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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 […]

  • Russian General Vladimir Sviridov and his wife found dead after calling Russian military ‘third-rate’

    November 17, 2023 0
    A highly decorated Russian general and his wife have been found mysteriously dead after he criticised Vladimir Putin for his “third-rate” military. Putin Sacks General Lapin, Later Found General Lapin Dead In Moscow RiverDateNovember 4, [...]
  • U.S. Navy Deploys Six Arleigh Burke Class Destroyers to Strike Iran.

    March 4, 2026 0
    The US Navy has deployed six independently operating Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers to the Arabian Sea to conduct sustained Tomahawk land-attack missile strikes as part of Operation Fury. The move expands maritime strike capacity beyond [...]
  • Corrupt Yasser Arafat Stole $8 Billion from Palestine Authority and Left Property Empire in France and the UK for his Family Members.

    March 20, 2026 0
    Yasser Arafat, while maintaining a frugal personal life, oversaw a corrupt Palestinian Authority (PA) system, with audits revealing he diverted roughly $900 million to $1 billion in public funds between 1995 and 2000. Reports suggest [...]
  • Argentina rearms and formally requested on Thursday to join NATO as a global partner

    July 10, 2024 0
    Argentina formally requested on Thursday to join NATO as a global partner, a status that would facilitate greater political and security cooperation. President Javier Milei’s right-wing government aims to boost ties with Western powers and [...]
  • MBDA to manufacture Patriot Missile at Bavarian Factory in Europe.

    September 30, 2025 0
    European defense manufacturer MBDA has announced that it can ramp up Patriot missile production at a new Bavarian factory and potentially produce launchers, provided it secures industrial cooperation with Raytheon. It meets customer demand, Reuters has reported. European nations orders Patriot missiles [...]
  • Rohde & Schwarz selected as supplier for Slovak Air Force F-16V aircraft

    August 21, 2021 0
    Thanks to the collaboration between Rohde & Schwarz and Lockheed Martin, the Slovak Air Force has become the next customer to receive F-16 aircraft equipped with Rohde & Schwarz secure communications. Germany-based Rohde & Schwarz [...]
Europe

Ukraine develops new Zetros-based 155mm howitzer called Marta.

June 22, 2026 0

Germany and Ukraine signed agreements that include €750 million ($870 million) for 200 Bohdana self-propelled artillery systems on Zetros chassis, and those systems now have a confirmed name and barrel specification: defense analyst Jeff, reporting […]

Europe

MBDA unveils deep-strike, air defence, and smart mass-weapons portfolio.

June 21, 2026 0

MBDA will present a broad portfolio of sovereign defence solutions at Eurosatory 2026 as Europe and its allies accelerate rearmament. The company said the portfolio is intended to address armed forces’ needs in an increasingly […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin Unveils HIMARS FLEX with 12 Launch Canisters Capable of Firing Extended Range GMLRS, PrSM, and ATACMS.

June 20, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced the HIMARS FLEX on June 16, a modular evolution of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System that introduces a dual-pod launcher configuration capable of carrying double the munitions of the standard […]

Infantry Weapons

Indian Army selects Meprolight MEPRO X6 as new daytime optic for Negev light machine guns.

June 18, 2026 0

The Indian Army has selected Meprolight’s MEPRO X6 telescopic sight as the dedicated daytime optic for its Negev light machine guns (LMG), concluding a multi‑year evaluation process aimed at boosting long‑range engagement capability across frontline […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan’s Army Fires HIMARS Rocket Artillery in an Anti-invasion Drills.

June 10, 2026 0

Taiwan’s military on Wednesday fired its new mobile HIMARS rocket system, which is widely used by Ukraine, simulating an attack ​on an invading Chinese force and demonstrating its ability to “shoot-and-scoot” by avoiding ‌counter strikes. […]

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

    Northrop Grumman Successfully Tests AN/TPS-80 G/ATOR Radar

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Turkey Tests Bunker Busting SARB-83 Munition

  • Europe

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pushes for Western warplane ‘coalition’

  • Europe

    Ukraine to receive more CEASAR howitzers from France

  • Air Platform

    Here’s why Russia’s MiG-35 is absent from Ukraine War

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine’s Neptune Cruise Missiles And Beaver Drones Destroyed $1.3 Billion S-400 Triumf SAM In Crimea

