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Turkish Attempts to Secure Export Licences For GE Engine For KAAN Fighter Jets Stalled.

October 1, 2025 GDC 0

Attempts to secure export licenses for the General Electric F110 engine for the Turkish Aerospace Industries Kaan fighter “have been stalled,” Turkey’s Foreign Affairs Minister says. Speaking to media in New York after meetings between […]

Air Platform

Turkiye will use flagship indigenous TF35000 engine on its KAAN fighter jet.

September 30, 2025 GDC 0

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Air Platform

Royal Thai Air Force Purchases New A330 MRTT Airborne Refuelling Tanker.

September 30, 2025 GDC 0

Airbus confirmed that the Royal Thai Air Force has ordered the new A330 MRTT+, an A330neo-based tanker equipped with both boom and hose-and-drogue systems, a MEDEVAC kit, and a VVIP section. Delivery is slated for […]

Air Platform

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

September 29, 2025 GDC 0

The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing a $198 million deal to extend the service life of its F/A-18 Block II Super Hornet fighter jets and integrate advanced Block III avionics capabilities, the Pentagon announced. The […]

Air Platform

Turkiye plans to purchase additional F-16V block 70 fighter jets.

September 29, 2025 GDC 0

Türkiye plans to buy hundreds of Boeing airliners and Lockheed Martin jets, while seeking over $10 billion in local production deals, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The deals are […]

Air Platform

Trump Administration Approves $6 Billion Arms Sale to Israel.

September 29, 2025 GDC 0

The Trump administration has asked Congress to approve a nearly $6 billion arms sale to Israel, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. The proposed sales include a deal worth $3.8 billion for 30 AH-64 Apache […]

Air Platform

Taiwan to purchase Rafale fighter jets to replace ageing Mirage jets.

September 28, 2025 GDC 0

Eric Trappier, Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation, has confirmed that Taiwan is showing clear interest in acquiring the Rafale fighter jet as its fleet of Mirage 2000s nears the end of its operational life. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Japan’s Ground Self-Defence Force received Finnish-built Patria AMV XP combat armored vehicle.

September 27, 2025 GDC 0

Japan’s Ground Self-Defence Force (JGSDF) officially received its first Finnish-built Patria AMV XP 8×8 combat armoured vehicle in Hokkaido on September 2, 2025. Delivered under the Wheeled Armored Personnel Carrier (WAPC) program and assembled at […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin Skunk Works unveils Vectis stealth drone for future air combat.

September 27, 2025 GDC 0

On September 21, 2025, U.S. Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works® introduced Vectis, a Group 5 collaborative combat aircraft (CCA), at the Air, Space & Cyber Conference 2025. The stealthy drone is designed to integrate with U.S. […]

Europe

Turkish Bayraktar TB3 Started Operational Deployment on TCG Anadolu.

September 27, 2025 GDC 0

According to information published by the X account of Breaking Defense correspondent Agnes Helou on August 30, 2025, Türkiye will begin shipboard operations of the Bayraktar TB3 unmanned combat aerial vehicle on the amphibious assault […]

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  • Russian men escaped to Alaska by boat to avoid Putin’s draft

    January 30, 2023 0
    The two Russian men from Chukotka arrived in a 16-foot fishing boat in the St. Lawrence Island village of Gambell in October, hoping to avoid being drafted to fight in Ukraine. South Korean Coast Guard [...]
  • US Army Validates Next-generation Patriot Radar Successor in Realistic Ballistic Missile Interception Test

    May 15, 2025 0
    On December 6, 2024, the U.S. Army conducted a test of its next-generation air and missile defense system, the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS), by launching a Black Dagger target missile from [...]
  • Nepal arrested Russian people smugglers tried to recruit Gurkhas to fight in Ukraine

    December 7, 2023 0
    Nepal arrests people smugglers supplying Russia’s army in UkraineKathmandu has urged Moscow to halt the use of Nepali mercenaries. China’s CCTV Surveillance Empire at Home and in Nepal Built on American Technologies.DateDecember 24, 2025Leaked video [...]
  • China’s $5 billion military parade is a direct warning to the Indo-Pacific regions.

