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Air Platform

Taiwanese Air Force’s F-16V block 70 detected J-20 and targeted J-16 with Sniper Pod, a chilling warning to Xi Jinping.

May 25, 2026 GDC 0

The Taiwanese Air Force just sent a chilling message to the People’s Liberation Army Air Force that it’s locked and loaded to defend its sovereignty. An image leaked by the Taiwanese Air Force shows its […]

Air Platform

Chinese PL-17 is the stretched body variant of reverse-engineered Russian R-37M missile.

January 31, 2026 GDC 0

One of the recent weapons in the arsenal of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF), the PL-17 long-range air-to-air missile, appears to have been shown for the first time at close quarters. The […]

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.

November 4, 2025 GDC 0

When the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) acquired its first tranche of Russian-made Sukhoi Su-27SK fighters in the early 1990s, long-time observers of China’s industrial base asked two questions. The first question was how […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Chinese military video appears to show Chinese F-16 releasing chaffs in the flight path of Australian P-8A Poseidon aircraft over South China Sea

September 19, 2024 GDC 0

A Chinese fighter jet’s aggressive maneuvers endangered the crew of an Australian reconnaissance plane as it patrolled in the vicinity of the South China Sea, Australia’s Defense Ministry claimed Sunday. The Chinese military has released […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

China has a Problem, It Can’t Make Jet Engine and Marine Propulsion

March 25, 2022 GDC 0

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Air Platform

China’s copycat J-16D EW is not a EA-18 Grolwer

September 25, 2021 GDC 0

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Air Platform

Copycat J-16 Is Superior To All Other Su-30 Fighters, Says PLAAF

March 26, 2021 GDC 0

China’s J-16 multi-role fighter jet is flawless and is much superior to other similar aircraft including, the Su-30, revealed a pilot who has experience flying it as well as other types of aircraft. The J-16 […]

Air Platform

PLA Air Force Retires All J-7 Aircraft And Replaces With J-10, J-11 And J-16

March 15, 2021 GDC 0

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force decommissioned its fleet of J-7 fighter jets and replace them with more advanced, next generation ones, learned GDC citing CCP run media Global Times. The last J-7 […]

Air Platform

Russian Glorified Su-35 Failed to Track J-16 and J-10C in a Simulated Air Battle: PLAAF

May 18, 2020 GDC 0

Chinese military experts Xi Yazhou said, the Russian Su-35 was unsuitable for mock air combat. Russia offered 24 more Su-35 fighters to the PRC, although experts from the PRC said that the Russian combat aircraft […]

Air-Launched Weapons

Chinese Indigenous Air-to-Air Missile

December 10, 2019 GDC 0

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  • China’s CETC Displays KLJ-7A Radar For JF-17 Block III

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  • Russian Military’s 25 Generals and 60 High-ranking Commanders Killed In Ukraine War

    May 22, 2023 0
    Russian Pravda has reported that the latest update from British Defence Intelligence indicates that at least six Russian commanders and three Generals have been dismissed since the beginning of Russia’s invasion in Ukraine. Another 25 [...]
  • U.S. Approves Deadly MQ-9 Reaper Armed Drones For Ukraine

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  • Pakistan Establishes Chinese Copycat Rocket Forces Command

    August 18, 2025 0
    Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ignited a major shift in Pakistan’s conventional warfighting doctrine with the unveiling of the Army Rocket Forces Command (ARFC), a new formation designed to unify, modernise, and supercharge the [...]
  • China is a nuclear cartel that promotes covert nuclear proliferation in Iran, Myanmar, Pakistan, North Korea, and Saudi Arabia.

    April 26, 2026 0
    China’s preliminary inclination was to promote nuclear proliferation as a way to undermine the military strength of the established world powers, but it quickly reversed its course in both rhetoric and action after its October [...]
  • The Best Air-to-air Missiles In The World

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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 […]

Americas

Canada Purchases 26 HIMARS Rocket Artillery.

June 5, 2026 0

The Government of Canada said it has finalised a government-to-government agreement with the United States for the acquisition of long-range missile capability for the Canadian Armed Forces. The Government of Canada said it has finalised […]

Americas

U.S. Navy purchases Israeli soldier-portable SMASH 2000LE fire control systems.

June 4, 2026 0

An Israeli fire control technology company has now secured contracts with all four major branches of the U.S. military, completing a sweep across the American armed forces that took less than a year. Smart Shooter […]

Europe

Germany Purchases $5.4 Billion Worth of Israeli PULS Rocket Launchers.

