MK41 VLS – Global Defense Corp

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Started Fitting Out Mk41 Vertical Launching System on Mogami-class Friday

April 17, 2025 GDC 0

Japan has started installing the first Mk 41 vertical launching system (VLS) for a planned fleet of 12 Mogami-class multirole frigates (also known as FFM) for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi […]

Mk41 strike length vertical-launching system (VLS)

April 29, 2020 GDC 0

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Japan loosens arms exports control as geopolitical tensions in the Indo-Pacific heats up

December 23, 2023 0

Japan eases curbs on weapons exports, raises defence budget to record $56 billion Pacifist nation’s major overhaul to arms restrictions in a decade comes amid rising security tensions in Indo-Pacific. Japanese MoD to Team Up [...]
India to shelf Akash and Trishul SAM as the radar can’t see the target

September 21, 2023 0

India’s Akash (Sky) surface-to-air missile is based on 1968’s 2K12 “Kub” (NATO reporting name SA-6 Gainful). Indian Akash SAM set the requirements of being able to engage aerial targets flying at speeds of Mach 1 [...]
BAE Systems awarded a contract to produce 48 Archer Howitzers for the Swedish army

January 16, 2024 0

Britain’s biggest defence company BAE Systems won a $500 million contract to provide Sweden with an additional 48 ARCHER artillery systems, in a deal finalised at the DSEI arms fair in London on Wednesday. Sweden [...]
Turkish Asalsan to build Deringöz unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV)

December 25, 2023 0

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Taiwanese Military allows same-sex couples marrying in uniform

October 31, 2020 0

Two lesbian couples have become the first to take part in a mass military wedding in Taiwan, the only place in Asia to have legalised gay marriage. Taiwan’s army holds mass weddings every year, but [...]
Ukrainian kamikaze drones destroyed Orion drone launch site at Taganrog-Central air force base

August 22, 2023 0

Russian media on Jul. 30, 2023, reported that a giant drone crashed in the Neklinovsky district of Russia’s Rostov region on Sunday evening. Drone hits Russian Ilyushin aircraft plant in TaganrogDateJuly 15, 2025Ukrainian kamikaze drones [...]

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia.

April 8, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia following an agreement with the Estonian government, aimed at supporting all three Baltic states. The decision was confirmed during a meeting in Washington between Estonian […]

Swedish Bofors will setup 155mm artillery ammo factory in Estonia.

April 4, 2026 0

A Swedish Bofors is set to build a major 155-millimeter artillery shell factory in northeastern Estonia, a development that would represent the most significant foreign investment in the country’s nascent defense industrial base. Estonian Defense […]

Lockheed Martin launches Hellfire missile from 10-foot cargo container.

April 2, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced Tuesday that the U.S. defense giant successfully launched a Hellfire missile from its new Grizzly launcher — housed within a 10-foot cargo container. The Grizzly system incorporates design elements of Lockheed’s M299 […]

Spain signs Indra–Hanwha deal for K9-based self-propelled artillery systems.

March 27, 2026 0

Spain’s Indra Group and South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace on March 24 signed a binding agreement in Madrid to jointly develop new tracked self-propelled artillery systems for the Spanish Armed Forces, the companies said. The agreement […]

Aeon tests Zeus low-cost alternative to Javelin anti-tank missile.

March 26, 2026 0

Aeon conducted a test launch of its new Zeus shoulder-fired missile system at a ranch in East Texas, according to Rochefort Ventures CEO Kyle Bass, who announced the milestone on Friday. Bass wrote that the launch marked […]

North Korea Test Fires KN-25 600MM Multiple Rocket Launch System.

March 24, 2026 0

North Korea confirmed that twelve KN-25 600mm multiple rocket launch systems were used during its latest military test drill. The exercise highlights Pyongyang’s continued efforts to expand long-range precision-strike capabilities within its rocket artillery forces. […]