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East Asia and Pacific Region

Indonesian Navy’s Underwater Warfare Capability

October 25, 2020 GDC 0

The Indonesian Navy, also known as Tentar Nasional Indonesia-Angkatan Laut (TNI-AL), operates two classes of submarines: The older Cakra-class Type 209/1300 vessels and the Nagapasa-class Type 209/1400 vessels. A Central Command links the three main […]

  • 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 [...]
  • Saudi Arabia Parades Chinese HQ-17AE Air Defense Systems

    August 21, 2021 0
    The Royal Saudi Air Defence Forces (RSADF) displayed a previously unseen radar during a parade marking the start of training for the Islamic year 1443 on 18 August. Saudi Arabia Says Chinese-made HQ-17AE and Silent [...]
  • Aero India: Indian Company Demonstrates BMP II Sarath Armored Vehicles

    February 14, 2021 0
    BENGALURU (GDC) — It is not a fancy fighter jet that always catches visitors’ attention in the Aero show. Rather, this time, an infantry combat vehicle has turned out to be a showstopper for Aero India, [...]
  • Turkey agreed to procure second batch of S-400

    June 12, 2020 0
    Turkey has agreed in principle with Russia to procure a second batch of S-400 air defence systems, Ismail Demir, head of the Turkish Presidency of Defence Industries (SSB), told the local NTV news channel on [...]
  • Azerbaijan plans to purchase 48 Gripen E/F fighter jets from Sweden.

    November 9, 2025 0
    Azerbaijan plans to purchase 48 Gripen E/F fighter jets from Sweden as part of a $6.5 billion deal, with the first aircraft scheduled for delivery in 2029. Azerbaijan reported that its recently purchased JF-17 temu [...]
  • Hanwha, Kongsberg Team Up For Australian Army’s Howitzers Requirements

    January 20, 2021 0
    SEOUL (GDC) — Hanwha Defense Australia has announced a partnership with Kongsberg Defence Australia to integrate command, control, communication and computing technology into the K9 self-propelled howitzer and the K10 ammunition resupply vehicle. The announcement [...]
Europe

Safran and MBDA fired the first Thundart munition developed for France’s Long-Range Land Strike program.

May 5, 2026 0

French defense firm Safran and missile maker MBDA successfully test-fired their jointly developed rocket-artillery munition this month, and expect to be able to deliver the first multiple-launch rocket systems in 2029 should their offer be […]

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 […]

  • Industry

    China joins International Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)

  • Air Platform

    Air Marshal AK Bharti confirmed the Indian Air Force lost nine aircraft during the Kashmir skirmish

  • Europe

    Russia scraps Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier giving up blue water naval ambitions

  • Europe

    Ukraine Captured T-90S Bhishma Tanks Originally Produced For The Indian Army

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish Aselsan Secured $2 Billion Work Orders in 2024.

  • Americas

    US Army secures $322 million for M10 Booker lite tank production

  • Europe

    U.S. Sends More HIMARS Artillery Rockets And Howitzers To Ukraine Worth $625 Million

  • South Asia

    Bangladeshi Muslim Dr. Shadman Zaman, A Jewish Convert Visited State of Israel For the First Time

  • Industry

    AMRA Submits Proposals For RAN’s Magnetic Treatment Facility

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin Awarded A Contract to Enhance SEAD/DEAD Mission Capability of F-35

  • Europe

    Ukraine develops new type of kamikaze unmanned ground vehicle

  • Americas

    Saab Group Awarded Contract To Modernize US Navy’s MK39 EMATT ASW Training Target

  • Naval Platforms

    Lürssen’s OPV80 – Royal Australian Navy’s Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV)

  • Americas

    Littoral combat ship USS Savannah delivered to U.S. Navy

  • Air Platform

    Russian Fighter Bombers Running Out Of Service Life, F-16 And Gripen Will Make Putin’s Forces Life Miserable

  • Europe

    UK Delivers Tracked Spartan Armored Vehicles To Ukraine

  • Defense Industry

    Indian Navy signs contract for construction of 17 naval vessels

  • Central Asia

    After Major Corruption Scandals in Bangladesh and South Africa, Armenia Backs Out of Nuclear Energy Deal With Russia’s Rosatom

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese Ambassador To Australia Hints A ‘Special Operation’ To Reunify Taiwan With China

  • Europe

    British Army will double its fighting power by 2027 and triple by 2030

  • Europe

    Mi-8 Helicopter Crashed in the Kronotsky Nature Reserve In Russia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    India’s Biggest Problem Is Not Dokhlam, But China’s Silk Road

  • Air Platform

    Poland and Slovakia to provide Ukraine with MiG-29 fighter jets within weeks

  • Europe

    Norway and Germany to jointly develop next-generation supersonic strike missile

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Air Force Receives New Anka-S UAV Configuration

  • Europe

    Ukraine launched largest-ever drone strikes inside Russia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Russia’s use of North Korean ballistic missile is a grave concern for South Korea

  • Middle East

    Israel, Turkey To Enhance Energy And Security Cooperation

  • Air Platform

    Eurofighter Consortium aims to sale next-gen Eurofighter Typhoon to Austria, Greece, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia and Turkey

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar Army Deploys Air Defense Radar In Naypyidaw As “Sinophobia” Rises In Myanmar

  • Uncategorized

    Indian Air Force Backflips on MMRCA V2.0 As Prime Minister Modi Stressed Procurement of Locally Made LCA

  • Europe

    Russian Arms Maker Almaz-Antey Supplies Cooling System For Bangladesh And Turkish Nuclear Power Plant

  • Europe

    Royal Navy To Receive First Type 31 Frigate In 2025

  • Middle East

    Fincantieri delivered the amphibious vessel Al Fulk to Qatari Navy

  • Europe

    Satellite Images Show Aftermath of Devastating Ukrainian Strikes on Russian Port

  • Europe

    Ukraine Receives PT-91 Twardy Tanks From Poland

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The U.S. state department approves the sale of F-35 to Singapore

  • Naval Platforms

    Pakistan Held Keel-laying Ceremony For Fourth MILGEM Corvette

  • Air Platform

    BAE Systems To Provide Advanced GPS System For F-15EX Fighter Jet

  • Naval Platforms

    Enhancing Capability of the Egyptian Navy

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Ukraine authorized to use British-supplied Storm Shadow cruise missiles and Paveway IV bombs to strike inside Russia

  • Americas

    Canada to join President Trump’s Iron Dome missile shield programme

  • Europe

    Turkish F-16 damaged during a dogfight with Greek F-16

  • Uncategorized

    US Air Force Deploys F-15C, F-16 In Poland

  • C4iSR

    Saab delivered the first GlobalEye Swing Role Surveillance System aircraft to the United Arab Emirates

  • Americas

    US Navy test fires Trident II D5 submarine-launched ballistic missile

  • Uncategorized

    Russia to relocate black sea fleet naval base to Georgian breakaway province in Abkhazia

  • Air Platform

    Iraq Buys 12 Sino-Pakistani JF-17 Block III Aircraft

  • C4iSR

    Turkey Replaces Canadian Electro-Optics System With Domestic Optics in Bayraktar TB2 Drones

  • Central Asia

    Taliban Seized Mi-35 Helicopter In Afghanistan Gifted By India, Reported Hindustan Times

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