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East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia Launches Investigations Over China Luring Australian Pilots

November 9, 2022 GDC 0

Concerns that former Australian Defense Force members are being recruited by China to help train its military have triggered a federal government review. Defense Minister Richard Marles said today information provided to him on the matter warranted […]

Air Platform

Why China’s J-20 and FC-31 Aren’t So Stealthy?

December 25, 2021 GDC 0

The J-20 is one of two fighters being simultaneously developed in China.  The other aircraft is the Shenyang FC-31, a smaller multirole fighter that is being developed by the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation and could potentially […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Waiting Game: China Could Alter Taiwan Invasion Strategy By 2025

May 18, 2021 GDC 0

A military strategy analyst at the National Policy Foundation says the Chinese military might in the near future adjust the tactics it would use in an attempted invasion of Taiwan. Analyst Chie Chung pointed out […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwanese F-16 Pilots Take Chinese Su-30 Pilots To School Over Taiwan Straits

October 18, 2020 GDC 0

TAIPEI (GDC) — Taiwanese Local media on Wednesday (Oct. 15) reported that Taiwanese F-16 fighter jets outmaneuvered a Chinese Su-30 fighter jet over the Taiwan Strait and drove it out of Taiwan’s air defense identification […]

Air Platform

China is negotiating with Russia to buy 12 Su-57

September 5, 2020 GDC 0

China is ready to purchase a batch of 12 Su-57 fighters from Russia reported Russian news agency Avia.pro. The Chinese authorities, despite criticism of the Russian Su-57 fighters, announced that they intend to purchase a […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwanese PAC3 missile shot down Chinese Su-35s fighter jet

September 4, 2020 GDC 0

The Su-35S fighter was shot down by the Taiwanese Patriot missile defense system. Multiple videos circulating on Twitter shows a jet engulfed in thick smoke. The video of Su-35 crashing at an unknown building in Taiwan. […]

Air Platform

Rafale will have a strategic advantage over Sukhoi fighters: Air Chief Marshal Dhanoa

August 3, 2020 GDC 0

The Rafale aircraft will give India a strategic advantage in case of any aerial combat with Sino-Flankers in the mountainous Tibet region as the fleet will be able to use the terrain to its advantage, […]

Air-Launched Weapons

Deathmatch: PL-15 vs Meteor vs AIM-120C air-to-air missile

July 30, 2020 GDC 0

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Air Platform

Realty Of Russian Aerospace Industries: China upgrades Russian-made Su-35 for PLAAF

July 17, 2020 GDC 0

China placed an order of two dozens Su-35 ‘4++ generation’ fighter in November 2015 alongside two regiments of the S-400 long-range surface to air missile system. The People’s Liberation Army began to receive the fighters […]

Naval Platforms

AVIC Shenyang FC-31 Naval Variant To Debut In 2021

July 9, 2020 GDC 0

China’s new-generation carrier-based fighter jet is scheduled to make its maiden flight in 2021, an aviation industry report revealed on Tuesday, according to Communist party run media Global Times. A team at China Aero-Polytechnology Establishment […]

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  • Japan Approves Highest Ever Defense Budget

    January 6, 2022 0
    Japan’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) Japan’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced the outline of the FY2022 defense budget on December 24, 2021. According to the MoD, the budget for FY2022 will be designed as a [...]
  • P-8I Neptune: A Superior Submarine Hunting Machine For Indian Navy

    November 14, 2020 0
    With the induction of advanced P-8I multi-role maritime ASW aircraft, Indian Navy has come to the forefront of aerial Anti-submarine Warfare (ASW), ensuring that the hostile neighbours reworked their underwater surveillance and intelligence gathering tactics. [...]
  • Boko Haram Destroyed Chinese-made VT-4 Temu Tanks in Nigeria using RPG

    April 28, 2025 0
    The Chinese VT-4 is touted as an advanced main battle tank, but the Nigerian Army questions its performance. Pakistan and Nigeria reported significant mechanical failures by both export customers. The Nigerian Army purchased 35 VT-4 [...]
  • Despite Economic Downturn, Greece Continues To Modernize Its Military

    May 21, 2021 0
    Despite its struggling economy and escalating tensions with neighboring Turkey, Greece is pushing ahead on overhauling its military, according to its defense minister. Greece announced €10 billion military modernization plansDateSeptember 13, 2020Greek PM Announces Rafale [...]
  • Australian Defense Minister Linda Reynolds warns Naval Group to meet contractual obligations

    February 24, 2020 0
    Relations between the Federal Government and the French company designing Australia’s future submarines have hit a new low, with the Defence Minister declaring she will hold the group to account on its local industry commitments. [...]
  • Russian Mi-17 helicopters are untenable: Indian CAG

    September 29, 2020 0
    An upgrade of 90 medium lift Mi-17 helicopters of the Indian Air Force (IAF) proposed in 2002 could not be achieved even after 18 years, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) said as a result [...]
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 […]

