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  • [ January 25, 2026 ] The U.S. Deploys More PAC-3 and THAAD Missile Defense System in the Middle East. Anti-air Missiles
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East Asia and Pacific Region

South Korea launches Miguel Malvar-class guided missile frigate for Philippine Navy

March 28, 2025 GDC 0

During a ceremony held on March 27, 2025, the South Korean company HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) launched the BRP Diego Silang (FFG-07), the second Miguel Malvar-class guided missile frigate ordered by the Philippine […]

Europe

Norway Invites Four Contenders For Frigate Competition

January 20, 2025 GDC 0

The Norwegian Ministry of Defence today announced its intention to invite the French, German, British, and US governments to begin discussions regarding a potential strategic partnership for the delivery of new frigates to replace the […]

Europe

Turkish shipyard floats two new İstif-class frigates for Turkish Navy

January 17, 2025 GDC 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Hanwha Ocean awarded contract to build two Ulsan-class Batch-IV frigates for South Korean Navy

January 4, 2025 GDC 0

South Korean shipbuilding heavyweight Hanwha Ocean has concluded a contract with the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) to construct the first two ships of the Ulsan-class Batch-IV frigates for the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN). […]

Europe

Italian Navy’s tenth and final FREMM frigate launched

August 16, 2024 GDC 0

The frigate Emilio Bianchi, the last in a series of ten Italian Navy’s FREMM (European multi-mission) frigates, was launched at Fincantieri’s Riva Trigoso integrated shipyard in Italy. As informed, the ceremony took place on May 25, […]

C4iSR

Lockheed Martin inks deal for SPY-7 radar manufacturing

August 1, 2024 GDC 0

Lockheed Martin has awarded Indra, Escribano Mechanical and Engineering, and ICM (Integral de Conexión y Montajes, S.L.) purchase orders for AN/SPY-7(V)2 components on the F-110 frigate. As part of Lockheed Martin’s commitment to expanding its […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Two South Korean Firms Battle To Win Australia’s General Purpose Frigate Contract

July 31, 2024 GDC 0

HD Hyundai Heavy built a 1,500-ton landing ship (from the top), a 3,400-ton frigate, and a 2,200-ton deepwater guard ship. South Korea’s two warship builders are striving to win an A$11 billion (US$7.3 billion) deal […]

Americas

Fincantieri allocates three U.S. Shipyards to build Constellation class frigates

May 10, 2024 GDC 0

Fincantieri is to use all three of its U..S shipyards to build new FFG(X) frigates and will hire 600 more staff by year-end to handle the work, a company official said following the U.S. Navy’s […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

South Korea to build two more FFX batch III frigates

April 18, 2024 GDC 0

.South Korea’s defence procurement agency finalised an agreement worth Won793.3bn ($600m) with shipbuilder, Hanwha Ocean, to replace Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in building two more FFX Batch III frigates, also designated the next-generation Ulsan-class frigates. […]

Europe

Greece Expressed Interest In Purchasing Seven American-made Constellation-class Frigates

January 31, 2024 GDC 0

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  • Japan to Manufacture Technologically Superior Weapons in Asia-Pacific Region

    April 30, 2020 0
    After laying to rest its pacifist post-World War II posture since the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe came to power, Japan has its eyes set on matching if not overtaking the United States and Europe in aerospace and [...]
  • Australia Receives First AH-64E Apaches Attack Helicopters to Boost Strike Power.

    October 7, 2025 0
    Australia has taken delivery of its first two U.S. AH-64E Apache attack helicopters at RAAF Base Townsville. The U.S.-made aircraft expands strike range and strengthens joint operations with American forces in the Indo-Pacific. Australian Army [...]
  • Israel And Bahrain Formally Establish Diplomatic Relations

    October 20, 2020 0
    The deal – brokered by the US – was signed in the Bahrain capital, Manama, on Sunday. For decades, most Arab states have boycotted Israel, insisting they would only establish ties after the Palestinian dispute [...]
  • Israel sent captured Russian arms in Syria, Lebanon and Gaza to Ukraine

    January 28, 2025 0
    Israel may have initiated the process of supplying Ukraine with Russian and Soviet-made weapons captured during military operations in Lebanon. This was reported by the Ukrainian defense publication Militarnyi, citing the OSINTdefender project, which uncovered [...]
  • MBDA awarded contract to supply VL MICA to Moroccan Army

    May 26, 2020 0
    The Moroccan government has signed an export loan agreement with France’s BNP Paribas for the acquisition of a new ground-based air defence (GBAD) system. Announced via the country’s government gazette on 18 May, the loan [...]
  • Russian Askold Corvette shows massive hull breach after Ukrainian Scalp-EG strike

    November 8, 2023 0
    In his evening address on Monday, President Volodymyr Zelensky congratulated Ukraine’s Armed Forces (AFU) for destroying the Askold, one of Russia’s Kalibr cruise missile carriers, over the weekend. “I thank everyone who ensured the successful [...]
Africa

China delivers Type 59 towed guns to the UAE-backed terror group Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

January 25, 2026 0

China has shipped a batch of Type 59 130mm towed artillery systems to Rapid Support Forces, with images confirming the weapons loaded aboard a cargo vessel and prepared for export, according to open-source visuals recorded […]

Americas

Elbit Systems Started Manufacturing Sigma NG 155mm Howitzers in the U.S.

January 11, 2026 0

Elbit Systems has completed production of the first model of the Sigma NG 155 millimetre self-propelled howitzer at the South Carolina facility of its US subsidiary, Elbit America. The system is fully based on US […]

Europe

Germany purchases KNDS RCH155 Wheeled Howitzers.

