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East Asia and Pacific Region

China fires DF-21 and DF-26B ballistic missiles

August 29, 2020 GDC 0

Ballistic missiles launched in response to US aerial activities in a ‘no-fly zone’ during a Chinese naval drill.23 hours ago. China has fired DF-21 and DF-26B into the South China Sea, according to a news […]

  • No Reaction From S-300: The Israeli Air Force F-16 Strikes Near Syrian S-300 Position

    April 1, 2020 0
    Israeli fighters launched missiles right under the nose of the S-300. The Syrian Army only used anti-aircraft guns while recently activated S-300 battery watches Israeli F-16 learned GDC quoting Russian media Avia.Pro. Read More “Russian-made [...]
  • Royal Australian Navy’s HMAS Sydney (V) Completes Sea Trials

    November 12, 2019 0
    The HMAS Sydney (V) is the final Hobart-class air warfare destroyer (AWD) ordered for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has completed sea trial said Australian defence minister, Linda Reynolds on 9 November 2019. It was laid down [...]
  • Finland To Donate Leopard Tanks To Ukraine

    January 12, 2023 0
    On January 6, 2023, during an interview with the Finnish TV channel MTV, Antti Häkkänen Chairman of the Finnish Defense Committee and member of the Finnish Parliament said that Finland is ready to supply Leopard 2 Main Battle [...]
  • BWXT Awarded $1 Billion Contract for Naval Nuclear Reactor

    March 1, 2022 0
    US-based supplier of nuclear components and fuel BWX Technologies has revealed that the US Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program has exercised contract options totalling approximately $1 billion for manufacturing naval nuclear reactor components and fuel. BWX [...]
  • The JASDF, RAAF and the USAF should team up to collaborate on Loyal Wingman Programme to countering China

    April 21, 2020 0
    The US, Australia and Japan need to expand their collaboration on defense technologies in the future, with a specific focus on technologies that can help counter the rise of China. Concept art from the Air [...]
  • Ukraine-Russia War: Russia’s Weapons Export Plummets to Record Low

    March 12, 2022 0
    In the wake of the Ukraine crisis, India is keeping a close eye on its defense imports from Russia. Here’s a look at how India’s defense imports from Russia have fallen in recent years. Ukraine [...]
Europe

Ukrainian drones to get U.S.-made Zeus anti-tank guided missile.

April 11, 2026 0

Aeon confirmed an active integration partnership with a major unnamed Ukrainian drone manufacturer to fire Zeus guided missiles from drone platforms. A separate Ukrainian partnership covers Zeus integration onto manned and unmanned ground vehicles and […]

Europe

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia.

April 8, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia following an agreement with the Estonian government, aimed at supporting all three Baltic states. The decision was confirmed during a meeting in Washington between Estonian […]

Europe

Swedish Bofors will setup 155mm artillery ammo factory in Estonia.

April 4, 2026 0

A Swedish Bofors is set to build a major 155-millimeter artillery shell factory in northeastern Estonia, a development that would represent the most significant foreign investment in the country’s nascent defense industrial base. Estonian Defense […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin launches Hellfire missile from 10-foot cargo container.

April 2, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced Tuesday that the U.S. defense giant successfully launched a Hellfire missile from its new Grizzly launcher — housed within a 10-foot cargo container. The Grizzly system incorporates design elements of Lockheed’s M299 […]

Europe

Spain signs Indra–Hanwha deal for K9-based self-propelled artillery systems.

March 27, 2026 0

Spain’s Indra Group and South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace on March 24 signed a binding agreement in Madrid to jointly develop new tracked self-propelled artillery systems for the Spanish Armed Forces, the companies said. The agreement […]

Americas

Aeon tests Zeus low-cost alternative to Javelin anti-tank missile.

March 26, 2026 0

Aeon conducted a test launch of its new Zeus shoulder-fired missile system at a ranch in East Texas, according to Rochefort Ventures CEO Kyle Bass, who announced the milestone on Friday. Bass wrote that the launch marked […]

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin gets $447M to build 12 MH-60R helicopters for South Korean Navy

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine expects Gripen and F-16 fighter jets from Sweden, Netherlands and Poland

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Royal Australian Navy’s Collins Class Submarines Declared Product of Concern

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Raytheon develops over-the-shoulder AMRAAM, making it more deadly

  • Cyber

    Chinese Communist Party Sponsored Hackers Stole 40 Million Voter Records From British Electoral Commission’s Computer Systems

  • C4iSR

    Turkish Air Force Used E-7A Peace Eagle To Hunt And Destroy S-300 Using TB2 Drones

