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Air Platform

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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  • Indonesia Launched Its Fifth KCR-60M Fast Attack Craft

    December 19, 2021 0
    Indonesian state-owned shipbuilder PT PAL launched the fifth KCR-60M (Kapal Cepat Rudal 60 Meter) fast attack craft (FAC) in a ceremony presided by the Minister of Defense Prabowo Subianto on December 5, 2021. Indonesian Navy [...]
  • DEFIANT X

    Sikorsky Delivers Future Long-range Assault Aircraft Proposal to U.S. Army

    September 21, 2021 0
    Today the Sikorsky-Boeing team released the following statement on the early submittal of the proposal for DEFIANT X for the U.S. Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA). Sikorsky-Boeing Defiant Compound Helicopter is Undergoing Flight Tests [...]
  • The US DoD awarded a contract for the production of Bulgarian F-16V

    April 5, 2020 0
    The US government has awarded Lockheed Martin $512 million to produce eight F-16 Block 70 fighters for Bulgaria. The project is expected to be completed by 31 January 2027, says the US Department of Defense [...]
  • Russian Ka-52 helicopter blew up their own MT-LB tracked armored vehicle

    December 3, 2023 0
    New video purportedly shows a Russian helicopter pilot destroying his country’s tank. Ukraine’s single Bradley infantry fighting vehicles destroyed column of Russian MT-LB armored vehiclesDateDecember 17, 2023Russian army’s Soviet-built MT-LB tracked armored vehicles are breaking [...]
  • UAE seeks permission from France to transfer 30 Mirage 2000 jets to Morocco

    February 11, 2025 0
    On January 8, 2025, LeDesk reported that discussions are progressing on a possible transfer of 30 Mirage 2000-9E fighter jets from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Morocco, contingent upon France’s agreement. According to Emirati [...]
  • Gibbs & Cox Awarded Contract Worth $319 Billion for US Navy’s Future DDG(X) Destroyer

    March 2, 2022 0
    American naval architecture firm Gibbs & Cox Inc. has received a contract for supporting surface combatant ship design and engineering efforts for the US Navy’s future surface combatant force, primarily in support of the future [...]
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 […]

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar’s raging civil war creates human catastrophe for displaced Karen, Kachin and Rohingya

  • C4iSR

    Korean Air, LIG Nex1 Join Race to Build South Korea’s First Homegrown EW Aircraft.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippine Navy Receives Funding to Buy Two Corvettes From South Korea

  • Americas

    The type 26 Global Combat Ship to defend Canadian Coast for decades to come

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korean Daegu-class multi-role frigates

  • Indian Navy Submarine
    East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indian Navy Suffers Budget Crisis As It Plans to Expand Operations

  • Air Platform

    Taiwan inducts most advanced F-16V fighter jets at a ceremony

  • Infantry Weapons

    Qatar Is The First Middle Eastern Country Supplying PzH 2000 155mm Howitzers To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Inflation Killing Russian Economy And Manufacturing Industries

  • Anti-air Missiles

    U.S. Purchased Taiwanese MIM-23B Hawk Anti-air System For Ukrainian Forces

  • Defense Industry

    Finland Is Reported to Select Lockheed’s F-35 in $11 Billion Tender

  • Europe

    Ukrainian ATACMS tactical missile punched a big hole in the Avangard ferry in Kerch

  • Air Platform

    Russia to Deliver 2 Mi-171A2 helicopters to Bangladesh Police

  • The Thief
    South Asia

    Bangladesh hikes defense spends by 8% in budget for FY2021

  • C4iSR

    Photonis has delivered 18mm image intensifier tubes to Theon Sensors for Australian Army

  • Europe

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

  • Air Platform

    Spectacular and Crashing Defeats of Armenia, Thanks to Turkish and Israeli High-tech Drones

  • Americas

    US Navy Unveils Additional Details About the Next-Generation Trump-class Battleship.

  • Defense Industry

    Ukraine-Russia War: Russia’s Weapons Export Plummets to Record Low

  • Europe

    Italian Navy’s U212 NFS Submarine Project Reaches New Milestone

  • Europe

    Western Sanctions Crippled Russian Defense Industries, Su-57 and Su-75 Are Pipedream

  • Air Platform

    German-made IRIS-T SLM scored first Su-34 fighter-bomber kill

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s Chairman Tarique Rahman: The Original Graft King And Drug Lord Announced his Return To Politics After Surrendering His Bangladeshi Passport

  • Middle East

    Turkish-backed Syrian rebels close in on Russia’s Khmeimim air base, Russia vacates Syrian naval base

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippine Navy receives new warship BRP Diego Silang.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Bureaucratic Red Tape And Politics Of Australian Barracuda Class Submarine

  • Middle East

    Royal Navy Deploys Response Group To Eastern Mediterranean To Support Israeli Navy

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia discusses the potential acquisition of Sino-Pakistani JF-17 Temu Jets.

  • Americas

    President Biden Commissions Virginia-class Nuclear Submarine, USS Delaware

  • Air Platform

    Chinese PL-17 is the stretched body variant of reverse-engineered Russian R-37M missile.

  • Europe

    Ukrainian drone blows up Russia’s most advanced T-90MS tank

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze drone strikes destroyed Russian oil depot, all flights were canceled

  • Africa

    Congo Rape Victim’s Children Want to Reunite With Bangladesh Army’s UN Peacekeepers.

  • Naval Platforms

    HMAS Arunta tests fire evolved sea sparrow missile

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Baykar to Develop Unmanned Fighter Jet

  • Africa

    UAE Sends Armed Drones to Support Ethiopia

  • Air Platform

    Netherlands received its first MQ-9A Reaper drones

  • Defense Industry

    Saab Awarded Contract To Carl-Gustaf M4 For Undisclosed Customer

  • Americas

    The USMC to ditch tanks and induct long-range missiles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea launches Miguel Malvar-class guided missile frigate for Philippine Navy

  • Americas

    NORAD gives notice of air defense exercise around Washington, DC, set for Tuesday

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Purchases 150 Gripen E/F and 100 Dassault Rafale F4 Fighter Jets.

  • Air Platform

    Airbus Awarded Contract To Produce 38 Eurofighter Tranche 5 Aircraft For Germany

  • Europe

    Ukraine Launches New Neptune Anti-ship Cruise Missile

  • Europe

    Russian Buk Missiles Backfires And Hit Russian Troops Like Boomerang

  • Middle East

    Israel intercepts hundreds of Iranian ballistic missiles fired at Telaviv

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    CASIC Supersonic CM-400AKG Air-launched Missile

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed Russia’s Taneco oil refinery shutting down oil production

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s FP-1 long-range drone shot down Russia’s Mi-8 helicopter.

  • Europe

    Russian Commander Asked Soldiers To Wear Civilian Clothes And Run, As Ukraine Reclaim Western Front Of Kherson

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