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U.S. Approves SLAM-ER And MS-110 Reconnaissance Pods For Taiwan

April 21, 2021 GDC 0

The U.S. State Department has approved the sales of a series of arms to Taiwan, including a large stock of 135 Boeing AGM-84H Standoff Land Attack Missile Expanded Response (SLAM-ER) missiles and six Collins Aerospace MS-110 […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Intruding Taiwanese Airspace Is Easy, But Loitering There Proved Difficult For PLAAF

April 12, 2021 GDC 0

A record was set when 20 PLA ​​military aircraft departed from mainland China and approached Taiwan in two directions. In recent times, Chinese military aircraft are constantly appearing in the Taiwan Strait area. On March 26, the People’s […]

Europe

Ukraine To Spend $12 Billion To Replace Soviet-era Fighters And SAM

March 29, 2021 GDC 0

A total of $12 billion — this is how much Ukraine should spend in the next 15 years in order to renovate its rapidly aging and weakening airpower, according to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense. […]

Africa

US Military Exports To Royal Moroccan Armed Forces

March 26, 2021 GDC 0

Washington is the main supplier of weapons and military equipment to the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces (FAR), and once a year, except in 2020 owing to the pandemic, the US Army’s Africa Corps holds manoeuvres […]

Air Platform

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 […]

Air Platform

The USAF Seriously Considering To Build 4.5 Generation Fighter Jets

February 19, 2021 GDC 0

The US Air Force is studying a future fighter fleet that might include new Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters or possibly a clean-sheet designed fighter like the armed variant of T-7A Redhawk. According to Aviation Week & […]

Air Platform

First Upgraded F-16V Of Hellenic Air Force Arrived At Texas

February 19, 2021 GDC 0

The first upgraded F-16 Viper of the Hellenic Air Force will land on Wednesday at the aerospace facility in Fort Worth, Texas, currently owned by the US Air Force and operated by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, where, […]

Air Platform

Turkey To Upgrade F-16 Fighters To F-16V Standard

February 16, 2021 GDC 0

The move will enable Turkish military to prolong the longevity of its F-16 fleet until it will be replaced by homegrown and cutting-edge TF-X fighter jets in the 2030s. Turkey’s Presidency of Defence Industries (SSB) announced on […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwanese Military Showcases Preparedness Of Asymmetric Warfare Against China

February 1, 2021 GDC 0

Taiwan’s military has been the object of growing domestic criticism as increasing Chinese aggression in recent years raises doubts about its ability to defend the island. Believing the 180-kilometer-wide Taiwan Strait provided necessary protection, especially […]

Air Platform

Taiwan Upgrades 18 F-16A/B to F-16V Standard

December 6, 2020 GDC 0

Taipei, Taiwan (GDC) — Eighteen 16A/B jet fighters belonging to Taiwan’s Air Force had been upgraded in the first 11 months of the year, under a joint Taiwan-United States program to help Taiwan boost its […]

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  • Russia Sending Obsolete 1950s Military Gear To Easter Ukraine As Reinforcement

    July 12, 2022 0
    The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence said Saturday that as the Russian military assembles reinforcements near Ukraine, many of its troops are being placed in “ad hoc groupings,” and have been equipped with “obsolete or [...]
  • German Army Purchases 600 Skyranger Short-range Air Defence System.

    October 12, 2025 0
    The German government plans to order more than 600 Skyranger 30 short-range air defence systems from Rheinmetall before the end of the year, the Handelsblatt newspaper reported on Friday, citing defence ministry and industry sources. [...]
  • Qatar Emiri Coast Guard showcased its newly acquired ULAQ armed unmanned surface vessel.

    January 24, 2026 0
    Qatar Emiri Coast Guard showcased its newly acquired ULAQ armed unmanned surface vessel at DIMDEX 2026 in Doha, marking a significant milestone as the Gulf region’s first operational USV deployment. The platform, delivered by Türkiye’s [...]
  • Korean FA-50 fighter jet receives advanced avionics, AESA radar and targeting POD for Malaysian and Polish requirements

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  • BAE Systems Awarded Contract to Upgrade RAAF’s Hawk Training Jets

    February 24, 2022 0
    BAE Systems received $1 billion order from the Australian Government to upgrade their military’s fleet of Mk 127 Hawk trainer aircraft. Australia released RFI for RAAF’s Advanced Jet Training AircraftDateSeptember 8, 2020UK, Qatar To Operate [...]
  • Indian Navy’s MH-60R AWS helicopter conducts maiden flight

    July 16, 2021 0
    US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) announced on 21 April that the first of 24 MH-60R multirole naval helicopters on order for the Indian Navy (IN) conducted its maiden flight at Lockheed Martin’s Rotary and [...]
Europe

Saab HEAT 758 Features Dual-Charge Warhead Inside New Carl-Gustaf Anti-Tank Round.

May 11, 2026 0

Saab is stepping up the Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle’s anti-armor role with a new round designed to defeat heavily protected vehicles on the modern battlefield. The HEAT 758 features a dual-charge warhead meant to first damage […]

Europe

Roketsan unveiled the CIDA long-range anti-tank guided missile.

