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Naval Platforms

Amid US and Taiwan tensions, China to expedite development of FC-31 for PLA Navy

June 9, 2020 GDC 0

Photos of the Shenyang J-31 twin-engine fifth-generation fighter jet, have been frequently released on Chinese social media since May, leading to considerable speculation that the aircraft could be set to enter service in the PLA […]

Air Platform

China aiming Turkey as the potential export customer of the FC-31: report

June 2, 2020 GDC 0

Turkey is considering purchasing China’s FC-31 to fulfill shortfall of fighter jet, as Turkey seems determined to retain the Russian-made S-400 air defense system, Weihutang, a military column affiliated with China Central Television, reported on […]

Air Platform

China’s FC-31 stealth fighter jet making new progress

May 27, 2020 GDC 0

New photos of a prototype FC-31, China’s second type of stealth fighter jet, have been appearing frequently on Chinese social media since May, years after disappearing from the public eye. Now painted in a silver […]

Air Platform

China unveiled scale model of F-35 copycat FC-31

May 15, 2020 GDC 0

The FC-31, China’s second fighter jet following the J-20, recently revealed photos of a scale model of the aircraft painted with the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) insignia, a move military observers said suggested the […]

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  • Secretary Esper Unveils new military symbols banning confederate flags

    July 22, 2020 0
    Secretary of Defense Mark Esper issued a new Defense Department policy last Friday that will act as a de facto ban on the display of the Confederate flag. The new guidance governs the display and depiction of [...]
  • Raytheon delivers NASAMS II to Lithuanian Army

    June 23, 2020 0
    According to Tweet published by the Lithuanian Armed Forces on June 19, 2020, Lithuania takes delivery of first NASAMS long-range air defense missile systems. In October 2016, Lithuania announced an agreement with the Norwegian Ministry of Defense [...]
  • Malaysia Purchases FA-50 Fighter Jets And ATR-72MP MPA Worth $2.2 Billion

    May 28, 2023 0
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  • Indonesian warship drive off Chinese vessels from its EEZ

    September 16, 2020 0
    In a row of events regarding PLA-Navy incursions, Indonesia has lodged a protest with Beijing over a Chinese vessel’s intrusion into its EEZ (exclusive economic zone), which spent two days in the area reported CNN [...]
  • Saab Awarded Contract To Carl-Gustaf M4 For Undisclosed Customer

    September 17, 2021 0
    Saab has received orders for the recoilless rifle Carl-Gustaf M4 with included ammunition. The combined order value is approximately 900 million SEK and deliveries will take place in 2022. Saab awarded a contract for the [...]
  • Ukraine Shot Down Su-25 and Su-24 Fighter-bomber In Bakhmut

    December 3, 2022 0
    The Ukrainian military has shot down two Russian aircraft on the Lysychansk and Bakhmut fronts on 28 November, Yurii Ihnat, Spokesperson for the Air Force of Ukraine, said in a statement. Ukrainian Border Guards Shot [...]
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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East Asia and Pacific Region

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Unveils Next-generation K9MH Mobile Howitzer Artillery System.

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  • Europe

    Ukraine’s elite Alpha unit destroyed $4 billion worth of Russia’s S-400, S-300, Buk-M3, Tor-M2 and Pantsir-S1 air defenses in 2025.

  • Air Platform

    Belgium Request To Join Franco-German FCAS Sixth-Gen Fighter Jets Project

  • Land Platform

    Chinese NORINCO claims VT-4 Tank is better than T-14 Armata

  • Air Platform

    UAE Received Two L-15 Trainer Aircraft From China

  • Air Platform

    Turkiye will build six prototype KAAN fighter jets for AESA and avionics tests

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China deploys troops, tanks and air defense system near Myanmar’s Shan state

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia, Japan Sign Historic Defense Pact

  • Europe

    UK village Lakenheath could be Putin’s first target in World War III

  • Air Platform

    Rafale will have a strategic advantage over Sukhoi fighters: Air Chief Marshal Dhanoa

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Diehl Defence IRIS-T Air-to-Air Missile

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China opens memorial for 35 soldiers died in Galwan Valley confrontation with India

  • Europe

    Wrecked images of Russian military hardware, incompetence, corruption, drunk conscripts and inadequate training in Russia’s disastrous Ukraine invasion

  • Middle East

    US Warship Fired 30 Warning Shots After Encounter With Iranian Warship

  • Middle East

    Iranian Navy’s Warship IRIS Sahand Capsized Twice And Sinks

  • Europe

    Russia rained cruise missiles down on children’s hospitals across Ukraine, reportedly killing 41 civilians

  • Americas

    Dynetics Beats Out Iron Dome For $237M U.S. Army’s Missile Defense Contract

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Ukraine War: Rocketsan Started Mass Producing Guided Munitions For Drones

  • Europe

    A major fire engulfed Russia’s ELMASH electromechanical plant in Voronezh

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian government launches strategic review into the Australian defense forces

  • Americas

    U.S. Air Force will upgrade the Pacific Island Micronesian air base

  • Air Platform

    The British Army will operate uncrewed aircraft alongside AH-64 Apache helicopters.

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s modernized Su-30SM crashed in Kalingrad due to engine malfunction

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s propaganda and disinformation campaigns about PLA

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Marand Joins Rheinmetall To Build IFV For Australian Army

  • Middle East

    Iran’s new nuclear site is 80 meters deep underground

  • Civil Aviation

    Embraer delivers 600th Phenom 300 business jet

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Israeli super weapon Arrow anti-air missile shows 100 percent efficacy against Iranian missiles

  • South Asia

    An Afghan Hero Pilot Who Killed More Taliban Than Any Other Pilots Now Under US Protection

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Chinese Navy Focuses On Ship-borne Hypersonic Anti-ship Missile ‘Eagle Strike 21’ To Counter U.S. Navy

  • Americas

    US Military’s Apache Helicopter Jammed Russian-made Igla Missile in Venezuela.

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Army undergoes a major reshuffle just a year after the organisation had reshuffled key positions.

  • Africa

    Thanks To Turkish Drone, GNA Regain Control of Libyan Capital Tripoli

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea wants U.S. nuclear technology to build its own nuclear submarines

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The Royal Malaysian Air Force Shortlists Eurofighter Typhoon and Dassault Rafale for MRCA Requirements

  • Europe

    British MoD Authorized £1.4 Billion Arms Sale To Saudi Arabia

  • Europe

    Alaska Meeting Was Putin’s Prank to Trump, Russia Will Not Join Peace Talks.

  • Uncategorized

    China unveiled DF-27 hypersonic glide vehicle aimed at British and American carrier group in the Indo-Pacific region

  • Middle East

    Will an Israeli strike on Iran via Azerbaijani airspace impending?

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze sea drones destroyed two new Vasily Bykov class patrol boats

  • C4iSR

    Saab Successfully Conducted Flight Test Of Fourth GlobalEye AEW&C

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract To Manufacture Munitions For HIMARS In Australia

  • Americas

    Saab To Open Two Aerospace Centers If Canada Selects Gripen E

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force retires all MiG-27ML from its service

  • Air Platform

    China Discloses Close-up Photos of Deck-based J-35 Fighter Jet

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    PLA Takes Control of Karakoram Pass Near Galwan Valley

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia Turns to The West For Defense and Security Needs

  • Anti-drone System

    Australia will invest $7 billion in drone and counter-drone technology.

  • C4iSR

    TALIOS multifunction targetting pod makes Rafale F3R more dangerous

  • Europe

    Ukraine to receive more CEASAR howitzers from France

  • Air Platform

    US ‘Ghost’ drones will help fight in Donbas, Pentagon says

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