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Americas

Canada to diversify weapons import and reduce reliance on US weapons

March 18, 2025 GDC 0

Canada is looking for possible alternatives to its deal to buy U.S. fighter jets in part because it relies too much on the United States for security, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Monday. Carney […]

Europe

Sanctions-hit Russia Seeks Aircraft, Automotive, Train Parts And U.S. Dollars From India And Turkey

December 12, 2022 GDC 0

Russia will be looking for aircraft part supply opportunities in Turkey, India and other countries, head of the Continuous Airworthiness Management Department at the Federal Air Transport Service (Rosaviatsiya) Valery Kudinov said at the MRO […]

Defense Industry

Ukraine War: Vietnam Shift Its Arms Import Policy From Russia

December 8, 2022 GDC 0

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Europe

Russia Covertly Buying Chinese Military Hardware From Pakistan, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Algeria, Egypt, Syria and Uzbekistan

November 7, 2022 GDC 0

According to SIPRI, China received 18 per cent of Russia’s total arms exports, making the country the second-largest recipient of major arms from Russia behind India. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) estimated in […]

Central Asia

China Quietly Supplying Arms To Central Asian Nations

May 2, 2021 GDC 0

In line with its increasingly sophisticated domestic arsenal, China’s arms exports have become much more technically competitive in the last 10 years; the 2015 U.S. Defense Department’s Annual Report on the PLA even stated that […]

  • Trump issues executive orders banning WeChat, TikTok in 45 days

    August 7, 2020 0
    WASHINGTON (GDC) — U.S. President Donald Trump issued executive orders on Thursday banning any U.S. transactions with ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns video-sharing app TikTok, and Tencent, owner of the WeChat app, starting in [...]
  • Royal Australian Navy’s HMAS Brisbane Destroyer Test Fired Tomahawk Cruise Missile

    December 11, 2024 0
    An Australian warship has test-fired a US Tomahawk cruise missile, officials said Tuesday, hailing a “major milestone” in the country’s decade-long plan to beef up its fleet in the face of an Asia-Pacific arms race. [...]
  • Saab showcases Gripen E and Globaleye AEW&C in Kauhava airshow Finland

    September 7, 2020 0
    The arrangements for the terrific Air Show 2020 completed excellently and the unprecedented aviation fair also guarantees an extensive display of modern marvel of European Aerospace industries. The situation of Covid-19 has been taken into [...]
  • Pakistan’s JF-17 Fighter Jet Is Doomed, Amid Crippling Sanctions On Russia

    May 22, 2022 0
    Pakistan Air Force is heavily dependent upon the JF-17 fighter jet whose Block-III version’s production in Pakistan was announced last week. The Block III version will feature an AESA radar, a targeting pod, and electronic [...]
  • Rheinmetall Showcases Skyranger 30 Anti-air System

    July 27, 2022 0
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  • U.S. State Department Approves NASAMS Anti-air System For Kuwait

    October 25, 2022 0
    The State Department on Thursday approved a $3 billion medium-range missile defense system sale for Kuwait. Raytheon’s National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) GBADDateOctober 11, 2018The US State Department approves NASAMS II and Avenger ADS [...]
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 […]

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Israel orders more Arrow 3 missiles, rushes Arrow 4 development to meet hypersonic threats

  • Infantry Weapons

    Lockheed Martin And MBDA Joint Venture Submit Proposal For Germany’s Integrated ADS

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Chinese PL-15/PL-12D active radar-guided air-to-air missiles loosely analogous to the American AIM-120A

  • C4iSR

    Australia To Cancel Battle Management Systems Contact With Israeli Elbit Systems

  • Air Platform

    Colombian Air Force selects Saab Gripen E/F fighter jets against Lockheed’s F-16V Block 70

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea Says Indonesia Still In KFX Programme Despite Rafale And F-15EX Procurement

  • Africa

    Malian Air Force Ordered Second C295W Transport Aircraft

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish Defense Industries Export Surges By 12%

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Awarded Contract to Produce VSHORAD for Romanian Army

  • South Asia

    6 percent of Pakistan’s GDP is stolen by the military, civil services and politicians due to corruption, Ponzi schemes and Embezzlement.

