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  • [ February 17, 2026 ] Japan’s New Anti-ship Missile Maneuvers in Terminal Phase to Avoid Close-in Weapon System. Anti-ship Missile
  • [ February 17, 2026 ] Saudi Arabia Purchases Four C-27J Maritime Patrol Aircraft. Air Platform
  • [ February 17, 2026 ] India Likely to Order 31 Rafale-M After 114 Rafale Orders. Air Platform
  • [ February 17, 2026 ] Ukraine destroys half of Russia’s ‘key’ Pantsir air defense systems, security service says. Anti-air Missiles
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Saudi Arabia Purchases Four C-27J Maritime Patrol Aircraft.

February 17, 2026 GDC 0

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with Italy’s Leonardo S.p.A. for the acquisition of four C-27J Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA). The contract expands Saudi Arabia’s fixed-wing naval aviation capabilities with anti-submarine warfare, […]

Anti-air Missiles

U.S. Patriot Air Defence Positions Near Iran Exposed in New Satellite Imagery

February 16, 2026 GDC 0

The publication of American commercial satellite imagery has revealed the exact positioning of U.S. Army MIM-104 Patriot air defence systems at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, one of several facilities at the forefront of […]

Middle East

The U.S. is sending the world’s largest aircraft carrier to the Middle East as tensions with Iran are high.

February 16, 2026 GDC 0

The United States will send the world’s largest aircraft carrier to the Middle East to back up another already there, a person familiar with the plans said Friday, putting more American firepower behind President Donald […]

Land Platform

International Armored Group Unveils 6×6 and 8×8 Armored vehicles.

February 15, 2026 GDC 0

International Armored Group (IAG) unveiled a new family of 8×8 and 6×6 armored combat vehicles at the World Defense Show 2026 in Riyadh, marking its formal entry into the infantry fighting vehicle segment. The move […]

C4iSR

Japan unveils NEC LR 02T long-range air defense radar in the Middle East.

February 13, 2026 GDC 0

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Air Platform

Türkiye and Saudi Arabia signed a MoU covering a joint production of the Gökbey multirole helicopter.

February 13, 2026 GDC 0

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Anti-air Missiles

Lockheed Martin to establish PAC-3 missile’s ground depot in Saudi Arabia.

February 11, 2026 GDC 0

Lockheed Martin and Pioneers Technical Systems Co. Ltd said they have formed a strategic partnership to establish the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s first PAC-3 ground depot. The announcement was made in Riyadh and marks a […]

Air Platform

Turkey and Saudi Arabia sign joint cooperation on KAAN fighter jet project.

February 6, 2026 GDC 0

Türkiye and Saudi Arabia will boost their cooperation in the defense industry, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Thursday during his return flight from Cairo, also suggesting that his country’s homegrown stealth fighter jet Kaan […]

Middle East

U.S. Approves $6.67 Billion Arms Sales to Israel and $9 billion arms sales to Saudi Arabia.  

February 1, 2026 GDC 0

The Trump administration has approved a massive new series of arms sales to Israel totaling $6.67 billion and to Saudi Arabia worth $9 billion. The State Department approved four Foreign Military Sales totalling $6.67 billion, […]

Middle East

Israel Deploys Mobile Laser Weapon System to Counter Iranian Drones.

January 30, 2026 GDC 0

Israel is quietly reshaping the architecture of its air and missile defenses, expanding laser interception beyond fixed installations, upgrading its ballistic missile shield, and preparing for a future in which U.S. military backing may no […]

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  • Turkish Akinci Drone Successfully Test-fires Laser-Guided Bomb

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  • U.S. Congress denied Army’s request to spend $400 million on buying Microsoft HoloLens headsets

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  • HGK and KGK integration into Turkish ANKA+ and AKSUNGUR UAV begins

    May 20, 2020 0
    The integration of Precision Guidance Kit / Hassas Güdüm Kiti (HGK) and Wing-Assisted Guidance Kit / Kanatlı Güdüm Kiti (KGK) developed by Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey Defense Industries Research And Development Institute [...]
  • Coronavirus was biological weapon developed at Wuhan lab for Peoples Liberation Army, U.S. State Department reports

    June 21, 2023 0
    Wuhan scientists were carrying out classified military research at “shadow labs”, bombshell emails from the US State Department reveal. China’s Newest Zhou-class Nuclear Powered Submarine Sank In The Dock In Wuhan In Series Of Embarrassment [...]
  • America’s NATO allies push ahead with sixth-generation Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) fighter jet program

    July 25, 2024 0
    The development of a new, advanced sixth-generation jet partly pushed by two NATO states is progressing at an “excellent pace,” as the U.S. debates the future of its own next-generation fighter jet program. Japan unveils [...]
  • Lockheed Martin has won $155 million contract to upgrade Moroccan Apache Helicopters

    March 9, 2020 0
    Lockheed Martin has won a contract $155 million for Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor System (M-TADS/PNVS) systems for the Apache attack helicopter in support of the Moroccan government. The Modernized Target Acquisition [...]
Europe

Ukraine unveils latest 2S22 Bohdana 155mm self-propelled howitzer.

February 11, 2026 0

Ukraine’s defense industry displayed the latest version of its 2S22 Bohdana 155 mm self-propelled howitzer at the World Defense Show 2026 in Saudi Arabia. The debut signals Ukraine’s push to position a combat-proven artillery system […]

Africa

Turkey and Egypt Sign Major Defense Cooperation Agreement on 155mm Ammo and Missile Production.

February 8, 2026 0

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Aselsan and Excalibur jointly produced Korkut air defense system.

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Europe

Hanwha Aerospace Awarded Contract to Produce Long-range K239 Chunmoo Rockets to Norway.

