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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. […]

  • UK Think Tanks Recommended Supplying ‘Sukhoi Killer’ Gripen Fighter Jets To Ukraine For Next Phase Of Battle

    November 13, 2022 0
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  • Raytheon awarded contract to upgrade Small Diameter Bomb

    April 16, 2020 0
    Raytheon has been awarded a $450 million contract for engineering changes and development of the Small Diameter Bomb II, an update for the U.S. Air Force. The contract, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, is for [...]
  • Turkey Wants Its A400M Aircraft Back From Ukraine

    August 21, 2022 0
    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had left for an official visit to Ukraine this morning. Recep Tayyip Erdogan is traveling to Ukraine for a meeting with president Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss the security situation at [...]
  • Russian State TV Commentators Admit Russian Military Weren’t Ready For Full-scale Military Operations

    November 17, 2022 0
    A guest on Russian state TV had said the country was unprepared for the war that started when President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February. Russian Troops And Artillery Near Ukrainian [...]
  • Greek Parliament Releases FDI Frigate’s Specification

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  • U.S. Pacific Command Places HIMARS Artillery Rockets In Japan

    September 30, 2022 0
    The U.S. Army’s Pacific commander, General Charles Flynn, says he is in no rush to withdraw rocket launchers and other equipment from a Japanese army base at the edge of the East China Sea even [...]
Europe

Poland purchases 46,000 upgraded GROT assault rifles for its soldiers.

July 6, 2026 0

Poland has ordered nearly 46,000 of its domestically produced MSBS GROT assault rifles in the latest A3 configuration, signing a contract worth approximately $160 million with the state-owned manufacturer Fabryka Broni “Łucznik” Radom, with all […]

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. […]

  • Europe

    MBDA tests MARTE ER Antiship Missile

  • Air Platform

    Russian Il-76 transport aircraft exploded after the failed pressure test

  • Air Platform

    Brazil’s Embraer Sells 100 Phenom 300E jets to NetJets

  • Europe

    The long-awaited Turkish Altay main battle tanks enter mass production.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian Engineers To Retrofit Sea Sparrow Missiles Onto Buk Launchers

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Pakistan Tests Ra’ad II Air-launched Stand-off Cruise Missile

  • Air Platform

    Saab delivers first series-produced Gripen E to Swedish Air Force

  • Africa

    China launches OPV for Algeria based on Type 056 corvette

  • Air Platform

    Saab’s Gripen Evolved As Electronic Warfare Platform

  • Europe

    The Threat of Russian Invasion of Ukraine is Real

  • Americas

    Biden urged to fast-track research into submarines using non-weapons grade uranium for AUKUS alliance

  • Africa

    Saudi Arabia will buy JF-17 Blunder aircraft for Sudan, not for Saudi Air Force.

  • Europe

    Ukraine To Receive Switchblade 600 Anti-armor Loitering Munitions

  • Americas

    Naval Group Launches Fourth OPV for Argentine Navy

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. revoked Hong kong’s special trading status

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian Air Force To Receive 60 F-16 Block 50 From NATO Partners

  • Europe

    Ukrainian ace pilot ‘ghost of Kyiv’ killed in plane crash

  • Europe

    UK delivers 30 AS90 Braveheart 155mm tracked self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine

  • Europe

    British Army successfully tested Ajax armored vehicles in extremely cold weather

  • Ballistic Missile

    North Korea Unveils Hwasong-20 Intercontinental Ballistic Missile.

  • Europe

    U.S. M1A1 Abrams MBTs officially join the fight against Russian forces

  • Europe

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

  • Air Platform

    Russia brings back mothballed Soviet-era Mi-8 helicopters

  • Europe

    Russian Air Force’s Su-35 Crashed Near Dzemgi Airbase

  • Middle East

    Navantia launches the fourth Avante 2200 class corvette for Saudi Arabia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia’s Super Funds to Bankroll Missile Production in Australia.

  • Europe

    Greece Expressed Interest In Purchasing Seven American-made Constellation-class Frigates

  • Europe

    Israel supplies super modern arms to muslim Azerbaijani and deprived christian Armenians

  • Air Platform

    Top Ten Fighter Jets In 2023

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Aerospace Industries Signed 48 KAAN Fighter Jets Export Deal With Indonesia Worth $10 Billion

  • Americas

    Here’s why President Trump should stop helping unhelpful NATO, NORAD, AUKUS, Australia, Japan, and South Korea military allies.

  • Central Asia

    Azerbaijani President Accused Iran of Drone Attacks on Azerbaijani Airport.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    President Trump’s Christmas Gift to Taiwan, Which No Other American President Gave, by Sending the Chinese Dragon Back to the Cave After the Iran Bombing.

  • Air Platform

    Alsalam Aerospace Industries (AAI) Completed Conversion of F-15s Into F-15SA Standard

  • Europe

    Israel shows images of tanks in Gaza as war on Hamas militants deepens

  • Europe

    Video shows Russian forces fleeing frontline after Ukraine deployed cluster munitions

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Su-30SM crashed in Petrozavodsk due to pilot error.

  • Defense Industry

    Indonesia To Sign A Deal With France To Buy 36 Rafale Fighters

  • Air Platform

    South Korea Starts Series Production Of KF-21 Fighter Jets

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Baykar Defense To Manufacture Unmanned Fighter Jet

  • Infantry Weapons

    Australian Army to acquire 251 RWS for Bushmaster and Hawkei Armored Vehicles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Vietnam Ditches Russian Arms Opt For South Korean and American Weapons

  • Europe

    Retired Russian General Leonid Ivashov says Putin saved NATO and the EU by invading Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Belgium Request To Join Franco-German FCAS Sixth-Gen Fighter Jets Project

  • South Asia

    The U.S. zero tariff on Bangladeshi garment products ushers in a new era in U.S.-Bangladesh relations, as pro-Indian dictator Sheikh Hasina fled the country.

  • Europe

    Anti-Putin partisans fired rockets in town of Shebekino in Belgorod

  • Europe

    Rolls-Royce To Supply Automated Platform Management System For F126 Frigates

  • Europe

    Talks Underway To Replace Vladimir Putin As Russian President

  • Europe

    Ukraine will receive additional Leopard 2 battle tanks from Spain

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The JASDF Intercepted More Chinese Aircraft During Coronavirus Pandemic Than Usual

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