April 2023 – Page 4 – Global Defense Corp

Italy, France Develop Next-gen SAMP/T Anti-air Missiles

April 19, 2023 GDC 0

You need to be logged in to view this content. Please Log In. Not a Member? Join Us

Boeing’s P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft just hit a significant milestone

April 19, 2023 GDC 0

Aerospace giant Boeing announced on Tuesday that the global P-8 Poseidon fleet had reached an outstanding milestone of 500,000 flight hours. “The global P-8 Poseidon fleet — that’s 156 aircraft in 6 countries — has […]

Russian Forces Searching Abandoned Buildings For Thousands Of Deserted Wagner Convicts

April 19, 2023 GDC 0

Russian forces are searching abandoned buildings for troops who deserted their ranks, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said Tuesday in its latest report on the status of the war, which will […]

Russian Army’s warfighting capability more degraded than reported in media

April 18, 2023 GDC 0

Russia’s president Vladimir Putin, 70, is taking tanks as old as he is out of storage in his desperate bid to crush Ukraine on the battlefield. A video showing long obsolete Soviet-era T-54B and T-55A […]

The President Biden would have only 12 minutes to decide nuclear launch-under-attack option

April 18, 2023 GDC 0

The early years of nuclear weapons were marked by an arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union. Although the United States built the first nuclear bombs, dropping them on Hiroshima and Nagasaki […]

Ukraine says Russian forces leaving southern town of Nova Kakhovka in Kherson region

April 18, 2023 GDC 0

Russian forces have left the town of Nova Kakhovka in southern Kherson region, the Ukrainian military’s General Staff said on Thursday, but a Russian-installed official in the region denied the troops had left. “As of […]

Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Directorate (GUR) Received Black Hawk Helicopters

April 18, 2023 GDC 0

Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence directorate (GUR) has confirmed that it has received the first Black Hawk helicopter. New images released by the intelligence service have emerged showing what is clearly a UH-60A Black Hawk in Ukrainian […]

Embraer and Saab enhanced joint collaboration on Gripen, C-390 and future fighter jet projects

April 17, 2023 GDC 0

You need to be logged in to view this content. Please Log In. Not a Member? Join Us

Rolls Royce’s nuclear reactors to power Australian SSN AUKUS submarines

April 17, 2023 GDC 0

Rolls-Royce Submarines has been contracted to provide reactors for Australia’s nuclear-powered submarines, as part of the AUKUS trilateral agreement between Australia, the UK and the US. Rolls-Royce Submarines, based in Derby, UK currently employs more […]

Abu Dhabi Ship Building awarded contract to build three BR71 MKII corvettes for the Angolan navy

April 17, 2023 GDC 0

You need to be logged in to view this content. Please Log In. Not a Member? Join Us

Canada could be the next target of the Russian GRU, warned the head of NATO

March 19, 2020 0

Russian GRU is suspected of carrying out a number of notable cyber attacks, including a concerted assault on the information systems of another Baltic state, Estonia, in 2007, cyber attacks on Lithuanian banks and an [...]
Fincantieri awarded contract to build two more Constellation-class frigates for US Navy

August 21, 2024 0

Italian shipbuilding major Fincantieri, through its U.S. subsidiary Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM), has been awarded a contract worth over $1 billion to build the fifth and sixth Constellation-class frigates for the U.S. Navy. Fincantieri to Build the 3rd Constellation-class [...]
Maj. Gen. Doug Pearson Who Became First Person to Destroy A Satellite In Space Flying A F-15

October 20, 2020 0

The date September 13, 1985 marks as an important day in history. 35 years ago, Maj. Gen. Wilbert “Doug” Pearson Jr. put a rather prominent blip in the history of defence aviation after carrying out [...]
Indian Navy to commission indigenously built corvette INS Kavaratti

October 30, 2020 0

New Delhi (GDC) — The last of four indigenously-built Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) corvettes (warships), INS Kavaratti, will be commissioned into the Indian Navy in combat-ready status Thursday. The deployment comes with the force remaining on full [...]
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Plan to Buy Rafale Fighter Jets and A400M Transport Aircraft, Retires Russian-made Jets

November 28, 2023 0

You need to be logged in to view this content. Please Log In. Not a Member? Join Us
Israeli Commando Unit Maglan Used Iron Sting Mortar Bomb For The First Time Against Hamas

October 23, 2023 0

Israeli forces released footage of the “Iron Sting” system launching a mortar bomb to take out a rocket launcher in its first-ever use in an operation on Sunday. The Maglan commando unit has begun using [...]

China’s AVIC Unveils America’s V-BAT Copycat Drone.

February 22, 2026 0

China’s AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group has officially presented a new vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle known as the Yunying (Cloud Shadow in Chinese), a tail-sitter drone featuring a ducted-fan design closely […]

Japan to manufacture long-range precision fire artillery rocket.

February 21, 2026 0

As Japan increases the range of its munitions to counter regional threats, the ability to launch them from different systems to maximize flexibility is becoming an important factor in deciding which weapons to field. While […]

U.S. Army Purchases Top-attack Terrain-shapping XM204 Munitions.

February 18, 2026 0

The U.S. Army has approved an Urgent Materiel Release for the XM204 top-attack terrain-shaping munition, accelerating its deployment to Europe, according to service information published January 12, 2026. The move reflects growing concern about near-peer […]