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Airbus Sole Bidder For India’s AEW&C Requirements

December 23, 2020 GDC 0

Airbus Defence & Space appears to have emerged as the sole bidder for a global tender put out by New Delhi’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for an “AWACS India” programme. The tender – […]

C4iSR

India Dumps Russian IL-76A-50EI AEW&C And Opt-in European Options

December 22, 2020 GDC 0

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), a state-run defence company, will convert six unspecified aircraft operated by Air India (AI, Mumbai Int’l) into airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) units, for deployment specifically near India’s borders with […]

Air Platform

Airbus A330 Multi-role Tanker Transport (MRTT) Demonstrates Fully Automatic Aerial Refueling Capability

April 19, 2020 GDC 0

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  • Leonardo M-346FA Light Combat Aircraft

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  • BAE Systems Cut Steel For Third Type 026 Frigates, HMS Belfast

    July 14, 2021 0
    In a steel cut ceremony at BAE Systems’ shipyard in Glasgow, His Royal Highness, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, set the plasma cutting machine to work on the first plate of steel for the third [...]
  • Appointing General Waker-Uz-Zaman as Bangladesh’s Chief of Army was dictator Sheikh Hasina’s mistake, Obaidul Quader said.

    June 11, 2026 0
    There have been media reports and political discussions suggesting that Obaidul Quader later viewed the appointment of General Waker-Uz-Zaman as a mistake by dictator Sheikh Hasina and that selecting Waker-Uz-Zaman was her wrong choice. Indian [...]
  • Temu Tank: Royal Thai Army’s Chinese-made VT-4 Tank’s Turret Exploded After Sustained Heavy Fire.

    December 15, 2025 0
    The Royal Thai Army has confirmed that a VT-4 main battle tank suffered serious damage during operations after sustained heavy firing, with the cause still under technical investigation, according to an official statement from the [...]
  • Thailand Rejects Chinese Proposal To Build $390 Million Submarine With Underperforming And Noisy Chinese-made CHD620 Diesel Engine

    October 28, 2023 0
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  • Boeing Loyal Wingman UCAV Engaged Landing Gear for the First Time

    November 6, 2021 0
    Boeing Australia said one of the two Loyal Wingman aircraft (Airpower Teaming System) taking part in separate flight missions at the Woomera Range Complex recently engaged its landing gear for the first time. The flight [...]
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 […]

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 […]

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    Ukraine confirms use of laser weapons against Russian forces

  • Europe

    Russian commercial airliners grounded most of its aircraft amid Western sanctions and cannibalization of spare parts

  • Naval Platforms

    South Korea, India and China Turned Myanmar Navy Into A Blue Water Navy

  • Air Platform

    French engine maker Safran is ready to build an engine in India if India purchases 114 Rafale.

  • Europe

    Russia Cancels 2026 Victory Parade Due to Equipment Shortages, Putin Moves to Bunker Fearing FPV Drone.

  • Air Platform

    President Zelensky Confirms American-made F-16 Shoot Down Russian Cruise Missiles

  • Europe

    Russia Purchased Iranian-made Soldier’s Gear, Bulletproof Vests, Clothing And KL7.62 Assault Rifles

  • South Asia

    Pakistan increases defense budget by 6% to $8.8 billion

  • Infantry Weapons

    Israeli IAI Successfully Test Fires Barak ER Missile Interceptors

  • Defense Industry

    Philippines Signs Memorandum of Understanding With Sweden To Purchase Gripen Fighter Jet

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh DGFI And NSI: Mass Murderers And Oppressor Of Freedom

  • Air Platform

    BAE Systems To Jointly Develop Sixth-Gen Fighter Jets With MHI

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Turkish F-16 Test Fires SOM-J Anti-ship Cruise Missile.

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Neptune Cruise Missiles Hit Russia’s Black Sea Fleet Head Quarter

  • Europe

    Putin puts nuclear deterrent on alert as the Russian economy is on the verge of collapse

  • Americas

    BAE Systems Awarded Contract to Produce Bradley A4s Infantry Fighting Vehicles.

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia Orders Airbus A400 Airlifters

  • Air Platform

    China to unveil new twin seater J-20 fighters

  • Europe

    U.S. approves the sale of NSM Coastal Defense Systems to Romania

  • Europe

    Embarrassing Russian Army, Drunk Russian Troops Ditches BMD-2 IFV

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Burnt Russia’s Su-27 Fighter Jets

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Poland purchases AIM-120D-3 AMRAAM missile to arm F-35A fighter jets.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RAN, JMSDF, Royal Navy and US Navy Could Soon Face Chinese Type 055 Destroyer

  • Europe

    Romania plans to purchase Turkish Hisar-class offshore patrol vessel

  • Europe

    Putin’s war in Ukraine spiraled cost as the defense budget jumped to 282% in January 2023

  • Europe

    Naval Group rolls out second Barracuda submarine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    AUKUS moving from nuclear submarines, bombers to AI drone swarms

  • South Asia

    India wants to buy $2 billion worth mothballed Soviet-era MiG-29 and submarines from Russia

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Turkey and Greece join European Sky Shield missile defense project

  • Air Platform

    China ramps up production and export of JF-17 fighters

  • Americas

    Sweden Approves $1.6 Billion Territorial Air Defense Program to Protect Cities and Infrastructure.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    CASIC HQ-17AE Air Defense Systems

  • Europe

    Turkish TB2 Drone Strike Killed Kurdish Leader in Syria

  • Air Platform

    German Tornado fighter jets spotted carrying nuclear bombs at Edwards Air Force Base in California

  • Europe

    Russia imported Chinese turboprop engine for its locally made kamikaze drones

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Maritime Aggression: Chinese Carrier Group Conducts Naval Exercise In Taiwan Straits

  • Anti-air Missiles

    France considers sending SAMP/T NG air defense system to Ukraine.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    BAE Systems Australia Test-Fires Next-Generation ATLAS UGV Automated Turret

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Lockheed WinsAwarded $138 Million Contract For Taiwan’s Peace Phoenix Rising Program

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    AGM-158 Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM)

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea wants U.S. nuclear technology to build its own nuclear submarines

  • Europe

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

  • South Asia

    Former Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina always lived in the shadow of the Indian intelligence agency RAW from 1975 to 2024

  • Europe

    Finland Increases Defense Budget By 70%, Amid Russia Tensions

  • Air Platform

    Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Plan to Buy Rafale Fighter Jets and A400M Transport Aircraft, Retires Russian-made Jets

  • Air Platform

    Saudi Arabia Asks to Join British, Italian and Japanese Sixth-Gen Fighter Jet Project

  • Air Platform

    Naming of Su-57: Sukhoi thought Su-57 could bring luck to the design bureau

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine expects Gripen and F-16 fighter jets from Sweden, Netherlands and Poland

  • Central Asia

    Azerbaijani President Aliyev accuses Russia of shooting down passenger plane

  • South Asia

    UK’s National Crime Agency has frozen $121,896 million worth of London property owned by former Bangladesh’s dictator Sheikh Hasina and her associates

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