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  • [ February 7, 2026 ] Aselsan and Excalibur jointly produced Korkut air defense system. Europe
  • [ February 7, 2026 ] U.S. Prepares $20 Billion Arms Package for Taiwan Amid China Warnings. Defense Industry
  • [ February 7, 2026 ] Saab and Embraer achieved key milestones to deliver first domestically produced Gripen E to Brazilian Air Force. Air Platform
  • [ February 7, 2026 ] China’s propaganda sells YLC-8B as an anti-stealth radar, but YLC-8B is a high-altitude anti-ballistic VHF radar. C4iSR
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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 […]

Indian Navy Submarine
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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  • Saudi Arabia wants to establish diplomatic ties with Israel: Prince Turki al-Faisal

    August 22, 2020 0
    Saudi Arabia’s price for normalising relations with Israel is the creation of a sovereign Palestinian state, a senior member of the Saudi royal family reaffirmed on Friday. Prince Turki al-Faisal was apparently responding to US [...]
  • Hyundai Heavy Industries Launches the Philippine Navy Corvette ‘BRP Miguel Malvar’

    October 11, 2024 0
    On Tuesday, June 18th, HHI announced that it held the launching ceremony for the 3,200-ton Philippine Navy Corvette ‘BRP Miguel Malvar’ at its shipyard in Ulsan, attended by high-ranking military officials from both the Philippines [...]
  • UK to buy German-made new artillery system

    July 26, 2024 0
    British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is set to convene with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin to fortify defense ties between their nations. A key highlight of their discussions will be the unveiling of a [...]
  • Ukraine’s HIMARS Strikes Destroyed Large Quantities Of Russian Lancet Drones And Killed 450 Conscripts At Cossack Base

    July 1, 2024 0
    On June 30, 2024, Ukrainian forces launched a HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) strike targeting a Russian troop concentration in Pervomaisk, Luhansk region, which is currently under Russian occupation. The strike reportedly hit a [...]
  • Poland to deliver T-72 tanks and anti-air system to Ukraine

    April 7, 2022 0
    Ukraine is set to get its first wartime delivery of tanks to help bolster its defences in the east, amid warnings that the region will soon suffer “heavy battles” as Russia refocuses its efforts there. [...]
  • Bangladesh Air Guard’s F-7BJI Aircraft Crashed on School, Killing 57 and Injuring 200 Civilians

    July 21, 2025 0
    At least 57 people have been killed when a training aircraft of Bangladesh Air Guard crashed into a building at Milestone School and College in Uttara. At least 200 people were injured in the incident. [...]
Europe

Aselsan and Excalibur jointly produced Korkut air defense system.

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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 […]

Americas

Elbit Systems Started Manufacturing Sigma NG 155mm Howitzers in the U.S.

January 11, 2026 0

Elbit Systems has completed production of the first model of the Sigma NG 155 millimetre self-propelled howitzer at the South Carolina facility of its US subsidiary, Elbit America. The system is fully based on US […]

Europe

Germany purchases KNDS RCH155 Wheeled Howitzers.

January 8, 2026 0

The German Bundeswehr plans to acquire 229 RCH155 wheeled howitzers using the chassis of the Boxer 8 x 8 wheeled combat vehicle from KNDS. It is expected that the procurement will soon be examined by […]

  • South Asia

    Contested Sky: Bangladesh Air Guard’s (Thief) Uncertain Future

  • Europe

    US Approves Possible FMS of MK 54 Torpedoes to Germany

  • Industry

    India, A Lucrative Defense Export Market For Russia, America, France And Israel

  • Middle East

    No Country Would Have Survived Iranian Onslaught, Only Israeli Cutting-edge Arrow-2 And Arrow-3 Anti-ballistic Missile System Saved Israel

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Delivers 150th P-8 Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Russia’s laser targeting system and laser-guided bombs have low efficacy, missing their targets

