Japan started constructing a Self-Defense Forces base on uninhabited Mage Island in southwestern Kagoshima prefecture on Thursday. According to an environmental assessment report made public earlier today, this four-year project in the 8 Sqkm Island will include building runways and ammunition storage facilities
Chief of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov will lead a joint group of troops in the Special Military Operation zone in Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday. New appointments of the leadership of the Northern Military District were made on January 11 by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu
An international customer has contracted with Germanys Rheinmetall to modernize its 35mm cannon-based air defence systems. The order also includes ammunition and other components for the modernized Skyguard air defence batteries
Britain could provide Ukraine with tanks for the first time to help the country fight Russian forces. Discussions have been taking place "for a few weeks" about delivering ten of British army's Challenger 2 main battle tank to Ukraine, Sky News reported on Monday, citing unnamed sources
South Korea is planning to acquire Israel-made Sky Spotter drone detection system, following an incident in December when five North Korean drones penetrated the countrys airspace and flew undetected for several hours. The South's defense authorities have come under fierce criticism for their
The Russian Navys Project 885M (Yasen-M) Perm nuclear-powered submarine, the first regular carrier of the submarine version of Tsirkon, will enter service with the Russian Navy in 2026. "The Perm submarine with Tsirkons is planned to enter service with the Navy in 2026
Aero Vodochody will overhaul Bulgarian Air Forces L-39 aircraft under a new contract signed recently. Under the contract, an order has been placed for the overhaul of the first two L-39ZA aircraft, including two engines and the Safir auxiliary launch unit
Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed a ceasefire along the entire line of contact in Ukraine to celebrate Orthodox Christmas, Jan. 7
South Koreas Defense Acquisition Program Administration has announced the first flight of the third prototype of the KF-21 Boramae fighter on Thursday. Prototypes 4 to 6 are expected to take to the skies in the first half of 2023
Russian space agency Roscosmos has agreed to cooperate with two Iranian companies in the field of launch services. Roscosmos launched Khayyam Iranian Earth remote sensing satellite in August 2022