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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 ASFAT delivers first warship to Romania.

    December 5, 2025 0
    ASFAT, a defense company operating under Türkiye’s Defense Ministry, has completed the country’s first-ever export of a combat ship to a NATO and European Union member state with the delivery of the vessel Akhisar to [...]
  • Russia Begun Deploying Nuclear Capable Iskander-M Missiles To Finish And Swedish Border

    May 17, 2022 0
    Russian forces appear to be moving nuclear-capable missiles towards Finland’s border after the Nordic nation officially announced its intention to join NATO to seek national security in light of the Ukrainian war that is entering [...]
  • France and Germany to manufacture next-gen main battle tank.

    November 23, 2025 0
    KNDS Deutschland, KNDS France, Rheinmetall Landsysteme, and Thales have signed a shareholder agreement to form a joint venture for future main battle tank development. The Franco-German Main Combat System of the Future is a replacement for the [...]
  • Chin Brotherhood Forces Seize Control Of Myanmar Junta’s FAB-250 and FAB-500 Bombs Manufacturing Plant, Junta Lost 40 Military Sites To Arakan Army

    July 2, 2024 0
    The Chin Brotherhood says it seized total control of Matupi town in southern Chin State after 20 days of fighting. The Chin Brotherhood group initiated the Operation on June 9 to drive junta troops out [...]
  • Hellenic Air Force Purchases Israeli Spice Air-to-surface Precision Guided Munitions

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  • Israeli IAI and UAE based Group 42 to develop technology solutions for COVID-19

    July 12, 2020 0
    The Israeli IAI has reached an agreement with the Abu-Dhabi based Group 42 is to develop breakthrough technology solutions for COVID-19. Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) entered a historic collaboration agreement with Group 42, a company [...]
Infantry Weapons

U.S. Army Deploys 500km Range High Precision PrSM Rocket Artillery to Strike Iran.

March 4, 2026 0

U.S. Central Command has employed the U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile in strikes on Iranian military targets, marking the first confirmed combat use of the ground-launched deep-strike system. The debut expands the Army’s role in […]

Infantry Weapons

U.S. M142 HIMARS Rocket Artillery Destroyed Zolfaghar and Sayyad-2 Missile System.

March 3, 2026 0

U.S. forces launched a long-range ATACMS ballistic missile from an M142 HIMARS system, destroying what appears to be an Iranian Zolfaghar short-range ballistic missile and elements of a Sayyad-2 air defense missile system. The strike, […]

Europe

Rheinmetall Unveils Fuchs Tank Destroyer Armed with 24 U.S. AGM-179 Anti-Tank Missiles.

February 27, 2026 0

Germany’s Rheinmetall has unveiled the Fuchs JAGM (Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles) at Enforce Tac 2026 in Germany, a wheeled armored vehicle capable of firing up to 24 U.S. AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles or AGM-114L Hellfire Longbow […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

China’s AVIC Unveils America’s V-BAT Copycat Drone.

February 22, 2026 0

China’s AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group has officially presented a new vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle known as the Yunying (Cloud Shadow in Chinese), a tail-sitter drone featuring a ducted-fan design closely […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Japan to manufacture long-range precision fire artillery rocket.

February 21, 2026 0

As Japan increases the range of its munitions to counter regional threats, the ability to launch them from different systems to maximize flexibility is becoming an important factor in deciding which weapons to field. While […]

Americas

U.S. Army Purchases Top-attack Terrain-shapping XM204 Munitions.

February 18, 2026 0

The U.S. Army has approved an Urgent Materiel Release for the XM204 top-attack terrain-shaping munition, accelerating its deployment to Europe, according to service information published January 12, 2026. The move reflects growing concern about near-peer […]

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Proliferation of SY-400 SRBM in Southeast Asia and Middle East

  • Europe

    Another Russian businessman mysteriously died with a bullet wound and a rifle nearby.

