops destroyed two Russian Pantsir-S1 missiles in Donetsk and Luhansk region

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s Newest Zhou-class Nuclear Powered Submarine Sank In The Dock In Wuhan In Series Of Embarrassment For Chinese Navy

  • C4iSR

    Ukrainian kamikaze drones destroy Russian Voronezh-DM early warning radar

  • Americas

    First Sikh Women Graduated From US Military Academy

  • C4iSR

    Saab Successfully Conducted Flight Test Of Fourth GlobalEye AEW&C

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Uighurs: The Darkest Chapter Of Human History Since Nazi Concentration Camps

  • Europe

    Russia lost 45 percent of its special forces in the Ukraine war

  • Air Platform

    Philippines Becomes First APAC Customer For Airbus H160

  • Europe

    Russian Military Cowardly Retreated From North-east Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippine Army Plans To Purchase Additional BrahMos Cruise Missile

  • Europe

    Germany announced $1.1 billion military aid package for Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    North Korea agrees to replenish Russia’s depleted ammunition, tanks and missile stocks

  • Europe

    European Union Has Enough Evidence to Prove Putin’s Fishing Vessels and Research Ships Behind Undersea Cables Sabotages

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Lists Arafura-Class Patrol Boat As ‘Project Of Concern’

  • C4iSR

    Saab’s GlobalEye Demonstrate How Modern Multi-domain Surveillance Works in a Single Aircraft.

  • Air Platform

    Digital Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (DJHMCS) on the F-15EX

  • Air Platform

    MQ-9B SeaGuardian Demonstrates Maritime Capabilities

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Patriot, NASAMS and Iris-T showing 100 percent success rate in Ukraine as Russia using long-range bombers instead of fighter jets to strike Kyiv

  • Europe

    Ukraine Captured 14 2S33 Msta-S Self-propelled Howitzers From Russian Conscripts

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Turkish Defense Industries Manufactures Smart Bomb HGK-82 Kit

  • Europe

    Hellenic Army Purchases Rafael Spike NLOS Missiles

  • Europe

    Su-35 doomed: Sweden considers training Ukrainian pilots on Gripen jets

  • Air Platform

    Croatia Donates Fourteen Mi-8 Transport Helicopters To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force’s Rafale Fighter Jet Crashes Near Airbase After Night Raid Fourth Rafale Aircraft Loss in Kashmir Skirmish

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Kamikaze Drones Blew Up Russian Oil Refinery

  • Europe

    Ukraine Retakes 2,500 Square Kilometers In Three Days, Russian Started Retreating In North And South

  • Europe

    Ukraine repelled missiles attack in Kyiv, air defense command said

  • Middle East

    Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard deputy commander General Abbas Nilforoushan killed in Israeli air strikes in Beirut

  • Air Platform

    US Air Force Received the First T-7A Red Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer.

  • Air Platform

    Hindustan Aeronautics flew first combat ready Tejas LCA

  • Americas

    Pentagon Unveils $151 Billion Missile Defense Program.

  • Europe

    Turkish Aselsan secured $320 million new orders

  • Americas

    Nexter’s Ceasar Joins US Army’s Howitzer Competition

  • Land Platform

    Patria AMV35 Armoured Wheeled Vehicle

  • Air Platform

    U.S. to Replenish Polish MiG-29 Inventory With F-16, If Poland Transfers MiGs to Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia needs to reduce its dependence on great power as it did for a century

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Deploys For The First Time Abrams Tanks During Sea Explorer Exercise

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indian Navy Joins Indonesian Submarine Rescue Operations

  • Americas

    US Air Force’s former F-35 fighter pilot arrested for training Chinese air force.

  • Air Platform

    Turkey to use Ukrainian engine in its ATAK 2 attack helicopters

  • Air Platform

    Saab showcases Gripen E and Globaleye AEW&C in Kauhava airshow Finland

  • Europe

    Russian Dictator Vladimir Putin To Step Down Due To Rumoured Parkinson’s Disease

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine says its Neptune cruise missiles hit the Russian airbase in Crimea damaging 12 Su-30 and one Su-24 aircraft

  • Air Platform

    Serbia, India, Egypt, Croatia, Indonesia, Qatar and Greece Received Dassault Rafale F3R Standard With The Full Complement of Modern Avionics, Sensors, AESA And Meteor BVRAAM, UAE Receives F4 Standard

  • Air Platform

    China Pitching JF-17 Thunder To Argentine Air Force, Can China Deliver Jets?

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    55 Chinese submariners feared dead after a type 093 submarine ran into hook and anchor trap

  • Europe

    Turkiye Test-Fires 76mm Naval Guns For Milgem Corvette

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