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  • [ August 3, 2026 ] Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract to Produce Patriot Missile Interceptors. Americas
  • [ August 3, 2026 ] Hanwha Ocean Started Detailed Design and Lead Ship Construction Phase for Korea’s KDDX Destroyer. East Asia and Pacific Region
  • [ August 3, 2026 ] U.S. Considers Sending Navy SEALs to Extract Iran’s Enriched Uranium. Middle East
  • [ August 3, 2026 ] ST Engineering iDirect has secured multiple defense satellite communications contracts. C4iSR
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Europe

Saab Awarded Contract to Produce Three A26 Submarines for Poland Worth $4.8 Billion.

June 30, 2026 GDC 0

Saab has today signed a contract with the Polish State Treasury Armaments Agency and received an order to produce and deliver three A26-type submarines. The contract also encompasses a weapon package and a training and […]

Europe

France Purchases 5,000 Sonora ISR Drones From Harmattan AI.

June 28, 2026 GDC 0

The deal significantly expands an initial 2025 order for 1,000 units and follows a recent military exercise that validated the drone’s potential for future autonomous operations. France has awarded local defense firm Harmattan AI a […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Malaysia purchases Turkish Anka-S drones worth $103 million.

June 27, 2026 GDC 0

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Americas

South Korea mounts final push for Canada’s $39 billion submarine project.

June 26, 2026 GDC 0

The Korean government and defense players are making last-ditch efforts to win Canada’s next-generation submarine project worth up to 60 trillion won ($39.14 billion), as Ottawa is expected to select a preferred bidder by the […]

Europe

Germany cancels F126 frigate program, plans to acquire eight MEKO A-200 frigates instead.

June 26, 2026 GDC 0

Germany’s Ministry of Defense has terminated the troubled F126 frigate procurement program, citing major schedule delays, soaring costs, and unacceptable project risks, and announced plans to acquire eight MEKO A-200 frigates for the German Navy. […]

Europe

Russia puts garden mesh on its warships to stop kamikaze drones.

June 23, 2026 GDC 0

A photograph making the rounds among Russian military analysts shows the Russian Navy’s latest answer to Ukraine’s growing drone threat at sea: a thin green mesh net, the kind more commonly found on garden trellises […]

Air Platform

Canada began negotiations with Italy to purchase M-346 advanced jet trainers.

June 20, 2026 GDC 0

Canada has begun negotiations with Italy to acquire a fleet of Leonardo M-346 advanced jet trainers. The aircraft would support the country’s Future Fighter Lead-In Training programme. The move followed a meeting between Canadian Prime […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Royal Australian Navy to Purchase Commercial Underwater Surveillance Capability for Seabed Warfare Mission.

June 20, 2026 GDC 0

Australia’s latest National Defence Strategy (NDS) has underlined the country’s need to secure critical undersea infrastructure (CUI). To meet this seabed warfare mission quickly, the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is looking to the commercial underwater […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia’s Rear Admiral Stephen Hughes highlights four priorities for Australian naval capability.

June 19, 2026 GDC 0

Rear Admiral Stephen Hughes, Head of Navy Capability for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), spoke to Global Defense Corp at the Indo-Pacific 2025 naval exhibition held in Sydney from 4-6 November. He highlighted his four […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

South Korea Unveils Next-Generation KDDX Destroyer with VLS, AESA Radar and IEP System.

June 18, 2026 GDC 0

South Korea has designated Hanwha Ocean as the prime contractor for the construction of six next-generation destroyers under the KDDX program, signaling a significant step in Seoul’s naval modernization efforts. South Korea has formally advanced […]

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  • Japan Approves Highest Ever Defense Budget

    January 6, 2022 0
    Japan’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) Japan’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced the outline of the FY2022 defense budget on December 24, 2021. According to the MoD, the budget for FY2022 will be designed as a [...]
  • Ukrainian soldiers captured Russia’s armored vehicles in the Donbas region

    April 13, 2023 0
    Ukrainian soldiers show off Russia’s rare armored vehicle seized from the Russians during a counteroffensive in the Donbas region. Russian Troops And Artillery Near Ukrainian Border Concerning For NATODateApril 11, 2021Ukrainian Defense Industry CapabilitiesDateAugust 24, [...]
  • Leaked documents expose top-secret Israeli drone and Israeli plans to attack Iran

