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East Asia and Pacific Region

China assists North Korea in copying American RQ-4 Global Hawk drone with Saetbyol-4

March 28, 2025 GDC 0

North Korea has once again demonstrated its ambitions to bolster its strategic surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities with the public unveiling of the Saetbyol-4, a High-Altitude Long-Endurance (HALE) drone that bears an unmistakable resemblance to the […]

Europe

Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Encircles Crimea with SIGINT Kit

April 27, 2021 GDC 0

The Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drone flew for the first near the Russian military base in Crimea, reports Tass news agency. A few hours ago, near the borders of Crimea, the flight of the Turkish attack-reconnaissance […]

Air Platform

Japan’s RQ-4B Global Hawk Makes First Flight

April 20, 2021 GDC 0

A RQ-4B Global Hawk high-altitude, remotely-piloted, surveillance aircraft built for Japan made its first flight on April 15. “The unarmed RQ-4B Global Hawk will provide Japan with on-demand intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance information supporting the […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

RoKAF received fourth and final Global Hawk UAV

October 20, 2020 GDC 0

The Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF) has received the fourth and final Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Block 30 Global Hawk high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) it ordered from the United States in 2014. […]

  • Ukrainian partisan operations in occupied territories gained momentum against Russian forces

    November 17, 2023 0
    Russian military expressed fears over the actions of Ukrainian partisans operating in occupied territories. The Ukrainian resistance movement is gaining momentum, leaving Russian military forces on edge. Only French Rafale Can Solve Ukrainian Fighter Jets [...]
  • Lockheed Martin Delivered 142 F-35 Last Year Exceeding Expectations

    January 19, 2022 0
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  • Russia’s improvised Soviet-era Kontakt-1 ERA drone protection for the T-90M tank will make the tank heavier, slower and easier to destroy

    December 10, 2023 0
    Russian military forces have unveiled a new defensive measure designed to counter small yet lethal Ukrainian kamikaze drones that have been inflicting significant losses on the battlefield. Russian media shows extensive damage to T-90 tanks [...]
  • Putin arrested General Sergei Surovikin over Wagner group mutiny

    June 29, 2023 0
    Russian authorities have reportedly detained General Sergei Surovikin, the deputy commander of Russia’s military operations in Ukraine, amid a reported purge of military officials following the short-lived rebellion by Wagner mercenary forces, according to sources [...]
  • Ukraine’s HIMARS strike destroyed Russia’s Pantsir-S1 missile system in Belgorod

    June 24, 2024 0
    A Russian Pantsir-S air defense system was allegedly struck by a HIMARS rocket in the Dubovoe settlement of Russia’s Belgorod oblast. US Army Deploys HIMARS Near CrimeaDateApril 15, 2021Ukraine destroys Russia’s S-400 surface-to-air missile in [...]
  • President Trump hosts Azerbaijani and Armenian leaders at the Whitehouse to sign peace treaty between central Asian neighbors.

    August 9, 2025 0
    United States President Donald Trump has hosted his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at the White House for the signing of a peace treaty between the two longtime rivals. Armenia [...]
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 […]

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 […]

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian troops destroyed two Russian Pantsir-S1 missiles in Donetsk and Luhansk region

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy Commissions Its 69th Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia will invest $8 billion in upgrading its shipyards for future nuclear submarines.

  • Air Platform

    Gripen Flew 10,000 Hours With Royal Thai Air Force

  • Central Asia

    Azerbaijan, Armenia open up for commerce and trade

  • Europe

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

  • Air Platform

    Boeing to produce 205 additional AH-64E Apache helicopters for international customers

  • Americas

    USS Canberra Commissioning Ceremony Held in Australia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan’s Ground Self-Defence Force received Finnish-built Patria AMV XP combat armored vehicle.

