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  • [ May 17, 2026 ] Former Malaysian PM Najib Razak and Defense Minister Zahid Hamidi Siphoned Billions of Dollars from Malaysian Navy’s Frigate Procurement Contract without Building any Ships. East Asia and Pacific Region
  • [ May 17, 2026 ] South Korea offers KF-21 Boramae fighter jet and Cheongung-II missile defense system to Saudi Arabia. Air Platform
  • [ May 17, 2026 ] BAE Systems Achieves Major Milestone on Upgrading Hobart-class Destroyer. East Asia and Pacific Region
  • [ May 17, 2026 ] The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS. East Asia and Pacific Region
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Naval Platforms

Bangladeshi Khulna Shipyard lays keel for five more Padma-class patrol vessels for Bangladeshi Navy

January 3, 2020 GDC 0

Bangladesh’s Khulna Shipyard Ltd has begun construction of a second batch of five Padma-class patrol vessels on order for the Bangladeshi Navy (BN). The navy said in a 3 December statement that a keel-laying ceremony […]

  • 4,000 ‘Russian Legion’ Volunteers Fighting For Ukraine Plans To Topple Putin In Russia

    October 22, 2022 0
    Volunteer Russian fighters battling their compatriots in Ukraine can be a vanguard in a future revolution to topple Vladimir Putin, a prominent opposition leader has said. Explosions in Belgorod: Anti-Putin Russian Volunteer Corps and Freedom [...]
  • Inexpensive Turkish armed drones reshaping warfare

    June 10, 2021 0
    Turkey’s armed low-cost unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UAVs) that have proven their capabilities on the field are reshaping battlefields and geopolitics, a report said Thursday. The drones were successfully used in several recent regional conflicts [...]
  • BAE Systems Awarded $72.4 Million Contract For New M109A1 Howitzer

    July 18, 2021 0
    BAE Systems announced that it has won a $72.4 million U.S. Army contract to procure materials to support further production of the M109A7 self-propelled howitzer and companion M992A3 ammunition carrier vehicle. US Army Orders M109A7 Self-propelled HowitzersDateAugust 24, [...]
  • Norwegian Kongsberg wins a contract to supply Naval Strike Missile

    March 13, 2020 0
    Norwegian Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA) has signed a contract with US-based Raytheon Missile Systems for Naval Strike Missiles (NSM) to the US Navy Over-The-Horizon Weapon System (OTH WS) program. The deal is valued at [...]
  • BWXT awarded $1.5 billion contract for naval nuclear propulsion.

    September 23, 2025 0
    BWX Technologies (BWXT) has been awarded a contract valued at $1.5 billion by the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to support the national mission of establishing a domestic uranium enrichment capability for [...]
  • Ukraine Figured Out How To Hit Russia’s S-400 Surface-to-air Missile System, 31 S-400 Batteries Destroyed In Ukraine War

    November 4, 2024 0
    Russia’s S-400 air-defence system is feared. But Ukraine has been able to destroy 31 of the S-400 systems, including older weapons. Experts say it’s still a good system, but the West could learn from Ukraine’s [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

May 17, 2026 0

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Europe

Estonia Purchases Additional HIMARS Rocket Artillery from Lockheed Martin.

May 16, 2026 0

The Estonian Centre for Defence Investments has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin for the procurement of three additional HIMARS multiple rocket systems. The agreement also includes an investment of approximately $11 million into Estonia’s […]

Europe

Saab HEAT 758 Features Dual-Charge Warhead Inside New Carl-Gustaf Anti-Tank Round.

May 11, 2026 0

Saab is stepping up the Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle’s anti-armor role with a new round designed to defeat heavily protected vehicles on the modern battlefield. The HEAT 758 features a dual-charge warhead meant to first damage […]

Europe

Roketsan unveiled the CIDA long-range anti-tank guided missile.

May 11, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Unveils Next-generation K9MH Mobile Howitzer Artillery System.

May 6, 2026 0

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Europe

Safran and MBDA fired the first Thundart munition developed for France’s Long-Range Land Strike program.

May 5, 2026 0

French defense firm Safran and missile maker MBDA successfully test-fired their jointly developed rocket-artillery munition this month, and expect to be able to deliver the first multiple-launch rocket systems in 2029 should their offer be […]

  • Central Asia

    Taliban Seized Massive Weapons Cache, Received Supplies From Pakistan

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. Marines Speak Japanese Language During Exercises With JSDF

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Russia sends Pantsir-SM air defense system to frontline

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    For the First Time A Fixed-wing Aircraft Take-off from Japanese Aircraft Carrier Since WWII

  • C4iSR

    Netherlands Considers Aegis Combat System For Future Air Defence Frigate.

