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Anti-ship Missile

China’s Overhyped YJ-21 is Nothing But Air-launched SY-400 Ballistic Missile.

February 4, 2026 GDC 0

Recent images circulated on social media and analysed by specialised observers indicate that the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) of China may have begun integrating an air-launched variant of the SY-400 ballistic missile, also […]

Anti-ship Missile

Chinese Navy Focuses On Ship-borne Hypersonic Anti-ship Missile ‘Eagle Strike 21’ To Counter U.S. Navy

April 15, 2024 GDC 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

China poses a real threat to peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region

September 8, 2023 GDC 0

China’s push for its military forces to be stationed in the Solomon Islands is another sign of the “constant pressure” being applied in the Pacific region. The Solomon Islands signed a security cooperation agreement with China to […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Chinese Navy’s Type 055 Destroyer To Be Armed With YJ-21 Anti-ship Ballistic Missile

September 2, 2023 GDC 0

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Europe

China test-fires new YJ-21 hypersonic missile

April 28, 2022 GDC 0

The PLAN (People’s Liberation Army Navy) just released a video showing the launch of a new hypersonic missile from a Type 055 cruiser. The missile is likely the Eagle Strike YJ-21. Naval News regular contributor […]

  • Taiwanese Legislators Considers Drafting Foreign Nationals For Military Services

    January 13, 2025 0
    Taiwan’s security agency officials are discussing the possibility of employing foreign nationals to fight for Taiwan in the event of a conflict with China, according to KMT Legislator Chen Yeong-kang.  Amid Tensions With China, Taiwan [...]
  • Turkish Navy Commissions Havelsan’s Sancar Armed USV.

    February 26, 2026 0
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  • National Security Policy, Framework, and Doctrine Vacuum Lead to Systemic Corruption in the Bangladesh Military: Report

    January 15, 2026 0
    A national security policy vacuum creates significant instability by removing a clear strategic compass for a nation’s defense and foreign policy, leading to a range of potential negative consequences. Bangladesh Bank Froze Bank Accounts of [...]
  • Ukrainian kamikaze drones blew up Russia’s oil depot in Kursk region

    February 15, 2024 0
    A major oil depot in a Russian border region has been destroyed in a Ukrainian kamikaze drone blitz sparking fresh humiliation for Vladimir Putin. Ukrainian kamikaze drones strike Russian fuel depot in Yurovka, Krasnodar KraiDateMay [...]
  • Ukraine To Receive Two Batteries Of NASAMS Anti-air Missiles

    October 21, 2022 0
    By the end of autumn, the Armed Forces of Ukraine will receive two batteries of NASAMS air defense missile systems. The US State Department approves NASAMS II and Avenger ADS for IndiaDateFebruary 15, 2020National Advanced [...]
  • Ukrainian Air Force Shot Down 40 Kh-55, Kh-101 and 28 Kalibr Cruise Missiles Using NASAMS Anti-air Missiles

    June 25, 2023 0
    Despite Russia’s looming military coup, it has not forgotten to launch a missile attack on Ukraine. And it was the most powerful in months. Ukrainian Air Force Shot Down 157 Russian Cruise Missiles Using Patriot [...]
Europe

Germany plans to buy up to 500 KNDS MARS 3 rocket launchers.

March 12, 2026 0

Germany’s Bundeswehr intends to submit a budget request in the second half of 2026 to conclude a framework contract with KNDS for the procurement of up to 500 MARS 3, also known as EuroPuls, multiple […]

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

    Biden Administration decided to lift the ban on American military contractors deploying in Ukraine

  • South Asia

    Pakistan Navy Conducts Flight Test of Homegrown SMASH SLBM

  • Naval Platforms

    China’s Type 075 will start maiden voyage

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan destroyed Armenian T-90 tank regiments using Harop kamikaze drones

  • C4iSR

    Ukrainian defense intelligence confirms Russia using Elon Musk’s Starlink internet in occupied territories

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan Scrambled Fighters To Intercept Chinese H-6 Bombers

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Diehl Defence IRIS-T Air-to-Air Missile

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China deploys troops, tanks, and artillery near the Indian border

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    BAE Systems Awarded £2.4 Billion Contract To Manufacture Munitions For British Military

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia’s acquisition of 42 Chinese J-10C jets poses a significant threat to Australia, the US, the UK, South Korea and France.

