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Royal Thai Navy Parades Chinese-built FK-3 Surface-to-air Missile

January 15, 2024 GDC 0

The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) has publicly unveiled its new mobile medium-range SAM – the FK-3 purchased from Jiangnan Space Industry, also known as Base 061, which is a part of the China Aerospace Science […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

How Does Chinese HQ-16 SAM Compare to Western Modern Anti-Air System?

June 30, 2023 GDC 0

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Europe

Why is Serbia rearming itself at an alarming pace?

April 13, 2022 GDC 0

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Europe

China Delivers FK-3 (HQ-22) Anti-air System To Serbia

April 11, 2022 GDC 0

Russian ally Serbia took the delivery of a sophisticated Chinese anti-aircraft system in a veiled operation this weekend, amid Western concerns that an arms build-up in the Balkans at the time of the war in Ukraine could threaten […]

Defense Industry

Serbia Plans To Buy New Fighter Jets

December 29, 2021 GDC 0

Croatia announced it will purchase 12 used French Rafale fighter jets for almost a billion EUR. The country cited tensions in the region as the reason why it must establish military deterrence. “This will not […]

Europe

Military neutrality of Serbia, an act to balance between Russia and the NATO

August 4, 2021 GDC 0

Serbia, which hopes to join the European Union, declared military neutrality in 2006 and joined NATO’s Partnership for Peace program, though it does not seek full membership in the Western defense alliance. Serbia is the […]

Central Asia

China Quietly Supplying Arms To Central Asian Nations

May 2, 2021 GDC 0

In line with its increasingly sophisticated domestic arsenal, China’s arms exports have become much more technically competitive in the last 10 years; the 2015 U.S. Defense Department’s Annual Report on the PLA even stated that […]

Infantry Weapons

Serbia Ordered HQ-22 (FK-3/KS-1C) SAM From China

August 5, 2020 GDC 0

The purchase of the HQ-22 (FK-3/KS-1C) missile defense system was included in state-run arms company Jugoimport SDPR’s annual report, submitted to the state Business Registers Agency last week and seen by Reuters. Beijing sees Serbia […]

Infantry Weapons

Chinese HQ-22 (HQ-12 or KS-1) Surface-to-Air Missile

September 7, 2019 GDC 0

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  • Rheinmetall Unveils Fuchs Tank Destroyer Armed with 24 U.S. AGM-179 Anti-Tank Missiles.

    February 27, 2026 0
    Germany’s Rheinmetall has unveiled the Fuchs JAGM (Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles) at Enforce Tac 2026 in Germany, a wheeled armored vehicle capable of firing up to 24 U.S. AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles or AGM-114L Hellfire Longbow [...]
  • Israel Will Strike Iran’s Nuclear Sites, Former IDF Officer Said

    December 1, 2024 0
    The world is waiting for Israel’s response to Iran firing around 200 ballistic missiles at the country earlier this month. This followed the killing of Hamas Political Bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran in July [...]
  • Indian Defense Ministry Sold INS Viraat to Ship Breaker

    December 20, 2020 0
    New Delhi (GDC) — The Ministry of Defence has formally rejected an eleventh-hour plan to try and save Viraat, the former Indian Navy aircraft carrier, from being broken up for scrap by a shipbreaker in [...]
  • Boeing Awarded Contract To Produce 24 F-15EX Eagle II Fighter Jets For Indonesia

    August 24, 2023 0
    Indonesia’s defense ministry and U.S. planemaker Boeing (BA.N) have signed an agreement on the sale of 24 F-15EX fighter jets to help modernize the Southeast Asian country’s aging fleet, the ministry and the company said. [...]
  • Brazilian Army trials new remotely operated weapon system.

    October 28, 2025 0
    The Brazilian Army has conducted field acceptance tests on the second prototype of its upgraded remotely operated weapon system, the UT30BR2, according to the Tecnologia & Defesa. The tests were carried out on October 9 [...]
  • Boeing Delivers MH-47G Block II Chinook Helicopters to US Special Forces

    December 5, 2020 0
    Boeing is delivering new technologies and performance improvements to U.S. Special Operations Command with the Block II Chinook helicopter. Boeing receives $265 million orders for nine Chinook helicoptersDateAugust 30, 2020Boeing Awarded Contract to Produce 17 CH-47JA Chinook [...]
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 […]

