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  • [ June 27, 2026 ] Malaysia purchases Turkish Anka-S drones worth $103 million. East Asia and Pacific Region
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Aung San Suu Kyi wants to realign defense relationship with western countries

April 29, 2020 GDC 0

Under the leadership of State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar has been working to align itself with the West to the consternation of China learned GDC citing Global Times. Royal Thai Air Force operates […]

  • China’s Type 054B Frigate Equipped with Russian-origin APAR Radar

    April 22, 2020 0
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  • China tests maritime blockade strategy in Miyako Strait near Japan.

    August 18, 2025 0
    China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) and China Coast Guard (CCG) conducted unprecedented joint maneuvers near the Miyako Strait and the disputed Senkaku Islands last December. Japan deploys type 12 anti-ship missiles launchers at China’s [...]
  • Israeli Army Fields World’s First Fully Automatic 155mm Howitzer

    June 30, 2024 0
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  • Kosovo received Turkish Skydagger kamikaze drones.

    October 11, 2025 0
    Containers carrying thousands of Turkish Skydagger kamikaze drones have already arrived in Kosovo, marking an early delivery under a contract with Turkish defense firm Baykar, Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti announced on Wednesday. Kosovo purchased [...]
  • China has announced $178.2 billion defense budget, a 6.6 percent growth for this year

    May 23, 2020 0
    Singapore (GDC) — China has announced a 6.6 percent growth in its defense budget for this year, its lowest rate of increase for almost three decades although China’s economy shrinking by 6.8 percent in the [...]
  • The U.S. Departs From Afghanistan, China Cashes In $3 Trillion Rare Earth Minerals

    August 23, 2021 0
    “Afghanistan is a long-term play on the best of days and now that the Taliban have ‘won’, it’s more of a long-term play for Chinese interests.” — Byron King, Agora Financial Pakistan and Afghanistan allowed [...]
Europe

Ukraine develops new Zetros-based 155mm howitzer called Marta.

June 22, 2026 0

Germany and Ukraine signed agreements that include €750 million ($870 million) for 200 Bohdana self-propelled artillery systems on Zetros chassis, and those systems now have a confirmed name and barrel specification: defense analyst Jeff, reporting […]

Europe

MBDA unveils deep-strike, air defence, and smart mass-weapons portfolio.

June 21, 2026 0

MBDA will present a broad portfolio of sovereign defence solutions at Eurosatory 2026 as Europe and its allies accelerate rearmament. The company said the portfolio is intended to address armed forces’ needs in an increasingly […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin Unveils HIMARS FLEX with 12 Launch Canisters Capable of Firing Extended Range GMLRS, PrSM, and ATACMS.

June 20, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced the HIMARS FLEX on June 16, a modular evolution of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System that introduces a dual-pod launcher configuration capable of carrying double the munitions of the standard […]

Infantry Weapons

Indian Army selects Meprolight MEPRO X6 as new daytime optic for Negev light machine guns.

June 18, 2026 0

The Indian Army has selected Meprolight’s MEPRO X6 telescopic sight as the dedicated daytime optic for its Negev light machine guns (LMG), concluding a multi‑year evaluation process aimed at boosting long‑range engagement capability across frontline […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan’s Army Fires HIMARS Rocket Artillery in an Anti-invasion Drills.

June 10, 2026 0

Taiwan’s military on Wednesday fired its new mobile HIMARS rocket system, which is widely used by Ukraine, simulating an attack ​on an invading Chinese force and demonstrating its ability to “shoot-and-scoot” by avoiding ‌counter strikes. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia fires its first homegrown AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer.

June 8, 2026 0

Australia fired its first domestically built self-propelled howitzers during live-fire training last week, completing the journey from a production line in Geelong to live rounds downrange in a matter of months — a timeline that […]

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Vietnam Plans To Procure South Korean K9 Howitzer Ending Russia-centric Weapons Procurement Policy

  • Europe

    Turkey accused Russia of fraud, discloses fatal flaws in Russian-made S-400 SAM system, calling it a “chimney”

  • Europe

    Humiliating Russia: Ukraine Has More Tanks Now Than When It Started War

  • Air Platform

    Qatar Receives A Batch of AH-64E Apache Helicopters

  • Americas

    US Army Successfully Tests Iron Dome Anti-air Missiles

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Sweden purchases more IRIS-T SLS short-range ground-based air defence system.