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s F-16 will dominate Russia’s Su-35 over the Ukrainian skies: Expert Assessment

  • Air Platform

    Australia Receives Last Batch of F-35A

  • Europe

    Putin Suffers Devastating Blow As Ukraine Killed Two Top Ranking Airborne Commanders

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. to expedite arms exports to Indo-Pacific nations

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Indian Air Force is so bad using Western tech that French SCALP-EG ended up 37km off target

  • Europe

    Ukrainian artillery strikes destroyed Russia’s mine-laying vehicles

  • Europe

    Poland buys 1400 new infantry fighting vehicles amid Ukraine war

  • Air Platform

    Australia to purchase MQ-9B SkyGuardian Drone

  • Defense Industry

    Turkey plans to Export ULAQ Armed USV to Europe

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar’s Rebels Cracks Junta’s Chinese-made Jamming Systems, Launches Ukrainian Style Kamikaze Drones At Army’s Positions

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Denmark purchases SAMP/T surface-to-air defense missile system over Patriot missile system.

  • Europe

    Ukrainian HIMARS blew up Russia’s Ka-52 helicopters ammunition depot

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    16,500 Stong Arakan Army Aims To Replicate Successes of Shan State In Rakhine State

  • Defense Industry

    China unveiled $236.1 billion defense budget with 7.2 percent raise

  • Air Platform

    Australia Purchases 12 More MH-60R ASW Helicopters For RAN

  • Europe

    Russia Lost Almost 6,000 Troops In Harsh Winter As Dead Bodies Piling Up In Bakhmut

  • Europe

    Serbia received four MiG-29 from Belarus

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    More Than Fighter Jet: Lockheed Martin F-35 Is A Diplomatic Tool In Asia-Pacific Region

  • Europe

    Finland Considers Decoupling Its NATO Application From Sweden As Turkey Objects Sweden’s NATO Bid

  • Americas

    Saab Awarded Contract to Produce Carl-Gustaf Multi-role Weapon System For U.S. Army

  • Air Platform

    Sukhoi Su-34 ‘Fullback’: An Accident-prone Aircraft of RuAF

  • Air Platform

    South Korea’s first homegrown fighter jet completes test flight

  • Americas

    US Navy christens newest Freedom-variant LCS USS Beloit

  • Middle East

    Saudi Arabia Plans To Normalize Ties With Israel

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy requests $3 billion to replenish 785 Tomahawk missiles.

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine War: Hyped Up Su-75 Checkmate Remained As A Pipe-dream For Russian Air Force

  • Europe

    Bayraktar Kızılelma achieves simulated Gökdoğan air-to-air missile firing at F-16 fighter jet.

  • Europe

    Poland deploys Patriot missile defense system to protect its capital

  • Europe

    Russia is losing 20,000 to 25,000 troops per month in the Ukraine war, NATO assessment.

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Yak-130 Training Aircraft Crashed In Volgorod Due To Flight Control System Malfunction

  • Middle East

    Iran wants to build submarines and destroyer

  • Defense Industry

    Turkey Aims to Develop Domestic Turboshaft Engines

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. Navy’s Carrier Battle Groups In South China Sea Is The Strongest Message To China

  • Air Platform

    US Army to induct UH-72B Lakota Helicopters

  • C4iSR

    Polish private company sold Elon Musk’s Starlink internet to Russian army and Wagner mercenary group

  • Europe

    Ukrainian forces destroyed a column of T-80BV and T-72B3 tanks

  • Middle East

    China is helping General Ahmad Vahidi detonate Iran’s first nuke in months, not years.

  • Air Platform

    Spanish Leftist Government Considers Turkish KAAN Fighter Jet as F-35 Alternative.

  • Europe

    Russia suffered significant losses in Krasnohorivka, includes 63 BTR-82A armored vehicles, 55 T-90 tanks and 700 servicemen

  • Industry

    U.S. to further ease arms export restrictions

  • Europe

    South Korea to establish technical cooperation with Poland on Borsuk infantry fighting vehicles

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