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  • [ February 11, 2026 ] Saab offers Gripen E/F fighter jets to the Indian Air Force. Air Platform
  • [ February 11, 2026 ] U.S. Authorities Seized P-8A Poseidon ASW Simulator From South Africa Destined to China. Africa
  • [ February 11, 2026 ] J-20 exposed: new photos reveal China’s J-20 Mighty Dragon has visible screws, rivets and quality issues on the airframe.   Air Platform
  • [ February 11, 2026 ] Ukraine unveils latest 2S22 Bohdana 155mm self-propelled howitzer. Europe
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Naval Platforms

The Philippine Navy’s José Rizal-class frigate

November 10, 2019 GDC 0

South Korean shipbuilding giant Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has launched the second José Rizal-class frigate on order for the Philippine Navy. The Rizal-class is based on HDF-3000 ship design of HHI. A ceremonial launch of […]

  • South Korea wants U.S. nuclear technology to build its own nuclear submarines

    August 7, 2025 0
    As reported by Hankyoreh on July 18, 2025, Cho Hyun, nominee for South Korea’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, stated during a confirmation hearing that he would seek to amend the U.S.–ROK 123 Agreement to allow [...]
  • U.S. Air Force’s F-15EX Lot 2 Fighter Jets Achieve Key Milestone

    April 10, 2025 0
    On March 17, 2025, a significant milestone was achieved in the United States Air Force’s modernization efforts with the successful first flight of the F-15EX fighter jet from Lot 2. This historic flight was documented [...]
  • Chinese Type 094 Nuclear Submarine in ‘embarrassing’ South China Sea incident

    October 17, 2019 0
    A photo of a Chinese Type 094 nuclear-powered submarine surfacing beside a Vietnamese fishing vessel Hanoi- On October 17 2019, an enormous nuclear missile submarine has mysteriously surfaced among Vietnamese fishing boats in the South [...]
  • Philippines Received Surface-to-air Missiles For Its Frigates

    October 11, 2021 0
    MANILA (GDC) – The Philippine Navy (PN) on Sunday said the Mistral 3 surface-to-air-missiles (SAMs) of the country’s two guided-missile frigates were finally delivered at the Subic Bay International Airport in Bataan last Oct. 8. HHI [...]
  • Russia’s Howitzers Flawed With Accuracy and Range Issues

    January 18, 2025 0
    The war in Ukraine has exposed the shortcomings of Russia’s advanced 2S43 Malva self-propelled artillery system. Recently surfaced images from the Mikhailovskaya Military Artillery Academy reveal updates to the Malva platform. To address performance gaps [...]
  • Taiwan To Boost South China Sea Deployment

    March 21, 2021 0
    Taiwan’s newly-appointed defence minister has told parliament the island had strengthened deployments in the disputed South China Sea and that the United States has approved the export of sensitive technology to equip Taiwan’s new submarine [...]
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 […]

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    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones set two major Russian oil depots ablaze

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    Hensoldt and Indra complete the first Eurofighter ECRS Mk1 radar upgrades

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones set Russia’s Volgograd oil refinery in fire

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    Australia to build new $7.4 billion bases for nuclear submarines

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    China reverse-engineered Russia’s S-350 Vityaz medium-range surface-to-air missile

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    Navantia Launches Second Corvette For Royal Saudi Navy

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    Pakistan Army inducts HQ-9/P air-defense system

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    Israeli Aerospace Industries Awarded $145 Million Contact To Produce Loitering Munitions For Undisclosed EU Nations

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    Peru purchased 24 FA-50 fighter jets from South Korea, replacing Russian MiG-29

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    Outdated and Unreliable Su-57 Forced Russia to Send 12 Years Old ‘Prototype 054’ Su-57 to India, China and UAE

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    Bullseye (B/E): Pentagon Sends Six EA-18G Growler Radar Jamming Aircraft, KC-46 Tankers and USS Delbert D Black to the Middle East.

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    F-16 Can Fly Air Defense, SEAD And DEAD Missions If U.S. Does Not Want Ukraine To Strike Russian Territories

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    Retired Bangladesh Army Major Sinha was involved in drug dealing and militant training

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    Ukraine Figured Out How To Hit Russia’s S-400 Surface-to-air Missile System, 31 S-400 Batteries Destroyed In Ukraine War

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    Germany announced $1.1 billion military aid package for Ukraine

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    Israeli forces seized Gaza’s vital Rafah border crossing

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    The KM-SAM surface-to-air missile system

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    Italy open to Germany join GCAP sixth-generation fighter jet project.

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    Brazil to purchase 12 Gripen C/D fighter jets replacing ageing Northrop F-5s.

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

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    TRMotor to provide auxiliary power unit for Turkish KAAN fighter jet

  • Europe

    Ukrainian drone attack destroyed major combat refuelling hub in Crimea

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    Turkish arms exports to the United States jump 56% as gun control looms

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    Slovakia Pledged To Transfer 11 MiG-29 Fighter Jets To Ukraine

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    Spain to transfer 6 launchers for MIM-23 Hawk surface-to-air missile system to Ukraine

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    Lockheed Martin awarded $1.4 billion contract for C-130J aircraft

  • Africa

    Morocco Increases Defense Budget To $13 Billion To Strengthen Its Armed Forces

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Delivers HELIOS Laser Weapons To US Navy

  • Defense Industry

    GE Aviation to supply 99 engines for HAL Tejas MK1A

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    Pakistan Air Force JF-17 Jet Crashes

  • Europe

    ThyssenKrupp will develop new lithium-ion battery for German Navy submarine

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Soldiers Blow Up Russia’s BM-27 Rocket Launchers

  • C4iSR

    Ukrainian drone captured the moment HIMARS artillery rocket destroyed Putin’s $200 Million Predel-E Radar

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    Morocco Ordered 30 Ceasar Self-propelled Howitzers

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    Badass F-15EX: U.S. Air Force wants 72 of them

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    U.S. State Department Approves 30 HIMARS Rocket Artillery For Australia

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    RSAF’s A330 MRTT Gains Full Operational Capability

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    How Did Israel’s Precision-guided Missiles Overcome Russian GPS Jamming Technique?

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    Japanese F-2 gets new ASM-3 anti-ship missiles

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    US Military Exports To Royal Moroccan Armed Forces

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    U.S. revoked Hong kong’s special trading status

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    Saab Awarded Contract To Upgrade Swedish Gripen C/D Fighter Jets

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    Raytheon Launched Deadlier F-model Javelin Anti-tank Guided Missiles

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    Hanwha Defense’s Redback To Use Composite Rubber Track System

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    President Zelensky Fires Ukraine’s Air Force Chief

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    Indian Air Force Pursuing South Korea’s KF-21 Fighter Jet as a Replacement for Su-30mki, Tejas and Mig-29.

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    DARPA Flight Trials 3D Printed Scramjet Hypersonic Engine

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