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East Asia and Pacific Region

China’s Erratic Behavior And Land Grabbing In Southeast Asia Could Cost Its Economy

August 11, 2020 GDC 0

CHINA’S increasingly belligerent behaviour on the world stage poses a major challenge for NATO, with Taiwan a looming flashpoint, a new report has warned. Tom Tugendhat urges UK to form alliances to ‘stand up to […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan Is Not Crimea: China’s land-grabbing attitude could cost its economy dearly

July 25, 2020 GDC 0

March 18 marks the sixth anniversary of Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea. Ukraine lacks the leverage to restore sovereignty over Crimea, at least for the foreseeable future. The Ukrainian military had no chance of standing […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan’s military exercises reflect it can repeal full-scale Chinese invasion

July 19, 2020 GDC 0

Taiwanese soldiers have fought off simulated coastal assaults from China during their biggest annual live-fire exercises of the year, as Beijing ramps up military pressure on the island. The five-day drill, which began on last […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Beijing’s ability to gain complete control of Taiwan by unilateral military action is limited

June 30, 2020 GDC 0

US report outlines potential military options Beijing may be considering to fulfill its unification ambitions but questions remain over Chinese amphibious landing capability which would be crucial to any operation. Beijing is gearing up its […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan warned off Chinese J-11A fighters over Taiwanese airspace

June 9, 2020 GDC 0

Taiwan’s defence ministry says it warned off several Chinese fighter jets that briefly entered island’s airspace three hours ago learned GDC citing Taiwanese officials. Chinese H-6N bomber accompanied by J-11A fighter jets briefly entered Taiwan’s […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwanese Armed Forces Conduct Large-Scale Exercises Against Simulated Invasion By Chinese Military

March 30, 2020 GDC 0

The navy, air force and army of Taiwan conducted extensive military drills on Tuesday as part of the “Lien Hsiang” exercises – which also involved a mock invasion of the island. Taiwan’s Ministry of National […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan scrambles F-16 to intercept Chinese H-6 bomber

February 12, 2020 GDC 0

TAIPEI — China deployed its military aircraft on February 9 to the West Pacific by circling half of Taiwan, said the island nation’s Ministry of National Defense in the afternoon, adding that the authorities had […]

  • Russian Ammunition Depot In Belgorod Catches Fire

    August 19, 2022 0
    A Russian ammunition depot located about nine miles from the Ukrainian border caught fire Thursday, forcing residents of two nearby settlements to evacuate, according to local authorities. Rogue Russian soldiers blew up ammunition supplied by [...]
  • Italian Navy’s U212 NFS Submarine Project Reaches New Milestone

    July 4, 2023 0
    The second milestone of the Italian Navy’s new Near Future Submarine (NFS) project has been delivered by achieving the System Design Review (SDR), Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation (OCCAR) revealed. Italian Navy’s Near Future Submarine [...]
  • New Zealand Suspends Aids And High-level Contacts With Myanmar’s Junta

    February 10, 2021 0
    New Zealand is suspending all high-level contact with Myanmar and imposing a travel ban on its military leaders following last week’s coup. Australia And U.S. Warn Myanmar Military Not To Stage A Coup After Free [...]
  • AESA Radar Why Russia Can’t Make An AESA Radar?

    July 13, 2020 0
    Russia is yet to produce a production fighter aircraft with an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar. Naturally, there are claims that they are coming soon to a MiG-35 or Su-57 near you. Behold and [...]
  • 200,000 Military-age Russian Men Fled To Kazakhstan, Georgia, Latvia And Finland

    September 28, 2022 0
    Russia is to open an army enlisting centre on the border with Georgia, where massive queues have formed as Russian men try to flee the country to avoid being sent to fight in Ukraine. Why [...]
  • The $50 Million MiG-35 “Lemon” Will Be Tested Until 2021 :Mikoyan Design Bureau

    August 13, 2020 0
    The export of MiG-35 has been hampered by the delay in testing, high costs, and poor performance in comparison to Su-27, Su-30 and MiG-29, according to experts.  The Global Defense Corp has labelled the Russian MiG-35 [...]
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 […]

  • Europe

    European Nations Band Together to Build Next-generation Main Battle Tank

  • Central Asia

    Turkmenistan Comissions Turkish-built Turkmen-Class Corvette “Deniz Han”

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Turkiye will not sell the S-400 missile system to India as speculated by the Indian media.

