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East Asia and Pacific Region

Zero design changes is the way forward for Royal Australian Navy’s tier 2 frigates

July 14, 2025 GDC 0

The Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN’s) two-star capability head has made a robust defence of the ‘shrink-wrapped’ procurement strategy being pursued for the accelerated acquisition of 11 new Tier 2 general purpose frigates. Speaking at the […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Five shipbuilders to outline their opening pitch for the Australian navy’s new $10 billion frigate project

August 27, 2024 GDC 0

Shipbuilders have been given three weeks to outline their opening pitch for the Australian navy’s new $10 billion frigate project, triggering criticism the government risks rushing a selection amid a shroud of secrecy. An “approach […]

  • Serbia mounts Mistral 3+ MANPADS on Zastava NTV all-terrain vehicle

    January 18, 2024 0
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  • Switzerland Started Negotiations with the U.S. over a Fixed-Price F-35A Contract

    August 25, 2025 0
    On August 13, 2025, the Swiss Federal Council announced that negotiations with the United States over the fixed price of the F-35A procurement had ended without agreement. After weeks of diplomatic discussions, including direct talks [...]
  • Combat Exercise Cobra Gold Reaffirms Ties Between the US and Thailand

    March 13, 2020 0
    “Thailand is the Land of Smiles. Working with Thai officers and learning a little bit of Thai — like sawasdee krub and la korn — are the most important lessons for me,” Capt McArthur of US Marine Corp said. [...]
  • Boeing eyes on T-7A exports to Asia-Pacific markets

    February 13, 2020 0
    Boeing has announced an intention to export the T-7A Red Hawk to countries in the Asia-Pacific region for military trainer and light combat aircraft requirements across the Asia-Pacific region. The US company will share marketing [...]
  • Germany should deliver Panavia Tornado jets to Ukraine instead of sending them boneyard

    February 2, 2023 0
    Chancellor Olaf Scholz has again pushed back against demands in Germany and from Ukrainian officials for fighter jets to repel Russia’s invasion, urging Western nations not to join a “bidding war” for sophisticated weapons. Chancellor [...]
  • Dismal Performance Of Russian Air Force In Ukraine, What Went Wrong?

    March 7, 2022 0
    Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February early morning, sending its air force, also known as VKS, to bomb Ukrainian cities and send troops to various Ukrainian cities via Donbas regions, Crimea, and Belarus. Russian Military [...]
Europe

Ukraine unveils latest 2S22 Bohdana 155mm self-propelled howitzer.

February 11, 2026 0

Ukraine’s defense industry displayed the latest version of its 2S22 Bohdana 155 mm self-propelled howitzer at the World Defense Show 2026 in Saudi Arabia. The debut signals Ukraine’s push to position a combat-proven artillery system […]

Africa

Turkey and Egypt Sign Major Defense Cooperation Agreement on 155mm Ammo and Missile Production.

February 8, 2026 0

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Europe

Aselsan and Excalibur jointly produced Korkut air defense system.

February 7, 2026 0

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Europe

Hanwha Aerospace Awarded Contract to Produce Long-range K239 Chunmoo Rockets to Norway.

January 29, 2026 0

Hanwha Aerospace Co. has secured an estimated $1.9 billion project to supply long-range rockets to Norway, with the official contract expected to be signed this week, informed industry sources said Wednesday. The contract is widely […]

Infantry Weapons

The U.S. Deploys Iranian Shahed-136 Replica LUCAS Drone in the Middle East.

January 27, 2026 0

Russia’s version of Iran’s fast, cheap Shahed attack drones have been wreaking havoc during the Ukraine conflict, saturating the skies nearly every night and terrorising civilians. Highly adaptive and hard to intercept, the United States […]

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 […]

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Israeli F-16 destroyed Iranian-made Bavar-373 anti-aircraft battery in Syria using HARM anti-radiation missiles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar Army’s $40 Billion Crystal Meth Business

