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South Korea Unveils Prototype KF-21 Fighter Jets

November 11, 2022 GDC 0

South Korea has unveiled to the public the prototype of its next-generation indigenous fighter, the KF-21 Boramae (meaning hawk in Korean), at the Sacheon Air Show. The new KF-21 Boramae fighter jet has been showcased […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

LIG Nex1 Completes Delivery Of KM-SAM To RoK Air Force

March 9, 2021 GDC 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

RoK Navy’s Released First Photo Of Envisioned Aircraft Carrier

January 8, 2021 GDC 0

South Korea’s Navy has shared images of the country’s first aircraft carrier. The unnamed ship, which will carry the vertical takeoff and landing version of the F-35B, will take to the seas sometime in the 2030s. The […]

C4iSR

Raytheon Offers Intelligent Platform For RoKAF ISTAR Requirement

December 27, 2020 GDC 0

In partnership with Korean Air and Bombardier, Raytheon Technologies announced on 22 December that it is formally offering a business jet-based multiple-intelligence (multi-int) surveillance aircraft to meet the Republic of Korea Air Force’s (RoKAF’s) requirement […]

Air Platform

South Korea Plans to Procure More F-35A and F-35B Variants Aircraft

September 28, 2020 GDC 0

South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has announced earlier this month that 20 more F-35A Lightning II fifth-generation stealth fighters will be procured under the second phase of its F-X3 program. The South Korean […]

Air Platform

Saab proposes GlobalEye for South Korean AEW&C requirement

August 14, 2020 GDC 0

Saab has confirmed plans to position its GlobalEye platform for South Korea’s recently announced programme to acquire additional airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft. Saab told British magazine Janes that it expects the procurement to […]

Air Platform

KAI to produce first KF-X prototype by April 2021

July 8, 2020 GDC 0

South Korean aerospace and defence company Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has revealed that it plans to roll out the first prototype of its Korean Fighter experimental (KF-X) multirole fighter aircraft in April 2021 learned GDC […]

Air-Launched Weapons

South Korea to develop supersonic cruise missile for KF-X fighters

July 3, 2020 GDC 0

South Korea is planning to develop a new supersonic air-to-surface missile (ASM) that is expected to be carried by the Republic of Korea Air Force’s (RoKAF’s) future Korean Fighter eXperimental (KF-X) multirole fighter aircraft. A […]

  • Airbus A330 MRTT Completes Automated Refuelling Trials

    May 21, 2021 0
    In-flight refuelling operations are among the most demanding missions. Both the tanker and receiver pilots need to operate in close formation, flying aircraft with different flight envelopes and ranging speeds, in day-and-night and all weather [...]
  • Australia signed landmark treaty with the UK for nuclear-powered attack submarines

    July 29, 2025 0
    The governments of Australia and the United Kingdom signed the landmark Geelong Treaty, a 50-year defense cooperation agreement that anchors the construction, operation, and long-term sustainment of the next-generation SSN-AUKUS class of nuclear-powered attack submarines. [...]
  • Sweden’s proposal on the Gripen sale to Thailand included significant technology transfer

    January 28, 2025 0
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  • Japan testing Bayraktar TB2 and Heron Mk2 Drones

    August 17, 2025 0
    Japan is testing the Heron-2 (Heron MK II) and the Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles from Israel and Turkiye at the same time to improve its military capabilities. Kazakhstan Ditches Chinese Drones for Turkish Bayraktar [...]
  • Soviet-built Bulgarian Air Force’s MiG-29 Crashed

    June 9, 2021 0
    A Soviet-built MiG-29 fighter jet from Bulgaria’s air force crashed into the Black Sea during a military exercise and the pilot is missing, the Bulgarian Defense Ministry said Wednesday. The ministry said the fighter jet disappeared from radar [...]
  • Serbia Unveils 300km Range Sumadija Rocket Artillery.

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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 […]

  • Americas

    Pentagon picks defense-technology firm Kratos to develop hypersonic flight-testing vehicle

  • Americas

    Argentina wants to be a NATO partner nation after buying F-16 jets

  • South Asia

    Ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina offered rail-link, roads, ports, internet and power connection to India’s northeaster states to stay in power

  • Air Platform

    Chinese J-10 is not as good as its Western counterpart, Indonesia has not finalized any deal, Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin confirmed.

