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  • [ May 8, 2026 ] Xi Jinping Suspends Death Sentences of Two Former Defence Ministers Accused of Corruption. East Asia and Pacific Region
  • [ May 8, 2026 ] France resumes production of 1,000 km range naval cruise missile. Cruise Missiles
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Defense Industry

Thales Australia awarded $160 million contract to build more Bushmasters after donating 90 to Ukraine

May 19, 2023 GDC 0

The federal government has announced a $160 million dollar contract for Bendigo defence manufacturer Thales Australia to build another order of Bushmaster protected vehicles for the Australian Army.  The contract, for the manufacture of 78 […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia To Build Eight Minesweepers And Hydrographic Ships

January 27, 2021 GDC 0

The ability to successfully locate and then destroy enemy mines at sea is an important role and requirement of all modern navies. To enable it to achieve its mine countermeasures functions the Royal Australian Navy […]

  • China’s focus on external appearance rather than developing sensors, radar, and avionics is appeasing the Communist Party, but not enhancing combat efficacy.

    November 6, 2025 0
    US-China race for next-gen air dominance will be decided by innovation speed, not legacy strength – and China’s winning by a mile. China rolls out new J-20B fighters with TVCDateJuly 19, 2020China aiming Turkey as [...]
  • Saudi Arabia To Invest $20 Billion In Domestic Defense Industry

    February 23, 2021 0
    DUBAI (GDC) — Saudi Arabia will invest more than $20 billion in its domestic military industry over the next decade as part of aggressive plans to boost local military spending, the head of the kingdom’s [...]
  • Russia’s Kh-47M2 Kinzhal Hypersonic BS: Not What You Think

    September 22, 2022 0
    The Kh-47M2 Kinzhal is an air-launched Iskander-M ballistic missile based on weapon from the 1980s. Ukrainian Patriot Missile Defense System Shot Down Four Kh-47M2 Kinzhal Hypersonic MissilesDateAugust 14, 2023Exposed! Russia’s Kinzhal Hypersonic Missile Lacks Advanced [...]
  • China Unveils DF-26 Ballistic Missile System That Can Reach Guam.

    September 1, 2025 0
    A new version of China’s DF-26 ballistic missile system has been spotted during rehearsals for an upcoming military parade in Beijing. The DF-26, officially known as Dong Feng-26 and designated by NATO as CH-SS-18, is [...]
  • French Mirage 2000-5F Fighter Jets Incept Russian Drones in Ukraine

    February 13, 2025 0
    French Mirage 2000-5F fighter jets have demonstrated strong performance in countering Houthi-operated Shahed-type drones while patrolling the skies over Yemen. The Militarnyi news agency quoted the French Air and Space Force Chief of Staff General Jérôme Bellanger [...]
  • USS John McCain Passes Through Taiwan Straits

    January 1, 2021 0
    Two US warships sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Thursday in the second such mission this month, drawing a protest from Beijing. It happened almost two weeks after a Chinese aircraft carrier group used [...]
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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East Asia and Pacific Region

Philippine Army Test Fires Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm Howitzer Boosting Long-Range Strike.

April 27, 2026 0

The Philippine Army has conducted its first live firing with its new Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer during Exercise Salaknib 26, a joint U.S./Philippines military exercise, bringing a faster and more mobile long-range strike […]

Infantry Weapons

Israel uses the Roem howitzer in its first combat strikes in Lebanon.

April 24, 2026 0

The Israel Defense Forces has used its new Ro’em self-propelled howitzer in combat for the first time, firing the system during artillery strikes in southern Lebanon. Units from the 282nd Artillery Brigade brought the wheeled […]

Europe

Turkey test-fires the KORAOK short-range anti-tank missile.

April 22, 2026 0

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  • Air-Launched Weapons

    US Navy Test Fires New Air-Launched Missile

  • Europe

    Russia destroyed wooden mock-ups of HIMARS using $5 million Kalibr cruise missile

  • Naval Platforms

    India launches the fourth P15B destroyer and second P17A frigate

  • Europe

    Belarusian anti-Lukashenko BYPOL and Cyber Partisans are preparing major sabotages in Belarus and Kaliningrad

  • Air Platform

    Peru cleared to purchase 12 F-16V Block 70 Fighter Jets.

