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  • [ May 12, 2026 ] Russian cargo ship Ursa Major sank in the Mediterranean Sea, carrying a nuclear reactor to North Korea. East Asia and Pacific Region
  • [ May 12, 2026 ] South Korea’s new KF-21 Boramae fighter jet cleared for active combat. Air Platform
  • [ May 12, 2026 ] Israeli Air Force’s first KC-46 aerial refuelling tanker completes maiden flight. Air Platform
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East Asia and Pacific Region

CNS Kaifeng Enters Service With PLA Navy

August 9, 2021 GDC 0

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy has commissioned the fourth new Type 052D destroyer this year, the Kaifeng, it was revealed for the first time last month in an official statement introducing a recent drill […]

Naval Platforms

The PLAN Type 052D Guided Missile Destroyer

April 14, 2020 GDC 0

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Naval Platforms

Type 054A Multi-mission Frigate

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East Asia and Pacific Region

The PLAN Declares Type 052D Destroyer and Type 054A Frigate Operational

March 20, 2020 GDC 0

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has declared that the Type 052D Luyang III-class destroyer Guiyang (pennant number 119) and the Type 054A Jiangkai II-class frigate Zaozhuang (pennant number 542) were officially declared ready for combat earlier this year by […]

  • State Of Emergency Declared In Russia’s Kursk Region Amid Ukraine’s Advances

    August 9, 2024 0
    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on August 8 said that Russia brought war to his country and “must feel what it has done” after Russia claimed to have repelled a surprise cross-border advance by Ukraine into [...]
  • Turkish drone maker Baykar signs largest ever sales agreement with Saudi Arabia

    July 20, 2023 0
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  • GDELS-Steyr to unveil new short-range air defense system

    October 25, 2024 0
    At the AIRPOWER 24 airshow in Zeltweg, Styria, General Dynamics European Land Systems–Steyr (GDELS–Steyr) is set to unveil the latest variant of its PANDUR 6×6 EVO wheeled armored vehicle. The new variant of the PANDUR [...]
  • Rheinmetall has secured its largest-ever ammo order worth $9.1 billion

    June 21, 2024 0
    Rheinmetall AG received an €8.5 billion ($9.1 billion) order to deliver artillery ammunition to the German army, the biggest contract in the company’s history, as governments race to stock up and support Ukraine’s defense campaign [...]
  • Ukraine Figured Out How To Hit Russia’s S-400 Surface-to-air Missile System, 31 S-400 Batteries Destroyed In Ukraine War

    November 4, 2024 0
    Russia’s S-400 air-defence system is feared. But Ukraine has been able to destroy 31 of the S-400 systems, including older weapons. Experts say it’s still a good system, but the West could learn from Ukraine’s [...]
  • The RAAF C27J Sustainment Under Scrutiny

    March 11, 2020 0
    In a heavily redacted copy of the Australian Department of Defence’s Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group’s (CASG’s) Quarterly Performance Report from last September, released to the public in February, details about the plans to mitigate [...]
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.

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East Asia and Pacific Region

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

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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 […]

  • Europe

    No SATNAV and datalink: Russia’s special forces using 1940s paper map to navigate in Ukraine

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Army General dies in a helicopter crash

  • Europe

    Another Ukrainian Drone Struck Oil Tanker At Kursk Airfield Deep Inside Russia

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    US Air Force’s F-35 Stealth Jets To Receive HACM Hypersonic Missile

  • Europe

    Hellenic Navy’s HS Kimon Started Sea Trials

  • Middle East

    Where are Iran’s main nuclear sites, and what is it used for?

  • Americas

    US Military Selected Barrett Multi-caliber MRAD Sniper Rifle to Replace M2010 and M107 sniper rifles

  • Industry

    Hindustan Aeronautics updates on Helicopter programme

  • Africa

    U.S. State Department approved precision-guided munitions to Nigeria

  • Europe

    Ukraine To Receive Switchblade 600 Anti-armor Loitering Munitions

  • Naval Platforms

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

  • Europe

    Russia’s Largest Tank Manufacturer Halts Tank Production and Repair, Amid Crippling Sanctions

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall To Bid For Future German Air Defense System

  • Europe

    Ukraine Shoots Down Six Russian Reconnaissance Balloons Over Kyiv

  • Americas

    The U.S. Air Force to procure 80 Boeing F-15X

  • Naval Platforms

    Royal Australian Navy’s Shortfin Barracuda Class Submarine

  • Americas

    President Trump sends nuclear submarines towards Russia over provocative statements by drunk Medvedev

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Thailand Scrambles Fighter Jets After Myanmar Violated Its Airspace

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian Army Started Using Taiwan-made Revolver 860 Drones

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    AIM-174B ‘Gunslinger’ Nickname Hinted at by Commander, Naval Air Forces and U.S. Pacific Fleet

  • Air Platform

    China Copies Another Feature Of F-22, This Time 2D TVC

  • Europe

    Boeing Signs Drone Deal with Ukrainian Firm Antonov at Farnborough Airshow

  • Europe

    First FDI frigate built by Naval Group for Hellenic Navy hits the water

  • Air Platform

    Lithuanians Crowd-fund $5.4 Million To Buy Turkish Bayraktar TB2 For Ukraine

  • Europe

    Czech Republic Delivers 45 Upgraded T-72B Tanks To Ukraine

  • Europe

    EuroSpike Awarded $2.5 Billion Contract to Produce Rafael’s Spike Missile for Germany.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Russia Finally Admits It Needs Help From China On Shipbuilding

  • Europe

    Saab receives order for Gripen development

  • Europe

    British Army Received Europe’s Most Modern Battle Tank, The Challenger 3

  • Americas

    U.S. buys S-300 from Ukraine to practice drone strikes against S-300

  • Air Platform

    Norway To Purchase Leopard and K2 Tanks Worth $1.8 Billion

  • Europe

    UK will send starstreak, NLAW, howitzer and loitering munitions worth £100 million to Ukraine

  • Industry

    China is the world’s 2nd-biggest arms exporter, and it’s closing the gap on the US

  • C4iSR

    Azerbaijan and Bangladesh’s military purchase Turkish military-grade DS200T series hybrid PBX systems.

  • Europe

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

  • Air Platform

    Iraq Plans to Buy 12 JF-17 Block III

  • Europe

    Tough Life Vlad: U.S. Suspends Erectile Drug Viagra Export To Russia

  • Naval Platforms

    PLAN’s Type 055 Destroyer

  • C4iSR

    CETC Group’s Type 305A and Type 305B AESA Radar

  • Explore

    Russian army is no longer capable of ground-based tactical warfare, UK defense intelligence report

  • Defense Industry

    India Bought Barak-8 Missiles Worth $5 Billion

  • Air Platform

    Turkish T-129 ATAK Helicopter Upgraded With Aselsan Recon Pod

  • Europe

    Ukraine receives first Gurkha medical evacuation vehicle

  • Air Platform

    Peru to buy 24 Saab Gripen E/F fighter jets worth $2.8 billion

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Beaver kamikaze drones hit Moscow with huge explosions, creating air traffic chaos

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    India Test Fires Air-Launched Variant of BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile

  • Air Platform

    US Air Force’s B-2 stealth bombers dropped GBU-57 MOP to Iran’s Nuclear Sites

  • Americas

    US Air Force Tests Integrated Electronic Warfare Capability of F-35 Fighters

  • Americas

    BAE, Oshkosh to build prototype cold-weather vehicles for U.S. Army

  • Americas

    US Army Pushes M10 Booker Through Extreme Testing in Arizona.

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