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Air Platform

Australian KC-30A Airborne Tanker Refuelled Japanese F-2 Fighter Jets in an Interoperability Trials.

September 9, 2025 GDC 0

An Australian tanker has refueled a Japanese fighter jet in the air for the first time as part of interoperability trials between the two Asia-Pacific nations. A Royal Australian Air Force KC-30A tanker aircraft was […]

Europe

A Leaked FSB document shows Putin wanted to invade the Japanese Kuril Islands, but strong Japanese military forced him to change his mind  

December 8, 2022 GDC 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Japan is Preparing to Test 1500KM Range ASM-3A Cruise Missile

November 3, 2021 GDC 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

India Shared Knowledge and Weaknesses of Su-30MKI To Japan’s Self Defense Forces

September 11, 2021 GDC 0

India and Japan decided to strengthen bilateral defense cooperation, including joint production of dual-purpose technology in India. India, Japan enhanced military collaboration is counter China’s assertive nature in the South China Sea and beefed-up military […]

Air Platform

Japan Announced Partners To Build Sixth-generation fighter jets

November 5, 2020 GDC 0

Japan has named Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as the prime contractor to build its next-generation fighter jet, with the Defense Ministry announcing earlier Friday that it signed a contract with the company. “We will steadily proceed with […]

Air Platform

Japanese F-2 gets new ASM-3 anti-ship missiles

October 4, 2020 GDC 0

The Japanese navy has one major mission in wartime: To bottle up the Chinese fleet, preventing Beijing’s warships from reaching the open Pacific Ocean. Which is why Japanese planners take anti-ship missiles very, very seriously. And why, […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Japanese F-2 escorted Tu-95 out of Japanese airspace

March 26, 2020 GDC 0

Two of Russia’s Tu-95MS strategic bombers have conducted a scheduled flight over the Sea of Japan and the north-western Pacific Ocean. The Russian Defence Ministry has published a video of the planned flight of two […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Japan Ends Arms Export Ban , But Who wants to Buy?

October 31, 2019 GDC 0

TOKYO — Japanese Government is considering selling air defense radar technology to the Philippines in what would be its first export of defense equipment since ending a nearly 50-year ban in 2014. The new conditions […]

  • Russia is losing its newest T-90 main battle tanks in Ukraine

    April 11, 2022 0
    Russia’s war in Ukraine is not going well and Russian Army suffered humiliating setbacks on several sectors of the front at once. Ukraine’s military shared new photos on social media showing the destroyed and captured [...]
  • Philippines To Buy 32 Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk Helicopters Worth $620 Million

    January 18, 2022 0
    Philippine Secretary of Defense Delfin Lorenzana has announced that the country will order 32 S-70i Black Hawk helicopters for more than $620 million. Sikorsky delivers first batch of S-70i helicopters to PhilippinesDateNovember 11, 2020The Philippines Acquires [...]
  • ThyssenKrupp to Participate Indian Navy’s Project 75I Submarine Tender

    January 29, 2025 0
    Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders (MDL) and Germany’s ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) have secured approval for their joint bid to construct six advanced conventional submarines for the Indian Navy. France’s Naval Group is the front runner as [...]
  • U.S. Donates 90 Stryker Armored Vehicles and 50 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles to Ukraine

    July 4, 2023 0
    The Pentagon has announced that it will send 90 Stryker armored fighting vehicles to Ukraine, the first such transfer of the versatile eight-wheeled weapons from U.S. military stockpiles to a foreign country. U.S. sends more [...]
  • Ukraine to upgrade Pakistan Air Force’s IL-78 Tanker Aircraft

    June 9, 2020 0
    Ukraine’s state-owned Ukrspetsexport company said Thursday that it signed a deal with Pakistan to repair and modernize the Air Force’s Il-78 aerial refueling tanker plane. Work under the contract will be carried out by Nikolaev Aircraft Repair Plant under [...]
  • Ukraine Armed Forces received donated Shark UAS drones

    March 19, 2024 0
    According to Militarnyi on October 24, 2023, the Serhiy Prytula Foundation recently donated one complete Shark UAS system, comprising a ground control station and two Shark unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. [...]
Americas

U.S. Navy purchases Israeli soldier-portable SMASH 2000LE fire control systems.

June 4, 2026 0

An Israeli fire control technology company has now secured contracts with all four major branches of the U.S. military, completing a sweep across the American armed forces that took less than a year. Smart Shooter […]

Europe

Germany Purchases $5.4 Billion Worth of Israeli PULS Rocket Launchers.

May 29, 2026 0

Germany Advancing 5 Billion Euro Rocket Launcher Deal With Israel’s ElbitIf completed, the deal would include hundreds of rocket launchers and could increase Elbit’s order backlog by about 20 percent, strengthening the Israel-based defense contractor’s […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

May 17, 2026 0

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Europe

Estonia Purchases Additional HIMARS Rocket Artillery from Lockheed Martin.

