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U.S. Navy’s Virginia Block V Has One Mission: Kill Chinese Warships and Submarines

April 3, 2025 GDC 0

The U.S. Navy inked a deal with General Dynamics Electric Boat on Dec. 2 to be the lead contractor for the newest iteration of the Virginia-class attack submarine. The largest shipbuilding contract in the history […]

Americas

Navy officials and shipbuilders have attributed the US shipbuilding issues to long-term and short-term problems

February 22, 2025 GDC 0

Many big US Navy shipbuilding programs are delayed and over budget. Navy officials and shipbuilders have attributed the US’ shipbuilding issues to both long-term and short-term problems. A senior Huntington Ingalls Industries executive said the […]

Americas

US Navy commissions new hunter-killer submarine, USS New Jersey

September 16, 2024 GDC 0

The U.S. Navy commissioned a new submarine on Saturday, the first vessel in its fleet designed to integrate male and female sailors fully. The USS New Jersey, a fast-attack Virginia-class submarine, was commissioned during a […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australian industry started maintaining US Navy’s Virginia-class submarine as part of AUKUS agreement

August 25, 2024 GDC 0

Personnel from the Royal Australian Navy and Australian industry will commence an historic Submarine Tendered Maintenance Period (STMP) at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia alongside their United States (US) counterparts. This is a significant milestone […]

Americas

HII Launches 25th Virginia-Class Submarine For The US Navy

July 20, 2024 GDC 0

The U.S. Navy’s seventh Block IV Virginia-class attack submarine, Massachusetts (SSN 798), was recently launched into the James River at HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division. Shipbuilders transferred the submarine from a construction facility to […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

AUKUS Partners Ready to Share Nuclear Propulsion Information with Australia

February 24, 2022 GDC 0

As of 8 February 2022, the Exchange of Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information Agreement (ENNPIA) signed by AUKUS partners Unites States, United Kingdom and Australia has entered into force. Last week, the Prime Minister of the UK […]

Americas

Huntington Ingalls Industries Completes Initial Sea Trials of 21st Virginia-class Submarine

February 15, 2022 GDC 0

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced today the successful completion of the initial sea trials Friday of fast-attack submarine Montana (SSN 794). The Virginia-class submarine, built at HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division, spent several days at sea […]

Americas

Columbia Class SSBN Will Be The Most Powerful Submarine In The World

February 4, 2022 GDC 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia, UK and USA Formally Sign Agreement On Nuclear Submarine

November 23, 2021 GDC 0

Australia formally embarked Monday on a hotly-contested programme to equip its navy with nuclear-powered submarines in a new defense alliance with Britain and the United States. Defense Minister Peter Dutton joined US and Australian diplomats […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Virginia-class Submarines: The Guardian of Indo-Pacific Region

November 16, 2021 GDC 0

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  • How Does Chinese HQ-16 SAM Compare to Western Modern Anti-Air System?

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  • Germany Wants to Buy F-35 Stealth Jets, Report Deutsche Press

    March 20, 2022 0
    Germany wants to equip its air force with United States-built F-35 stealth fighter jets, government sources have told Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa). Croatia Has Shown Interest In F-35 Stealth JetsDateMarch 25, 2021Swiss Lawmakers Pass Legislation To [...]
  • Ukraine repelled missiles attack in Kyiv, air defense command said

    May 1, 2023 0
    Ukrainian air defence crews have destroyed 16 out of 18 missiles launched by Russian forces in an early morning attack, the military said. Ukraine Used Bayraktar TB2 Drone To Strike In DonbassDateJuly 7, 2021Ukraine Used [...]
  • Ukraine destroys Russian landing ship ‘Novocherkassk’ in Crimea

    December 28, 2023 0
    Russia confirms navy vessel hitOne person was killed, two injured and a large landing ship called Novocherkassk was damaged in an overnight Ukrainian attack on the Crimean port city of Feodosia, Russia’s defence ministry and [...]
  • Ukraine Launches Drone Swarms Over Moscow, Including Putin’s Resident

    May 31, 2023 0
    A kamikaze drone was shot down “within earshot” of Putin’s palace today as the war inches closer to the Russian tyrant’s door. Giant Fireball Erupted On Russian Military’s HQ After Ukrainian Beaver Drones Struck In [...]
  • ‘The fish’s head is completely rotten’: Former FSB officer says Russian soldiers are unhappy with Putin and military top brass

    January 15, 2023 0
    Some Russian officers are unhappy with President Vladimir Putin and military top brass because of the poor execution of the war, an influential nationalist Russian blogger and former FSB officer said after visiting the conflict [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

North Korea Delivers First Tranche of 140mm Towed Mortars to Russian Army

June 5, 2025 0

North Korean 140mm towed mortars have been spotted in use by Russian forces, adding to a growing list of foreign-supplied weaponry now deployed in Moscow’s war effort. The new mortar has a maximum range of […]

Europe

CZ Group Unveils BREN 3 Assault Rifles at IDET 2025 in Brno

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Europe

British Army Tests Lighter Javelin Missile Launch System at Record Range of 4km

May 28, 2025 0

The British Army has test-fired the latest Javelin command launch unit at a record range of 4 kilometers (2.48 miles). The record shot at Salisbury Plains demonstrated the Javelin’s Lightweight Command Launch Unit’s (LWCLU) enhanced […]

Central Asia

Kazakhstan started building new artillery ammunitions plant

May 26, 2025 0

Kazakhstan has launched the construction phase of a new industrial facility for the production of artillery ammunition in cooperation with a partner from Singapore. The upcoming plant will manufacture 122mm, 152mm, and 155mm caliber artillery […]

