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Americas

Ingalls Shipbuilding Launched First LPD Flight II Harrisburg

December 20, 2024 GDC 0

HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division has launched the first LPD Flight II, San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship Harrisburg (LPD 30), marking one of the first major milestones in the ship’s journey towards operational readiness. The Ingalls team translated Harrisburg from land to […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

PT PAL Begins Construction of Philippines Navy’s LPD

December 6, 2023 GDC 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan’s first indigenous LPD starts sea trials

July 26, 2022 GDC 0

Yu Shan (LPD-1401) was launched in April 2021, and the company achieved to make the vessel ready for sea trials after a year of work. The 10,000 tons amphibious vessel is set to be delivered […]

Middle East

Fincantieri Lays Keel of Qatar’s Air Defense LPD

June 3, 2022 GDC 0

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has held a keel laying of the new amphibious vessel (landing platform dock – LPD) ordered by the Qatari Ministry of Defence within the national naval acquisition program. The ceremony took place […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan Christens Indigenous Landing Platform Dock

April 21, 2021 GDC 0

Kaohsiung, Taiwan (GDC) — The launch of Taiwan’s first domestically made landing platform dock (LPD) marks a milestone in the country’s shipbuilding history and will significantly boost the Navy’s capability, President Tsai Ing-wen said Tuesday. […]

Naval Platforms

TCG Anadolu: Turkish Navy’s Amphibious Assault Ship

April 27, 2020 GDC 0

The LPD is the biggest project of Amphibious War fighting road map of Turkish Navy declared in 2006. The long terms amphibious ship acquisition goals of Turkish Navy are following: One LPDs Two LST’s 8 […]

  • After Firing 20,000 Round Of North Korean Shells, Russia Started Using 40 Years Old Ammo

    December 13, 2022 0
    Russia is turning to decades-old ammunition with high failure rates as it burns through its stockpiles to carry out its nearly 10-month-old invasion of Ukraine, a senior U.S. military official said on Monday. North Korea [...]
  • Ukraine Received Two batteries Of NASAMS II Anti-air System

    July 19, 2022 0
    The air defense of Ukraine received two batteries of the NASAMS air defense system. Ukraine To Receive Two Batteries Of NASAMS Anti-air MissilesDateOctober 21, 2022U.S. Delivered Two NASAMS Batteries To UkraineDateOctober 28, 2022Losing 15 S-300 [...]
  • Malian Air Force Ordered Second C295W Transport Aircraft

    December 19, 2020 0
    The Malian Air Force has ordered a second Airbus C295W transport aircraft, the company announced on 2 December. The aircraft is slated for delivery in 2021 and will join the C295W that entered Malian service [...]
  • Russian Journalists Exposing Russian Army’s Casualties In Putin’s War

    November 2, 2022 0
    Soldiers from Buryatia, a small Republic in Siberian Russia, were among the first to be sent to the front lines in Ukraine. And they were among the first to die there. When journalist Yelana Trifonova [...]
  • Vladimir Putin meets with commanders as Ukraine advanced in Kursk region

    August 26, 2024 0
    Russian President Vladimir Putin received an update from top army generals at an undisclosed command centre about strategies to counter Ukrainian forces that invaded the Kursk region earlier this month.  Putin’s weirdest claim that he [...]
  • Rape and Abduction by Bangladesh Military: An Account of Indigenous Bangladeshi Girl

    March 10, 2020 0
    Bangladesh army gang raped Rita Chakma (13) on 19 December 1986 at Dighinala. In the early morning, about 20 Bangladesh army men from the Viswa Ram Karbari Para camp raided the indigenous Buddhist village of [...]
Europe

British startup unveils new high-speed ramjet artillery round

May 25, 2025 0

A British defense startup has unveiled a new ramjet-powered artillery round designed to deliver long-range precision effects in future combat environments. Tiberius Aerospace, founded in 2022 and rooted in Silicon Valley practices, introduced its flagship […]

Infantry Weapons

India fields Swedish-made Carl-Gustaf M4 launcher ditching locally-made Nag Mk-2 ATGM

May 25, 2025 0

The Indian Army has begun fielding the Carl-Gustaf M4 recoilless rifle. The deployment follows Saab FFVO India Pvt Ltd, a fully foreign-owned subsidiary of Saab AB, establishing a new production facility in India. According to […]

Europe

Ukraine’s HIMARS blew up North Korean-made 240mm M1991 rocket artillery

May 17, 2025 0

Ukrainian artillery and drones have damaged Russia’s huge force of mobile rocket launchers, which are some of the Russians’ best weapons for blasting gaps in Ukrainian defenses. So Moscow has turned to its new ally, […]

Europe

Ukrainian troops blow up new Russian rocket launcher

May 14, 2025 0

Ukrainian Special Operations Forces have reportedly destroyed one of Russia’s newest multiple launch rocket systems, the 9K57-1 Uragan-1, in a precision drone strike. During a special reconnaissance operation, operators from the Ukrainian Special Operations Forces […]

Infantry Weapons

China using Egypt as military hub to supply ammo, spare parts and artillery to Russia and Africa

