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East Asia and Pacific Region

U.S. Signs Crucial Military Deals With The Philippines

February 6, 2023 GDC 0

The Philippines has granted the United States expanded access to its military bases, greatly enhancing Washington’s presence in the region at a time of growing concern about Chinese aggression. Washington would be given access to […]

Americas

Defense Secretary Purges Defense Advisory Board

February 6, 2021 GDC 0

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered hundreds of Pentagon advisory board members to resign this month as part of a broad review of the panels, essentially purging several dozen who were appointed last-minute under the […]

Americas

President-elect Joe Biden Nominates Retired Army General Lloyd Austin As Defense Secretary

December 11, 2020 GDC 0

Joe Biden on Wednesday formally nominated Lloyd Austin, a retired four-star army general and the former commander of the American military effort in Iraq, to be his defense secretary, casting him as uniquely qualified to […]

  • President Erdogan Normalizes Ties With Egypt And Saudi Arabia

    May 19, 2021 0
    Relations between Ankara and Cairo have been strained due to Erdogan’s ties with the Muslim Brotherhood. In addition, the murder of Khashoggi in Istanbul has cooled ties with Saudi Arabia. Turkey seeks to consolidate its [...]
  • Fincantieri Launches Italian Navy’s Fourth PPA Patrol Ship

    February 17, 2022 0
    This PPA, to be delivered in 2024, is the first in “full” version, which means equipped for a complete defence ability, and the first to be supplied with generator sets by Isotta Fraschini Motori, a [...]
  • Korea Aerospace Industries Started Negotiation With Peru For KF-21 Fighter Jet Deal

    May 1, 2025 0
    Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has confirmed that Peru is actively exploring the KF-21 as a potential candidate in its ongoing fighter acquisition process. This could expand South Korea’s defense ties in Latin America. In a [...]
  • Iranian anti-air missile convoy destroyed while escaping Tehran

    June 18, 2025 0
    Israeli Air Force (IAF) warplanes have reportedly struck and destroyed surface-to-air missile (SAM) launchers being transported on trailers near Tehran. According to a statement from the Israel Defense Forces, the IAF identified multiple trucks transporting [...]
  • Dassault CEO Urged European Autonomy on Weapons Production Amid Trump Administration’s Isolationism

    March 6, 2025 0
    The head of French warplane maker Dassault Aviation (AM.PA), delivered a blunt assessment of Europe’s turnaround on defence spending on Wednesday, saying the continent’s leaders had talked for decades about co-operation to little effect. Croatia [...]
  • Ties with Russia not an alternative to US or NATO, says Ankara

    June 8, 2021 0
    The S-400 issue is over for Turkey, said the head of the Turkish Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Akif Çağatay Kılıç, on Friday while underlining that the country’s relations with Russia are not an alternative to [...]
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 […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin launches Hellfire missile from 10-foot cargo container.

April 2, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced Tuesday that the U.S. defense giant successfully launched a Hellfire missile from its new Grizzly launcher — housed within a 10-foot cargo container. The Grizzly system incorporates design elements of Lockheed’s M299 […]

Europe

Spain signs Indra–Hanwha deal for K9-based self-propelled artillery systems.

March 27, 2026 0

Spain’s Indra Group and South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace on March 24 signed a binding agreement in Madrid to jointly develop new tracked self-propelled artillery systems for the Spanish Armed Forces, the companies said. The agreement […]

Americas

Aeon tests Zeus low-cost alternative to Javelin anti-tank missile.

March 26, 2026 0

Aeon conducted a test launch of its new Zeus shoulder-fired missile system at a ranch in East Texas, according to Rochefort Ventures CEO Kyle Bass, who announced the milestone on Friday. Bass wrote that the launch marked […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

North Korea Test Fires KN-25 600MM Multiple Rocket Launch System.

March 24, 2026 0

North Korea confirmed that twelve KN-25 600mm multiple rocket launch systems were used during its latest military test drill. The exercise highlights Pyongyang’s continued efforts to expand long-range precision-strike capabilities within its rocket artillery forces. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Cyber breach at China’s National Supercomputer Centre shows brainless Chinese engineer copying the physical appearance of the HIMARS rocket artillery.  

