Germanys Bundestag budget committee recently approved new Bundeswehr (German armed forces) procurement projects totaling approximately
The implementation of the unification of the national payment systems of Iran and Russia began today with the domestic MIR officially connected to the Iranian Shetab system. This is the first tie-up for ATM transfer with a foreign country ever since Russia was cut-off from SWIFT after the Ukraine war began
Rheinmetall and the Finnish SAR satellite company ICEYE have expanded their collaboration to provide Ukraine with advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite imagery. The agreement, signed in September 2024, comes at a crucial time as Ukraine continues to face intense military pressures and seeks enhanced intelligence tools to support its armed forces
China has increased its military flights into Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) by 300%, according to the U.S
The Aviation Industry Corp of China (AVIC) has confirmed the existence of the twin-seat variant of its J-20 stealth fighter jet, the J-20S whose scale model is displayed at the Airshow China 2024 scheduled to commence tomorrow in Zhuhai. This is the first time that AVIC has officially confirmed the existence of the J-20S, the world's first and only model of a two-seater stealth combat aircraft
Rostec subsidiary United Aircraft Corporation has transferred a new batch of Su-57 and Su-35S fighter jets to the Russian Aerospace Forces. These aircraft, including the fifth-generation Su-57 stealth jets, underwent a comprehensive series of factory tests before being officially accepted by the Ministry of Defense's technical staff
Poland has signed a 1.3 billion zloty ($323 million) contract to procure domestically produced support vehicles for the WR-40 Langusta multiple rocket launchers
The Chinese government announced the baselines of the territorial sea adjacent to Huangyan Dao island (Scarborough Shoal) a day after Manila passed the Philippine Maritime Zones Act and the Philippine Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act which aim to extend its control over some islands and sea lanes in the South China Sea. The two legal measures intended to control certain islands and sea lanes in the South China within the Philippines exclusive economic zone are certain to put Beijing and Manila on a collision course
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The Chinese Navy's carrier-borne electronic warfare (EW) aircraft, the J-15D will debut at Airshow China 2024 starting next week in Zhuhai. The aircraft is considered a direct competitor to the American F/A-18 Growler EW aircraft that rides on U