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East Asia and Pacific Region

China’s Type 15 (ZTQ‑15 or VT5) light tank is worse than you think.

February 25, 2026 GDC 0

The Type 15 is effectively the successor to the 1960s Type 62 light tank, designed and built by Norinco to deploy in Tibet, where Chinese VT-4s struggled to operate at high altitude and in difficult […]

Land Platform

China’s Norinco delivers first batch of VT5 light tanks to Bangladesh

December 7, 2021 GDC 0

According to information published in December 2019, the Bangladesh Ministry of Defense officially announced that its army has ordered VT5 light tanks from China. The VT5 is now deployed by the Chinese army Xinjiang Military […]

Land Platform

Norinco VT5 lightweight Tank

July 14, 2020 GDC 0

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  • Top Indian Army General Confirmed that India Wants the Bangladesh Military Paralyzed.

    January 9, 2026 0
    The current Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of India, General Anil Chauhan, a four-star Indian Army general who assumed office on September 30, 2022, confirmed that India wants the Bangladesh military, in particular, the Bangladesh [...]
  • Greece Purchases 20 F-35 Stealth Jets From Lockheed Martin

    July 2, 2022 0
    Greece has sent an official request to the United States for the purchase of 20 Lockheed Martin-made F-35 fighter jets, the country’s prime minister said on Thursday. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis also told the [...]
  • U.S. Air Force releases new CGI rendering of B-21 Raider strategic bomber

    July 22, 2021 0
    The Air Force today released a new artistic rendering of the B-21 Raider bomber. The rendering is based on the actual aircraft, and an artist’s interpretation of the B-21 design, with Edwards Air Force Base, [...]
  • Russia plans to boost military links with Iran, says the UK defense secretary

    January 29, 2023 0
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  • PLA Air Force Carrying GB100 Precision-guided Bomb In Patrol Mission

    May 29, 2021 0
    A photograph has emerged on the WeChat social media account of the Western Theatre Command of China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) suggesting that the Chinese JH-7A is carrying Norinco GB100 precision guided bombs. [...]
  • Pylon marking and MICA missile show Pakistan Air Force indeed shot down a Rafale jet using an AMRAAM missile.

    May 7, 2025 1
    In the wake of “Operation Sindoor,” launched by India in the early hours on May 7, 2025. The operation targeted nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), aiming to dismantle terrorist infrastructures. India emphasised [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

Australian Army successfully test-fired the first domestically manufactured HIMARS.

April 16, 2026 0

Australia test-fired the first domestically manufactured GMLRS missile from a HIMARS launcher at Woomera Test Range, South Australia on April 9, 2026. The government committed $320 million to integrate Australian suppliers into GMLRS production at […]

Infantry Weapons

China delivers FN-6 MANPAD and HJ-12E anti-tank missiles to Iran.

April 15, 2026 0

US intelligence indicates China delivered new air defense systems to Iran, CNN reported on Friday, citing three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments. According to intelligence outlined in the CNN report, Beijing transferred shoulder-fired FN-6 […]

Europe

Finland doubles its K9 Howitzer fleet to 112, strengthening its firepower.

April 15, 2026 0

Finland signed a €546.8 million deal with South Korea to acquire 112 additional K9 Thunder 155 mm self-propelled howitzers. The purchase nearly doubles its fleet and strengthens NATO’s long-range artillery power on Russia’s border. The […]

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 […]

  • Europe

    Germany awarded a contract to acquire Damen MKS 180 Frigates

  • Air Platform

    French Mirage 2000-5F Fighter Jets Incept Russian Drones in Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan Secured $4.6 Billion JF-17 Jets Export Deal with Azerbaijan in Central Asian Geopolitical Shift

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Hasina’s Son Sajeeb Wazed Joy: A Covert Billionaire, Cult of Personality Charged with Drunk Driving, Drug, and Unlicensed Firearms Possession in The U.S.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. State Department Approves 300 Javelin Missiles For Thailand

  • Americas

    U.S. Air Force sends three B-2 stealth bombers to Diego Garcia

  • C4iSR

    Ukrainian kamikaze drone blew up Russia’s microchip factory that produce missile components