    October 23, 2024 0
    Leaked intelligence documents have revealed that Israel possesses a highly classified long-range unmanned surveillance drone capable of covert operations across the Middle East. The documents, which surfaced on Telegram on October 15 and 16, detail [...]
  • Pakistan Inducts 14 JF-17B Twin Seats Fighter Jets

    June 9, 2021 0
    ISLAMABAD (GDC) — Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) formally handed over 14 state-of-the-art indigenously developed fourth generation JF-17 Thunder Block-III — tandem twin seats fighter jets equipped with a long-range superior radar system and advance firing [...]
  • Greece is looking for buyers of its ageing 18 Mirage 2000 fighter jets

    March 11, 2025 0
    The Hellenic Air Force General Staff is looking for a buyer willing to take 18 of its 4th generation Dassault Mirage 2000EGM/BGM multi-role fighters, which served 332 Hawk Squadron for over 30 years, until 2022. [...]
  • Pakistan Test Fires Domestically Made Babur 1B Cruise Missile With 900KM Range

    December 22, 2021 0
    Pakistan’s military has tested a home-grown Babur 1B cruise missile that has a range of more than 900 kilometers (560 miles), twice the distance of an earlier missile of the same model, said a statement [...]
Infantry Weapons

IWI’s rifle upgrade is drawing interest from the Ukrainian Army.

August 1, 2026 0

A rifle that decides, mid-trigger-pull, when to let the round go, not the shooter, is now fielded or in procurement across an estimated 10 to 15 European countries, according to Israel Weapon Industries (IWI). The […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan ATACMS deal expands island’s long-range strike power.

July 19, 2026 0

The U.S. Army handed Lockheed Martin roughly $439 million to begin building the Army Tactical Missile System, known as ATACMS, along with the launcher hardware needed to fire it, and once the two sides finish […]

Europe

Poland purchases 46,000 upgraded GROT assault rifles for its soldiers.

July 6, 2026 0

Poland has ordered nearly 46,000 of its domestically produced MSBS GROT assault rifles in the latest A3 configuration, signing a contract worth approximately $160 million with the state-owned manufacturer Fabryka Broni “Łucznik” Radom, with all […]

Europe

Ukraine develops new Zetros-based 155mm howitzer called Marta.

June 22, 2026 0

Germany and Ukraine signed agreements that include €750 million ($870 million) for 200 Bohdana self-propelled artillery systems on Zetros chassis, and those systems now have a confirmed name and barrel specification: defense analyst Jeff, reporting […]

Europe

MBDA unveils deep-strike, air defence, and smart mass-weapons portfolio.

June 21, 2026 0

MBDA will present a broad portfolio of sovereign defence solutions at Eurosatory 2026 as Europe and its allies accelerate rearmament. The company said the portfolio is intended to address armed forces’ needs in an increasingly […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin Unveils HIMARS FLEX with 12 Launch Canisters Capable of Firing Extended Range GMLRS, PrSM, and ATACMS.

June 20, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced the HIMARS FLEX on June 16, a modular evolution of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System that introduces a dual-pod launcher configuration capable of carrying double the munitions of the standard […]

  • Counter-drone System

    ParaZero has clinched a new order for its DefendAir counter-drone system.

  • Europe

    Russia Lost Almost 6,000 Troops In Harsh Winter As Dead Bodies Piling Up In Bakhmut

  • Africa

    Israel, Chad renew diplomatic relations that were severed in 1972

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Germany purchases Rheinmetall’s Skyranger 30 short-range air defense system

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Primary Mast Affixed on China’s Type 003 Aircraft Carrier

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    South Asia

    Bangladesh Army Watches As Myanmar Border Guard Fights Arakan Rebels Inside Bangladesh

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine just blew up Russian S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missile in occupied Crimea

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    China’s LY-1 Laser Weapon System: A Tech Breakthrough or Propaganda Advantage?

