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Naval Platforms

Turkiye donates Dogan-class fast attack craft to Maldives

April 14, 2025 GDC 0

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Anti-drone System

Israeli IAI Secretly Supplied Counter-UAV Drone Guard Systems to Maldives and Sri Lanka

February 20, 2025 GDC 0

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South Asia

Maldives purchased Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones, amid India tensions

March 13, 2024 GDC 0

Turkey has started supplying the Maldives with its famed combat drone, Bayraktar TB2, amid high tensions between the island nation and India. The agreement between the two countries foresees a supply of a command control […]

South Asia

Maldives cancels defense contact with India on hydrographic surveys

December 21, 2023 GDC 0

With Maldives reviewing its defense relations with India, the new government of Maldives this week announced it will not renew its agreement with the Indian Navy on oceanographic surveys.   During a press conference this […]

Air Platform

Indian Army’s HAL Dhruv Helicopter crashes into Ranjit Sagar Dam

August 7, 2021 GDC 0

Today an ALH Dhruv helicopter of the Indian Army crashed into the Ranjit Sagar Dam located in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. Initial reports suggested at least five were on board the chopper, […]

South Asia

US, Maldives Defense Pact: Both Nations Complete First Ever Defense And Security Dialogue

January 9, 2021 GDC 0

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia Reed Werner and Maldivian Minister of Defense Mariya Didi signed the “Framework for U.S. Department of Defense-Maldives Ministry of Defence Defense and Security Relationship” in […]

  • Australia Sends 20 Bushmaster Armored Vehicles to Ukraine

    April 12, 2022 0
    Australia will send 20 Bushmaster armored vehicles to Ukraine, officials confirmed Friday, after a direct request from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his address to the Australian parliament last week. Australia delivered new batch of [...]
  • Yevgeny Prigozhin Admits Ukrainian Troops Still Controls The City Of Bakhmut

    February 6, 2023 0
    The founder of the Wagner Group, a Russian paramilitary unit, admitted on Sunday that Ukrainian troops are not backing down from Russian advances in Bakhmut. Yevgeny Prigozhin admits battle of Bakhmut severely degraded Wagner mercenary [...]
  • General Dynamics Awarded Sustainment Contract For Taiwanese M1 Abrams Tanks

    October 21, 2022 0
    According to information published by the United States Department of Defense on July 27, 2022, General Dynamics Land Systems was awarded a $10,523,248 modification contract to support the production of M1A2T Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) for Taiwan. [...]
  • Philippines Received Three Batteries Of Israeli Spyder SAM Worth $141 Million

    September 3, 2021 0
    Israeli Rafael Advanced Defense Systems is supplying SPYDER, a ground-based air defense system to the Philippines worth $141 million. The Philippines selected the Israeli company to supply the much needed equipment to the Philippine Air [...]
  • Ukraine’s kamikaze drone caused significant damage to Russia’s second-largest Ust-Luga gas terminal

    January 22, 2024 0
    Ukraine’s security service claimed it had conducted a successful overnight drone attack on the Ust-Luga gas terminal in the Leningrad region of Russia, multiple Ukrainian media outlets reported, citing sources. Ukrainian kamikaze drones blew up [...]
  • Morocco To Buy Sensors From Canada For Its Turkish Drone

    May 18, 2021 0
    Morocco is acquiring electro-optical systems from Canada to equip them on Turkish-made drones it soon plans to buy.A drone operation center will also be set up at a Moroccan airbase. Turkey tests indigenous UAV camera [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

China’s AVIC Unveils America’s V-BAT Copycat Drone.

February 22, 2026 0

China’s AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group has officially presented a new vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle known as the Yunying (Cloud Shadow in Chinese), a tail-sitter drone featuring a ducted-fan design closely […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Japan to manufacture long-range precision fire artillery rocket.

February 21, 2026 0

As Japan increases the range of its munitions to counter regional threats, the ability to launch them from different systems to maximize flexibility is becoming an important factor in deciding which weapons to field. While […]

Americas

U.S. Army Purchases Top-attack Terrain-shapping XM204 Munitions.

February 18, 2026 0

The U.S. Army has approved an Urgent Materiel Release for the XM204 top-attack terrain-shaping munition, accelerating its deployment to Europe, according to service information published January 12, 2026. The move reflects growing concern about near-peer […]

Europe

Ukraine unveils latest 2S22 Bohdana 155mm self-propelled howitzer.

February 11, 2026 0

Ukraine’s defense industry displayed the latest version of its 2S22 Bohdana 155 mm self-propelled howitzer at the World Defense Show 2026 in Saudi Arabia. The debut signals Ukraine’s push to position a combat-proven artillery system […]

Africa

Turkey and Egypt Sign Major Defense Cooperation Agreement on 155mm Ammo and Missile Production.