  • Europe

    Putin Fires Lieutenant General Sukhrab Akhmedov, Who Lined Up Troops Ahead Of Deadly HIMARS Strike

  • Central Asia

    Kabul airport bombing leaves 60 dead, including 13 US Marines, Afghan officials say

  • Europe

    UK Delivers Tracked Spartan Armored Vehicles To Ukraine

  • Middle East

    UK, Qatar To Operate Joint Hawk T2 Training Unit

  • Europe

    Ukraine fired two Storm Shadow missiles at Kerch Bridge

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Neptune cruise missile and drones destroyed Russia’s S-400 missile system and Novorossiysk oil terminal.

  • Europe

    Ukraine launches devastating drone strikes in the Crimean peninsula with over 10 drones

  • Europe

    Ukraine Deploys Swedish Stridsvagn 122 Tanks in Counteroffensive Against Russia

  • Europe

    Ukraine Ordered 60 KRAB 155mm Self-propelled Howitzers From Poland

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Poland Purchases GBU-39B Bombs For F-35 and F-16 Fighter Jets.

  • Air Platform

    The USAF Seriously Considering To Build 4.5 Generation Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Slovakia Sent Modernized T-72M To Ukraine In Return Of Leopard Tanks

  • Africa

    MBDA awarded contract to supply VL MICA to Moroccan Army

  • Defense Industry

    Poland Became The Largest HIMARS Operator In Europe, Placing $10 Billion Order

  • Europe

    France And Italy Order More ASTER 30 Missiles Amid Ukraine War

  • Europe

    A Second Ukrainian Drone Strike Destroyed Russian Oil Depot In Crimea

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drone strikes destroy Russia’s multi-billion dollars ammunition depot

  • Americas

    Argentina wants to be a NATO partner nation after buying F-16 jets

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Australia will be first foreign operator of AIM-260A JATM air-to-air missile.

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine Captured Russian BRM-1K Reconnaissance Vehicles

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Turkey Developed and Exported Modern Air-to-surface Missiles

  • Defense Industry

    Saab Awarded Contract To Carl-Gustaf M4 For Undisclosed Customer

  • Europe

    Naval Group Lays Down First Block Of Hellenic Navy’s FDI Frigate

  • Americas

    World’s Most Advanced EW Suite Delivered To US Air Force’s F-15E Strike Eagle Fleet

  • Defense Industry

    India signs deal with American General Electric for 113 GE-404 engines for HAL Tejas Mk1A.

  • Air Platform

    South Korea To Buy 20 F-35B For LPX-II Program

  • Europe

    Putin’s Inner Circle Unese About Faltering Ukraine War, Plans To Remove Him From Power

  • Naval Weapons

    RAN upgrades Phalanx Close-in Weapon Systems (CIWS) For HMAS Sydney

  • Infantry Weapons

    Arrow Missile Defence System

  • Europe

    Royal Navy Tests Gravity Jet Packs

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force Started Night Sorties Using Rafale, Apache And Chinooks Near Galwan Valley

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    India Test Fires Air-Launched Variant of BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile

  • Middle East

    Israeli Sayeret Matkal Special Forces and Mossad Operatives are Active in Iran, Reported al-Arabiya.

  • Air Platform

    Japan Announced Partners To Build Sixth-generation fighter jets

  • South Asia

    In a hypothetical war between Bangladesh and Myanmar, who could win?

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hyundai Rotem Unveils N-WAVE Amphibious 8×8 Armored Vehicles

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    The AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM)

  • Europe

    Turkish Army Received ZMA-15 Tracked Infantry Fighting Vehicles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. Reaffirmed Support to Indonesia Against Chinese Agression

  • Middle East

    Israeli military says it killed Iran’s wartime chief of staff

  • C4iSR

    Aselsan to Deliver AESA for F-16 Fighter Jet by 2022

  • C4iSR

    Saab Proposes GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning Aircraft to Finland, Norway, Denmark and Sweden

  • Air Platform

    Boeing submits response for RCAF’s future fighter capability project (FFCP) programme

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