  • South Asia

    Turkish Rocketsan Delivers Food Aid To Covid Hit Bangladesh

  • Europe

    Russia Had ‘Strategic Defeat’ In Ukraine War, Former Russian Military Intelligence Officer Says

  • Europe

    Germany sends more ammunitions to Ukraine worth $700 million 

  • Europe

    A high-ranking Russian officer shot dead in Moscow

  • Air Platform

    French Air Force Placed Additional Order of 42 Rafale F4 Jets

  • C4iSR

    Raytheon and Cubic Secure Communications to provide Common Data Link (CDL) systems for Poland.

  • Middle East

    Trump Orders Frozen Iranian Assets to Cover Shipping Damages in the Strait of Hormuz.

  • Middle East

    Bahrain agrees to recognise Israel following UAE

  • Europe

    Ukraine destroys Russian army’s 16 tanks, 14 armored vehicles, Buk and TOR missiles in a day

  • Middle East

    U.S. and Saudi Air Strikes Killed Iranian-backed Militia in Iraq

  • Europe

    Russia’s drone parts warehouse engulfed in fires destroying $16 million Western components

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The US state department has approved foreign military sale of Aegis Combat System to Australia

  • C4iSR

    Royal Air Force Inducts StormShroud Electronic Warfare Drone

  • Europe

    Russia Could Use Nuclear Weapons, Says Vladimir Putin’s Press Secretary

  • Europe

    Russian sailors suffer radiation poisoning after washing clothes in contaminated waters

  • South Asia

    Saab will offer complete transfer of technology to India at half the cost of Rafale, says Saab India CMD

  • Industry

    Russia urges China to bail out Su-57 (PAK-FA) project

  • Europe

    Russian commander using captive punishment to clamp down poor discipline and alcohol abuse

  • Europe

    Ukrainian forces fired ground-launched small diameter bombs for the first time

  • Air Platform

    Sikorsky Takes Defiant X Helo To NFAC Complex For Wind Tunnel Testing

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian troops blew up the Russian Buk anti-air missile system using HIMARS

  • Air Platform

    Myanmar and Nigeria Ground JF-17 Blunder Fighter Jets Amid Reliability, Quality and Maintenance Issues

  • Europe

    Turkish Navy’s TCG Anadolu, World First Drone Carrier

  • Defense Industry

    Kalashnikov Group Completes Delivery of Strela-10M3 Missiles to Russian Military

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh’s China-made F-7MB Fighter Jet Crashes In Bay of Bengal

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar’s raging civil war creates human catastrophe for displaced Karen, Kachin and Rohingya

  • Air Platform

    U.S. State Department Approves MH-60R Helicopters to Spain

  • C4iSR

    L3Harris Awarded Contract to Produce Tactical Radio System for Germany.

  • Middle East

    Fall of Assad Regime Huge Gain for Turkey and Israel, Big Blow to Iran and Russia

  • Cruise Missiles

    Germany Looks Towards Ukraine for Flamingo Long-range Strike Missile.

  • Infantry Weapons

    China’s Discontent with Russian S-400: China abandoned the Russian S-400 discovering its vulnerabilities and weaknesses

  • Air Platform

    Ecuador Replaces HAL Dhruv and Mi-171 Helicopters With Airbus H225M Helicopters

  • Europe

    Double Troubles For Russia: Ukraine Bought 5,100 MATADOR Anti-tank Weapons

  • Europe

    Turkey’s STM begins construction of 500 tons submarine ‘STM500’

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea Unveils kamikaze drones that can coordinate salvo strikes.

  • Air Platform

    UK Think Tanks Recommended Supplying ‘Sukhoi Killer’ Gripen Fighter Jets To Ukraine For Next Phase Of Battle

  • Europe

    How sanctions are affecting Russian defense industrial complex

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. Marines Speak Japanese Language During Exercises With JSDF

  • Europe

    Ukraine unveils underground bunker for prized HIMARS artillery rockets

  • Air Platform

    Chinese Defence Ministry Spokesperson Denies Reports of J-10C Sale to Egypt

  • Europe

    BAE Systems Delivers First CV90 Support Vehicles For Norwegian Army

  • Europe

    Denmark Purchases 44 CV90 MKIIIC Infantry Fighting Vehicles.

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