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  • [ April 16, 2026 ] Indra awarded contract to produce EW and radar systems for Type 212CD submarines. Europe
  • [ April 16, 2026 ] Australian Army successfully test-fired the first domestically manufactured HIMARS. East Asia and Pacific Region
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East Asia and Pacific Region

Can You Name A Thing, China Didn’t Copy From The West?

January 5, 2021 GDC 0

We all know China copies American Weapons, infamously copied F-35 and made Chinese FC-31 fighters. China copied pencils, watches, iPhones, shoes, denims, pants, jackets and shirts of all Western brands with zero respect for intellectual […]

  • U.S. State Department Approves 183 Stryker Armored Vehicles For Bulgaria

    September 17, 2023 0
    The United States said Friday it had approved the sale of $1.5 billion in armored vehicles to Bulgaria, its latest major deal with an eastern NATO ally as war rages in Ukraine. U.S. State Department [...]
  • Corruption in Russian army: commander Colonel Alexander Denisov arrested for selling tank engines to Turkey

    July 27, 2023 0
    An officer in the Russian Armed Forces was recently arrested for allegedly stealing engines from Moscow’s T-90 main battle tanks and selling them for profit on the black market. Russian military’s rampant corruption helped Ukraine [...]
  • Vlad Admits Russia Does Not Have Winter Clothes For Conscripts

    December 10, 2022 0
    Vladimir Putin has admitted that there have been problems procuring equipment and clothes for the hundreds of thousands of men called-up to fight in Ukraine. Mutiny Erupted Across Russian Armed Forces, Conscripts Shouting At Four [...]
  • Pakistan Air Force to receive 12 JF-17B twin seat fighter aircraft

    February 6, 2020 0
    Deliveries of the first 12 of 26 twin-seat JF-17B Thunder multirole combat aircraft on order for the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) are expected to commence “in the near future”, PAF officials have told Jane’s . Eight of [...]
  • U.S. Navy’s P-8 Poseidon Flew Near Shanghai Coast

    July 31, 2020 0
    US warplanes have again approached the Chinese mainland, including one that came less than 100km away from Shanghai, as tensions between the two countries continue to rise with the tit-for-tat closures of consulates. A P-8A [...]
  • Aero Vodochody delivers first three of L-39 Skyfox training aircraft to Hungary

    June 5, 2025 0
    Hungary has received its first three L-39 Skyfox training aircraft from Aero Vodochody at the Kecskemét Air Base in Bács-Kiskun in the country’s south. Ghana plans to procure six Aero L-39NG trainer/light combat jetsDateAugust 17, [...]
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 […]

Europe

Swedish Bofors will setup 155mm artillery ammo factory in Estonia.

April 4, 2026 0

A Swedish Bofors is set to build a major 155-millimeter artillery shell factory in northeastern Estonia, a development that would represent the most significant foreign investment in the country’s nascent defense industrial base. Estonian Defense […]

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    For the First Time A Fixed-wing Aircraft Take-off from Japanese Aircraft Carrier Since WWII

  • Akash SAM
    Infantry Weapons

    Bharat Dynamics to supply additional Akash SAM to Indian Air Force

  • Industry

    Chinese Military Aviation Industry

  • Europe

    Ukrainian forces seize Russian modernized T-72B3 tank on the battlefield

  • Air Platform

    Philippine wants to buy T129 but Turkey can’t get an export license

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Shot Down Russia’s Su-34 Fighter Bomber

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Raytheon awarded contract to upgrade Small Diameter Bomb

  • Air Platform

    US Defense Department Proposes F-16V and Super Hornet Block III for Indonesia

  • Europe

    $10.3 billion worth of outdated tech, machinery and parts China supplied to Russia is certain proof that China is using the same outdated tech in its missiles, the Telegraph Reported.

