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Boeing trials F/A-18 Super Hornet Block III fighter aircraft

June 7, 2020 GDC 0

According to a Tweet released by Boeing Defense on June 4, 2020, the new generation F/A-18 Super Hornet Block III fighter aircraft has conducted its first flying test and Boeing expects to deliver the first […]

Americas

US Navy to commission Super Hornet Block III into service

May 23, 2020 GDC 0

Boeing will begin integrating Block III Super Hornets multi-role strike fighter into U.S. Navy aircraft carrier fleets, according to a statement released by Boeing Defense on 15 May. The F/A-18 Block III Super Hornet is […]

Air Platform

The US Navy to receive F/A-18 Super Hornet Block III By The End of May

April 24, 2020 GDC 0

The US Navy (USN) is soon to receive the first Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Block 3 aircraft learned GDC quoting Boeing Defense. A representative from Boeing told Jane’s on 17 April; “The two test jets […]

Air Platform

Germany Set to Order Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet Fighters for Luftwaffe

April 21, 2020 GDC 0

Germany will order 45 fighter aircraft from Boeing to replace the Luftwaffe’s aging Tornado jets learned GDC quoting Der Spiegel magazine. Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer emailed her U.S. counterpart Mark Esper on Thursday to inform […]

C4iSR

Link 16 Airborne Terminal Technology And Data Net Systems

April 20, 2020 GDC 0

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Air Platform

Hongdu L-15/JL-15 Falcon advanced trainer/light attack aircraft

March 15, 2020 GDC 0

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Europe

Swiss Air 2030: Second RFP has been issued to the manufacturers of fighter aircraft

February 20, 2020 GDC 0

On January 2020, armasuisse has issued the second request for proposal for new fighter aircraft to the government authorities where the four potential suppliers are located: Germany (Airbus Eurofighter), France (Dassault Rafale) and the USA […]

Air-Launched Weapons

LRASM: A Long-range, precision-guided, anti-ship stand-off missile

February 5, 2020 GDC 0

LRASM is designed to detect and destroy specific targets within groups of ships by employing technologies that reduce dependence on intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platforms, network links and GPS navigation in electronic warfare environments. […]

Europe

Finland’s HX Programme’s Fighter Jet Comparison

February 2, 2020 GDC 0

Finland’s HX fighter programme to replace the Finnish Air Force’s F/A-18 C/D Hornet has entered its evaluation phase with the country set to evaluate entrants from Airbus, Boeing, Dassault Aviation, Lockheed Martin and Saab ahead […]

Europe

Germany Selects Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet to Replace Aging Tornado

October 8, 2019 GDC 0

Since 2017, the German government has been actively looking to replace its aging fleet of Panavia Tornado aircraft to fulfill NATO commitment of strategic Nuclear missions. The Tornado aircraft that entered service in the 1970s […]

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  • Russia may have only one month of ammunition left unless Iran and North Korea rescue Russia

    December 7, 2022 0
    Russia has kept up a relentless bombardment of Ukraine in recent days but possibly not for much longer. Ukraine’s kamikaze drone attacks destroyed 750,000 Russian shells imported from North Korea: Intelligence ReportsDateOctober 20, 2024Ukraine Destroyed [...]
  • Romania purchased South Korean K9 Howitzers Worth $715 million

    March 12, 2025 0
    Hyung-Kyu Kim reports in The Korea Economic Daily that a significant development in South Korea’s defense industry is underway as Hanwha Aerospace Co., a major player in aerospace and defense systems, is poised to secure [...]
  • Ukrainian kamikaze drones hit two oil refineries in Russia’s Samara region spiking oil price in Russia

    March 17, 2024 0
    Two oil refineries in Russia’s Samara region were hit in Ukrainian drone strikes, the local governor has said, in the latest strike against the country’s infrastructure facilities, which have caused a spike in energy prices. [...]
  • Saab Awarded Contract For Carl Gustaf M4 Trainer

    February 13, 2021 0
    Saab has received an order for deliveries of the Carl-Gustaf M4 Ground Combat Indoor Trainer (GC IDT), the order value is approximately 135 MSEK and deliveries will take place in 2022-2023. Latvia and Estonia Place [...]
  • U.S. President Joe Biden Lifts All Restrictions On Using American-made Weapons To Strike Inside Russia

    May 31, 2024 0
    US President Joe Biden has given Ukraine the go-ahead to hit back at Russia by using American weapons, top US officials say. President Biden Gave Permission To Strike Inside RussiaDateMay 31, 2024Secretary Antony Blinken advocating [...]
  • Bangladesh Army undergoes a major reshuffle just a year after the organisation had reshuffled key positions.

    September 3, 2025 0
    The Bangladesh Army has carried out a significant reshuffle of key leadership positions, with the Defence Ministry announcing several high-level transfers and promotions on Monday, September 1. Bangladesh’s PM Tarique Rahman Reshuffles High-Ranking Army Positions [...]
Americas

Aeon tests Zeus low-cost alternative to Javelin anti-tank missile.

March 26, 2026 0

Aeon conducted a test launch of its new Zeus shoulder-fired missile system at a ranch in East Texas, according to Rochefort Ventures CEO Kyle Bass, who announced the milestone on Friday. Bass wrote that the launch marked […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

North Korea Test Fires KN-25 600MM Multiple Rocket Launch System.

March 24, 2026 0

North Korea confirmed that twelve KN-25 600mm multiple rocket launch systems were used during its latest military test drill. The exercise highlights Pyongyang’s continued efforts to expand long-range precision-strike capabilities within its rocket artillery forces. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Cyber breach at China’s National Supercomputer Centre shows brainless Chinese engineer copying the physical appearance of the HIMARS rocket artillery.  

