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IAI and HHI to Supply Philippine Navy with ALPHA 3D Radar Systems

May 26, 2022 GDC 0

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Colombia Selects FA-50 LCA With Israeli AESA Radar Worth $600 Million

May 1, 2022 GDC 0

Colombia’s Air Force has chosen a mix of TA-50 and FA-50 Golden Eagles as its next jet trainers, according to a report by Defense News. The Air Force plans to acquire at least 20 advanced jet trainers […]

South Korea Conducts Second SLBM Test from KSS-III Submarine

April 27, 2022 GDC 0

The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) conducted a second successful test-firing of South Korea’s domestically designed submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) from the KSS-III submarine ROKS Dosan Ahn Changho (SS-083), defense officials announced Thursday. The second […]

South Korea’s DAPA to Develop Naval L-SAM Program for KDDX Destroyer

April 9, 2022 GDC 0

The missile will be fielded on the KDDX, the next-generation destroyer class of the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) that will be fitted with domestically designed active electronically scanned array (AESA) radars. The L-SAM program, […]

Hanwha to supply combat systems for the Philippine Navy’s new corvette

March 15, 2022 GDC 0

According to BizChosun, a local media outlet in South Korea, Hanwha Systems has secured a contract to supply combat systems for the Philippine Navy’s new 3,100-tonne corvette, which will be manufactured by Hyundai Heavy Industries […]

South Korea Receives First P-8A Poseidon MPA

February 28, 2022 GDC 0

On February 3rd, Boeing released a video of the P-8A for the ROK Navy, which was captured at its factory in Washington state. Six P-8As are expected to be delivered to the Korean Navy from […]

Hanwha Awarded K9 Howitzer Contract For Egyptian Army

February 19, 2022 GDC 0

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UAE To Buy South Korean M-SAM Worth $3.5 Billion

January 18, 2022 GDC 0

South Korean President Moon Jae-in reached a preliminary agreement to sell surface-to-air missiles to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) during a visit to the country on Sunday. After meeting Emirati Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin […]

Samkang M&T to Build FFX Ulsan-class Batch III Frigate for RoK Navy

January 15, 2022 GDC 0

A mid-sized Korean shipbuilder called Samkang M&T announced on January 4th that it won a contract for the construction of a 3,500 tons FFX Batch III frigate. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) contract is […]

EU To Block Merger Of Korean Shipbuilding Giants, Daewoo And Hyundai

January 12, 2022 GDC 0

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Taliban Seized Massive Weapons Cache, Received Supplies From Pakistan

August 16, 2021 0

The United States spent billions supplying the Afghan military with the tools to defeat the Taliban, but the rapid capitulation of the armed forces means that weaponry is now fueling the insurgents’ astonishing battlefield successes. [...]
China’s Overhyped YJ-21 is Nothing But Air-launched SY-400 Ballistic Missile.

February 4, 2026 0

Recent images circulated on social media and analysed by specialised observers indicate that the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) of China may have begun integrating an air-launched variant of the SY-400 ballistic missile, also [...]
Taiwan’s Indigenous Hai Kun-class Submarine Started Sea Trials

April 6, 2025 0

According to information published on April 4, 2025, by the “Liberty Time Net”, a prominent daily newspaper in Taiwan, Taiwan’s first domestically built submarine, the Hai Kun (also known as “Narwhal”), is nearing the completion [...]
Germany Sends 2,700 Anti-Aircraft Missiles to Ukraine

March 4, 2022 0

Germany sends 2,700 anti-aircraft missiles to its arms shipments to Ukraine following a first delivery of defensive weapons, Berlin government officials said Thursday. Denmark Delivered 2,700 Anti-tank Rockets and 300 Stinger Missiles to UkraineDateMarch 4, [...]
Ukrainian artillery strike damaged Russian ‘Velikiy Ustyug’ missile corvette

June 24, 2024 0

New photos emerged early Friday on social media showing Russia’s Buyan-M-class corvette, reportedly the Velikiy Ustyug, “slightly” damaged in an attack by Ukrainian Forces off the Odesa coast. Ukraine destroyed Russian Navy’s Buyan-M class corvette [...]
Big Win For Iran As Saudi Arabia, Israel Peace Deal Put On Shelf Despite Lucrative Offers From America To Saudis

November 1, 2023 0

Achieving a historic Saudi-Israel normalization deal has been one of President Biden’s top foreign policy priorities, something he’d be able to highlight when running for re-election in 2024. Saudi Arabia Plans To Normalize Ties With [...]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

Cyber breach at China’s National Supercomputer Centre shows brainless Chinese engineer copying the physical appearance of the HIMARS rocket artillery.

March 20, 2026 0

The National Supercomputer Centre in Tianjin appeared to have suffered a massive data leak of 10 Petabytes of internal data, including classified information. About two months ago, we saw a sales announcement on a dark […]