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China’s Domestic Engine Problems Continue to Become A Headache For PLA-AF

January 13, 2022 GDC 0

Problems encountered in the development of new WS-15 engine mean PLA Air Force’s first J-20s are not so stealthy at supersonic speeds. China rushed its first J-20 fighter jet into service ahead of schedule last […]

Air Platform

China rolls out new J-20B fighters with TVC

July 19, 2020 GDC 0

A modified version of China’s copycat F-35 fighter jet, the J-20B has formally entered mass production, with upgrades earning it a place as a new generation fighter jet, according to a military source close to the project. […]

  • Ukraine focused on destroying Russian radars before the F-16 delivery

    December 1, 2023 0
    Ukraine is trying to gain the upper hand in the grinding, 21-month-old war by seeking out Russian radar systems that jeopardize Kyiv’s fighters trying to move undetected across the largely static front line. Ukraine has [...]
  • Egypt Wants More Meteor And Scalp Missiles For Its Rafale

    May 2, 2021 0
    France withheld the sale of the Meteor long-range, air-to-air missile to Egypt in response to a request from Israel, an arms specialist said. Dassault Aviation Sets Out Ambitious Rafale F4 Upgrade PathDateNovember 20, 2019French Kiss: [...]
  • Production Variant Su-57’s Screws, Welding and Rivets Are Exposed At Zhuhai Airshow

    November 5, 2024 0
    This is the first time Su-57 has participated in an air show abroad, and it has become clear now why the Russians never allowed spectators to get close to it. You don’t need to be [...]
  • A Russian Su-34 fighter jet crashed in the Belgorod region

    May 8, 2024 0
    Russia said one of its Su-34 fighter jets crashed in Belgorod near the Ukrainian border on Monday due to engine failure after local authorities reported a blast that injured two people and left a huge [...]
  • Ukraine War: Vietnam Shift Its Arms Import Policy From Russia

    December 8, 2022 0
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  • Turkey-Qatar military cooperation could stabilize the region

    August 3, 2021 0
    The deepening cooperation between strategic allies Turkey and Qatar has long drawn scrutiny from opposition parties in Ankara, and an accord published in the nation’s Official Gazette on June 24 stirred fresh controversy after its [...]
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 […]

  • Americas

    Analysis: Time Has Come For America To Revise ITAR Regulation

  • Europe

    Russian Army General Fanil Sarvarov Killed in Car Bomb in Moscow.

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Destroys $16 Million Russian Ka-52 Alligator Helicopter in Drone Strike

  • Air Platform

    Malaysia plans to purchase KF-21 Boramae fighter jets to retire Su-30MKM fighters.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hyundai Heavy Industries Develops Indigenous KSS III Submarine For Export Markets

  • Infantry Weapons

    Russia Finally Admits Pantsir ADS Useless Against Drones

  • Europe

    Royal Navy To Replace Harpoon Anti-ship Missile With Kongsberg NSM Stealth Missile

  • Europe

    Russian Taganrog military aircraft maker reports heavy financial losses after repeated Ukrainian missile attacks.

  • Europe

    Ukraine reports gains around Bakhmut, Ukrainian MoD says

  • Americas

    Russian reconnaissance aircraft intercepted by NORAD while spying on US ICEX submarine exercise again

  • South Asia

    Lockheed Martin to begin supplying F-16 wings from Hyderabad plant in 2020

  • Americas

    US Army’s M4 Carbine Replacement Program

  • Europe

    Hard To Kill: Why HIMARS Is So Difficult To Intercept?

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine supplied air defense systems to Azerbaijan

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Italian Army Received Fourth Kronos Radar For SAMP/T NG Anti-air Missile

  • Europe

    Russian Ministry Of Finance Requested $225 For 289,700 Families With Deceased Ukraine War Veterans

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korean DAPA Delivers Cheongung SAM System to RoKAF

  • Air Platform

    UAE Received Two L-15 Trainer Aircraft From China

  • Europe

    US State Department Approves AMRAAM-ER to Hungary

  • Americas

    U.S. Army to upgrade Bradley infantry fighting vehicles Iron Fist APS

  • Europe

    4,000 ‘Russian Legion’ Volunteers Fighting For Ukraine Plans To Topple Putin In Russia

  • C4iSR

    Hensoldt Awarded Contract to Produce CERETRON Multispectral Sensors and Data Processors for German Army.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Taiwan Purchases MICA And Magic Missiles From France

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s pioneering drone technology and its growing domestic weapons industry are a “game-changer”

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine’s FP-2 strike drone blows up Russia’s Pantsir-S1 anti-air missile.

  • Air Platform

    Hanwha Aerospace and KAI to develop a 4,500-pound-class turbofan engine for unmanned aircraft.

  • Americas

    Tom Cruise Received US Navy’s Distinguished Public Service Award For His Role in Top Gun Movie

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia to receive up to 60 Kizilelma unmanned fighters from Turkiye.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. Pacific Command Places HIMARS Artillery Rockets In Japan

  • Americas

    General Dynamics Lays Keel of Sixth US Navy Expeditionary Sea Base Ship

  • Middle East

    The West watches as corrupt Ali Khamenei killed 2000 protesters.

  • Americas

    Raytheon Excalibur Artillery Projectile Fired at Record Range From CAESAR Howitzer

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Luerssen Australia started building Arafura-class OPV

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Norway to Provide Ukraine With Additional NASAMS Air Defense Missile Systems

  • Europe

    Russian commander killed in Mariupol by a car bomb

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    UK becomes first country delivering long-range Storm Shadow cruise missiles to Ukraine

  • Land Platform

    BAE Systems Armoured Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV)

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Russia’s R-77 Proved A Dud In Kashmir Skirmish and Syria

  • Europe

    Russia Recruiting Opium Addicted Former Afghan Soldiers And Taliban To Fight In Ukraine

  • Defense Industry

    Thailand Orders 8 Beechcraft AT-6 Light Strike Aircraft Worth $143 Million

  • Naval Platforms

    In-depth Look At Istanbul-class Frigates (TCG Istanbul)

  • Europe

    France Considers Sending Leclerc Main Battle Tanks To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Sweden Purchases Four Embraer C-390 Transport Aircraft

  • Europe

    European Union To Build Unified Air Defense System

  • Air Platform

    Israeli Air Force Bombed Iranian Helicopters Fleet

  • Europe

    U.S. Donates Mi-17 Helicopters, Switchblades Drones And Javelin to Ukraine Worth $800 Million

  • Naval Platforms

    Type 039A/B/C AKA Type 041 (S26T): Soveit-era Kilo-class submarine, make in China

  • C4iSR

    Saab Delivers GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning Aircraft To Poland

  • Naval Platforms

    Abengoa has inked a contract with Navantia to supply its AIP system

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RAN Shows Off Amphibious Operations Capability

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