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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 […]

Royal Navy’s Aircraft Carrier Faces Funding Concerns: British Auditor

June 26, 2020 0

Ambitious plans for the Royal Navy’s two new aircraft carriers – each of which cost more than £3bn – will not be met without proper funding, the government spending watchdog National Audit Office (NAO) has [...]
Pandemic sees spike in number of ADF recruits

December 25, 2020 0

The number of young Australians joining the armed forces is rising sharply. The diversity of the new recruits is shattering some stereotypes about the ADF. Scott Morrison unveils whopping $270 billion defense funds to counter [...]
Pakistan Navy test fired antiship missile

April 26, 2020 0

ISLAMABAD (GDC) – The Pakistan Navy on Saturday successfully test-fired a series of anti-ship missiles in the North Arabian Sea, a spokesman Pakistani Navy said. The successful demonstration of missile firing is a testament to the Pakistan Navy’s [...]
China aiming Turkey as the potential export customer of the FC-31: report

June 2, 2020 0

Turkey is considering purchasing China’s FC-31 to fulfill shortfall of fighter jet, as Turkey seems determined to retain the Russian-made S-400 air defense system, Weihutang, a military column affiliated with China Central Television, reported on [...]
Electronic Warfare Killed Russian-made Weapons In Nagorno-karabakh Conflict

November 5, 2020 0

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United Arab Emirates spy nabbed by Turkish intelligence agency

October 24, 2020 0

During an 11-year-long espionage career, Jordanian national Mahmoud Ayesh Al Astal posed as a journalist to obtain information about Turkish domestic and foreign politics and passed it on to handlers in the UAE. Ahmad al [...]

Ukraine To Manufacture M4 Carbine And Drones

July 21, 2021 0

Meridian OJSC. S.P. Korolyova, a subsidiary of Ukraine’s state-owned Ukroboronprom could start assembling M4 rifles in its facility, besides manufacturing U.S.-made drones. In a statement July 13, the company said that Representatives of the U.S. […]

Algeria acquired Norinco SR-5 MLRS

July 20, 2021 0

Algeria appears to have acquired SR5 multiple rocket launchers (MRLs) from China, with a number seen in a convoy in the country. Two vehicles were photographed this week being transported through Algeria, Mena Defense reports. […]

UAE Parades Norinco SR-5 MLRS

July 20, 2021 0

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Armed Forces revealed they are operating the Norinco SR5 multiple rocket launchers (MRLs) during a parade held in Abu Dhabi. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Armed Forces revealed they are […]

Pakistan Army Deploys Chinese HQ-16A SAM System in Kashmir

July 18, 2021 0

In 2016, the Pakistan Army disclosed that it had procured six HQ-16A surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems from China for $373 million U.S. in fiscal year 2014-2015. This acquisition appears to be a follow-on from the […]

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. As noted by the company, the M109A7 […]

India Bought Barak-8 Missiles Worth $5 Billion

July 18, 2021 0

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and the Indian Ministry of Defense signed a contract worth US$1.6 billion in 2020, for the supply of an unspecified number of Medium Range Surface to Air Missiles (MRSAM) for the […]