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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, […]

  • Diehl Defence Unveils 100km Range IRIS-T SLM/X Air Defense System.

    February 26, 2026 0
    Diehl Defence unveiled the IRIS-T SLM/X air defense system at Enforce Tac 2026, introducing a common eight-canister launcher capable of firing both SLM and SLX interceptors. On February 24, 2026, at Enforce Tac 2026, Germany’s [...]
  • North Korea Delivers First Batch Of Howitzers And Ammunitions To Russia

    October 11, 2023 0
    On October 5, 2023, a US official informed CBS News that North Korea had initiated the transfer of artillery equipment to Russia, seemingly to support Russia’s ongoing involvement in the conflict in Ukraine. Simultaneously, the [...]
  • Myanmar’s Rebels Groups ‘Three Brotherhood’ Alliance Seized Control of 1500 Outposts And Army’s Weapons Cache

    November 23, 2023 0
    Rebel alliance stormed 1500 outposts, seized control of towns. A rebel alliance has overrun parts of northern Myanmar, including areas bordering China, with resistance to the military junta notching its most significant win since the [...]
  • The RAF Typhoon Intercepts Russian Tu-95 Aircraft

    March 9, 2020 0
    Six RAF fighter jets were scrambled on Saturday after Russian aircraft were spotted heading towards British airspace said the UK Ministry of Defense. The Typhoons, supported by an air-to-air refuelling aircraft, took to the skies [...]
  • Netherlands purchases Rheinmetall Skyranger Anti-air Gun System.

    January 2, 2026 0
    The Netherlands has ordered Skyranger anti-drone cannons from Germany’s Rheinmetall for less than €1 billion (US$1.2 billion), below the budget flagged to parliament in January. Germany Receives Rheinmetall’s Skyranger 30 Anti-air SystemDateFebruary 8, 2025German Army [...]
  • Malaysia Evaluates Offshore Patrol Boats of Damen and SwiftShips

    October 31, 2020 0
    The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) has begun an initial process to evaluate possible vessel types for its second Littoral Mission Ship (LMS) project. Multiple industry sources close to the process have confirmed with British magazine [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

May 17, 2026 0

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Europe

Estonia Purchases Additional HIMARS Rocket Artillery from Lockheed Martin.

May 16, 2026 0

The Estonian Centre for Defence Investments has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin for the procurement of three additional HIMARS multiple rocket systems. The agreement also includes an investment of approximately $11 million into Estonia’s […]

Europe

Saab HEAT 758 Features Dual-Charge Warhead Inside New Carl-Gustaf Anti-Tank Round.

May 11, 2026 0

Saab is stepping up the Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle’s anti-armor role with a new round designed to defeat heavily protected vehicles on the modern battlefield. The HEAT 758 features a dual-charge warhead meant to first damage […]

Europe

Roketsan unveiled the CIDA long-range anti-tank guided missile.

May 11, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Unveils Next-generation K9MH Mobile Howitzer Artillery System.

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Europe

Safran and MBDA fired the first Thundart munition developed for France’s Long-Range Land Strike program.

May 5, 2026 0

French defense firm Safran and missile maker MBDA successfully test-fired their jointly developed rocket-artillery munition this month, and expect to be able to deliver the first multiple-launch rocket systems in 2029 should their offer be […]

  • Europe

    Norway Sent 100 Mistral Anti-air System To Ukraine

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Raytheon awarded contract to upgrade Small Diameter Bomb

  • Europe

    Ireland to consult the public in preparation for joining NATO after Finland abandoned military neutrality

  • Air Platform

    Thailand Commits to Procure Gripen E/F Fighter Jets to Replace Ageing F-16

  • Europe

    U.S. intelligence assesses Russia lost nearly 87% of the total committed personnel in the Ukraine war

  • Defense Industry

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

  • Europe

    Russia’s Flagship Admiral Makarov Frigate Struck By Ukrainian Neptune Anti-Ship Missile

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze sea baby drone destroyed Russian hovercraft in Black Sea