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East Asia and Pacific Region

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Unveils Next-generation K9MH Mobile Howitzer Artillery System.

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Europe

Safran and MBDA fired the first Thundart munition developed for France’s Long-Range Land Strike program.

May 5, 2026 0

French defense firm Safran and missile maker MBDA successfully test-fired their jointly developed rocket-artillery munition this month, and expect to be able to deliver the first multiple-launch rocket systems in 2029 should their offer be […]

Infantry Weapons

Elbit Systems PULS Rocket Artillery Precision, Modular and Universal Launching System for Battlefield Dominance.

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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 […]

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia to spend $366 million to create naval nuclear safety regulator

  • Naval Weapons

    In-depth analysis of current sonar technology

  • Europe

    Belarus Cozzies Up With Turkey, A Snab To Russia

  • Africa

    Turkiye Delivers T129 Attack Helicopters to Somalian Army

  • Air Platform

    Chile sets to upgrade F-16 fleet

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan Is Not Crimea: China’s land-grabbing attitude could cost its economy dearly

  • Americas

    The US Navy deploys new tactical nukes

  • Europe

    KGB Putin Is A Victim Of His Own Propaganda As Russia’s Airborne Failed To Capture Kyiv

  • Europe

    Ukrainian military videos showed a soldier taking out a Russian tank using a U.S.-made Javelin missile.

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    Should Australia Give China Taste of Laser Weapons Through RAN’s Hobart-class Destroyer?

  • Europe

    Turkey develops CIWS for naval platforms

  • Middle East

    Turkey-backed Syrian rebels launched offensive and captured Russian soldiers

  • Europe

    Ukrainian SHARK drone locating Russian positions for HIMARS to destroy them

  • Europe

    Bundeswehr Selected HK416A7 Rifles For German Commandos

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Israeli F-16 destroyed Iranian-made Bavar-373 anti-aircraft battery in Syria using HARM anti-radiation missiles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The RAAF to celebrate tenth anniversary of Boeing Super Hornet

  • Ballistic Missile

    Ukraine push for the use of long-range Western missiles to strike inside Russia

  • South Asia

    Corruption, mismanagement, and poor training made the Indian military a paper tiger

  • Air Platform

    Lithuania transfers L-39 attack aircraft to Ukraine

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Army Detained 15 Senior Army Officers, 9 Senior Army Officers Escaped to India, Including Major General Kabir Ahmed.

  • Air Platform

    Airbus Delivered First H225M Naval Combat Helicopter to Brazil

  • Air Platform

    Russia stopped Su-57 production after USA shuts down smuggling of dual-use American and German electronics to Russia

  • Europe

    Russian commercial airliners grounded most of its aircraft amid Western sanctions and cannibalization of spare parts

  • Middle East

    Israeli Kamikaze Drones Struck Iranian Drone Manufacturing Factory

  • Europe

    Dassault Falcon 6X Completes First Flight

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Xi Jinping purged the top PLA scientist and nuclear test commander Liu Guozhi for corruption allegation.

  • Naval Weapons

    RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile Block 1

  • Naval Platforms

    India nails Russia’s defense industries coffin by selecting German submarines

  • Industry

    Australia To Build Guided-missile As Part Of Billion Dollar Manufacturing Deal

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract To Upgrade Singapore’s F-16 Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Russian Army Holt Progress Due to Food and Fuel Shortage, Amid Low Morale

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia to host nuclear submarines within five years under AUKUS deal

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese Navy’s Type 093 Class Nuclear Submarine Crashed In Taiwan Strait Killing Everyone Onboard

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    LIG Nex1 Completes Delivery Of KM-SAM To RoK Air Force

  • Europe

    Italy will place $21 billion tanks and armored vehicles order to Rheinmetall

  • Middle East

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered a full occupation of the Gaza Strip to dismantle Hamas’s control.

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Neptune Cruise Missile Hit Russia’s Command Post In Occupied Crimea

  • South Asia

    Pakistan, a Perfect Puppet State of China!

  • Europe

    Swedish DMA Extends Gripen Maintenance Contract With Saab

  • Defense Industry

    Cash-strapped Denel Dynamics Is Shattered, What Next?

  • Air Platform

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

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese Navy’s replishment ship Qiandaohu escorted by destroyer CNS Zibo delivers bombs and ammunitions to Myanmar’s junta

  • Central Asia

    Taliban Is A Direct Threat To CSTO Allies, Vladimir Putin

  • Europe

    Poland to buy more South Korean K2 tanks in $6.2 billion deal

  • Europe

    Ukrainian artillery blew up Russian BM-30 rocket launcher system

  • Air Platform

    Eight Russian Fighter Jets Crashed Since September Due To Technical Malfunctions And Poor Pilot Training

  • Europe

    Azerbaijani Army destroyed Pantsir-S1 of Armenia using Israeli Harop drone

  • Americas

    US Navy christens future USS Marinette

  • Air Platform

    Biden Admin To Provide Ukraine With Killer Drones Called Switchblades

  • C4iSR

    China purposely kept a backdoor in Huawei systems and the Beidou-3 satellite constellation for navigation trap.

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