  • Europe

    Uk will invest over $8.13 billion in its submarine building capacity

  • Europe

    British Intelligence Retrieved Nuclear Secrets During Sergei Shoigu Tenure As Defense Minister Reason For His Sacking

  • Europe

    Russian forces have lost more than 15 modernized 2S33 Msta-SM howitzers per month since deployed in eastern Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia To Build New Bases For Nuclear Submarines

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippine Navy Receives Funding to Buy Two Corvettes From South Korea

  • Air Platform

    Serbia, India, Egypt, Croatia, Indonesia, Qatar and Greece Received Dassault Rafale F3R Standard With The Full Complement of Modern Avionics, Sensors, AESA And Meteor BVRAAM, UAE Receives F4 Standard

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar junta detained six high-ranking army officers after surrendering towns to rebels

  • Europe

    Ukraine Liberates Andriivka Village Near Bakhmut in Counteroffensive Milestone

  • Africa

    Nigeria purchases twelve Alpha Jet aircraft from France

  • South Asia

    Indian Mi-17 Helicopter Crash Landed in Northeastern State

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China hikes defense budget to 6.8% in FY2021

  • Europe

    Russian Ammunition Depot In Belgorod Catches Fire

  • Europe

    COVID-19: Eurofighter Typhoon production lines will be kept Open

  • Central Asia

    After Major Corruption Scandals in Bangladesh and South Africa, Armenia Backs Out of Nuclear Energy Deal With Russia’s Rosatom

  • Air Platform

    Saudi Arabia Purchases Four C-27J Maritime Patrol Aircraft.

  • Europe

    Russian Su-27SM3 fighter crashed near the coast of Crimea

  • Air Platform

    Philippines aims to purchase 40 fighter jets and mid-range missiles

  • Europe

    British Army Sent Elite Rangers Troops to Ukraine 

  • Americas

    U.S. President Joe Biden Lifts All Restrictions On Using American-made Weapons To Strike Inside Russia

  • Europe

    Lithuanian Army to receive Kongsberg Protector RWS

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China To Develop Manned-Unmanned Teaming Concept Tanks

  • C4iSR

    British Army Orders More XACT NV33 Night Vision Goggles

  • Air Platform

    No IFF: Pakistan’s HQ-16 Missile Shot Down Its Own Mirage Jet, Proving Chinese Copycat HQ-16 Retained Buk Missile’s Characteristics

  • Europe

    Franco-Italian Horizon Class Destroyers to Receive Hypersonic and BMD Capability

  • Middle East

    No Country Would Have Survived Iranian Onslaught, Only Israeli Cutting-edge Arrow-2 And Arrow-3 Anti-ballistic Missile System Saved Israel

  • Europe

    Ukraine launched two rockets into space in a wartime rocket test.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Austal, Civmec and Navantia partnered to offer Tasman-class Corvette for Royal Australian Navy

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Vice Admiral David Johnston Appointed As New ADF Chief, Amid Major Command Shake-up

  • Americas

    U.S. Army Received Next-generation Squad Weapon XM7 Rifle and XM250 Automatic Rifle

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Australia Test Fires Locally-made Multiple Launch Rocket System.

  • Air Platform

    Hungary To Upgrade Gripen C/D To Latest Mission Software Standard

  • Central Asia

    Amid Tensions, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan To Pull Back Troops

  • Europe

    Russian Journalists Exposing Russian Army’s Casualties In Putin’s War

  • Europe

    Ukraine started winning against Russia as Putin’s war horrors come to Moscow.

  • Africa

    Nigeria’s M-346FA light attack jet performs first flight ahead of delivery.

  • Europe

    Netherlands, Britain to procure F-16 for Ukraine as part of fighter jets coalition

  • Middle East

    Israeli, Saudi Arabia inching closer to normalize diplomatic relations

  • Europe

    Turkish Kalkan VTOL UAV Deploys FPV Drones in Midair.

  • South Asia

    Narendra Modi Accused U.S. State Department of Deep State Following Adani Corruption Case and Appointment of Sikh Woman Harmeet Dhillon

  • C4iSR

    Safran Awarded Contract to Supply 1,000 JIM Compact Multifunction Infrared Binoculars for Bundeswehr.

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    East Asia and Pacific Region

    PT PAL delivered SIGMA  PKR class frigate to the Indonesian Navy

  • Europe

    Putin Warns Armenia Not to Withdraw From Ceasefire

  • Air Platform

    First Upgraded F-16V Of Hellenic Air Force Arrived At Texas

  • Naval Platforms

    Damen completes sea trials of Pola-class frigate ‘ARM Reformador’ of Mexican Navy

  • Air Platform

    Top Ten Fighter Jets In 2023

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin Selected StandardAero To Assemble BlackHawk Helicopters For British Army

  • Europe

    Romania to purchase KF51 main battle tanks.

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