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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. […]

  • Iraq Purchases 8 M-SAM II Air Defense Missile System Batteries from Korea Worth $2.56 Billion

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  • The U.S. Air Force to procure 80 Boeing F-15X

    February 19, 2020 0
    The U.S. Air Force will go ahead and buy brand-new F-15X even as it purchases large numbers of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Updated with the latest technology, the F-15X can carry nearly two dozen [...]
  • Kenyan Air Force Received All Three C-27J Spartan Transport Aircraft

    April 28, 2021 0
    The Kenya Air Force is now operating all three of its C-27J Spartan transport aircraft it had ordered, after the third was held back in Italy due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Leonardo C-27J Spartan [...]
  • Damen completes sea trials of Pola-class frigate ‘ARM Reformador’ of Mexican Navy

    January 19, 2020 0
    The Damen Shipyards Group has completed successful sea trials of the Mexican Navy’s POLA-class ARM Reformador. The programme of sea trials was comprehensive, including testing of platform and combat systems in addition to training of [...]
  • Naval Group delivers the first Gowind corvette to the United Arab Emirates

    November 23, 2023 0
    The delivery ceremony for the first Gowind corvette, Bani Yas, ordered by the United Arab Emirates to Naval Group took place on 21 October 2023 in Lorient. Naval Group Delivers Second Gowind Corvette for United [...]
  • Bangladesh Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR -Thief) Directorate’s false arms procurement news release deprecates the military’s capability.

    November 3, 2025 0
    The Bangladesh Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Directorate, the public relations division of the armed forces in Bangladesh, runs false and misleading news campaigns about arms purchases to shape public perception of the military. The Bangladesh [...]
Europe

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia.

April 8, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia following an agreement with the Estonian government, aimed at supporting all three Baltic states. The decision was confirmed during a meeting in Washington between Estonian […]

Europe

Swedish Bofors will setup 155mm artillery ammo factory in Estonia.

April 4, 2026 0

A Swedish Bofors is set to build a major 155-millimeter artillery shell factory in northeastern Estonia, a development that would represent the most significant foreign investment in the country’s nascent defense industrial base. Estonian Defense […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin launches Hellfire missile from 10-foot cargo container.

April 2, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced Tuesday that the U.S. defense giant successfully launched a Hellfire missile from its new Grizzly launcher — housed within a 10-foot cargo container. The Grizzly system incorporates design elements of Lockheed’s M299 […]

Europe

Spain signs Indra–Hanwha deal for K9-based self-propelled artillery systems.

March 27, 2026 0

Spain’s Indra Group and South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace on March 24 signed a binding agreement in Madrid to jointly develop new tracked self-propelled artillery systems for the Spanish Armed Forces, the companies said. The agreement […]

Americas

Aeon tests Zeus low-cost alternative to Javelin anti-tank missile.

March 26, 2026 0

Aeon conducted a test launch of its new Zeus shoulder-fired missile system at a ranch in East Texas, according to Rochefort Ventures CEO Kyle Bass, who announced the milestone on Friday. Bass wrote that the launch marked […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

North Korea Test Fires KN-25 600MM Multiple Rocket Launch System.

March 24, 2026 0

North Korea confirmed that twelve KN-25 600mm multiple rocket launch systems were used during its latest military test drill. The exercise highlights Pyongyang’s continued efforts to expand long-range precision-strike capabilities within its rocket artillery forces. […]

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine destroys Russia’s one Su-25 and four Ka-52 helicopters using RBS-70 MANPAD

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    North Korean Military Units Will Arrive In Ukraine Early July In Return Of Spy Satellite From Russia

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Norway to Provide Ukraine With Additional NASAMS Air Defense Missile Systems

  • Europe

    Vlad is in trouble, Russian conscripts revolt, break gates and storm out of Kazan military base

  • Europe

    British-made Storm Shadow missiles destroyed Chonhar road bridge linking Kherson to Crimea

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Naval Group To Sale Submarine To The Philippines Navy

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones blitz Moscow for the second night

  • Infantry Weapons

    S-400 missile: Turkish $2.5 billion money is simply thrown away

  • Europe

    Czech Republic Purchases 44 Leopard 2A8 Main Battle Tanks.

