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Air Platform

China’s FC-31 Carrier Based Fighter Jet Shortcomings Impede PLA Navy’s Operations

May 28, 2025 GDC 0

Like China’s other jets, the FC-31 has shortcomings that keep it from matching its US counterparts. China was plagued by engine problems, as apparent in the recent Kashmir skirmish, when one of its J-10Cs’ engines […]

Air Platform

China’s J-20 and J-35A Fighter Jets Are Far From Stealth Jets

November 13, 2024 GDC 0

The new J-35A fighter jet is Airshow China’s star. Every two years, the southern city of Zhuhai showcases Beijing’s civil and military aerospace sector. The J-35A is lighter than China’s existing model, the J20, and […]

Air Platform

China Plans to Export FC-31 Fighter Jets, But Where is the Buyer?

April 22, 2022 GDC 0

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  • Wagner chief accuses Putin of ‘misleading Russians’ over Ukraine offensive

    June 22, 2023 0
    The chief of mercenary group Wagner accused Moscow of deceiving Russians about the course of Ukraine’s offensive and pointed to Kyiv’s progress on the battlefield, AFP reports. Putin deliberately denies ammunition to Wagner fighters, Yevgeny Prigozhin [...]
  • Slovakian newest artillery system passes crucial trials

    November 18, 2024 0
    KONŠTRUKTA-Defence, a.s., a leading Slovak defense manufacturer, has successfully completed a series of critical tests for its modernized 155mm EVA M2 6×6 self-propelled artillery system. As noted by the company, these tests mark a significant [...]
  • Australia Test Fires Locally-made Multiple Launch Rocket System.

    April 18, 2026 0
    The Australian army has test-fired its first-ever locally assembled Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System, or GMLRS, a key step toward eventually producing long-range strike weapons locally rather than importing them. Australian Army successfully test-fired the [...]
  • Turkish TB2 Drone Strike Killed Kurdish Leader in Syria

    October 22, 2021 0
    Turkey struck Syrian position using Bayraktar TB2 drones reported Turkish newspaper TRD. The drones are said to have flown initially near the Syrian-Turkish border or over areas controlled by the Turkish military; however, the drones [...]
  • Turkish defense giant Asalsan lands $2.8 billion in defense deals

    August 11, 2025 0
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  • MBDA accelerates ASTER missile production for partner countries

    August 2, 2025 0
    On 23 July 2025, MBDA delivered the first batch of ASTER missiles less than two and a half years since the order was placed as part of a joint acquisition led by OCCAR with Eurosam, the Franco-Italian joint [...]
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.

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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 […]

  • C4iSR

    U.S. Coast Guard To Integrate Saab Giraffe And Northrop C5ISR Into Offshore Patrol Cutter

  • Europe

    Iran unveils clone of U.S.-made Switchblade kamikaze drone

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan Shipbuilder Lays Keel for Navy’s New Air Warfare Frigate

  • Europe

    Russian invasion in Ukraine is not going according to plan, says Jens Stoltenberg

  • C4iSR

    Leonardo DRS delivers Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber-Defense and Intelligence (C5I) systems to Australian Army

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine received more TRML-4D AESA radars from Germany

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s $110,000 Beaver kamikaze drones with a launch range of 1,000 kilometers menacing Moscow

  • C4iSR

    Thales, PT Len partner for Indonesia’s new air surveillance radars

  • Europe

    Royal Navy’s Aircraft Carrier To Play Global Roles

  • Europe

    Hugh mushroom cloud appears over Luhansk region Ukrainian drones destroyed Russian ammo depot

  • Europe

    Russia endured 100,000 casualties for battle of Bakhmut

  • C4iSR

    Royal Air Force Inducts StormShroud Electronic Warfare Drone

  • Europe

    Greek and British companies have teamed up to offer unmanned surface vessels to the Hellenic Navy.

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Plans To Sale 2000 T-7A Red Hawk At $19 Million A Piece

  • Americas

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

  • Air Platform

    Turkey To Export 12 Hurkus-C Aircraft To Unknown Customer

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Peruvian Navy Receives ROK Navy’s Retired Pohang-class Corvette

  • Middle East

    Turkiye and Egypt defence cooperation produces Aqrab unmanned ground vehicle.

  • Europe

    Russian Forces Struggling To Hold Ground As Ammo Supplies Severely Cut Off

  • Europe

    Ukrainian $500 drones fitted with grenade destroying Russia’s $4.3 million T-90M tanks

  • Europe

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

  • Americas

    BAE Systems awarded contract to produce radio-frequency (RF) sensors for the stealthy LRASM.

  • Middle East

    Iran’s President Pezeshkian Seeks Resignation Amid Leadership Crisis.

  • Naval Platforms

    Pakistan Navy Commissions First Type 054A/P Frigate

  • Europe

    Ukrainian SHARK drone locating Russian positions for HIMARS to destroy them

  • Americas

    U.S. Defense Innovation Unit Wants Ukraine-like Environment to Test Drone Warfare.

  • Infantry Weapons

    Australian Army Ordered More Thales EF88 Rifles

  • Africa

    Israeli BlueBird Aero Systems has inaugurated production site in Morocco to build loitering munitions.

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones hit high-rise buildings in Kazan

  • Europe

    Turkish MUGEM aircraft carrier is set to be launched in 2028.

  • Air Platform

    Saudi Arabia Mulls Purchasing 100 Turkish KAAN Fifth-generation Fighter Jets

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Russia’s failure prompted China to head hunt globally to teach them air combat tactics and manoeuvres

  • Middle East

    Israeli Mossad operatives lived, worked and prayed like Muslims for years before being activated to destroy Iran’s missile factories and anti-air missiles

  • Europe

    President Zelensky confirms use of HIMARS and ATACMS to strike inside Russia

  • C4iSR

    U.S. Navy’s EA-18G Growler Destroyed Chinese-made YLC-8B Anti-stealth Radar and Type 305A Radar in Iran.

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Air Guard’s Flight Lieutenant Towkir Islam Sagar Clocked 100 Hours on PT-6 Basic Trainer, Spent 60 Hours as F-7BJI Trainee and Absent from Flying Activities for UN Peacekeeping Mission

  • Middle East

    Navantia Launched the Fifth Avante 2200 Corvette For Royal Saudi Navy

  • Europe

    French Navy will upgrade FDI frigate with 32 vertical launch system.

  • Infantry Weapons

    Iron Dome: An Israeli Masterpiece Shielding Israel From Thousands Of Hamas Rockets

  • Europe

    British Army spent $7.7 billion on a disastrous procurement project that delivered 44 armored vehicles out of 580

  • Europe

    Turkey test-fires the KORAOK short-range anti-tank missile.

  • Air Platform

    Why is F-15EX a better choice for USAF to replace F-15s?

  • Europe

    Satellite imagery shows Russian dug in anti-tank position in occupied locations in Ukraine

  • Europe

    Turkish drone maker Baykar Defence to manufacture turbofan engine

  • Europe

    U.S. Delivered Two NASAMS Batteries To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Notorious Wagner Group Recruited African Prisoners To Fight In Ukraine War For Russia

  • Middle East

    20 Bayraktar TB2 Drone Swarms Destroyed Pantsir-S1 SAM In Syria

  • Europe

    Russians queues at money exchange as new U.S. sanctions forced Russia to halt transaction in dollars and euros

  • AUV Platform

    Israeli Navy’s Blue Whale Unmanned Submarine Participates In NATO Drills

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine’s HIMARS strikes destroyed Russia’s Kasta-2E2 Radar

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