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China More Assertive As It Plans To Build Second Naval Base In West Africa

December 25, 2021 GDC 0

Beijing is lobbying the government of Equatorial Guinea to build a “permanent military presence” in the small country, reports The Wall Street Journal. If it goes ahead, the installation would give China its first naval base […]

Africa

Turkish ASFAT Awarded Contract To Supply MEMATT Minesweeper For West Africa

August 4, 2021 GDC 0

Turkish state-owned defense firm ASFAT will export its minesweeping equipment to Burkina Faso, following the vehicles’ sale to Azerbaijan where it is being used to clean its lands of mines left by occupying Armenian forces. […]

  • President Trump Deploys F-22 Raptor and F-35 Stealth Jets to Bomb Tehran

    June 18, 2025 0
    Th US Air Force has surged more than 40 extra jets into the UK and Europe – including stealth fighter bombers and air-to-air refuellers – amid fears it will strike Iran. President Trump agrees to [...]
  • Ukraine downed 348 aircraft and 325 helicopters. Russia grounded 187 aircraft for overuse; hence, RuAF aircraft is missing the action

    March 3, 2024 0
    With F-16 fighter jets expected to be provided to Ukraine over the coming months, opinions of their usefulness span from a game-changer in the war with Russia to a total waste of resources. But there [...]
  • Taiwan warned off Chinese J-10 fighters

    June 17, 2020 0
    TAIPEI (GDC) — A Chinese J-10 fighter jet entered Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on June 16 morning from the north and east, according to Taiwan news. Despite the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Chinese [...]
  • Germany’s Rheinmetall opens first joint production facility in Ukraine

    August 2, 2024 0
    Rheinmetall, a global defense giant, has opened its first joint facility in Ukraine to repair and produce armored vehicles. This venture is part of a partnership with Ukraine’s state-owned defense conglomerate, Ukroboronprom, aimed at strengthening [...]
  • U.S. Navy Requests $65.8 Billion to Build 34 Warships Boosting Naval Warfare Capability in the Indo-Pacific.

    April 9, 2026 0
        The U.S. Navy requests $65.8 billion in FY2027 to procure 34 ships, including submarines, destroyers, and logistics vessels. Mighty US Navy: This Is How US Can Take Spratly Islands!DateJune 17, 2020U.S. Navy launches Arleigh-Burke-class [...]
  • Malaysia Issued Tender For Maritime Patrol Aircraft and Drones

    September 21, 2021 0
    The Malaysian Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) is inviting bids for the acquisition of two new manned maritime patrol aircraft. An online briefing for the tender was conducted on 1 October 2020 in Kuala Lumpur. Members [...]
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

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.

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  • South Asia

    Nepal arrested Russian people smugglers tried to recruit Gurkhas to fight in Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Israel to acquire additional squadrons of F-35I

  • Americas

    U.S. State Department Approved Foreign Military Sale Of $150 Million Hellfire Missiles For Netherlands

  • Americas

    Saab Awarded A Contract To Supply RBS 70 NG SAM To Argentina

  • Europe

    Russia Retreats High-value Frigates And Warships From Crimea, Amid Intensified Drone Strikes

  • Middle East

    Disappearance Of Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar Prompted Speculation That Israeli Air Strikes Killed Sinwar And His Family On August 1

  • Americas

    The USAF to Procure Eight T-50 Golden Eagle Dubbed F/T-7X

  • South Asia

    U.S. State Department Approves Sale of 31 MQ-9B Predator Drones, Missiles and Support Equipment to India

  • Air Platform

    Lithuanians Crowd-fund $5.4 Million To Buy Turkish Bayraktar TB2 For Ukraine

  • Europe

    Swedish Coast Guard orders 14 high-speed boats from Boomeranger Boats

  • Europe

    Lockheed Pitching F-35 to Greece, Czech Republic and Spain

  • Africa

    The U.S. Special Forces Captured Second Pantsir-S1 In Lybia

  • Air Platform

    Israeli Air Force Destroyed More Iranian Fighter Jets

  • Infantry Weapons

    Israeli IAI Successfully Test Fires Barak ER Missile Interceptors

  • C4iSR

    Ukrainian PzH2000 artillery blows up Russia’s new electronic warfare system

  • Air Platform

    Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 5 – The Modern Marvel Of Europe

  • Infantry Weapons

    Tamnava Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS)

  • Europe

    Ukraine Claimed That It Killed Second Russian General Outside Kharkiv, A Serious Blow to KGB Putin

  • Europe

    Occupied Crimea is within the reach of U.S.-supplied ground launched small diameter bomb  

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha Defense’s Redback To Use Composite Rubber Track System

  • Middle East

    Iran Shipped Haj Qaseem Ballistic Missiles To Islamic Jihad Terrorist Group

  • Europe

    Type 31 Inspiration-Class Multi-mission Frigate

  • Americas

    Pentagon will invest $1 billion in L3Harris rocket motor firm.

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish companies secured $8 billion in export contracts at the SAHA 2026.

  • Europe

    Elbit Systems, CN ROMARM S.A. to manufacture 155mm ATMOS howitzers in Romania

  • C4iSR

    US-operated AN/TPY-2 radar installation in Turkey aided Israeli Air Force

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Pakistan Unveils AZB-81LR Guided Bomb For Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Drones

  • Air Platform

    Taiwan Building New Hangars Ahead Of F-16V Delivery

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Delivers 300KW High Energy Laser To US Army

  • Naval Platforms

    Turkiye donates Dogan-class fast attack craft to Maldives

  • Air Platform

    Gripen E’s WAD Takes Situational Awareness to the Next Level

  • Americas

    US Air Force receives cutting-edge vehicle-mounted air traffic control (ATC) systems

  • Central Asia

    Armenia takes rival Azerbaijan to UN court

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Ka-52 attack helicopter suffers from severe vibrations on tail rotors

  • South Asia

    Turkey, Pakistan To Jointly Develop Satellite Project

  • Air Platform

    Russia And Pakistan Want Production Sharing Agreements For Bayraktar Drones

  • Europe

    Hanwha Aerospace Awarded Contract to Produce Long-range K239 Chunmoo Rockets to Norway.

  • Europe

    Finland To Donate Leopard Tanks To Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Elbit System Developed Multi-calibre Rocket Launchers For Thailand

  • Africa

    Morocco set to purchase Turkish Bayraktar Akinci combat drones

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Diehl Defence IRIS-T Air-to-Air Missile

  • Air Platform

    Turkey To Buy 40 New F-16V Jets And Upgrade 79 F-16 Fighter Jets

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    A Ukrainian Army Officer Warned Taiwan of Possible Wartime Scenarios.

  • Africa

    Turkiye Delivers T129 Attack Helicopters to Somalian Army

  • Defense Industry

    Russia sent a commercial proposal for the delivery of 21 MiG-21 to India

  • South Asia

    IAF deployed fighter jets at border in Ladakh after spotting Chinese choppers near LAC

  • Middle East

    Israeli Kamikaze Drones Struck Iranian Drone Manufacturing Factory

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hyundai Rotem Unveils K2 Tank With The Most Advanced Active Protection System

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    PLA Navy Fired Weapons Grade Laser at Australian Navy’s P-8A Poseidon Aircraft

  • Europe

    British MoD report lays bare a 20% reduction in Britain’s combat power

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