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Europe

North Korea Delivers 1973’s Type 73 Machine Guns To Russian Army

November 8, 2024 GDC 0

The North Korean Type 73 GPMG has been previously documented in Iraq, Yemen and Syria and recently observed in Ukraine with the Russian army. Russian forces have reportedly begun using North Korean Type 73 machine […]

  • Construction Of RAN’s Hunter-class Frigate Is On Track

    July 5, 2020 0
    ASC Shipbuilding has dismissed media assertions that size issues in the design of the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN’s) future nine Hunter-class frigates are causing concern. Managing Director Craig Lockhart told Janes on 3 July that assertions regarding [...]
  • 25 PLAAF Aircraft Fly Through Taiwan’s ADIZ On Monday, Most This Year

    April 14, 2021 0
    Taipei, Taiwan (GDC) — A total of 25 Chinese military aircraft entered Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Monday, the most on any single day so far this year, the Ministry of National Defense [...]
  • S-400 failed: Ukraine wiped out Russian military base in Luhansk using four UK-made Storm Shadow cruise missiles

    June 8, 2023 0
    Ukraine has reportedly blasted a Russian military base with four long-range missiles supplied by the UK. British Storm Shadow Cruise Missiles Destroyed Russian Military Headquarter In LuhanskDateApril 16, 2024Russia says Ukraine used Storm Shadow missiles [...]
  • Finland Received Upgraded Hamina-class Missile Boat

    September 29, 2022 0
    International provider of defence, security and aviation life cycle support services Patria has delivered the fourth and last modernized Hamina-class missile boat to the Finnish Navy in Upinniemi.  In the mid-life-upgrade (MLU) project Patria has [...]
  • Lockheed Martin to Develop New Hypersonic Weapons For US Marines

    December 3, 2021 0
    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in collaboration with Lockheed Martin are developing the OpFires mobile medium-range hypersonic missile assembly to fit on the back of an U.S. Army’s Palletized Load System (PLS) 5-axle [...]
  • Former Bangladesh’s dictator Sheikh Hasina’s Indian passport is circulating on social media

    July 13, 2025 0
    A photocopied passport of former Bangladesh’s dictator, Sheikh Hasina, has been circulating on social media, surprising millions of Bangladeshis who have been waiting to see dictator Hasina tried in a Bangladeshi court for genocide and [...]
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.

May 17, 2026 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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  • Anti-air Missiles

    Germany to deliver two new Patriot missile defense system to Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korean military orders new command vehicles from Hyundai Rotem

  • Americas

    Saab’s Gripen C/D shines in Alaska Red Flag exercise

  • Europe

    Russia’s Navy has a big maintenance problem, no ships ever leave ports without a tugboat

  • Air Platform

    China’s Domestic Engine Problems Continue to Become A Headache For PLA-AF

  • Infantry Weapons

    Hanwha Defense Awarded $1.7 Billion Contract To Deliver 200 K9 Artillery System

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Drone Strike Killed Russian Commander Travelling In A BMP-3 IFV

  • Middle East

    Navantia Launched the Fifth Avante 2200 Corvette For Royal Saudi Navy

  • Europe

    Serbian Army Puts Pantsir-S2 Short-range Air Defense System in Service

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia-China diplomatic relationship hits lowest point

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan cleared to upgrade Patriot Missile Defense System to PAC3 Level

  • Naval Platforms

    Dassault Aviation delivered third ATL2 MPA to French DPA

  • Europe

    Russian firm uses US subsidiary to evade Western sanctions

  • Europe

    Ukraine started mass producing UJ-26 Beaver deep strike kamikaze drones

  • Air Platform

    Boeing awarded contract to build 15 KC-46A Pegasus tankers for U.S. Air Force

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine unveils new domestic surface-to-air missile.

  • C4iSR

    Russian forces switching on and off TOR missile to minimize radar heat issues provide window of opportunity to destroy the missile system

  • Air Platform

    Three More Rafale Fighters To Arrive In India On November 5

  • Air Platform

    Malaysia ditches MiG-35 in favor of FA-50

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Army Received Training On Harpoon Anti-ship Missile Launch System

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    More Aggression: China Hikes Defense Budget To 6.8% Of GDP

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Thai Army’s T-84 Oplot Main Battle Tanks Fire at Cambodian Positions

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine shoot down a Russian Ka-52 Attack helicopter

  • Infantry Weapons

    Russia’s S-400 is a disgrace in Syria, says Brigadier General Abdolrahim Mousavi

  • Naval Platforms

    Lürssen’s OPV80 – Royal Australian Navy’s Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV)

  • Europe

    Belarusian Yak-130 Crashed Killing Two Pilots

  • Europe

    Tugboat Navy: Failed launch of a cruise missile almost sunk Putin’s destroyer, “Marshal Shaposhnikov”

  • Middle East

    Israeli Kamikaze Drones Struck Iranian Drone Manufacturing Factory

  • Air Platform

    China’s first prototype unmanned helicopter successfully flew

  • Europe

    French Air Force Participates In Skyros 2021 Air Combat Exercise With Hellenic Air Force

  • Europe

    Leaked video shows Chinese army officers working as military advisers for Russia and former Chinese soldiers working as mercenaries to fight Putin’s war in Ukraine

  • South Asia

    The inept Bangladesh military (thief) steals its defence budget to manufacture sweets while Myanmar’s Su-30 bombs the Naf River and flies over Cox Bazar airport.

  • Europe

    Germany Unveils New Leopard 2A8 Advanced Battle Tank.

  • South Asia

    Elbit Systems Received $103 Million EW Contracts

  • Air Platform

    Polish Air Force To Receive 16 M-346 Advanced Training Jets

  • Europe

    Russian tanks and armored vehicles littered the area around the embattled town of Avdiivka

  • Air Platform

    Sukhoi Su-34 ‘Fullback’: An Accident-prone Aircraft of RuAF

  • Africa

    Egypt Will Go To War With Ethiopia Over Grand Renaissance Dam, Says President Al-Sisi

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Singapore’s ST Engineering Awarded Contract for Falaj 3 OPV for UAE Navy

  • Europe

    US sending latest generation 155mm M777A2 howitzers to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Hanwha delivers new batch of K9 howitzers to Poland

  • Europe

    The US State Department Approves Javelin for Poland

  • Middle East

    Israeli F-16 Bombed Lebanese Building Killing Hamas’s Top Drone Commander

  • Air Platform

    South Korean KF-21 Fighter Jet Could Become Export Success For Its Defense Industries

  • Europe

    Ukrainian heavy artillery inflicts ‘hell’ on Russian lines near Bakhmut

  • Europe

    German arms exports surged to $8.9 billions

  • Americas

    US Navy christens future USS Marinette

  • Air Platform

    Finland Ordered 64 Lockheed’s F-35 Stealth Jets For $9.4 Billion

  • Europe

    U.S. To Supply Phoenix Ghost Kamikaze Drones To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Raytheon Offers Boosterless SkyCeptor Missiles for Poland’s Air Defense System

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