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Finish Air Force quietly drops Nazi swastika from its emblem

July 3, 2020 GDC 0

It was long a rather surprising choice of imagery for Finland’s Air Force Command – a swastika and pair of wings. The symbol will always be intrinsically linked with Nazi Germany and its crimes, even […]

  • Australia, France, UK, Japan and USA to send experts to India to examine captured Chinese-made PL-15E missile

    May 20, 2025 0
    Australia, France, the UK, Japan and the USA have reportedly expressed strong interest in partnering with India to study debris and the unexploded Chinese-built PL-15E long-range air-to-air missile recovered at multiple locations inside Indian territory. [...]
  • Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) To Build Six OPV For Philippines Navy

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  • Turkish Navy Commissions New SALVO Unmanned Surface Vessels.

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  • Iron Dome: An Israeli Masterpiece Shielding Israel From Thousands Of Hamas Rockets

    May 14, 2021 0
    A confrontation between Israel and Hamas sparked by weeks of tensions in contested Jerusalem escalated Tuesday as Israel unleashed new airstrikes on Gaza while militants barraged Israel with hundreds of rockets. The exchange killed a [...]
  • Royal Navy’s First Type 31 Frigate Starts Sea Trial in 2023

    February 16, 2022 0
    The Royal Navy’s first Type 31 frigate (Inspiration-class), HMS Venturer will enter the water in 2023, according to navy officials. Babcock Floats Royal Navy’s First Type 31 Frigate HMS VenturerDateDecember 6, 2024Royal Navy To Receive [...]
  • Russia Wants To Buy Back CNS Liaoning From China

    February 8, 2023 0
    First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on the Far East and the Arctic Sergey Karginov (LDPR) proposed to buy from China the Soviet aircraft carrier previously sold to it by Ukraine and rename [...]
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

Canada Purchases 26 HIMARS Rocket Artillery.

June 5, 2026 0

The Government of Canada said it has finalised a government-to-government agreement with the United States for the acquisition of long-range missile capability for the Canadian Armed Forces. The Government of Canada said it has finalised […]

Americas

U.S. Navy purchases Israeli soldier-portable SMASH 2000LE fire control systems.

June 4, 2026 0

An Israeli fire control technology company has now secured contracts with all four major branches of the U.S. military, completing a sweep across the American armed forces that took less than a year. Smart Shooter […]

Europe

Germany Purchases $5.4 Billion Worth of Israeli PULS Rocket Launchers.

May 29, 2026 0

Germany Advancing 5 Billion Euro Rocket Launcher Deal With Israel’s ElbitIf completed, the deal would include hundreds of rocket launchers and could increase Elbit’s order backlog by about 20 percent, strengthening the Israel-based defense contractor’s […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

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  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    General Dynamics Awarded Sustainment Contract For Taiwanese M1 Abrams Tanks

  • Middle East

    Fincantieri Delivers Second Al Zubarah-class Corvette to Qatar

  • C4iSR

    Malaysia purchases Thales GroundMaster 400A Long-range Surveillance Radar

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Indian DRDO to make ASTRA Mk2 missile based on recovered Chinese PL-15E missile.

  • Europe

    Ukraine hails its first counteroffensive success in defense of Bakhmut

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones set Russia’s Volgograd oil refinery in fire

  • Europe

    Armenian Su-30SM failed to take off from Gyumri airbase

  • Middle East

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered a full occupation of the Gaza Strip to dismantle Hamas’s control.

  • Americas

    Christmas in the trenches, Merry Christmas to all servicemen and servicewomen

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Lack of Leadership in Australia and New Zealand Emboldened Chinese Navy

  • Europe

    Ukrainian HIMARS rocket artillery takes out the Russian drone team

  • Africa

    Morocco Plans To Buy ATR-72 MPA

  • South Asia

    Narendra Modi turned ugly toward Tarique Rahman’s friendship offer by ordering the BSF to release deadly crocodiles and venomous snakes through the 4,096 km Bangladesh–India border.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia issues RFI for lead-in fighter trainer for RAAF

  • Naval Weapons

    RIM-66 SM-2MR block II surface-to-air missiles

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Delivers 11th P-8I Neptune Maritime Patrol Aircraft to Indian Navy

  • C4iSR

    Aselsan Koral Land-Based Transportable Radar Electronic Attack System

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan’s First FFM Frigate JS Mogami Started Sea Trials

  • Europe

    Russia Might Run Out Of Ammo, Armored Vehicles And Shells Unless North Korea Supplies Russia With Ammo

  • Air Platform

    UK interested in buying Turkish Akinci drone

  • Europe

    MBDA Debuts Teseo Mk2/E Anti-Ship Missile at SEAFUTURE 2021

  • Air Platform

    Thailand Purchases 12 Gripen E/F 4.5 Generation Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Serbian Army Undergoing Training on New NORA B-52 Self-propelled Howitzers

  • South Asia

    Timeline: MiG-29 and Frigate Procurement Graft Cases Against Prime Minister Sheik Hasina (Thief) of Bangladesh

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones blitz Moscow for the second night

  • Central Asia

    Kazakhstan Implements European Union Sanctions On Russia With Immediate Effect

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force’s Rafale Jets Will be Delivered On Time: France

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Awarded Contract For Three Loyal Wingman For RAAF

  • Air Platform

    Turkey To Develop Naval Variant Of ATAK II Helicopter

  • Air Platform

    The Production of B-21 Stealth Bombers Is On Track

  • C4iSR

    Deconstructing Fire Control Radar of MiG-29s/MiG-29M2/MiG-29K/MiG-35

  • Europe

    UK To Boost Defense Exports to APAC Region

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Turkish Aselsan Unveils New Anti-air Missile And Gun System

  • Americas

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

  • Europe

    Norway Sent 100 Mistral Anti-air System To Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippines Inks Deal with OCEA for 40 Coast Guard Patrol Boats

  • Europe

    Croatia to Purchase Six Bayraktar TB2 Drones for $95 Million

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones hit Russia’s Kushchevsk military airfield and Oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar regions

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s MiG-29 Bombed Russia’s FSB Office in Belgorod

  • Naval Weapons

    Saab Receives Order for Torpedo 62 Life Extension

  • Middle East

    Egyptian Navy’s Maritime Capability

  • Industry

    Axiom Precision win a contract to supply parts for F-35

  • Air Platform

    Russia to deliver twelve Yak-130 trainer to Vietnam

  • Europe

    Ukraine captured TOS-1A heavy flamethrowers and turned them against retreating Russian troops

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Aerospace Industries Signed 48 KAAN Fighter Jets Export Deal With Indonesia Worth $10 Billion

  • Europe

    BAE Systems awarded contracts for type 31 frigates gun

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    Israeli Air Force Orders Airborne Laser Weapon System.

  • Air Platform

    Brazil plans to double fighter jets fleet by procuring cutting-edge F-39E Gripen jets

  • C4iSR

    Taiwan’s F-16V fighters to receive IRST21 sensors that can track Chinese J-20

  • Air Platform

    US Air Force Received the First T-7A Red Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer.

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