  • South Asia

    Indian Prime Minister Adolf Modi’s anti-Chinese unilateral India-only neighbourhood policy responsible for the ouster of pro-Modi Sheikh Hasina

  • Europe

    French attack submarine Suffren begins sea trials:Report

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippines Navy received 5th and 6th Shaldag Mk V Fast Attack Craft From Israel

  • Defense Industry

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

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    Defense Industry

    Japan Set To Become Largest Defense Spender In Indo-Pacific Region

  • Europe

    Russian Buyan-M Corvette Sustained Significant Damage By Ukrainian Drone Strikes

  • Cyber

    Russia could cut Ireland off the internet by cyberattacks and sabotaging undersea cables

  • Naval Platforms

    Mighty US Navy: This Is How US Can Take Spratly Islands!

  • Europe

    Czech Republic Purchases 44 Leopard 2A8 Main Battle Tanks.

  • Americas

    U.S. to spend $14.3 billion to ramp up Iron Dome missile production

  • Americas

    U.S. Senate Passes $95.3 Billion Aid Packages For Ukraine, Israel And Taiwan

  • Defense Industry

    South Korean Hanwha Group Buys Daewoo Shipbuilding

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Unveils DF-26 Ballistic Missile System That Can Reach Guam.

  • Americas

    US Navy To Christen Warship Named After Australia’s Capital

  • Air Platform

     U.S. Air Force’s F-15E Strike Eagle Deploy GBU-31 Bunker-Buster Bombs Against Hardened Targets in Iran.

  • C4iSR

    Poland selects AN/ALQ-254 Viper Shield electronic warfare suite for F-16 Viper upgrade program.

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Baykar’s Akıncı UCAV passes 1st test flight

  • Europe

    Ukraine Used Bayraktar TB2 Drone To Strike In Donbass

  • Air Platform

    J-8 (Jian-8) /F-8 Fighter aircraft

  • Europe

    Top Russian general killed by Ukrainian sniper in major blow for KGB Putin

  • C4iSR

    EuroTrophy Signs $450 Million Contract to Produce APS for Leopard 2A8.

  • Air Platform

    Saab awarded contract to produce four Gripen C fighter jets for Hungary

  • Defense Industry

    U.S. Prepares $20 Billion Arms Package for Taiwan Amid China Warnings.

  • Africa

    Kenya Ordered 118 Turkish Armored Vehicles

  • Europe

    Russia’s FM Sergei Lavrov Claims Hitler Was A Jew, Sparking Sharp Criticism From Israel

  • South Asia

    UN refugee agency reported up to 150,000 Rohingya fled to Bangladesh in 18 months under the inept Bangladesh army’s watch

  • C4iSR

    China’s propaganda sells YLC-8B as an anti-stealth radar, but YLC-8B is a high-altitude anti-ballistic VHF radar.

  • Europe

    POS 145 anti-tank missile: Serbian Yugoimport’s answer to American Javelin

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan To Boost South China Sea Deployment

  • Air Platform

    The Italian Air Force takes delivery of its most advanced Eurofighter Typhoon

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Patriot, NASAMS and Iris-T showing 100 percent success rate in Ukraine as Russia using long-range bombers instead of fighter jets to strike Kyiv

  • Cruise Missiles

    Russian Kh-101 Cruise Missile Hit Russian Territory Due To GLONASS Guidance Error

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha Defense Awarded $2.4 Billion Contract To Produce 129 Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicles

  • Americas

    Hanwha Ocean Inks Partnerships with Three Local Companies For Canadian Submarine Requirement

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s gift to the West: Russia now has major air defense problem after S-400, S-300, Buk and Pantsir embarrassments

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine’s F-16 fitted with advanced electronic warfare suite

  • Air Platform

    Legendary F-15EX: The U.S. Air Force’s Bombs and Missiles Trucks

  • Air Platform

    An In-depth Look at Chinese Z-10 Attack Helicopter

  • C4iSR

    Russia imports more than 2000 microelectronics components from Europe, Japan, South Korea and America for all Sukhoi-made fighter jets and Almaz-Antey missiles

  • Industry

    Lockheed Martin’s Marillyn Hewson to step down as CEO

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Unveils Low-cost 155mm Wheeled Artillery System Copying German RCH 155 8×8 Howitzer

  • Europe

    Israeli-made Gaia Amir MRAP Vehicles Spotted In Kherson

  • Americas

    EU and Canada Signed Agreement Allowing Canada to Join European Defense Program.

  • Air Platform

    Royal Navy to modernize fifth-generation F-35B fighter jets to Block 4 standard

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