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  • [ September 15, 2025 ] Australia will invest $8 billion in upgrading its shipyards for future nuclear submarines. East Asia and Pacific Region
  • [ September 15, 2025 ] Russia sends the exhibition T-90MS tank reserved for the UAE’s IDEX to the frontline. Europe
  • [ September 15, 2025 ] Ukraine receives additional 18 Archer 155mm Howitzers from Sweden. Europe
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East Asia and Pacific Region

Indonesia finally cancel Su-35, seek F-35 from the US

March 14, 2020 GDC 0

Bloomberg is reporting that Indonesia dropped the purchase of 11 Sukhoi Su-35 fighters after pressure from the US. An anonymous Indonesian foreign ministry official told Bloomberg that Washington warned Jakarta that buying the Russian fighters will […]

Air-Launched Weapons

Pakistan Tests Ra’ad II Air-launched Stand-off Cruise Missile

February 21, 2020 GDC 0

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan on Tuesday carried out a successful test of its latest Ra’ad-II air-launched cruise missile, with a new range of 600 kilometers. According to the military’s ISPR media branch, the homegrown Ra’ad-II “significantly enhances […]

Americas

The USAF wants commoditised F-16V for easier Foreign Military Sales

February 14, 2020 GDC 0

The USAF operates 1,245 F-16 with 701 with active forces, 490 with Air National Guard and 54 with Reserve. The US Air Force wants to develop a commoditised Lockheed Martin F-16 to make it easier […]

Middle East

President Erdogan said that Turkey would bring down Su-35 warplanes over Syria using Russian-made S-400.

February 13, 2020 GDC 0

The Turkish side accused Russia of not complying with the Sochi agreement on Idlib and stated that in the event Russia refuses new negotiations, it will face large-scale armed clashes between Syria and Turkey, the […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Indonesia called off Su-35 negotiation with Russia

February 5, 2020 GDC 0

Indonesia criticized the Russian Su-35 as a futile fighter jet amid a contract with Russia. Despite Indonesia’s keen desire to acquire a large batch of Russian Su-35 fighters, this country unexpectedly sharply criticized Russian combat […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Indonesian Air Force wants to buy 2 squadrons of F-16V Block 72

November 2, 2019 GDC 0

JAKARTA — The Indonesian Air Force will buy two squadrons of F-16 fighter jets next year in a bid to step up air defense of the vast archipelagic country, Air Force Chief of Staff Yuyu […]

Air Platform

Sukhoi Su-34 ‘Fullback’: An Accident-prone Aircraft of RuAF

November 1, 2019 GDC 0

The Su-34 is a medium-range fighter-bomber, adopted by the Russian Air Force in the 1980s. The plane is expected to replace the aging Su-24 bomber, which has remained in service since the 1970s. So far […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin Received Record Orders from Domestic and International Customers

October 23, 2019 GDC 0

Lockheed Martin Corp. expects its order backlog to reach a record $140 billion by the end of the year, showing the resilience of some U.S. defense companies in the face of low domestic orders and geopolitical turmoil. […]

Air Platform

Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) FA-50 Multi-role Combat Aircraft

October 21, 2019 GDC 0

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South Asia

American Lockheed Martin Submit Proposal to Build F-21 Under “Make In India” Initiatives

September 30, 2019 GDC 0

American aerospace giant Lockheed Martin has submitted a proposal to supply F-21 fighter jets to the Air Force which sought 114 fighter jets worth US$18 billions and winning the bid may result in it working with 400 local […]

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  • Primoco UAV Awarded Contract To Produce 24 Drones For Undisclosed Customer

    September 5, 2024 0
    Primoco UAV SE, a leading manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the Czech Republic, has announced its largest order to date. The company will deliver 24 One 150 UAVs to a European customer in [...]
  • Volvo RM12 Engine Guarantees More Than 300,000 Flying Hours For Gripen