January 29, 2026 0

Hanwha Aerospace Co. has secured an estimated $1.9 billion project to supply long-range rockets to Norway, with the official contract expected to be signed this week, informed industry sources said Wednesday. The contract is widely […]

Infantry Weapons

The U.S. Deploys Iranian Shahed-136 Replica LUCAS Drone in the Middle East.

January 27, 2026 0

Russia’s version of Iran’s fast, cheap Shahed attack drones have been wreaking havoc during the Ukraine conflict, saturating the skies nearly every night and terrorising civilians. Highly adaptive and hard to intercept, the United States […]

Africa

China delivers Type 59 towed guns to the UAE-backed terror group Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

January 25, 2026 0

China has shipped a batch of Type 59 130mm towed artillery systems to Rapid Support Forces, with images confirming the weapons loaded aboard a cargo vessel and prepared for export, according to open-source visuals recorded […]

  • Africa

    Pakistan Delivers Three JF-17 Thunder To Nigeria

  • South Asia

    The Indian Army Buys Negev Light Machine Guns from Israeli IWI Worth $116.4 Million

  • Europe

    Ukraine WIll Regain Control Of Crimea By August 2023, Retired U.S. Lieutenant General Ben Hodges Says

  • Central Asia

    Armenia considers leaving CSTO as Russia failed to support Armenia in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Aselsan To Replace Canadian Targeting Systems For Bayraktar TB3 Drones

  • Americas

    Colombia Purchased French-made CEASAR Howitzers

  • Europe

    France Considers Sending Leclerc Main Battle Tanks To Ukraine

  • Ballistic Missile

    Iran Prepares Short-range Ballistic Missile Shipment To Russia

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy To Develop Carrier Killer HALO Hypersonic Missile

  • Middle East

    20 Bayraktar TB2 Drone Swarms Destroyed Pantsir-S1 SAM In Syria

  • Air Platform

    Bangladesh Air Guard’s Untrained Pilots Caught in Camera Performing Unsafe Flying Stunts Again

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Launched 9th Type 056 Corvette In 2020

  • Europe

    Ukraine launches devastating drone strikes in the Crimean peninsula with over 10 drones

  • Europe

    Russian forces have lost more than 15 modernized 2S33 Msta-SM howitzers per month since deployed in eastern Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Greece will train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets

  • Air Platform

    The U.S. State Dept Approves 36 F-15EX To Indonesian Government

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Military is High on Morale, Low on Air Defense and Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Italy to purchase 1050 Rheinmetall Lynx infantry fighting vehicles under $18 billion program

  • Air Platform

    Argentina Received Six F-16 Fighting Falcons from Denmark.

  • Europe

    Serbia ditches Russian arms, signs deal with Israel to purchase PULS artillery and Hermes 900 drones from Israel

  • Air Platform

    UK, Italy and Japan agreed to expedite the development of sixth-gen fighter jet

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Saab, MBDA Jointly Develop Anti-tank And Anti-air Missiles

  • Europe

    Killer Treats: Russian FSB Foiled An Attempt To Poison 77 Russian Pilots With 20kg Cakes and Whiskey

  • Africa

    Ethiopian Air Force Showcases Turkish Akinci Drones

  • Americas

    U.S. State Department Approved Foreign Military Sale Of $150 Million Hellfire Missiles For Netherlands

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Launches Arafura Class Offshore Patrol Vessel

  • Air Platform

    French Rafale Conducts Maritime Exercises with French Navy’s Warship Forbin

  • Air Platform

    Van Halteren Technologies to deliver weapon loading system for Dutch F-35s.

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    German Navy Trials New Directed-energy Weapon System Developed By MBDA

  • Cruise Missiles

    Poland purchases several hundred JASSM extended-range cruise missiles worth $735 million.

  • Europe

    Royal Navy Tests Jet Suits to Board Ships

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Needs to Scrap the Army’s Sampriti Exercise, Land Corridor, Rail Links, Fibre Optic Connection, Port Access, and Rooppur Nuclear Civil Works with India to Enhance National Security and Counterintelligence Against India’s RAW

  • Americas

    Raytheon awarded contract to produce Tomahawk block V cruise missiles for Australia and Japan

  • Europe

    UK To Boost Defense Exports to APAC Region

  • Europe

    Norwegian Army Orders More K9 Thunder Howitzers From South Korea

  • Uncategorized

    Ukraine Destroys Russian Dud Pantsir-S1 Anti-air System With HARM Anti-radiation Missile

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hyundai and Hanwha To Compete In South Korean KDDX Destroyer Program

  • Naval Platforms

    Thyssenkrupp Marinesystems MEKO-class Frigate

  • Middle East

    Turkish shipbuilder Dearsan lays keels of two FAC 50 Fast Attack Craft for Qatar

  • Defense Industry

    Lockheed Martin to deliver more F-35 stealth jets to Australia

  • Air Platform

    Malaysia Receives MD 530G Light Attack Helicopters

  • Europe

    U.S. State Department Approves M1A2 Abrams Tanks For Romania

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    MBDA Deutschland increasing production capacity and developing new capabilities

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Philippines Air Force Received Spyder Surface-to-air Missile From Israel

  • South Asia

    Pakistan Air Force conducted drills using JF-17 fighters near Ladakh

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia orders 18 more Rafale fighter jets worth $2.3 billion

  • Air Platform

    Saudi Arabia Mulls Purchasing 100 Turkish KAAN Fifth-generation Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Russian Dictator Vladimir Putin’s Lavish Mansion Owned By His Judo Partner

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine’s F-16 fitted with advanced electronic warfare suite

  • Central Asia

    Amid tensions with Iran, Azerbaijan purchases Israeli Arrow-3 (Hetz 3) anti-ballistic missile

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