  • Air Platform

    Iraq Ditches Pakistani JF-17 Fighter Jets in Favor of French Rafale F3R Jets

  • Air Platform

    South Korea will upgrade its F-15K Eagle fleet’s radar systems and mission computer

  • Air Platform

    Russian IL-76 transport aircraft crashed near Moscow

  • Air Platform

    Russian military aviation faces growing threat from Ukraine’s armed FPV drone swarms

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan’s Defense Ministry Asks 8.3% budget increase

  • Ballistic Missile

    Russia prepares Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile to strike Ukraine: report

  • Naval Platforms

    JMSDF Atago-class destroyer

  • Europe

    Ukrainian HIMARS rocket artillery takes out the Russian drone team

  • C4iSR

    In-depth Analysis Of Eurofighter Typhoon’s Cutting-edge ECRS Mk2 AESA Radar

  • Europe

    Ukraine wants to manufacture Swedish CV90 infantry fighting vehicles

  • Europe

    Russian navy’s northern fleets admiral Kuznetsov and admiral Kakhimov are inoperable

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Anka-3 Uncrewed Combat Aircraft Starts Maiden Flight

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea Next In-line to Built Nuclear Submarines With Domestic Reactors

  • Middle East

    Dutch court orders halt to export of F-35 stealth jet parts to Israel

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hiding Truth: French Shipbuilder Naval Group Refused to Share Information with Canberra

  • Defense Industry

    Saab Awarded Contract To Produce Underwater Vessels For Singaporean Navy

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Half of Russia’s North Korea-Made Artillery Shells Don’t Work: Ukraine

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Turkish Defense Industries Developing Advanced Missiles

  • Europe

    French Army Ordered 109 Next-generation CEASAR Mk2 Howitzers

  • Americas

    U.S. State Department Approves Aegis Combat Systems For Canada

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Norwegian NASAMS air defense system saves lives in Ukraine

  • Middle East

    Ukraine Donates 500 Tons Of Wheat To New Syrian Government

  • Europe

    British Army Received Europe’s Most Modern Battle Tank, The Challenger 3

  • Defense Industry

    First smoothbore gun enters production for Challenger 3 upgrade program

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    More Than Fighter Jet: Lockheed Martin F-35 Is A Diplomatic Tool In Asia-Pacific Region

  • C4iSR

    The Thales-Raytheon AN/MPQ-64F1 Sentinel Radar

  • Air Platform

    Saab Will Produce Future Fighter Jet As Gripen E Sale Discussions Continued in Peru, Colombia, Philippines and Thailand

  • Cruise Missiles

    MBDA expands its Deep Precision Strike capabilities with the Land Cruise Missile system

  • Air Platform

    Saab Offers Gripen and GlobalEye Production in Canada with Technology Transfer.

  • Air Platform

    Dassault Aviation Awarded Contract to Produce Falcon Albatros Maritime Surveillance Aircraft.

  • Defense Industry

    Malaysia Purchases 18 FA-50 LCA From KAI Worth $920 Million

  • Middle East

    No Country Would Have Survived Iranian Onslaught, Only Israeli Cutting-edge Arrow-2 And Arrow-3 Anti-ballistic Missile System Saved Israel

  • Air Platform

    UK interested in buying Turkish Akinci drone

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin to Build 128 F-16V Block 72 For Export Customers

  • Europe

    HENSOLDT to Provide Optronics Suite for German and Norwegian Type 212CD Submarines

  • Americas

    China suspends $6.5 billion currency swap deal with Argentina as the country purchases American F-16 jets

  • Naval Platforms

    Damen’s Leading Role In German MKS-180 Frigate Programme

  • Europe

    Defecting Wagner Boss Shot Down Russian Helicopter, Putin Deploys Troops in Moscow Fearing Coup

  • Land Platform

    Israeli company REGO Automotive develops new tactical all-terrain vehicle

  • Europe

    Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) awarded contract to upgrade Swedish Stridsvagn 122 tanks

  • Europe

    U.S. State Department Approves 183 Stryker Armored Vehicles For Bulgaria

  • Middle East

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

  • Middle East

    Royal Navy Conducts Joint Exercises With Egyptian Rafale Fighters

  • Americas

    Ukraine Delivers Dozor-B Armored Vehicle To The U.S. Army

  • Americas

    USS Gerald R. Ford successfully completes final shock trials

  • Middle East

    Saudi Arabia’s National Security Challenges, Palestinian Statehood, Iran Threats, Cozying Up With Israel

  • Europe

    Russian State TV Commentators Compare Kherson Retreat As The Worse Military Defeat In History

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Air Guard’s Yak-130 Training Aircraft Crashed, Pilots Injured

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