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New Zealand Suspends Aids And High-level Contacts With Myanmar’s Junta

February 10, 2021 GDC 0

New Zealand is suspending all high-level contact with Myanmar and imposing a travel ban on its military leaders following last week’s coup. NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern today told a news conference Wellington would deliver […]

North Korean Troops Committing Suicide to Avoid Capture in Kursk Region

January 15, 2025 0

North Korean troops deployed to Russia to fight alongside Vladimir Putin’s forces in the war against Ukraine are taking their own lives to avoid capture, officials have said. 1000 North Koreans Killed Since Russia Deployed [...]
Australian Super Hornet Fighter Jets Will Receive New Infrared Search And Tracking System

September 9, 2024 0

A spokesperson from the Australian Department of Defence confirmed that the 12 Block II IRST pod delivery is planned for 2024 and 2025. The spokesperson also clarified that these systems do not require the F/A-18Fs [...]
Korean KAI Is Assembling Five Prototypes Of KF-21 Fighter Jets

June 24, 2021 0

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is assembling five more prototypes of its KF-21 fighter jet after the first prototype was rolled-out on April 9. KAI to produce first KF-X prototype by April 2021DateJuly 8, 2020South Korean [...]
Lockheed Martin awarded $1.4 billion contract for C-130J aircraft

December 11, 2020 0

Lockheed Martin has been awarded USD1.4 billion to support future Foreign Military Sales (FMS) work on the C-130J Hercules through to 30 November 2030. Algerian Air Force To Receive Four C-130J Hercules Strategic Airlift AircraftDateMarch [...]
Germany blocks Eurofighter jets sale to Saudi Arabia over Yemen conflict

July 3, 2023 0

Germany’s coalition government is at odds over whether to bow to British pressure and approve the production of Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets for Saudi Arabia, the newspaper Welt Am Sonntag reported on Saturday, citing anonymous [...]
Dmitry Medvedev says ‘Ukraine is definitely Russia’, rules out peace talks

March 6, 2024 0

Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, says Ukraine is part of Russia as he rules out peace talks with the current Ukrainian leadership. Dmitry Medvedev Suggests Lviv Will Be Ukraine’s New Capital Once [...]

Croatia to purchase 30 French CAESAR 155mm Howitzers

March 27, 2025 0

On March 25, 2025, Croatian Minister of Defence Ivan Anušić met in Paris with French Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu during an official visit to the French Republic. The meeting addressed Croatia’s ongoing […]

Canada to replace US-made M777 howitzers with new 155mm howitzers

March 24, 2025 0

The Indirect Fires Modernisation (IFM) program includes the planned acquisition of 80 to 98 self-propelled 155mm howitzers to replace the 33 US-made M777 towed systems currently in service. A request for information has been issued […]

Royal Marines selected the SIG SAUER MCX rifle for the commando force

March 17, 2025 0

The Royal Marines have confirmed the selection of the SIG SAUER MCX rifle as part of an ongoing effort to modernize their elite UK Commando Force. The MCX will be issued in both 300BLK and […]

Romania purchased South Korean K9 Howitzers Worth $715 million

March 12, 2025 0

Hyung-Kyu Kim reports in The Korea Economic Daily that a significant development in South Korea’s defense industry is underway as Hanwha Aerospace Co., a major player in aerospace and defense systems, is poised to secure […]