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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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  • Ukraine’s Bradley IFV is destroying Russia’s T-90 tanks and MT-LB IFV

    June 2, 2024 0
    The American-made M-2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle is not a tank. It’s an armed vehicle for infantry. Ukraine’s single Bradley infantry fighting vehicles destroyed column of Russian MT-LB armored vehiclesDateDecember 17, 2023New Footage Shows American-made [...]
  • Fincantieri to Build the 3rd Constellation-class Frigate for US Navy

    July 3, 2022 0
    The US Navy announced it has exercised the option to have Fincantieri U.S. subsidiary, Marinette Marine (FMM), build the third Constellation-class guided-missile frigate, USS Chesapeake (FFG-64). The option value stands at approximately 536 million dollars. [...]
  • British Intelligence Retrieved Nuclear Secrets During Sergei Shoigu Tenure As Defense Minister Reason For His Sacking

    May 21, 2024 0
    The firing of Russian defense minister Sergei Shoigu and members of his team may be linked to a leak of nuclear secrets to British Intelligence, an expert has claimed, as Vladimir Putin’s Defense Ministry purge [...]
  • Taiwan plans $40 billion defense budget with new missiles and drones for coastal strike missions.

    November 29, 2025 0
    Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has announced a seven-year, roughly 40 billion dollar supplemental defense budget to harden the island against a potential Chinese attack and accelerate an asymmetric shift in its military posture. The move [...]
  • Construction Of RAN’s Hunter-class Frigate Is On Track

    July 5, 2020 0
    ASC Shipbuilding has dismissed media assertions that size issues in the design of the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN’s) future nine Hunter-class frigates are causing concern. Managing Director Craig Lockhart told Janes on 3 July that assertions regarding [...]
  • Greek Parliament Releases FDI Frigate’s Specification

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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 […]

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Russia deploys latest S-500 air defense systems to Crimea, Ukraine’s HUR says

  • Defense Industry

    Malaysia Purchases 18 FA-50 LCA From KAI Worth $920 Million

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s F-16s prove effective in air defense role deterring Russian air sorties, expert says

  • Air Platform

    Russia Lost 621 Fixed-wing and Rotorcraft Air Platforms Since It Invaded Ukraine

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Taiwan started mass producing TC-2 short-range air defense system

  • Air Platform

    BAE Systems To Provide Advanced GPS System For F-15EX Fighter Jet

  • Middle East

    Israeli High Court rejects ban on arms sales to Azerbaijan

  • Europe

    Royal Navy Tests Gravity Jet Packs

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Australia Completed First Flight Of Royal Wingman UCAV

  • Europe

    Ukrspecsystems develops new Shark reconnaissance drone

  • Americas

    Boeing’s Orca autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV)

  • Air Platform

    Russia will deliver North Korea with MiG-29 and Su-27 fighter jets in exchange for more troops

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Lists Arafura-Class Patrol Boat As ‘Project Of Concern’

  • Infantry Weapons

    Taiwan to develop land-based point defense system

  • C4iSR

    Saab unveils a new mobile high-mast solution for the Giraffe 4A radar

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar’s raging civil war creates human catastrophe for displaced Karen, Kachin and Rohingya

  • Europe

    UK and Norway join multinational CAVS armoured vehicle research and development project led by Finland.

  • Europe

    Russia’s Yaroslavl shipbuilding plant collapsed due to debt and unpaid work by the Russian Navy.

  • Air Platform

    Philippines Plans to Buy KF-21 Boramae Fighter Jets.

  • Air Platform

    South Korea Developing KF-21EX, A Stealthier and Heavier Variant of KF-21

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha Defense Awarded $2.4 Billion Contract To Produce 129 Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicles

  • Europe

    Russia lost 45 percent of its special forces in the Ukraine war

  • Air Platform

    Airbus, Dassault Aviation Agree On Industrial Partnership For FCAS Programme

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine war: Russia postponed development of prototype Su-75 Checkmate

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippines Army Unveils ASCOD Command Vehicle With Elbit’s Turret

  • Europe

    Norway, Sweden and Finland host NATO military exercises

  • Europe

    German-Norwegian Type 212CD submarine programme achieves Critical Design Review milestone

  • Europe

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

  • Europe

    Russian Navy Has Degraded Significantly That It Cannot Defend Crimea Anymore: Igor Girkin

  • Defense Industry

    Ukraine in talks with Western weapons makers about setting up production line in Kyiv

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Rolls Off First Production Variant T-7A Red Hawk Trainer

  • Europe

    Saab Awarded Contract to Produce Trackfire Remote Weapon Station.

  • Naval Platforms

    Saffren-class Attack Submarines: The Tip of Spear of French Navy

  • Europe

    KGB Putin Suffering From Physical And Mental Health Issues, Says Former British Spy

  • Air Platform

    CCTV footage shows Bangladesh Air Guard’s squadron leader Asim Jawwad, incorrectly performing aileron rolls, causing the Yak-130 to crash

  • Europe

    3 Dead After Russia’s Prototype Il-112V Military Transport Plane Crashes Near Moscow

  • Europe

    Turkish TCG Anadolu Completes First Landing And Take-off Exercises

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Pakistan Unveils AZB-81LR Guided Bomb For Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Drones

  • Europe

    Ukraine to receive Bastion armored vehicles from France

  • Middle East

    Turkish shipbuilder Dearsan lays keels of two FAC 50 Fast Attack Craft for Qatar

  • Europe

    Indra awarded contract to produce EW and radar systems for Type 212CD submarines.

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Integrated Advanced Tactical Augmented Reality Systems into AH-64E Apache and T-7A RedHawk.

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Shoot Down Russian Helicopter in Kherson

  • Defense Industry

    The Philippines Buys Two Corvettes From South Korea Worth $556 Million

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine says Russian forces obtaining Elon Musk’s Starlink via third country

  • Defense Industry

    Lockheed Martin Awarded $192 Million Sustainment Contract For Australian Navy’s Aegis Destroyer

  • Europe

    Russian Convoy Stuck in Mud an Example of Poor Mission Planning

  • Europe

    Britain Sends M270 Long-range Rocket Systems To Ukraine

  • Naval Platforms

    Rubin Design Bureau’s S-1000 Compact Submarine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Brazil delivers VBTP-MR Guarani 6×6 APC armored vehicles to the Philippines

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