  • Naval Weapons

    Raytheon to develop Evolved Sea Sparrow Block II

  • Air Platform

    Spain Purchases Turkish-made 30 Hurjet Advanced Jet Trainers

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

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

  • Europe

    Epic Fail: Putin’s Forces Are Pushed Out Of Donbas Before Russian Victory Day Parade

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar Military Takes Full Control Of Country And Private Enterprises

  • Air Platform

    Turkey To Upgrade F-16 Fighters To F-16V Standard

  • C4iSR

    Why Russia’s Soviet-era A2/AD Strategy Doesn’t Work Against NATO Warplanes

  • Europe

    Boeing will deliver long-range ground-launched small diameter bombs (GLSDB) to Ukraine this month

  • Europe

    Sweden Joins Multinational Armored Vehicle Project

  • Land Platform

    Plasan provides armored vehicles to IDF amid war with Hamas

  • Air Platform

    US Air Force Tests SEAD Missions Using F-35

  • Americas

    First UH-60V Black Hawk inducted into service by US Army

  • C4iSR

    CAPTAS 4 Sonar Suite

  • Europe

    Bundeswehr Selected HK416A7 Rifles For German Commandos

  • Europe

    Royal Navy’s Type 83 Destroyer Will Enter in Concept Phase by 2022

  • Americas

    Embraer Developed Conceptual Design Of Advanced UCAV

  • Air Platform

    General Atomics to Develop AI Sensors for Prototype Drone

  • Air Platform

    Smoky Bandit: The Malaysian Air Force Retires All Russian Aircraft

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Israel Delivers First Operational Arrow-3 Missile Defense System to Germany.

  • Americas

    General Dynamics unveils new StrykerQB armored vehicle at AUSA 2023

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s $55 million MiG-35 Fulcrum-F with PESA radar is a total failure even in Chinese standard

  • Air Platform

    Rafale Bonanza: Saudi Arabia Mulls Buying Up To 200 Dassault Rafale F4 Fighter Jets

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force’s Rafale Fighter Jet Crashes Near Airbase After Night Raid Fourth Rafale Aircraft Loss in Kashmir Skirmish

  • Middle East

    Hamas Tunnels: High-tech Israeli Armed Forces Face The Biggest Challenge

  • Europe

    United Arab Emirates To Buy 120 Bayraktar TB2 Drones And Munitions From Turkey Worth $2 Billion

  • Europe

    Poland signs deal to buy more Chunmoo multiple-rocket launchers

  • Central Asia

    Turkey Offered Peaceful Resolution Of Kyrgyzstan And Tajikistan Conflict

  • Americas

    U.S., Japan to collaborate on next-gen drone and AI project

  • Europe

    Greece Awarded Contract to Sikorsky to Produce MH-60R ASW Helicopters

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Germany Receives Rheinmetall’s Skyranger 30 Anti-air System

  • Europe

    Ukraine signs French security pact after similar agreement with Germany

  • Europe

    Roshel rolls out new versions of Senator vehicle in Poland

  • Middle East

    Israeli Aerospace Industries supplies Heron UAV to Morocco

  • Europe

    Wagner mercenaries assault their commander using shovels

  • Middle East

    SyAAF MiG-29-fleet is in bad shape, as obvious from the recent crash of MiG-29

  • Americas

    New Zealand Sells 22 Armored Vehicles to Chilean Navy

  • Infantry Weapons

    Qatar Becomes the First Export Customer of HISAR SAM

  • Europe

    Russia Plans to Invest $1.1 Billion in Drone Development

  • Europe

    Sweden Purchases Leopard Tanks Worth $2 Billion

  • Americas

    Defense Secretary Purges Defense Advisory Board

  • Europe

    BAE Systems Awarded Contract To Produce CV90 combat vehicles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    BAE Systems Starts Prototyping Hunter-class Frigates for RAN

  • Air Platform

    Russian-made Mi-171 and Mi-26 helicopter accidents injure more than 1000 members of the Indian Army’s Rapid Response Team and Paratroopers.

  • Counter-drone System

    Australian Company EOS To Deliver Slinger Anti-drone System To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Russian Military Has Lost 850,000 Troops and 10,000 Tanks In The Ukraine War

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Royal Australian Navy Opens Redeveloped Naval Base in Northern Territory

  • Europe

    The West Must Give Putin The “Lessons of Iraq” in Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    155 Chinese Soldiers Fighting for Russia in the Ukraine War

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed, TATA Joint Venture Hopeful About Winning India’s MRFA Project With Its F-21 Fighter Jets

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    HMAS Sydney Fired Naval Strike Missile For The First Time

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