Europe

British startup unveils new high-speed ramjet artillery round

May 25, 2025 0

A British defense startup has unveiled a new ramjet-powered artillery round designed to deliver long-range precision effects in future combat environments. Tiberius Aerospace, founded in 2022 and rooted in Silicon Valley practices, introduced its flagship […]

Infantry Weapons

India fields Swedish-made Carl-Gustaf M4 launcher ditching locally-made Nag Mk-2 ATGM

May 25, 2025 0

The Indian Army has begun fielding the Carl-Gustaf M4 recoilless rifle. The deployment follows Saab FFVO India Pvt Ltd, a fully foreign-owned subsidiary of Saab AB, establishing a new production facility in India. According to […]

  • Americas

    USS Abraham Lincoln captain becomes the first woman to take a US aircraft carrier to sea

  • Africa

    Mali Receives Turkish Akinci Drones to Fight Terrorists Group

  • Air Platform

    Bayraktar TB3 to perform maiden flight in 2022

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Rocketsan test fires ATMACA anti-ship missile from underwater

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s propaganda and disinformation campaigns about PLA

  • Defense Industry

    Israeli Arms Export Soars Amid Middle East Conflict And Ukraine War

  • Defense Industry

    Saab Awarded $536 Million Contract To Upgrade German Navy’s Brandenburg-Class Frigate

  • Europe

    Ukrainian soldiers captured Russia’s armored vehicles in the Donbas region

  • Americas

    Russia Turn-down Argentine Interest In Su-35, Instead It Offered MiG-29M2

  • C4iSR

    Sanctions Buster: South Korea Must Stop Supplying Gallium Arsenide and Semiconductor to Russia’s JSC Phazotron-NIIP

  • Europe

    Ukraine is Seeking to Gain Control of Russian Oligarch’s Frozen Assets

  • Europe

    Putin removes and demotes Russian general Sergei Surovikin for heavy losses in Ukraine war

  • Infantry Weapons

    Bangladesh Army Inducts Turkish-made T-300 Rocket Launchers

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Lockheed Martin Awarded $443.76 million Contract To Produce AGM-158C LRASM

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Colonel Captures Russia’s T-90M Tank And Drive Off While Russian Conscripts Watch From Distance

  • Air Platform

    Philippines To Buy 32 Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk Helicopters Worth $620 Million

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s $500 FPV drones destroying $4.3 million T-90 Proryv tank

  • Air Platform

    Boeing begins building P-8A Poseidon for Norway

  • Air Platform

    U.S. agrees to sale 40 F-16V fighter jets to Turkey after Turkey approves Sweden’s NATO bid

  • Air Platform

    Su-57 Has The Highest RCS Amongst Sukhoi Aircraft, Russian Propaganda Still Claimed Its Stealth Aircraft

  • Uncategorized

    Russian men escaped to Alaska by boat to avoid Putin’s draft

  • Europe

    US Approves Possible FMS of MK 54 Torpedoes to Germany

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Norway scraps Leopard 2 acquisition to focus on air defense system

  • Europe

    Turkiye, the UK strengthen defense ties through industry participation

  • Middle East

    United Arab Emirates to Sign Mega Arms Deal with Turkey Involving KAAN, Anka-III, and Hurjet

  • Europe

    Turkey Trials Bayraktar TB3 Drone Aboard TCG Anadolu Carrier

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin F-16V Block 70/72: 5th Generation Technology in 4th Generation

  • Air Platform

    AVIC-Antonov Xi’an Y-20 Medium Lift Aircraft: A Reverse Engineered AN-77 Transport Aircraft

  • C4iSR

    Aselsan Delivers First ALP-300G Portable Early Warning Radar System to the Turkish Armed Forces

  • Defense Industry

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

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Destroys $16 Million Russian Ka-52 Alligator Helicopter in Drone Strike

  • Europe

    HMS Queen Elizabeth Departs For Training

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Army Received Training On Harpoon Anti-ship Missile Launch System

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RAAF joins RIMPAC exercises in Guam

  • Europe

    Thyssenkrupp to Build Six Type 212 CD Submarines For Germany And Norway

  • Europe

    NATO Allies Intercept Russian Aircraft Over Europe

  • C4iSR

    Asalsan Awarded Contract to Produce Communication System For Undisclosed Customer

  • Europe

    Slovakia To Supply Soviet-era Infantry Fighting Vehicles To Ukraine

  • Americas

    General Dynamics Land Systems started design work of next-generation Abrams tank

  • Europe

    U.S. will withheld F-16 sale until Turkey approves NATO bid for Sweden and Finland  

  • Europe

    MBDA awarded contract to produce Enforcer Shoulder-launched missiles

  • Middle East

    Israeli Arrow-2 missile intercepts Houthi’s ballistic missile and drones fired at Tel Aviv

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Germany purchased Patriot missile defense system worth $1.2 billion

  • Air Platform

    T929 Atak 2 Helicopter: Turkish Advanced Heavy Attack Helicopter

  • C4iSR

    Turkey tests indigenous UAV camera for Bayraktar TB2

  • Air Platform

    Boeing rolls out Super Hornet Block III for US Navy

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    The Raytheon PHASER Drone Killing High Energy Radar

  • Air Platform

    UAE Purchases 12 L15 Training Aircraft From China

  • Air Platform

    CSTO Member Kazakhstan Auctions 117 Soviet-era And Russian-origin Fighter Jets, Including Su-30SM, MiG-31, MiG-29

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine just blew up Russian S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missile in occupied Crimea

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