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US Army Pushes M10 Booker Through Extreme Testing in Arizona.

September 1, 2025 GDC 0

The US Army is conducting tests for the M10 Booker armored infantry support vehicle at the Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. Testing includes firing trials as well as performance and maintainability assessments. Personnel from different US Army […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

China unveils next-gen ZTZ-201 light tank

August 19, 2025 GDC 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Philippines Army Received Israeli-made Sabrah Light Tanks

December 23, 2022 GDC 0

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Land Platform

China’s Norinco delivers first batch of VT5 light tanks to Bangladesh

December 7, 2021 GDC 0

According to information published in December 2019, the Bangladesh Ministry of Defense officially announced that its army has ordered VT5 light tanks from China. The VT5 is now deployed by the Chinese army Xinjiang Military […]

Defense Industry

Myanmar Army Developed 105mm Light Tank

July 4, 2021 GDC 0

Myanmar army has developed a new 105 mm light tank based on the chassis of Russian-made 2S1 tracked self-propelled howitzer fitted with a new Chinese-made two-man turret armed with one 105 mm cannon. A picture of the […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Chinese Army Inducts New Armored Vehicles, Howitzers and Rocket Launchers

June 8, 2021 GDC 0

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA)’s Xinjiang Military Command has taken delivery of three new advanced weapon systems – armored vehicles, howitzers and self-propelled rocket launchers – over the past week. The unit deployed in […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Elbit Systems Awarded $172 Million Contract to Supply Light Tanks to Philippines

January 28, 2021 GDC 0

Elbit  Systems announced that it was awarded a contract valued at approximately $172 million to supply light tanks to the Philippines Army. The contract will be performed over a three-year period. As the prime contractor, […]

  • Germany Wants to Buy F-35 Stealth Jets, Report Deutsche Press

    March 20, 2022 0
    Germany wants to equip its air force with United States-built F-35 stealth fighter jets, government sources have told Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa). Croatia Has Shown Interest In F-35 Stealth JetsDateMarch 25, 2021Swiss Lawmakers Pass Legislation To [...]
  • HQ-9 Long-Range Air Defense Missile System

    June 6, 2018 0
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  • Ukraine Started Shelling Deep Inside Occupied Lugansk Region Using HIMARS

    December 5, 2022 0
    An apartment building in the town of Alchevsk, in the occupied Lugansk region, was hit by a HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems) rocket, the LPR mission to the Joint Ceasefire Control and Coordination Center [...]
  • South Korea awards $355 million contract for F-100 engines

    April 2, 2024 0
    Pratt & Whitney, a subsidiary of RTX, has been awarded an F100 engine performance-based logistics (PBL) sustainment contract by South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA). The contract, with a base value of $355 million, [...]
  • Australian F-35A Stealth Jets Scored Six Kills Against Singaporean F-15SG In Pitch Black 2022

    October 15, 2022 0
    Singapore (GDC) — Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F-35A Lightning II stealth jets participated to Exercise Pitch Black for the first time. RAAF’s F-35 Will Start Diversion Training Over CanberraDateJanuary 29, 2021Royal Australian Air Force [...]
  • Russian troop losses in Ukraine surpass the one million mark

    June 13, 2025 0
    The number of Russian troops killed or wounded in Ukraine has topped 1 million, military officials in Kyiv said on Thursday, describing the huge price that Moscow has paid for its three-year-old invasion. U.S. intelligence [...]
Americas

Elbit Systems Started Manufacturing Sigma NG 155mm Howitzers in the U.S.

January 11, 2026 0

Elbit Systems has completed production of the first model of the Sigma NG 155 millimetre self-propelled howitzer at the South Carolina facility of its US subsidiary, Elbit America. The system is fully based on US […]

Europe

Germany purchases KNDS RCH155 Wheeled Howitzers.

January 8, 2026 0

The German Bundeswehr plans to acquire 229 RCH155 wheeled howitzers using the chassis of the Boxer 8 x 8 wheeled combat vehicle from KNDS. It is expected that the procurement will soon be examined by […]

Europe

Turkish drone maker Skydagger completes Skydagger 7 FPV drones trials.

December 28, 2025 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Indonesian Special Forces completes Operational Integration Test of ASELSAN SARP 12.7mm Remote Weapon Station.

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Cambodian Army’s Chinese-made Type 90B 122mm Rocket Artillery Exploded and Rolled Over Again.

December 25, 2025 0

Some design flaws and poor qualities can only be uncovered in actual combat. That’s what happened in the Thai-Cambodian War. Thailand announced on December 8, 2025, that Cambodian forces may use Chinese-made Type-90B 122 mm […]

Europe

Lithuania Becomes the Second-Largest Operator of CAESAR Howitzers in Europe.

