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Taiwan Upgrades 42 F-16A/B To F-16V Standard

March 21, 2021 GDC 0

Taiwan’s Air Force has already upgraded 42 F-16 A/B jet fighters to the new F-16V standard, and it is aiming to complete all 141 planned upgrades by 2023. As part of a $3.8 billion military […]

  • Putin’s ally Ramzan Kadyrov started a new mercenary group to compete with the Wagner group

    February 22, 2023 0
    Ramzan Kadyrov, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, said he plans to create a private military competing with the Wagner Group. Kadyrov’s Troops Clash With Russian Forces in Occupied MelitopolDateJanuary 24, 2024Putin Struggling To [...]
  • Elbit Systems won US Air Force contract worth up to $476 million

    March 13, 2020 0
    Israeli defense firm Elbit said that its US subsidiary, Elbit America, had won a US Air Force contract worth up to $471 million. The company will supply a missile warning system to F-16 fighter jets [...]
  • Ukrainian artillery strikes destroyed Russia’s mine-laying vehicles

    October 8, 2023 0
    A high-precision strike has eliminated a rare ISDM Zemledeliye remote mine-laying system in southern Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region. U.S. buys S-300 from Ukraine to practice drone strikes against S-300DateNovember 11, 2020Bayraktar TB2 could play a key [...]
  • Russia resumes production of engines for T-80BVM tanks

    May 10, 2024 0
    Amidst Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu’s visit to the Omsk Tank Plant (Omsktransmash), it has been revealed that full-scale production of GTD-1250 gas turbine engines for the T-80BVM tank has been resumed at the Russian engineering [...]
  • Brazilian Military Purchases 27 Airbus H125 Helicopters

    November 20, 2022 0
    The Brazilian armed forces, through the Combat Aircraft Programme Coordinating Committee (COPAC), have acquired 27 single engine H125 helicopters to boost the training capacity of the Brazilian Navy and the Air Force. Leonardo to Deliver [...]
  • Japan orders HII REMUS 300 uncrewed undersea vehicles

    July 7, 2025 0
    Tokyo-headquartered Hitachi has requested Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) deliver over a dozen REMUS 300 small uncrewed undersea vehicles (SUUVs). Saab to develop large uncrewed undersea vehicle for Swedish Navy.DateSeptember 7, 2025Liquid Robotics awarded $25 million [...]
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 […]

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

    President Trump Asks Pentagon to Build Golden Dome Missile Defense System for Entire America

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar to receive first Su-30SME this year

  • South Asia

    China lays keel for Pakistan Navy’s second Type 054A class frigate

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia And UK Signed MoU To Build Frigates For RAN

  • Air Platform

    Queensland to assemble Australian designed and developed UAV

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Su-30 fighter jet crashed in Crimea due to engine explosion.

  • Europe

    Zelensky confirms successful launch of new “Palyanytsya” missile

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine started negotiating with Sweden to purchase Saab Gripen and GlobalEye AWACS

  • Middle East

    Israeli Navy’s ‘Shayetet 13’ Elite Commandos Thwarted Hamas Terrorists Boat Infiltrating Israeli Coast

  • Defense Industry

    Saab secures $80 million NATO order for AT4 anti-armor weapon

  • Europe

    Saab GLSDB Can Deter Russia’s Spring Offensive

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh DGFI Operates Uyghur-style Secret Detention And Solitary Confinement Facilities In Dhaka

  • South Asia

    16,000 people killed in former Bangladesh’s prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s last five years of rule: report

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Italian Army Received Fourth Kronos Radar For SAMP/T NG Anti-air Missile

  • Infantry Weapons

    Indian Army Rejected Locally-made Cheap $300 Krasnopol 155mm Artillery Ammo Due to Poor Quality

  • Air Platform

    Poland to give Ukraine 14 MiG-29 fighter jets, says Polish president

  • Europe

    Ukraine strikes Russian forces with US-made ATACMS for the first time

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Aerospace Industries Signed 48 KAAN Fighter Jets Export Deal With Indonesia Worth $10 Billion

  • C4iSR

    Turkish army receives Aselsan’s new-gen electronic warfare system

  • Anti-air Missiles

    In First, U.S.-made THAAD Anti-ballistic Missile System Intercepts Houthi Ballistic Missile In Israel

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese Expert Believes That Taiwan Invasion Becomes a Pipe Dream for China for Now, as Chinese-made arms are failing in Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar and Venezuela.

  • Europe

    French Aster 30 Missile Intercepts Supersonic Projectile

  • Defense Industry

    Airbus eyes Air Combat Cloud role on Tempest

  • Naval Weapons

    RBS15 MK3 Heavy Anti-ship Missile

  • Europe

    Putin lost 4,140 troops in a week for his Ukraine adventure

  • Anti-air Missiles

    UK and Poland to develop 100km range CAMM-MR anti-air missile

  • Air Platform

    Three More Rafale Fighters To Arrive In India On November 5

  • South Asia

    India to pledge more defense procurement from the U.S.

  • Americas

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

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia Ordered Six T-50 Advanced Training Aircraft

  • Europe

    North Korea sent three army Generals as commanders and advisors to the Russian army

  • Americas

    US Army unveils next-gen Bradley fighting vehicle

  • Americas

    USS Gerald R. Ford Completes Shock Tests

  • Defense Industry

    Airbus Awarded Contract to Supply A330 MRTT Aircraft to Spain

  • Defense Industry

    China’s Tokamak Nuclear Reactor Generated Whopping 101 Million Degree Celsius

  • Air Platform

    The USAF Seriously Considering To Build 4.5 Generation Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Saab receives order for Gripen development

  • Air Platform

    Raytheon Tests Air-launched Coyote Drones

  • Americas

    The type 26 Global Combat Ship to defend Canadian Coast for decades to come

  • C4iSR

    Israeli RADA Electronic delivers multi-mission AESA radars to Ukraine

  • Central Asia

    Afhgan Air Force Strikes Killed 45 Pakistan-backed Taliban militants : gov’t

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    Middle East

    Israel’s Mossad spy chief visits UAE for security talks

  • C4iSR

    German Army to receive Israeli air defense radar

  • Europe

    Desperate Russia Sending Prison Inmates To Fight Ukraine, In Return Of Freedom

  • South Asia

    Pakistan to replace P-3 Orion patrol aircraft with Brazilian Embraer Lineage jetliner

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Army developing autonomous technology for convoy system

  • C4iSR

    Drones hit Russian aviation plant in Taganrog, destroying $350 million Beriev A-50 early warning aircraft

  • Defense Industry

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

  • C4iSR

    Japan Receives More E-2D Hawkeyes amid AEW restructure

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan Bought A Large Number Of Israeli Weapons And Well Prepared For The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

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