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East Asia and Pacific Region

China’s Type 15 (ZTQ‑15 or VT5) light tank is worse than you think.

February 25, 2026 GDC 0

The Type 15 is effectively the successor to the 1960s Type 62 light tank, designed and built by Norinco to deploy in Tibet, where Chinese VT-4s struggled to operate at high altitude and in difficult […]

Americas

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, […]

  • U.S. Donates 90 Stryker Armored Vehicles and 50 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles to Ukraine

    July 4, 2023 0
    The Pentagon has announced that it will send 90 Stryker armored fighting vehicles to Ukraine, the first such transfer of the versatile eight-wheeled weapons from U.S. military stockpiles to a foreign country. U.S. sends more [...]
  • Zero design changes is the way forward for Royal Australian Navy’s tier 2 frigates

    July 14, 2025 0
    The Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN’s) two-star capability head has made a robust defence of the ‘shrink-wrapped’ procurement strategy being pursued for the accelerated acquisition of 11 new Tier 2 general purpose frigates. Hunter Class Frigates [...]
  • Ukraine’s kamikaze drones strike Russian ammunition depot

    August 25, 2024 0
    Ukrainian forces struck a Russian ammunition depot near the town of Ostrogozhsk in the Voronezh region of Russia. The attack, which reportedly involved drones, led to a series of detonations that continued into the early [...]
  • U.S. Senate Passes $95.3 Billion Aid Packages For Ukraine, Israel And Taiwan

    February 14, 2024 0
    The US Senate has passed a roughly $95.3 billion package that includes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, after weeks of hurdles. U.S. House of Representatives approves a $95 billion foreign aid package for Ukraine, [...]
  • Ukraine says Russia’s Black Sea Fleet commander killed in Crimea missile strike

    September 26, 2023 0
    Ukraine’s special forces said that the commander of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, Admiral Viktor Sokolov, and 34 other officers were killed in a Ukrainian missile attack on the fleet’s headquarters in the Crimean port of [...]
  • U.S. Imposed Toughest Sanctions on Russia’s Oil and Gas Sectors

    January 12, 2025 0
    Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says he is confident sanctions will ‘significantly reduce Russia’s petrodollar income’. New European Union Embargo Will End Russia’s Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Aluminum MarketsDateJanuary 17, 2025U.S. imposed sanctions on Indian shipping [...]
Europe

Saab HEAT 758 Features Dual-Charge Warhead Inside New Carl-Gustaf Anti-Tank Round.

May 11, 2026 0

Saab is stepping up the Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle’s anti-armor role with a new round designed to defeat heavily protected vehicles on the modern battlefield. The HEAT 758 features a dual-charge warhead meant to first damage […]

Europe

Roketsan unveiled the CIDA long-range anti-tank guided missile.

May 11, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Unveils Next-generation K9MH Mobile Howitzer Artillery System.

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Europe

Safran and MBDA fired the first Thundart munition developed for France’s Long-Range Land Strike program.

May 5, 2026 0

French defense firm Safran and missile maker MBDA successfully test-fired their jointly developed rocket-artillery munition this month, and expect to be able to deliver the first multiple-launch rocket systems in 2029 should their offer be […]

Infantry Weapons

Elbit Systems PULS Rocket Artillery Precision, Modular and Universal Launching System for Battlefield Dominance.

April 28, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Philippine Army Test Fires Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm Howitzer Boosting Long-Range Strike.

April 27, 2026 0

The Philippine Army has conducted its first live firing with its new Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer during Exercise Salaknib 26, a joint U.S./Philippines military exercise, bringing a faster and more mobile long-range strike […]

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drone destroyed Russia’s only Il-38N maritime patrol aircraft.

