Chinese experts say Russias activities near the Diaoyu Islands (Senkaku Islands) – claimed by both China and Japan – are a ‘warning to Tokyo over its sanctions on Russia for invasion of Ukraine. Japans defense ministry said Chinese and Russian warships were spotted sailing near the disputed islands in the East China Sea on Monday morning
Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) on June 29 rolled out a Wing Loong-2 drone designed to monitor the weather, instead of performing airstrikes. A variant of the Wing Loong 2 military reconnaissance/strike combat drone already serves the Ministry of Emergency Management with disaster assessment with onboard sensors and restoring telecommunications
Turkey for the first time tested its locally-made anti-ship missile, the Atmaca, from a truck-mounted mobile launcher on Saturday. The Atmaca is said to be a competitor to the American Harpoon and the Russian Kh-22 missiles
The Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) Navys Shandong aircraft carrier will soon be deployed for far sea operations, now that it has completed receiving its first scheduled maintenance since it was commissioned. The Shandong's maintenance started in late March, when the carrier set out from its homeport in Sanya, South China's Hainan Province, sailed through the Taiwan Straits and then arrived at Dalian Shipyard
Maiden flight of the Autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator was carried out by Indias state-owned Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) from the Aeronautical Test Range, Chitradurga, Karnataka, today. Operating in a fully autonomous mode, the aircraft exhibited a perfect flight, including take-off, way point navigation and a smooth touchdown
Greece plans to acquire 40 F-35 jets from the United States and has placed a request for the first 20 aircraft, its Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told journalists after the NATO summit in Madrid Thursday. "Our intention is to acquire an F-35 squadron with a possible option for a second one
Prominent Indonesian defense manufacturers shipbuilder PT PAL Indonesia and PT Dirgantara-PT Pindad team have signed cooperation pacts with the U.A
A Myanmar Air Force MiG-29 jet crossed into Thailands air space over Phop Phra district on June 30. Fighting intensified between Myanmar government troops and Karen soldiers in Myawaddy border town, opposite Ban Wao Lay Tai village in Phop Phra district of Tak province, on Thursday
Russia says it is tactically withdrawing from Zmeiny (Snake) Island, a strategic Black Sea landmass off the southern coast near the city of Odesa, to allow for grain exports. "On June 30, as a step of goodwill, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation completed their assigned tasks on Zmeiny Island and withdrew the garrison stationed there," Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said at a briefing on Thursday
Russia's Shipunov Instrument Design Bureau has revealed a new version of the Pantsir-SM air defense system (ADS) called Pantsir-SM-TBM that does away with its 30mm cannons and radar; instead it doubles the number of missiles to 24 besides receiving targeting data from networked sources.A scale model of the new system was displayed at the "Engineers of the Future," forum in Tula, Russia this week