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Month: May 2021

C4iSR

Kuwaiti Super Hornet Gets Integrated Sniper Targeting Pod

May 31, 2021 GDC 0

The Kuwait Air Force’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet made its first flight integrated with Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP). Sniper ATP will be located on the Weapon Station 5, an area on the aircraft where pods or […]

Air Platform

Philippines ordered six Turkish T-129 Helicopters worth $270 million

May 31, 2021 GDC 0

The first two units of Turkish-made T-129 Attack Helicopters is expected to be delivered to the Philippine Air Force in September this year. A total of six T-129 Helicopters will be acquired with a total […]

F-16 Indonesian Air Force
Air Platform

US Will Approves 36 F-16V Fighters For Indonesia, Says Lockheed Martin

May 31, 2021 GDC 0

Defense and technology company Lockheed Martin has confirmed that the United States government will not stand in the way if Indonesia acquires the latest version of F-16 fighter jets and their advanced weaponry system. The […]

Air Platform

Hellenic Aerospace Industries Upgrades Greek F-16 To Viper Standard

May 31, 2021 GDC 0

January 17 2021 can be marked as a historic day for the Greek Aerospace Industry (HAI) as it is when the the first test flight of an upgraded F-16 VIPER version took place. This was […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

PLA Navy Wants Four New Type 09IV Nuclear Attack Submarines

May 30, 2021 GDC 0

The Chinese Peoples’ Liberation Army –Navy (PLAN) which christened its Type 09IV nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine as “Changzheng-18” last Friday may have three more such vessels. Media reports of the vessel’s launch ceremony featured a […]

South Asia

Turkish Rocketsan Delivers Food Aid To Covid Hit Bangladesh

May 30, 2021 GDC 0

Roketsan distributed food packages among 1,000 families in Bangladesh through the Turkish Red Crescent. The food packages were distributed in Narayanganj, one of the country’s worst-hit regions from COVID-19. The International Federation of the Red […]

Air Platform

Croatia Buys 12 Used Dassault Rafale F3R Fighters

May 30, 2021 GDC 0

After an earlier attempt to buy Israeli jets collapsed in 2019, Croatia has finally opted to bolster its airforce capabilities with 12 used Dassault Rafale F3R jets from France, learned GDC citing Balkan Insights. Croatia […]

Air Platform

US Air Force Tests F-15EX And F-35 With Advanced Weapon Systems

May 30, 2021 GDC 0

As exercise Northern Edge 21 concludes, the 53rd Wing is returning home having achieved major test objectives for multiple weapons systems May 3-14.  In addition to F-15EX Eagle II deep end testing and B-52 Stratofortress […]

Americas

US Navy’s JPALS landing system reaches initial operational capability

May 30, 2021 GDC 0

The Navy declared initial operational capability for the Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS) earlier this month, according to a press release issued Tuesday. According to the Navy, JPALS has been supporting F-35B deployments […]

Air Platform

Turkish firm develops mini rocket for micro-UAVs

May 30, 2021 GDC 0

Capital Ankara-based Turkish defense firm Troy Teknoloji Savunma has developed 40-millimeter mini rockets for mini and micro unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) within the scope of its research and development (R&D) studies. The company, established in […]

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  • Secretary Esper Unveils new military symbols banning confederate flags

    July 22, 2020 0
    Secretary of Defense Mark Esper issued a new Defense Department policy last Friday that will act as a de facto ban on the display of the Confederate flag. The new guidance governs the display and depiction of [...]
  • Half of Russia’s North Korea-Made Artillery Shells Don’t Work: Ukraine

    March 20, 2024 0
    Half of more than a million artillery shells shipped to Russia from North Korea are faulty, a senior Ukrainian defense official has said. North Korea has supplied Russia with 3 million 152mm artillery shells, but [...]
  • Hanwha Systems awarded contract to produce multi-function AESA radar for the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Iraq.

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  • Denmark buys five Ground Master 200 radar systems

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  • Lockheed Martin Delivered 142 F-35 Last Year Exceeding Expectations

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  • US Navy Unveils Additional Details About the Next-Generation Trump-class Battleship.

    January 20, 2026 0
    During the Future Fleet Panel at SNA 2026, Chris Miller, the Executive Director at Naval Sea Systems Command, and Rear Admiral Derek Trinque, the U.S Navy Director of Surface Warfare (N96), Rear Admiral Brian Metcalf, [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

Australian Army successfully test-fired the first domestically manufactured HIMARS.

April 16, 2026 0

Australia test-fired the first domestically manufactured GMLRS missile from a HIMARS launcher at Woomera Test Range, South Australia on April 9, 2026. The government committed $320 million to integrate Australian suppliers into GMLRS production at […]

Infantry Weapons

China delivers FN-6 MANPAD and HJ-12E anti-tank missiles to Iran.

April 15, 2026 0

US intelligence indicates China delivered new air defense systems to Iran, CNN reported on Friday, citing three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments. According to intelligence outlined in the CNN report, Beijing transferred shoulder-fired FN-6 […]

Europe

Finland doubles its K9 Howitzer fleet to 112, strengthening its firepower.

April 15, 2026 0

Finland signed a €546.8 million deal with South Korea to acquire 112 additional K9 Thunder 155 mm self-propelled howitzers. The purchase nearly doubles its fleet and strengthens NATO’s long-range artillery power on Russia’s border. The […]

Europe

Ukrainian drones to get U.S.-made Zeus anti-tank guided missile.

