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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 […]

  • Ukraine war: Indian Army will replace all Russian-origin tanks, IFV and armored vehicles with domestic vehicles

    June 7, 2023 0
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  • Fincantieri cuts steel for French Navy’s logistics support ships

    July 1, 2020 0
    The steel cutting of the first of four forward sections for as many logistic support units LSS (Logistic Support Ship) ordered by Chantiers de l’Atlantique to Fincantieri under the FLOTLOG program (“Flotte logistique”) took place [...]
  • Saab Unveils Deployable 5G Network at UMEX 2022

    February 26, 2022 0
    Saab has launched 5G communication system for military and crisis operations at the UMEX 2022 exhibition in the UAE (Feb. 21-23). Saab to deliver Giraffe ground-based longe-range surveillance radar systems to UAEDateFebruary 20, 2025Saab Exhibits [...]
  • Tensions have arisen between Russia and China following Moscow’s request for a loan to buy Chinese weapons

    March 19, 2024 0
    Tensions have arisen between Russia and China following Moscow’s request for a loan, as reported by journalists from the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Furious Russia Blasts China Over Technology Theft Of Russian OriginDateJuly 19, [...]
  • India’s Adani Group to manufacture small arms and UAV through the joint venture with Israeli IWI and Elbit Systems

    January 18, 2020 0
    Key Points: Adani Elbit UAV Complex would be the first private UAV manufacturing facility in India and the first facility outside Israel to manufacture the Hermes 900 UAV. Adani Elbit will offer the Hermes 900 [...]
  • Greece to purchase 49 UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters for its armed forces

    October 11, 2023 0
    Greece has submitted a formal request to purchase 49 Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters as replacements for its Bell UH-1s, Flight Global revealed on Monday. Sikorsky-Boeing Defiant Compound Helicopter is Undergoing Flight Tests for US [...]
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 […]

  • Europe

    KNDS and Elbit Systems Sign Teaming Agreement for EuroPULS Rocket Artillery Systems

  • Europe

    Russian firm uses US subsidiary to evade Western sanctions

  • Middle East

    Israeli troops advance toward Gaza City as the death toll rises on both sides

  • Air Platform

    India purchases locally-made 156 light combat Prachand helicopters

  • Air Platform

    Russia confirms loss of two Mi-8s helicopters in drone strikes

  • Defense Industry

    Malaysia Negotiating With Kuwait to Buy Legacy F/A-18 Hornet

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan wants truck-mounted Harpoon antiship missiles

  • Americas

    Nexter Proposes Ceasar Howitzer For US Army

  • Europe

    Top Russian general killed by Ukrainian sniper in major blow for KGB Putin

  • Europe

    Poland Delivers Piorun Man-portable Air Defense System To Norway

  • Europe

    Norway purchases two more type 212CD submarines from TKMS.

  • Europe

    TEKEVER Signs Maritime Surveillance Contract with European Maritime Safety Agency

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force Plans To Issue Fresh Tender For 114 Medium Multi-role Fighter Aircraft

  • Europe

    Ukraine Liberates Andriivka Village Near Bakhmut in Counteroffensive Milestone

  • South Asia

    Modi wanted to weaken Bangladesh’s military by supplying third-grade Indian equipment. Bangladesh cancelled the Navy’s contract with the Indian shipbuilder

  • Europe

    Ukraine Captured T-90S Bhishma Tanks Originally Produced For The Indian Army

  • Air Platform

    Sikorsky-Boeing Defiant Compound Helicopter is Undergoing Flight Tests for US Army

  • Europe

    Hanwha Defense To Supply 288 K239 Chunmoo MLRS To Poland

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Azerbaijan purchased the Israeli Iron Dome missile system

  • C4iSR

    Leonardo DRS delivers Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber-Defense and Intelligence (C5I) systems to Australian Army

  • Europe

    No IFF: Russia shoots down its own Mohajer-6 drone over Crimea

  • Europe

    Germany sends Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    J-20 exposed: new photos reveal China’s J-20 Mighty Dragon has visible screws, rivets and quality issues on the airframe.  

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Why Australia should ditch the conventional submarine project and build nuclear submarines?

  • Air Platform

    China Developed Armed Reconnaissance CH-6 UCAV

  • Europe

    Elbit Systems Awarded Contract to Produce PULS Rocket Artillery for Greece.

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones strike Russian ammunition depot

  • Americas

    Keel laid for Brazilian Navy’s first Tamandaré-class frigate

  • Air Platform

    Sikorsky, AMMROC Announced Partnership for Black Hawk Helicopter Maintenance in the UAE

  • Infantry Weapons

    Arrow Missile Defence System

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Deadliest Female Sniper ‘Joan of Arc’ Has Strong Lady Balls Than Putin’s Mangina

  • Industry

    South Korea regain number one spot in shipbuilding

  • Europe

    Ukraine Shoot Down Multiple Mi-35 Attack Helicopters Using Stinger Shoulder-launched Missile

  • Defense Industry

    Croatia Purchases 12 Dassault Rafale Jets From France

  • Europe

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

  • Europe

    Thanks to Turkish F-16, only four fighters remained in service with Armenia

  • Americas

    Northrop Grumman Successfully Tests AN/TPS-80 G/ATOR Radar

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China sent spy ships and survey vessels inside the exclusive economic zone of India

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Lockheed Awarded Contract to Integrate AGM-158C LRASM into RAAF’s Super Hornet

  • Middle East

    France is negotiating the transfer of weapons from Arab countries to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed Russia’s Ka-52 and Mi-8 helicopters at forward airfield.

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Unveils New Hypersonic Aircraft Concept

  • Europe

    Ukraine retakes Avdiivka near the eastern city of Donetsk Oblast

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Awarded Contract To Produce 60 Heavy-lift Chinook Helicopters For Bundeswehr

  • Europe

    Russian forces have lost more than 15 modernized 2S33 Msta-SM howitzers per month since deployed in eastern Ukraine

  • Africa

    Israel, Chad renew diplomatic relations that were severed in 1972

  • Europe

    Ukraine To Receive 300KM Range ATACMS Missiles, U.S. Department of Defense Reported

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan in talks with China to purchase L-15 trainer aircraft

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Honeywell Aerospace Awarded Contract to Establish AUKUS Industrial Base in Australia

  • Air Platform

    Saab offers 12 Gripen E to Philippines worth $1.1 billion

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