    September 4, 2025 0
    China has unveiled a new “triad” of nuclear missiles, drones and lasers at the country’s largest ever military parade. Formations of warplanes and helicopters flew above Beijing’s Tiananmen Square after trucks carrying weaponry rolled along [...]
  • Sukhoi And MiG Merge Into United Aircraft Corp To Avoid Mikoyan’s Bankruptcy

    June 4, 2022 0
    Sukhoi and MiG companies merged with the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), a member of the Rostec state corporation, the press service of UAC said on Wednesday. Russia has completed the long-running merger of Sukhoi and [...]
  • U.S. To Supply Phoenix Ghost Kamikaze Drones To Ukraine

    August 16, 2022 0
    The Phoenix Ghost is a type of loitering munition, meaning it remains airborne for an extended period of time before acquiring a target. U.S. To Deliver 250 M1117 Armored Vehicles and 1100 Phoenix Ghost Kamikaze [...]
Infantry Weapons

Indian Army selects Meprolight MEPRO X6 as new daytime optic for Negev light machine guns.

June 18, 2026 0

The Indian Army has selected Meprolight’s MEPRO X6 telescopic sight as the dedicated daytime optic for its Negev light machine guns (LMG), concluding a multi‑year evaluation process aimed at boosting long‑range engagement capability across frontline […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan’s Army Fires HIMARS Rocket Artillery in an Anti-invasion Drills.

June 10, 2026 0

Taiwan’s military on Wednesday fired its new mobile HIMARS rocket system, which is widely used by Ukraine, simulating an attack ​on an invading Chinese force and demonstrating its ability to “shoot-and-scoot” by avoiding ‌counter strikes. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia fires its first homegrown AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer.

June 8, 2026 0

Australia fired its first domestically built self-propelled howitzers during live-fire training last week, completing the journey from a production line in Geelong to live rounds downrange in a matter of months — a timeline that […]

Americas

Canada Purchases 26 HIMARS Rocket Artillery.

June 5, 2026 0

The Government of Canada said it has finalised a government-to-government agreement with the United States for the acquisition of long-range missile capability for the Canadian Armed Forces. The Government of Canada said it has finalised […]

Americas

U.S. Navy purchases Israeli soldier-portable SMASH 2000LE fire control systems.

June 4, 2026 0

An Israeli fire control technology company has now secured contracts with all four major branches of the U.S. military, completing a sweep across the American armed forces that took less than a year. Smart Shooter […]

Europe

Germany Purchases $5.4 Billion Worth of Israeli PULS Rocket Launchers.

May 29, 2026 0

Germany Advancing 5 Billion Euro Rocket Launcher Deal With Israel’s ElbitIf completed, the deal would include hundreds of rocket launchers and could increase Elbit’s order backlog by about 20 percent, strengthening the Israel-based defense contractor’s […]

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The Philippine Navy Receoved First Rajah Sulayman-class Offshore Patrol Vessel From South Korea.

  • Industry

    U.S. Should Plan Early For Foreign Military Sale, Says DSCA Chief

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    2019-2020 Defense Budget of China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand

  • Europe

    Hellenic Navy Unveils Significant Plan to Boost Naval Warfare Capability

  • Cruise Missiles

    Taiwan to develop 1000km range stealth Cruise Missile

  • Air Platform

    Leonardo Set To Flight Trial New AW249 Attack Helicopter For Italian Army

  • Middle East

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to crush Hamas terrorists like ISIS

  • Air Platform

    Tejas MK1A or MK2: Is it Really Worth $77 Million?

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. revoked Hong kong’s special trading status

  • Europe

    BMC to deliver Altug 8×8 armored combat vehicle to Turkish Army

  • Middle East

    Iranian General Abolfazl Alijani Killed In Syria

  • Central Asia

    Turkey Offered Peaceful Resolution Of Kyrgyzstan And Tajikistan Conflict

  • Defense Industry

    Australia selects Northrop Grumman to assist in establishing sovereign solid rocket motor production capabilities.

