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  • [ July 28, 2026 ] Taiwan commissioned the Dan Chiang, a Tuo Chiang-class stealth corvette. East Asia and Pacific Region
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Air Platform

Thailand To Upgrade Gripen C/D To MS20 Standard

March 4, 2021 GDC 0

The Royal Thai Air Force’s (RTAF’s) Directorate of Aeronautical Engineering (DAE) has awarded a contract for the upgrade of the service’s 11 Saab JAS 39 Gripen C/D multirole combat aircraft to the latest MS20 standard, reported […]

  • China’s first prototype unmanned helicopter successfully flew

    May 25, 2020 0
    On May 20, the AR500C prototype unmanned helicopter developed by the aviation industry successfully made its first flight at the Poyang UAV base of the Aviation Industry Helicopter Institute. The successful development of this aircraft [...]
  • Indonesia Is Negotiating With Thyssenkrupp To Buy Type 214 Submarines

    October 4, 2021 0
    A delegation of representatives from German shipbuilder Thyssen-Krupp Marine Systems (TKMS) has arrived in Jakarta to discuss the potential acquisition of Type 214 submarine, learned GDC citing CNN Indonesia. German ThyssenKrupp to deliver Invincible-class submarine [...]
  • Russia Reverse Engineered IAI Searcher II Drone, Exported Drone to Iran

    March 26, 2020 0
    Russia is now the world’s third largest UAV operator, employing around 4,000 units including Forpost-R (re-engineered IAI Searcher II), Orion-10 and Eleron-family (all of them domestically designed and built). According to the Russian MoD, its [...]
  • Ukraine War: Russia Lost Global LNG Export Markets By 15 Percent

    October 28, 2023 0
    Russia has lost the global gas market for decades, the International Energy Agency says. Data from Eurostat paints a similar pattern: in the first quarter of 2023, Russia was the EU’s second-largest supplier of LNG, only [...]
  • Australia To Buy 29 AH-64E Apache Guardian Helicopters

    March 22, 2021 0
    It has been reported the government is planning to spend a rumoured $4.5 billion to buy 29 Apache AH64E helicopters which are made in the United States. In a statement reported in The Australian Defence [...]
  • HHI Plans to Export Littoral Mission Ships (LMS) to Malaysia

    January 24, 2024 0
    South Korea’s HHI (HD Hyundai Heavy Industries) made an announcement during LIMA 2023 that it is seeking to export new batches of LMS (Littoral Mission Ship) to the Royal Malaysian Navy. Malaysia earlier announced that [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan ATACMS deal expands island’s long-range strike power.

July 19, 2026 0

The U.S. Army handed Lockheed Martin roughly $439 million to begin building the Army Tactical Missile System, known as ATACMS, along with the launcher hardware needed to fire it, and once the two sides finish […]

Europe

Poland purchases 46,000 upgraded GROT assault rifles for its soldiers.

July 6, 2026 0

Poland has ordered nearly 46,000 of its domestically produced MSBS GROT assault rifles in the latest A3 configuration, signing a contract worth approximately $160 million with the state-owned manufacturer Fabryka Broni “Łucznik” Radom, with all […]

Europe

Ukraine develops new Zetros-based 155mm howitzer called Marta.

June 22, 2026 0

Germany and Ukraine signed agreements that include €750 million ($870 million) for 200 Bohdana self-propelled artillery systems on Zetros chassis, and those systems now have a confirmed name and barrel specification: defense analyst Jeff, reporting […]

Europe

MBDA unveils deep-strike, air defence, and smart mass-weapons portfolio.

June 21, 2026 0

MBDA will present a broad portfolio of sovereign defence solutions at Eurosatory 2026 as Europe and its allies accelerate rearmament. The company said the portfolio is intended to address armed forces’ needs in an increasingly […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin Unveils HIMARS FLEX with 12 Launch Canisters Capable of Firing Extended Range GMLRS, PrSM, and ATACMS.

June 20, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced the HIMARS FLEX on June 16, a modular evolution of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System that introduces a dual-pod launcher configuration capable of carrying double the munitions of the standard […]

Infantry Weapons

Indian Army selects Meprolight MEPRO X6 as new daytime optic for Negev light machine guns.

June 18, 2026 0

The Indian Army has selected Meprolight’s MEPRO X6 telescopic sight as the dedicated daytime optic for its Negev light machine guns (LMG), concluding a multi‑year evaluation process aimed at boosting long‑range engagement capability across frontline […]

  • Americas

    Babcock and HHI partnered to develop patrol submarines for Canada

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Su-57 fighter jet downed its own S-70 heavy armed drone in a collateral incident.

