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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 […]

  • BAE Systems Announced Industry Partnerships For Next-gen Howitzers

    December 12, 2023 0
    ARCHER Artillery Alliance announces its approach for the UK’s Mobile Fires Platform and to revitalise critical UK artillery capabilities. BAE System’s ARCHER 155mm Self-propelled HowitzerDateNovember 19, 2020British Army Deploys Archer Howitzers In The FieldDateOctober 3, [...]
  • The U.S. Departs From Afghanistan, China Cashes In $3 Trillion Rare Earth Minerals

    August 23, 2021 0
    “Afghanistan is a long-term play on the best of days and now that the Taliban have ‘won’, it’s more of a long-term play for Chinese interests.” — Byron King, Agora Financial Pakistan and Afghanistan allowed [...]
  • Bangladeshis turned to Virtual Private Network (VPN) as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ordered DGFI to crackdown on citizens using draconian ICT law

    July 29, 2024 0
    Bangladeshis are increasingly using VPN services to evade government censorship and surveillance, a recent report found. Sheikh Hasina, the authoritarian Prime Minister of Bangladesh, has shut off Bangladeshis’ ability to communicate with the outside world [...]
  • Most components of the Chinese J-16, J-10C, J-20, FC-31, J-35, J-36, and J-50 fighters are sourced from the US, the UK, Germany, Sweden, Italy, France, Canada, Taiwan, Japan, Russia and South Korea.

    November 4, 2025 0
    When the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) acquired its first tranche of Russian-made Sukhoi Su-27SK fighters in the early 1990s, long-time observers of China’s industrial base asked two questions. The first question was how [...]
  • Brazilian Military Purchases 27 Airbus H125 Helicopters

    November 20, 2022 0
    The Brazilian armed forces, through the Combat Aircraft Programme Coordinating Committee (COPAC), have acquired 27 single engine H125 helicopters to boost the training capacity of the Brazilian Navy and the Air Force. Leonardo to Deliver [...]
  • The British MoD Committed On F-35, FCAS, New Frigates And Drones

    March 30, 2021 0
    WASHINGTON (GDC) — The UK’s new military modernization plan includes a proposed increase in the number of nuclear warheads, sets ambitious targets for new warships but is silent on the whether the country should buy more F-35s.  [...]
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 […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan’s Army Fires HIMARS Rocket Artillery in an Anti-invasion Drills.

June 10, 2026 0

Taiwan’s military on Wednesday fired its new mobile HIMARS rocket system, which is widely used by Ukraine, simulating an attack ​on an invading Chinese force and demonstrating its ability to “shoot-and-scoot” by avoiding ‌counter strikes. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia fires its first homegrown AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer.

June 8, 2026 0

Australia fired its first domestically built self-propelled howitzers during live-fire training last week, completing the journey from a production line in Geelong to live rounds downrange in a matter of months — a timeline that […]

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar signs a North Korean-style security pact with Russia to deploy 10,000 Myanmar soldiers in the Ukraine war.

  • Defense Industry

    South Korea Cuts Cost of KF-21 Boramae

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s F-16 Pilot Downs Six Russian Cruise Missiles Making Amazing History

  • Middle East

    Israeli fighter jets bombed Islamic Jihad and Hezbollah positions in Syria and Lebanon following rocket attacks

  • Europe

    Defexpo 2018 – Saab Group Pavillion

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese scholar says Russia’s defeat in Ukraine is inevitable

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian artillery strikes blew up 46th Russian Buk surface-to-air missiles

  • Air Platform

    Sukhoi Su-35, A Disaster Fighter Jets for Russia

  • Infantry Weapons

    UAE Acquires South Korean M-SAM Worth $3.5 Billion

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indian Navy’s Fifth Scorpene-class Submarine Starts Sea Trials

  • Europe

    Canada Sent More Armored Vehicles To Ukraine

  • Europe

    What Do The Z Symbols On Russian Tanks Mean?

  • Europe

    Greece to purchase PULS artillery system from Israel.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Kuwait Cleared To Buy 60 AIM-120 AMRAAM From Raytheon

  • Air Platform

    First F-35A For Denmark Takes Flight

  • Defense Industry

    Saab Awarded Contract to TactiCall for the Royal Norwegian Navy

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian Air Force Shot Down 40 Kh-55, Kh-101 and 28 Kalibr Cruise Missiles Using NASAMS Anti-air Missiles

  • Europe

    Putin Claimed He Could Strike UK With A Missile To Kill Boris Johnson

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    MiG-29K Pilot Missing, Indian Navy Conducting SAR Missions

  • Defense Industry

    Cash-strapped Denel Dynamics Is Shattered, What Next?

  • Americas

    Northrop Grumman demonstrates flying data center, processing real-time intelligence from satellites and drones to aid military operations

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese Warship Confronted Royal Australian Navy’s Warship

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Mi-24 helicopter with Z mark crashed in Belarus

  • Europe

    200,000 Military-age Russian Men Fled To Kazakhstan, Georgia, Latvia And Finland

  • Air Platform

    Royal Swedish Navy Helicopters Can Now Hunt Submarines at Night, in Bad Weather

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan to co-produce Turkish Bayraktar TB3 maritime strike drone.

  • Middle East

    Syrian Rebel Shot Down Russian Mi-35 Helicopter Using Chinese FN-6 MANPAD

  • South Asia

    India, Russia suspend trade in rupees, India’s defense import from Russia takes a nosedive

  • Air Platform

    Germany’s Aviation Union Backs Turkish Bid To Buy 40 Eurofighter Typhoon

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    AGM-158 Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM)

  • C4iSR

    Deconstructing Fire Control Radar of MiG-29s/MiG-29M2/MiG-29K/MiG-35

  • Central Asia

    Azerbaijani President Accused Iran of Drone Attacks on Azerbaijani Airport.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Boeing Australia Awarded $930 Million Contract to Produce Six Ghost Bat Drones.

  • Europe

    Spain Delivers 40 Leopard 2A4 Tanks And Aspide Anti-air Missiles To Ukraine

  • Africa

    Massive Defense Boost For Moroccan Armed Forces

  • Americas

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

  • Europe

    British-supplied Storm Shadow Cruise Missile Hit Russian Black Sea Fleet Headquarter

  • Europe

    Netherlands to buy Israeli-made rocket artillery system

  • Europe

    Estonia received six HIMARS artillery rockets

  • Uncategorized

    South Korea Awarded A Contract to Integrate MBDA Meteor onto KF-X Fighter Aircraft

  • Europe

    Russia’s Su-25 Fighter Jet Crashed Near Tourist Beach in Latest Humiliation For Putin

  • Defense Industry

    Leonardo delivers HH-139B helicopter to the Italian Air Force

  • Europe

    A major fire engulfed Russia’s ELMASH electromechanical plant in Voronezh

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s air-launched cruise missiles destroyed Russia’s two landing ships

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    State Department Approves AIM-9X Sidewinder for Canada

  • Middle East

    Turkey-backed Syrian Rebels Took Control Of All Aleppo

  • Americas

    USS Gerald R. Ford Headed to Souda Bay for Repairs After Non-combat Fire.

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall modernizing 27 more Boxer command vehicles for the Bundeswehr

  • Air Platform

    China’s J-20 fighter jet enters into mass production stage

  • Americas

    The US Navy Ordered 18 New P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft Worth $1.5 Billion

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