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Year: 2019

Infantry Weapons

Indian Army acquires Israeli Spike LR anti-tank guided missile

December 16, 2019 GDC 0

India has procured the Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Spike LR (long-range) anti-tank guided-missile (ATGM) system to meet Indian Army (IA) operational requirements. Indian Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik told parliament on 11 December […]

Middle East

Oman, UAE, Bahrain, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia open about diplomatic relationship with Israel

December 15, 2019 GDC 0

Israel and Saudi Arabia don’t have diplomatic relations and never have, but two countries revealed at an event at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington that they’ve been covertly conducting diplomacy to discuss Iran […]

South Asia

Tata, Lockheed Martin bring new cutting-edge aerospace technology to India

December 15, 2019 GDC 0

Hyderabad— Lockheed Martin Aerostructures (TLMAL), a joint venture between Tata Advanced Systems (TASL) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), inaugurated India’s first-of-its-kind metal-to-metal bonding facility at Adibatla, Hyderabad. The new 4,700 square-meter metal-to-metal bonding facility adds […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin successfully tests precision strike missile

December 14, 2019 GDC 0

On December 10, 2019, a PrSM was launched from a Lockheed Martin High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launcher and flew downrange for 240 km (149 mi) to strike the target area, Meanwhile, engineers tracked […]

Europe

Russia’s only aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov catches fire

December 14, 2019 GDC 0

At least one person was killed after Russia’s only aircraft carrier, Admiral Kuznetsov, caught fire on Thursday morning during repair work in Russia’s Arctic Sea port of Murmansk, according to Russian state sponsored news agency Sputniknews. […]

Americas

US warns Turkey, India, Egypt and Indonesia about buying Russian weapons

December 13, 2019 GDC 0

While not a NATO member, Egypt, India and Indonesia have over the years received billions of dollars in economic and military aid and technologies from the United States and is considered a long-time ally in the unstable Asia pacific region and its military operates the U.S. supplied weapons. […]

Air Platform

Australia welcomes more F-35 Lightning II at RAAF base Williamtown

December 12, 2019 GDC 0

The Australian Government’s multi-billion dollar Joint Strike Fighter program has reached a new milestone with seven F-35A Lightning II aircraft arriving at RAAF Base Williamtown. Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC said […]

Americas

Senate chairman moves toward CAATSA sanctions on Turkey as Turkey test Nebo-M radar against F-16

December 12, 2019 GDC 0

WASHINGTON – A U.S. Senate committee backed legislation on Wednesday to impose sanctions on Turkey after its offensive in Syria and purchase of a Russian S-400 missile system, the latest move in the chamber to push […]

Air Platform

The Saab Gripen E: Not a fifth-gen aircraft but as stealthy as the F-35 Lightning II

December 12, 2019 GDC 0

Sweden’s air force says its Gripen E fighter jets are designed to kill Russia’s fearsome Sukhoi fighter jets, and that they have a “black belt” in that type of combat. […]

Industry

Singaporean Defense Industries

December 11, 2019 GDC 0

The Singaporean defense budget is valued at US$11 billion in 2018, and registered a CAGR of 2.99% during the historic period. […]

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  • Russia Admits It Lost Two Squadrons Of Su-35 And Su-24M Fighter Jets In Ukraine War

    August 12, 2022 0
    Russia is reportedly turning to “outdated” fighter jets after it lost about two dozen Su-35 aircraft in its ongoing assault on Ukraine, according to a social media post on Thursday. Russia lost 35 Su-24M ground [...]
  • Temu rockets: The Cambodian Army’s Chinese-made Type-90B rocket artillery exploded after heavy fire.

    December 18, 2025 0
    Thailand announced on December 8, 2025, that Cambodian forces may use Chinese-made Type-90B 122 mm and PHL-03 300 mm multiple launch rocket systems into Thai border areas, according to Reuters. NORINCO Delivers SR-5 Multiple Launch [...]
  • Navantia has launched F111 Bonifaz for Spanish Navy.

