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Middle East

ThyssenKrupp Delivers First MEKO A-200 Frigate To Egyptian Navy

December 4, 2022 GDC 0

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Defense Industry

U.S. State Department Approves Hellenic Navy’s MEKO-class Modernization Equipment

December 18, 2021 GDC 0

The State Department has approved a Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Greece of MEKO Class Frigate Modernization and related equipment for an estimated cost of $2.5 billion. The Government of Greece has requested […]

Middle East

Egypt to receive six Meko-200 Frigates from Germany

October 7, 2021 GDC 0

ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems has started installing weapons and on-board equipment at its shipyard in Kiel, Germany, on the Al Aziz frigate, the first of six MEKO A-200 ships commissioned by the Egyptian Navy. In particular, […]

Middle East

Sa’ar 6: A Modern Corvette of Israeli Navy

November 10, 2020 GDC 0

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Europe

Greece announced €10 billion military modernization plans

September 13, 2020 GDC 0

Greece plans to arm very heavily and it will spend more than €10 billion in the next 5 years to strengthen its military. What appears to be Greece’s most ambitious military overhaul in nearly two […]

Europe

Greek Frigate Limnos rammed Turkish MEKO-class frigates

August 14, 2020 GDC 0

An extraordinary event took place last night with Turkish media remaining completely silent about the renewed tensions in the Aegean. Last night, the Greek frigate Limnos rammed and damaged the Turkish Kemal Reis war ship […]

C4iSR

MMR-3D NG G-band multirole radar

May 30, 2020 GDC 0

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C4iSR

Reutech optical radar tracker (ORT)

May 29, 2020 GDC 0

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Naval Platforms

Thyssenkrupp Marinesystems MEKO-class Frigate

May 29, 2020 GDC 0

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  • China Introduces MMA to PLA training after successful fistfights with Indian Troops

    June 30, 2020 0
    TAIPEI (GDC) — China is adding more members of a controversial mixed martial arts (MMA) gym to the ranks of its border forces after a bloody melee broke out between Indian and Chinese soldiers three [...]
  • North Korea Test Fires Solid Fuel Hwasong-19 ICBM

    November 1, 2024 0
    North Korea on Friday said it fired an “ultimate version” of the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the Hwasong-19. USS John Finn Tests SM-3 Block IIA to Intercept ICBMDateNovember 27, 2020Russia assisted North Korea in developing [...]
  • Video shows Russia deploys 90 years old T-34 tanks to Kuril Island to defend against high-tech Japanese forces

    September 3, 2023 0
    Russia has moved old tanks, artillery, and multiple air defense systems from a group of islands claimed by both Moscow and Tokyo. That’s according to a Japanese researcher, who believes the equipment could have been [...]
  • Swedish Navy Receives HSwMS Gävle After Mid-Life Upgrade

    May 17, 2022 0
    The Göteborg-class corvette HSwMS Gävle was handed over to the Swedish Navy’s 4th Flotilla on May 4 after a Mid-Life Upgrade. The upgrade includes several new systems that all-in-all strengthens the navy’s capability in combat [...]
  • Global Hawk drones to be converted for hypersonic testing

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  • Putin Fears U.S.-supplied GLSDB To Strike Russia As Kremlin Ordered Bomb Shelter Signs To Be Erected All Over Russia

    December 1, 2022 0
    Vladimir Putin is showing signs of fear in the face of potential air strikes from Ukraine as Russia has erected bomb shelter signs across the country, reports claim. Signs have been seen in Belgorod, only [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan’s Army Fires HIMARS Rocket Artillery in an Anti-invasion Drills.

June 10, 2026 0

Taiwan’s military on Wednesday fired its new mobile HIMARS rocket system, which is widely used by Ukraine, simulating an attack ​on an invading Chinese force and demonstrating its ability to “shoot-and-scoot” by avoiding ‌counter strikes. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia fires its first homegrown AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer.

June 8, 2026 0

Australia fired its first domestically built self-propelled howitzers during live-fire training last week, completing the journey from a production line in Geelong to live rounds downrange in a matter of months — a timeline that […]

Americas

Canada Purchases 26 HIMARS Rocket Artillery.

June 5, 2026 0

The Government of Canada said it has finalised a government-to-government agreement with the United States for the acquisition of long-range missile capability for the Canadian Armed Forces. The Government of Canada said it has finalised […]

Americas

U.S. Navy purchases Israeli soldier-portable SMASH 2000LE fire control systems.

June 4, 2026 0

An Israeli fire control technology company has now secured contracts with all four major branches of the U.S. military, completing a sweep across the American armed forces that took less than a year. Smart Shooter […]

Europe

Germany Purchases $5.4 Billion Worth of Israeli PULS Rocket Launchers.