  • Middle East

    Israeli Defense Forces announced that it will destroy Iran’s pre-war ballistic and nuclear capability.

  • Air Platform

    Australian Air Force Received First Upgraded C-130J Hercules Aircraft

  • Middle East

    U.S. and Israel destroyed the Iranian Navy’s 20 warships, 1 aircraft carrier, 2 submarines and all naval bases.

  • Uncategorized

    Russian Orion combat drone wreckage found near Kherson

  • South Asia

    IAF Rafale Fighters Started Ferry Flight To India

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish Arms Export Record High to $5.5 Billion Amid Ukraine War

  • Middle East

    Iran admits it has shot down flight 752 due to human errors

  • Middle East

    State Department approves upgrade packages for Kuwaiti Patriot Batteries

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Hanwha Aerospace Awarded Contract to Produce L-SAM for South Korea.

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Chinese Navy Focuses On Ship-borne Hypersonic Anti-ship Missile ‘Eagle Strike 21’ To Counter U.S. Navy

  • Europe

    Israeli Aerospace Industries Delivered Autonomous Submarine to German Navy.

  • Air Platform

    Malaysia plans to purchase KF-21 Boramae fighter jets to retire Su-30MKM fighters.

  • Air Platform

    Boeing’s Advanced F-15EX / F-15X Fighter Jet

  • South Asia

    Tata, Lockheed Martin bring new cutting-edge aerospace technology to India

  • Air Platform

    Five Worse Features Of Su-35 Led To The Destruction Of Su-35 In the Ukraine War

  • C4iSR

    NPO PHAZOTRON Zhuk Radar, a demised hope for Russian aerospace industries

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy launches Arleigh-Burke-class Flight III guided-missile destroyer

  • Air Platform

    Serbia nearing a deal with Dassault Aviation to purchase Rafale fighter jets worth $3.4 billion

  • Land Platform

    Norinco VT5 lightweight Tank

  • Air Platform

    France, Egypt 30 Rafale jets deal came into effect on 15 November

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia cancels Qatari Mirage 2000 order amid corruption allegations

  • Middle East

    Beyond Antipathy Towards Iran, logic Behind Arab-Israeli Peace Deal

  • South Asia

    2018-2019 Defence Budget of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar

  • Ballistic Missile

    Russia purchased $5 billion worth of cruise missile, ballistic missile, ammo and drones from Iran.

  • Europe

    Russian will not gain any territory deploying 40 T-14 Armata tanks with engine problem

  • Ballistic Missile

    North Korean KN-23 failed in the Ukraine war, but that didn’t stop Kim Jong Un from having a photo opportunity with the Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile

  • Africa

    Saudi Arabia will buy JF-17 Blunder aircraft for Sudan, not for Saudi Air Force.

  • Defense Industry

    China unveiled $236.1 billion defense budget with 7.2 percent raise

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Russia lost 15 batteries of the prized S-400 missile system since the beginning of the war worth $20.5 billion

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Germany Tests Meteor Missile From Eurofighter for First Time

  • Europe

    Russia’s close ally Belarus explores training opportunity with NATO

  • South Asia

    Retired Brigadier General Shamsul Alam Chowdury (Shams), a former Chatra League leader and Indian RAW agent, orchestrated the Bangladesh Rifles mutiny.

  • Air Platform

    Analysis: Evaluation Exercises Amongst Rafale, Gripen, Eurofighter Typhoon And Super Hornet

  • Europe

    Israel supplies super modern arms to muslim Azerbaijani and deprived christian Armenians

  • Europe

    TEKEVER Signs Maritime Surveillance Contract with European Maritime Safety Agency

  • Air Platform

    Badass F-15EX: U.S. Air Force wants 72 of them

  • Europe

    Russian military abandoned tanks and vehicles in Ukraine, amid logistics problems and low morale

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