  • Europe

    Russian deputy defense minister detained on bribery charges

  • Industry

    Naval Group awarded sub-contracts to local suppliers for Australian submarine

  • Europe

    Germany delivers 50 Dingo 2 APCs and 12 M1070 transport trucks to Ukraine

  • C4iSR

    Norwegian Kongsberg To Deliver Counter Drone Networks To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukraine Received Powerful Caesar Howitzers From Denmark

  • Americas

    President Biden Commissions Virginia-class Nuclear Submarine, USS Delaware

  • Europe

    Putin’s ally, former MP and gold medallist died falling from window in wave of mysterious deaths in Russia

  • C4iSR

    Turkish REDET-II Electronic Warfare System

  • Africa

    Algeria, Egypt Seek AESA Radar in Russia’s Su-30MKA and Su-35, or Return The Aircraft

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korean Police Raided KAI Office To Investigate Two Indonesian Nationals Involved In KF-21 Technology Leak

  • Europe

    British MoD Authorized £1.4 Billion Arms Sale To Saudi Arabia

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s F-16 Pilot Downs Six Russian Cruise Missiles Making Amazing History

  • Americas

    Pentagon Announced Combined Arms Training For Ukrainian Soldiers

  • Air Platform

    Portugal Purchases Sixth Embraer’s KC-390 Millennium Transport Aircraft.

  • Europe

    Putin’s forces already lost the war, former Russian commander says

  • Air Platform

    Bangladesh Air Guard’s Untrained Pilots Caught in Camera Performing Unsafe Flying Stunts Again

  • South Asia

    Rape and Abduction by Bangladesh Military: An Account of Indigenous Bangladeshi Girl

  • C4iSR

    Korea Aerospace Industries Completes KF-21 Boramae AESA Radar Testing.

  • Europe

    Greek Parliament Approves Purchase of 18 Rafale Fighter Jets

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Destroys $16 Million Russian Ka-52 Alligator Helicopter in Drone Strike

  • Air Platform

    Philippine Air Force Will Deploy FA-50 Fighter Jets In Australia For The First Time

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan made un-turn on Chinese J-35A after Turkiye offers KAAN figther jets

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    South Korea To Develop Air-launched Cruise Missile For KF-21 Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Oil depot fire, casualties reported in Russia’s Krasnador Krai following Ukraine’s drone strike

  • Air Platform

    Australia’s Special Air Service (SAS) is on the hunt for a new helicopter

  • C4iSR

    American P-8A Poseidon Provides Maritime Intelligence To Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan to Replace All F-5s Within Three Years

  • Cyber

    Chinese state-sponsored group carried out widespread cyber espionage campaign in Israel – report

  • Air Platform

    Lithuanians Crowd-fund $5.4 Million To Buy Turkish Bayraktar TB2 For Ukraine

  • Europe

    Greece Trials German-made KF41 Lynx Infantry Fighting Vehicles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Vladimir Putin Visits North Korea To Buy Rocket Artillery And Ammunitions

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Temu rockets: The Cambodian Army’s Chinese-made Type-90B rocket artillery exploded after heavy fire.

  • Europe

    Saab Gripen Exits from Swiss Air 2030 Program

  • Europe

    FN Herstal Awarded 4,000 ‘FN Minimi’ Light Machine Guns For Norway

  • Air Platform

    Israeli IAI Sold Two Heron MKII UAV To Kazakhstan

  • Defense Industry

    BAE Systems Awarded $800 Million Contract For Development Of Sixth-Gen Tempest Fighter Jet

  • Air Platform

    The Philippines Approved To Buy 12 F-16V Block 70/72 Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Ukrainian artillery strikes destroyed Russia’s mine-laying vehicles

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    MBDA accelerates the development of SPEAR-EW stand-in jammer

  • Europe

    Bulgaria To Purchase Eight More F-16 Block 70 Aircrafts From Lockheed Martin

  • Air Platform

    Belgium Request To Join Franco-German FCAS Sixth-Gen Fighter Jets Project

  • South Asia

    Indian female pilot to fly Rafale jet

  • South Asia

    What Field Marshall Asim Munir achieved at the Whitehouse, Bangladesh Army Chief General Waker-uz-Zaman failed to achieve?

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesian defense industry to manufacture ventilators

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