  • Europe

    Finland Ordered Pre-production Patria 6×6 Armored Vehicle

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drone destroyed the S-300 SAM of Armenia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia And UK Signed MoU To Build Frigates For RAN

  • Air Platform

    Sweden and Ukraine agree to localize Gripen production in Ukraine.

  • Africa

    US Air Force C-17 landing in Libya For Special Operations, Global Hawk drone patrolling over Western Libya

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan warned off Chinese J-10 fighters

  • Ballistic Missile

    Putin’s unstoppable hypersonic missiles gaining bad reputation as Ukraine shooting them down every time it launched

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh’s Former Chief of Army Staff General Moeen Uddin Ahmed Accused Of Sigficant Corruption Fraudulent Businesses, And Torture Of Political Prisoners

  • Air Platform

    Royal Thai Air Force Requested U.S. State Department To Approve The Sale Of Two F-35A Stealth Jets

  • Middle East

    Moroccan Policemen Equipped with Israeli Tavor Rifles

  • Europe

    Russia Repositioned Its Troops Near Kyiv, Intensify Bombing in Ukraine

  • Middle East

    Russia and Iran want a prolonged war in the Middle East as Israeli death toll rises to 2,500

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Delivers First Operational Super Hornet Block III to the U.S. Navy

  • Americas

    Brazilian Army Purchases Turkish M2HB Heavy Machine Guns

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine shot down five Russian aircraft using Patriot PAC3 missiles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    New Zealand Army received 18 Bushmaster protected mobility vehicle

  • Naval Platforms

    India bought two mothballed Project 11356 warships from Russia

  • Air Platform

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

  • Air Platform

    More Shameful Than Moskva Sinking: Ukraine Shot Down Russia’s MiG-31 Carrying Hypersonic Missile

  • Air Platform

    Iraq Allocates $100 Million For Turkish Drones

  • Naval Platforms

    Pakistan Navy Commission Second Yarmook-class Corvette

  • Air Platform

    German Trade Union Urged Berlin to Build Its Own Fighter Jet and Exit from FCAS Program.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China sent spy ships and survey vessels inside the exclusive economic zone of India

  • Americas

    U.S. Senate Passes $95.3 Billion Aid Packages For Ukraine, Israel And Taiwan

  • Air Platform

    Indian Navy to Lease Two Sea Guardian Drones From USA

  • Europe

    Double Troubles For Russia: Ukraine Bought 5,100 MATADOR Anti-tank Weapons

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones hit Russia’s Chkalovsky air base near Moscow

  • Air Platform

    South Korea Rolls Out Homegrown KF-21 (KFX) Fighter Jets With Huge Export Potentials

  • Americas

    Boeing and General Atomics join forces on new laser weapon

  • Europe

    There are no “red lines” in supporting Ukraine: French President Emmanuel Macron

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The U.S. state department approves the sale of F-35 to Singapore

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The JMSDF Has Commissioned First Maya-class Destroyer

  • Air Platform

    U.S. State Dept Approves 12 F-16V Block 70 Aircraft to Jordan

  • Air Platform

    Saudi Arabia to purchase 100 Turkish KAAN fifth-generation fighter jets

  • Europe

    Vlad is in trouble, Russian conscripts revolt, break gates and storm out of Kazan military base

  • Europe

    Ukraine says it shot down six Kinzhal hypersonic missiles and nine Kalibr cruise missiles

  • Americas

    Boeing’s MQ-25 Autonomous Aerial Refueling Vehicle Completes First Flight

  • Uncategorized

    North Korea’s aging fighter jets have a new weapon that looks like a Taurus cruise missile.

  • South Asia

    Human Rights Violations By Pakistan’s Intelligence Agency ISI

  • Americas

    U.S. Department Of Commerce Scaling Back Licensing Requirement For UK And Australia Under AUKUS Agreement

  • Americas

    Brazil’s Nuclear-Powered Submarine Project SN-BR Making Progress

  • Europe

    Putin purged dozens of high-ranking military officers as officials stole millions of dollars from the Ministry of Defense

  • Naval Platforms

    Mighty US Navy: This Is How US Can Take Spratly Islands!

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    HGK and KGK integration into Turkish ANKA+ and AKSUNGUR UAV begins

  • Europe

    Putin Struggling To Contain In-fighting Among His Generals And Advisors

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