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  • [ May 4, 2026 ] U.S. Navy commissions 26th Virginia-class nuclear submarine. Americas
  • [ May 4, 2026 ] Turkiye’s military expenditure reached $30 billion, making it the 18th-largest spender in the world. Defense Industry
  • [ May 4, 2026 ] Peoples Liberation Army’s Subsidiary Owns London-based Data Center Hosting British Military’s Information. Europe
  • [ May 4, 2026 ] Israel to purchase two squadrons of F-15I and F-35I Adir advanced fighter jets. Air Platform
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Israel to purchase two squadrons of F-15I and F-35I Adir advanced fighter jets.

May 4, 2026 GDC 0

Israel to buy two new combat squadrons of F-35 ⁠and F-15IA advanced fighter aircraft from Lockheed Martin and Boeing in a deal worth tens of ​billions of dollars. Maj. Gen. Amikam Norkin, the head of […]

Anti-air Missiles

Trump Admin Approves $8.6 Billion Arms Sales to Kuwait, Qatar, the UAE and Israel Amid the Iran War.

May 3, 2026 GDC 0

The US State Department said on Friday it was approving military sales totaling over $8.6 billion to Middle Eastern allies Israel, Qatar, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. The announcements came as the US and […]

Middle East

Bangladesh Navy withdraws corvettes from peacekeeping mission in Lebanon after UN terminates UNIFIL mandate.

May 3, 2026 GDC 0

The UNIFIL has faced a growing number of casualties as Israel continues air raids despite a ceasefire and Hezbollah has responded with rockets and drones. China’s ambassador to the United Nations, Fu Cong, has said […]

Direct-energy Weapons

Israel Deploys Laser Weapon System in the UAE.

May 1, 2026 GDC 0

The United Arab Emirates on Thursday banned its citizens from traveling to Iran, Lebanon and Iraq, ordering those already in those countries to return home immediately, as new details emerged that Israel had secretly deployed […]

Infantry Weapons

Elbit Systems PULS Rocket Artillery Precision, Modular and Universal Launching System for Battlefield Dominance.

April 28, 2026 GDC 0

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Anti-air Missiles

Israeli Iron Dome and troops are stationed in Abu Dhabi to protect the city from Iranian drones and missiles.

April 27, 2026 GDC 0

Israel reportedly deployed an Iron Dome battery and Israeli operators to the United Arab Emirates early in the war with Iran, and sent several dozen troops to operate it. It marked the first time the […]

Middle East

China is helping General Ahmad Vahidi detonate Iran’s first nuke in months, not years.

April 25, 2026 GDC 0

China is a nuclear cartel that undermines the West’s nuclear capability, supporting covert nuclear proliferation. There is no greater risk to the West and Israel than General Ahmad Vahidi running Iran as its new dictator, surpassing […]

Middle East

Iran confirmed that it deployed Chinese-made HQ-16, HQ-17AE, QW-2 and FN-6 Air defence batteries.

April 24, 2026 GDC 0

‌Chinese-made HQ-16, HQ-17AE, QW-2 and FN-6 Air defence batteries have been activated in parts of Tehran, according to Iran’s Nour News and Mehr news agency. ⁠Iran’s ⁠Nour News ⁠and Mehr news agency have reported that […]

Infantry Weapons

Israel uses the Roem howitzer in its first combat strikes in Lebanon.

April 24, 2026 GDC 0

The Israel Defense Forces has used its new Ro’em self-propelled howitzer in combat for the first time, firing the system during artillery strikes in southern Lebanon. Units from the 282nd Artillery Brigade brought the wheeled […]

Middle East

Iran retains half of its drone and missile capacity inside the bunker at the start of the ceasefire.

April 24, 2026 GDC 0

Iran has been digging its underground bunkers day and night in the missile cities to retrieve almost 50 per cent of its ballistic missiles, associated launchers and more than 60 per cent of its kamikaze […]

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  • The PRC should take Gripen E as a template, says Senior Colonel Li Chunghua Hua of the PLAAF

    February 10, 2020 0
    This is the second time in several years Chinese J-11A faces RTAF Gripen C. An early December 2019 report from inside the People’s Republic of China (PRC) reveals previously unreleased technical details of People’s Liberation [...]
  • SyAAF MiG-29-fleet is in bad shape, as obvious from the recent crash of MiG-29

    March 13, 2020 0
    A Syrian pilot who crashed-landed his plane in Turkish territory was recovered last Sunday morning by a Turkish rescue team and taken to a hospital reported Turkish media outlets. A video recording allegedly capturing an airplane [...]
  • Germany Purchases 3,000 Eagle V Armored Vehicles.

    December 18, 2025 0
    Germany’s armed forces are preparing to place a large order for armored vehicles from General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS), a move that would expand the Bundeswehr’s protected mobility fleet by thousands of vehicles. Rheinmetall [...]
  • Leopard frenzy: Czech Republic to buy 50 Leopard 2 main battle tanks

    March 5, 2023 0
    Amid the current ‘’Leopard frenzy’’ that is nearly submerging Europe, be it to supply the Ukrainian army or buy new fleets of main battle tanks, the Czech Republic is working on the possibility of purchasing [...]
  • Turkish Kalkan VTOL UAV Deploys FPV Drones in Midair.

