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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 […]

  • India Wants French or British Engines For Tejas Mk2 and AMCA Fighters After Locally Produced Kaveri Engine Failed In Trials

    July 14, 2025 0
    India is reportedly considering collaborating with either the UK’s Rolls-Royce or France’s Safran to jointly produce fighter jet engines. The move aligns with New Delhi’s push to strengthen its defence manufacturing capacity. It also comes [...]
  • Desperate time: Russian retrofit air-launched rocket launcher onto UAZ pickup truck

    July 7, 2023 0
    A video of Russian forces’ truck-mounted rocket launcher has begun to circulate on social media. Russian soldiers have built a Frankenstein-like artillery system on the UAZ Patriot pickup truck platform equipped with a UB-32 57mm [...]
  • India Seized Chinese-made Industrial Autoclave bound for Pakistan

    March 7, 2020 0
    China on Thursday dismissed the Indian accusation that the industrial autoclave seized on a Pakistan-bound Chinese ship could be used for military purposes, saying it was actually a heat treatment furnace shell system and not [...]
  • Boeing Commences Full-rate Production of T-7A Red Hawk

    December 4, 2020 0
    Boeing has commenced the production of T-7A Red Hawk’s ground-based training system (GBTS) for the US Air Force (USAF). This development marks another step towards the delivery of the trainer to the service. Boeing Started [...]
  • UAE Acquires South Korean M-SAM Worth $3.5 Billion

    November 19, 2021 0
    The United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) announced plans to acquire M-SAM missiles from South Korea for $3.5 billion. The UAE is the first foreign buyer of South Korean origin surface-to-air missiles. The L-SAM surface-to-air missile systemDateJanuary [...]
  • Russian conscripts are drunk, disorderly and refused to carry orders

    August 11, 2023 0
    n a recently released video, a Russian commander in Ukraine can be seen physically and verbally abusing troops he accuses of being drunk while engaging in combat. The commander also says that the men are [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan’s Army Fires HIMARS Rocket Artillery in an Anti-invasion Drills.

June 10, 2026 0

Taiwan’s military on Wednesday fired its new mobile HIMARS rocket system, which is widely used by Ukraine, simulating an attack ​on an invading Chinese force and demonstrating its ability to “shoot-and-scoot” by avoiding ‌counter strikes. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia fires its first homegrown AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer.

June 8, 2026 0

Australia fired its first domestically built self-propelled howitzers during live-fire training last week, completing the journey from a production line in Geelong to live rounds downrange in a matter of months — a timeline that […]

Americas

Canada Purchases 26 HIMARS Rocket Artillery.

June 5, 2026 0

The Government of Canada said it has finalised a government-to-government agreement with the United States for the acquisition of long-range missile capability for the Canadian Armed Forces. The Government of Canada said it has finalised […]

Americas

U.S. Navy purchases Israeli soldier-portable SMASH 2000LE fire control systems.

June 4, 2026 0

An Israeli fire control technology company has now secured contracts with all four major branches of the U.S. military, completing a sweep across the American armed forces that took less than a year. Smart Shooter […]

Europe

Germany Purchases $5.4 Billion Worth of Israeli PULS Rocket Launchers.

May 29, 2026 0

Germany Advancing 5 Billion Euro Rocket Launcher Deal With Israel’s ElbitIf completed, the deal would include hundreds of rocket launchers and could increase Elbit’s order backlog by about 20 percent, strengthening the Israel-based defense contractor’s […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

May 17, 2026 0

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  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea to build two more FFX batch III frigates

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia Debuts Autonomous Submarine Armed With Six Torpedoes

  • Europe

    Russian Spy Ship Yantar Survey Sunken Cargo Vessel MV Ursa

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Defense Department Ordered Eight Boeing F-15EX Fighters

  • Europe

    KGB Putin Overestimated His Rusty Soviet Military, Gets A Bloody Nose

  • Air Platform

    South Korean KF-21 Fighter Jet Test Fires Meteor Air-to-air Missile

  • Air Platform

    Slovakia Considers Buying Bayraktar TB2 Drones

  • Middle East

    IRGC says Iran will hit Saudi, Qatari, Emirati and Kuwaiti power plants and water desalination plants as Saudi Arabia prepares strike packages against Iran.

