The first F-35B fighter jet operated by the U.S
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy recently organized drills in the South China Sea for its first Type 075 amphibious assault ship Hainan making military observers believe that it could very soon gain new combat capabilities. "Since the commissioning of the Hainan, we have optimized the ship's deployment and continued improving our abilities to operate ship-borne equipment and steer the vessel through a series of exercises
The Netherlands Ministry of Defense officially declared Initial Operational Capable (IOC) for the Air Forces F-35 squadron. “With this we are taking another important step in our transition to a future-proof air force
The construction of China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC)s new shipyard on the Changxing Island, Shanghai, is set to open in 2023. The construction of the dock basin of the second phase of the Changxing Shipbuilding Base Project started on Wednesday with a commencement ceremony, CSSC Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding announced on its WeChat account
Russian troops will start receiving the countrys first Very Short-Range Air Defense (VSHORAD) system, the Gibka-S, next year. "For the first time, air defense units will get sets of Gibka-S combat vehicles next year," Commander of the Russian Armed Forces tactical air defense Lieutenant General Alexander Leonov said in an interview with defense ministrys
Bell Textron handed over four Bell Huey II aircraft to the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina (AFBiH) on December 4. The aircraft are part of a Foreign Military Sale signed in December 2019
Turkeys Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB) will hold a tender for the manufacturing of three new frigates as part of the National Ship (MILGEM) project. Ismail Demir, head of the SSB, told government-owned Anadolu Agency (AA) that they will continue their efforts to meet the needs of the security forces with the most advanced technologies, with the goal of a "fully independent Turkey in the defense industry
Israels former military intelligence chief has confirmed the countrys role in taking out Irans commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force Maj.-Gen
Australia has placed an order for 30 K-9 Thunder self-propelled howitzers and 15 K-10 armored ammunition resupply vehicles from South Korea under a contract valued A$1biillion (US$720 million). The announcement came more than a year after Hanwha Defense was named the sole preferred bidder for an Australian artillery gun procurement project
The Russian Pacific Fleets coastal defense troops took delivery of over 20 upgraded T-80BV tanks. "A train with combat hardware arrived at a railway station in Vladivostok the other day