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East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan’s secretive submarine program progressed

December 12, 2021 GDC 0

 For more than two decades, Taiwan tried to buy a fleet of modern conventional submarines to fend off an existential threat – invasion by China. There were no takers. The United States, Taiwan’s main ally, […]

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 […]

  • Ukraine destroyed Russia’s Uragan 9P140 rocket launchers

    September 1, 2023 0
    Ukrainian artillery has blown up two Russian 220mm heavy rocket launchers during its southern offensive. Ukrainian artillery destroys Russian rocket launchers with precision strikeDateMarch 20, 2023Ukrainian Soldiers Blow Up Russia’s BM-27 Rocket LaunchersDateOctober 31, 2022Ukrainian [...]
  • Israeli Air Force Achieves Air Superiority in 48 Hours and Russian Air Force Fails in Three Years

    June 19, 2025 0
    Within just 48 hours of launching its campaign, Israel claimed air superiority over western Iran, including the capital Tehran. Israeli jets now drop bombs from inside Iranian skies instead of relying on expensive long-range missiles. [...]
  • France And Italy Order More ASTER 30 Missiles Amid Ukraine War

    February 25, 2023 0
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  • CIA used AI and Ghost Murmur, a long-range ‘quantum magnetometry’, to detect the downed American pilot’s heartbeat during a combat rescue mission in Iran.

    April 15, 2026 0
    It was billed as an awe-inspiring mission that highlighted the astonishing ingenuity and sophistication of the world’s most powerful military. Israeli Air Force Deploys 200 Fighter Jets and Dropped 1200 Bombs in Iran.DateMarch 2, 2026Israel’s [...]
  • Putin arrested hypersonic missile scientists to cover-up his misleading ‘unstoppable’ comment about Kinzhal missile

    May 28, 2023 0
    The first of three Russian hypersonic missile scientists to be arrested on suspicion of treason will go on trial next week, the court handling the case said on Wednesday. Mad Vlad Started Show Treason Trials [...]
  • The West Must Give Putin The “Lessons of Iraq” in Ukraine

    February 26, 2022 0
    President Putin avoided sending boots on Syrian ground and deployed limited numbers of troops in Syria. Syria was a showroom for Russian weapons that generated $15 billion weapons sales to North Africa and Southeast Asia. [...]
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 […]

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 […]

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RAAF redefines the role of the C-27J Spartan fleet

  • Air Platform

    General Electric F414 and F404 engines are powerful, safe and reliable

  • Europe

    Spanish Company Delivered Forging Machine to Russia Violating International Sanctions

  • Africa

    Nigerian Air Force Will Purchase 24 M-346 Light Attack Aircraft And 10 AW-109 Helicopters

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Sends Spy Ship Off The Coast Of Australia

  • C4iSR

    Why Russian Air Defense Systems Are Vulnerable to Electronic Attack?

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Army To Finally Inducts ‘Owl’ Electric-Powered Kamikaze Drone

  • Defense Industry

    China’s FC-20CE To Participate Thailand’s F-16A/B Replacement Bid

  • Europe

    Latest Satellite Photos Show the Destruction of Russian Armored Vehicles and Tanks Near Kyiv

  • Europe

    Germany’s Rheinmetall opens first joint production facility in Ukraine

  • Europe

    Sweden Donates RBS-17 Anti-ship Missiles To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Drone Footage Shows Putin’s Troops Surrendered To Ukraine’s Drone

  • Air Platform

    Israeli Air Force Destroyed More Iranian Fighter Jets

  • Air Platform

    Russian Air Force has grounded half the Il-76 planes due to maintenance issues

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan Inducts 14 JF-17B Twin Seats Fighter Jets

  • South Asia

    Turkiye to establish drone assembly facility in Pakistan.

  • Europe

    Turkey’s Havelsan Develops Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) Barkan

  • Europe

    Turkish Defense Export Surpasses to $10 Billion in 2025.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Polish Firm Unveils VSHORAD System With Programmable Ammo

  • Anti-air Missiles

    American-made VAMPIRE surface-to-air missile system knocking out Russia’s Shahid kamikaze drones

  • Europe

    Russia Boosts Air Defense System In Crimea, Amid Fears Of U.S. Supplying F-16 Fighter Jets To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Germany to purchase four Type 212CD submarines

  • Americas

    President Trump Fired African-American and Female Officers From Army, Navy and Air Force

  • Europe

    Ukrainian forces blew up the Russian heavy 2S5 Giatsint-S artillery system

  • Air Platform

    Philippines Purchased Additional 12 FA-50 Light Combat Aircraft From South Korea

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Vice Admiral David Johnston Faces Major Challenge of ADF’s Retention and Recruitment Problems

  • Air Platform

    BIRD Aerosystems delivers advanced missile protection suite for Israeli Apache helicopters.

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze drones strike Russian fuel depot in Yurovka, Krasnodar Krai

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar’s Rebels Cracks Junta’s Chinese-made Jamming Systems, Launches Ukrainian Style Kamikaze Drones At Army’s Positions

  • Europe

    Belgium delivered retired armored infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Five Worse Features Of Su-35 Led To The Destruction Of Su-35 In the Ukraine War

  • Europe

    Slovakia To Supply Ukraine With S-300 SAM in Return of NATO Patriot System

  • Air Platform

    South Korea Secures First Export Contract for KF-21 Boramae Fighter Jet.

  • Industry

    Chinese Military Aviation Industry

  • Middle East

    Israeli military says it killed Iran’s wartime chief of staff

  • Europe

    Russia wasted 110,000 lives and $50 billion worth of military hardware in the Ukraine Invasion, achieved nothing

  • Middle East

    Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah killed in Israeli air strike

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Xi Jinping Snubs Vlad For Faltering Ukraine Invasion, Assures Kazakhstan’s Sovereignty

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Deadliest Female Sniper ‘Joan of Arc’ Has Strong Lady Balls Than Putin’s Mangina

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Lao Peoples Air Force’s Yak-130 Crashed Killing Two Pilots

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Aselsan to Deliver TOLUN Miniature Bombs to the Turkish Air Force

  • C4iSR

    Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 Drone Destroyed Russia’s Electronic Warfare Vehicles

  • Europe

    President Zelensky Fires Ukraine’s Air Force Chief

  • Europe

    Massive explosions rip through Russian air base in Crimea as Ukraine launches ten ATACMS missiles

  • Europe

    Kosovo will invest $1.1 billion to strengthen armed forces.

  • Africa

    Congo Rape Victim’s Children Want to Reunite With Bangladesh Army’s UN Peacekeepers.

  • Defense Industry

    India Bought Barak-8 Missiles Worth $5 Billion

  • Europe

    Saab Awarded Contract to Produce Trackfire Remote Weapon Station.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indian Navy Joins Indonesian Submarine Rescue Operations

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Austal Delivers 8th Evolved Cape-class Patrol Boat to Australia

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