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  • 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 [...]
Infantry Weapons

Elbit Systems PULS Rocket Artillery Precision, Modular and Universal Launching System for Battlefield Dominance.

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Philippine Army Test Fires Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm Howitzer Boosting Long-Range Strike.

April 27, 2026 0

The Philippine Army has conducted its first live firing with its new Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer during Exercise Salaknib 26, a joint U.S./Philippines military exercise, bringing a faster and more mobile long-range strike […]

Infantry Weapons

Israel uses the Roem howitzer in its first combat strikes in Lebanon.

April 24, 2026 0

The Israel Defense Forces has used its new Ro’em self-propelled howitzer in combat for the first time, firing the system during artillery strikes in southern Lebanon. Units from the 282nd Artillery Brigade brought the wheeled […]

Europe

Turkey test-fires the KORAOK short-range anti-tank missile.

April 22, 2026 0

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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 […]

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    USS John Finn Tests SM-3 Block IIA to Intercept ICBM

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

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    RSK MIG and Sukhoi are in Crisis: Russian Offers Fighter Jet In Exchange of Palm Oil and Rubber

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    Vietnam Ordered 12 Yak-130 Training Jets Worth $350 Million From Russia

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    Why US Should Sanction Chinese Defense Entities?

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    Chinese Su-30 aircraft violates Taiwanese airspace

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    AUKUS Partners Ready to Share Nuclear Propulsion Information with Australia

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    Solomon Islands trapped in Chinese debt as it turned into a PLA naval base of the Indo-Pacific

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    U.S. Navy Conducts The Biggest Maritime Exercises

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    Turkey To Upgrade Armored Vehicles Of Its Armed Forces

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    Bharat Forge, TATA, Mahindra And Adani want HAL Out Of Naval Helicopter Race For IN

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    Swedish MoD Issued RFI to Procure GlobalEye Early Warning Aircraft

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    France Donates 12 CEASAR Howitzers To Ukraine

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    Indian and Chinese Military Commanders Held Meetings To Defuse Border Tensions

  • Europe

    Belarus Faces More EU Sanctions For Hosting Russia’s Nuclear Missile

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    India to arm Rafale with HAMMER precision strike missile

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Lockheed Martin Completes Royal Australian Navy’s Destroyer Combat Upgrades

  • Europe

    Türkiye delivers 1st batch of marine assault vehicles to marine forces

  • Europe

    Russia rained cruise missiles down on children’s hospitals across Ukraine, reportedly killing 41 civilians

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Awarded Contract to Extend the Life Cycle of Super Hornet Block II.

  • Europe

    Russian arms industries vanished in the Ukraine war, corruption, tanking ruble and no export orders

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    Gripen “Smart Fighter” For Canada Is A Viable Contender For FFCP: Saab

  • Europe

    Russia tells Israel not even think of attacking Iran’s nuclear facilities

  • C4iSR

    Turkish Aselsan Bagged $2 Billion Orders From Turkish Aerospace Industries

  • Europe

    Poland Orders More M1 Abrams Tanks Worth $1.4 Billion

  • Europe

    Naval Group, India’s GRSE To Build Kamorta-class ASW Corvettes

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Russia leaning towards Iranian Bavar-373 and Chinese HQ-9 anti-air missiles ahead of winter

  • Defense Industry

    India has received 26 Rafale aircraft till date, report

  • Europe

    Ukraine Received 13 Terradyne Gurkha Medical Evacuation Vehicles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Thailand Wants to Buy Chinese Frigate at $480 Million Apiece Raises Alarm in National Anti-Corruption Commission

  • Europe

    Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia sign agreement to end Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

  • Air Platform

    TAI T625 Gökbey will fly with a local engine

  • Middle East

    Iran Unveils Kaman-19 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar buys C295W transport aircraft from Jordan

  • Americas

    Biden Administration Sent $9.1 Billion Worth Weapons To Ukraine Since Russian Invasion

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia Purchased 60 Turkish Bayraktar TB3 Drones

  • Middle East

    No Country Would Have Survived Iranian Onslaught, Only Israeli Cutting-edge Arrow-2 And Arrow-3 Anti-ballistic Missile System Saved Israel

  • Air Platform

    No IFF: Russia shoots down its own Mi-28N attack helicopter

  • Defense Industry

    India, A Booming Defense Market for USA, France and Israel

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy Commissions Its 69th Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer

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    Australian Killed Fighting Alongside Ukrainian Troops

  • Middle East

    Elbit Systems Awarded Contract To Produce Iron Sting Mortar Munitions

  • Europe

    Germany purchases Israeli-made PULS artillery rockets

  • Europe

    Vladimir Putin’s Power Weaken After Wagner Mercenary Group’s Armed Rebellion, President Zelensky Says

  • Middle East

    Turkey-Qatar military cooperation could stabilize the region

  • Americas

    AUKUS partners announce Pillar II plans: Artificial intelligence, cyber, Electronic warfare and hypersonics

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