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South Asia

Indian Air Force Hunts For Aerial Refueling Aircraft

September 26, 2019 GDC 0

The IAF currently operates a fleet of six Russian-made Ilyushin-78 aerial refueling tankers that are plagued by maintenance problems and more refuellers are required to stay prepared to counter China in the eastern sector. The […]

  • Could Canada’s convoluted procurement process leave RCAF without operable fighters?

    September 23, 2021 0
    In 2012, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau climbed into a boxing ring in Ottawa for what was ostensibly a televised charity match, but was really a fight for his political future.  Critics had taken to [...]
  • Anti-Putin Russian volunteer corp ravaged Belgorod, 340,000 residents will be evacuated

    March 20, 2024 0
    A video filmed in Russia’s Belgorod region near the border with Ukraine appears to show the village of Kozinka ravaged by strikes amid an ongoing incursion by three groups of Russian defectors serving with the [...]
  • U.S. M1A1 Abrams MBTs officially join the fight against Russian forces

    November 5, 2023 0
    In an interview with Voice of America on October 16, 2023, Colonel Martin O’Donnell, a spokesperson for US Army Europe and Africa, confirmed that all 31 M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) promised to Ukraine [...]
  • Russia imported Chinese turboprop engine for its locally made kamikaze drones

    September 29, 2024 0
    Russia started producing a new long-range attack drone called the Garpiya-A1 last year using Chinese engines and parts, which it has deployed in the war in Ukraine, according to two sources from a European intelligence [...]
  • Japan Completes Type 12 Land-based Anti-ship Missile Trials.

    December 26, 2025 0
    On 19th December, the Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) of the Japanese Ministry of Defence announced that the development of the land-based variant of the Improved Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile had been completed. Japan [...]
  • Azerbaijan Bought Israeli Iron Dome Missile System

    May 21, 2021 0
    Azerbaijan’s defense minister said his country had purchased the Iron Dome missile defense system from Israel, reported Jerusalem post. Prime Minister Netanyahu traveled last year to Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan, both Muslim countries with whom Israel [...]
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 […]

Infantry Weapons

Israel uses the Roem howitzer in its first combat strikes in Lebanon.

April 24, 2026 0

The Israel Defense Forces has used its new Ro’em self-propelled howitzer in combat for the first time, firing the system during artillery strikes in southern Lebanon. Units from the 282nd Artillery Brigade brought the wheeled […]

Europe

Turkey test-fires the KORAOK short-range anti-tank missile.

April 22, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Australian Army successfully test-fired the first domestically manufactured HIMARS.

April 16, 2026 0

Australia test-fired the first domestically manufactured GMLRS missile from a HIMARS launcher at Woomera Test Range, South Australia on April 9, 2026. The government committed $320 million to integrate Australian suppliers into GMLRS production at […]

Infantry Weapons

China delivers FN-6 MANPAD and HJ-12E anti-tank missiles to Iran.

April 15, 2026 0

US intelligence indicates China delivered new air defense systems to Iran, CNN reported on Friday, citing three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments. According to intelligence outlined in the CNN report, Beijing transferred shoulder-fired FN-6 […]

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  • Industry

    China is the world’s 2nd-biggest arms exporter, and it’s closing the gap on the US

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s attack on Novorossiysk port complicated the future of Russian Navy

  • Cruise Missiles

    Australia purchased 220 long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles

  • Europe

    Belarusian arms exports grow by 15% reaching more than $1B sales

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese Navy Chases Philippines News Crew In Disputed Waters

  • South Asia

    Pakistan is the 11th largest arms importer

  • Air Platform

    Hellenic Air Force Inducts Dassault Rafale F3R Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Russia has captured 265,000 hectares of Dutch-owned farmlands in Ukraine

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Trapped In Chinese, Indian and Russian Debt, Heading Towards Sri Lanka Style Bankruptcy

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan Deploys Advanced Type 12 Anti-ship Weaponry On Southwest Isle

  • Europe

    U.S. quietly delivered ammunition and long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian forces destroy a column of Russian multiple launch rocket systems

  • Air Platform

    Huge Explosions Ripped Through Iranian Missile Factory As Israeli F-35I Adir Stealth Jets Reign Over Tehran Skies

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine to upgrade Pakistan Air Force’s IL-78 Tanker Aircraft

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese Navy’s Type 093 Class Nuclear Submarine Crashed In Taiwan Strait Killing Everyone Onboard

  • Air Platform

    Pilot killed in Indian Tejas fighter jet crash due to flight control system malfunction during demo flight at Dubai Air Show.

  • Europe

    US State Department Approves AMRAAM-ER to Hungary

  • Air Platform

    India’s HAL unveils ambitious plan to produce combat helicopter

  • Air Platform

    Chinese navalized FC-31 gets into engine trouble

  • South Asia

    Why did the Bangladesh Army, with a $4.1 billion defense budget, fail to contain a small Kuki-chin militant group?

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RAN to equip naval fleets with Saab 9LV combat management system

  • Europe

    Sweden places major artillery ammunitions orders

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Army’s BELL-206 Helicopter Crashed Due To Pilot Error

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indian Navy’s Fifth Scorpene-class Submarine Starts Sea Trials

  • Air Platform

    Danish F-16 Fighting Falcon starts patrolling over Greenland amid US tensions.

  • Europe

    Primoco UAV Awarded Contract To Produce 24 Drones For Undisclosed Customer

  • Europe

    Russian President Vladimir Putin suffers cardiac arrest, collapses in bedroom: Telegram channel reported

  • Europe

    Russia lost 400 tanks and 500 supply vehicles in Avdiivka to gain a few kilometers

  • Industry

    Saudi Arabia Largest Importer Of Arms, U.S. Largest Exporter Of Arms

  • Americas

    U.S. Air Force Trials Australian E-7 Wedgetail As A Replacement For E-3 Sentry AEW&C

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Australia advances the developments of Loyal Wingman for the RAAF

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan made un-turn on Chinese J-35A after Turkiye offers KAAN figther jets

  • Air Platform

    TAI’s Aksungur completes 1,000 flight hours

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RAAF’s C27J aircraft put on problem project watchlist

  • Air Platform

    KC-46A Pegasus Tankers Certified To Refuel 97% Joint Force’s Aircraft

  • Europe

    British Eurofighter Typhoon Joins Air Combat Exercises With Swedish Gripen And Finish F/A-18 Hornet

  • Americas

    US Army tests cutting-edge Stryker variant for CBRN detection

  • Air Platform

    Argentina donates two Mi-17E helicopters to Ukraine

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine’s F-16 Pilots Equipped With Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing System And Modernised Radars, Which Russia Lacks

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh, USA Sign Historic Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Deals

  • C4iSR

    Hensoldt Produces Twinvis Surveillance Radar To Bolster Situational Awareness

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China displays FK-3 and FK-2000 (Sino Pantsir) air defense systems

  • Europe

    Turkish President Erdogan Backs Sweden’s NATO Bid

  • Europe

    Hungary’s parliament ratifies Sweden’s NATO membership bid

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Royal Navy To Integrate Meteor BVRAAM and SPEAR missile into F-35B stealth jet

  • Air Platform

    Israel Sent Formal Request To U.S. State Department To Purchase 25 F-15EX Fighter Jets

  • Defense Industry

    The capabilities of the Russian S-400 are a few, says Ismail Demir

  • Europe

    Putin admits Russia lost more than 54 modernized T-90M battle tanks since Ukraine’s counteroffensive

  • Air Platform

    Philippines Air Force Purchases Second Batch of Korean FA-50 Fighter Jets

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