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Air Platform

Chinese Military Helicopter Flew Dangerously Close to Australian Navy’s Helicopter.

March 10, 2026 GDC 0

Australia’s military on Friday said a Chinese navy helicopter flew dangerously close to one of its aircraft during a routine passage through the Yellow Sea that Beijing criticized as a “provocation.” The defense ministry in […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

RAN’s HMAS Toowoomba Joins South China Sea Patrols With the Philippines and the United States

November 29, 2023 GDC 0

The Philippines conducted long-awaited separate joint patrols with the United States and Australia in the South China Sea amid Beijing’s increasing encroachment on the Southeast Asia nation’s maritime boundaries. On Saturday, November 25,  Manila started […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

HMAS Toowoomba returns to service after AMCAP upgrade

April 25, 2022 GDC 0

The Royal Australian Navy’s Anzac-class frigate HMAS Toowoomba returned to the water at Henderson, Western Australia, after an 18-month maintenance period. HMAS Toowoomba, nicknamed the Purple Pony, is the fifth of the navy’s eight Anzac-class frigates […]

Naval Platforms

HMAS Toowoomba Is Undergoing AMCAP Upgrades

September 6, 2020 GDC 0

BAE Systems Australia has welcomed a fifth Anzac Class warship to its Henderson facility as part of the fleet upgrade that will keep the ships in service until they are replaced by the Hunter Class frigates. […]

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Royal Australian Navy’s warship HMAS Toowoomba heads to strait of hormuz as part of Operation Manitou

January 12, 2020 GDC 0

Almost 200 Australian sailors are bracing for confrontation with Iranian vessels as their warship sets sail today for a maritime security mission in one of the world’s most treacherous waterways, Strait of Hormuz. There the […]

  • Syria wants to replace Russian MLRS with Belarusian MLRS

    April 30, 2020 0
    Syria is interested in buying the latest Belarusian MLRS instead of Russian learned GDC quoting Russian newspaper Avia.Pro. Syrian military experts are actively discussing the possibility of acquiring a large batch of Belarusian flute multiple [...]
  • Samkang M&T to Build FFX Ulsan-class Batch III Frigate for RoK Navy

    January 15, 2022 0
    A mid-sized Korean shipbuilder called Samkang M&T announced on January 4th that it won a contract for the construction of a 3,500 tons FFX Batch III frigate. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) contract is [...]
  • South Korea unveils new supersonic Haeseong‑5 anti-ship missile.

    October 27, 2025 0
    On Oct. 22, the Republic of Korea Navy and the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) unveiled the first Changbogo-III Batch-II class submarine, the Jang Yeong-sil (SS-087), at Hanwha Ocean’s Geoje Shipyard, and displayed the Haeseong‑5 [...]
  • Ukrainian kamikaze sea drones damaged two Project 22160 patrol ship in Crimea

    October 13, 2023 0
    Ukrainian forces have struck two Russian Project 22160 patrol ships in southwestern Black Sea, damaging both vessels, the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in a Telegram post on Sept. 14. Ukraine’s Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov later [...]
  • Lost in the Ukraine War, Mad Vlad prepares for the nuclear strike as dooms day sirens blared across Russia

    October 4, 2023 0
    Sirens blared out across Russia today warning of an incoming nuclear attack as part of a terrifying drill. Mad Vlad places bombs on Zaporizhzhia nuclear powerplant, millions of Europeans could dieDateJuly 8, 2023Mystery Fires Ripped [...]
  • Trump Administration Approves Training and Equipment for Ukraine’s F-16 Jets

    May 5, 2025 0
    President Donald Trump‘s administration on Friday approved a deal with Ukraine for training and equipment on F-16 jets, whose delivery former President Joe Biden green-lighted following Russia’s invasion. Only French Rafale Can Solve Ukrainian Fighter [...]
Europe

Ukrainian drones to get U.S.-made Zeus anti-tank guided missile.

April 11, 2026 0

Aeon confirmed an active integration partnership with a major unnamed Ukrainian drone manufacturer to fire Zeus guided missiles from drone platforms. A separate Ukrainian partnership covers Zeus integration onto manned and unmanned ground vehicles and […]

Europe

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia.

April 8, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia following an agreement with the Estonian government, aimed at supporting all three Baltic states. The decision was confirmed during a meeting in Washington between Estonian […]

Europe

Swedish Bofors will setup 155mm artillery ammo factory in Estonia.

April 4, 2026 0

A Swedish Bofors is set to build a major 155-millimeter artillery shell factory in northeastern Estonia, a development that would represent the most significant foreign investment in the country’s nascent defense industrial base. Estonian Defense […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin launches Hellfire missile from 10-foot cargo container.

April 2, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced Tuesday that the U.S. defense giant successfully launched a Hellfire missile from its new Grizzly launcher — housed within a 10-foot cargo container. The Grizzly system incorporates design elements of Lockheed’s M299 […]

Europe

Spain signs Indra–Hanwha deal for K9-based self-propelled artillery systems.

March 27, 2026 0

Spain’s Indra Group and South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace on March 24 signed a binding agreement in Madrid to jointly develop new tracked self-propelled artillery systems for the Spanish Armed Forces, the companies said. The agreement […]

Americas

Aeon tests Zeus low-cost alternative to Javelin anti-tank missile.

