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Here’s Why Indian Air Force Declined Russia’s Offer to Buy 117S Engine and Irbis-E Radar?

December 21, 2021 GDC 0

The Su-30MKI is powered by two Lyulka-Saturn AL-31FP turbofans, each rated at 12,500 kgf (27,550 lbf) of full afterburning thrust, which enable speeds of up to Mach 2 in horizontal flight and a rate of […]

  • German Startup to Deliver Hypersonic Missile for Bundeswehr in 2029.

    February 14, 2026 0
    German startup Hypersonica claimed a “significant” step toward delivering Europe’s first sovereign hypersonic strike capability by 2029, after the company’s first hypersonic test flight in Norway pushed its missile prototype to more than Mach 6 [...]
  • U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Revealed Khaleda Zia’s Youngest Son Arafat Rahman Koko’s Corruptions And Money Laundering Cases

    August 7, 2024 0
    The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had put up the corruption story of BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia’s youngest son, Arafat Rahman Koko, on its website much before the Bangladesh court sentenced him to [...]
  • France asked India to come clean about five Rafale losses, blaming poorly trained Indian pilots

    May 31, 2025 0
    For the first time since reports emerged of five Rafale losses in the latest Pakistan-India aerial confrontation, France has publicly acknowledged that it is in close contact with New Delhi to determine the fate of [...]
  • Damen Shipbuilding Group secured a US$6.7 billion deal to build MKS 180 Frigate for the German Navy

    January 18, 2020 0
    Dutch-based Damen Shipbuilding Group has launched a successful bid to supply the German Navy, or Deutsche Marine, with a US$6.7 billion contract to provide a fleet of MKS 180 frigates.  The ships will be built at [...]
  • The PLAAF issued aircraft painting and marking regulations

    April 27, 2020 0
    BEIJING, Mar. 13 — The Chinese PLA Air Force issued Regulations on Air Force Aircraft Painting and Marking (Trial) recently (hereinafter referred to as the Regulations). It is known that the low visibility of aircraft [...]
  • South Korean Daegu-class multi-role frigates

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Infantry Weapons

U.S. Army Deploys 500km Range High Precision PrSM Rocket Artillery to Strike Iran.

March 4, 2026 0

U.S. Central Command has employed the U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile in strikes on Iranian military targets, marking the first confirmed combat use of the ground-launched deep-strike system. The debut expands the Army’s role in […]

Infantry Weapons

U.S. M142 HIMARS Rocket Artillery Destroyed Zolfaghar and Sayyad-2 Missile System.

March 3, 2026 0

U.S. forces launched a long-range ATACMS ballistic missile from an M142 HIMARS system, destroying what appears to be an Iranian Zolfaghar short-range ballistic missile and elements of a Sayyad-2 air defense missile system. The strike, […]

Europe

Rheinmetall Unveils Fuchs Tank Destroyer Armed with 24 U.S. AGM-179 Anti-Tank Missiles.

February 27, 2026 0

Germany’s Rheinmetall has unveiled the Fuchs JAGM (Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles) at Enforce Tac 2026 in Germany, a wheeled armored vehicle capable of firing up to 24 U.S. AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles or AGM-114L Hellfire Longbow […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

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 […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

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 […]

Americas

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 […]

  • Europe

    Raytheon Awarded $1.2 Billion Contract To Deliver Six NASAMS II Anti-air Missiles System To Ukraine

  • Middle East

    Israel sent captured Russian arms in Syria, Lebanon and Gaza to Ukraine

  • Middle East

    Satellite imagery shows before and aftermath of US strikes on Iran’s key nuclear sites

  • Europe

    Putin’s $120 million spy ship taken out by massive missile strike

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine received Saab ASC 890 airborne surveillance aircraft.