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed North Korean supplied ammunitions in Russia

  • Middle East

    Russian Su-24 crashed landed at military airfields

  • Anti-air Missiles

    China’s new HQ-19 missile system makes public debut

  • Air Platform

    Airbus Offers Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 5 For Panavia Tornado Replacement Programme

  • Naval Platforms

    RTN’s submarine acquisition stalls as Thai economy hits by Coronavirus

  • Europe

    Putin’s losses ‘catastrophic’: Russian force’s death toll will hit 300,000 by coming winter

  • Americas

    U.S. Army Received Next-generation Squad Weapon XM7 Rifle and XM250 Automatic Rifle

  • Europe

    Putin pulled people from Admiral Kuznetsov sending them to the death zone in Ukraine, which will kill Russia’s aircraft carrier dream

  • Loitering Munitions

    Israeli Aerospace Industries Awarded $145 Million Contact To Produce Loitering Munitions For Undisclosed EU Nations

  • Europe

    Ukrainian ATACMS tactical missile punched a big hole in the Avangard ferry in Kerch

  • Air Platform

    Saab Delivered Third GlobalEye AEW&C To UAE

  • Air Platform

    AERO Vodochy To Deliver Four L-39N Advanced Jet Trainer To Czech Air Force

  • Air Platform

    Croatia Received Final Bids For Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Sweden, France Sign Letter of Intent on Defense Cooperation

  • Europe

    Ukraine develops new Zetros-based 155mm howitzer called Marta.

  • The Thief
    South Asia

    What strategic defense looks like for Bangladesh

  • Anti-air Missiles

    France considers delivering ASTER 30 long-range anti-air missiles to Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Defence Minister Richard Marles wants to increase military spending by up to $25 billion to pay for new warships

  • Europe

    Ukraine uses Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drone with MAM-L munition in NATO drill

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Why Do F-22 Raptor and F-35 Illuminate Targets Without Adversary Seeing the Source of Illumination?

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Joins French-led Naval Exercise In The Bay Of Bengal

  • Europe

    Kremlin’s inner circle Oligarchs planning another coup to oust Putin

  • Air Platform

    Turkish President Erdogan Travels to Qatar, Seeking to Buy 24 Used Eurofighters.

  • Air Platform

    Australia Purchases 12 MH-60R And 29 AH-64E Apache Helicopters

  • South Asia

    India’s Siliguri Corridor is the reason India wants the Bangladesh military paralyzed.

  • Americas

    Saab’s Gripen C/D shines in Alaska Red Flag exercise

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar Inducts JF-17 Thunder into it’s Air Force

  • Industry

    Damen poised to build ships in Bangladesh

  • Defense Industry

    Sweden Resumes Arms Exports To Turkey After NATO Application

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Pakistan’s duplicity: Iran war proved that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is always meant for military use against the U.S. and India.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Singapore and the US sign civil nuclear technology deal

  • Europe

    Australian Killed Fighting Alongside Ukrainian Troops

  • Air Platform

    Israeli Air Force destroys Mi-17 helicopter fleet near Iranian capital.

  • Europe

    Turkiye to build nuclear-powered submarines for its navy

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia cleared to buy eight MV-22 Osprey worths $2 billion

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Singaporean Air Force Achieved Full Operational Capability of SAMP/T Aster-30 Missile System

  • Middle East

    Iran Converted ISO Containers Into Drone Launching Platforms For Houthis, South Korean Hyundai Heavy Industries Supplied 2000 Containers To Iran

  • Naval Platforms

    F-35B STOVL Fighter Jet: Air Superiority Over South China Sea

  • Europe

    Australia To Build Six New Patrol Vessels, Amid Laser Attack On RAAF’S Poseidon Aircraft

  • Europe

    Canada Sends Senator Armored Vehicles to Ukraine

  • South Asia

    Trump Administration could sanction Bangladesh for allowing antisemitic and pro-Hamas rallies. Instead, Bangladesh should focus on Abraham Accord

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Russia Built Military Bases In Laos And Sudan

  • C4iSR

    Active Electronically Scanned Array (ASEA) Radar

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    BAE Systems Awarded Contract To Provide Mk45 Medium Caliber Gun For Hunter Class Frigate

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