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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. […]

  • Turkish FNSS Defense Integrates Anti-tank Weapons in PARS Armored Vehicle

    August 27, 2021 0
    Turkish firm FNSS Defense Systems’ weapon carrier vehicles have proven effective on the battlefield as they have been used by the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK), leading to additional procurement orders from the company and paving [...]
  • EU Slaps Sanctions On Russia’s Wagner Group

    December 14, 2021 0
    The EU Council today adopted a set of restrictive measures against the Wagner Group, a Russia-based unincorporated private military entity. The measures target the Wagner group itself, and eight individuals and three entities connected to it. Putin Linked Russian mercenaries [...]
  • Fincantieri Launches Italian Navy’s Fourth PPA Patrol Ship

    February 17, 2022 0
    This PPA, to be delivered in 2024, is the first in “full” version, which means equipped for a complete defence ability, and the first to be supplied with generator sets by Isotta Fraschini Motori, a [...]
  • Russia’s failure in Bakhmut is inevitable regardless of Wagner mercenary’s efforts

    January 3, 2023 0
    If Russia ultimately fails in its grinding effort to seize the embattled Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, such a setback would have political implications and be a psychological blow for Russian forces, according to one expert. [...]
  • Ukraine shoot down Russia’s Newest Su-30S fighter jet, the pilot captured

    April 12, 2022 0
    At least one Russian Su-35S Flanker-E fighter jet was shot down by Ukrainian air defenses in the country’s eastern region. Ukraine Shoot Down A Su-35S Using Stinger MANPADDateApril 4, 2022Ukraine Shot Down Another Russian Su-34 Fighter-bomberDateMay [...]
  • Furious Russia Blasts China Over Technology Theft Of Russian Origin

    July 19, 2020 0
    Russian defence conglomerate Rostec has attacked China over unauthorized stealing of Russian military hardware which has ignited tensions between key-allies Russia and China. Russia has been China’s biggest arms supplier between 2014 and 2018, accounting [...]
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.

May 17, 2026 0

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Europe

Estonia Purchases Additional HIMARS Rocket Artillery from Lockheed Martin.

May 16, 2026 0

The Estonian Centre for Defence Investments has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin for the procurement of three additional HIMARS multiple rocket systems. The agreement also includes an investment of approximately $11 million into Estonia’s […]

Europe

Saab HEAT 758 Features Dual-Charge Warhead Inside New Carl-Gustaf Anti-Tank Round.

May 11, 2026 0

Saab is stepping up the Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle’s anti-armor role with a new round designed to defeat heavily protected vehicles on the modern battlefield. The HEAT 758 features a dual-charge warhead meant to first damage […]

Europe

Roketsan unveiled the CIDA long-range anti-tank guided missile.

May 11, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

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

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  • Air Platform

    The U.S. Stalled Taiwan’s Request to Buy MH-60R ASW Helicopters

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall offers next-generation KF51 main battle tanks to Romania.

  • Middle East

    Iran’s space ambition is a covert ICBM programme

  • Europe

    Belarusian President Lukashenko urges Belarusians to prepare for war with Ukraine and Poland

  • Air Platform

    Spain Orders 20 Additional Latest Variant Eurofighter Typhoon

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Thyssenkrupp and Saab signed agreement to promote MEKO A-200 platform for Australia’s general purpose frigate

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish Arms Export Record High to $5.5 Billion Amid Ukraine War

  • Europe

    First FDI frigate built by Naval Group for Hellenic Navy hits the water

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Turkiye, South Korea agree to deepen defense, nuclear, green energy cooperation

  • Anti-air Missiles

    German-built IRIS-T SLM Anti-air Missiles Intercept Rate Is 100 Percent, Ukrainian MoD

  • Air Platform

    Five Worse Features Of Su-35 Led To The Destruction Of Su-35 In the Ukraine War

  • Europe

    Ukraine hits Russian shipyard in Crimea port, destroying cruise missile carrier the Askold

  • Europe

    Patria awarded contract to produce 321 armored vehicles for Swedish army

  • Air Platform

    Saab to Deliver Six Gripen E to Brazilian Air Force

  • Africa

    Israel, Morocco signs MoU for future arms sales by Israeli companies

  • Middle East

    Israeli Navy receives new US-built INS Komemiyut landing craft

  • Europe

    Saab To Upgrade Swedish Navy’s Gotland Class Submarine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    NIOA Australia Started Manufacturing 30mm Ammunitions For Boxer CRV

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Turkey’s Havelsan Exports Special Forces Training Simulator to Malaysia

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine shoot down a Russian Ka-52 Attack helicopter

  • Europe

    Turkish drone maker Baykar Defence to manufacture turbofan engine

  • Air Platform

    No IFF and datalink: Russian anti-air missiles shot down its own Su-34 and Mi-8 helicopters

  • Air Platform

    Boeing begins building P-8A Poseidon for Norway

  • Europe

    Denmark Bolsters Military Presence in Greenland Amid U.S. Tensions.

  • Europe

    Belarus unveils new low-cost precision missile ‘Ascalon’

  • Air Platform

    Turkish T-129 ATAK Helicopter Upgraded With Aselsan Recon Pod

  • Land Platform

    The U.S. will fund Israeli Eitan Armored Vehicle Acquisition Program.

  • Air Platform

    UAE Purchases 12 L15 Training Aircraft From China

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Ukraine is developing a new supersonic missile, Bliskavka (“Lightning”)

  • Europe

    American-made HIMARS Destroys 69 Ammo Delivery Trucks Of Russian Army

  • Europe

    Ukraine will build 7 million drones in 2026, deputy defense minister Serhiy Boev said.

  • Naval Platforms

    South Korean FFX Batch III Frigate to be equipped with the Long-Range Naval L-SAM

  • Africa

    Israeli BlueBird Aero Systems has inaugurated production site in Morocco to build loitering munitions.

  • Air Platform

    Qatar Received Its First Eurofighter Typhoon From The UK

  • Americas

    President Trump is expected to abolish 1987 arms control treaty to export sophisticated drones to South Asia and the Middle East.

  • Middle East

    Iran Plans to Buy Fighter Jets from Russia

  • Europe

    Ukraine Shoot Down Russian Mi-24 Helicopter Gunship

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s F-16 launches ground strikes on Russian targets

  • Europe

    U.S. to deliver M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine in September

  • Air Platform

    Only three MiG-29s are Operational with the Bangladesh Air Guard, and cannot be overhauled due to the Ukraine War

  • Europe

    Czech AgentFly presents Gorgon X8 tactical drone for frontline resupply and ISR

  • Europe

    U.S. quietly delivered ammunition and long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    South Korean KF-21 Fighter Jet Test Fires Meteor Air-to-air Missile

  • South Asia

    Pakistan Navy test fired antiship missile

  • Air Platform

    Qatari F-15QA Received Israeli Sky Shield EW Pod

  • Defense Industry

    German Parliament Approves Purchase Of Boeing P-8 Poseidon

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Unveils Low-cost 155mm Wheeled Artillery System Copying German RCH 155 8×8 Howitzer

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine’s Neptune Cruise Missiles And Beaver Drones Destroyed $1.3 Billion S-400 Triumf SAM In Crimea

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan’s secretive submarine program progressed

  • Europe

    Putin’s forces face the biggest challenge as the U.S. approves 300km range ATACMS missile to Ukraine

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