March 20, 2026 0

The National Supercomputer Centre in Tianjin appeared to have suffered a massive data leak of 10 Petabytes of internal data, including classified information. About two months ago, we saw a sales announcement on a dark […]

  • Naval Platforms

    India leased Russia’s rotten submarine for $2 billion, left at a berth for 2 decades after failed repairs.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. Navy’s AGM-88G AARGM-ER Missile Enters Production Phase

  • Europe

    Russia uses camouflage to hide their Iskanders from Ukrainian drones

  • Europe

    Hanwha Aerospace set to build armored vehicle factory in Romania

  • Air Platform

    America’s NATO allies push ahead with sixth-generation Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) fighter jet program

  • Air Platform

    No IFF and datalink: Russian anti-air missiles shot down its own Su-34 and Mi-8 helicopters

  • Air Platform

    Leonardo M-346FA Light Combat Aircraft

  • Air Platform

    KAI to produce first KF-X prototype by April 2021

  • Central Asia

    Armenia is not an ally of Russia on “Ukraine invasion”, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan says

  • Defense Industry

    Airbus Offers Local Assembly For Swiss Eurofighter

  • Air Platform

    Azerbaijan Joined Turkish KAAN Fighter Jets Project Which Scheduled For Flight Trials in December

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine focused on destroying Russian radars before the F-16 delivery

  • Europe

    Netherlands To Buy Leopard Tanks From Rheinmetall

  • Europe

    1 USD= 105.79 Ruble, Putin Turned Russian Ruble Into Toilet Paper

  • Air Platform

    Turkey wants to rejoin the F-35 program after Trump takes over the Whitehouse.

  • C4iSR

    Philippines plans to purchase Saab GlobalEye AEW&C Aircraft

  • Land Platform

    M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams Main Battle Tank Is More Lethal Than It’s Predecessors

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia increases defense budget to $10.6 billion despite coronavirus pandemic

  • Europe

    Putin fires General Rustam Muradov responsible for losing 5,000 servicemen in Donetsk region 

  • Defense Industry

    Royal Navy To Build Five More Type 26 Frigates Amid Ukraine War

  • Europe

    U.S. approves the sale of NSM Coastal Defense Systems to Romania

  • Defense Industry

    BAE Systems Received $26.7 Billion Orders In Six Months, Amid Ukraine War

  • Middle East

    United Arab Emirates to get F-35 and MQ-9 Reaper drones

  • C4iSR

    Rafael SKY SHIELD – Airborne Support Jammer

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy’s ‘carrier killer’ HALO hypersonic missile to rival those of China and Russia.

  • Europe

    Russian Major General Vladimir Zavadsky was killed by a landmine placed by his own side.

  • Air Platform

    Lessons From Karabakh Conflict, Russia Building Cheap Attack Drones

  • Infantry Weapons

    India Purchased South Korean K9 Howitzers Relacing Russian-made Howitzers

  • C4iSR

    Hensoldt to produce 200 ECRS Mk1 AESA Radar.

  • Air Platform

    Kuwaiti Air Force owns the most advanced variant of Eurofighter Typhoon

  • Europe

    Ukraine retakes key town near Donetsk as Russians flee cluster munitions

  • Americas

    The US Navy Ordered 18 New P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft Worth $1.5 Billion

  • Air Platform

    Colombia purchases 17 Gripen E/F Fighter Jets.

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish defense industries hit 70 percent domestic production capacity

  • Uncategorized

    Indonesia proposes receiving foreign credit for defense acquisitions worth $20 billion

  • Europe

    BAE Systems Cut Steel For Third Type 026 Frigates, HMS Belfast

  • Air Platform

    US Air Force’s new B-21 stealth bomber made successful loads calibration test

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia on high alert after appearance of Chinese vessel CCG 4205

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Trump Administration Has Demanded Australia Lift Its Defence Spending to $100 Billion

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Army General Waker-uz-Zaman, Hasina’s in-law, shut down the army’s overseas shell company bdmilitary.com that lobbied for Norinco and Rosoboronexport

  • Air Platform

    CAC-PAC JF-17 Thunder Block III Fourth Generation Fighter Aircraft

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia Purchased 60 Turkish Bayraktar TB3 Drones

  • Middle East

    Saudi Arabia Plans To Normalize Ties With Israel

  • Europe

    Saab Gripen Exits from Swiss Air 2030 Program

  • Europe

    FDI HN: Naval Group Cuts Steel for Second Frigate

  • Naval Platforms

    MH-60R Seahawk Multimission Maritime Helicopters

  • Europe

    Russian conscripts are drunk, disorderly and refused to carry orders

  • Air Platform

    F-15EX: The Bombs And Missiles Truck Of The US Air Force

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    U.S. Army Deploys Stryker Armored Vehicle Mounted Laser M-Shorad In The Middle East

  • Europe

    Ukraine Credits Kherson Victory To US-made HIMARS Artillery Rockets

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