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Africa

Corruption Hinders Growth Of Kenyan Defense Sectors

April 28, 2021 GDC 0

Kenya spent an average of 5.1% of its allocated defense budget on capital expenditure (CAPEX) during 2015-2019. During the forecast period the country is expected to invest around 8.6% of its defense budget on CAPEX. […]

Africa

Massive Defense Boost For Moroccan Armed Forces

March 26, 2021 GDC 0

Morocco’s 2020 finance bill will increase in the kingdom’s national defense budget by 29% in 2020, allocating $4.728 billion. The Moroccan Centre of Conjuncture (Centre Marocain de Conjoncutre) has said that the country’s national economic […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

More Aggression: China Hikes Defense Budget To 6.8% Of GDP

March 7, 2021 GDC 0

China increased its 2021 defense budget by 6.8 percent to $209 billion in a quicker pace than last year’s growth of 6.6%, which analysts believe is fast rise as the country resiliently emerges from the wreckage […]

Europe

Sweden Hikes Defense Spending Amid Russia Tensions

December 22, 2020 GDC 0

Sweden is making the biggest upgrade to its armed forces in more than half a century and debating whether to join NATO in response to a burst of Russian military activity around the Baltic, the […]

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Indian Navy Suffers Budget Crisis As It Plans to Expand Operations

December 16, 2020 GDC 0

Indian Navy’s planned acquisition of a third Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC-2) is at risk of running aground. On December 3, during the annual navy press conference held in New Delhi, Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral […]

Europe

Amid tensions with Russia, Sweden increases defense budget by 40%

October 19, 2020 GDC 0

Sweden will increase military spending by about 40% in the next five years and double the number of people conscripted into its armed forces as it aims to strengthen its defence amid growing tensions with Russia, the government […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Japan’s Defense Ministry Asks 8.3% budget increase

October 1, 2020 GDC 0

Japan’s Defense Ministry is asking for a 8.3% budget increase in 2020, its largest rise in more than two decades, in the face of China’s rapid military modernization and a looming threat from North Korea. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Amid China tensions, South Korea announced whopping $253 billion military modernization plan

August 21, 2020 GDC 0

South Korea has announced the military up-gradation plan worth $253 billion which is set to enhance the country’s defense capabilities against its adversaries especially North Korea and China learned GDC citing EuroAsia Times. Militarization of […]

Industry

Australia ramping up defense production capability

August 13, 2020 GDC 0

In an age of increasing strategic uncertainty, the Morrison government has decided it needs greater sovereign capability in case supply chains are cut off and Defence Minister Linda Reynolds last week said the government wanted […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

New Zealand’s $20 billion plan to revamp military by 2030

August 11, 2020 GDC 0

Defense Minister Ron Mark earlier outlined how the Government plans to spend $20 billion over the next 10 years, equipping the defence forces with brand new planes, boats and other high-tech military equipment. The Government […]

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  • UK will send starstreak, NLAW, howitzer and loitering munitions worth £100 million to Ukraine

    April 11, 2022 0
    Boris Johnson was speaking at a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz following their first in-person meeting in London, hours after Berlin declined to send Marder tanks to Ukraine, arguing that Germany needs them for [...]
  • Ukraine’s Patriot crews intercepting ballistic missiles, with one missile proving Patriot’s 100 percent efficacy.

    April 14, 2026 0
    Ukrainian Patriot crews confirmed intercepting ballistic missiles with one missile instead of the standard two to four, per Air Force statement reported by Militarny. Why Saudi Arabia Failed to Intercept Houthi Drones?DateSeptember 28, 2019Lockheed Martin-Raytheon [...]
  • Saab delivers aft section of T-7A trainer for testing

    July 28, 2021 0
    Saab has shipped its second aft airframe section, which is for use in the T-7A Red Hawk flight test program. Saab Makes First T-7A DeliveryDateApril 22, 2021Saab starts production of T-7A Fighter TrainerDateJanuary 23, 2020Saab [...]
  • Netherlands To Buy Leopard Tanks From Rheinmetall

    May 23, 2023 0
    get its own tanks again, De Telegraaf reports, echoed by Dutch Wnl.tv website. According to the coalition parties, the war in Ukraine proves that tanks are crucial for national defence. The parties support the call of army [...]
  • Philippines Inks Deal with OCEA for 40 Coast Guard Patrol Boats

    May 25, 2025 0
    French shipbuilder OCEA signed a contract on Thursday for the construction and basing support of 40 fast patrol boats for the Philippine Coast Guard, marking Paris’s largest investment in Manila’s maritime security efforts to date.  [...]
  • Barrett MRAD: A Brand New Sniper Rifle

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Europe

Turkey test-fires the KORAOK short-range anti-tank missile.