    August 11, 2020 0
    For a single-engine aircraft, engine safety is of paramount importance. Therefore, when Volvo Aero (now GKN Aerospace) was commissioned to further develop General Electric’s engine F404 (which had only been used in twin-engine planes before) [...]
  • Indian Air Force is so bad using Western tech that French SCALP-EG ended up 37km off target

    May 13, 2025 0
    India has reportedly used SCALP-EG cruise missiles in recent airstrikes on Pakistani territory, with photographic evidence and local sources emerging that suggest the French-origin missiles were used in precision attacks. Images shared across social media [...]
  • U.S. Air Force’s MH-139A Helicopter Enters Developmental Testing Phase

    September 14, 2022 0
    The US Air Force has announced that its new MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters will enter developmental testing after receiving supplemental type certification (STC) from the Federal Aviation Administration. Boeing Delivers MH-47G Block II Chinook Helicopters to US [...]
  • Ousted Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Her Son Sajeeb Wazed Joy And Niece Tulip Siddiq Embezlled $5 Billion From Overpriced $12.65 Billion Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant Through Malaysian Banks

    August 17, 2024 0
    The long-cherished dream of having Bangladesh’s nuclear power plant began forming when Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina launched the main building construction phase in 2017. Bangladeshi-origin British Minister Tulip Siddiq accused of failing to tell Brits [...]
  • Turkey Aims To Sale TFX Fighter At $100 Million Apiece

    May 10, 2021 0
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Europe

Ukraine receives additional 18 Archer 155mm Howitzers from Sweden.

September 15, 2025 0

Sweden announced on September 11, 2025, its 20th support package to Ukraine, valued at approximately SEK 9.2 billion ($836 million). This package was presented by Defence Minister Pål Jonson and is structured to respond to […]

Europe

Ukraine develops new Bohdana 155mm howitzer variants

September 10, 2025 0

Ukrainian defense industry plans to expand its artillery production with new variants of the Bohdana howitzer, one of the country’s most widely produced systems since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion. According to journalist Mariusz […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Vietnam Purchases 20 K9 self-propelled Howitzers.

August 25, 2025 0

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace has signed an export agreement with Vietnam for its K9 self-propelled howitzers. It marks South Korea’s first arms export to Vietnam, following earlier donations of decommissioned patrol ships. Under the $250-million […]

Europe

Roketsan tests TRLG-122 laser-guided rocket against naval target

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Europe

Serbia Behind $1.6 Billion PULS Artillery Contract With Israeli Elbit Systems.

August 20, 2025 0

The Israeli defense technologies company chose not to disclose Serbia as the European country purchasing Hermes 900 drones, long-range missiles, electronic warfare systems and command and control systems, in a landmark deal reported by Calcalist. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan unveils a mobile missile launcher disguised as a civilian delivery truck

August 18, 2025 0

Taiwan’s military has unveiled what appears to be a mobile missile launcher disguised as a civilian delivery truck—part of what analysts say may be a growing fleet of improvised yet highly capable coastal defense systems […]

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    North Korea delivered millions of rounds of ammo, but its poor quality hurt Russian soldiers and damaged turrets

  • Europe

    Azerbaijani Army suppresses Armenia’s combat activity

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Germany to deliver long-range Taurus KEPD 350 cruise missiles to Ukraine

  • Americas

    Saab Awarded Contract to Produce Carl-Gustaf Multi-role Weapon System For U.S. Army

  • Middle East

    Israeli drone attacks over Syria, Lebanon and Palestine are act of self-defense

  • Americas

    U.S. Marines successfully fired a new NMESIS anti-ship missile

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Royal Australian Navy Launched “Plan Galileo” Sustainment Programme

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Anschütz Acheived Design Milestone with Australia’s Hunter-class Frigate Program

  • Europe

    Putin will soon receive more NATO as the technologically superior Switzerland military may abandon 500 years of neutrality