  • Africa

    Morocco purchased Chinese-made TB-001K “Scorpion” reconnaissance and attack drones

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Bank of China stops facilitating yuan-denominated transfers from UAE, Kazakhstan, and Saudi Arabia to Russia, huge economic blow to Putin

  • Air Platform

    Airbus to offer Tranche 5 Eurofighters to replace German Tornados

  • Central Asia

    Taliban Seized Massive Weapons Cache, Received Supplies From Pakistan

  • Air Platform

    Chinese Defence Ministry Spokesperson Denies Reports of J-10C Sale to Egypt

  • Naval Platforms

    The U.S. Department Approves $126 Million Armed Assault Boats Sale to the Philippines

  • Air Platform

    Chinese navalized FC-31 gets into engine trouble

  • Middle East

    The U.S. to sale F-35 as part of a secret Israeli-UAE deal

  • Air Platform

    Rheinmetall Unveils LUNA Reconnaissance UAV

  • Europe

    Baykar Akinci To Integrate 100km Range Cakir Cruise Missile

  • Europe

    Babcock cuts steel for Royal Navy’s first type 31 frigate

  • Cyber

    Trump issues executive orders banning WeChat, TikTok in 45 days

  • Defense Industry

    Russia Will Supply S-400 To India In December, The Looming CAATSA Sanctions On India

  • Europe

    Iskandar Tactical Missiles Were Useless in Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, Says Armenian Prime Minister

  • Europe

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

  • Air Platform

    France and UK discussing to deliver Mirage 2000D fighter jet to Ukraine

  • Middle East

    Leaked documents expose top-secret Israeli drone and Israeli plans to attack Iran

  • Europe

    Ukraine Killed More Than 700 Freshly Mobilized Conscripts In Bakhmut

  • Europe

    Serbia unveils new M-84AS3 tank with active protection system.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Turkey Unveils Most Powerful 2,000 Pound Non-nuclear Bomb

  • Americas

    Saab Awarded Contract to Supply Sea Giraffe For Canadian Navy

  • Infantry Weapons

    Aselsan-Ukroboronprom Jointly Develop Skif ATGM

  • Europe

    Turkish MRAP Vuran Test Fires Rockets

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha Defense Awarded $2.4 Billion Contract To Produce 129 Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicles

  • Air Platform

    TAI T625 Gökbey will fly with a local engine

  • Europe

    Fincantieri launches first next-generation OPV for Italian Navy.

  • Air Platform

    Turkish light attack aircraft Hurjet to be co-produced in Spain

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh DGFI Operates Uyghur-style Secret Detention And Solitary Confinement Facilities In Dhaka

  • South Asia

    Panicked India deploys S-400 missile system and Rafale fighter jets near Bangladesh, which has no meaningful Air Force

  • Americas

    Senate chairman moves toward CAATSA sanctions on Turkey as Turkey test Nebo-M radar against F-16

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed’s F-16, Saab Gripen And Dassault Rafale Fighter Jets Under Consideration For Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    General Atomic awarded $268 million contract for 13 Protector drones for the UK

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Lessons from the Ukraine war, China wants to develop conventional warfighting capability to counter the U.S. influence in Indo-Pacific

  • Europe

    Returning to frontline, Ukrainian Leopard crews see their ‘cat’ as game-changer

  • Air Platform

    Azerbaijan Grounded JF-17 Fighter Jets, Demands Turkish Missile, Avionics and Prospective TF35000 Engine in JF-17 Jet.

  • Middle East

    The Dangers Presented by Russian and Chinese Weapons Sales to Iranian Regime

  • Americas

    Thank You: June 12 Is Officially Women’s Veterans Day

  • Europe

    Russia suffered 1630 troops losses in a day totalling 685,910 dead troops in Ukraine war

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s ATACMS strike destroyed Russia’s S-400 air defense system again in Crimea

  • Air Platform

    Boeing, MHI Partner on State of the Art Upgrades to Japan’s F-15J fleet

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