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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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  • Russia Finally Admits It Needs Help From China On Shipbuilding

    November 21, 2020 0
    Russia lost it’s only aircraft carrier when it catches fire last year and most of its naval fleet has outdated marine propulsion, generator and electronics that require seldom maintenance and a tugboat to accompany its [...]
  • Boeing Awarded $3.1 Billion Contract To Produce KC-46A Tankers For Israeli And U.S. Air Force

    September 27, 2022 0
    The US Air Force has awarded Boeing a $3.1 billion contract for the delivery of KC-46A Pegasus tankers to the air forces of the United States and Israel. The $2.2 billion contract for the US [...]
  • Spectacular and Crashing Defeats of Armenia, Thanks to Turkish and Israeli High-tech Drones

    December 3, 2020 0
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  • Keel Laid for Brazillian Navy’s Macaé-class Patrol Ship Miramar

    December 13, 2024 0
    According to information published by the Brazilian MoD on November 28, 2024, the Brazilian Navy marked a milestone with the keel-laying ceremony for the Patrol Ship (NPa) Miramar at the Arsenal de Marinha do Rio [...]
  • Canada donates deadly AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles to Ukraine

    May 28, 2023 0
    The Canadian defense minister Anita Anand announced at the 12th Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting on May 25 that Canada will supply the Raytheon AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles to Kyiv. The announcement was part of [...]
  • Lockheed Martin to Participate RAAF’s Next-gen Air Battle Management Systems Evaluation Stages

    August 13, 2021 0
    Lockheed Martin Australia announced that it will participate in the Royal Australian Air Force’s AIR6500 Phase 1 Project (AIR6500-1): Competitive Evaluation Process Stage 2 (CEPS2). Minister for Defense, The Hon Peter Dutton MP, and the [...]
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.

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  • Europe

    Ukrainian troops blow up Russian BTR-82A armored vehicles convoy in Skadovsk

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Delivers Mid-range Capability System To U.S. Army

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine’s FrankenSAM scored the first kill against Russian forces

  • Air Platform

    Turkey’s Hurjet light combat aircraft enters ground testing

  • Europe

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

  • Uncategorized

    Malaysian Ex-military intel chief, 2 senior army officers charged with corruption

  • Middle East

    Bahrain agrees to recognise Israel following UAE

  • Americas

    What Attributes Make A Sixth-Generation Fighter Jet?

  • Europe

    Top Ten Lies Vladimir Putin and His Propaganda Machine Told About The Ukraine Invasion

  • Defense Industry

    Ukraine-Russia War: Russia’s Weapons Export Plummets to Record Low

  • Air Platform

    U.S. to Replenish Polish MiG-29 Inventory With F-16, If Poland Transfers MiGs to Ukraine

  • Defense Industry

    Ukraine’s Ukroboronprom and Germany’s Rheinmetall signs strategic cooperation agreement

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall will sends 139 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Putin is dumping dead Russian soldiers by truck inside Ukraine to hide actual losses

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Austal Showcases New Offshore Patrol Concept 60

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Vladimir Putin Visits North Korea To Buy Rocket Artillery And Ammunitions

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    COVID-19 Could Delay $45 Billion Frigate Program of Australia

  • C4iSR

    Saab Delivers GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning Aircraft To Poland

  • Defense Industry

    Leonardo delivers HH-139B helicopter to the Italian Air Force

  • Air Platform

    Missiles On Demand: Boeing’s New 16 Air-To-Air Missile Carrying F-15EX (2040c / X)

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine’s MGM-140 ATACMS missile perfectly exploits Russia’s S-400 Triumf’s 92N6E multi-function radar

  • Infantry Weapons

    Qatar Is The First Middle Eastern Country Supplying PzH 2000 155mm Howitzers To Ukraine

  • Americas

    Colombia To Spend $1 Billion On Fighter Jets Program

  • Europe

    Turkish Anka-S drone strikes in Armenia

  • Europe

    Putin A ‘Dead Man Walking’: Warned To Be Very Careful What He Eats, Where He Sleeps And Which Aircraft He Flys

  • C4iSR

    In-depth Look At Saab 340 Erieye AEW&C

  • South Asia

    India sent troops and equipment to the disputed border with China

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    The Dynetics-Lockheed MAXPOWER High Power Microwave weapons

  • Defense Industry

    Kingsberg Awarded Contract To Supply Naval Strike Missile (NSM) To Royal Australian Navy

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy’s Virginia Block V Has One Mission: Kill Chinese Warships and Submarines

  • Naval Platforms

    F-110 Bonifaz-class Frigates of the Spanish Navy

  • Air Platform

    Croatia Buys 12 Used Dassault Rafale F3R Fighters

  • South Asia

    Hidden Truth: Rape, Violence and Brutality in the Chittagong Hill Tracts by Bangladesh Military

  • Europe

    Germany would not block Leopard 2 tanks delivery to Ukraine

  • Defense Industry

    Poland discloses details of Bayraktar TB2 deals

  • Europe

    Turkish Army Received Otokar ARMA 8×8 Armored Vehicles

  • Europe

    Ukraine keeps finding Western parts in Russia’s S-70 Okhotnik Drone

  • Middle East

    Lebanon to hold historic border talks with Israel

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s FPV drones destroyed Russia’s T-80BV battle tank

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. State Department Approves 180km range AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM For Germany Worth $2.9 Billion

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Navy commissioned two new P-72 MPAs

  • Americas

    Secretary Esper Unveils new military symbols banning confederate flags

  • Air Platform

    Colombia Selects FA-50 LCA With Israeli AESA Radar Worth $600 Million

  • Europe

    Ukraine strikes Russian fertilizer plant tied to military production.

  • Ballistic Missile

    Indonesia received the Turkish KHAN ballistic missile

  • Europe

    Turkey is focused on joining the BRICS economic alliance

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RAAF’s C27J aircraft put on problem project watchlist

  • Europe

    Czech Republic Delivers 45 Upgraded T-72B Tanks To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Russian Taganrog military aircraft maker reports heavy financial losses after repeated Ukrainian missile attacks.

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy’s New DDGX Destroyer Features Lasers, Hypersonic Missiles And Stealth Technology

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