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East Asia and Pacific Region

HMS Queen Elizabeth Projects Power In South China Sea

May 10, 2021 GDC 0

Britain’s biggest naval task force since the Falklands War is headed our way. And its centrepiece, the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, is sailing into uncertain waters. Regular US deployments of its nuclear-powered behemoths – […]

Americas

Saab Awarded A Contract For US Navy’s LCS Sensors Suite

April 14, 2021 GDC 0

Washington (GDC) – Saab says it will expand its East Syracuse plant and add 50 new jobs after the U.S. Navy selected the company to help upgrade its fleet of small, fast combat ships. U.S. […]

Naval Platforms

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

June 17, 2020 GDC 0

The US Navy is the most powerful group of ships, carriers, and sailors on Earth. The Navy is older than the US – founded in 1775 as the Continental Navy – and is currently made […]

Americas

Norwegian Kongsberg wins a contract to supply Naval Strike Missile

March 13, 2020 GDC 0

Norwegian Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA) has signed a contract with US-based Raytheon Missile Systems for Naval Strike Missiles (NSM) to the US Navy Over-The-Horizon Weapon System (OTH WS) program. The deal is valued at […]

Naval Weapons

Raytheon-Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile (NSM): Fifth-gen Over the Horizon Precision Strike Missile

December 5, 2019 GDC 0

The Naval Strike Missile is a long-range, precision strike weapon that can find and destroy enemy ships at distances up to 185 km away. The stealthy missile flies at sea-skimming altitude, has terrain-following capability and […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

The Path to Insanity: South China Sea Explosion Explained!

November 23, 2019 GDC 0

The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty was supposed to lead to disarmament. Instead, it’s led to nuclear apartheid — and sooner or later, someone’s going set one off. A website run by far-right U.S. talk show radio […]

  • Sweden’s proposal on the Gripen sale to Thailand included significant technology transfer

    January 28, 2025 0
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  • Finland’s HX Programme’s Fighter Jet Comparison

    February 2, 2020 0
    Finland’s HX fighter programme to replace the Finnish Air Force’s F/A-18 C/D Hornet has entered its evaluation phase with the country set to evaluate entrants from Airbus, Boeing, Dassault Aviation, Lockheed Martin and Saab ahead [...]
  • Saudi Arabian SAMI signs agreement with Turkish Baykar Defense on Drone Production

    April 29, 2024 0
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  • Pakistan Held Keel-laying Ceremony For Fourth MILGEM Corvette

    November 8, 2021 0
    The Pakistan Navy has held a keel-laying ceremony for its fourth Milgem-class corvette at Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works Limited (KS&EW). Turkey Laid Keel Of Third Jinnah-class Corvettes Of Pakistan Navy 8DateMay 7, 2021Pakistan navy’s fourth [...]
  • Pakistan Air Force’s Chinese-made J-10C ‘Temu’ Fighter Jet’s WS-10B Engine Caught Fire During Take-off.

    May 6, 2025 0
    Developed by China’s Chengdu Aircraft Corporation, the J-10CE has long been on Sudan’s radar, with reports of its interest in the advanced fourth-generation fighter jet first surfacing in 2022. As these warplanes begin to arrive, [...]
  • JMSDF Atago-class destroyer

    May 15, 2020 0
    The Atago class of guided missile destroyers (あたご型護衛艦|atago-gata-go-ei-kan) is an improved version of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF)’s Kongō class. The fire-control system for the Atago class is the Aegis Weapon System Baseline 7 phase 1, which will combine American- and Japanese-manufactured systems to make up the [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia fires its first homegrown AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer.

June 8, 2026 0

Australia fired its first domestically built self-propelled howitzers during live-fire training last week, completing the journey from a production line in Geelong to live rounds downrange in a matter of months — a timeline that […]

Americas

Canada Purchases 26 HIMARS Rocket Artillery.

June 5, 2026 0

The Government of Canada said it has finalised a government-to-government agreement with the United States for the acquisition of long-range missile capability for the Canadian Armed Forces. The Government of Canada said it has finalised […]

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 […]

  • Air Platform

    40 RNAF’s F-16 fighter jets could allow Ukraine to retake Crimea faster than anticipated

  • C4iSR

    Lockheed Martin Awarded A Contract To Deliver AN/TPS77 Long-Range Air Defense Radar To RAAF

  • Anti-air Missiles

    US Army Deploys MIM-104 Patriot Missile Defense System In The Middle East

  • Air Platform

    Saudi Arabia Rejected Chinese J-35A Fighter Jets Concerning Its Stealth Feature, Engine, Radar and Avionics

  • Europe

    Ukraine says it shot down six Kinzhal hypersonic missiles and nine Kalibr cruise missiles

  • Naval Weapons

    Phalanx close-in weapon system

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha Unveils KF21 Infantry Fighting Vehicles For Export Markets

  • Europe

    Russia used paintings to reassemble fighter jets at Crimea airbase after evacuating jets from the peninsula

  • Uncategorized

    North Korea’s aging fighter jets have a new weapon that looks like a Taurus cruise missile.