May 16, 2026 0

The Estonian Centre for Defence Investments has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin for the procurement of three additional HIMARS multiple rocket systems. The agreement also includes an investment of approximately $11 million into Estonia’s […]

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.

May 11, 2026 0

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  • Europe

    The israeli-made kamikaze drone of Azerbaijani military destroyed Armenian Iskander missile launcher

  • Europe

    Putin deliberately denies ammunition to Wagner fighters, Yevgeny Prigozhin says

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian Patriot missile system shot down two Su-34 fighter-bombers and one Su-35 fighter jet

  • Europe

    Italian Customs Seized Chinese Wing Loong II Drone Destined To Libya

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    RTX (formerly Raytheon) to increase AIM-9X Sidewinder production to 2500 missiles per year

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan and Australia to strengthened bilateral military co-operation

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. State Department Approves Harpoon And AIM-9X Sidewinder Missiles For Philippines

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan seizes control of the second largest city of Nagorno-karabakh

  • Air Platform

    Saab Accused Canada Of Favoring Lockheed Martin’s F-35 FFCP Competition

  • Europe

    Crimea Bridge Jammed With Traffic As Russians Flee After Airbase Blast

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. and Fiji have signed a new security pact as tensions rise in the Pacific

  • Europe

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

  • Americas

    Canada To Build Nine New Artic Offshore Patrol Vessels

  • Americas

    Maxar cuts Ukraine’s access to critical satellite imagery

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Naval Group To Sale Submarine To The Philippines Navy

  • Air Platform

    Saab offers 12 Gripen E to Philippines worth $1.1 billion

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippine Navy commissions second Korean-built Miguel Malvar-class frigate

  • Air Platform

    Turkey orders additional 57 locally-made T626 Gökbey transport helicopters

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s Kamikaze Drones Destroyed Russia’s An-26 Transport Aircraft in Crimea.

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Russia used the 1960s P-35 missile for the first time in the Ukraine war

  • Europe

    Swedish Government Pushes Gripen E And GlobalEye To Finland’s HX Competition

  • Europe

    Turkey to strengthen its maritime capability with new warships

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drone strike destroyed Russia’s Buk-M3 missile.

  • Middle East

    Israel F-15I Escorts American B-52 Bombers Over Gulf Of Oman

  • South Asia

    Pakistan Establishes Chinese Copycat Rocket Forces Command

  • South Asia

    Video shows saboteurs blew up Wagner mercenary group’s military base

  • Uncategorized

    Turkiye is developing a 2,500 km Yildirim IV Medium-Range Ballistic Missile.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Spanish Navantia Proposed To Build Three More Air Warfare Destroyer For Royal Australian Navy

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. Develops Counter-Electronics High Power Microwave Advanced Missile Project (CHAMP) That Could Destroy Iran’s Nuclear Facilities

  • Europe

    Another Sabotage Attack With Massive Explosion Derailing Crimea Train

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall offers next-gen KF-51 Panther main battle tanks to Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    North Korea showcases unnamed new main battle tank

  • Europe

    Incredible Footage Shows Ukrainian Forces Blew Up $7 Million TOS-1A Using $500 FPV Drone

  • Air Platform

    UAE seeks permission from France to transfer 30 Mirage 2000 jets to Morocco

  • Europe

    Russian Military Admits That Its Soldiers Killed, Including Army General

  • South Asia

    Ousted Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Herself Ordered the Disappearance of More than 3,500 Citizens, An Inquiry Reported

  • Ballistic Missile

    North Korea started mass producing KN-24 ballistic missiles to fulfil Russia’s order

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Vice Admiral David Johnston Appointed As New ADF Chief, Amid Major Command Shake-up

  • Europe

    Ukraine used autonomous FPV drone for the first time

  • Europe

    Russia’s only S-300 and S-400 missile factory caught fire in Moscow

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Israel used a “Rampage” missile in its strike on Iran, Israeli media reported.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Lockheed Martin showcased Japan’s future

  • Naval Platforms

    Indian Navy’s second P15B destroyer INS Mormugao starts sea trials

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    HMAS Toowoomba returns to service after AMCAP upgrade

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Approves $8.5 Billion Sale Of 60 CH-47F Chinook Helicopters To Germany

  • Europe

    Russia Stop Using Iranian Shahed-136 Drones Due To Technical Defects

  • Air Platform

    Poland To Receive The Most Advanced Derivative Of AH-64E Apache Attack Helicopters

  • Air Platform

    The Philosophy Behind the Fighter Jet Design

  • Air Platform

    India needs to kill Sino-flankers, Why not Gripen E AKA “Sukhoi Killer”

  • Europe

    Greece To Purchase American Multi-Mission Surface Combatant (MMSC) Frigates

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