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Anti-ship Missile

Japan deploys Type 88 anti-ship missiles amid China tensions

May 19, 2025 GDC 0

Japan is set to conduct an anti-ship missile firing drill on its territory, as Chinese and Russian naval forces continue operating in waters surrounding the United States ally. Japan, along with Taiwan and the Philippines, […]

Air Platform

Japan to Manufacture Technologically Superior Weapons in Asia-Pacific Region

April 30, 2020 GDC 0

After laying to rest its pacifist post-World War II posture since the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe came to power, Japan has its eyes set on matching if not overtaking the United States and Europe in aerospace and […]

Air-Launched Weapons

MHI Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile

April 11, 2020 GDC 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Japan Deploys Advanced Type 12 Anti-ship Weaponry On Southwest Isle

April 10, 2020 GDC 0

To boost its defenses against China in its southwestern archipelago, the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) announced on 26 March that it had deployed troops and its latest anti-ship missile type to Miyakojima Island. Miyakojima […]

Air-Launched Weapons

Japan’s MHI develops an advanced derivative of type 12 ASM

February 29, 2020 GDC 0

Japan originally developed type 91 air-launched antiship missile based on surface-to-ship missile for the Ground Self-Defense Force by utilizing the Type 88 missile technology of the Ground Self-Defense Force. The advanced derivative called type 12 […]

  • Russia halts Su-57 production after major fires, derailed export potential in India.

    April 18, 2026 0
    Satellite images published on April 14 by Exilenova+ show multiple collapsed roof spans at Shop No. 46 of Russia’s KnAAZ plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, confirming major structural damage from the April 11 fire that halted Su-57 [...]
  • Two Ukrainian pilots are in the U.S. for training assessment on F-16 fighter jets

    March 5, 2023 0
    The arrival of the two pilots marks the first time Ukrainians have traveled to the U.S. to have their skills evaluated by American military trainers. U.S. Approves $100 Million To Train Ukrainian Pilots On F-15 [...]
  • Ukrainian kamikaze drones wiped out Russia’s Pantsir and Kornet ATGM manufacturing factory in Tula

    January 23, 2024 0
    Ukraine on Sunday confirmed it carried out a drone attack on a Russian military plant in Tula, targeting the production facility for air defense systems, including the “Pantsir-S” anti-aircraft defense systems. However, multiple Russian Telegram [...]
  • Navantia and Thales signed agreement to modernize the Royal Thai Navy’s fleet.

    November 18, 2025 0
    Spanish shipbuilder Navantia and French defense technology company Thales have signed an agreement to support the modernization of the Royal Thai Navy’s (RTN) fleet. F-110 Bonifaz-class Frigates of the Spanish NavyDateJune 1, 2020Spanish F-110 Frigate [...]
  • Croatia Has Shown Interest In F-35 Stealth Jets

    March 25, 2021 0
    WASHINGTON (GDC) – Lockheed Martin co, the United States’ largest weapons maker, has fielded interest from Croatia regarding the purchase of stealthy F-35 jets, a Lockheed executive said last Friday. Greg Ulmer, the executive vice [...]
  • NATO Will Put Boots On The Ground If Putin Nukes Ukraine

    October 13, 2022 0
    NATO official warns Russia and Vladimir Putin a nuclear attack on Ukraine could provoke a ‘physical response’ An official has suggested NATO and Ukraine’s allies may be forced to step in if Russian President Vladimir [...]
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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East Asia and Pacific Region

Australian Army successfully test-fired the first domestically manufactured HIMARS.

April 16, 2026 0

Australia test-fired the first domestically manufactured GMLRS missile from a HIMARS launcher at Woomera Test Range, South Australia on April 9, 2026. The government committed $320 million to integrate Australian suppliers into GMLRS production at […]

Infantry Weapons

China delivers FN-6 MANPAD and HJ-12E anti-tank missiles to Iran.