December 25, 2025 0

Lithuania has signed a 252 million euro contract with KNDS France for a second batch of 30 CAESAR Mk II 155 mm wheeled howitzers, expanding a program first launched in 2022. The move strengthens long-range […]

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Destroys $16 Million Russian Ka-52 Alligator Helicopter in Drone Strike

  • Middle East

    Turkiye to sale tanks, missiles and warships to Saudi Arabia worth $6 billion

  • Europe

    Russia uses Iranian-made anti-tank Dehlavieh missiles to strike Ukrainian targets

  • Africa

    Norinco Delivers 30 Type 59G Tanks To Chad National Army

  • Americas

    Nexter Proposes Ceasar Howitzer For US Army

  • Air Platform

    Serbia plans to buy 20 T-7A Redhawk Light Combat/Trainer Aircraft

  • Europe

    Putin’s ally, former MP and gold medallist died falling from window in wave of mysterious deaths in Russia

  • Air Platform

    Rafale Bonanza: Saudi Arabia Mulls Buying Up To 200 Dassault Rafale F4 Fighter Jets

  • Air Platform

    Turkey’s Hurjet light combat aircraft enters ground testing

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s HIMARS strikes killed Russian navy’s deputy commander Mikhail Gudkov

  • Europe

    New Turkish Anka-3 combat drone started flight trial

  • Air Platform

    Austria purchases 12 Leonardo M-346FA light combat aircraft

  • Industry

    Australia To Build Guided-missile As Part Of Billion Dollar Manufacturing Deal

  • Air Platform

    RAF Typhoon will get new advanced ECRS MK2 AESA radar

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s SBU blew up Russia’s rail tunnel connecting China and carrying Chinese weapons to Russia

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    The AGM-154A/B/C Joint stand-off weapon (JSOW)

  • Europe

    Germany sends 40 Marder infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine

  • Americas

    Austal USA Breaks Ground On The New Steel Manufacturing Line

  • Americas

    US Military Destroyed Chinese-made FK-3 and Russian-made Buk-M2E and S-300VM Missiles in Venezuela.

  • Europe

    Massive explosions rip through Russian air base in Crimea as Ukraine launches ten ATACMS missiles

  • Europe

    Saab receives order for Anti-Ship Missiles from Germany

  • Europe

    South Korea’s new KF-21 fighter jet passes AESA radar test

  • Europe

    Serbia displayed the new Senka electric VTOL unmanned aircraft system

  • Air Platform

    France sends first batch of Mirage fourth-gen fighter jets to Ukraine

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Japan’s MHI develops an advanced derivative of type 12 ASM

  • Europe

    Ukraine is Seeking to Gain Control of Russian Oligarch’s Frozen Assets

  • Europe

    First FDI frigate built by Naval Group for Hellenic Navy hits the water

  • Americas

    U.S. Defense Innovation Unit Wants Ukraine-like Environment to Test Drone Warfare.

  • Europe

    Ukraine destroys Russian landing ship ‘Novocherkassk’ in Crimea

  • Air Platform

    Turkish President Erdogan Travels to Qatar, Seeking to Buy 24 Used Eurofighters.

  • Defense Industry

    Thales To Hire 12,000 Staff Amid Backlog Of Multi-billion Work Orders

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea Developed Unmmaned Surveillance Vehicle

  • Air Platform

    Elbit Systems to deliver two maritime patrol aircraft to the Philippines navy

  • Europe

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

  • Europe

    Christmas Gift: Russia’s Only Aircraft Carrier Admiral Kuznetsov Bursts Into Flame In Another Sabotage Attack

  • Middle East

    Russia’s Su-34 Fighter-bomber Fly-in Syria Using American GPS

  • C4iSR

    L3Harris Delivered 10,000th Enhanced Night Vision Goggles To U.S. Army

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia To Build Eight Minesweepers And Hydrographic Ships

  • South Asia

    India’s Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan confirmed India lost nine fighter jets due to tactical mistakes

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan Considers $10 Billion Weapons Purchases From The U.S.

  • South Asia

    Pakistan Air Force to receive 12 JF-17B twin seat fighter aircraft

  • Defense Industry

    Latvia Buys Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Drones

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia will receive materials from US and UK following AUKUS activation

  • Americas

    AUKUS partners announce Pillar II plans: Artificial intelligence, cyber, Electronic warfare and hypersonics

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    NIOA Australia Started Manufacturing 30mm Ammunitions For Boxer CRV

  • Americas

    Why does Russian-made missile shot down commercial airlines repeatedly?

  • Middle East

    China Shipping Arms To Conflict Region Via Africa

  • Defense Industry

    Israeli IAI Showcases Drones in South Korea

  • Europe

    Norway purchased six multi-mission MH-60R Seahawk helicopters

  • Middle East

    Pakistan Navy Seized $1 Billion Worth of Narcotics in Arabian Sea.

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