Maya-class – Global Defense Corp

The JMSDF Has Commissioned First Maya-class Destroyer

March 22, 2020 GDC 0

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) commissioned the first of two Maya (Improved Atago)-class, Aegis-equipped destroyers in a ceremony held on 19 March in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture learned GDC quoting Kosuke Takahashi. Named JS Maya (pennant […]

US Air Force Deploys F-15C, F-16 In Poland

July 3, 2021 0

USAF F-15s, F-16s, and C-130s are training in Poland in an agile combat employment exercise that comes as Russia executes a massive buildup on the border with neighboring Ukraine, though U.S. officials say the exercise [...]
South Korea Bans Arms Export To Myanmar Junta

March 14, 2021 0

South Korea will suspend defence exchanges with Myanmar and ban arms exports to the country after a military coup and violent suppression of pro-democracy protests, the foreign ministry said on Friday. The ministry also said [...]
Polish Army Equipped With Three Different Versions Of Leopard Tanks

September 23, 2022 0

The Polish army is now equipped with three versions of the German-made Leopard 2 Main Battle Tank including the A4, A5, and the Leopard 2 PL. Citing open source information, the Polish army has a total of 137 Leopard [...]
Taiwan purchased 108 M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks

August 25, 2023 0

Four years ago, the US approved the sale of M1 Abrams main battle tanks to Taiwan. Deliveries will begin next year. In 2019, the US authorities approved the sale of 108 M1A2T Abrams tanks. The [...]
Kenyan Air Force Received All Three C-27J Spartan Transport Aircraft

April 28, 2021 0

The Kenya Air Force is now operating all three of its C-27J Spartan transport aircraft it had ordered, after the third was held back in Italy due to the coronavirus pandemic. The final aircraft resumed [...]
Russia’s Su-57 fighter jets rely on German, Swiss, Japanese, Korean, American, French and Taiwanese components

November 10, 2024 0

The Russian defense plant ‘Micropibor,’ located in Konakovo, Tver Region, is at the center of new concerns over the supply chain for the Su-57, Russia’s fighter jet. According to a recent report by The Telegraph, [...]

Ukraine’s ATACMS Cluster Munitions Wrecking Havoc on Russian Airfield and Military Bases

December 18, 2024 0

The Ukrainian army might not have very many M39 missiles. The ones it has, it’s using carefully—firing them at the most valuable targets that also are most vulnerable to the American-made munitions. In their second-ever […]

US Approves Possible Sale of 1,000 TOW Missiles to Saudi Arabia

December 6, 2024 0

The US State Department has approved Saudi Arabia’s request to potentially acquire over 1,000 TOW missiles at an estimated cost of $440 million. The Kingdom intends to acquire 507 TOW 2A missiles and 507 TOW […]

North Korea delivers long-range Koksan artillery systems to Russia

November 19, 2024 0

Photos of North Korean long-range artillery systems arriving in Russia have emerged on Russian social media, sparking fresh discussions over recent military collaboration between Pyongyang and Moscow. The images reportedly show the 170-mm M1989 “Koksan” […]