    September 17, 2025 0
    Spanish shipbuilder Navantia has launched F111 Bonifaz, the first frigate of the F-110 program being built for the Spanish Navy. RAN’s AOR Supply Ship Starts Sea TrialsDateOctober 22, 2020Spanish F-110 Frigate Program Passes Critical Design [...]
  • Iran debuts its Shahed-147 surveillance drone

    April 25, 2024 0
    Iran’s defense industry has introduced a new addition to its spy drone arsenal: the Shaed-147, a high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft system. Iran unveils new long-range Shahed-136B kamikaze droneDateSeptember 24, 2024Russia ramps up Iranian-designed Shahed [...]
  • Navantia launches the fourth Avante 2200 class corvette for Saudi Arabia

    August 1, 2021 0
    On July 24, 2021, Spanish shipyard Navantia has launched the fourth Avante 2200 corvette Jazan Al Jubail-class corvette that was built for the Navy of Saudi Arabia. Navantia Launches Second Corvette For Royal Saudi NavyDateDecember [...]
  • Ukrainian HIMARS strike killed more than 400 Russian trapped soldiers in Vovchansk aggregate plant in Ukraine

    June 16, 2024 0
    On June 15, 2024, approximately 400 Russian soldiers were surrounded and trapped in the Vovchansk Aggregate Plant in Ukraine, and later, Ukraine used HIMARS rocket artillery to strike the Vovchansk plant and killed more than [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

Temu rockets: The Cambodian Army’s Chinese-made Type-90B rocket artillery exploded after heavy fire.

December 18, 2025 0

Thailand announced on December 8, 2025, that Cambodian forces may use Chinese-made Type-90B 122 mm and PHL-03 300 mm multiple launch rocket systems into Thai border areas, according to Reuters. On 18 December 2025, a […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Royal Thai Army captured Chinese-made GAM-102LR guided anti-tank missile system.

December 15, 2025 0

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Europe

Rheinmetall Awarded Contract to Produce 120mm Tank Ammunition.

December 10, 2025 0

Germany has placed a fresh multi-hundred-million-euro call off with Rheinmetall for 120 mm Leopard 2 tank ammunition under its expanded 4 billion euro framework agreement running to 2030. The move underpins Berlin’s Zeitenwende rearmament effort, […]

Europe

Greece to purchase PULS artillery system from Israel.

December 8, 2025 0

Greece is in talks with Israel to buy modern missile systems that would be used for a planned anti-aircraft defense dome, two officials with knowledge of the plan told Reuters. Athens has said it will […]

Europe

Germany purchases drones, missiles and assault rifles worth €2.9 billion.

December 1, 2025 0

German lawmakers are set to approve spending €2.9 billion on 11 military procurement contracts for items including drones, rifles and missiles. The defense ministry is seeking approval for purchases from domestic manufacturers such as Heckler […]

Europe

Colt CZ presented the Mk 47 automatic grenade launcher at Milipol 2025.

November 28, 2025 0

Colt CZ presented the Mk 47 automatic grenade launcher at Milipol 2025, following the company’s complete acquisition of the system from General Dynamics in early 2024. At Milipol 2025, Colt CZ, through its subsidiary Colt, […]

  • Air Platform

    Canada Selects F-35 Stealth Jets To Replace CF-18 Hornet Aircraft

  • Air Platform

    German firm developed AI backbone for the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program

  • Europe

    US Abrams tanks begin to arrive in Europe amid the Russia-Ukraine war

  • Anti-air Missiles

    South Korea completes development of new L-SAM air defense system

  • C4iSR

    Israeli Rafael Awarded Contract To Supply EW Suite And Guns for Philippines

  • Industry

    Turkey Established New Facilities For TFX Fighters

  • Air Platform

    Putin pledges fighter jets and air defense system for Iran to distract the West from Ukraine

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Japan’s new Type 12 anti-ship missiles pointed at China

