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Month: October 2020

Europe

U.S. Approves F-35, Super Hornet And Patriot Missile Defense System For Switzerland

October 3, 2020 GDC 0

­­­WASHINGTON (GDC) – The State Department has approved a Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Switzerland of forty F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $6.58 billion.  The […]

Middle East

Lebanon to hold historic border talks with Israel

October 3, 2020 GDC 0

Another Arab nation to settle their longstanding dispute with Israel. Lebanon and Israel are to hold talks to end a long-running maritime border dispute between the two countries, which remain formally at war, learned GDC […]

Air Platform

Saab Gripen E: An unique opportunity for Indian Defense Industry

October 3, 2020 GDC 0

The Gripen for India offer by Saab goes beyond the fighter procurement. Just like the contract with Brazil, Saab aims to set up a truly capable and self-reliant defence industry in India by creating sustainable […]

Europe

BAE Systems awarded contracts for type 31 frigates gun

October 3, 2020 GDC 0

BAE Systems will produce and deliver Bofors 40 Mk4 and Bofors 57 Mk3 naval guns for the U.K. Ministry of Defence’s Type 31 general purpose frigate program. The agreement, through a contract with Babcock International, […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Singapore, Australia conducts joint naval exercises

October 2, 2020 GDC 0

They defended against “enemy” aircraft attacks and coordinated simultaneous flights of manned helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at sea – these scenarios put members of the Singapore and Australian navies to the test during […]

Air Platform

Saab delivered second GlobalEye AEW&C to UAE

October 2, 2020 GDC 0

Saab delivers the second GlobalEye Swing Role Surveillance System to the United Arab Emirates on 30 September 2020 learnt GDC citing Saab’s press release. This follows Saab’s delivery of the first GlobalEye aircraft in April […]

Naval Platforms

Royal Danish Navy’s Ivar Huitfeldt Class Frigates

October 2, 2020 GDC 0

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Europe

BAE Systems Delivered Final Two River-class OPV

October 2, 2020 GDC 0

BAE Systems has announced that the fifth and final River Class Batch 2 Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV), HMS Spey, has left the Glasgow shipyard. The ship is on its way to its new home at […]

Air Platform

China flooded the markets with drones as the U.S. just started exporting armed drones

October 2, 2020 GDC 0

In only a few years, China has been able to research, produce and refine its armed unmanned aerial vehicles. The White House’s recent decision to allow the sale of advanced weapons systems to the United […]

Europe

Russia sent three MiG-29 to Armenia

October 1, 2020 GDC 0

The conflict between Asia’s two neighbors, Armenia and Azerbaijan, continues, with some experts expecting even more violent clashes in the coming hours and days. The Russian military had begun transferring its fighters to Yerevan to […]

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  • Mad Vlad Diagnosed With Advanced Stages Of Stomach Cancer, Only Foreign Doctors Kept Him Alive

    December 28, 2022 0
    Cancer stricken Vladimir Putin only is being kept alive by foreign doctors but time is running out for him, a Russian political analyst has claimed. KGB Putin To Undergo Cancer Treatment, Looking For Suitable Replacement [...]
  • North Korea Restarted Yongbyon Nuclear Research Facility, Says IAEA

    August 31, 2021 0
    North Korea appears to have begun operating a nuclear reactor capable of producing weapons-grade plutonium after a pause of more than 2 1/2 years, according to a new report by the United Nations’ International Atomic [...]
  • Italy will place $21 billion tanks and armored vehicles order to Rheinmetall

    September 23, 2024 0
    Italy is reputedly planning to buy hundreds of tanks from German defense giant Rheinmetall in what would be the group’s biggest-ever order, valued at around 20 billion euros ($21.5 billion), the Handelsblatt business daily reported [...]
  • Turkish TAI Needs Additional 6000 Skilled Workers To Start TFX Program

    May 5, 2021 0
    On Washington’s move to expel Ankara from the F-35 fighter jet programme, Kotil stated the project was not on TAI’s agenda and that Turkey’s TF-X National Combat Aircraft (MMU) was now more important than ever [...]
  • Royal Australian Navy’s Hunter Class Frigate Is In Troubled Water

    February 7, 2022 0
    Construction of Australia’s future frigates may be delayed even further, with a secret Defence Department engineer’s report warning that meeting a revised production start date of June 2024 will be “tight”, reported Sky news. Australia [...]
  • Israel, Turkey To Enhance Energy And Security Cooperation

    May 6, 2022 0
    The new chapter in bilateral relations between Turkey and Israel opens the door for cooperation in many areas from energy to security as well as contributing to stability in the region, experts said while noting [...]
Europe

MBDA unveils deep-strike, air defence, and smart mass-weapons portfolio.

June 21, 2026 0

MBDA will present a broad portfolio of sovereign defence solutions at Eurosatory 2026 as Europe and its allies accelerate rearmament. The company said the portfolio is intended to address armed forces’ needs in an increasingly […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin Unveils HIMARS FLEX with 12 Launch Canisters Capable of Firing Extended Range GMLRS, PrSM, and ATACMS.

June 20, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced the HIMARS FLEX on June 16, a modular evolution of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System that introduces a dual-pod launcher configuration capable of carrying double the munitions of the standard […]

Infantry Weapons

Indian Army selects Meprolight MEPRO X6 as new daytime optic for Negev light machine guns.

June 18, 2026 0

The Indian Army has selected Meprolight’s MEPRO X6 telescopic sight as the dedicated daytime optic for its Negev light machine guns (LMG), concluding a multi‑year evaluation process aimed at boosting long‑range engagement capability across frontline […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan’s Army Fires HIMARS Rocket Artillery in an Anti-invasion Drills.

