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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. […]

  • Australia to buy three nuclear-powered submarines with option to buy two more -White House

    March 14, 2023 0
    Australia will buy three Virginia class nuclear-powered submarines with the option to buy two more, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Monday. Australia To Acquire Nuclear-powered Submarine, Scraps Conventional Submarine ProjectDateSeptember 16, [...]
  • Hindustan Aeronautics flew first combat ready Tejas LCA

    March 22, 2020 0
    The first Final Operational Clearance (FOC) variant of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas fighter aircraft, the SP21, took to the skies for the first time on Tuesday (March 17), paving the way for 15 [...]
  • Ukrainian Soldiers Blow Up Russia’s BM-27 Rocket Launchers

    October 31, 2022 0
    Ukrainian Soldiers have blown up the Russian 220mm heavy rocket launcher during its southern offensive. The footage, released by the Ukrainian military, shows burned hull of the Russian BM-27 Uragan multiple launch rocket system and [...]
  • Taiwan scrambles F-16 to intercept Chinese KQ-200 MPA

    September 21, 2020 0
    Taiwan has protested what it called a “reckless” and “provocative” flight by Chinese maritime aircraft across the so-called median line of the Taiwan Strait, the country said late Sunday. The PLA Navy Air Force KQ-200 [...]
  • Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Breaks Altitude Records Of 33,000 Feet

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  • Lockheed Martin Delivers HIMARS Rocket Artillery To Poland

    November 12, 2023 0
    Poland has taken delivery of its first high-mobility artillery rocket systems, or HIMARS, according to reports in local media. Poland To Acquire 500 M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) With Domestic Production FacilityDateJune 22, [...]
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 […]

  • Infantry Weapons

    Egypt To Locally Produce Fire Control System For K9 Howitzers

  • Europe

    Turkey transferred six F-16 fighters, twenty TB2 drones and eight T-129 attack helicopters to Azerbaijan

  • Europe

    A Russian gunpowder factory caught fire, another sabotage destroyed a major manufacturing hub

  • C4iSR

    American P-8A Poseidon Provides Maritime Intelligence To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine shoot down Russia’s Newest Su-30S fighter jet, the pilot captured

  • Air Platform

    Rafale F5 Fighters Will be Equipped with ASN4G Hypersonic Nuclear Missiles by 2035

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Shot Down the 25th Su-34 Fighter Bomber Of the Russian Air Force In Lyman

  • C4iSR

    Aselsan signs $171 million contract to deliver communications systems to undisclosed customer.

  • Industry

    Boeing Secured $800 Million Contract To Support Qatari F-15QA Fighters

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Ka-52 Alligator’s Structural Design Flaws Exposed in Ukraine War

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian government launches strategic review into the Australian defense forces

  • Defense Industry

    Ukraine in talks with Western weapons makers about setting up production line in Kyiv

  • Europe

    Lockheed Martin Delivers HIMARS Rocket Artillery To Poland

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia to Buy Scorpene-class Submarines From Naval Group

  • C4iSR

    Korean Air, LIG Nex1 Join Race to Build South Korea’s First Homegrown EW Aircraft.

  • Americas

    The U.S. Navy Sends 25 EA-18G Growler EW Aircraft to Boneyard

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China opens memorial for 35 soldiers died in Galwan Valley confrontation with India

  • Middle East

    US warns Iran to stay 100 metres away from its warships or interpreted as threat: President Trump

  • Defense Industry

    Cash-strapped Denel Dynamics Is Shattered, What Next?

  • Anti-air Missiles

    South Korea Showcases New Medium Range L-SAM Missile Interceptor

  • Europe

    South Korea offers KSS-III Submarines to Greece.

  • C4iSR

    Ukrainian kamikaze drone destroyed Russia’s 48YA6-K1 Podlet-K1 fire control and target destination radar worth $150 million

  • Europe

    Russia Refused to Repatriate 14,000 Fallen Russian Soldiers

  • C4iSR

    Australia Establishes Defense Space Command

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japanese F-2 escorted Tu-95 out of Japanese airspace

  • Middle East

    F-15 forced an Iranian passenger jet to turn around

  • Americas

    The type 26 Global Combat Ship to defend Canadian Coast for decades to come

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Xi Jinping panics during the Iran war concern regarding CIA infiltration and drone bans over Beijing.

  • Air Platform

    C-27J Next Generation Strategic Airlift Aircraft

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Ukraine received Hydra 70 unguided rockets worth $300 million

  • Air Platform

    British MoD Announced Armed Drone Concept For RAF

  • Europe

    The U.S. sends warship in Crete to monitor Greece, Turkey tensions

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s UAC to manufacture a downgraded variant of the Yak-130 trainer jet.

  • Infantry Weapons

    Israeli F-16 Destroyed Iranian BAVAR-373 Anti-air System In Syria

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha, Kongsberg Team Up For Australian Army’s Howitzers Requirements

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones hit Russia’s Kushchevsk military airfield and Oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar regions

  • C4iSR

    Airbus ordered Hensoldt AESA radars for German Eurofighters

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Launches Arafura Class Offshore Patrol Vessel

  • Europe

    Ukraine Started Shelling Deep Inside Occupied Lugansk Region Using HIMARS

  • Middle East

    Big Win For Iran As Saudi Arabia, Israel Peace Deal Put On Shelf Despite Lucrative Offers From America To Saudis

  • Air Platform

    Russian Pilots Started Training On Iranian Drones

  • Infantry Weapons

    Lockheed Proposes AGM-184C LRASM Anti-ship Missiles For Australian Army’s LAND 4100 Phase 2

  • Europe

    German Air Force (Luftwaffe) reportedly will procure combination of Super Hornet, EA-18 Growler and Typhoon to replace Tornado jets

  • Europe

    Turkey to deploy ‘Alpagu’ kamikaze drone at the battle field

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh’s anti-corruption commission seized 9.7kg gold from disgraced dictator Sheikh Hasina’s lockers.

  • Air Platform

    Kuwaiti Air Force owns the most advanced variant of Eurofighter Typhoon

  • Central Asia

    Armenia purchased French armored vehicles ditching Russian BTR-82A vehicles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Thales Awarded Support Contract for Australian Navy’s Anti-submarine Torpedo

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    US Navy’s Nuclear-powered Submarine USS Ohio Surfaced In The South China Sea Following CNS Fujian (CV-18).

  • Air Platform

    Chinese Z-10 Attack Helicopters Seldom Crashes

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