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Germany to Upgrade Airbus A400M Airlifter Fleet for $165 Million

October 28, 2024 GDC 0

The German parliament has approved a financing plan to upgrade its fleet of Airbus A400M military transport aircraft, aiming to align with evolving NATO requirements. The Airbus A400M modernization program, which also involves Belgium, France, […]

Air Platform

Türkiye hopes to serve friendly countries for transport aircraft retrofit

March 24, 2024 GDC 0

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Air Platform

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

November 28, 2023 GDC 0

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Defense Industry

Australian air force’s plan to buy $9 billion turboprop transport aircraft is simply a crazy idea

April 4, 2023 GDC 0

The RAAF is planning to spend at least $9 billion on a fleet of turboprop transport aircraft and refuses to detail how many will be purchased, the time of their delivery – or even the […]

Air Platform

Airbus A400M Cleared For Caracals Refuelling

June 18, 2021 GDC 0

Airbus Defence & Space has completed the latest phase of an in-flight refuelling test campaign involving its A400M and a pair of combat search and rescue helicopters, and says certification approval for the tanker enhancement […]

Europe

US, Canada, Norway Set to Join EU Military Mobility Projects

May 6, 2021 GDC 0

The European Union on Thursday will allow the United States, Norway and Canada to join a military project aimed at speeding up the deployment of troops and equipment across Europe. EU defense ministers will give […]

Air Platform

French DGA Takes Delivery of A400M Capable of Automatic Low Altitude Flight, Releasing Paratroopers

April 4, 2021 GDC 0

The French Direction générale de l’armement (DGA) has taken delivery of the 18th Airbus A400M transport aircraft. “The DGA has just taken delivery of the 18th A400M equipped with all the capabilities validated to date, […]

  • Israeli space-age weapons of Azerbaijani military dismantles Russian-origin Armenian weapons

    October 14, 2020 0
    Both Armenia and Azerbaijan, traditional enemies, have been building up their armed forces over the last decade. They fought a bloody war that ended in 1994, in which tens of thousands of people were killed [...]
  • Hyundai Heavy Industries ramps up bid to win Canadian submarine contract

    May 31, 2026 0
    Hyundai Heavy Industries President Joo Won-ho, sixth from left, and Irving Shipbuilding President Dirk Lesko, sixth from right, pose with senior executives from both firms in front of a bust sculpture of Hyundai founder Chung [...]
  • Israel Ready to Joint Venture with Arab Nations on Missile Defense

    December 19, 2020 0
    Israel’s government has completed a major missile defense exercise and is open to the possibility of working with Arab Gulf states on collective missile defense in the future, a senior official said today. The UAE [...]
  • Norway To Purchase Leopard and K2 Tanks Worth $1.8 Billion

    November 24, 2022 0
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  • Bangladesh military (thief) is not fit-for-purpose, cannot defend itself, and certainly sold to the Indian intelligence agency RAW

    August 2, 2023 1
    The Myanmar Armed Forces launched many attacks inside Bangladesh, including repeated bombing sorties inside Bangladeshi territories. Read More Bangladesh military (thief): as inept as it is corrupt Bangladesh Air Guard’s (Thief) Helicopter Crashed into Television [...]
  • Russia Refused to Repatriate 14,000 Fallen Russian Soldiers

    March 22, 2022 0
    Ukrainian officials on Saturday called on the Red Cross to help handle the bodies of fallen Russian soldiers that are littered around the country. Ukraine Claims Over 14,000 Russian Troops Killed In ActionDateMarch 22, 2022Ukrainian [...]
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 Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

May 17, 2026 0

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  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Lockheed Martin Awarded $443.76 million Contract To Produce AGM-158C LRASM

  • Naval Platforms

    Russian Submarine: A tale of onboard fire

  • Europe

    Saab Awarded Contract for Combat Training Centre Support from Norway

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Aerospace obtains certification for T625 helicopter

  • South Asia

    What Field Marshall Asim Munir achieved at the Whitehouse, Bangladesh Army Chief General Waker-uz-Zaman failed to achieve?