March 26, 2026 0

Aeon conducted a test launch of its new Zeus shoulder-fired missile system at a ranch in East Texas, according to Rochefort Ventures CEO Kyle Bass, who announced the milestone on Friday. Bass wrote that the launch marked […]

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones blitz Russia’s oil depots and power grids

  • Europe

    Turkey Will Retire Russian-made S-400 SAM In Exchange For Turkish Return To F-35 Program

  • Europe

    German Navy Upgrades Radar Systems Of F124 Sachsen-class Frigates

  • Air Platform

    Thailand Allocates Initial Funding For F-35 Stealth Jets

  • Anti-air Missiles

    The trouble with Russia’s S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missiles in the Ukraine war

  • C4iSR

    Egypt Started Negotiating with Saab to Purchase GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning Aircraft.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Sino-India War In Galwan Valley: Chinese Smartphone Manufactures Are the Biggest Losers

  • Europe

    Ukrainian drone attacks destroyed two Tu-22M3 nuke bombers and three Su-34 bombers at Soltsky-2 airbase

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine will not be the last country Putin invades, sending Polish and Dutch F-16s to Ukraine would defend Baltic states

  • Air Platform

    Israeli Air Force Bombed Iranian Helicopters Fleet

  • Air Platform

    TAI’s Aksungur completes 1,000 flight hours

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan Received Five CH-4 Drones From China

  • Europe

    Ukraine Claimed That It Destroyed Russian Military’s 290 Tanks, 46 Aircraft and 68 Helicopters

  • Air Platform

    Iraq set to purchase 14 Rafale fighter jets worth $3.2 billion

  • Air Platform

    Russia could directly supply RD-93MA engine to Pakistan for JF-17 Block III

  • Air Platform

    Philippines Air Force received five S-70i Black Hawk helicopters

  • Air Platform

    Air Marshal AK Bharti confirmed the Indian Air Force lost nine aircraft during the Kashmir skirmish

  • Air Platform

    Germany should deliver Panavia Tornado jets to Ukraine instead of sending them boneyard

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Air Force Formally Inducts Cutting-edge T-7A Red Hawk Jet Trainers.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Russia Finally Admits It Needs Help From China On Shipbuilding

  • Europe

    Turkey Starts Mass Producing HISAR-A+ And HISAR-O+ Missiles

  • South Asia

    President Trump ordered DOGE to cut UN peacekeeping funds, a slap to Bangladesh after inscripting ‘except Israel’ on passport

  • Europe

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

  • Europe

    Russia lost air surveillance capability in occupied Crimea after recent Ukrainian attacks.

  • Industry

    Indian TASL To Produce Aircraft For Indian Air Force

  • Defense Industry

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

  • Europe

    Narcissists Vlad’s Dream Of Re-establishing Soviet Union Slipped Between His Fingers

  • Air Platform

    Saab Prepares For Gripen E Replacement With Sixth-gen Fighter Jet and AI-powered Loyal Wingman

  • Air Platform

    RAAF F-35A Takes Off With Full Complement Of Weapons

  • Americas

    US Navy To Upgrade EA-18 Growler’s Mission Systems

  • Air Platform

    A spectacular Centenary Flypast Of RAAF

  • Middle East

    Russia Supplied Verba MANPAD to Hezbollah Violating Arms Trade Treaty

  • Europe

    Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drone is the first UCAV in the world to complete a barrel roll

  • Ballistic Missile

    Putin’s unstoppable hypersonic missiles gaining bad reputation as Ukraine shooting them down every time it launched

  • Europe

    Cancer Riddled Vlad Falls Down Stairs and Soils Himself While Doctors Stabilize Him

  • Air Platform

    Boeing vying for Australian Apache deal

  • Europe

    S-400 failed: Ukraine wiped out Russian military base in Luhansk using four UK-made Storm Shadow cruise missiles

  • Naval Platforms

    Fincantieri’s Pattugliatore Polivalente d’Altura offshore patrol vessel (OPV)

  • South Asia

    India and Pakistan’s nuclear arms purchase networks

  • Europe

    Italy, UK, Japan fighter jet programme could open up to UAE and Saudi Arabia

  • Air Platform

    Azerbaijan Purchased Sino-Pakistani JF-17 Block III Fighter Jets Worth $1.6 Billion

  • Europe

    Sweden Deploys HIMARS and Troops on Gotland Island Amid Russia Tensions

  • Europe

    Russian-made Unmanned Ground Vehicle Misfires at Demo

  • Defense Industry

    Russia sent a commercial proposal for the delivery of 21 MiG-21 to India

  • Europe

    Hungarian Army Receives First Locally Built KF41 Infantry Fighting Vehicles

  • Americas

    Raytheon, Rafael to build new Tamir missile production facility in Arkansas

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    India Shared Knowledge and Weaknesses of Su-30MKI To Japan’s Self Defense Forces

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Lockheed Martin Received $483 Million Contract To Produce Hellfire Air-to-ground Missiles

  • Air Platform

    Spain Purchases Turkish-made 30 Hurjet Advanced Jet Trainers

  • Europe

    Ukraine to localize the production of Czech CZ BREN 2 assault rifles

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