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New Zealand Plans To Buy 28 Secondhand F-16C/D to Replace Skyhawk

September 7, 2020 GDC 0

The Royal New Zealand Air Force is planning to buy fighter jet, according New Zealand Defense Forces whitepaper. Anything New Zeland is planning to buy would need to be able to integrate with Australia. In […]

  • Russia copies a feature of Northrop YF-23 into Checkmate LCA

    July 23, 2021 0
    The prototype of the Sukhoi next-generation fighter was revealed at the MAKS-2021 International Aviation and Space Salon, Reuters reported. The show opened Tuesday in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow. It is expected to be airworthy by 2023 [...]
  • Russia’s Military Used DJI and Norinco Supplied Weapons in Ukraine War

    April 10, 2022 0
    Chinese drone maker DJI has denied claims that the Russian military is using its drones in the ongoing Ukraine war after a German retailer cited such information as the reason for removing its products from [...]
  • Taiwan’s secretive submarine program progressed

    December 12, 2021 0
     For more than two decades, Taiwan tried to buy a fleet of modern conventional submarines to fend off an existential threat – invasion by China. There were no takers. The United States, Taiwan’s main ally, [...]
  • Lithuania purchases RBS-70 NG Man Portable Anti-air Missile.

    January 1, 2026 0
    Saab has received an order from the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence for RBS 70 Bolide missiles valued at $325 million. Deliveries are scheduled to take place between 2028 and 2032. Saab receivesRBS70 NG MSHORAD [...]
  • Ukraine Claimed That It Struck Russian Moskva Cruiser With Neptune Anti-ship Missile

    April 14, 2022 0
    Russia said the flagship of its Black Sea fleet was “severely” damaged Wednesday and its crew evacuated following an explosion that a Ukrainian official said was a result of a missile strike. Ukraine had upgraded Soviet-era Kh-35 anti-ship missiles [...]
  • Poland purchases 180 South Korean K2 Black Panther tanks

    July 4, 2025 0
    South Korea’s government announced Wednesday that it has finalized a $6 billion export agreement with Poland for an additional batch of K2 Black Panther tanks, marking the first major arms deal under President Lee Jae [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

China’s AVIC Unveils America’s V-BAT Copycat Drone.

February 22, 2026 0

China’s AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group has officially presented a new vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle known as the Yunying (Cloud Shadow in Chinese), a tail-sitter drone featuring a ducted-fan design closely […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Japan to manufacture long-range precision fire artillery rocket.

February 21, 2026 0

As Japan increases the range of its munitions to counter regional threats, the ability to launch them from different systems to maximize flexibility is becoming an important factor in deciding which weapons to field. While […]

Americas

U.S. Army Purchases Top-attack Terrain-shapping XM204 Munitions.

February 18, 2026 0

The U.S. Army has approved an Urgent Materiel Release for the XM204 top-attack terrain-shaping munition, accelerating its deployment to Europe, according to service information published January 12, 2026. The move reflects growing concern about near-peer […]

Europe

Ukraine unveils latest 2S22 Bohdana 155mm self-propelled howitzer.

February 11, 2026 0

Ukraine’s defense industry displayed the latest version of its 2S22 Bohdana 155 mm self-propelled howitzer at the World Defense Show 2026 in Saudi Arabia. The debut signals Ukraine’s push to position a combat-proven artillery system […]

Africa

Turkey and Egypt Sign Major Defense Cooperation Agreement on 155mm Ammo and Missile Production.

February 8, 2026 0

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Aselsan and Excalibur jointly produced Korkut air defense system.

February 7, 2026 0

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  • Americas

    US Navy Launched Trident II D5 Ballistic Missile in the North Atlantic, Amid Tension with Venezuela.

  • Europe

    Russian conscript dropped a grenade on a Russian infantry fighting vehicle

  • Air Platform

    Turkey develops cargo drone for special forces

  • Cyber

    Chinese Spy Risks His Life to Defect to Australia

  • Naval Platforms

    Indian Navy Launches Third Arihant Class Submarine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Purchases Three Off-the-shelf Virginia-Class Submarines From The U.S.