January 8, 2026 0

The German Bundeswehr plans to acquire 229 RCH155 wheeled howitzers using the chassis of the Boxer 8 x 8 wheeled combat vehicle from KNDS. It is expected that the procurement will soon be examined by […]

Europe

Turkish drone maker Skydagger completes Skydagger 7 FPV drones trials.

December 28, 2025 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Indonesian Special Forces completes Operational Integration Test of ASELSAN SARP 12.7mm Remote Weapon Station.

December 26, 2025 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Cambodian Army’s Chinese-made Type 90B 122mm Rocket Artillery Exploded and Rolled Over Again.

December 25, 2025 0

Some design flaws and poor qualities can only be uncovered in actual combat. That’s what happened in the Thai-Cambodian War. Thailand announced on December 8, 2025, that Cambodian forces may use Chinese-made Type-90B 122 mm […]

  • Europe

    BAE Systems Announced Industry Partnerships For Next-gen Howitzers

  • C4iSR

    U.S. State Department Approves Ground-based Command And Control System To Morocco

  • C4iSR

    Asalsan Awarded Contract to Produce Communication System For Undisclosed Customer

  • Europe

    Albania Latest Country Purchases Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Drones

  • Defense Industry

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

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Established Bidirectional Datalink Between F-35 and Ground Forces

  • Middle East

    Hungary-based Israeli Shell Company Supplied Pagers To Hezbollah Terrorists Group

  • Naval Platforms

    Milgem-class Corvette: A National Warship Programme of Turkey

  • C4iSR

    Northrop Grumman’s Integrated Air & Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) Network

  • Naval Platforms

    ThyssenKrupp to Participate Indian Navy’s Project 75I Submarine Tender

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Counter-offensive Wreck Havoc On Russian Troops In Kherson

  • Middle East

    Turkiye to sale tanks, missiles and warships to Saudi Arabia worth $6 billion

  • Americas

    DARPA’s Mobile Force Protection Knocks Drones Out Of Sky

  • Middle East

    F-15 forced an Iranian passenger jet to turn around

  • Europe

    Russia’s arms export hit rock bottom, only $1 billion of arms exported in 2024, reported SIPRI

  • Europe

    Ukraine blew up 83 of Russia’s BTR-82A armored vehicles in Krynky like tin cans

  • Air Platform

    RTAF Denies Report Of F-35 Purchase, Opt In For Gripen E/F

  • Air Platform

    Greece will train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Force Chief Amikam Norkin Expresses Hopes And Concerns On Regional Air Power

  • Air Platform

    TRMotor to provide auxiliary power unit for Turkish KAAN fighter jet

  • Air Platform

    Newly Released Infrared Footage Shows the U.S. Testing Either F-47 Sixth-gen Fighter or Hypersonic Glide Vehicle.

  • Europe

    Putin stored hundreds of thousands of dead bodies in the secret morgue all over Russia

  • C4iSR

    U.S. State Department approves three E-2D Hawkeye For France

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Proliferation of SY-400 SRBM in Southeast Asia and Middle East

  • Europe

    Boeing rolled out first P-8A Poseidon Aircraft for Norway

  • Europe

    Ukraine Received New Batch Of French-made CEASAR Howitzers

  • Air Platform

    Saudi Arabia Rejected Chinese J-35A Fighter Jets Concerning Its Stealth Feature, Engine, Radar and Avionics

  • Americas

    U.S. Army Wants Ukrainian-style Munitions Dropping FPV Drones

  • Europe

    Finish Authority Arrested A Group For Exporting Millions of Dollars Of Drones And Anti-drone Tech To Russia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Raytheon Awarded $111 Million Sustainment Contract For NASAM

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar Navy Commissioned Seven Warships And One Submarine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia down-selected Japanese Mogami-class frigate to replace ageing ANZAC class frigate

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Why Missiles Fired From F-22 Raptor And F-35 Are Hard To Detect?

  • Middle East

    Navantia Launched the Fifth Avante 2200 Corvette For Royal Saudi Navy

  • Americas

    US Air Force receives first new EC-37B Compass Call electronic warfare jet

  • Air Platform

    Australia cannot deliver F/A-18 Hornet aircraft to Ukraine until 2024

  • Air Platform

    Turkish fifth-gen fighter jet ‘KAAN’ to fly after high-speed taxi tests

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s F-16 Achieved 80 Percent Availability and Combat Sorties.

  • Europe

    Hellenic Navy plans to purchase four Multi-Mission MMSC frigates

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Italy To Deliver SAMP/T Anti-air Missiles System To Ukraine Worth €250 Million

  • Europe

    Finland Ordered Pre-production Patria 6×6 Armored Vehicle

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh DGFI And NSI: Mass Murderers And Oppressor Of Freedom

  • South Asia

    Pakistan intends to procure Chinese Z-10 attack helicopter following sanctions by the US

  • South Asia

    Tata, Lockheed Martin bring new cutting-edge aerospace technology to India

  • Europe

    Families of U.S. Embassy Workers in Ukraine Told to Start Evacuating Soon

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s MAGURA V5 sea drone destroyed Russia’s Saturn tugboat that towed Admiral Kuznetsov

  • Air Platform

    Saab Makes First T-7A Delivery

  • Europe

    Poland Purchases 218 Chunmoo K239 MLRS From South Korea

  • Defense Industry

    French arms export hits record high $30 billion in Asia and Middle East

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Army General dies in a helicopter crash

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