April 11, 2026 0

Aeon confirmed an active integration partnership with a major unnamed Ukrainian drone manufacturer to fire Zeus guided missiles from drone platforms. A separate Ukrainian partnership covers Zeus integration onto manned and unmanned ground vehicles and […]

Europe

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia.

April 8, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia following an agreement with the Estonian government, aimed at supporting all three Baltic states. The decision was confirmed during a meeting in Washington between Estonian […]

Europe

Swedish Bofors will setup 155mm artillery ammo factory in Estonia.

April 4, 2026 0

A Swedish Bofors is set to build a major 155-millimeter artillery shell factory in northeastern Estonia, a development that would represent the most significant foreign investment in the country’s nascent defense industrial base. Estonian Defense […]

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China built an airbase in disputed Bhutanese territory, for China, Bhutan will be a trial run before a full-scale Taiwan invasion

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Drones Destroyed Upgraded T-72B Tanks Using Grenade

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Denmark to purchase Naval Strike Missile (NSM) as a replacement for Harpoon missile

  • Air Platform

    China Begins Delivering J-10C To Pakistan Air Force

  • Americas

    U.S. Army to upgrade Bradley infantry fighting vehicles Iron Fist APS

  • Cyber

    Chinese Spy Risks His Life to Defect to Australia

  • South Asia

    Miscreants attack Bangladesh air guard base in Cox’s Bazar, yet another proof Bangladesh military is inept, corrupt and ill-equipped

  • Americas

    Russia stole American hypersonic weapons design, President Donald Trump said

  • Europe

    Sweden conducted the first tests with the Saab Lightweight Torpedo (SLWT) from a corvette and a submarine

  • Europe

    Czech Republic Purchases 44 Leopard 2A8 Main Battle Tanks.

  • Air Platform

    Gripen has the best multi-domain warfare capability, says Hungarian pilots

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Company awarded contract to build P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft for Canada

  • C4iSR

    Thales secured contract to produce land-based TRC 3900 radio systems for Malaysia.

  • Europe

    Kosovo will invest $1.1 billion to strengthen armed forces.

  • South Asia

    UK’s National Crime Agency has frozen $121,896 million worth of London property owned by former Bangladesh’s dictator Sheikh Hasina and her associates

  • Air Platform

    Ecuador Grounds Indian-made HAL Dhruv Junk Helicopters After Four Crashes

  • Air Platform

    Boeing completed delivery of Chinook helicopters to the Indian Air Force

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Sends Su-35 To Taiwanese ADIZ For First Time

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Anti-Chinese Sentiment Rises in Myanmar as China Fears $1.5 Billion Myanmar-China Gas Pipeline Sabotage

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian artillery strikes blew up 46th Russian Buk surface-to-air missiles

  • Europe

    Turkey closes Bosphorus straits to Russian warships

  • Air Platform

    Hellenic Air Force Buys Three MQ-9 Drones

  • Air Platform

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

  • Europe

    International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for General Valery Gerasimov and Sergei Shoigu for war crimes

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    BAE Systems Awarded £2.4 Billion Contract To Manufacture Munitions For British Military

  • Air Platform

    Here’s Why India’s HAL Bejas and Pakistan’s JF-17 Blunder are nothing, but TEMU fighter jets

  • Europe

    Dassault Aviation Sets Plan B For FCAS Program If Tri-nation Fighter Project Fails

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Move To Acquire Eurofighter Typhoon With ECRS Mk2 To Counter Greece’s Rafale Jets

  • Europe

    Ukrainian forces killed 710 Russian servicemen and destroyed patrol boat using anti-tank rounds

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian MiG-29 Embarrassed Putin’s Military By Shooting Down 15 Aerial Targets Including Su-34 and Su-35 Aircraft

  • C4iSR

    Russian troops find Ukraine’s Sentinel radar mockup

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian Patriot missile defense system shot down one more Su-34 fighter-bomber

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall unveils ‘game changing’ grenade launcher

  • Air Platform

    US Air Force Tests SEAD Missions Using F-35

  • South Asia

    Indian CBI uncovers human trafficking racket duping people into fighting for Russia in Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Royal Thai Air Force Requested U.S. State Department To Approve The Sale Of Two F-35A Stealth Jets

  • Air Platform

    Northrop Grumman And Ultra Demonstrate Unmanned ASW Capability

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese scholar says Russia’s defeat in Ukraine is inevitable

  • Europe

    HENSOLDT to Provide Optronics Suite for German and Norwegian Type 212CD Submarines

  • Middle East

    Bahrain agrees to recognise Israel following UAE

  • Americas

    US Announces Nearly $1 Billion in New Military Aid for Ukraine

  • Europe

    U.S. Sanctions Chinese Company For Making Garpiya-3 Attack Drone For Russia

  • Africa

    The U.S.-Morocco Defense Cooperation Treaty Should be Cloned To Southeast Asian Countries To Counter China

  • Europe

    Russia’s ice-class navigation ship Katerina Velikaya caught fire, leaving one dead and three injured

  • Defense Industry

    Why Dassault Rafale is selling hotcakes, not Gripen or Eurofighter?

  • Air Platform

    America and Britain Could Disrupt Development of Russia’s Su-75 Checkmate Fighter

  • Europe

    Russia Left Behind Its Army Personnel’s Dead Bodies In Kherson, Putin Sacks Army General

  • Ballistic Missile

    North Korea started mass producing KN-24 ballistic missiles to fulfil Russia’s order

  • C4iSR

    Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 Drone Destroyed Russia’s Electronic Warfare Vehicles

  • Europe

    UK must spend 2.5 percent of GDP on defense, says departing armed forces minister

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