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  • [ March 20, 2026 ] Cyber breach at China’s National Supercomputer Centre shows brainless Chinese engineer copying the physical appearance of the HIMARS rocket artillery.   East Asia and Pacific Region
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Defense Industry

Malaysia Released Tender for Lead-In Light Fighter/Trainer Aircraft

September 1, 2021 GDC 0

Malaysia’s Ministry of Defence (MinDef) announced on 22 June that it has launched a tender for the Royal Malaysian Air Force’s (RMAF’s) Light Combat Aircraft/Fighter Lead-In-Trainer (LCA/FLIT) programme. Against a backdrop of Chinese military aircraft […]

  • Lockheed Martin Delivered 72 F-35 Stealth Jets in Six Months

    July 19, 2025 0
    Lockheed Martin has delivered 72 F-35 jets to the U.S. government as of May 1, after several months of delay due to late software improvements, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing the Pentagon’s program office. [...]
  • Cash-strapped Putin Decommissions Russia’s Largest Warship ‘Peter The Great’

    April 25, 2023 0
    CASH-STRAPPED Vladimir Putin is poised to send the flagship vessel of the Russian Navy – Peter the Great – to the scrapheap because repairs are too expensive.  Vladimir Putin Sacks Admiral Igor Osipov After Crimea [...]
  • Dassault Aviation Delivers Six Rafale Out Of Twelve To Croatia

    February 25, 2024 0
    Croatia has taken over formal ownership of the Dassault Rafale combat aircraft to be received from France. Dassault Aviation Started Trials For Croatian Air Force’s Rafale B JetDateSeptember 16, 2023Croatia Purchases 12 Dassault Rafale Jets [...]
  • Ukraine’s long-range RAM X FPV drones wreaked havoc on the Russian air defense system

    July 30, 2024 0
    A new type of long-range Ukrainian FPV drone is destroying Russian mobile air defense systems. The greater reach of this type of weapon brings many new targets into range, and the Ukrainians are taking advantage [...]
  • American Tech Firm Extreme Networks Supplied Networking Equipment For Russia’s S-400 Missiles

    October 16, 2022 0
    A publicly traded American technology company, Extreme Networks, was providing MMZ Avangard with computer networking equipment for its office IT systems Since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, American companies have been prohibited from dealing with [...]
  • PLA Navy Sends Guided-missile Destroyer Changsha to Bangladesh

    November 29, 2022 0
    With the approval of China’s Central Military Commission (CMC), the guided missile destroyer Changsha (Hull 173) attached to a naval destroyer flotilla under the Southern Theater Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) set [...]
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.  

March 20, 2026 0

The National Supercomputer Centre in Tianjin appeared to have suffered a massive data leak of 10 Petabytes of internal data, including classified information. About two months ago, we saw a sales announcement on a dark […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia started manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles for HIMARS.

March 17, 2026 0

Australia has started manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles at Port Wakefield in South Australia, with the first batch expected by mid-March 2026. The move strengthens Australia’s sovereign strike capability and supply chain […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin PrSM Missile Achieves Maritime Strike Capability.

March 15, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin has completed the first flight test of the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) Increment 2, marking a significant step forward in the U.S. Army’s long-range fires modernization program. The test demonstrated the missile’s new […]

Europe

Germany plans to buy up to 500 KNDS MARS 3 rocket launchers.

March 12, 2026 0

Germany’s Bundeswehr intends to submit a budget request in the second half of 2026 to conclude a framework contract with KNDS for the procurement of up to 500 MARS 3, also known as EuroPuls, multiple […]

Infantry Weapons

U.S. Army Deploys 500km Range High Precision PrSM Rocket Artillery to Strike Iran.

March 4, 2026 0

U.S. Central Command has employed the U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile in strikes on Iranian military targets, marking the first confirmed combat use of the ground-launched deep-strike system. The debut expands the Army’s role in […]

Infantry Weapons

U.S. M142 HIMARS Rocket Artillery Destroyed Zolfaghar and Sayyad-2 Missile System.