February 8, 2026 0

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Europe

Aselsan and Excalibur jointly produced Korkut air defense system.

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  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Russian Defense Exports to Southeast Asia

  • Middle East

    Israeli F-16 Bombed Lebanese Building Killing Hamas’s Top Drone Commander

  • Uncategorized

    Ukraine developed kamikaze drones that can hit targets beyond 700km

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    MBDA to develop MHT/MLP Missile For French Army

  • Air Platform

    Thailand Purchases Gripen E/F Fighter Jets Amid Tensions With Cambodia

  • Air Platform

    UK’s Tempest Fighter To Get A Brand New AESA Radar

  • Americas

    $96-billion Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program faces another delay

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    PLA Air Force’s Biggest Threat Is India’s Rafale Armed With Meteor BVRAAM

  • Air Platform

    Japan Announced Partners To Build Sixth-generation fighter jets

  • C4iSR

    Three Spanish companies to develop radar, optronics and radio frequency to counter drones

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    East Asia and Pacific Region

    Austal Awarded Contract to Build Six Cape-class Patrol Boats for Royal Australian Navy

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Israeli IAI Ramps Up Missile Interceptors Production.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s Next Aircraft Carrier Could Be Nuclear Powered

  • Americas

    President Trump cements his legacy with a new class of battleship for US Navy.

  • Europe

    Ukraine Wiped Out Russian Brigade, Including 80 Vehicles, 40 IFV, 52 Tanks, 2 Commanders And 1,000 Men In Failed River Crossing

  • Europe

    Russian Ministry of Labor Quietly Requested 230,000 Death Certificates For Ukraine War Veterans

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine shot down Russia’s Su-25 fighter jet, destroyed one S-300 surface-to-air missile

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese Army Inducts New Armored Vehicles, Howitzers and Rocket Launchers

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall Completed delivery of the German AFBM “Boxer”

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwanese Air Force scrambles F-16 again to warn off Chinese J-11 jets

  • Africa

    Algerian Air Force To Receive Four C-130J Hercules Strategic Airlift Aircraft

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. Signs Crucial Military Deals With The Philippines

  • Infantry Weapons

    Hamas Using Chinese-made A200 Rockets With 120km Range To Attack Israel

  • Air Platform

    Malaysia Will Receive South Korean FA-50M Fighter Jets In 2026

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Honeywell Aerospace Awarded Contract to Establish AUKUS Industrial Base in Australia

  • C4iSR

    Rafael Drone Dome (C-UAS) System

  • Air Platform

    Gripen E Fighter Jet Performs Anti-Access and Area Denial (A2AD) Role Through Superior EW, Situational Awareness, and Cutting-Edge Weapon System

  • Air Platform

    Japan Developing Anti-surface warheads for future hypersonic missiles

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s HIMARS strikes destroyed key Kursk bridge

  • Europe

    Norway purchases British-made Type 26 frigates to patrol the North Atlantic ocean.

  • Air Platform

    Turkey to Buy 40 F-16V and 80 Upgrade Kits For F-16C

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Pakistan Unveils AZB-81LR Guided Bomb For Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Drones

  • Europe

    Putin’s forces already lost the war, former Russian commander says

  • Middle East

    Syrian Rebels Used Kamikaze and FPV Drones Against Assad Regime

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Papua New Guinea Defence Personnel Completes Australian Aviation Medicine Training Course

  • Air Platform

    China’s Aviation Industry Corporation (AVIC) Released Photos of a Pakistani Pilot in the J-35A Cockpit

  • Europe

    Royal Marines Training Ukrainian Special Forces on Complex Amphibious Operations

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. Pacific Command Places HIMARS Artillery Rockets In Japan

  • Air Platform

    France to invest $15 billion in Rafale F5 and FCAS fighter jets programs

  • Defense Industry

    Saab Group Awarded Contract To Supply RBS70 Missile To Lithuania

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar’s ethnic armed groups captured more township from Junta forces in Shan state

  • Americas

    Northrop Grumman completes design review of new laser weapon system

  • Air Platform

    Leaked Document Shows Russia’s Rostec Falsified Performance Data for the Zhuk-ME Radar in Indian Navy’s MiG-29K.

  • Europe

    Turkish Anka-S drone strikes in Armenia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Lockheed Martin to Join Japan’s Sixth-generation Fighter Project

  • Air Platform

    Italy will deliver Storm Shadow stealth cruise missiles to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Russian media shows extensive damage to T-90 tanks and fake unexploded creative armors due to corruption

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea, Philippines To Strengthen Naval Cooperation Between Both Navies

  • Air Platform

    1970s Mirage 2000 Jets Proved Superior to Russian Air Force in Ukraine War

  • Europe

    Russia’s Navy has a big maintenance problem, no ships ever leave ports without a tugboat

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