  • Europe

    EU Pledges Fighter Jets Transfers to Ukraine, Sweden Breaks Neutrality

  • Europe

    Turkish Defense Industries To Fulfill Orders In 2021

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan’s F-16 Gets Major Boost as the US Approves New Upgrade Package.

  • Europe

    Russian commanders refusing to follow orders to execute meat grinder assaults on Ukraine as Russia suffering massive casualties

  • Europe

    Poland deploys Patriot missile defense system to protect its capital

  • Europe

    Vladimir Putin Sacks Admiral Igor Osipov After Crimea Blasts

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s fighter jets, tanks, armoured vehicles, missiles, and radars face export challenges following reports of recurring failures by international operators.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesian Natuna Island Could Be PLA Navy’s Choke Point

  • Europe

    Albania Latest Country Purchases Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Drones

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force Rebuilds “101 Squadron” At Hashimara Base

  • Americas

    Chinese Nationals Arrested for Attempted Smuggling of Nvidia AI Chips to China.

  • Defense Industry

    France unveils €413 billion military budget spread over next 7 years, amid Ukraine war

  • Naval Platforms

    Hunter Class Frigates (Type 26 Global Combat Ship) of Royal Australian Navy

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Anti-corruption Commission Investigates Ousted Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Hasina, 49 Ex-ministers For Siphoning $150 Billion To India, Hong Kong, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Singapore, Malaysia, UAE, Australia, UK, USA And New Zealand, But Exclude General Waker-uz-Zaman

  • Americas

    Canada started the construction of state-of-the-art river-class destroyers

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China supplying Russia with metal, composite, aircraft parts, electronics, drones and vehicles to support Russian war in Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Australia Purchases 12 MH-60R And 29 AH-64E Apache Helicopters

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha Unveils New K-NIFV Next-gen Infantry Fighting Vehicle.

  • Europe

    Russian saboteurs targeting Russian oil refinery to stop Putin’s war in Ukraine

  • South Asia

    Indian Air Force Hunts For Aerial Refueling Aircraft

  • Defense Industry

    Thales To Hire 12,000 Staff Amid Backlog Of Multi-billion Work Orders

  • Americas

    Raytheon to build ground-based terminals for US Army

  • Air Platform

    J-20 fighter jet’s chief designer Yang Wei was found dead after removal.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The U.S. To Pass New Legislation Allowing Royal Australian Navy’s Sailors To Train On Nuclear Submarine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese ZBD-09 infantry fighting vehicles spotted with metal screens atop to protect against FPV drones

  • Europe

    Leaked FSB document shows mad Vlad wants to annex Belarus by 2030

  • Europe

    French Navy’s Charles de Gaulle Aircraft Carrier Now Supporting NATO Mission

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Saudi Arabia’s Weird Purchases of Disintegrated East-West Air Defense Systems to Counter Modern Threats

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Lowered Interest Rate For Royal Thai Air Force’s F-16V Block 70 Acquisition

  • Europe

    Ukraine Plans To Buy 24 More Bayraktar TB2 Drones, Says Valery Zaluzhny

  • Europe

    Russian man blew up military freight train heading to Ukraine in another sabotage

  • Europe

    Estonia Latest Country To Buy HIMARS Artillery Rockets

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Ukraine just got JDAM-ER smart bombs that could change everything

  • Air Platform

    Hellenic Air Force Gets One Step Closer To Fly F-35 Stealth Jets

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Delivers MH-47G Block II Chinook Helicopters to US Special Forces

  • Europe

    U.S. designates Wagner mercenary as transnational criminal organization

  • Land Platform

    BAE Systems delayed delivery of armored vehicles due to COVID-19

  • Air Platform

    Canada purchases 16 Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft

  • Europe

    Turkish Akinci Drone Successfully Test-fires Laser-Guided Bomb

  • Air Platform

    CAC-PAC JF-17 Thunder Block III Fourth Generation Fighter Aircraft

  • Americas

    HII Launches Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Ted Stevens

  • Americas

    Bullseye (B/E): Pentagon Sends Six EA-18G Growler Radar Jamming Aircraft, KC-46 Tankers and USS Delbert D Black to the Middle East.

  • Africa

    Morocco Increases Defense Budget To $13 Billion To Strengthen Its Armed Forces

  • Europe

    Russian Shahed-136 kamikaze drones hit NATO member Latvia and Romania

  • Air Platform

    Turkish fifth-gen fighter jet ‘KAAN’ to fly after high-speed taxi tests

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea orders 150 K2 Black Panther Battle Tanks

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