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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 […]

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 […]

  • Air Platform

    India postponed order of another batch of Rafale due to COVID-19

  • Defense Industry

    Ukraine War: Vietnam Shift Its Arms Import Policy From Russia

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s MiG-29 fighter jet wipes out Russia’s drone operations base using Hammer precision-guided bombs.

  • C4iSR

    LIG Nex1 Signs $145M Contract To Supply Maritime Radars To South Korean Military

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Saab will manufacture Russia’s helicopter and jet killer RBS-70 NG in Ukraine.

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy Requests $65.8 Billion to Build 34 Warships Boosting Naval Warfare Capability in the Indo-Pacific.

  • Europe

    Russian Investigators Released The Cause Of Su-35 Accidents

  • Defense Industry

    Rohde & Schwarz selected as supplier for Slovak Air Force F-16V aircraft

  • Europe

    Ukrainian forces have struck and destroyed a Russian military train carrying fuel.

  • Americas

    Why doesn’t the U.S. Army buy the Swedish CV90 after ditching the M10 Booker vehicle?

  • Americas

    Epirus demonstrates Leonidas high-power microwave system to disable drones.

  • Europe

    Russian Colonel Vadim Boyko Shot Dead At Naval College Office

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Patriot Missile’s High Demand and Delivery Delays Forced Switzerland to Purchase Aster 30 Anti-air Missile.

  • Air Platform

    Eurofighter Typhoon shows some crazy maneuver

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Bhutan Latest Country to Formally Recognize Israel

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    UAE’s AL TARIQ Completes Initial Integration of AL TARIQ Precision-Guided Munition onto HAL Tejas LCA

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Northrop Grumman Successfully Integrated Lightning II Targeting Pod Into Super Hornet

  • Americas

    Northrop Grumman Developed AI Powered Command And Control Systems

  • Americas

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

  • Air Platform

    Land 2097 Phase 4: Australia’s Special Operations Forces Helicopter

  • Europe

    Ukraine Deploys Soviet-era S-300V1 Missiles System In Luhansk Region

  • Americas

    Venezuela’s Russian and Chinese-made military hardware had no chance against powerful American military might.

  • Africa

    China launches OPV for Algeria based on Type 056 corvette

  • Europe

    Russia targets North Sea infrastructure as Netherlands discuss F-16 delivery to Ukraine, says the Dutch intelligence agency

  • Middle East

    Saudi Arabia Purchases Turkish Bayraktar Akinci Drones Worth $3 Billion

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Malaysian Army to purchase EVA M2 155mm howitzer

  • Middle East

    China Shipping Arms To Conflict Region Via Africa

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Shot Down Su-34 Fighter-bomber in Kharkiv

  • Industry

    Turkey Established New Facilities For TFX Fighters

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Indigenous Turboshaft Engines Will Be Ready By 2020 With Ukraine’s Help

  • Americas

    President Trump Ordered Pentagon to Start Nuclear Weapons Tests.

  • Europe

    Wagner Group Commander Andrei Medvedev Seeks Asylum In Norway

  • Europe

    A luxurious mansion owned by Vladimir Putin in the Altai Republic mysteriously caught fire

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian artillery destroys Russian artic-variant TOR air defense system

  • Americas

    The USAF Relocates B-52 and B-2 Stealth Bombers from Guam to USA

  • South Asia

    Pakistan Army shuts down military forum critical of army’s role in Pakistani politics

  • Europe

    U.S. Imposed Toughest Sanctions on Russia’s Oil and Gas Sectors

  • Air Platform

    American instructor says, two experienced Ukrainian pilots were able to master F-16s in four months

  • Europe

    Czech Republic delivers 89 main battle tanks to Ukraine

  • Middle East

    Hamas Tunnels: High-tech Israeli Armed Forces Face The Biggest Challenge

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s MAGURA V5 kamikaze sea drones destroyed Russia’s corvette Ivanovets.

  • Middle East

    Israeli Special Forces Sayeret Matkal Preparing To Rescue Captives From Hamas Terrorists Group

  • Air Platform

    Saudi Arabia Mulls Purchasing 100 Turkish KAAN Fifth-generation Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Putin Admits Russia Lacks Precision-guided Bombs, Drones and Communication Equipment

  • Europe

    IAI And Rafael Are Competing For Polish Air Defense Requirement

  • Naval Platforms

    Amid China tensions, India to build third aircraft carrier

  • Infantry Weapons

    Chinese HQ-22 (HQ-12 or KS-1) Surface-to-Air Missile

  • Europe

    50 Years Old Icelandic Coast Guard Vessel On Sale

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The US State Department Aproves Link16, and IFF Upgrades of South Korean F-16

  • Americas

    US Marine Corps forms first unit with ground-launched Tomahawk cruise missiles

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