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s elite Alpha unit destroyed $4 billion worth of Russia’s S-400, S-300, Buk-M3, Tor-M2 and Pantsir-S1 air defenses in 2025.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    MBDA Deutschland to integrate Meteor BVRAAM into Lockheed’s F-35 stealth jets

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    BAE Systems Begins Construction of First Royal Australian Navy’s Hunter-class Frigate

  • Air Platform

    Raytheon Tests Air-launched Coyote Drones

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    LRASM: A Long-range, precision-guided, anti-ship stand-off missile

  • Air Platform

    South Korean KF-21 Boramae Becomes World’s Safest Fighter Jets Without Any Accident

  • HMAS Toowoomba
    East Asia and Pacific Region

    Royal Australian Navy’s warship HMAS Toowoomba heads to strait of hormuz as part of Operation Manitou

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Military’s Cowardly Silence Against Myanmar’s Fighter Jets Firing Eight Rounds Of Rockets At Bangladesh

  • South Asia

    General Aziz Ahmed, A Bangladeshi Scumbag

  • Uncategorized

    USS America Amphibious assault ship arrived in Brisbane for Talisman Sabre drills

  • Americas

    US Navy’s JPALS landing system reaches initial operational capability

  • Europe

    Russian Dictator Vladimir Putin’s Lavish Mansion Owned By His Judo Partner

  • Anti-air Missiles

    UK and Poland to develop 100km range CAMM-MR anti-air missile

  • Europe

    The UK to Send Harpoon Anti-ship Missiles to Ukraine

  • F-16 Indonesian Air Force
    Air Platform

    US Will Approves 36 F-16V Fighters For Indonesia, Says Lockheed Martin

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Peoples Liberation Army Test Fires YJ-62 Anti-ship Missile

  • Middle East

    Iran confirmed that it deployed Chinese-made HQ-16, HQ-17AE, QW-2 and FN-6 Air defence batteries.

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian kamikaze drone attacks blew up PAK-DA bombers factory near Moscow

  • Anti-air Missiles

    South Korea To Develop High Altitude Interceptor Missile For KM-SAM

  • Europe

    Russia’s Su-25 Fighter Jet Crashed During Take-off In Crimea Airbase

  • Middle East

    Historic first flight from Israel to UAE flies directly over Saudi Arabian airspace

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia Orders Airbus A400 Airlifters

  • Europe

    Greece signs letter of intent with Netherlands for more warships

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Unveils Short-range FB-10A Anti-air Missiles

  • Europe

    Swedish aerospace giant Saab unveils new short-range air defense system

  • Europe

    Russia Forming Battalion of Food-Starved And Malnourished North Korean Soldiers to Fight in Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukrainian soldiers captured Russia’s armored vehicles in the Donbas region

  • Europe

    Ukrainian forces fired ground-launched small diameter bombs for the first time

  • Air Platform

    Indian Navy Receives Two More P-8I Neptune MPA

  • Europe

    Russian navy is completely inactive in the Ukraine war except occasionally launching Kalibr missiles from Sevastopol

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Turkish Siper-1 Anti-air Missile Enters Service with Turkish Armed Forces.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwanese Navy unveils two variants of next-generation frigates.

  • Europe

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

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy Wants Long-range Anti-radiation Missile After Iran and Venezuela Successes.

  • Europe

    Germany offers new aid package of various weapons to Ukraine

  • Middle East

    UK, Qatar To Operate Joint Hawk T2 Training Unit

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s $1000 Kamikaze Drones Blew Up Russia’s $100 Million Buk and Tor Surface-to-air Missiles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Army to diversify its drone fleet and drone warfare capability

  • C4iSR

    Thales Launches Ground Master 400 Alpha Long-Range Air Surveillance Radar

  • Ballistic Missile

    Ukraine’s 500km range SAPSAN ballistic missile program could be a game changer for its counteroffensive

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    HARM Anti-radiation Missiles Taken Out Russian Radars, Now Bayraktar TB2 Rules The Skies In Ukraine

  • Uncategorized

    Ukraine developed kamikaze drones that can hit targets beyond 700km

  • Middle East

    IRGC says Iran will hit Saudi, Qatari, Emirati and Kuwaiti power plants and water desalination plants as Saudi Arabia prepares strike packages against Iran.

  • Uncategorized

    Mosab Hassan Yousef, Son of Hamas Co-founder and Christian Convert Warns Israel ‘Hamas is More Dangerous Than ISIS’

  • Europe

    Ukraine Ordered 60 KRAB 155mm Self-propelled Howitzers From Poland

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China is belligerent and a bully, says former Prime Minister Tony Abbott

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s drone boat shot down Russia’s two Su-30SM fighter jet over Black sea using AIM-9 missile

  • Europe

    Serbia, Poland To Buy Israeli Spike LR Anti-tank Missiles

  • Europe

    Russia dropped FAB-250 bomb on its own territory Belgorod

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