  • Air Platform

    Canada Selects F-35 Stealth Jets To Replace CF-18 Hornet Aircraft

  • Europe

    Video Shows How Armenian Missile Systems Were Disrupted By Electronic Attacks

  • Americas

    U.S. buys S-300 from Ukraine to practice drone strikes against S-300

  • C4iSR

    UAE Demonstrates Saab GlobalEye’s Advanced EW Capability

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    BAE Systems, Raytheon, General Dynamics Mission Systems, and Thales signed MoU to design and manufacture combat systems for SSN-AUKUS.

  • Americas

    US Navy Sold Two Aircraft Carriers to Scrap Yards For One Cent

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwanese F-16 warned of 20 Chinese J-11 fighters over Taiwan Straits

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Deployed Devastating Thermobaric Munitions In FPV Drones And Wipes Out Russian Target

  • Europe

    Biden Administration Throws Support Behind Seizing $300 Billion Frozen Russian Assets

  • Europe

    Greece prepares for bilateral security agreement with Ukraine

  • Europe

    Hellenic Air Force To Showcase Rafale Fighters In Air Show

  • Naval Platforms

    Lack of helicopters and vehicles, China’s type 075 LHD won’t be deployable until next decade

  • Europe

    Poland delivers 18 Krab self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    MBDA Storm Shadow/ Scalp Long-Range, Air-Launched, Stand-Off Attack Missile

  • Europe

    Russian President Vladimir Putin suffers cardiac arrest, collapses in bedroom: Telegram channel reported

  • Americas

    Networking Israeli Iron Dome With American Patriot Could Bring Superior Advantages

  • Europe

    Russian navy is completely inactive in the Ukraine war except occasionally launching Kalibr missiles from Sevastopol

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar’s Rebels Launches Nationwide Offensive As Junta Crumble Under Pressure

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The RAAF C27J Sustainment Under Scrutiny

  • Naval Platforms

    Aselsan signed contract to supply combat system for MILGEM project

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia’s New Navy Chief Rear Admiral Hammond Discloses Details On AUKUS Submarine And Hunter-class Frigates

  • Europe

    BAE Systems awarded contracts for type 31 frigates gun

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s drone strikes destroyed two of Putin’s oil refineries, reducing 8.8 million tons of refining capacity.

  • Americas

    Boeing’s Orca autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV)

  • C4iSR

    NRIET’s KLJ-7A Multi-Mode AESA Radar for JF-17 Block III and J-20 Stealth Fighter Jet

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    USS Curtis Wilbur Sails Through Taiwan Straits

  • Americas

    ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems buys Brazilian Oceana shipyard

  • Air Platform

    France and UK discussing to deliver Mirage 2000D fighter jet to Ukraine

  • Europe

    UK To Retire Eurofighter Typhoon, Puma Helo And C-130J Aircraft

  • Americas

    Two Ukrainian pilots are in the U.S. for training assessment on F-16 fighter jets

  • C4iSR

    Hensoldt Awarded $241 Million Contact For Eurofighter’s AESA Radar

  • Middle East

    Biden Administration Pauses Precision Guided Munitions Sale To Saudi Arabia

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drone destroyed Russia’s only Il-38N maritime patrol aircraft.

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Kamikaze Sea Drones damaged Russia’s tugboat Smirnov and a barge

  • South Asia

    Singapore’s DBS Bank, the British Arab Commercial Bank, and Bangladesh’s UCB bank sued ousted dictator Sheikh Hasina’s ally Saifuzzaman Chowdhury and Tulip Siddiq.

  • Americas

    Canada started the construction of state-of-the-art river-class destroyers

  • Air Platform

    B-2 Stealth Bomber Proved the Limitation of Elon Musk’s Drone Swarms Theory

  • Air Platform

    Israel Still Opposes F-35 Sale to UAE, Despite Diplomatic Agreement, Senior Officials Say

  • Air Platform

    India wants to purchase 114 Rafale fighter jet, amidst tensions with Pakistan

  • Air Platform

    F-15QA Ababil: Boeing Delivers the Most Technologically Advanced Fighter Jets to Qatar

  • Infantry Weapons

    US Army to integrate IM-SHORAD weapons on to Stryker A1 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV)

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