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East Asia and Pacific Region

JMSDF’s High-tech Warships Can Dismantle Low-tech Chinese Submarine

September 28, 2020 GDC 0

Japanese forces chased a Chinese Jin-class submarine out of Japanese waters in July 2020. Officials in Tokyo characterized the sub’s infiltration as part of China’s escalating land-grab across the western Pacific. A Japanese “destroyer”—actually, the […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

RAN’s high-tech stealth shortfin Barracuda can dismantle Chinese Jin-class submarine

September 15, 2020 GDC 0

China’s navy is on the rise, steadily adding new ships and submarines. The Royal Australian Navy with its 17,000 sailors and 50 or so large ships isn’t big—for comparison, the U.S. Navy’s payroll is more than […]

  • Ukraine’s Kamikaze Drones Strike Second Russian Fighter Jet Base in Three Days

    July 23, 2024 0
    Ukrainian drones struck Russia’s Morozovsk military air base in the Rostov region overnight, according to local reports, marking the second attack on a Russian fighter jet base in three days. Ukraine’s Kamikaze Drone Strikes Destroyed [...]
  • Rheinmetall, Thales Awarded Contract to Support Tiger Helicopter Simulators in France and Germany

    November 5, 2021 0
    Thales and Rheinmetall will continue to look after the helicopter simulators used for training crews of the Tiger attack helicopter. Hungary Acquires Rheinmetall Lynx IFVDateSeptember 11, 2020Rheinmetall awarded €1.04 billion contract to upgrade Puma IFV [...]
  • Raytheon’s AIM-9X infrared-guided Sidewinder air-to-air missile

    April 16, 2020 0
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  • China’s Djibouti naval base is big enough to fight a war

    July 22, 2021 0
    China’s first overseas military base has expanded and is now capable of supporting the country’s growing aircraft carrier force, a US combatant commander revealed Tuesday. China More Assertive As It Plans To Build Second Naval [...]
  • Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract To Produce Eighth THAAD Battery

    April 30, 2022 0
    Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin announced Tuesday that it has received a contract totalling $74 million to produce the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA).  Lockheed And Raytheon [...]
  • Egypt is in discussion with the US to purchase F-15EX fighter jets.

    November 14, 2025 0
    Discussions between the United States and Egypt over a potential sale of F-15EX Eagle II fighter jets have entered a renewed phase, but no agreement has been finalized, according to a report describing the status [...]
Infantry Weapons

IWI’s rifle upgrade is drawing interest from the Ukrainian Army.

August 1, 2026 0

A rifle that decides, mid-trigger-pull, when to let the round go, not the shooter, is now fielded or in procurement across an estimated 10 to 15 European countries, according to Israel Weapon Industries (IWI). The […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan ATACMS deal expands island’s long-range strike power.

July 19, 2026 0

The U.S. Army handed Lockheed Martin roughly $439 million to begin building the Army Tactical Missile System, known as ATACMS, along with the launcher hardware needed to fire it, and once the two sides finish […]

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 […]

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