  • Europe

    Ukraine has destroyed Russia’s Podlet radar complex in occupied Crimea

  • Europe

    Ukraine destroys dozens Russian ammunition depots using HIMARS artillery rockets

  • Naval Platforms

    ThyssenKrupp to Participate Indian Navy’s Project 75I Submarine Tender

  • Americas

    US Army gets one step closer to medium-range hypersonic missiles

  • Europe

    BAE Systems Starts Floating Off Second Type 26 Frigate

  • Americas

    US Army Successfully Tests Iron Dome Anti-air Missiles

  • Europe

    Turkey To Use South Korean Engine For Altay Tank

  • South Asia

    Bangladeshi court sentenced former army chief General Harunur Rashid and 18 others to 12 years in prison for embezzlement and money laundering

  • Europe

    Russian Military Has Lost 850,000 Troops and 10,000 Tanks In The Ukraine War

  • Industry

    UK remains as the second biggest arms exporter

  • C4iSR

    Australia deploys high-tech E-7A Wedgetail spy plane to protect the United Arab Emirates.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China launches CNS Fujian Aircraft Carrier.

  • Europe

    Germany transfers 18 more RCH 155mm howitzers to Ukraine

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Lockheed, Thales to Build LRASM Missile Production Facility in Australia

  • Naval Weapons

    RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles

  • C4iSR

    Hensoldt and Dronamics will develop unmanned airborne intelligence, Surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance solution.

  • Middle East

    Criminal Ali Khamenei Killed 16,500 and wounded 300,000 Iranian protesters.

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh DGFI Operates Uyghur-style Secret Detention And Solitary Confinement Facilities In Dhaka

  • Air Platform

    Korean KF-21 Boramae jet joins Peruvian Air Force’s next-generation combat aircraft competition

  • Naval Platforms

    Damen launches new offshore patrol vessel 2600 for Pakistan Navy

  • Air Platform

    Turkey’s first homegrown TFX fighter jet began taxi trials

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia and Papua New Guinea agree to finalize talks on the bilateral security treaty

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force Pursuing South Korea’s KF-21 Fighter Jet as a Replacement for Su-30mki, Tejas and Mig-29.

  • Americas

    Boeing to expedite T-7A Red Hawk Trials

  • South Asia

    Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh is ill-informed about the underperforming S-400 missiles, 41 S-400 missiles were destroyed in the Ukraine war and are incapable of detecting aircraft beyond 250km.

  • Europe

    Turkish Foreign Affairs Committee Approves Sweden’s NATO Bid

  • Air Platform

    US Air Force Buys Eight Turkish F-35A

  • Air Platform

    Egypt is in discussion with the US to purchase F-15EX fighter jets.

  • Air Platform

    Akinci PT-3: A new and more advanced addition to Turkey’s drone inventory

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s BTR-4 Punching Holes In Russia’s BTR-82A And T-72 Tanks In The Battle For Bakhmut

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s strikes on Russian air defenses in Crimean air bases paved the way for F-16 to strike Crimea

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin delivers 500th ground-based AESA radars

  • C4iSR

    Finland Invited To Join Eurofighter’s Next-gen Radar Program

  • Industry

    20 Chinese Tech Firms Are Backed By Peoples Liberation Army (PLA)

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Deadliest Female Sniper ‘Joan of Arc’ Has Strong Lady Balls Than Putin’s Mangina

  • Anti-air Missiles

    U.S. Sends THAAD Anti-ballistic Missile System To Israel

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia to build new $7.4 billion bases for nuclear submarines

  • Europe

    Greece Donates BMP-1 Infantry Fighting Vehicles To Ukraine

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Switzerland Procures Five IRIS-T SLM Air Defense Systems 

  • Middle East

    Iran’s nuclear, ballistic missile and drone program was wiped out, but with skilled manpower, scientific, engineering, financial and leadership losses, the IRGC cannot rebuild itself in 20 years.

  • Air Platform

    U.S. State Department Approves AH-64E Apache Helicopters For Kuwait

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Russia used Kh-69 cruise missiles for the first time in Ukraine war

  • Europe

    American Abrams tanks fighting Russian forces in Eastern Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Slovakia Donates Its 11 MiG-29 Fighter Jets To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Russian pilot defected to Ukraine flying a Mi-8 helicopter loaded with Su-30SM parts

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea Developed Unmmaned Surveillance Vehicle

  • Americas

    Pentagon seeks counter-drone system that’s safe for civilians

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia to spend $366 million to create naval nuclear safety regulator

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