  • Americas

    Colombia purchased 18 CEASAR howitzers from France

  • Europe

    Marshall Awarded Contract To Produce Command and Control Systems Shelter For Sweden

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. Navy drones to move from Guam to Japan

  • Americas

    Top 40 Global Defense Spenders

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    Ghost of Snake Island: Why Is The Bayraktar TB2 So Successful In Ukraine War?

  • Air Platform

    Luftwaffe Set to Acquire 40 New Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 4 Aircrafts

  • Americas

    President Trump to Favor Big Defense Spenders Establishing ‘America First Arms Transfer Strategy’.

  • Africa

    Nigeria purchases twelve Alpha Jet aircraft from France

  • Air Platform

    Portugal Purchases Sixth Embraer’s KC-390 Millennium Transport Aircraft.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    India donated a submarine to Myanmar to gain edge over China

  • Europe

    High In Spirit And Morale: Ukrainian Pilot Dressed As Santa Fires HARM Anti-radiation Missiles Destroying Russian SAM

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s HIMARS Strikes Killed 200 North Korean Troops

  • Air Platform

    Missing Russian Su-30SM may have been downed by Ukraine’s F-16 fighter jet

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese Navy commissions first Type 054B frigate

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Iran unveils Khordad 3 anti-air missile system

  • Air Platform

    China flooded the markets with drones as the U.S. just started exporting armed drones

  • Europe

    Putin Will Not Live To See 2024, Says Exiled Russian Official

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Boeing Delivered AH-64E Apache Attack Helicopter to Undisclosed Customer

  • Industry

    Italy Holds Arms Sales To Saudi Arabia And UAE

  • Air Platform

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

  • Air Platform

    Philippines Ditches Russian Helicopters, Opt-in For Chinook Helicopters

  • Central Asia

    Goodbye CSTO: Armenia Absent From Russia-led CSTO War Game

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman laid flowers at the tomb of Russian war criminals in Moscow

  • Americas

    U.S. buys S-300 from Ukraine to practice drone strikes against S-300

  • Air Platform

    Turkiye to develop naval variant KAAN fighter jet for MUGEM aircraft carrier.

  • Europe

    A Leaked FSB document shows Putin wanted to invade the Japanese Kuril Islands, but strong Japanese military forced him to change his mind  

  • Europe

    Ukraine Received NASAMS Anti-air Missiles System From The U.S.

  • Europe

    Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko undergoing major surgery in Minsk hospital

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy Ordered Two Columbia-class nuclear Submarine

  • Europe

    Casualties of S-400 Deal: Turkish Albayraklar Defence seized operations

  • Europe

    UK arms could be made in Ukraine under license, Telegraph says

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Royal Australian Air Force’s MQ-4C Triton HALE Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Made Its First Flight

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine Developed Targeting Systems For Missiles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Peruvian Navy Receives ROK Navy’s Retired Pohang-class Corvette

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    AVIC CM-400AKG Air-launched Cruise Missile

  • Defense Industry

    Royal Navy To Build Five More Type 26 Frigates Amid Ukraine War

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin Says It Stands Ready To Supply F-16 Block 50/52 From Dutch And Norwegian Inventories To Ukraine

  • Europe

    The deadliest former F-16 pilot in America is ready to fight for Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukraine Received First Battery Of Sophisticated NASAMS Anti-air Missiles

  • Air Platform

    Where Is Indian Tejas MKII And AMCA In The Global Fighter Jets Competition?

  • Africa

    Algeria Plans to Purchase 14 Sukhoi Su-57 Fighters

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