  • Europe

    Italian Navy ordered 36 amphibious armored vehicles from IDV

  • Defense Industry

    Chancellor Merkel’s last-minute approval sees German arms exports peak at $5.6 billion

  • Air Platform

    Singapore Air Force Purchases H225M Helicopter Simulator From Spanish Indra

  • Europe

    Ukraine War: Russian Economy Shrinks By 4% In A Single Quarter

  • C4iSR

    Russia To Supply Myanmar With Orlan-10E Surveillance Drones And Pantsir-S1

  • Europe

    French Air Force deployed two Rafale jets in Greek Cypriot

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    India’s Biggest Problem Is Not Dokhlam, But China’s Silk Road

  • Air Platform

    Analysis: Evaluation Exercises Amongst Rafale, Gripen, Eurofighter Typhoon And Super Hornet

  • Europe

    A Growing Cooperation Between Ukraine and Turkey is Soft Power of Turkey

  • South Asia

    IAF Rafale Fighters Started Ferry Flight To India

  • C4iSR

    South Korea unveils a cutting-edge Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) solution

  • Europe

    Sabotage, Surrendered Soldiers, And Handing Out Weapons To Ukraine, Putin Thinks Nuclear Option

  • Europe

    Failed Intimidation Tactics, Russia’s MiG-31 Foxhound Crashes Near Finish Border

  • Middle East

    Iranian Mullahs are the most vulnerable right now to the Israeli Air Force’s attacks

  • Europe

    Swedish Gripen Chased Russian Su-24 Nuclear-Armed Bomber Out of Gotland, Report

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Sweden Joins European Coalition to Procure 1,000 Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missile (GEM-T) Missiles

  • Europe

    Russian troops swept away by flood while fleeing Kherson

  • Air Platform

    China’s Beihang UAS readies BZK-005E long-range reconnaissance UAV

  • Europe

    Israel Considers Sending Iron Dome To Ukraine After Anti-semitic Remarks By Sergei Lavrov

  • Europe

    Downing of Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik-B Combat Drone Exposed Russia’s Great Stealth Hoax

  • Naval Weapons

    Mk41 strike length vertical-launching system (VLS)

  • Americas

    BAE Systems Profit Rises as Accounts Receivable and Orders Increase

  • Industry

    Axiom Precision win a contract to supply parts for F-35

  • Cruise Missiles

    MBDA Unveils STRATUS Future Cruise / Anti-Ship Weapon (FC/ASW).

  • South Asia

    India Started Hybrid Warfare Against Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, China and the Maldives.

  • Air Platform

    The Differences Between MiG-29M2 and MiG-35

  • Europe

    Lithuania will purchase Leopard 2 tanks from Germany

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Greek Patriot Battery Intercepts Two Iranian Ballistic Missiles Over Saudi Arabia.

  • Ballistic Missile

    Russia purchased $5 billion worth of cruise missile, ballistic missile, ammo and drones from Iran.

  • Europe

    Ukraine shot down 52 Iranian-made Shahed drones in Kyiv using German-made Gepard anti-air gun

  • Air Platform

    PAC-CAC JF-17 Thunder Multi-role Combat Aircraft

  • Air Platform

    Royal Thai Air Force Deploys AT-6 Close Air Support Aircraft to Cambodian Border

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha Ocean Showcases FFX Batch II For Royal Australian Navy’s SEA 3000 Requirements

  • Cruise Missiles

    Romanian startup develops AI-guided low-cost mini cruise missile.

  • Americas

    Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Delivered Final Trophy APS To The US

  • Anti-air Missiles

    China’s new HQ-19 missile system makes public debut

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. Navy Submarine Force Could Sink The Chinese Fleet And Save Taiwan

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japanese Self Defense Forces hypersonic missile spotted on public road

  • Europe

    British National Crime Agency travelled to Bangladesh as they probe corruption claims against Tulip Siddiq

  • Middle East

    Israeli Super Weapon Iron Dome Anti-air Missile Shot Down Iranian Ballistic Missiles

  • Air Platform

    RAF Typhoon will get new advanced ECRS MK2 AESA radar

  • Air Platform

    First Batch of Ukrainian Pilots Completes Training on F-16 Fighting Falcon

  • Air Platform

    Where Is Indian Tejas MKII And AMCA In The Global Fighter Jets Competition?

  • Air Platform

    Norway To Purchase Leopard and K2 Tanks Worth $1.8 Billion

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