March 3, 2026 0

U.S. forces launched a long-range ATACMS ballistic missile from an M142 HIMARS system, destroying what appears to be an Iranian Zolfaghar short-range ballistic missile and elements of a Sayyad-2 air defense missile system. The strike, […]

  • Europe

    Turkish Foreign Affairs Committee Approves Sweden’s NATO Bid

  • Air Platform

    Jordan Purchases Eight F-16V Block 70 Fighter Jets

  • C4iSR

    Turkish army receives Aselsan’s new-gen electronic warfare system

  • Europe

    Hellenic Navy plans to purchase four Multi-Mission MMSC frigates

  • Europe

    BAE Systems Awarded Contract To Produce CV90 combat vehicles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan Joins the Competition with Australia and South Korea to Buy U.S.-made Nuclear-powered Submarine.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Puzzled At US Navy’s Intention To Build Sixth-generation Fighter

  • Europe

    Moldova’s breakaway region Transnistria asks Russia to send troops

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan’s Ministry of Defense to test first artificial intelligence enabled aircraft in 2025

  • Air Platform

    U.S. State Department Approves 20 F-16V Block 70 to Philippines Amid China Tensions

  • Europe

    A significant fire wreck havoc at Russia’s largest Gazprom Omsk oil refinery

  • Europe

    Putin’s Head Of Conscripts Mobilization Suicides At His Residence

  • Air Platform

    Malaysia ditches MiG-35 in favor of FA-50

  • Air Platform

    US Navy’s MQ-25 refuelling drone just got one step closer to war-ready

  • Middle East

    Royal Navy captured large cache of Iranian-made missiles shipment to Hezbollah

  • Europe

    U.S. To Send Hawk Medium-range Anti-air Missile To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Newly Released Infrared Footage Shows the U.S. Testing Either F-47 Sixth-gen Fighter or Hypersonic Glide Vehicle.

  • Uncategorized

    Ukraine Received Avenger Air Defense System From The U.S.

  • Europe

    Russia’s T-62M Tanks Proved Useless Against Modern Anti-tank Weapons Supplied By The West

  • Europe

    Turkish Navy Launched AIP-powered TCG Muratreis at Golcuk Naval Shipyard

  • Europe

    ABB to provide integrated power and distribution system for ASW frigates

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian forces blew up the Russian modernized Buk-M3 missile system

  • Africa

    Algeria, Egypt Seek AESA Radar in Russia’s Su-30MKA and Su-35, or Return The Aircraft

  • Europe

    China is selling Russian knockoff military gear back to Russia

  • Europe

    Kadyrov’s feud with the Kremlin will lead him to the same fate as Yevgeny Prigozhin

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Israeli super weapon Arrow anti-air missile shows 100 percent efficacy against Iranian missiles

  • Middle East

    Leaked documents expose top-secret Israeli drone and Israeli plans to attack Iran

  • South Asia

    Pakistan to replace P-3 Orion patrol aircraft with Brazilian Embraer Lineage jetliner

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan Reveals Four Tail Numbers of Indian Rafale Jets Downed During Operation Sindoor.

  • Europe

    Turkey To Mass Produce Altay Main Battle Tanks From 2025

  • Europe

    Turkish Havelsan Test Fires Kamikaze Drone From BARKAN Unmanned Ground Vehicle

  • Air Platform

    President Trump Intends to Deliver F-35 Stealth Jets to Turkiye

  • Industry

    Furious Russia Blasts China Over Technology Theft Of Russian Origin

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    North Koreans were told that they were going for training in the Kursk region

  • Infantry Weapons

    Swedish Defense Giant Saab to Setup Carl-gustaf Manufacturing Facility In India

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Trump’s Executive Order to Freeze USAID Hit Hard on Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia

  • Europe

    Dassault Falcon 6X Completes First Flight

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Transfers Ex-Afghan Helicopters To Ukraine

  • Africa

    Nigeria received the first batch of Turkish T129 ATAK attack helicopters

  • Europe

    Russia’s Su-35 Propaganda Video Explains Why VKS’s Sporadic Actions in Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Structural Cracks Appearing on Pakistan’s JF-17 Thunder’s Vertical Stabilizer

  • Industry

    Aero India 2021: HAL Displays Its Own Loyal Wingman Concept

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    DARPA Flight Trials 3D Printed Scramjet Hypersonic Engine

  • Air Platform

    Germany to Upgrade Airbus A400M Airlifter Fleet for $165 Million

  • Americas

    US Army Boosts Javelin Missile Order by $1.3 Billion

  • Europe

    Taiwan’s $1.5 Billion Indigenous Submarine Prototype Set for Final Tests

  • Air Platform

    Philippines Likely To Be Second Export Customer Of South Korean KF-21 Fighter Jet

  • South Asia

    India recruited and deployed 100,000 RAW agents in Bangladesh to control ousted Sheikh Hasina regime

  • Europe

    CCTV Footage Shows Russian TOR air defense missile debris rain down on Crimea beach, not Ukrainian ATACMS

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Turkey Developed and Exported Modern Air-to-surface Missiles

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