  • Air Platform

    Japan to arm its F-35 with heavy hitter stealth NSM, LRASM and JASSM

  • C4iSR

    Saab Awarded Contract to Produce Giraffe 1X Radar for Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar’s rebel group captured junta’s northeast military command

  • Land Platform

    KAPLAN MT Medium-Weight Tank And IFV

  • Europe

    Ukraine Ordered 60 KRAB 155mm Self-propelled Howitzers From Poland

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan sent three warships to South China Sea for anti-submarine warfare

  • Europe

    Captured Russia’s V2U kamikaze drone exposed Russia’s use of American and Japanese microchips

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan’s Indigenous Hai Kun-class Submarine Started Sea Trials

  • Air Platform

    KAI to develop single-seater FA-50 light combat aircraft with new investment plan

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian kamikaze drone attacks blew up PAK-DA bombers factory near Moscow

  • Middle East

    Iran shopping for Su-35, missile defense system amid U.S. sanctions

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Ukraine’s Neptune Cruise Missile Upgrades Put Putin’s Black Sea Fleet in Crosshairs

  • Air Platform

    Boeing’s Super Hornet Is Far Superior And Technologically Advanced Than Su-30MKI And MiG-29K, Says Indian Navy

  • Europe

    Western special forces on the ground assisting Ukrainian forces, leaked intelligence documents

  • Europe

    Ukraine Received Powerful Caesar Howitzers From Denmark

  • Europe

    Turkey to deploy ‘Alpagu’ kamikaze drone at the battle field

  • C4iSR

    Analysis: A Modern Integrated Air Defense Systems

  • Europe

    Russian navy’s northern fleets admiral Kuznetsov and admiral Kakhimov are inoperable

  • C4iSR

    CAPTAS 4 Sonar Suite

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Seized Fully Operational Iranian-made Mahejer-6 Drones From Fleeing Russians

  • Defense Industry

    Russia Swallows Its Pride, Asks Turkey To Construct Floating Dry Dock For Russia

  • Americas

    Canada Purchases Saab’s GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning Aircraft.

  • Europe

    Canada Sent More Armored Vehicles To Ukraine

  • South Asia

    India’s Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan confirmed India lost nine fighter jets due to tactical mistakes

  • Europe

    Ukraine to start fresh offensive during spring as the morale of the Russian army shuttered

  • Naval Platforms

    Bangladesh Navy (Thief) bought obsolete Chinese Junk warships, paid exorbitant prices

  • Europe

    Turkish companies unveil indigenous point defense systems for warships

  • Anti-air Missiles

    German-built IRIS-T SLM Anti-air Missiles Intercept Rate Is 100 Percent, Ukrainian MoD

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Rheinmetall delivers Skynex anti-air gun to Ukraine

  • Defense Industry

    Russia Plans To Sell Su-57E To Myanmar and Vietnam At $100 Million Apiece

  • Air Platform

    Israel receives new F-35 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin

  • Europe

    Polish Army Started Training On M1 Abrams Tanks

  • Cruise Missiles

    Ukraine’s new 3,000km range cruise missile will hit deep inside Russia

  • Europe

    Ukraine captured TOS-1A heavy flamethrowers and turned them against retreating Russian troops

  • Europe

    Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia sign agreement to end Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

  • Europe

    Russian Airborne Failed To Capture Ukraine’s Hostomel Airport

  • Middle East

    Israeli F-35 Repeatedly Entered Iranian Airspace To Prepare Strikes On Iran’s Nuclear Facilities

  • Land Platform

    Russian Knows how to increase missile ranges without considering effectiveness of radar

  • Europe

    Turkish Shipbuilder Developed Unmanned Surface Vessel

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Rising Maritime Ambitions Of China, Where Does The West Stand?

  • Europe

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

  • Europe

    The RAF Typhoon Intercepts Russian Tu-95 Aircraft

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