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Taiwan inducts most advanced F-16V fighter jets at a ceremony

November 19, 2021 GDC 0

Taiwan has officially commissioned its first F-16V combat wing as it upgrades its military hardware amid growing threats from mainland China, reported CNN news. Taiwan has deployed the most advanced version of the F-16 fighter […]

Americas

U.S. Senator Seeks to Bolster Taiwan’s Asymmetric Defense With New Bill

November 4, 2021 GDC 0

TAIPEI (GDC) — U.S. Senator Josh Hawley on Tuesday introduced the Arm Taiwan Act of 2021 to bolster Taiwan’s ability to defend itself in a conflict with China. In a press release, Hawley pointed out […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Anxious China requests U.S. to withdraw marine raiders from Taiwan

October 12, 2021 GDC 0

China called on the United States to withdraw troops from Taiwan on Friday in response to reports that a small presence of American troops have been training forces there for at least a year. Chinese […]

Air-Launched Weapons

Taiwan stacks up large quantities of ground and air-launched precision strike missiles

October 12, 2021 GDC 0

The US has approved arms sales to Taiwan worth around $1.8 billion, in a move that is likely to increase tensions with China. The Pentagon said the deal comprised three weapons systems, including rocket launchers, […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

The U.S. Marine Raiders in Taiwan, a warning to China!

October 11, 2021 GDC 0

Taiwan’s Naval Command had confirmed that a team from the Marine Raiders Regiment – the U.S. Marine Corps’ special operations forces – arrived in the country on November 9 to train the Taiwanese Marines, the […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

China is belligerent and a bully, says former Prime Minister Tony Abbott

October 8, 2021 GDC 0

Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott, speaking in Taipei, has delivered the most sweeping critique of China by a former Australian prime minister since diplomatic relations were established between Canberra and Beijing more than 50 years […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

U.S. Secretly Sent Marine Raider to Train Taiwanese Special Forces

October 8, 2021 GDC 0

Small presence of Americans secretly training local forces marks concern over China’s years long military buildup and recent moves, learned GDC citing Wall Street Journal. About two dozen members of U.S. special-operations and support troops […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

China escalates tensions with Taiwan by sending 52 aircraft to Taiwanese airspace

October 6, 2021 GDC 0

The statement from Taiwan’s defense minister comes after Taipei reported close to 150 Chinese air force aircraft entered its air defense zone over a four-day period beginning last Friday. Military tensions with China are at […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia’s Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott Visits Taiwan

October 6, 2021 GDC 0

Tony Abbott has touched down in Taiwan to make a speech at an international forum as tensions between the self-ruled island and China soar. The former Australian prime minister will on Friday address the Yushan […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

U.S. Navy Destroyer USS Kidd Sails Through Taiwan Strait

September 1, 2021 GDC 0

Amid rising regional tensions, U.S. warships traveled through the Taiwan Strait for the eighth time this year after the Navy conducted a routine transit of the waterway on Friday. The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS […]

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  • Lockheed Martin Awarded MK41 VLS Contract For German Navy

    February 22, 2022 0
    Damen Naval has contracted US-based defense company Lockheed Martin for the MK 41 Vertical Launching System in support of the German Navy’s F126 frigate program. Mk41 strike length vertical-launching system (VLS)DateApril 29, 2020RCN Selected Sea Ceptor Missiles For [...]
  • Putin’s phobia: fear of flying and being poisoned, Vladimir Putin remains very anxious after Ukraine shot down IL-22 command post and Beriev A-50, IL-96-300PU presidential plane proved unreliable

    February 5, 2024 0
    A paranoid Vladimir Putin is now travelling in a specially-made armoured train instead of his usual Flying Kremlin plane. Assassination fear: paranoid Putin goes to extreme lengths to isolate himself from Russian peopleDateFebruary 23, 2023Putin [...]
  • U.S. Confirms North Korea Deployed 10,000 Troops In Russia To Boost Putin’s Faltering War Efforts

    October 30, 2024 0
    The United States has confirmed that 10,000 North Korean troops are now in Russia and could be used to bolster Moscow’s forces near Ukraine in the coming weeks. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said the move [...]
  • US Air Force equips F-16s with artificial intelligence flight systems

    April 8, 2025 0
    The U.S. Air Force is advancing its next-generation air combat capabilities with the arrival of the final F-16 fighter jet designated for the VENOM-AFT program—short for Viper Experimentation and Next-gen Operations Model – Autonomy Flying [...]
  • Ukraine launched largest-ever drone strikes inside Russia

    September 5, 2024 0
    Ukraine launched one of its biggest-ever drone attacks on Russia over the weekend, hitting a refinery and power station deep inside the country, according to videos posted on social media and geolocated, reported by CNN. [...]
  • Royal Thai Air Force recommends purchasing additional Gripen E jets from Sweden

    August 28, 2024 0
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Europe

Estonia Purchases Additional HIMARS Rocket Artillery from Lockheed Martin.

May 16, 2026 0

The Estonian Centre for Defence Investments has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin for the procurement of three additional HIMARS multiple rocket systems. The agreement also includes an investment of approximately $11 million into Estonia’s […]

Europe

Saab HEAT 758 Features Dual-Charge Warhead Inside New Carl-Gustaf Anti-Tank Round.

May 11, 2026 0

Saab is stepping up the Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle’s anti-armor role with a new round designed to defeat heavily protected vehicles on the modern battlefield. The HEAT 758 features a dual-charge warhead meant to first damage […]

Europe

Roketsan unveiled the CIDA long-range anti-tank guided missile.

May 11, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Unveils Next-generation K9MH Mobile Howitzer Artillery System.

