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East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan Approves Additional $8 Billion Budget for Weapons Procurement

January 20, 2022 GDC 0

Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) told domestic media that the special budget will also fund the production of Taiwan-made Tien Kung (天弓, Sky Bow), Tien Chien (天劍, Sky Sword), and Hsiung Feng (雄風, Brave […]

  • The U.S. Will Completely Destroy Iran’s S-400, HQ-9B and BAVAR-373 Anti-air Missile System.

    January 15, 2026 0
    A bit more than a week after the United States arrested former Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in a raid on Caracas, US President Donald Trump is threatening military action against Iran, which is seeing a [...]
  • New Satellite Image Shows Israeli Air Strikes In October Destroyed Iran’s Nuclear Research Facility

    November 18, 2024 0
    The Israeli attack on Iran in late October destroyed an active top secret nuclear weapons research facility in Parchin, according to three U.S. officials, one current Israeli official and one former Israeli official. Will an [...]
  • Ukraine’s mystery drone struck Belgorod military base exposing Russia’s air defense weaknesses

    January 19, 2023 0
    Russian military and intelligence analysts scrutinized ‘kamikaze’ drone debris recovered at the military camp attack site in Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine. According to Russians, it is Ukrainian mysterious new loitering ‘kamikaze drone’. “About 7 units have [...]
  • New Zealand Received Rheinmetall HX 8×8 Heavy Recovery Vehicles

    December 21, 2021 0
    Rheinmetall announced today the delivery of three HX 8×8 Heavy Recovery Vehicles to the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) at an official ceremony on November 25th 2021 at the Trentham Military Camp in Wellington, New [...]
  • Beretta Defence Proposes Next-gen GRAYBURN Rifle for British Armed Forces.

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  • Russia Admits Committing World Largest Environmental Catastrophe in Antarctica

    December 26, 2020 0
    Russian authorities said the fuel spill at an Arctic power station earlier in 2020 was the largest in world history, a top emergencies official said Thursday.  Some 21,000 tons of oil poured into the surrounding [...]
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

    Saab Awarded Contract to Produce Pylons for Gripen C/D Fighter Jets.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    European Union Will Spend $4.3 Billion on Integrated Air Defense System

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese State Media Issues ‘Extreme Danger’ Warning To Australia After 2024 National Defense Strategy Paper

  • Europe

    Ukrainian F-16 Pilots Learned How to Unlearn Soviet-Era Tactics and Relearn Western Flying Mindset at the British Academy.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Intruding Taiwanese Airspace Is Easy, But Loitering There Proved Difficult For PLAAF

  • Middle East

    Turkish Anadolu Shipyard Delivered “Al Doha” OPV To Qatar Navy

  • Ballistic Missile

    France’s Ariane Group to develop M51.4 Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile.

  • Middle East

    Israel seems determined to tackle Hezbollah decisively inside Lebanon

  • Air Platform

    Germany Awarded A Contract To Airbus For 38 Eurofighter Typhoon

  • C4iSR

    MiG-35 Will Have Phased Array Radar Near Future, Says Mikoyan

  • Europe

    Elbit Systems Awarded Contract to Produce PULS Rocket Artillery for Greece.

  • Europe

    Russian army so degraded that it will not recover in centuries, U.S. army veteran says

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia to build new $7.4 billion bases for nuclear submarines

  • Europe

    U.S. says Russian propaganda and disinformation campaign breaking into pieces as Russia suffered 300,000 casualties

  • Europe

    Satellite imagery shows Russian dug in anti-tank position in occupied locations in Ukraine

  • Europe

    Desperate time: Russian retrofit air-launched rocket launcher onto UAZ pickup truck

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Bangladesh Air Guard Temporarily Grounded Chinese-made K-8 Trainer for Technical Faults.

  • Middle East

    Israel And United Arab Emirates Strike Historic Diplomatic Agreement

  • Americas

    U.S. Air Force Awarded $4.9 Billion Contract To Develop Next-gen Adaptive Engines

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    British Nuclear Submarine HMS Astute Docks In Perth, Australia

  • Anti-air Missiles

    German Army Purchases 600 Skyranger Short-range Air Defence System.

  • Europe

    Ukrainian artillery strikes destroyed Russia’s mine-laying vehicles

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Su-25 crashed during a training flight

  • Europe

    Humiliating Russia: Ukraine Has More Tanks Now Than When It Started War

  • Middle East

    Bangladesh Navy’s BNS Bijoy destroyed in Beirut explosion

  • Europe

    Ukraine unveils underground bunker for prized HIMARS artillery rockets

  • C4iSR

    Korea Aerospace Industries Completes KF-21 Boramae AESA Radar Testing.

  • Americas

    $6 Billion Lifeline Funding For Ukraine Falls Apart Despite Congressional Backing

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China brings in more soldiers, heavy construction equipment to Galwan Valley

  • Europe

    Qatar to Open Military Representation Office in NATO HQ

  • Middle East

    An Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities is potentially imminent

  • Europe

    Vard Marine Awarded Contract To Build Next-generation Offshore Patrol Vessel For Italian Navy

  • Americas

    Raytheon Completes Testing of SPY-6 Radar’s Cooperative Engagement Capability

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippine sets to procure Israeli Spyder GBAD

  • Air Platform

    Netherlands delivered first batch of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine

  • Europe

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

  • Americas

    BlackSky Gen-3 Satellite Offers Higher-resolution Images for ISR Capability.

  • Africa

    MBDA awarded contract to supply VL MICA to Moroccan Army

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Aselsan to Deliver TOLUN Miniature Bombs to the Turkish Air Force

  • Air Platform

    South Korea will upgrade its F-15K Eagle fleet’s radar systems and mission computer

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Ukraine handed over R-37M air-to-air missile components to British intelligence

  • Europe

    ‘The fish’s head is completely rotten’: Former FSB officer says Russian soldiers are unhappy with Putin and military top brass

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Slovakia Purchases Barak MX Anti-air Missile System From Israel

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Azerbaijan purchased the Israeli Iron Dome missile system

  • Middle East

    Iran Unveils Kaman-19 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)

  • Air Platform

    Swedish Saab has proposed Gripen E production line in Canada for Canadian and Ukrainian Gripen jets.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Most components of the Chinese J-16, J-10C, J-20, FC-31, J-35, J-36, and J-50 fighters are sourced from the US, the UK, Germany, Sweden, Italy, France, Canada, Taiwan, Japan, Russia and South Korea.

  • Europe

    Ukraine received M109A6 Paladin 155mm self-propelled howitzers

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Cyber breach at China’s National Supercomputer Centre shows brainless Chinese engineer copying the physical appearance of the HIMARS rocket artillery.  

  • Europe

    Franco-Italian Horizon Class Destroyers to Receive Hypersonic and BMD Capability

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