  • Europe

    MBDA’s Marte ER Anti-Ship Missile Successfully Passes Final Test

  • Europe

    Su-34 bomber crashed in Khabarovsk Territory in Russia

  • Europe

    Incompetent Russian military sent elite Spetsnaz forces to fight conventional war, Ukraine killed them all

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Australia Purchases 200 AIM-120D AMRAAM from Raytheon

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RAN’s Collins-class Submarines to Receive Sonar Upgrade

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Army undergoes major reshuffle after Sheikh Hasina fled to India

  • Europe

    Russia Boosts Air Defense System In Crimea, Amid Fears Of U.S. Supplying F-16 Fighter Jets To Ukraine

  • Land Platform

    Norinco delivers airdrop-capable armored vehicle to PLA

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Captured Russia’s Orion-10 and Eleron-3 Drones

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine destroys Russia’s modernized Pantsir-SM-SV anti-aircraft missile system days after Russia boost its efficacy

  • Europe

    Germany confirms their willingness to provide Ukraine with Taurus missile if U.S. delivers ATACMS missile

  • Americas

    President Trump is expected to abolish 1987 arms control treaty to export sophisticated drones to South Asia and the Middle East.

  • Middle East

    Israeli forces cut off north Gaza to isolate Hamas as Palestinian death toll passes 10,000

  • Europe

    Russia Failed To Launch Satan II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

  • Air Platform

    Greece plans to transfer 32 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Russia’s Kh-47M2 Kinzhal Hypersonic BS: Not What You Think

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Anschütz awarded contract to produce integrated bridge for Hunter-class frigates

  • Infantry Weapons

    Amid China and Pakistan tensions, India to expedite PRITHVI Air Defence (PAD) development

  • Air Platform

    UK’s Tempest Fighter To Get A Brand New AESA Radar

  • Air Platform

    India’s MiG-29 debris found in Kashmir, Pakistan’s F-16 and Saab Erieye Involved in Shooting IAF Fighters Down Before Entering Pakistan

  • Europe

    Russia’s glorified S-400 SAM failed to launch 40N6E missiles

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Asalsan Awarded $616 Million Contract to Produce Turkish Steel Dome

  • Europe

    U.S. Donates Mi-17 Helicopters, Switchblades Drones And Javelin to Ukraine Worth $800 Million

  • Europe

    Sweden to Have Operational Patriot Missile Defense Systems by 2025

  • Africa

    Senegal awarded Piriou a contract to build three OPV58 S

  • C4iSR

    Saab offers GlobalEye AEW&C to Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

  • South Asia

    60,000 Rohingya Refugees Entered in Bangladesh in Last Two Months As Inept Bangladesh Army Watches

  • Middle East

    Israel Going Ahead With German Submarine Deal

  • Air Platform

    MQ-9B SeaGuardian Demonstrates Maritime Capabilities

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Facebook Bans Myanmar Military’s Facebook And Instagram Pages

  • Europe

    Romania purchased South Korean K9 Howitzers Worth $715 million

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze drone destroyed Russian Oil refinery 130 km from Putin’s palace

  • Europe

    Protests Erupted In Armenia After Land Ceded To Azerbaijan

  • Air Platform

    Fifth-gen Aircraft Are Necessity, Says Thai Air Force

  • Americas

    Panama has canceled registration of Russian shadow oil tankers sending a huge blow to Vlad

  • Europe

    Turkey to Replace Ukrainian Engines With Domestic Engine In Bayraktar TB2 Drone

  • Europe

    Greece announced €10 billion military modernization plans

  • Middle East

    Israel sent captured Russian arms in Syria, Lebanon and Gaza to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Polish-made ‘kamikaze’ drone slammed into Russian military camp

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Joins French-led Naval Exercise In The Bay Of Bengal

  • Naval Platforms

    Japan to fund $348 million for Six Vietnamese Patrol Boats

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