May 6, 2026 0

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Europe

Safran and MBDA fired the first Thundart munition developed for France’s Long-Range Land Strike program.

May 5, 2026 0

French defense firm Safran and missile maker MBDA successfully test-fired their jointly developed rocket-artillery munition this month, and expect to be able to deliver the first multiple-launch rocket systems in 2029 should their offer be […]

Infantry Weapons

Elbit Systems PULS Rocket Artillery Precision, Modular and Universal Launching System for Battlefield Dominance.

April 28, 2026 0

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  • Europe

    Ukraine captured the Russian T-90M main battle tank in a daring raid

  • Middle East

    Assad Regime’s Fall Exposed Russian Military’s Weaknesses Ukraine Can Exploit

  • Europe

    Major Ukraine’s offensive in Kursk region shaken morale of Russians

  • Americas

    US Navy’s Constellation Class Frigates

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    For the First Time A Fixed-wing Aircraft Take-off from Japanese Aircraft Carrier Since WWII

  • Middle East

    Fincantieri Delivers First Musherib-class OPV to Qatar

  • Americas

    US Army Selected Northrop Short Range Air Defense System Selected as Command and Control systems

  • Europe

    Putin’s phobia: fear of flying and being poisoned, Vladimir Putin remains very anxious after Ukraine shot down IL-22 command post and Beriev A-50, IL-96-300PU presidential plane proved unreliable

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    BAE Systems Ready To Provide Nuclear Submarines To Australia Under AUKUS Agreement

  • Europe

    Poland purchases 2,506 FGM-148F Javelin missiles and 253 Javelin Command Launch Units.

  • Europe

    Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia.

  • Air Platform

    Airbus Awarded Contract To Produce 38 Eurofighter Tranche 5 Aircraft For Germany

  • Central Asia

    Azerbaijani President orders armed forces to transition to NATO standard and bans Russian oil tankers from entering Baku port.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Don’t Fight A Fighter Jet Armed With Meteor BVRAAM. You Can’t Win, Swedish Flight Engineer’s Advice

  • Europe

    Humiliating Defeat: Putin’s Army Withdraws From Kherson City And Surrendering Areas

  • Infantry Weapons

    Norinco QBZ-191/QBZ-19 Standard Issue Assault Rifle

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Lockheed, Thales to Build LRASM Missile Production Facility in Australia

  • Middle East

    Biden Administration Pauses Precision Guided Munitions Sale To Saudi Arabia

  • Land Platform

    Dutch Army takes delivery of Electronic Warfare Bushmaster Armored Vehicles

  • Europe

    Germany to purchase HIMARS rocket launchers for Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese Expert Believes That Taiwan Invasion Becomes a Pipe Dream for China for Now, as Chinese-made arms are failing in Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar and Venezuela.

  • Europe

    Russian Navy frigate collided with Swiss reefer in Oresund, Denmark

  • Middle East

    Saudi Arabian SAMI signs agreement with Turkish Baykar Defense on Drone Production

  • C4iSR

    American P-8A Poseidon Provides Maritime Intelligence To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Gets French Mirage 2000 Fighter Jet Boost From NATO Ally

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar signs a North Korean-style security pact with Russia to deploy 10,000 Myanmar soldiers in the Ukraine war.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine’s HIMARS Artillery Strikes Destroyed Russia’s Newest S-350 Vityaz Anti-air Missile System

  • Europe

    NATO foreign ministers to meet in Prague to allow Ukraine to strike inside Russia using longer-range weapons

  • Air Platform

    Colombia To Purchase 16 Rafale Fighter Jets Worth $3.15 Billion

  • Americas

    U.S. Senate may restrict F-35 sales to the United Arab Emirates

  • Europe

    Deadly Killing Machine Leopard 2 Tanks Heading Towards Ukraine To Join The Fight Against Russia

  • Africa

    Morocco purchased Israeli Merkava IV Main Battle Tanks

  • Africa

    Temu tank: Nigerian Army’s Chinese-made VT-4 tank takes 30 minutes to cool down the turret and are incapable of rapid fire.

  • Europe

    Spain Delivers 40 Leopard 2A4 Tanks And Aspide Anti-air Missiles To Ukraine

  • Middle East

    The Elite And The Best: Israeli Special Forces Units

  • Europe

    Saab Leads the OCEAN2020 Baltic Sea Live ASW Demonstration

  • Europe

    Canada sending Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    CASIC HQ-17AE Air Defense Systems

  • Air Platform

    Elbit Systems Showcases Skylark 3 Hybrid Tactical UAS at Singapore Airshow

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan lifts ban on lethal weapons exports in major shift of pacifist policy.

  • Europe

    Turkish new jet-powered stealth combat drone Anka-3 takes off to perform its maiden flight

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Raytheon awarded $192 million contract to produce AMRAAM missile for Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Colombia purchases undisclosed number of Gripen E, Peru next in line to purchase Gripen

  • Americas

    Canada and European Union sign defense pact paving the way for joint weapon procurement

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s BTR-4 Punching Holes In Russia’s BTR-82A And T-72 Tanks In The Battle For Bakhmut

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Lists Arafura-Class Patrol Boat As ‘Project Of Concern’

  • Europe

    A lone Ukrainian M1 Abrams tank decimates Russian troops in precision strike

  • Air Platform

    Queensland to assemble Australian designed and developed UAV

  • Europe

    Russian kamikaze drone blew up Ukraine’s IRIS-T SLM Mockup

  • Central Asia

    Mongolian President Gives Putin History Lesson After Putin’s Historic Claim Of Ukraine

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