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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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  • Sweden-based Lumibird Photonics Awarded Contract to Produce 57 VIDAR Laser Range Finder

    June 29, 2025 0
    Sweden-based Lumibird Photonics has secured a contract with Saab to supply 57 VIDAR laser rangefinders for the Royal Danish Navy’s frigate fleet. Shield AI rolls out radar-free ViDAR Pod surveillance system for combat aircraftDateApril 8, [...]
  • Pakistan Navy launches first Hangor-class submarine in China

    July 30, 2024 0
    The launching ceremony of the 1st Hangor-Class submarine constructed for the Pakistan Navy was held at Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group Company Ltd, Shuangliu Base at Wuhan China. Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf [...]
  • Germany and Norway jointly started building six Type 212CD submarines

    January 17, 2024 0
    Germany and Norway have begun construction of Type 212 Common Design (CD) diesel-electric submarines. The countries although strengthen maritime defence capabilities and military cooperation. The Type 212CD submarine is based on the Type 212A submarine. [...]
  • Azerbaijan using Israeli “kamikaze drones” in Nagorno-Karabakh clashes

    October 13, 2020 0
    The mountainous region of Nagorno-Karabakh is populated mainly by ethnic Armenians but lies within the borders of Azerbaijan. The countries have both claimed the territory since the collapse of the Soviet Union, fought a war [...]
  • Aeronautics Group Unveils Orbiter 4 UAS

    March 9, 2021 0
    Aeronautics Group – a subsidiary of Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and leading provider of integrated turnkey solutions basedon unmanned systems platforms, payloads and communications for defense and HLS markets – will participate for the first [...]
  • Turkish Aerospace’s Anka UCAV Flew Over 30 Hours Setting A New Record

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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 […]

Infantry Weapons

Elbit Systems PULS Rocket Artillery Precision, Modular and Universal Launching System for Battlefield Dominance.

April 28, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Philippine Army Test Fires Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm Howitzer Boosting Long-Range Strike.

April 27, 2026 0

The Philippine Army has conducted its first live firing with its new Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer during Exercise Salaknib 26, a joint U.S./Philippines military exercise, bringing a faster and more mobile long-range strike […]

Infantry Weapons

Israel uses the Roem howitzer in its first combat strikes in Lebanon.

April 24, 2026 0

The Israel Defense Forces has used its new Ro’em self-propelled howitzer in combat for the first time, firing the system during artillery strikes in southern Lebanon. Units from the 282nd Artillery Brigade brought the wheeled […]

Europe

Turkey test-fires the KORAOK short-range anti-tank missile.

April 22, 2026 0

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  • South Asia

    Kashmir is a disputed territory: General Qamar Javed Bajwa

  • Americas

    USS Gerald R. Ford Completes Shock Tests

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Aerospace delivers three new armed UCAV to the Turkish Navy

  • Europe

    Ukraine destroyed Russia’s Su-30SM, Nioby-SV radar, Pechora-3 radar, and Protivnik-GE air surveillance radar in Crimea

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Cluster Bombs Will Help Ukraine Retake Bakhmut and Shorten Trench Warfare in Donbas Region

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia to spend $366 million to create naval nuclear safety regulator

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    India Offers BrahMos Cruise Missiles To Philippines Navy

  • Europe

    The U.S. And Allies Supply Lethal Military Aid TO Ukraine

  • Europe

    Turkey, Greece Vow To End Decades Old Political Anonymity Between Both Nations

  • Air Platform

    China flooded the markets with drones as the U.S. just started exporting armed drones

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Dongfeng EQ2050 Mengshi ‘Brave Soldier’, American Humvee copycat armored vehicle

  • Americas

    Maxar cuts Ukraine’s access to critical satellite imagery

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Israeli Air Force’s F-16I Sufa Jet Strike Iran with RAMPAGE missiles.

  • Europe

    British Intelligence Retrieved Nuclear Secrets During Sergei Shoigu Tenure As Defense Minister Reason For His Sacking

  • Americas

    Britain will send warship to Guyana amid tensions with Venezuela

  • Air Platform

    Taiwan to open F-16 maintenance and upgrade facility

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Australia tests Sidewinder air-to-air missile on NASAMS launcher

  • Americas

    The Boeing F-15EX’s mission may start in India

  • Europe

    Huge Explosion Ripped Through Russian Oil And Gas Refinery In Suspected Sabotage Attack

  • C4iSR

    Hensoldt Awarded Contract to Produce CERETRON Multispectral Sensors and Data Processors for German Army.

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia Buys 42 Dassault Rafale F4 Fighter Jets

  • Americas

    Lockheed to Develop New Electronic Warfare Hardware For F-35

  • Defense Industry

    GE Aviation to supply 99 engines for HAL Tejas MK1A

  • Europe

    UK to send Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine

  • C4iSR

    Netherlands to Bolster NH90, Apache, Chinook Self-Protection Systems

  • Middle East

    Israeli F-35I “Adir” Entered Iranian Airspace For The First Time In History

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Papua New Guinea Defence Personnel Completes Australian Aviation Medicine Training Course

  • Europe

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

  • Europe

    Roman Abramovich, Ukrainian MP suffer poisoning symptoms after meeting with Russian peace negotiators

  • Americas

    First Sikh Women Graduated From US Military Academy

  • Europe

    Russia shot down its own S-70 Okhotnik heavy combat drone

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian government will invest an extra $50.3 billion into defense

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s new jet-powered kamikaze drones wrecking havoc in Russia

  • Europe

    Ukraine provides evidence of Western tech in Russian weapons

  • Air-Launched Weapons

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

  • Americas

    Lockheed’s Patriot missile’s success in the Ukraine war silenced most critics of the system

  • Air Platform

    Turkish MilSoft to Develop AI Powered Software for Drone Swarm

  • Europe

    South Korea Became Largest Weapons Exporter To Poland

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish Arms Export Record High to $5.5 Billion Amid Ukraine War

  • Air Platform

    A Team of Argentine Air Force Officers Visited Denmark To Purchase Second-hand F-16 Warplanes

  • Europe

    Qatar to Open Military Representation Office in NATO HQ

  • Defense Industry

    Australia to buy three nuclear-powered submarines with option to buy two more -White House

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine requests THAAD anti-ballistic missile, F/A-18 Hornet, C-17 aircraft and Apache helicopters from the U.S.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    DSME launches next-gen submarine rescue vessel for RoK Navy

  • Uncategorized

    Ukraine Shot Down Su-25 and Su-24 Fighter-bomber In Bakhmut

  • Air Platform

    Sikorsky-Boeing Defiant Compound Helicopter is Undergoing Flight Tests for US Army

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Japan Deploys Type 12 Anti-ship Missile at Japan’s Military Bases.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Osborne Shipyard Started Upgrading Australia’s Hobart-class Destroyers.

  • Europe

    Roshel delivers 1,000th Senator armored vehicle to Ukraine

  • Europe

    The U.S. and EU Sanction on Russian Oligarch, Banks and Kick Russia out of SWIFT System

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