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Air Platform

Turkish TAI to develop Hurjet 270 simulators

September 9, 2020 GDC 0

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has developed a testing simulator for engineering the Hürjet, the advanced jet trainer and light attack aircraft. The company is completing several projects using domestic sources from design to production, like […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia issues RFI for lead-in fighter trainer for RAAF

June 24, 2020 GDC 0

Canberra has commenced the search for a new advanced jet trainer to replace BAE Systems Hawk 127s operated by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). A request for information (RFI) for the Air 6002 Phase […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Vietnam Ordered 12 Yak-130 Training Jets Worth $350 Million From Russia

June 8, 2020 GDC 0

Vietnam has signed a $350 million deal last year to buy a dozen combat training aircraft from Russia, the Vedomosti business daily reported last Wednesday. Russia is the biggest arms supplier to Vietnam and Southeast Asia. Vietnam’s fleet deploys Russian-made […]

  • Ukrainian HIMARS artillery strike destroys Russian Command Post

    January 13, 2024 0
    The Ukrainian military said on Wednesday that Ukrainian Special Operations Forces directed HIMARS fire on a Russian Command Vehicle in the Southern Direction. According to the report, operators from the 73rd Marine Center of the [...]
  • South Africa’s Paramount Offers Mbombe Armored Vehicle For Ukrainian Army

    July 24, 2024 0
    On 18 April 2024, the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Oleksandr Syrskyi, attended a presentation of a range of modernized military equipment, including the BMP-1TS infantry fighting vehicle and the Oncilla armored vehicle as [...]
  • Japan Plans to Build 12 New Mogami-Class Advanced Frigates in 5 Years

    December 12, 2023 0
    Japan will acquire 12 new Mogami-class (FFM) frigates from 2024 to 2028 amid the government’s recent push for a stronger defense posture. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Started Fitting Out Mk41 Vertical Launching System on Mogami-class FridayDateApril [...]
  • Turkey-Qatar military cooperation could stabilize the region

    August 3, 2021 0
    The deepening cooperation between strategic allies Turkey and Qatar has long drawn scrutiny from opposition parties in Ankara, and an accord published in the nation’s Official Gazette on June 24 stirred fresh controversy after its [...]
  • India hikes defense budget to 19%, demystifying India’s defense Budget

    July 16, 2021 0
    Strategic priorities for the nation in the beginning of 2020 were clear: to ensure border security and to build a stronger army through increased investment in modernization. Analysts recorded an overall modernization budget of USD [...]
  • Germany Negotiating With The U.S. To Buy F-35 Stealth Jets

    February 6, 2022 0
    Germany is leaning toward purchasing the U.S. fighter jet F-35 built by Lockheed Martin to replace its ageing Tornado in the role of nuclear sharing, a German defence source told Reuters on Thursday, but a final [...]
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 […]

  • Europe

    Ukrainian MiG-29 And Su-27 Escort American B1B Lancer Bomber Over Black Sea

  • Naval Platforms

    Flopping Fish: The Shenyang J-15, A Perfect Example of ‘Garbage In and Garbage Out’

  • Middle East

    Analysis: UAE And Israeli Diplomatic Relationships

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    First South Korea Designed Submarine Starts Sea Trials

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hyundai Heavy Industries Awarded Contract to Build Korean Navy’s Next-gen Aegis destroyer

  • Air Platform

    Dassault Rafale to Compliment Lockheed’s F-35, says UAE Air Force

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Saudi Arabia Purchased $15 Billion THAAD Anti-ballistic Missile System

  • Europe

    Hanwha Aerospace offers advanced Redback IFV combat vehicles to Romania

  • Europe

    Germany delivers 200 Zetros high-mobility military trucks to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Su-35, Su-30SM, Su-30MK2, Su-30MKI and Su-57 Fighter Jets avionics, multifunction displays, navigation systems, and heads-up imported from France despite Western sanctions

  • Cruise Missiles

    Taiwan plans $40 billion defense budget with new missiles and drones for coastal strike missions.

  • Africa

    Nigerian President Fired Military Chiefs After Failed Boko Haram Operations

  • Europe

    Sweden scrambles Gripen fighter jets after Russian military plane enters airspace

  • Europe

    Türkiye delivers 1st batch of marine assault vehicles to marine forces

  • Europe

    Russia orders evacuation from Belgorod region amid Ukraine’s incursion in Kursk region

  • Europe

    Ukraine Captured Fully Operational VPK-Ural Armored Vehicles From Fleeing Russians

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Kamikaze Drones Hit Russia’s Black Sea Port

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Army developing autonomous technology for convoy system

  • Europe

    Ukraine Claimed That It Killed More Than Dozens High-ranking Russian Army Officers

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan Deployed Ten Thousand Troops And Artillery Near Armenia

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Russia Deploys Bastion Anti-ship Missiles In Occupied Kuril Island

  • Air Platform

    Boeing ramps up F-15EX Eagle II jet production

  • South Asia

    Pakistan Navy test fired antiship missile

  • Air Platform

    U.S. To Expedite Delivery Of F-16V Block 70 To Taiwan

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Air Force’s F-15EX Lot 2 Fighter Jets Achieve Key Milestone

  • Americas

    Israeli Stratasys offers 3D-printed spare parts to fast-track Pentagon’s supply chains.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    After Australia, Japan Wants Nuclear Submarines

  • Europe

    Russia suffered significant losses in Krasnohorivka, includes 63 BTR-82A armored vehicles, 55 T-90 tanks and 700 servicemen

  • Europe

    Putin’s Prison Recruits Gone Wild In Donetsk Oblast

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Ukraine’s Neptune Cruise Missile Upgrades Put Putin’s Black Sea Fleet in Crosshairs

  • C4iSR

    Rheinmetall To Upgrade Norwegian NASAMS Anti-air Missiles System Sensors

  • Europe

    Putin admits Russia lost more than 54 modernized T-90M battle tanks since Ukraine’s counteroffensive

  • Europe

    UK Delivers Tracked Spartan Armored Vehicles To Ukraine

  • Defense Industry

    U.S. Approves FMS of EMALS and AAG to French Navy’s Next-gen Aircraft Carrier Program

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze drones hit two oil refineries in Russia’s Samara region spiking oil price in Russia

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Aerospace’s Anka UCAV Flew Over 30 Hours Setting A New Record

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China deploys fifty thousand troops near Indian border

  • Americas

    US Secretary of Navy Unveils Name of Two Future Aircraft Carrier

  • Loitering Munitions

    Israeli Elbit Systems Develops Jamming-proof Laser Connected Drones.

  • Europe

    Russia’s Trying Fifth-times To Fix Only Aircraft Carrier Admiral Kuznetsov

  • Naval Platforms

    Pakistani Shipyard Laid Keel For Third MILGEM Warship

  • Middle East

    President Erdogan Normalizes Ties With Egypt And Saudi Arabia

  • Europe

    Sweden Purchases 44 New Leopard 2A8 Main Battle Tanks

  • Europe

    Russian forces have lost more than 15 modernized 2S33 Msta-SM howitzers per month since deployed in eastern Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Van Halteren Technologies to deliver weapon loading system for Dutch F-35s.

  • South Asia

    Pakistan intercepts Indian Navy’s Kalvari-class submarine in its waters

  • Air Platform

    Dassault CEO Frustrated With Airbus Over FCAS Delays

  • Americas

    Networking Israeli Iron Dome With American Patriot Could Bring Superior Advantages

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Kongsberg awarded contract to produce NASAMS and NOMADS air defense for Netherlands

  • Europe

    Vlad is in trouble, Russian conscripts revolt, break gates and storm out of Kazan military base

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