  • Europe

    Russia Loses Eighth General and 34th Colonel in Botched Ukraine Invasion

  • Americas

    Boeing Awarded Contract To Manufacturer 184 AH-64E Apache Attack Helicopters

  • Europe

    Crimea blasts degraded Russia’s Black Sea aviation fleet

  • Europe

    Drunk Putin claimed Ukraine started the war by striking the Crimea bridge

  • Americas

    US Marine Corps forms first unit with ground-launched Tomahawk cruise missiles

  • Naval Platforms

    Babcock Announced Supply Chains of Type 31 Frigate

  • Infantry Weapons

    SHERSHEN Anti-Tank Guided Missile System

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia To Acquire Nuclear-powered Submarine, Scraps Conventional Submarine Project

  • C4iSR

    Pentagon clears $404 million upgrade package for Australia’s MC-55A Peregrine aircraft

  • Industry

    Rostec Will Unite Sukhoi and Mikoyan Design Bureau To Avoid Bankruptcy

  • Americas

    L3Harris Invests $125 million in building production facility for Trump’s Golden Dome

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy’s Super Hornet Receives Next-gen Electronic Attack Pod

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian $500 FPV drone destroyed modernized $25 million TOR-M1S Missiles

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Turkey plans to purchase Eurosam SAMP/T missiles as S-400 missiles do not meet the performance standard

  • C4iSR

    Tikhomirov NIIP BARS: A Glorified Soviet-era Phased Array Radar

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    European OCCAR Awarded Contract For French MAST-F Missile

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Can You Name A Thing, China Didn’t Copy From The West?

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s electronic warfare tech grounds Shahed drones, complicating Russian airstrikes

  • Central Asia

    Kyrgyzstan purchased four different types of drones from Turkey

  • Cruise Missiles

    Russia Assisted Hezbollah Converting Tu-143 UAV Into DR-3 Cruise Missiles That Israel Destroyed

  • Air Platform

    Defence Minister Guido Crosetto says Britain is not sharing Global Air Combat technology with Japan and Italy

  • Middle East

    Israeli-Sunni Arab Alliance: the eight Arab states openly deal with Israel

  • South Asia

    Washington is pressuring Delhi to abandon Russian S-400 missile systems

  • Ballistic Missile

    North Korea shipping hundreds of Soviet-era ballistic missiles to Russia

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Shot Down Russian Modernized Su-34M Fighter Jet In Chernihiv

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar Junta Sentenced Six Army Generals To Death For Surrendering, Junta Hunts Officers Who Deserted Their Post And Escaped To Bangladesh

  • Air Platform

    Vietnam Turning Cold War Era MiG-21 mothballs into target drones

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Army released video footage of MGM-140 ATACMS firing

  • Europe

    A Leaked FSB document shows Putin wanted to invade the Japanese Kuril Islands, but strong Japanese military forced him to change his mind  

  • Naval Platforms

    The Hobart-class Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD)

  • Europe

    Poland Delivers Piorun Man-portable Air Defense System To Norway

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hyundai Heavy Industries Offers HDP-1500, HDP-2200 and HDP-10000 warships to Malaysian Navy.

  • South Asia

    India allocates $18.48 billion for new procurement in FY2021 budget

  • Air Platform

    Peru shortlists F-16, KF-21 or Gripen fighter jet to replace Russian-made MiG-29

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Taiwan Deployed Hai Feng Shore-based Anti-Ship Missile Amid China Tension

  • Defense Industry

    Sukhoi Forecasted 600 Su-57 Sale During Design Phase of the Aircraft

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze drones destroy Russian army’s supply vehicles

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine Destroyed Russia’s $45 Million Nebo-SVU Radar Advertised As Stealth Aircraft Detector

  • Europe

    Ukrainian domestic Trembita cruise missiles will soon strike Russian territory

  • Europe

    Royal Navy To Upgrade Tomahawk Cruise Missile To Block V Standard

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Sends Su-35 To Taiwanese ADIZ For First Time

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    AUKUS Alliance Progressed On Nuclear-powered Submarines For Australia

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