  • Air Platform

    Israel to Ask U.S. for Arms to Offset UAE F-35 Sale: Report

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. Navy destroyer USS Halsey sails through Taiwan Straits

  • Europe

    U.S.-made ATACMS pounding in Crimea as Russia shuts Kerch bridge

  • Europe

    Russia’s T-62M Tanks Proved Useless Against Modern Anti-tank Weapons Supplied By The West

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force Pursuing South Korea’s KF-21 Fighter Jet as a Replacement for Su-30mki, Tejas and Mig-29.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China built military base in Galwan Valley in just three weeks

  • Naval Platforms

    RAN installs new mast on HMAS Warramunga frigate

  • Air Platform

    Russian Pilots Started Training On Iranian Drones

  • Air Platform

    Biden Administration Approves $23 Billion F-35 And MQ-9B Sales To UAE

  • Explore

    Russian army is no longer capable of ground-based tactical warfare, UK defense intelligence report

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. Industrial Base To Support Australia’s SSN AUKUS Class Submarines

  • Europe

    Russia declares state of emergency near border as Ukrainian drone blows up Putin’s missile storage

  • Middle East

    Israelis are armed to the teeth, ready to fire at Hamas terrorists

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    North Korea Fires Two Ballistic Missiles

  • Europe

    Australia bans exports of alumina, aluminium ores, bauxite to Russia

  • Middle East

    Ali Khamenei asked his close confidant to move his family members to Russia

  • Air Platform

    Bulgarian Pilots Will Be Trained in USA to Operate F-16V Fighter Jets

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. State Department Approves Guided Bomb Kits, Bulldozers and Demolition Equipments to Israel

  • Industry

    Libyan And Karabakh Conflict Drive Defense Exports Of Turkey

  • Europe

    Ukraine reports gains around Bakhmut, Ukrainian MoD says

  • Air Platform

    Poland receives two new FA-50 light combat jet

  • Central Asia

    Taliban Seized Mi-35 Helicopter In Afghanistan Gifted By India, Reported Hindustan Times

  • Air Platform

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

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    The USAF F-15C Scores World’s Longest Air-to-air Kill Record

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Company awarded contract to build P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft for Canada

  • Middle East

    Israeli Defense Forces Gathering Intelligence From Intact Iranian Ballistic Missile That Landed In Israeli Desert

  • Europe

    Royal Navy Tests Gravity Jet Packs

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Launches Arafura-Class OPV (SEA 1180) Programme

  • Europe

    Embarrassing Russian Army, Drunk Russian Troops Ditches BMD-2 IFV

  • Europe

    Russian FSB investigated Rosatom-owned company for corruption, selling shoddy equipment to reactors at home and abroad, pocketing profits – Carnegie Endowment finds

  • Infantry Weapons

    Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles Around The World

  • Middle East

    Satellite imagery shows before and aftermath of US strikes on Iran’s key nuclear sites

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippine Coast Guard Inducts Multi-role Response Vessel MRRV-9701

  • Africa

    Thanks To Turkish Drone, GNA Regain Control of Libyan Capital Tripoli

  • Air Platform

    First French-supplied Mirage 2000-5F fighter jets spotted in Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Airbus Signed Contract to build 56 C-295MW Aircraft for Indian Air Force

  • Middle East

    Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard deputy commander General Abbas Nilforoushan killed in Israeli air strikes in Beirut

  • Europe

    Ukraine downed 348 aircraft and 325 helicopters. Russia grounded 187 aircraft for overuse; hence, RuAF aircraft is missing the action

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Federal Police Arrested Former U.S. Military Pilot For Aiding Chinese Naval Aviators

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Patriot, NASAMS and Iris-T showing 100 percent success rate in Ukraine as Russia using long-range bombers instead of fighter jets to strike Kyiv

  • Europe

    Ukrainian artillery strikes destroyed Russia’s mine-laying vehicles

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