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Air Platform

Pakistan seeking 80 F-16V Block 70 fighter jets and 400 AMRAAM missiles from the United States

June 16, 2025 GDC 0

Pakistan is seeking to purchase 80 F-16V Block 70 fighter jets and 400 AIM-120D AMRAAM missiles from the United States, specifically requesting advanced air defence systems. This request follows a public appeal from a Pakistani […]

Air-Launched Weapons

US Air Force conducts first flight test of next-generation AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM missile

December 22, 2023 GDC 0

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Air-Launched Weapons

U.S. State Department Approves 180km range AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM For Germany Worth $2.9 Billion

July 21, 2023 GDC 0

The US State Department has approved the potential sale of hundreds of AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles to Germany. The deal will be reviewed by the US Congress. The German government has requested the purchase of […]

Air-Launched Weapons

U.S. State Department Approves 250 AMRAAM For Sweden Worth $605 Million

July 10, 2023 GDC 0

Sweden wants to acquire AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles. The potential deal has been approved by the US State Department. The Nordic country wants 250 AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM missiles. The contract is worth $605 million. The deal […]

  • Modi wanted to weaken Bangladesh’s military by supplying third-grade Indian equipment. Bangladesh cancelled the Navy’s contract with the Indian shipbuilder

    May 24, 2025 0
    Former Dictator Sheikh Hasina handed billions of dollars in contracts to Indian companies to stay in power forever. However, Hasina’s dream was shattered when Bangladesh Gen Z ousted her from the country, and she fled [...]
  • Bank of China stops facilitating yuan-denominated transfers from UAE, Kazakhstan, and Saudi Arabia to Russia, huge economic blow to Putin

    November 19, 2024 0
    The Bank of China, one of the world’s largest financial institutions, is reportedly blocking yuan-denominated transfers from countries believed to be exporting to Russia. This is a setback for Russian importers attempting to bypass U.S. [...]
  • Germany has no plan to buy additional F-35 stealth jets

    July 17, 2025 0
    Germany has no plans to procure additional F-35 fighter jets, a defence ministry spokesperson said on Friday, denying a Politico report that the country planned to grow its planned fleet to 50. Germany plans to [...]
  • Boeing Proposes T-7A Red Hawk For U.S. Navy’s Jet Trainer Bid

    August 12, 2021 0
    Three companies have declared their intent to bid for the U.S. Navy jet trainer requirement. Boeing and Lockheed Martin confirmed on 10 August that they are to compete the service’s Undergraduate Jet Training System (UJTS) [...]
  • Austal gets $128 million to build US Navy’s auxiliary floating dry dock

    July 14, 2022 0
    Shipbuilder Austal USA has been awarded the detailed design and construction (DD&C) contract valued at $128 million for the US Navy auxiliary floating dry dock medium (AFDM).  Myanmar Navy Launched New Domestically-built Frigate.DateMarch 15, 2026Ingalls [...]
  • South Korea Unveils kamikaze drones that can coordinate salvo strikes.

    October 8, 2025 0
    The S10s suicide drone is a tank-hunting platform capable of coordinated “salvo strikes” and modular payload customization for combat missions. Azerbaijan destroyed Armenian T-90 tank regiments using Harop kamikaze dronesDateDecember 9, 2020Israeli Kamikaze Drones Are [...]
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.

May 6, 2026 0

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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 […]

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall Awarded Contract to Supply 120mm Gun Turrets For CV90 Armored Vehicles.

  • Europe

    Ukraine Can Win War Against Disorganised Russian Military, Ex-NATO Chief Said

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Donates Second Guardian Class OPV To Papua New Guinea

  • Europe

    Russia limits the transportation of military cargo via the railway section of the Crimea bridge

  • Europe

    Ukrainian FPV drone destroys Russian T-80 tank in fierce battle near Bakhmut

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine destroyed two Russian Tor-M2 surface-to-air missile system in Zaporizhzhian

  • Europe

    UK Sent Precision Strike Capable Brimstone 2 Missiles To Ukraine

  • Defense Industry

    Germany purchases 227 BvS10 all-terrain vehicles

  • Europe

    Leonardo Company’s Proteus Unmanned Helicopter Completes First Flight.