  • Americas

    U.S. Air Force Unveils Next-gen Helmet For Fixed-wing Aircrew

  • Africa

    US Marines F-35C Struck Houthi Positive In Historic First Combat Sorties

  • Naval Platforms

    Pakistani Shipyard Laid Keel For Third MILGEM Warship

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Kongsberg opens maintenance hub for weapon system in South Australia

  • Europe

    HMS Kent concludes cold weather training in the artic

  • Europe

    Portugal joins Czech initiatives to purchase ammunition for Ukraine

  • Americas

    General Dynamics Lays Keel of Sixth US Navy Expeditionary Sea Base Ship

  • Middle East

    Israel Won’t Oppose F-35 Sale To UAE

  • Europe

    Ukraine Formally Requests To Buy Israeli Iron Dome Anti-air Missiles

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall Showcases High-tech Digital Main Battle Tank KF51 Panther

  • C4iSR

    The Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye AEW&C

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Which stopgap submarine should the Royal Australian Navy build or buy off the shelf?

  • Middle East

    Israeli Navy’s Submarines To Receive Ballistic And Cruise Missiles Launching Capability

  • Europe

    UK MoD Delays Upgrade Of Armored Vehicles And Tanks

  • Industry

    Israeli IAI signed drone tech transfer deal with Indian HAL

  • Air Platform

    Bell Helicopter Started Manufacturing AH1-Z Helicopter For Bahrain

  • Air Platform

    China’s Foreign Ministry Refuted Pakistan’s Claim That J-10C Were Used in India-Pakistan War

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian NASAMS Shot Down Russia’s Over-hyped Su-35 Fighter Jet In Bakhmut

  • Europe

    Russia used paintings to reassemble fighter jets at Crimea airbase after evacuating jets from the peninsula

  • Air Platform

    Bangladesh Police Signed MoU To Buy Two Helicopters From Russia

  • C4iSR

    Why AESA radar is superior to PESA radar?

  • Europe

    U.S. Army To Deploy IronDome in Ukraine

  • Defense Industry

    Turkey To Collaborate With Foreign Partners On TFX Fighter, Says Ismail Demir

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Polish Firm Unveils VSHORAD System With Programmable Ammo

  • Europe

    Desperate Putin To Meet Tyrant Kim Jong Un For New Shipment Of Ammunitions, Tanks And Missiles

  • Middle East

    Where are Iran’s main nuclear sites, and what is it used for?

  • South Asia

    Pakistan’s Field Marshal Asim Munir secretly agreed to help President Trump strike Iran.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Malaysia Adopted A New Domestic Defense Industry Policy

  • AUV Platform

    German Navy to equip Frankenthal-class MCM vessels with SeaCat AUV

  • C4iSR

    Taiwan’s F-16V fighters to receive IRST21 sensors that can track Chinese J-20

  • Air Platform

    India wants to purchase 114 Rafale fighter jet, amidst tensions with Pakistan

  • Americas

    Anduril Industries unveils lightweigth Pulsar electronic jammer technology

  • C4iSR

    Ukrainian kamikaze drone destroyed Russian $100 million Nebo-SVU VHF radar station

  • Middle East

    Israeli Kamikaze Drones Struck At Iranian Oil Tanker

  • Europe

    Greek and British companies have teamed up to offer unmanned surface vessels to the Hellenic Navy.

  • Europe

    “Ghost of Kyiv”: Ukraine Says It Shot Down Five Russian Fighter Jets Including Su-35

  • Air Platform

    Production Variant Su-57’s Screws, Welding and Rivets Are Exposed At Zhuhai Airshow

  • Americas

    Iran attack puts pressure on US House speaker to pass aid bill for Israel and Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hyundai Heavy Industries Begins Shipbuilding of the Philippine Navy’s First Corvette

  • Middle East

    U.S. Carrier Strike Group Arrives in the Middle East Amid Iran Tensions.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    HIMARS: Australian Army Will Grow By Another Artillery Regiment

  • Naval Platforms

    RAN upgrades Anzac-class frigates with new sonar processing system

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    MBDA to develop MHT/MLP Missile For French Army

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    Saudi Arabia Says Chinese-made HQ-17AE and Silent Hunter Laser Weapon Failed to Intercept Drones and Missiles.

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones hit Russia’s second oil refinery

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