2020 – Page 138 – Global Defense Corp

Rafael I-Derby BVRAAM Air-to-Air Missile

March 30, 2020 GDC 0

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Saudi Patriot Battery Intercepts Houthi Ballistic Missiles

March 29, 2020 GDC 0

RIYADH – The Saudi army shot down two rockets in the sky over Riyadh and another over the port city of Jazan near the border with Yemen, learned GDC quoting Al Arabiya online media. The […]

Indian CAG Blast Hindustan Aeronautics For Cost Blowout of Su-30MKI

March 29, 2020 GDC 0

Disagreeing with the opposition’s interpretation of an audit report that found that Su-30 fighter jets supplied to the Indian Air Force by the local firm HAL are costlier that those supplied by the Russian OEM, […]

The USMC Begun Upgrading Legacy Hornet’s Radar to Latest AN/APG-79(V)4 AESA radar

March 29, 2020 GDC 0

The US Marine Corps (USMC) has begun the process of replacing the radars of some its Boeing F/A-18 legacy Hornet combat aircraft with a new active electronically scanned array (AESA) system, with the first procurement […]

Russian Su-27 Fighter Jet Crashed Near Black Sea

March 28, 2020 GDC 0

MOSCOW – A Russian Su-27 fighter jet crashed near black sea on Wednesday learned GDC quoting sputnik news. “The information about a radio beacon signal, registered by rescue serviced, has not proven true during supplementary […]

Saab Started Production of Gripen F For Brazilian Air Force

March 28, 2020 GDC 0

In a statement released by Saab states that it has cut metal on the first two-seat Gripen F for the Brazilian air force. The first part cut for the aircraft will form part of the […]

China Reportedly Will Buy More Su-35s to Replace Older Aircrafts: Reports TASS

March 28, 2020 GDC 0

Moscow is offering to sell more Su-35s fighters to Beijing and Chinese media reports that Beijing may accept the offer. Chinese domestic industry is under stress to fasttrack delivery of aircrafts to the competing forces,–Chinese […]

German Air Force (Luftwaffe) reportedly will procure combination of Super Hornet, EA-18 Growler and Typhoon to replace Tornado jets

March 28, 2020 GDC 0

London, UK — Growing criticism by German Aerospace Employees Union, German involvement to Franco-German future combat aircraft program and NATO commitment may lead to a decision that the Luftwaffe will reportedly buy up to 90 […]

Malaysia received six ScanEagle UAS as part of maritime security assistance

March 28, 2020 GDC 0

The Pentagon announced in June 2019 that Malaysia, Indonesia, the philippines and Vietnam will receive ScanEagle UAS for maritime Security assistance packages. Indonesia already received ScanEagle UAS and Bell Utility helicopter as part of Security […]

Rheinmetall Australia to Produce Ammunition for F-35

March 27, 2020 GDC 0

Rheinmetall NIOA Munitions (RNM) plans to produce 25mm cannon ammunition for use by the Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter. A new production line will be set up at a government-owned factory in the first half of […]

Raytheon And Kongsberg to build Joint Strike Missile (JSM)

March 5, 2020 0

Raytheon is working with Norway’s Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace to build a long-distance aerial weapon with a standoff range of more than 150 miles, meant to keep pilots and their aircraft out of harm’s way. The Joint Strike [...]
U.S. Congress denied Army’s request to spend $400 million on buying Microsoft HoloLens headsets

February 22, 2023 0

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Leonardo Demonstrates swarming drones to RAF

October 20, 2020 0

Leonardo demonstrated a swarming drone capability for the UK Royal Air Force (RAF) in July, during which a number of small remotely piloted aircraft equipped with the company’s electronic warfare jamming technology were used to [...]
Serbia, Poland To Buy Israeli Spike LR Anti-tank Missiles

September 9, 2021 0

Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems wants to add Serbia and Poland to its customer base for Spike LR2 missiles. At the same time, the company is promoting its products at the MSPO Defense Industry Show [...]
Ukraine Shot Down Russia’s Su-25 Aircraft Using Igla Shoulder Launched Missile

July 27, 2022 0

An air defense unit of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces has shot down a Russian Su-25 attack aircraft. The command of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this in [...]
Zero design changes is the way forward for Royal Australian Navy’s tier 2 frigates

July 14, 2025 0

The Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN’s) two-star capability head has made a robust defence of the ‘shrink-wrapped’ procurement strategy being pursued for the accelerated acquisition of 11 new Tier 2 general purpose frigates. Hunter Class Frigates [...]

Spain signs Indra–Hanwha deal for K9-based self-propelled artillery systems.

March 27, 2026 0

Spain’s Indra Group and South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace on March 24 signed a binding agreement in Madrid to jointly develop new tracked self-propelled artillery systems for the Spanish Armed Forces, the companies said. The agreement […]

Aeon tests Zeus low-cost alternative to Javelin anti-tank missile.

March 26, 2026 0

Aeon conducted a test launch of its new Zeus shoulder-fired missile system at a ranch in East Texas, according to Rochefort Ventures CEO Kyle Bass, who announced the milestone on Friday. Bass wrote that the launch marked […]

North Korea Test Fires KN-25 600MM Multiple Rocket Launch System.

March 24, 2026 0

North Korea confirmed that twelve KN-25 600mm multiple rocket launch systems were used during its latest military test drill. The exercise highlights Pyongyang’s continued efforts to expand long-range precision-strike capabilities within its rocket artillery forces. […]

Cyber breach at China’s National Supercomputer Centre shows brainless Chinese engineer copying the physical appearance of the HIMARS rocket artillery.

March 20, 2026 0

The National Supercomputer Centre in Tianjin appeared to have suffered a massive data leak of 10 Petabytes of internal data, including classified information. About two months ago, we saw a sales announcement on a dark […]

Australia started manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles for HIMARS.

March 17, 2026 0

Australia has started manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles at Port Wakefield in South Australia, with the first batch expected by mid-March 2026. The move strengthens Australia’s sovereign strike capability and supply chain […]

Lockheed Martin PrSM Missile Achieves Maritime Strike Capability.

March 15, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin has completed the first flight test of the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) Increment 2, marking a significant step forward in the U.S. Army’s long-range fires modernization program. The test demonstrated the missile’s new […]