  • Middle East

    Israeli Mosad Struck Iranian Shahed-136 Drone Factory While Russian Engineers Took Cover in Tehran Hotels

  • Middle East

    ThyssenKrupp Delivers First MEKO A-200 Frigate To Egyptian Navy

  • C4iSR

    Saab Successfully Conducted Flight Test Of Fourth GlobalEye AEW&C

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Awarded $1.1 Billion Contract To Develop Integrated Combat Systems For US Navy And US Coast Guard

  • Naval Platforms

    Indonesian Navy’s KRI Gusti Ngurah Rai (332) Has Completed Sea Trial

  • Europe

    NATO Confirmed Ukraine’s Bid To Join The Transatlantic Military Alliance

  • Europe

    Russia’s Wartime Arms Manufacturing Creates Long-term Problems For Poor Russians

  • Europe

    Russia sent three MiG-29 to Armenia

  • Europe

    Prime Minister Sunak ordered the deployment of military assets to the eastern Mediterranean

  • Anti-drone System

    Greece purchases counter-drone system from Israel.

  • Air Platform

    South Korea will upgrade its F-15K Eagle fleet’s radar systems and mission computer

  • Air Platform

    Colombia purchases undisclosed number of Gripen E, Peru next in line to purchase Gripen

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Baykar to Develop Unmanned Fighter Jet

  • Europe

    Russia’s vital supply route paralyzed in river dam collapse

  • Europe

    Ukraine captured trenches and dead bodies abandoned in Bakhmut by Russians

  • Air Platform

    Turkey supplied Bayraktar TB2 drone to the Syrian opposition group

  • Europe

    Ukrainian forces praised American M109A6 Paladin howitzers for superior range and accuracy

  • Americas

    Elbit Systems Awarded $585 Million Contract to Produce Helmet Mounted Display for the US Navy.

  • South Asia

    India cleared military maintenance contract worth $7.6 billion.

  • Air Platform

    Missiles On Demand: Boeing’s New 16 Air-To-Air Missile Carrying F-15EX (2040c / X)

  • South Asia

    India sent troops and equipment to the disputed border with China

  • Europe

    Bayraktar TB2 Completes First Anti-ship Mission By Destroying Russian Patrol Boat

  • Europe

    U.S. Sanctions Chinese Company For Making Garpiya-3 Attack Drone For Russia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indian Navy and RAN to join passage exercise

  • Europe

    Ukrainian SHARK drone locating Russian positions for HIMARS to destroy them

  • Europe

    Sweden Weighs Saab-Babcock Arrowhead 140 Frigate.

  • Africa

    Thanks To Turkish Drone, GNA Regain Control of Libyan Capital Tripoli

  • Air Platform

    Turkey to Display TFX Mockup, Hurjet and Drones in Singapore Air Show

  • Europe

    Australian Army’s Boxer CRV Infantry Fighting Vehicles Reaches Initial Operational Capability

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Austal Delivers First Cape Class Patrol Boat to Royal Australian Navy

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan Launches Largest Coast Guard Vessel “Chiayi” (CG-5001)

  • Africa

    Temu tank: Nigerian Army’s Chinese-made VT-4 tank takes 30 minutes to cool down the turret and are incapable of rapid fire.

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    Turkish Asalsan successfully tests GÖKBERK Mobile laser anti-drone system

  • Air Platform

    Russia cannot repair and maintain 368 Antonov-manufactured aircraft due to the Ukraine war.

  • Naval Platforms

    Pakistan Cuts Steel for Fifth Hangor-class Submarine “PNS TASNIM”

  • Americas

    Northrop Grumman Delivers 100,000th GPS Guidance Kits For 155mm Artillery Shells

  • Industry

    Boeing Secured $800 Million Contract To Support Qatari F-15QA Fighters

  • South Asia

    Indian CAG Blast Hindustan Aeronautics For Cost Blowout of Su-30MKI

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish companies secured $8 billion in export contracts at the SAHA 2026.

  • Europe

    Turkish F-16 damaged during a dogfight with Greek F-16

  • Europe

    Russia’s Su-30 and Su-27 Fighter Jets Caught Fire at Lipetsk Airbase.

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