  • Middle East

    Qatar Emiri Coast Guard showcased its newly acquired ULAQ armed unmanned surface vessel.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Australia to Buy JASSM-ER and NSM Missiles Worth $2.6 Billion

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh military (thief) is not fit-for-purpose, cannot defend itself, and certainly sold to the Indian intelligence agency RAW

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Azerbaijan buys Turkish Air-launched SOM Cruise Missiles

  • Air Platform

    Swedish MP Urges Swedish Government To Supply Gripen Fighter Jets To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Israeli Air Force is the first air force in the world to achieve sustained air dominance over another country from 2,000km away

  • Air Platform

    Turkish TAI developed advanced derivative of Anka drone

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    US Approves Sale of 54 AIM-120 AMRAAM Missiles to Singapore for $133 Million

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Turkish Air Force’s Eurofighter Typhoon Acquisition Driven By MBDA Meteor BVRAAM Missile

  • Naval Platforms

    Rubin Design Bureau’s S-1000 Compact Submarine

  • Air Platform

    The first KF-21 Boramae serially produced jet nears completion

  • Middle East

    ‘We will turn them into rubble’, Israeli PM Netanyahu vows vengeance

  • Europe

    Russian Army Lost 40 Percent of Its Warfighting Capability, Ran Out Of Ammo and Shells

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine lobbying for 12 AH-1Z Viper Attack Helicopter Destined For Slovakia

  • Americas

    U.S. Marine Corps Purchases 44 Iron Dome Launchers and 1840 Missiles

  • South Asia

    Corrupt and inept Bangladesh Army’s inaction emboldens the Myanmar Army and the Arakan Army near the Bangladesh border.

  • Europe

    Russian Commanders Dumping Conscripts To Frontline Without Guns And Protecting Gears

  • Americas

    BAE Systems Awarded Contract To Deliver Amphibious Vehicles For U.S. Marines

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Rheinmetall win a contract to supply 225 Boxer CRVs to Australian Army

  • Air Platform

    Army Wants To Accelerate FTUAS Drone Development

  • Air Platform

    Netherlands sent three more F-16 to Romania to train Ukrainian pilots

  • Air Platform

    From Russia with Dud: Meet the Sukhoi Su-30 and Su-35 Fighter Jets

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force Plans To Issue Fresh Tender For 114 Medium Multi-role Fighter Aircraft

  • Europe

    U.S. To Send Eight More HIMARS System To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Poland delivers 60 PT-91 main battle tanks to Ukraine

  • Defense Industry

    Saab Awarded Gripen Sustainment Contract For Swedish Air Force

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Pentagon Released China’s Missile Threat Updates That Leave Australia Vulnerable to Chinese Attacks

  • Americas

    TRL Drones has developed the TALOS-J and TALOS-E interceptor drone systems.

  • Naval Weapons

    MBDA MARTE ER Antiship Missile

  • Europe

    Israeli Elbit Systems to Upgrade Ukrainian MiG-29 Aircraft

  • Infantry Weapons

    Australian Army to acquire AS-9 self-propelled Howitzers

  • Americas

    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Fires U.S. Army Chief and Other Generals, Amid Iran War.

  • Europe

    Ukraine Deploys Soviet-era S-300V1 Missiles System In Luhansk Region

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. Army To Test Fire Hypersonic Missile In Australia As Part Of AUKUS Alliance

  • Air Platform

    Thailand selects Elbit Systems Hermes 900 for maritime surveillance UAV requirement​

  • C4iSR

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

  • C4iSR

    Raytheon to deliver 48 PhantomStrike AESA Radar for Polish FA-50 Fighter Jets.

  • Air Platform

    Boeing rolls out Super Hornet Block III for US Navy

  • C4iSR

    Taiwan Air Force considers buying 6 additional E-2D Hawkeye early warning aircraft

  • Air Platform

    General Atomic awarded $268 million contract for 13 Protector drones for the UK

  • Europe

    Bundeswehr Selected HK416A7 Rifles For German Commandos

  • Middle East

    Turkey agrees to provide Bayraktar TB2 drones to Egypt

  • Europe

    Anti-Putin partisans fired rockets in town of Shebekino in Belgorod

  • Africa

    Morocco Signed Agreement To Buy 24 AH-64E Apache Helicopters

  • Europe

    Russian Man Killed Military Commander Recruiting Conscripts For Ukraine War

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese J-10 jet drops flares in front of Australian Navy’s Sea Hawk helicopter above international waters

  • Middle East

    Iran Closes Gas Stations and Billboards After Suspected Israeli Cyber Attacks

  • Middle East

    President Erdogan Normalizes Ties With Egypt And Saudi Arabia

  • Air Platform

    F-35B Is A Vital Asset To Counter China, Says U.S. Air Force

  • Defense Industry

    Sukhoi Forecasted 600 Su-57 Sale During Design Phase of the Aircraft

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