June 10, 2026 0

Taiwan’s military on Wednesday fired its new mobile HIMARS rocket system, which is widely used by Ukraine, simulating an attack ​on an invading Chinese force and demonstrating its ability to “shoot-and-scoot” by avoiding ‌counter strikes. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia fires its first homegrown AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer.

June 8, 2026 0

Australia fired its first domestically built self-propelled howitzers during live-fire training last week, completing the journey from a production line in Geelong to live rounds downrange in a matter of months — a timeline that […]

Americas

Canada Purchases 26 HIMARS Rocket Artillery.

June 5, 2026 0

The Government of Canada said it has finalised a government-to-government agreement with the United States for the acquisition of long-range missile capability for the Canadian Armed Forces. The Government of Canada said it has finalised […]

  • C4iSR

    Saab to upgrade German Tornado’s radar warnering receiver

  • Europe

    U.S. Confirms North Korea Deployed 10,000 Troops In Russia To Boost Putin’s Faltering War Efforts

  • Europe

    UK village Lakenheath could be Putin’s first target in World War III

  • Middle East

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

  • Air Platform

    The PLAAF issued aircraft painting and marking regulations

  • C4iSR

    Sanctions buster: Russia imported guidance kits from American Honeywell, Advanced Navigation and German iMAR Navigation

  • Europe

    Rise of Turkey As A Drone Power

  • South Asia

    ভারত, চীন প্রতিযোগিতা বাংলাদেশের সামরিক বাহিনীকে জাতীয় নিরাপত্তার চাহিদা মেটাতে অক্ষম করে দিয়েছে (Translated)

  • Air Platform

    Needs Some Firepower, Have Cash: Get Eurofighter Typhoon

  • Air Platform

    Germany should deliver Panavia Tornado jets to Ukraine instead of sending them boneyard

  • Air Platform

    Saab delivered second GlobalEye AEW&C to UAE

  • Africa

    Turkish E-7T AWACS patrolling over central Mediterranean Sea

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine to get more NASAMS anti-air missile system from Norway

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia called off Su-35 negotiation with Russia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Malaysia To Purchase Chunmoo Multiple Launch Rockets System After Purchasing FA-50M From South Korea

  • Europe

    Poland to buy more South Korean K2 tanks in $6.2 billion deal

  • Anti-ship Missile

    IAI teams up with Thales to supply Royal Navy with sea serpent missiles

  • Air Platform

    An In-depth Look at Chinese Z-10 Attack Helicopter

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Alleged Military Coup In Myanmar, Suu Kyi Detained

  • Europe

    Turkish Air Force commands and controls UAV And F-16 over Nagorno-karabakh

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar’s raging civil war creates human catastrophe for displaced Karen, Kachin and Rohingya

  • Americas

    Pentagon considers sending an additional 10,000 ground troops to the Middle East for Trump amid the Iran war.

  • Europe

    More EU sanctions should hit Russian arms production, says Czech Foreign Minister

  • Europe

    Russia lost more than 20,000 troops in January 2023

  • Europe

    Romania To Purchase Israeli Iron Dome Anti-air Missiles

  • Europe

    Ukrainian ATACMS tactical missile punched a big hole in the Avangard ferry in Kerch

  • Europe

    Finland and Sweden To Apply For NATO Membership in May

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force’s Su-30MKI dud fighter jet crashed off Assam.

  • C4iSR

    Saab receives Lightning 5 target designator order for Gripen

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea Conducts Second SLBM Test from KSS-III Submarine

  • Europe

    Ukrainian troops retaken north of Bakhmut days after Wagner mercenaries handed over Bakhmut to Russian army

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    North Korea Tests New Hypersonic Missile ‘Hwasong-8’ Off East Coast

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Submarine Procurement Race Takes Hold In Asia

  • Air Platform

    CAC-PAC JF-17 Thunder Block III Fourth Generation Fighter Aircraft

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar’s junta persecutes doctors who aid opposition

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Germany purchased Patriot missile defense system worth $1.2 billion

  • Europe

    Poland will train Ukrainian military unit living in Poland

  • Air Platform

    Turkey To Develop Naval Variant Of ATAK II Helicopter

  • Americas

    Su-57 Grounded: U.S. Treasury Sanctioned 14 People and 28 Companies For Supplying Microelectronics To Russia’s Su-57 Program

  • Middle East

    Saudi Arabia Confirms MBS Met With Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

  • Defense Industry

    Saab Awarded Gripen Sustainment Contract For Swedish Air Force

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha Defense Awarded $2.4 Billion Contract To Produce 129 Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicles

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Awarded $4.76 Billion Contract to Produce PAC-3 MSE Interceptor Missiles.

  • Europe

    Bayraktar TB2 Completes First Anti-ship Mission By Destroying Russian Patrol Boat

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    RTX (formerly Raytheon) to increase AIM-9X Sidewinder production to 2500 missiles per year

  • Europe

    Turkey To Use South Korean Engine For Altay Tank

  • Land Platform

    Indian army’s T-90 tanks appear with cope cage defense on top of turret

  • Air Platform

    Peru has overturned the decision to buy Gripen in favor of F-16V Block 70 to become major non-NATO ally.

  • Europe

    U.S. Troops Are Training Ukrainian Troops in Poland

  • Europe

    The Kinzhal Hypersonic Air-launched Missile Operational with Russian Air Force

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