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East Asia and Pacific Region

Anschütz awarded contract to produce integrated bridge for Hunter-class frigates

November 25, 2023 GDC 0

Anschütz announced the delivery and integration of the navigation and bridge systems (WINBS) for the Hunter class frigates. BAE Systems Australia’s maritime division has selected Anschütz to deliver customised Synapsis Warship Integrated Navigation and Bridge […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

BAE Systems Awarded Contract To Provide Mk45 Medium Caliber Gun For Hunter Class Frigate

November 20, 2023 GDC 0

BAE Systems has received a contract to deliver the Mk 45 Medium Caliber Gun and automated Ammunition Handling System (AHS) for the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) new Hunter-class frigates.  The Mk 45 gun system will […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Royal Australian Navy’s Hunter Class Frigate To Be Operational In 2031

October 10, 2022 GDC 0

The expected time frame for the first of the Australian Navy’s Hunter-class frigates is 2031, acting Prime Minister and defence minister Richard Marles revealed. Defence minister Marles unveiled the information during the visit to BAE […]

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Saab Australia To Recruit 300 Staff For Hunter Class Frigate Program

September 20, 2022 GDC 0

Defense technology company Saab Australia expects to take on another 300 staff in the next few years with plans for its $77 million state-of-the-art Sovereign Combat System Collaboration Centre in Adelaide out for tender and […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

RAN’s $45 Billion Hunter Class Will Hit The Water On Time, Says Defense Minister Marles

September 15, 2022 GDC 0

Australia’s troubled $45 billion future frigate project will deliver the Navy’s Hunter class warships on time, Defence Minister Richard Marles has pledged as he visited shipbuilder BAE’s docks in Glasgow. “We’ve had really frank conversations […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

BAE Systems Started Prototyping Australia’s Hunter-class Frigate At Osborne Naval Shipyard

July 30, 2022 GDC 0

Defense company BAE Systems has revealed that the Royal Australian Navy’s first Hunter-class frigate prototyping block is coming together at Osborne Naval Shipyard. As explained, the block is made up of four units and soon […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia’s New Navy Chief Rear Admiral Hammond Discloses Details On AUKUS Submarine And Hunter-class Frigates

July 3, 2022 GDC 0

A former submariner is set to take on the Royal Australian Navy’s top job in a reshuffle of the Defence brass. Rear Admiral Mark Hammond, who will be promoted to Vice Admiral before becoming the […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

BAE Systems sends UK’s Type 26 frigate design document to Australia

December 15, 2021 GDC 0

British company BAE Systems has unveiled that it is transferring more than two million digital artefacts and 90,000 documents from the UK’s Type 26 frigate program to Adelaide’s Osborne Naval Shipyard. As explained, the data will […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

BAE Systems Starts Prototyping Hunter-class Frigates for RAN

December 20, 2020 GDC 0

The strong progress on Australia’s biggest surface shipbuilding project continued today with the Australian Government announcing the start of prototyping on the Hunter Class Frigate Program. At the world-class Osborne shipyard in South Australia, Minister […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

COVID-19 Could Delay $45 Billion Frigate Program of Australia

October 30, 2020 GDC 0

British company BAE Systems, which was selected in June 2018 to build nine frigates in Adelaide, has advised the government the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a shortage of engineers resulting delays on the delivery of […]

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  • Army Wants To Accelerate FTUAS Drone Development

    January 25, 2022 0
    The Army is asking the industry if it can accelerate delivery of a new scout drone, FTUAS, to replace the ageing RQ-7 shadow after a successful year of field tests of four competing prototypes, culminating in a rainy-day “rodeo” at Fort [...]
  • Ukraine Celebrates Kherson Victory, Russia Destroyed Vital Infrastructure Before Leaving Kherson City

    November 13, 2022 0
    For eight months, residents of the Ukrainian city of Kherson have been living under brutal Russian occupation. But on Friday, Ukrainian forces swept into the city and Russian troops retreated to the east. Russian Commander Asked Soldiers To Wear Civilian [...]
  • Azerbaijan seizes control of the second largest city of Nagorno-karabakh

    November 9, 2020 0
    Azeri President Ilham Aliyev said on Sunday his country’s forces had taken Shusha, the second-largest city in the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave. Armenian officials immediately denied the claim. If accurate, this would be a major strategic victory over [...]
  • Ukraine Captured Russian POWs, Tanks And Weapons In Lyman As Russian Fleeing Occupied Territories

    October 6, 2022 0
    Ukrainian troops expanded their territorial gains Monday, pushing all the way to the country’s northeastern border in places, and claimed to have captured a record number of Russian soldiers as part of the lightning advance [...]
  • After Firing 20,000 Round Of North Korean Shells, Russia Started Using 40 Years Old Ammo

    December 13, 2022 0
    Russia is turning to decades-old ammunition with high failure rates as it burns through its stockpiles to carry out its nearly 10-month-old invasion of Ukraine, a senior U.S. military official said on Monday. North Korea [...]
  • Trump Admin Sanctioned China’s largest oil refinery tied to Iran’s shadow oil business.