  • Europe

    Fincantieri Began Construction of Italian Navy’s U212NFS Submarines

  • Air Platform

    Turkey’s AKINCI B UCAV Engages Sea Target For The First Time

  • Air Platform

    Spain Purchases Turkish-made 30 Hurjet Advanced Jet Trainers

  • Air Platform

    South Korea Receives First P-8A Poseidon MPA

  • Middle East

    The US Army Deployed Patriot Missile Defense System And C-RAM In Iraq

  • Europe

    Ukrainian forces fire artillery strikes at the Russian military’s snow carrier

  • Europe

    Ukraine Shoot Down Russian Mi-24 Helicopter Gunship

  • Europe

    Lockheed Pitching F-35 to Greece, Czech Republic and Spain

  • Europe

    BAE Systems successfully tests M109 Self-Propelled Howitzer modified with 52-caliber cannon

  • Europe

    China Delivered First Batch Of Armored Vehicles To Russian Army Violating International Sanctions

  • Middle East

    Big Win For Iran As Saudi Arabia, Israel Peace Deal Put On Shelf Despite Lucrative Offers From America To Saudis

  • Europe

    French Army’s Griffon Armored Vehicle Tested Aboard Mistral LHD

  • Europe

    The West Should Create Second War Front For KGB Putin in Syria to Force Him Choose Either Syria or Ukraine

  • Defense Industry

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

  • Naval Platforms

    GE, BHEL to jointly develop electric propulsion for the Indian navy

  • Europe

    Russian Forces Destroyed Ka-52 Helicopter Before Leaving Hostomel Airport Near Kyiv

  • Anti-air Missiles

    U.S. Approves NASAMS Anti-air Missile And AIM-120 AMRAAM-ER Missiles Sale To Taiwan

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Military is High on Morale, Low on Air Defense and Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Turkish Bayraktar TB3 UAV performs first flight test using ski-jump

  • Americas

    Ukrainian startup Himera supplies secure radios to the US Air Force

  • Air Platform

    Amid Tensions with China, Australia to Acquire Two More P-8A Poseidon MPA

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Kongsberg awarded contract to manufacture Naval Strike Missile in Australia

  • Americas

    US Army’s Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) Enters EMD Phase

  • Europe

    Putin fired Colonel-General Gennady Anashkin for lying about battlefield gains

  • Land Platform

    Turkey Sold Minesweepers to Azerbaijan

  • Industry

    Chemring Australia wins $107 million contract under F-35 programme

  • Europe

    Ukraine Sunk Russian Supply Ship Using Danish Supplied Harpoon Anti-ship Missiles

  • Land Platform

    Israeli Army Received New Barak Fifth-generation Tanks Fitted With High-tech Sensors And Helmet Mounted Display

  • Europe

    Russia’s Shahed-136 kamikaze drones detonated in NATO country Romania

  • Europe

    Naval Group Launches Second FDI Class Frigate

  • Middle East

    Ukraine War: U.S. Arms Makers Dominated Dubai Air Show As Failed To Conclude A Single Sale

  • Middle East

    Israeli Army Started Localized Ground Incursions Before Full-scale Ground Incursions In Northern Gaza

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Bulgaria to deliver S-300 surface-to-air missile to Ukraine

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Ukraine offers $2 million cash to Russian pilot who would defect to Ukraine with Kinzhal missile

  • C4iSR

    France’s MERIO develops drone-based laser targeting system.

  • Air Platform

    Skylark 3 Field Deployable Tactical UAS

  • Europe

    Export potential is the Key to arms procurement, says British ministry of defense

  • Anti-air Missiles

    UK to supply Ukraine with 5,000 air defense missiles

  • Europe

    Corruption in the Turkish nuclear plant project is funding Putin’s war against Ukraine.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea Says Indonesia Still In KFX Programme Despite Rafale And F-15EX Procurement

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Navy receives its sixth Evolved Cape-class patrol vessel

  • Europe

    NATO Allies Intercept Russian Aircraft Over Europe

  • Middle East

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

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Commences Full-rate Production of T-7A Red Hawk

  • South Asia

    Top Indian Army General Confirmed that India Wants the Bangladesh Military Paralyzed.

  • C4iSR

    Ukrainian kamikaze drone destroyed Russia’s 48YA6-K1 Podlet-K1 fire control and target destination radar worth $150 million

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Purchases Three Off-the-shelf Virginia-Class Submarines From The U.S.

  • Air Platform

    Philippines to Buy Six New Built Gripen C/D Fighters From Saab, report

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