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Air Platform

TAI’s Aksungur completes 1,000 flight hours

August 13, 2021 GDC 0

Aksungur, a domestically produced medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) marked a major milestone by reaching 1,000 flight hours, TAI said in a Twitter statement late Saturday. Aksungur […]

Air Platform

Turkish AKSUNGUR drone started its first field mission

June 7, 2021 GDC 0

AKSUNGUR started its first field mission by flying from Ankara TUSAŞ facilities to Adana Şakirpaşa Airport. AKSUNGUR, developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ), started its first field mission by flying from Ankara TUSAŞ facilities to […]

  • The F-47 NGAD will be delivered under budget with advanced stealth and armaments capabilities.

    August 8, 2025 0
    The Air Force is promising upgrades in range, stealth, schedule, cost, and number of airframes for its Next-Generation Air Dominance fighter—newly christened the F-47—compared to the F-22 aircraft it is succeeding. Boeing Started Building Second [...]
  • Ukraine’s SBU Hit Kerch Bridge With 1000kg Underwater Explosions

    June 3, 2025 0
    Ukraine’s security service (SBU) revealed a new special operation once again hitting Russia’s Kerch Bridge to Crimea, this time in an underwater attack that it said had left the structure “in disrepair”. They published a [...]
  • US Air Force’s F-35A Drops B61-12 Nuclear Bomb

    November 28, 2020 0
    Two major US defense initiatives recently came together as a US Air Force F-35A Lightning II dropped a mock refurbished B61-12 nuclear bomb for the first time. The test, which took place over Sandia National Laboratories’ Tonopah [...]
  • Cash-strapped Denel Dynamics Is Shattered, What Next?

    April 29, 2021 0
    Government’s actions, or perhaps better inaction, have made it quite clear that it has no interest in maintaining an effective defence force; nor any interest in retaining the defence industry. Or perhaps it does not [...]
  • Major Humiliation For Putin, Ukraine’s ATACMS Strikes Destroyed Russia’s Newest S-500 Prometey Surface-to-air Missile

    June 29, 2024 0
    Ukraine’s forces may have struck Russia’s newest S-500 air defense system using U.S.-supplied ATACMS (Army Tactical Missile System) missiles, according to Ukraine’s intelligence HUR. The Ukrainian Defence Forces have probably destroyed the Russian new-generation S-500 [...]
  • India, A Booming Defense Market for USA, France and Israel

    July 14, 2021 0
    The report by SIPRI, a think tank, says India’s arms imports from both Russia and the US fell during the five-year period, though the decline was more pronounced in the case of Russian arms deals. [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan ATACMS deal expands island’s long-range strike power.

July 19, 2026 0

The U.S. Army handed Lockheed Martin roughly $439 million to begin building the Army Tactical Missile System, known as ATACMS, along with the launcher hardware needed to fire it, and once the two sides finish […]

Europe

Poland purchases 46,000 upgraded GROT assault rifles for its soldiers.

July 6, 2026 0

Poland has ordered nearly 46,000 of its domestically produced MSBS GROT assault rifles in the latest A3 configuration, signing a contract worth approximately $160 million with the state-owned manufacturer Fabryka Broni “Łucznik” Radom, with all […]

Europe

Ukraine develops new Zetros-based 155mm howitzer called Marta.

June 22, 2026 0

Germany and Ukraine signed agreements that include €750 million ($870 million) for 200 Bohdana self-propelled artillery systems on Zetros chassis, and those systems now have a confirmed name and barrel specification: defense analyst Jeff, reporting […]

Europe

MBDA unveils deep-strike, air defence, and smart mass-weapons portfolio.

June 21, 2026 0

MBDA will present a broad portfolio of sovereign defence solutions at Eurosatory 2026 as Europe and its allies accelerate rearmament. The company said the portfolio is intended to address armed forces’ needs in an increasingly […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin Unveils HIMARS FLEX with 12 Launch Canisters Capable of Firing Extended Range GMLRS, PrSM, and ATACMS.

June 20, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced the HIMARS FLEX on June 16, a modular evolution of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System that introduces a dual-pod launcher configuration capable of carrying double the munitions of the standard […]

Infantry Weapons

Indian Army selects Meprolight MEPRO X6 as new daytime optic for Negev light machine guns.