March 20, 2026 0

The National Supercomputer Centre in Tianjin appeared to have suffered a massive data leak of 10 Petabytes of internal data, including classified information. About two months ago, we saw a sales announcement on a dark […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia started manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles for HIMARS.

March 17, 2026 0

Australia has started manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles at Port Wakefield in South Australia, with the first batch expected by mid-March 2026. The move strengthens Australia’s sovereign strike capability and supply chain […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin PrSM Missile Achieves Maritime Strike Capability.

March 15, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin has completed the first flight test of the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) Increment 2, marking a significant step forward in the U.S. Army’s long-range fires modernization program. The test demonstrated the missile’s new […]

Europe

Germany plans to buy up to 500 KNDS MARS 3 rocket launchers.

March 12, 2026 0

Germany’s Bundeswehr intends to submit a budget request in the second half of 2026 to conclude a framework contract with KNDS for the procurement of up to 500 MARS 3, also known as EuroPuls, multiple […]

  • Air Platform

    Queensland to assemble Australian designed and developed UAV

  • Africa

    Damen Shipyard Launches New LST 100 for Nigerian Navy

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Offers F-16V Block 70 Fighter Jets To Thai Air Force

  • Air Platform

    Sweden will deliver Gripen jets to Ukraine after it formally joins NATO

  • Middle East

    U.S. Airstrike Hits Iranian Telecom Site Tied to Internet Censorship, Amid the Strait of Hormuz War.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Lao Peoples Air Force’s Yak-130 Crashed Killing Two Pilots

  • Anti-air Missiles

    GDELS-Steyr to unveil new short-range air defense system

  • Air Platform

    J-8 (Jian-8) /F-8 Fighter aircraft

  • South Asia

    U.S. State Department Approves Sale of 31 MQ-9B Predator Drones, Missiles and Support Equipment to India

  • Europe

    U.S. To Deliver 250 M1117 Armored Vehicles and 1100 Phoenix Ghost Kamikaze Drones To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Poland Delivers Additional T-72 Tanks To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Royal Navy’s New Type 32 Frigate To Serve As USV Mothership

  • South Asia

    Tulsi Gabbard, A Hindu Nationalist, Does Not See Human Rights Violations in India’s Kashmir, Assam and Nagaland, But She Sees Human Rights Violations in Bangladesh and Pakistan

  • Air Platform

    Italy to purchase 25 more F-35 stealth jets

  • Defense Industry

    Ukraine signs defense cooperation agreement with Swedish Saab

  • Middle East

    Turkey shot down a MiG-29 and a Mi-8 helicopter in Libya

  • Europe

    Turkish ASFAT delivers first warship to Romania.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Malaysia Evaluates Offshore Patrol Boats of Damen and SwiftShips

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin F-21: Meet the ‘Make In India’ Fighter Jet

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh DGFI Spreads Disinformation In Wikipedia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Proliferation of SY-400 SRBM in Southeast Asia and Middle East

  • Europe

    Australia announces new $100 million military aid package for Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Su-57: 5th Generation Fighter Jet in Making

  • Air Platform

    Polish Air Force To Receive 16 M-346 Advanced Training Jets

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Force Bombed Hezbollah Bunker Possibly Killing Hassan Nasrallah Successor Hashem Safieddine

  • Uncategorized

    China To Develop ASW Variant Z-20 Helicopter

  • Europe

    Come Back Alive Foundation donates Mk19 grenade launchers to Ukrainian forces

  • Air Platform

    Colombia purchases 17 Gripen E/F Fighter Jets.

  • Europe

    BAE Systems confident on winning new contracts from Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia

  • Air Platform

    Chinese J-16 Aircraft Dangerously Fly Past RAAF’s P-8A Poseidon MPA In International Airspace

  • Naval Platforms

    Turkey begins construction of fourth Ada-class corvette for Pakistan

  • Europe

    Italian Defense Ministry Approves Upgrading C1 Ariete Tanks

  • Americas

    BWX Technologies Awarded $2.1 Billion Nuclear Propulsion Contract

  • Europe

    Ukraine blitzed Russian forces in the Kursk region as Russian forces surrendered to Ukrainian forces

  • Europe

    Germany sends more Gepard air-defense tanks to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Russia Lost 162 Aircraft, Desperate Russia Reactivating Soviet-era MiG-29 Fighter Jets

  • Americas

    President Trump to lift ban on aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    China’s GAIC unveils first export order for FTC-2000G AJT

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Special Forces Using Precision Fire Australian Combat Assault Rifle (ACAR)

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Israel used a “Rampage” missile in its strike on Iran, Israeli media reported.

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian MiG-29 Embarrassed Putin’s Military By Shooting Down 15 Aerial Targets Including Su-34 and Su-35 Aircraft

  • Naval Platforms

    Damen Shipbuilding to deliver second corvette PNS Tabuk

  • Americas

    Austal USA has launched the first Landing Craft Utility (LCU) vessel for the US Navy.

  • Infantry Weapons

    Serbia’s MTI tests RLN-IC/170 short-range surface-to-air missile

  • Defense Industry

    Israeli Elbit Systems Profit Surges Amid Global Arms Demand

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Lists Arafura-Class Patrol Boat As ‘Project Of Concern’

  • Anti-air Missiles

    France considers delivering ASTER 30 long-range anti-air missiles to Ukraine

  • Ballistic Missile

    Turkiye successfully test fires Tayfun ballistic missile.

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Air Force Pilots Who Trained In USA Says F-16 Much Better Than Sukhoi And Mikoyan Built Aircraft

  • C4iSR

    JASDF Enhances Electronic Warfare Capability

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