  • Europe

    General Dynamics Awarded Contract to Produce Reconnaissance Vehicles for Bundeswehr.

  • Air Platform

    Russia is on track to deliver Su-30, missiles and additional Yak-130 aircraft to Myanmar Junta

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia could lease nuclear-powered submarines from the US, says defense minister Peter Dutton

  • Americas

    US Secretary of Navy Unveils Name of Two Future Aircraft Carrier

  • Air Platform

    Brazil will buy 20 more Gripen E fighter jets from Sweden.

  • Air Platform

    Hydraulic fluid and engine oil leaks at the Dubai air show will stain HAL Tejas and destroy its export potential.

  • Europe

    Anti-Putin Russian partisan set chemical factory, military surveillance equipment factory and oil refinery on fire

  • Europe

    Australia To Build Six New Patrol Vessels, Amid Laser Attack On RAAF’S Poseidon Aircraft

  • Europe

    British Army spent $7.7 billion on a disastrous procurement project that delivered 44 armored vehicles out of 580

  • Air Platform

    Poland considers Boeing F-15EX fighter jets for air superiority role.

  • Europe

    US State Department Approves AMRAAM-ER to Hungary

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall offers next-generation KF51 main battle tanks to Romania.

  • C4iSR

    Poland purchases Sniper targeting pod and advanced data link for FA-50PL fighter jets

  • Middle East

    Earthquake or Iran conducts it’s first nuclear test as Israeli pressure mount on Islamic republic

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine’s Fire Point unveiled a pan-European anti-ballistic missile defense project called Freya.

  • Air Platform

    Second Batch Of Rafale To Arrive In India In October

  • C4iSR

    Sweden sends $1.3 billion worth aid package to Ukraine, includes two ASC 890 Airborne Early Warning Aircraft

  • Air Platform

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

  • Europe

    Finland Considers Decoupling Its NATO Application From Sweden As Turkey Objects Sweden’s NATO Bid

  • C4iSR

    British Army Orders More XACT NV33 Night Vision Goggles

  • Air Platform

    Thai Air Force’s Gripen Fighter Jets Launched Precision Strikes Against Cambodian Artillery Positions

  • Europe

    Russia used paintings to reassemble fighter jets at Crimea airbase after evacuating jets from the peninsula

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Transfers Ex-Afghan Helicopters To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s BTR-4 Punching Holes In Russia’s BTR-82A And T-72 Tanks In The Battle For Bakhmut

  • Civil Aviation

    Russian commercial airlines are on the brink of collapse as Chinese and Iranian engineers conducting uncertified repairs of aircraft

  • Europe

    Russia Omits Su-35, Su-57 and T-14 Armata From Victory Day Parade

  • Air Platform

    Northrop Grumman turn to Australia to keep the production of Triton UAV running

  • Europe

    South Korea’s DAPA to Develop Naval L-SAM Program for KDDX Destroyer

  • Europe

    Russian commander Alexander Khodakovsky admits: Military victory over Ukraine currently unlikely

  • South Asia

    Indian Prime Minister Adolf Modi’s anti-Chinese unilateral India-only neighbourhood policy responsible for the ouster of pro-Modi Sheikh Hasina

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Type 022 Houbei-Class, Designed And Built For Missile Swarms

  • Europe

    Putin fires ‘The Butcher of Mariupol’ Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev

  • Americas

    Saab To Open Two Aerospace Centers If Canada Selects Gripen E

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine to upgrade Pakistan Air Force’s IL-78 Tanker Aircraft

  • Europe

    Stage Is Set, Putin To Invade Ukraine Under The Cover Of False-flag Operations

  • Air Platform

    Marshall Aerospace expects strong demand for surplus UK Hercules

  • South Asia

    American Lockheed Martin Submit Proposal to Build F-21 Under “Make In India” Initiatives

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Naval Group To Sale Submarine To The Philippines Navy

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. Army To Test Fire Hypersonic Missile In Australia As Part Of AUKUS Alliance

  • Americas

    US Navy Launched Trident II D5 Ballistic Missile in the North Atlantic, Amid Tension with Venezuela.

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