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German Nukes, Politics and Tornadoes Replacement Programme

January 3, 2022 GDC 0

Few fighter procurements go completely without a hitch these days, and the German Tornado-replacement program is no exception. Critics have decried it as the worst of all options, questioned the idea of a small Super […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Why Australia Should Sign Nuclear Arms Sharing Agreement With the U.S.?

September 30, 2021 GDC 0

On 15 September 2021, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morison announced that Australia would build nuclear-powered submarines; speculation has been rife as to which submarines are being considered. The partners, Australian-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS), have given […]

Air-Launched Weapons

US Air Force’s F-35A Drops B61-12 Nuclear Bomb

November 28, 2020 GDC 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 […]

Air Platform

Germany Set to Receive Super Hornet By 2025 and Retire Tornado by 2030

April 24, 2020 GDC 0

While Germany is with France and Spain jointly developing a future combat air system (FCAS), this will not arrive until the 2040s. “Therefore, there must be a bridge solution based on models available on the […]

Europe

The US Air Force set to upgrade nukes stationed in Germany

April 10, 2020 GDC 0

Germany’s air force is preparing to adapt some of its Tornado warplanes to carry more up-to-date US atom bombs in light of plans by Washington to modernize its nuclear arsenal in Germany, media reported on […]

  • In a rare admission, Russia confirms that its military is losing a minimum of 250 soldiers per day

    July 10, 2024 0
    Around 273,750 Russian troops have been killed since the start of Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion, averaging around 250 a day, according to independent Russian media outlets which have cited government data. Russian Casualties To Reach [...]
  • Germany Blocks Turkish Request To Purchase 40 Eurofighter Typhoon Fighter Jets

    December 7, 2023 0
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  • Aero India: Indian Company Demonstrates BMP II Sarath Armored Vehicles

    February 14, 2021 0
    BENGALURU (GDC) — It is not a fancy fighter jet that always catches visitors’ attention in the Aero show. Rather, this time, an infantry combat vehicle has turned out to be a showstopper for Aero India, [...]
  • Iran Purchases Russian-made Sukhoi Su-35 Fighter Jets, IRGC Reported

    January 29, 2025 0
    Iran has purchased Russian-made Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets, a senior Revolutionary Guards commander said on Monday, amid Western concerns about Tehran and Moscow’s growing military cooperation. Earlier this month, Iran and Russia signed a comprehensive [...]
  • Ukraine Modified Soviet-era Tu-141 Drone To Strike Russian Airbase

    December 7, 2022 0
    Two days of drone attacks inside Russia’s border with Ukraine have exposed the vulnerability of some of Moscow’s most important military sites, observers said. Ukrainian Tu-141 Drone Struck Third Russian AirbaseDateDecember 7, 2022Ukrainian Tu-141 Drone [...]
  • Royal Thailand Army Receives Israeli Spike-MR Anti-Tank Guided Missiles

    August 5, 2021 0
    Israel’s defense company, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems (RADS) announced that it had delivered Spike-MR anti-tank guided missiles to the Royal Thailand Army (RTA) with launchers following procurement of the missile system earlier this year. The [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

Temu rockets: The Cambodian Army’s Chinese-made Type-90B rocket artillery exploded after heavy fire.

December 18, 2025 0

Thailand announced on December 8, 2025, that Cambodian forces may use Chinese-made Type-90B 122 mm and PHL-03 300 mm multiple launch rocket systems into Thai border areas, according to Reuters. On 18 December 2025, a […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Royal Thai Army captured Chinese-made GAM-102LR guided anti-tank missile system.

December 15, 2025 0

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Europe

Rheinmetall Awarded Contract to Produce 120mm Tank Ammunition.

December 10, 2025 0

Germany has placed a fresh multi-hundred-million-euro call off with Rheinmetall for 120 mm Leopard 2 tank ammunition under its expanded 4 billion euro framework agreement running to 2030. The move underpins Berlin’s Zeitenwende rearmament effort, […]

Europe

Greece to purchase PULS artillery system from Israel.

December 8, 2025 0

Greece is in talks with Israel to buy modern missile systems that would be used for a planned anti-aircraft defense dome, two officials with knowledge of the plan told Reuters. Athens has said it will […]

Europe

Germany purchases drones, missiles and assault rifles worth €2.9 billion.

December 1, 2025 0

German lawmakers are set to approve spending €2.9 billion on 11 military procurement contracts for items including drones, rifles and missiles. The defense ministry is seeking approval for purchases from domestic manufacturers such as Heckler […]

Europe

Colt CZ presented the Mk 47 automatic grenade launcher at Milipol 2025.