  • Europe

    Ukraine attacks Moscow in one of largest ever drone strikes on Russian capital as Russia shut down airspace

  • Americas

    U.S. Announced New Aid Package Includes GLSDB Launcher and Ammunitions

  • C4iSR

    Elettronica to provide next-gen Naval RECM system to Indonesia

  • Americas

    Ursa Major successfully tests new Draper engine

  • Europe

    Wagner will not hesitate to kill Russian commanders, Russian commander Igor Girkin says

  • Europe

    Morons or Inept: Russian Convoy of Troops Leaves Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant With Signs of Radiation Poisoning

  • Air Platform

    USAF’s Red Flag 21-1 Exercise Involves Air Combat, Space, Cyberspace Elements

  • Europe

    Finland Increases Defense Budget By 70%, Amid Russia Tensions

  • Air Platform

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

  • Europe

    Russia Lost More Than 11,000 Military Combat Vehicles In The Ukraine War, Degrading Russian Army’s Ground Warfare Capability

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine Destroyed Russia’s S-300VM Surface-to-air Missile Launcher

  • Air Platform

    Aeronautics Group Unveils Orbiter 4 UAS

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    AUKUS moving from nuclear submarines, bombers to AI drone swarms

  • Europe

    Royal Navy To Upgrade Tomahawk Cruise Missile To Block V Standard

  • Americas

    US Marines Corps purchases more TRV-150C cargo drones

  • Americas

    U.S. Air Force successfully launched unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Soldiers blow up and destroy Russian artillery system

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Turkish Siper-1 Anti-air Missile Enters Service with Turkish Armed Forces.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The Whiskey Project Group will build two new Light Landing Craft for the Royal Australian Navy

  • Middle East

    Israeli special forces unit ‘Sayeret Matkal’ started the first ground offensive into besieged Gaza

  • Europe

    Christmas Gift: Russia’s Only Aircraft Carrier Admiral Kuznetsov Bursts Into Flame In Another Sabotage Attack

  • Air Platform

    Vietnam is considering French-made Rafale fighter jets to replace its Soviet-era Su-30MK2 aircraft.

  • Americas

    US Air Force Tests Integrated Electronic Warfare Capability of F-35 Fighters

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    India’s Biggest Problem Is Not Dokhlam, But China’s Silk Road

  • South Asia

    India wants to buy $2 billion worth mothballed Soviet-era MiG-29 and submarines from Russia

  • Air Platform

    Korean Aerospace Industries To Develop UAS Launching Capable MC-X Transport Aircraft

  • Infantry Weapons

    Norinco’s Sky Dragon 12 SHORAD

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korean military orders new command vehicles from Hyundai Rotem

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian Anti-air Missile Downed Russian Su-34 Bomber In Kharkiv Region

  • Naval Weapons

    MBDA MARTE ER Antiship Missile

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Erdogan asked Putin to take back the S-400 missile system to rejoin the F-35 program.

  • Europe

    Russia is preparing to mobilize 300,000 troops by June 2024

  • Americas

    The Raytheon Awarded $1 Billion Contract to Aerojet Rocketdyne

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan’s Hunter killer submarines are first line of defense against Chinese invasion

  • Europe

    Germany Delivers 24 Gepard Anti-air System To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Putin’s Russia in panic and disarray after armed rebellion by Yevgeny Prigozhin in Rostov-on-Don

  • Europe

    Putin admits Russia lost more than 54 modernized T-90M battle tanks since Ukraine’s counteroffensive

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Malaysia purchases three Anka drones from Turkish Aerospace Industries

  • Americas

    Russia Steals Lockheed Martin’s Promotional Video in Su-75 Checkmate Propaganda Video: Report

  • Europe

    Satellite photos show Russian helicopters destroyed in Crimea.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Navy To Continue Patrolling South China Sea With The US Navy

  • Europe

    Germany is now Europe’s top defense spender, reported SIPRI

  • Middle East

    Israeli Could Strike Iran As It Struck Iraqi And Syrian Nuclear Reactor

  • Defense Industry

    Sweden Resumes Arms Exports To Turkey After NATO Application

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