May 29, 2026 0

Germany Advancing 5 Billion Euro Rocket Launcher Deal With Israel’s ElbitIf completed, the deal would include hundreds of rocket launchers and could increase Elbit’s order backlog by about 20 percent, strengthening the Israel-based defense contractor’s […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

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  • Cruise Missiles

    Royal Australian Navy’s HMAS Brisbane Destroyer Test Fired Tomahawk Cruise Missile

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan to ditch Chinese JF-17 jets and join Turkish KAAN fighter jet project

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar’s Rebels Cracks Junta’s Chinese-made Jamming Systems, Launches Ukrainian Style Kamikaze Drones At Army’s Positions

  • Americas

    BAE Systems Awarded Contract to Provide IFF for US Navy’s E-2D Hawkeye Aircraft

  • Middle East

    Kuwaiti F/A-18 pilot didn’t follow the IFF procedure or didn’t turn on the IFF transponder before carrying out air defence missions, resulting in the downing of America’s F-15 jets.

  • Air Platform

    Poorly Maintained Su-34 Bomber Crashed Into Apartment Building, 14 Dead

  • Europe

    Tourists Flee From Greek Islands After Turkish F-16 Creates Sonic Booms

  • Europe

    Turkish Hisar-A missile hits target aircraft in test-firing

  • Africa

    China launches OPV for Algeria based on Type 056 corvette

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    New Zealand Suspends Aids And High-level Contacts With Myanmar’s Junta

  • Air Platform

    UK interested in buying Turkish Akinci drone

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy Purchases 785 Tomahawks and 540 SM-6 Missiles to Rebuild Fleet Firepower and Stocks.

  • Air Platform

    Sweden agrees to extend Gripen lease with Czech Republic

  • Europe

    Ukraine started mass producing UJ-26 Beaver deep strike kamikaze drones

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha Defense Demonstrates AS9 SPH And AARV To Australian Army

  • Europe

    Russian military confirms damage to its warship in missile strike

  • Defense Industry

    Eurofighter Consortium Expects 200 Additional Fighter Jets Order in 2026

  • Air Platform

    AVIC-Antonov Xi’an Y-20 Medium Lift Aircraft: A Reverse Engineered AN-77 Transport Aircraft

  • Europe

    Royal Navy boost destroyer’s lethality with new Sea Ceptor missiles

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s long-range drone strikes destroyed Russia’s artic patrol boat.

  • Counter-drone System

    Israeli IAI Secretly Supplied Counter-UAV Drone Guard Systems to Maldives and Sri Lanka

  • Ballistic Missile

    Russia assisted North Korea in developing Hwasong-20 intercontinental ballistic missile.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    PRC regrets buying Russian S-400 air defense system

  • Central Asia

    Kyrgyzstan purchased four different types of drones from Turkey

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Saudi Arabia Purchased $15 Billion THAAD Anti-ballistic Missile System

  • Europe

    The U.S. and Ukraine sign ten-year bilateral security pact in Italy

  • Africa

    Algeria acquired Norinco SR-5 MLRS

  • Air Platform

    Russian Anti-air Missile Shot Down Their Own Su-34M Bomber

  • Counter-drone System

    Swedish Startup Develop Low-cost Kreuger 100 Battery-powered Drone Interceptor

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Unveiled American MQ-9 Reaper Copycat KVD002 Drone

  • Europe

    Assassination fear: cancer-stricken Vlad will never enjoy $1.3 billion mansion that has wine cellar, private marina, vineyard, indoor Ice hockey, mini casino

  • Europe

    Ukraine Captured Fully Operational VPK-Ural Armored Vehicles From Fleeing Russians

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. Navy’s P-8 Poseidon Flew Near Shanghai Coast

  • South Asia

    Contested Sky: Bangladesh Air Guard’s (Thief) Uncertain Future

  • Africa

    CAC-PAC JF-17 Thunder Jets Ready for Delivery to Nigeria

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S.-made AGM-114 Hellfire Fragmentation Found In Enerhodar, Ukraine

  • Industry

    20 Chinese Tech Firms Are Backed By Peoples Liberation Army (PLA)

  • Americas

    President Biden authorized Ukraine to use all U.S.-made weapons to strike inside Russia

  • Air Platform

    Korean FA-50 fighter jet receives advanced avionics, AESA radar and targeting POD for Malaysian and Polish requirements

  • Europe

    China delivers a batch of Desertcross 1000 all-terrain vehicles to Russia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia increases defense budget to $10.6 billion despite coronavirus pandemic

  • Defense Industry

    French arms export hits record high $30 billion in Asia and Middle East

  • Europe

    Russian State TV Commentators Admit Russian Military Weren’t Ready For Full-scale Military Operations

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Announces Revival of AN-178 Transport Aircraft Project

  • Europe

    Sweden orders more ARCHER wheeled artillery systems

  • Europe

    Czech AgentFly presents Gorgon X8 tactical drone for frontline resupply and ISR

  • Uncategorized

    Ukraine developed kamikaze drones that can hit targets beyond 700km

  • Europe

    BAE Systems Launches Anson Submarine At British Worksite

  • Europe

    Ukraine war puts Rheinmetall’s technologically advanced Leopard 2 tank in spotlight

  • Americas

    U.S. Wants Commitment From Australia that It Would Engage AUKUS Nuclear Submarines If A Conflict With China Breaks Out.

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