November 28, 2025 0

Colt CZ presented the Mk 47 automatic grenade launcher at Milipol 2025, following the company’s complete acquisition of the system from General Dynamics in early 2024. At Milipol 2025, Colt CZ, through its subsidiary Colt, […]

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    2018-2019 Defence Budget of China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s MAGURA V5 sea drone destroys Russian speedboat in Vuzka Bay

  • Air Platform

    TAI Unveils New T629 Unmanned Helicopter

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Austal Showcases New Offshore Patrol Concept 60

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force tells Russia to replace Su-57E’s underperforming N036 “Byelka” radar, avionics and EW suite before any deal with India

  • South Asia

    Human Rights Groups Accused Bangladesh DGFI of Protecting Rapist Awami League Leader and Bank’s MD

  • Europe

    French Air Force deployed two Rafale jets in Greek Cypriot

  • Europe

    Ukraine started mass producing UJ-26 Beaver deep strike kamikaze drones

  • Europe

    Putin fired Colonel-General Gennady Anashkin for lying about battlefield gains

  • C4iSR

    KRONOS Naval Multifunctional Radar

  • Air Platform

    America’s NATO allies push ahead with sixth-generation Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) fighter jet program

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. Air Force Gets New S-400 Busting AARGM-ER Missiles

  • Central Asia

    Azerbaijan, Armenia open up for commerce and trade

  • South Asia

    60,000 Rohingya Refugees Entered in Bangladesh in Last Two Months As Inept Bangladesh Army Watches

  • Central Asia

    Kabul airport bombing leaves 60 dead, including 13 US Marines, Afghan officials say

  • Americas

    U.S. Senate may restrict F-35 sales to the United Arab Emirates

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Two Chinese Coast Guard Vessels Sustained Significant Damage Ramming Each Other While Chasing Philippines Vessel.

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman laid flowers at the tomb of Russian war criminals in Moscow

  • Europe

    Ukraine is winning naval and air warfare without having a navy and air force but losing ground warfare

  • Air Platform

    Russian Su-25 Frogfoot Attack Aircraft Damaged By Ukrainian MANPADS Hit

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Delivers HELIOS Laser Weapons To US Navy

  • South Asia

    Trump Administration could sanction Bangladesh for allowing antisemitic and pro-Hamas rallies. Instead, Bangladesh should focus on Abraham Accord

  • Middle East

    Israeli Forces Seized 3,300 Weapons in Syrian Operations

  • Europe

    Lithuania Asked Belarus to Clarify Accidents At Rosatom-made Nuclear Power Plant

  • Defense Industry

    Saab Awarded Contract To Produce Underwater Vessels For Singaporean Navy

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. State Department Approves 75 M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams Tanks For Australia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Signs $2.5 Billion Deals To Buy 75 M1A2 Abrams Tanks And 17 Assault Breacher Vehicles

  • Europe

    23 Retired Army Generals Of France Threaten A Coup D’état

  • Europe

    Russia’s Aeroflot grounded all aircraft after pro-Ukrainian hackers launched massive cyber attacks on Aeroflot

  • Air Platform

    KC-46A Pegasus Tankers Certified To Refuel 97% Joint Force’s Aircraft

  • Air Platform

    India’s MiG-29 debris found in Kashmir, Pakistan’s F-16 and Saab Erieye Involved in Shooting IAF Fighters Down Before Entering Pakistan

  • Middle East

    China Shipping Arms To Conflict Region Via Africa

  • Americas

    Poland Orders Three more Kormoran II MCM Vessels

  • Europe

    Russian firm uses US subsidiary to evade Western sanctions

  • Europe

    U.S. Considers Supplying Deadly HIMARS Rocket Artillery To Ukraine

  • Infantry Weapons

    Egypt To Locally Produce Fire Control System For K9 Howitzers

  • Europe

    Iran unveils clone of U.S.-made Switchblade kamikaze drone

  • Americas

    The RSAF Trainee Pilots Are Cleared To Train at the US Naval Bases

  • Ballistic Missile

    Russia prepares Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile to strike Ukraine: report

  • Europe

    Poland to purchase heavy infantry fighting vehicles

  • Europe

    Fact Check: Russia’s President Vladimir Putin unveils ‘invincible’ nuclear weapons

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    BAE Systems Started Prototyping Australia’s Hunter-class Frigate At Osborne Naval Shipyard

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Tu-141 Drone Strikes Blew Up Russia’s Airbase And Su-34 Bombers Fleet

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    AUKUS Agreement: Australia Cannot Fix British And American Submarine Industrial Bases Capacity Problem

  • Middle East

    Ali Khamenei asked his close confidant to move his family members to Russia

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Force Bombed Hamas Headquarters in Qatar’s Capital Doha.

  • Europe

    The israeli-made kamikaze drone of Azerbaijani military destroyed Armenian Iskander missile launcher

  • Uncategorized

    Saab Australia To Recruit 300 Staff For Hunter Class Frigate Program

  • Infantry Weapons

    India Purchased South Korean K9 Howitzers Relacing Russian-made Howitzers

  • Europe

    Neptune Headache: Putin Relocating His Black Sea Fleet From Crimea Out of Neptune Missile Range

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