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    ‘A real blow for the junta’: Myanmar’s ethnic groups captured 135km long trading zone in unprecedented armed resistance

  • Europe

    Dutch navy’s anti-submarine warfare frigates to enter service in 2029

  • Americas

    Huntington Ingalls Industries has delivered USS Tripoli (LHA 7) to U.S. Navy

  • Air Platform

    South Korean FA-50 Wins Malaysian Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Competition

  • Europe

    Russian Spy Ship Yantar Survey Sunken Cargo Vessel MV Ursa

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Joins SAR Mission For Missing Indonesian Submarine

  • Americas

    U.S. Army Purchases Top-attack Terrain-shapping XM204 Munitions.

  • Air Platform

    Boeing, Saab, and BAE Systems have teamed up to offer T-7A RedHawk to Royal Air Force.

  • Uncategorized

    Myanmar Policemen Seek Refuge In India As Tatmadaw Crackdowns Protesters

  • Europe

    Yevgeny Prigozhin admits battle of Bakhmut severely degraded Wagner mercenary group

  • Air Platform

    Airbus Unveils French Army’s NH90 Caïman Special Operations Helicopter Prototype

  • Defense Industry

    IAR-Brasov, IAI To Produce Heron Tactical UAV

  • Africa

    US Air Force C-17 landing in Libya For Special Operations, Global Hawk drone patrolling over Western Libya

  • Europe

    Turkiye Increased Defense Budget to $51 Billion in 2026.

  • Middle East

    Vaccine Diplomacy: China Takes Syria In Its Orbit

  • Anti-air Missiles

    British Raven surface-to-air missile downs Russian cruise missiles in Ukraine.

  • Africa

    Kenya Bought 118 Armored Vehicle From Turkey

  • Europe

    Lithuania purchases 100 CV90 armored fighting vehicles.

  • Defense Industry

    Lockheed Martin Awarded $192 Million Sustainment Contract For Australian Navy’s Aegis Destroyer

  • Middle East

    Israel Confirms That Slain Hezbollah Leader Hassan Nasrallah’s Successor Hashem Safieddine And Other Top Leaders Dead In Air Strikes

  • Europe

    Russian Air Force’s Su-35 Crashed Near Dzemgi Airbase

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s HIMARS strike blew up Russia’s major oil depot in Makiivka

  • Europe

    Slovakia Plans to purchase 5,000 M4A1 carbine assault rifles

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Fighting A Modern Warfare

  • Air Platform

    Poland Purchases 48 FA-50 Light Combat Aircraft From South Korea

  • Defense Industry

    F-35A Leads Swiss Air Force Fighters Competition

  • Air Platform

    Type 075 Amphibious Assault Ship Enter Service With PLA Navy

  • South Asia

    Indian ATS Arrests A HAL Employee For Supplying Aircraft Information to Pakistan

  • Europe

    Swedish Army Received Patria 6×6 Armored Vehicles

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Germany Receives Rheinmetall’s Skyranger 30 Anti-air System

  • Americas

    US Army Issued Tenders To Buy AK-74 Kalashnikov Assault Rifles For Adversary Training

  • Europe

    Russian Navy’s USET-80 torpedo is floating off the coast of Severodonetsk

  • Air Platform

    Serbia to sale 36 Soviet-era MiG-29 Jets for Ukraine as part of Rafale deal

  • Industry

    Furious Russia Blasts China Over Technology Theft Of Russian Origin

  • C4iSR

    South Korea plans to procure additional Peace Eagle AEW&C aircrafts

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    Israeli Air Force Orders Airborne Laser Weapon System.

  • Middle East

    Iran faked its own ballistic missile debris as America’s F-16 debris in state TV.

  • Europe

    British-supplied Brimstone Missiles Forced Russians To Retreat From Frontline

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Romania Considers Sending Patriot System to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukraine modernized 800 pieces of captured tanks, artillery and armored vehicles, and turn them against Russia

  • Americas

    Brazil’s Nuclear-Powered Submarine Project SN-BR Making Progress

  • Air Platform

    Malaysia Will Receive South Korean FA-50M Fighter Jets In 2026

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