    April 25, 2026 0
    President Donald Trump’s administration is placing economic sanctions on a major China-based oil refinery and roughly 40 shipping companies and tankers involved in transporting Iranian oil. To Supply Arms Or Not To Supply Arms: Russia [...]
Europe

Poland purchases 46,000 upgraded GROT assault rifles for its soldiers.

July 6, 2026 0

Poland has ordered nearly 46,000 of its domestically produced MSBS GROT assault rifles in the latest A3 configuration, signing a contract worth approximately $160 million with the state-owned manufacturer Fabryka Broni “Łucznik” Radom, with all […]

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. […]

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  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    President Trump, Prime Minister Takaichi sign deal to secure rare earths supply.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea Bans Arms Export To Myanmar Junta

  • Americas

    Trump expected to name China and Iran hawk Marco Rubio as Secretary of State

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    North Korea unveiled Chonma-20 main battle tank.

  • Europe

    Biden Admin Sends More Weapons To Ukraine Worth $2.5 Billion

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s $5 billion military parade is a direct warning to the Indo-Pacific regions.

  • Americas

    Northrop Grumman unveiled a new concept for submarine-launched AARGM-ER anti-radiation missile

  • Americas

    Saab To Open Two Aerospace Centers If Canada Selects Gripen E

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    USS Rafael Peralta, a US Navy Destroyer spotted off coast of Shanghai as PLA Navy begins 11-week exercise in Yellow Sea

  • Europe

    Drone Warfare: How Azerbaijan Defeated Armenia?

  • C4iSR

    Ukrainian kamikaze drone unit blows up rare Russian Zaslon radar

  • Americas

    President Joe Biden has withdrawn from his re-election campaign, endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris

  • Middle East

    Israel wipes out Iranian Tabriz International airport in fresh round of strikes

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. Approves $280 million weapons to Taiwan

  • Africa

    U.S. Special Forces Captured Russian Infamous Pantsir-S1 Air Defense Systems

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Raytheon Awarded Contract To Produce 571 AIM-9X Sidewinder Missiles

  • Americas

    US Navy’s JPALS landing system reaches initial operational capability

  • Air Platform

    China Copies Another Feature Of F-22, This Time 2D TVC

  • Europe

    Bayraktar Kızılelma achieves simulated Gökdoğan air-to-air missile firing at F-16 fighter jet.

  • C4iSR

    Australia To Cancel Battle Management Systems Contact With Israeli Elbit Systems

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 12th Mogami-class Frigate for Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine shot down Russian Ka-52 helicopter using Swedish-made RBS-70 MANPAD

  • Americas

    U.S. Army purchases QinetiQ high-altitude aerostats for battlefield surveillance

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippines Received Surface-to-air Missiles For Its Frigates

  • South Asia

    Indian Air Force becomes first air force in the world to crash over 550 aircraft and lost 150 pilots in the last 30 years

  • Europe

    Sweden Deploys Land-based RBS15 Anti-ship Missiles in Gotland

  • Europe

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

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    PLA Air Force Carrying GB100 Precision-guided Bomb In Patrol Mission

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Royal Thai Army Says Chinese-made VT-4 Tank Good at Parade, But Not at Actual Combat.

  • Europe

    Azerbaijani Army suppresses Armenia’s combat activity

  • Europe

    Saab test-fires lightweight torpedo from CB90 Fast Attack Craft

  • Europe

    Lithuania Purchases Switchblade 600 Loitering Munitions

  • Europe

    A lone Ukrainian M1 Abrams tank decimates Russian troops in precision strike

  • Africa

    South African Army Displays New Badger 8×8 Armored Vehicles

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Security Services Detained Russia’s Agent Trying To Enrol in Ukraine’s Elite Drone School

  • Europe

    Ukraine Strikes Russian Black Sea Fleet HQ With A Kamikaze Drone

  • C4iSR

    Hensoldt to produce 200 ECRS Mk1 AESA Radar.

  • Europe

    Ukraine Shoots Down Six Russian Reconnaissance Balloons Over Kyiv

  • Europe

    Russian partisan groups ‘Freedom of Russia Legion’ captured BTR-82A armored vehicle

  • Air Platform

    Airbus A400M Cleared For Caracals Refuelling

  • Air Platform

    Airbus A330 Multi-role Tanker Transport (MRTT) Demonstrates Fully Automatic Aerial Refueling Capability

  • Air Platform

    Transactional Trump: Bangladesh Air Guard Could Receive American Jets, Bangladesh Will Never Receive Eurofighter Or Rafale For Poor Human Rights Record

  • South Asia

    Here’s why JF-17 Block III and J-10C Temu Fighter Jets are the Wrong Choice for the Bangladesh Air Guard.

  • Defense Industry

    South Korea Cuts Cost of KF-21 Boramae

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

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

  • Africa

    Senegal awarded Piriou a contract to build three OPV58 S

  • Europe

    Baltic States Call for European NATO Countries to Reinstate Conscription

  • Europe

    Bulgaria selected Lürssen to build two multimission corvettes for Bulgarian Navy

  • Naval Platforms

    Amid US and Taiwan tensions, China to expedite development of FC-31 for PLA Navy

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