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East Asia and Pacific Region

USS Curtis Wilbur Sails Through Taiwan Straits

February 27, 2021 GDC 0

TAIPEI (GDC) — The Ministry of National Defense (MND) stated Thursday (Feb. 25) that a U.S. Navy ship had sailed through the Taiwan Strait the previous day. The MND issued a press release Thursday at noon stating […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

USS John McCain Passes Through Taiwan Straits

January 1, 2021 GDC 0

Two US warships sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Thursday in the second such mission this month, drawing a protest from Beijing. It happened almost two weeks after a Chinese aircraft carrier group used […]

  • Kalashnikov Group Completes Delivery of Strela-10M3 Missiles to Russian Military

    November 24, 2021 0
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  • India Purchased South Korean K9 Howitzers Relacing Russian-made Howitzers

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  • Indonesian Navy Approves Terma CMS For KCR-60 FAC

    January 30, 2022 0
    The Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) approves the factory acceptance tests of four new combat management systems (CMS) for four fast attack crafts, “KCR-60”, scheduled to join their fleet. Indonesia Launched Its Fifth KCR-60M Fast Attack CraftDateDecember [...]
  • Royal Thai Air Force’s Gripen fighter jets bombed Cambodia as fights erupted between both neighbors for border disputes

    July 24, 2025 0
    A Thai Gripen fighter jet destroyed a Cambodian military target after dozens of Thai villages had been evacuated because of Cambodian shelling. Cambodia has requested an urgent meeting with the UN, and Thailand’s embassy in [...]
  • Saudi Arabian Company To Co-produce Turkish Drone

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  • Ukrainian RUBAKA kamikaze drone can hit target at 500km range

    August 6, 2023 0
    The information appeared online about a new Ukrainian development – the kamikaze drone RUBAKA, capable of reaching a range of up to 500 km (310 miles). U.S. buys S-300 from Ukraine to practice drone strikes [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Unveils Next-generation K9MH Mobile Howitzer Artillery System.

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Europe

Safran and MBDA fired the first Thundart munition developed for France’s Long-Range Land Strike program.

May 5, 2026 0

French defense firm Safran and missile maker MBDA successfully test-fired their jointly developed rocket-artillery munition this month, and expect to be able to deliver the first multiple-launch rocket systems in 2029 should their offer be […]

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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  • Europe

    Russian saboteurs targeting Russian oil refinery to stop Putin’s war in Ukraine

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    American Coastal Mechanics Inc to Upgrade India’s MiG-29UPG and MiG-29K Fighter Jets as Russia Refuses to Provide Spare Parts

  • Europe

    Bayraktar Kizlilelma drone passes another critical milestone

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    ICC issued arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin

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    US Marine Corps forms first unit with ground-launched Tomahawk cruise missiles

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    U.S. Marines successfully fired a new NMESIS anti-ship missile

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish Aselsan Secured $2 Billion Work Orders in 2024.

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    Israeli IAI Delivers First Airborne Surveillance Radar

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Army Received First Boxer Armored Vehicle

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    North Korean missile failure in the Ukraine war explains why Iranian missiles failed during the attacks on Israel

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    Legendary A-10 Warthog Received New Wing Mounted Kits

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    FrankenSAM program: Ukraine to retrofit AIM-9X Sidewinder On To Soviet-era Buk Launcher

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    Hamas Terrorists Group’s Leader Ismail Haniyeh Killed In Iran

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    Belarus Shot Down Ukrainian S-300 Anti-air Missiles That Entered Belarusian Airspace

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    Boeing, Saab to collaborate with BAE Systems to offer T-7A RedHawk for Royal Air Force

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    Ukraine shot down two Su-25 fighter jets and one Ka-52 helicopter using RBS-70 MANPAD

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan cleared to upgrade Patriot Missile Defense System to PAC3 Level

  • Europe

    Russian navy’s northern fleets admiral Kuznetsov and admiral Kakhimov are inoperable

  • Industry

    Russia urges China to bail out Su-57 (PAK-FA) project

  • Air Platform

    Slovakia Donates Its 11 MiG-29 Fighter Jets To Ukraine

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    Turkey confirms 2,000km range ballistic missile program

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    Malaysia Negotiating With Kuwait to Buy Legacy F/A-18 Hornet

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    Italy To Deliver SkyGuard, SPADA And SAMP/T Anti-air System To Ukraine

  • Middle East

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

  • Europe

    Turkey Unveils Aipar Unmanned Ground Vehicle(UGV)

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    Indonesia Finalizes Rafale Contract With France

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    US Army To Test Serbian 155mm Self-propelled Howitzers

  • Europe

    Ukraine blows up Horlivka bridge destroying Russian convoy

  • Europe

    Royal Navy’s First Type 31 Frigate Starts Sea Trial in 2023

  • Europe

    Germany lifts its objection on sending Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Australia, USA to co-produce missiles and rockets, will conduct hypersonic experiments

  • Air Platform

    US Marines’ F-35B Arrives In Britain For HMS Queen Elizabeth Deployment

  • Europe

    The Type 26 frigate and its derivative, the Hunter-class, serve as a cautionary tale for Australia and the UK.

  • Naval Platforms

    French nuclear-powered submarine fires a cruise missile for the first time

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Five shipbuilders to outline their opening pitch for the Australian navy’s new $10 billion frigate project

  • Middle East

    Iran begins evacuating military personnel from Syria: Report

  • South Asia

    Human Rights Watchdog Urges Bangladesh’s Interim Government to Dissolve the RAB, DGFI, ISPR, DGDP, AFD, and NSI.

  • Africa

    Corruption Hinders Growth Of Kenyan Defense Sectors

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract To Upgrade Singapore’s F-16 Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Ukrainian RUBAKA kamikaze drone can hit target at 500km range

  • Europe

    Turkiye’s Akıncı UCAV completes firing test with domestic guidance kit

  • Europe

    South Korea develops new truck-mounted 155mm self-propelled howitzer

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hyundai Heavy Industries Awarded Contract to Build Korean Navy’s Next-gen Aegis destroyer

  • Air Platform

    Leonardo M-346FA Light Combat Aircraft

  • C4iSR

    Pakistan’s Link 17 Data Link Designed For Fighter-to-fighter Communication For JF-17 Block 3

  • Europe

    North Macedonia Orders Boran Howitzers From Turkey

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Leonardo Company to build ‘Michelangelo Dome’ missile defense system.

  • Naval Platforms

    China’s Type 054B Frigate Equipped with Russian-origin APAR Radar

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia To Host Naval Exercises With British Carrier Strike Group

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh will receive $572 million in military aid and medical aid from the U.S., which former dictator and fugitive Sheikh Hasina turned down.

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