April 15, 2026 0

US intelligence indicates China delivered new air defense systems to Iran, CNN reported on Friday, citing three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments. According to intelligence outlined in the CNN report, Beijing transferred shoulder-fired FN-6 […]

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Serbia purchased Soviet-era KUB anti-air missiles from Hungary

  • Americas

    Naval Group Launches Third OPV 87 For Argentine Navy

  • Defense Industry

    Indonesia agrees to pay 30% of KF-21 jet’s development cost to South Korea

  • Europe

    Video Shows How Armenian Missile Systems Were Disrupted By Electronic Attacks

  • Americas

    Boeing Started Factory Trials of QEAF F-15QA Fighter Jet

  • Middle East

    United Arab Emirates to get F-35 and MQ-9 Reaper drones

  • South Asia

    India and Pakistan’s nuclear arms purchase networks

  • Defense Industry

    South Korea Emerges As Eighth Largest Weapons Exporter In The World

  • Air Platform

    Cyber Espionage And Reverse Engineering Did Not Make Chengdu J-20 A Stealth Aircraft

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Royal Navy Begin Upgrading Type 23 Frigate With NSM Missiles

  • Americas

    Elbit Systems won US Air Force contract worth up to $476 million

  • Europe

    Raytheon delivers NASAMS II to Lithuanian Army

  • Europe

    Germany delivers 40 Marder infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine

  • Naval Platforms

    U.S. State Department Approves Six More P-8I Neptune MPA For India

  • Africa

    Israel, Morocco signs MoU for future arms sales by Israeli companies

  • Americas

    BAE Systems Awarded Contract to Produce Bradley A4s Infantry Fighting Vehicles.

  • Europe

    Tensions heat up between Russia, Poland for the deployment of Wagner mercenaries

  • Europe

    Ukraine and Slovakia to jointly build 155mm self-propelled howitzer

  • Middle East

    Israel declares state of war after Hamas killed more than 700 hundreds civilians and abducted 100 citizens

  • Central Asia

    Taliban, Iran, Qatar and Pakistan, A Dangerous Quad

  • Europe

    Ukrainian forces destroyed Russian 2S5 Giatsint-S self-propelled guns

  • Americas

    U.S. DSCA To Amend Upfront Payment Condition For Cash-strapped Partners

  • Europe

    Ukrainian forces blow up Russian T-90MS battle tank

  • Europe

    Notorious, Lone Wolf Canadian Sniper ‘Wali’ is Alive in Ukraine, Report of His Death is Fake

  • Defense Industry

    Russia copies a feature of Northrop YF-23 into Checkmate LCA

  • Americas

    Fincantieri allocates three U.S. Shipyards to build Constellation class frigates

  • Europe

    NATO Submarines And Frigates Hunt Russian Submarine In Black Sea.

  • Europe

    Swiss F/A-18 Hornet To Guard Its Airspace Round The Clock

  • Europe

    Hackers replaced Russian TV broadcasts during Putin’s ‘Victory Day’ parade with an anti-war message saying ‘the blood of Ukrainians is on Russians hands’

  • Air Platform

    France sends first batch of Mirage fourth-gen fighter jets to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Russian Investigators Released The Cause Of Su-35 Accidents

  • Europe

    Poland Orders More M1 Abrams Tanks Worth $1.4 Billion

  • Europe

    Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny mysteriously died before the 2024 election

  • Europe

    Turkey, Greece Vow To End Decades Old Political Anonymity Between Both Nations

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Force Achieves Air Superiority in 48 Hours and Russian Air Force Fails in Three Years

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall Showcases Skyranger 30 Anti-air System

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia readies for multinational exercise Talisman Sabre

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Australia Select Naval Strike Missiles To Replace Harpoon Anti-ship Missiles

  • Europe

    Russia Failed To Get Re-elected As Member Of United Nations Human Rights Council

  • Europe

    Belarusian Forces Will Soon Join Ukraine Invasion, Says President Alexander Lukashenko

  • Uncategorized

    Ukrainian forces destroyed Russian Zoopark-1 counter-battery radar

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Dismisses Three-Star General For Blowing The Whistle About Corruption

  • Middle East

    U.S. Deployed 2500 More Marines in the Middle East as IRGC and Basij on the Brink of Collapse.

  • Air Platform

    Sweden’s Gripen defeat Russia’s Su-35 in a simulated War Game

  • Air Platform

    Hellenic Air Force Buys Three MQ-9 Drones

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Ukrainian Start-up Develops Pulse-jet Powered Cruise Missile

  • Africa

    Israel, Chad renew diplomatic relations that were severed in 1972

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia signed landmark treaty with the UK for nuclear-powered attack submarines

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan’s F-16 Gets Major Boost as the US Approves New Upgrade Package.

  • Europe

    Turkey’s parliament has approved Sweden’s NATO membership bid

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