  • Middle East

    Israeli F-16 Bombed Lebanese Building Killing Hamas’s Top Drone Commander

  • Europe

    Beretta Defence Proposes Next-gen GRAYBURN Rifle for British Armed Forces.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    The AGM-154A/B/C Joint stand-off weapon (JSOW)

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Corruption and incompetence lead to declining operational readiness of Su-30MKM, says Malaysian Defence Minister Mohamad Sabu

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Anti-Chinese Sentiment Rises in Myanmar as China Fears $1.5 Billion Myanmar-China Gas Pipeline Sabotage

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia to Outfit Collins-class Submarines with Tomahawk Missiles

  • Air Platform

    Taiwan Upgrades 42 F-16A/B To F-16V Standard

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Soldiers seized a Russian ZALA reconnaissance drone

  • Air Platform

    TAI Conducts Full-scale Static Tests On T625 Helicopter

  • Middle East

    Here’s why the Chinese Communist Party will secretly supply Iran with weapons despite President Trump’s letter to Xi Jinping.

  • Europe

    Hyundai Rotem Offers Poland Advanced N-WAV Armored Vehicle with Italian Hitfact Turret

  • Europe

    British-supplied Storm Shadow Cruise Missile Killed Russian General Oleg Tsokov

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s new Visby-class copycat warship spotted during sea trials

  • Air Platform

    Biden Admin To Provide Ukraine With Killer Drones Called Switchblades

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Austral Awarded Contract To Produce Two More Guardian-Class Boats For Royal Australian Navy

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    AVIC CM-400AKG Air-launched Cruise Missile

  • Americas

    Boeing Awarded Contract to Produce Secure Satellites for the U.S. Space Force

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin delivers 900th THAAD interceptor launcher

  • Naval Platforms

    Indian Navy Ditches Russian Aircraft Carrier Design, Opts For Queen Elizabeth Class Design

  • Europe

    Underwear elastic exposes Russian state TV propaganda, Russian soldier killing wounded comrade

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. State Department Approves Joint Stand-Off Weapons (JSOW) For Oman

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine Destroyed Russian Counterbattery Zoopark-2 Radar In Avdiivka

  • Middle East

    China is offering more missiles to Iran for free to deplete U.S. missiles, as the CIA did in the 1980s Afghan war.

  • Defense Industry

    Thales To Hire 12,000 Staff Amid Backlog Of Multi-billion Work Orders

  • Europe

    Estonia purchased 200 Turkish-made ARMA 6×6 armored vehicles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    PLA Deploys PHL-03 MLRS In Xinjiang Province

  • Air Platform

    Azerbaijan plans to purchase 48 Gripen E/F fighter jets from Sweden.

  • Americas

    Brazilian Navy Launched Second Scorpene-class Submarine

  • Defense Industry

    Rohde & Schwarz selected as supplier for Slovak Air Force F-16V aircraft

  • Europe

    Turkey to deploy ‘Alpagu’ kamikaze drone at the battle field

  • Air Platform

    China to unveil new twin seater J-20 fighters

  • Americas

    The US Navy Ordered 18 New P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft Worth $1.5 Billion

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Malaysia Achieves Initial Operational Capability With ANKA-S Surveillance Drone.

  • Africa

    Ghana plans to procure six Aero L-39NG trainer/light combat jets

  • Air Platform

    Turkey to use domestically develop TF-6000 turbofan engine for KAAN fighter jet

  • Europe

    Russian Gazprom’s New Private Military Could Accelerate Death Rate Of Russians In Ukraine

  • C4iSR

    SmartShoort Awarded Contract to Produce SMASH 3000 Fire Control System for Australian Army.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hyundai and Hanwha To Compete In South Korean KDDX Destroyer Program

  • Europe

    Russia Can’t Hold Out for Another Year: Ukraine Spy Chief Kyrylo Budanov

  • Middle East

    Russian warships arrived in red sea as Houthis targets commercial ships

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Kim Jong Un Inspects Vast Intercontinental Nuclear Missile Vehicle

  • Air Platform

    Leonardo Delivers First 2 Eurofighter to Kuwait

  • Americas

    US blocks chip supplies to Chinese Huawei Technologies

  • Counter-drone System

    EagleNXT Invests $10 Million in Israeli ThirdEye Drone Detection System.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. Approves the Delivery of Three Virginia-class Submarines to Australia.

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