May 29, 2026 0

Germany Advancing 5 Billion Euro Rocket Launcher Deal With Israel’s ElbitIf completed, the deal would include hundreds of rocket launchers and could increase Elbit’s order backlog by about 20 percent, strengthening the Israel-based defense contractor’s […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

May 17, 2026 0

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  • South Asia

    Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan was misinformed about F-7, poorly trained pilot was to blame for the F-7 crash

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea commissions 2nd Dokdo-class amphibious assault ship ROKS Marado

  • Middle East

    Expanding Sino-Saudi Military Cooperation Concerning For US

  • Europe

    Russia’s High-ranking Customs Official Detained in Criminal Investigation, Interfax Reports

  • Europe

    Poland, UK and the Czech Republic Send Tanks, Missiles and Armored Vehicles to Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s VT-4 main battle tank’s wheel falls off and stalls during the Zhuhai air show

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian Army Shot Down Ka-52 Helicopter While Bayraktar TB2 Record The Shooting

  • Americas

    First UH-60V Black Hawk inducted into service by US Army

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Prymary Unit Destroyed $1.2 Billion Worth of Russian S-400, P-18, Nebo-U Radars and BK-16 Boat in Crimea.

  • Central Asia

    China Quietly Supplying Arms To Central Asian Nations

  • Defense Industry

    European Union Will Spend $867 Billion on Collective Security and Decoupling American Companies from Europe

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall offers SILAM High Mobility Rocket Launcher System to Spain.

  • Air Platform

    Azerbaijani used TB2 drone to destroy second S-300 SAM of Armenia

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Royal Navy Begin Upgrading Type 23 Frigate With NSM Missiles

  • Air Platform

    Germany Agreed to Deliver First Eurofighter Typhoon to Turkiye in 2028.

  • Air Platform

    India will not receive the F-35 as well as the Su-57, report

  • Defense Industry

    Saab Awarded Contract To Carl-Gustaf M4 For Undisclosed Customer

  • Air Platform

    Spain Finalizes Deal to Buy Turkish Hurjet Advanced Jet Trainer.

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed Russia’s Tor air defense missile manufacturing factory

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Shot Down Russian Modernized Su-34M Fighter Jet In Chernihiv

  • Naval Platforms

    Milgem-class Corvette: A National Warship Programme of Turkey

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China To Launch Third Aircraft Carrier In Late 2021

  • Land Platform

    BAE Systems Armoured Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV)

  • Central Asia

    CSTO Dead: U.S. Invites Armenia and Azerbaijan to NATO Summit in Washington

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    US Navy and JMSDF Exercises In South China Sea

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    The Raytheon’s High-energy Laser Weapon System (LaWS)

  • Europe

    North Korea Sends More Ammo and Artillery To Russia

  • Air Platform

    RAAF’s F-35 Will Start Diversion Training Over Canberra

  • Europe

    Russian Lawmaker Admits Moscow Failed to Achieve Any Goals in Ukraine War

  • Air Platform

    Turkey plans to export KAAN fifth-generation fighter jet to Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan, Pakistan and Qatar

  • Land Platform

    Indian Army Buys 118 Arjun MK1A Main Battle Tanks

  • Defense Industry

    Japan Unveils $320 Billion Defense Spending, The Largest Capital Spends Since WWII

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Ukrainian Su-27 Flanker carrying American-made AGM-88 HARM missiles

  • Europe

    Corruption Scandals Erupted in the Russian Media for Buying Golf Buggies for War Instead of Armoured Vehicles.

  • Europe

    Russia Deploys Iskander Tactical Nuclear Missiles In Belarus

  • Americas

    US Military Selected Barrett Multi-caliber MRAD Sniper Rifle to Replace M2010 and M107 sniper rifles

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    India to arm Rafale with HAMMER precision strike missile

  • Defense Industry

    Rheinmetall started building F-35 fuselage manufacturing factory

  • Europe

    Estonia purchases South Korea’s K239 Chunmoo multiple rocket launchers.

  • Air Platform

    Gripen Flew 10,000 Hours With Royal Thai Air Force

  • Middle East

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

  • Europe

    Ukraine confirms downing Kinzhal hypersonic missile using U.S.-made Patriot missile system

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Modified Neptune Cruise Missiles Can Hit Target At 400km Range

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea Begins Development of Hydrogen-powered K3 Main Battle Tank.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    GDELS-Steyr to unveil new short-range air defense system

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Why did India’s Russian-made R-77 Missiles Fail to Hit Pakistani F-16C Fighter Jets?

  • Air Platform

    Russia adds GPS antennas to newly built Su-34 fighter-bombers after repeated GLONASS failures.

  • South Asia

    If Israel, UAE, Bahrain can make peace, why can’t India, Pakistan?

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia issues RFI for lead-in fighter trainer for RAAF

  • Europe

    Turkey continues to test 6×6 special ops vehicle

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