April 19, 2025 0

A fleet of Chinese Xi’an Y-20 strategic transport aircraft made an unusual and unannounced visit to Egypt this week. According to the Washington Post, which quoted a “classified leaked US document” dated 17 February, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi planned […]

Infantry Weapons

Indian Army’s Dhanush artillery gun fails in trial due to counterfeit Chinese bearings supplied by corrupt officials

April 18, 2025 0

India’s homegrown 155mm/45-calibre gun has taken a hit following a row of failed trials for over three months by the Indian Army, according to a top source in the army. “The Dhanush 155mm/45-caliber artillery gun […]

  • Air Platform

    Airbus CEO criticizes German Bundestag for export ban on Eurofighter Typhoon jets to Saudi Arabia

  • Defense Industry

    Royal Navy To Build Five More Type 26 Frigates Amid Ukraine War

  • Air Platform

    Japanese F-2 gets new ASM-3 anti-ship missiles

  • Central Asia

    Taliban Is A Direct Threat To CSTO Allies, Vladimir Putin

  • Central Asia

    Turkish TB2 Drones Are Conquering Central Asia

  • Air Platform

    Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Plan to Buy Rafale Fighter Jets and A400M Transport Aircraft, Retires Russian-made Jets

  • C4iSR

    South Korea unveils a cutting-edge Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) solution

  • Defense Industry

    Israeli Arms Export Soars Amid Middle East Conflict And Ukraine War

  • Air Platform

    Sanctions On Russia: Indian Air Force Postponed Su-30MKI Upgrade Plan, Could Ground Entire Su-30MKI Fleet

  • South Asia

    India tests nuclear capable K-4 SLBM

  • Europe

    United Arab Emirates To Buy 120 Bayraktar TB2 Drones And Munitions From Turkey Worth $2 Billion

  • Europe

    Ukraine used autonomous FPV drone for the first time

  • Defense Industry

    Poland Became The Largest HIMARS Operator In Europe, Placing $10 Billion Order

  • Naval Weapons

    South Korea to Develop Close-in Weapon System for Warships

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China To Build 10000 Tons Offshore Patrol Vessels

  • Europe

    NATO Confirmed Ukraine’s Bid To Join The Transatlantic Military Alliance

  • Air Platform

    Israel to procure additional F-35 and V-22 OSPREY

  • Middle East

    Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Strikes in Aleppo For The First Time

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Vice Admiral David Johnston Appointed As New ADF Chief, Amid Major Command Shake-up

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones set two major Russian oil depots ablaze

  • Air Platform

    A Russian Su-34 fighter jet crashed in the Belgorod region

  • Air Platform

    Iraq Allocates $100 Million For Turkish Drones

  • Europe

    Ukrainian HIMARS Strikes Killed More Than 1,000 Wagner Mercenaries In Melitopol

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed delivers two MH-60R maritime helicopters to Indian Navy

  • Air Platform

    Portuguese Super Lynx Helicopter Delivery Delayed To 2021

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Directorate (GUR) Received Black Hawk Helicopters

  • Air Platform

    Swiss Military Shows Off Israeli Starliner ISR UAV

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    $4.28 Billion Boxer Multipurpose Combat Vehicles Are Partly Effective

  • Europe

    Wagner will not hesitate to kill Russian commanders, Russian commander Igor Girkin says

  • C4iSR

    Ukrainian kamikaze drones destroy Russian Voronezh-DM early warning radar

  • Americas

    Huntington Ingalls Industries To Build Fourth America-class Amphibious Assault Ship

  • Middle East

    Hamas Terrorist Killed 480 Israeli Civilians, Israeli Defense Force Strikes Back

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippine sets to procure Israeli Spyder GBAD

  • Americas

    The Atlantic Released Entire Signal Chat Showing Significant Security Breaches By Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard, Mike Waltz and JD Vance

  • Air Platform

    Turkish UAV Aksungur flies 28 hours with 12 smart munitions

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    Australian Army to Acquire Land-based Electronic Warfare Capability

  • Americas

    President Biden Approves $770 Billion Defense Spending

  • Europe

    Ukraine forces shoot down Russian Su-25 combat aircraft near Bakhmut

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indian and Chinese Military Commanders Held Meetings To Defuse Border Tensions

  • Air Platform

    USAF’s Red Flag 21-1 Exercise Involves Air Combat, Space, Cyberspace Elements

  • Loitering Munitions

    Iranian Shahed Drones Contains American And German Components

  • Anti-air Missiles

    American-made VAMPIRE surface-to-air missile system knocking out Russia’s Shahid kamikaze drones

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korean Navy Launches 8,200 Tons Aegis Destroyer

  • Europe

    Desperate Russia Sending Prison Inmates To Fight Ukraine, In Return Of Freedom

  • Europe

    In a rare admission, Russia confirms that its military is losing a minimum of 250 soldiers per day

  • Middle East

    Israeli Army Deploys Deadly Merkava Tanks And APCs In Gaza

  • Defense Industry

    Ukraine may sell 50% stake in Motor Sich to Turkish firm

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Lockheed Martin Opens Hypersonic Weapons Production Facility

  • Europe

    Prime Minister Sunak pledges long-range attack drones for Ukraine

  • South Asia

    Indian Media Discloses Dismal Performance of Su-30MKI Fighters During Kashmir Skirmish

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