  • Middle East

    U.S. Approves $6.67 Billion Arms Sales to Israel and $9 billion arms sales to Saudi Arabia.  

  • South Asia

    India Removes Offset Clause For Government-To-Government Arms Deals

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s tank fires destroyed Russia’s armored column in Kursk region

  • Infantry Weapons

    Italy deploys SAMP/T air defense system in Kuwait

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Baykar to Develop Unmanned Fighter Jet

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Norway joins the UK’s Global Combat Ship partnership with Canada and Australia.

  • Americas

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

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Taiwan unveils ‘T-Dome’ missile shield modelled on Israel’s Iron Dome.

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Hurjet Light Attack Aircraft Completes First Supersonic Flight

  • Air Platform

    From Israel To China: An In-depth Analysis of The J-10 Vigorous Dragon Fighter Jet

  • Americas

    The U.S. Developing New Microwaves Weapons

  • Naval Platforms

    Gotland-class Submarine is A Unique Swedish Innovation

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Bayraktar vs Russian Pantsir: Has Turkey Gained Advantage over Russian Weaponry?

  • Ballistic Missile

    Turkish Roketsan Unveils Air-to-air and Ground-to-ground Missiles.

  • Air Platform

    Saab Awarded Contract To Upgrade Swedish Gripen C/D Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Roketsan unveils Turkish-first 1000 km range CENK ballistic missiles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Soviet-era Kiev-class Aircraft Carrier Used as Theme Park in China Catches Fire Again

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The Iran war unravels China’s underperforming propaganda-driven military and political purges, which cannot fix the technical problem.

  • Air Platform

    No Simulators! Russian Air Force Glued GoPro Dash Cam On Modernized Su-30SM Fighter Jets

  • Americas

    US Army Seeks Potential Manufacturer of Next-Gen Abrams M1E3 Tank.

  • Europe

    Royal Navy’s new aircraft carrier achieve fully operational capability

  • Middle East

    Israel hits Hezbollah’s 400 medium-range rocket launchers, 70 arms depots and 80 drones and cruise missiles

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh’s former dictator Hasina and Indian RAW paid $8 per person for participating in a mass demonstration in Bangladesh.

  • C4iSR

    United States donated AN/PVS-14 night vision monoculars to Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) Has Conducted Low Yield Nuclear Tests

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Raises Defense Spending By 7.1% To $229 Billion

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar’s Junta Extends State Of Emergency

  • Africa

    Pakistan has struck a $4 billion arms deal with Libyan National Army, including JF-17 fighter jets, Super Mushak trainer and other equipment.

  • C4iSR

    Lockheed Martin to integrate augmented reality on T-50 trainer aircraft

  • South Asia

    Pakistan to replace P-3 Orion patrol aircraft with Brazilian Embraer Lineage jetliner

  • Europe

    Bad News For Ukraine: Putin Learning To Value Competent Andrei Belousov And Removing Incompetent Idiots From Ministry Of Defense

  • Defense Industry

    South Korea Emerges As Eighth Largest Weapons Exporter In The World

  • Naval Platforms

    South Korea, India and China Turned Myanmar Navy Into A Blue Water Navy

  • Anti-drone System

    Australian Company EOS To Deliver Slinger Anti-drone System To Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    USS Alexandria heads towards western pacific

  • C4iSR

    Saab Group To Build Two GlobalEye AEW&C For Swedish Air Force

  • Air Platform

    Airbus A400M Cleared For Caracals Refuelling

  • Europe

    Spectacular explosion: Ukraine continues to hit Russian oil refinery and fuel depots

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Netherlands purchases Rheinmetall Skyranger Anti-air Gun System.

  • Americas

    Boeing awarded contract to produce 150 km range GLSDB for Ukraine

  • Middle East

    Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems hands over third HDW Class 209/1400mod submarine to Egyptian Navy

  • C4iSR

    Saab unveils a new mobile high-mast solution for the Giraffe 4A radar

  • C4iSR

    The Western Radar and EW are increasingly leveraging Gallium Nitride (GaN) technology to meet stringent high-performance criteria

  • Industry

    The Grand Ambition of Turkish Defense Industries

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. Air Force Successfully Tests AGM-183A Hypersonic Missile

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