June 18, 2026 0

The Indian Army has selected Meprolight’s MEPRO X6 telescopic sight as the dedicated daytime optic for its Negev light machine guns (LMG), concluding a multi‑year evaluation process aimed at boosting long‑range engagement capability across frontline […]

  • Europe

    Anti-Putin partisans fired rockets in town of Shebekino in Belgorod

  • Europe

    Hanwha Aerospace set to build armored vehicle factory in Romania

  • South Asia

    British Minister Tulip Siddiq, Niece Of Former Bangladesh’s Dictator Sheikh Hasina, Siphoned and Laundered Billions of Dollars in 12 Countries: Reported Corruption Commission

  • Europe

    Russian will not gain any territory deploying 40 T-14 Armata tanks with engine problem

  • Air Platform

    Saab offers 12 Gripen E to Philippines worth $1.1 billion

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine shot down two Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopters using RBS-70 MANPAD

  • C4iSR

    American P-8A Poseidon Provides Maritime Intelligence To Ukraine

  • C4iSR

    Raytheon’s GaN-based Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) radar for Patriot Missile Defense System

  • Middle East

    Israeli Army and Its Special Forces Started Raids In Gaza Strip

  • Europe

    Greece Expressed Interest In Purchasing Seven American-made Constellation-class Frigates

  • Central Asia

    Amid tensions with Iran, Azerbaijan purchases Israeli Arrow-3 (Hetz 3) anti-ballistic missile

  • Land Platform

    Plasan provides armored vehicles to IDF amid war with Hamas

  • Air-Launched Weapons

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

  • Americas

    Pentagon Announced Combined Arms Training For Ukrainian Soldiers

  • Defense Industry

    Saab Awarded Carl-Gustaf M4 Anti-tank Weapons For Australia

  • Europe

    T-14 Armata tanks fell short of their hype, hence withdrawing from the Kharkiv region, reported TASS

  • Europe

    Russia’s Ka-52 attack helicopter crashed due to technical malfunction.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    India, China are trying to defuse border tensions but behind the scenes China mobilizing troops, armoured vehicles and artillery near Ladakh border

  • Air Platform

    1970s Mirage 2000 Jets Proved Superior to Russian Air Force in Ukraine War

  • Naval Platforms

    TCG Anadolu: Turkish Navy’s Amphibious Assault Ship

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesian Navy to upgrade Bung Hatta corvette to strengthen coastal defense

  • Europe

    Video shows Russian morons driving T-72B tanks onto land mines and exploding tanks

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Russia Deploys Soviet-era Tor-M2DT Missile In Ukraine

  • Naval Platforms

    Lürssen’s OPV80 – Royal Australian Navy’s Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV)

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Waiting Game: China Could Alter Taiwan Invasion Strategy By 2025

  • Europe

    Fincantieri cuts steel for French Navy’s logistics support ships

  • Air Platform

    Saab Will Produce Future Fighter Jet As Gripen E Sale Discussions Continued in Peru, Colombia, Philippines and Thailand

  • Europe

    Denmark Delivers Harpoon Anti-ship Missiles To Ukraine, Game Over For Russian Navy

  • Europe

    French Air Force deployed two Rafale jets in Greek Cypriot

  • Infantry Weapons

    U.S. State Department Approves MLRS Upgrade Package For Bahrain

  • Air Platform

    Korea Aerospace Industries Started Negotiation With Peru For KF-21 Fighter Jet Deal

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    UK to invest $1.3 billion to develop hypersonic weapons

  • Europe

    Russia and Iran are terrorist states, President Zelenskyy criticized Iran over both conflicts

  • Air Platform

    Germin Company Says It Will Investigate Use Of GPS Tech In Bayraktar TB

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    Europe

    Poland sets to order Rak Self-propelled Mortars

  • Europe

    Turkey is likely to buy second batch of S-400

  • Americas

    Lockheed Awarded $9.8 Billion Contract to Produce 1,970 Patriot PAC3 Missiles.

  • Europe

    Russian Man Killed Military Commander Recruiting Conscripts For Ukraine War

  • Europe

    Why is Serbia rearming itself at an alarming pace?

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish Aselsan posts over $1 billion in turnover in 9 months

  • Anti-air Missiles

    South Korea completes development of new L-SAM air defense system

  • Europe

    Ukraine Launched Huge Drone Attacks in Moscow and St Petersburg.

  • Air Platform

    Indonesian Test Pilot Completes Flight Test on KF-21 Boramae Fighter Jet.

  • Americas

    Oshkosh Defense Awarded Contract To Produce Heavy Duty Truck For US Army

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RAAF P-8 Poseidon And US Navy Take Part In An Exercise

  • Europe

    Explosion rocks Russian-occupied Melitopol, amid Ukrainian counteroffensive

  • Americas

    Boeing P-8A Poseidon’s State-of-the-Art Anti-Submarine Warfare Sensors And Radars

  • Air Platform

    Northrop Grumman Stepping Up B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Testing And Production

  • Americas

    Russian and Chinese-made air defenses were jammed and destroyed in Venezuela during the Maduro raid.

  • C4iSR

    U.S. State Department Approves $11.9 Billion Aegis Combat System Sale to Germany.

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