Ukraine launched a barrage of Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) at Russian military targets in Crimea, marking the first use of 300 km-range missiles. The United States has previously been apprehensive about providing medium-range-surface-launched ATACMS to Ukraine, fearing it could provoke Russia into a wider war
Tensions flared between Philippine and Chinese maritime forces today as two Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessels reportedly fired water cannons at a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel during a routine patrol near Scarborough Shoal. According to the Philippine Coast Guard, the PCG vessel BRP Bagacay was targeted by CCG ships with water cannons during a patrol mission at Bajo De Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal) earlier today
South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) approved the 'Ulsan Class Batch-IV Project', also known as FFX Batch-IV, during the 161st Defense Project Promotion Committee meeting held on April 26 at the Ministry of Defense in Yongsan. The ROK Navy and DAPA strongly support the FFX Batch-IV initiative to replace the FFX Batch-III ‘Chungnam class frigates, aiming to procure six new frigates by 2032 with the same design
Chinese coast guard vessels confronted a delegation of Japanese lawmakers near the disputed Diaoyu Islands (known as the Senkaku Islands in Japan) in the East China Sea. The confrontation occurred during an inspection mission organized by the city of Ishigaki in Okinawa Prefecture
Rheinmetall has secured a seven-year contract with the Bundeswehr to supply up to 191,000 sets of the “intercom with hearing protection function” valued at up to €400 million. The Budget Committee of the German Bundestag had imposed conditions on the project
China has expressed its displeasure with the Philippines' decision to sink the decommissioned oil tanker BRP Lake Caliraya during this year's Balikatan exercises, which involve Filipino and American soldiers. Commodore Roy Vincent Trinidad, spokesperson for the Philippine Navy (PN) in the West Philippine Sea, responded to China's criticism by stating that the sinking exercise was not intended to provoke
Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems shipyard launched the fourth submarine in the Type 218SG construction program, named the ‘Inimitable, for the Singapore Navy on April 22 in Kiel. The design of the Type 218SG submarines is focused on minimizing signature detection
Turkey is reportedly considering deploying its Russian-made S-400 Triumf air defense systems along its Iraqi border as part of an upcoming summer offensive against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in Iraqi Kurdistan. If implemented, this would mark the first operational deployment of the S-400 since its acquisition in 2017, despite widespread condemnation from NATO allies
Turkey and Iraq have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enhance strategic cooperation between the countries in the field of defense industry. The agreement was signed during the visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Haluk Görgün, President of Turkey's Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB), to Iraq on April 22
Palestinian authorities have made a grim discovery in Khan Younis, Gaza, where approximately 200 mass graves have been uncovered at hospital sites, revealing a devastating toll on civilian lives during the recent conflict. At the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, officials reported exhuming scores of bodies from two mass graves