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  • [ July 5, 2025 ] Egyptian navy received fourth S-44 submarine Middle East
  • [ July 5, 2025 ] North Korea sent 30,000 troops to Russia in return of Pantsir anti-air missiles Europe
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East Asia and Pacific Region

Australian army tested Boxer block II reconnaissance armored vehicles

March 9, 2024 GDC 0

During the military exercise Talisman Sabre 2023 that was held from July 22 to August 4, 2023, the Australian army tested the new Boxer Block II Reconnaissance armored vehicle which has been built and assembled […]

Air Platform

Covid-19 Impacted Delivery Of Kuwaiti Super Hornet

May 13, 2021 GDC 0

Deliveries of 28 Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet combat aircraft to Kuwait have been delayed due to the ongoing Covid-19 health crisis, a company official told Global Defense Corp. Deliveries of 28 Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet […]

Air Platform

Boeing Awarded Contract For 28 Super Hornet Of Kuwait

May 1, 2021 GDC 0

Boeing was awarded a $1.5 billion contract to build 28 F/A-18E/F Super Hornets for the Kuwait Air Force, according to a Pentagon contract announcement. Kuwait is buying 22 of the single-seat “E” variant and six of the […]

Air Platform

Boeing Delivers MH-47G Block II Chinook Helicopters to US Special Forces

December 5, 2020 GDC 0

Boeing is delivering new technologies and performance improvements to U.S. Special Operations Command with the Block II Chinook helicopter. Boeing’s Philadelphia team recently delivered the first MH-47G Block II Chinook to SOCOM on time. “This delivery marks […]

Naval Weapons

Raytheon to develop Evolved Sea Sparrow Block II

September 11, 2020 GDC 0

According to a contract released by the U.S. DoD (Department of Defense), Raytheon Missiles and Defense, Tucson, Arizona, is awarded a $32,192,842 firm-fixed-price contract modification to previously awarded contract N00024-15-C-5420 to complete engineering and manufacturing […]

Naval Weapons

SM-2 standard missile Block IIIA & IIIB

May 23, 2020 GDC 0

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Naval Weapons

RIM-66 SM-2MR block II surface-to-air missiles

April 29, 2020 GDC 0

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Americas

US Navy received final Block 2 Super Hornet

April 26, 2020 GDC 0

The US Navy (USN) has received into service its final Block 2 Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet combat aircraft, ahead of the retrofit and new-build Block 3 upgrade effort learned GDC quoting the US Navy. The […]

  • UK’s National Crime Agency has frozen $121,896 million worth of London property owned by former Bangladesh’s dictator Sheikh Hasina and her associates

    May 25, 2025 0
    The Guardian reports that the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has frozen almost $121,896 million of luxury London property belonging to Salman F Rahman’s son, Ahmed Shayan Rahman, and his cousin, Ahmed Shahryar Rahman. Former [...]
  • Papua New Guinea has ruled out signing security pact with China

    February 10, 2024 0
    Papua New Guinea has flatly ruled out signing a security deal with China as Prime Minister James Marape touches down in Australia. Australia and Papua New Guinea agree to finalize talks on the bilateral security [...]
  • U.S. Confirmed Delivery Of Two NASAMS Anti-air Missiles and Radars To Ukraine

    July 3, 2022 0
    The United States is sending Ukraine two NASAMS surface-to-air missile systems, four additional counter-artillery radars and up to 150,000 rounds of 155mm artillery ammunition as part of its latest weapons packages for Ukraine, the Pentagon [...]
  • Senator Lindsey Graham designated a terrorist by Russian authorities: report

    February 23, 2024 0
    Senator Lindsey Graham has been added to Russia’s list of foreign terrorists, Politico reported on Tuesday. Why Russia Didn’t Help CSTO Member Armenia In Nagorno-karabakh Conflict?DateDecember 26, 2020Paranoid Putin sleeping in Kremlin office and using [...]
  • Greece to transfer Leopard tanks to Ukraine in exchange of Italian Leopard tanks

    October 27, 2023 0
    According to an article published by Flight on August 28, 2023, the German government has put forward a proposal to Greece for a reciprocal arrangement. This arrangement involves exchanging Greek Leopard 1A5/GR tanks for ex-Italian [...]
  • Drone Footage Shows Putin’s Troops Surrendered To Ukraine’s Drone

    February 17, 2025 0
    Russian soldiers holed up for three days in a trench and surrounded by Ukrainian troops finally surrendered – after being told to by a drone. Bayraktar TB2 could play a key role if a war [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

North Korea Delivers First Tranche of 140mm Towed Mortars to Russian Army

June 5, 2025 0

North Korean 140mm towed mortars have been spotted in use by Russian forces, adding to a growing list of foreign-supplied weaponry now deployed in Moscow’s war effort. The new mortar has a maximum range of […]

Europe

CZ Group Unveils BREN 3 Assault Rifles at IDET 2025 in Brno

June 2, 2025 0

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Europe

British Army Tests Lighter Javelin Missile Launch System at Record Range of 4km

May 28, 2025 0

The British Army has test-fired the latest Javelin command launch unit at a record range of 4 kilometers (2.48 miles). The record shot at Salisbury Plains demonstrated the Javelin’s Lightweight Command Launch Unit’s (LWCLU) enhanced […]

Central Asia

Kazakhstan started building new artillery ammunitions plant

May 26, 2025 0

Kazakhstan has launched the construction phase of a new industrial facility for the production of artillery ammunition in cooperation with a partner from Singapore. The upcoming plant will manufacture 122mm, 152mm, and 155mm caliber artillery […]

Europe

British startup unveils new high-speed ramjet artillery round

May 25, 2025 0

A British defense startup has unveiled a new ramjet-powered artillery round designed to deliver long-range precision effects in future combat environments. Tiberius Aerospace, founded in 2022 and rooted in Silicon Valley practices, introduced its flagship […]

Infantry Weapons

India fields Swedish-made Carl-Gustaf M4 launcher ditching locally-made Nag Mk-2 ATGM

May 25, 2025 0

The Indian Army has begun fielding the Carl-Gustaf M4 recoilless rifle. The deployment follows Saab FFVO India Pvt Ltd, a fully foreign-owned subsidiary of Saab AB, establishing a new production facility in India. According to […]

  • Middle East

    President Trump Deploys F-22 Raptor and F-35 Stealth Jets to Bomb Tehran

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall awarded €1.04 billion contract to upgrade Puma IFV of Bundeswehr

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Malaysia To Purchase Chunmoo Multiple Launch Rockets System After Purchasing FA-50M From South Korea

  • Europe

    Italian Navy’s tenth and final FREMM frigate launched

  • Europe

    Russia’s High-ranking Customs Official Detained in Criminal Investigation, Interfax Reports

  • Europe

    Spanish Navantia Proposes F110-Class Frigates For Hellenic Navy

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Donates Type 035B Submarine To Myanmar

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Troops Shot Down Aircraft Using Marlet Anti-air Missile

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Germany delivers new Patriot missile batteries to Ukraine

  • Middle East

    Israel And United Arab Emirates Strike Historic Diplomatic Agreement

  • Naval Platforms

    Fincantieri Launched The 2nd PPA ‘Francesco Morosini’ OPV For The Italian Navy

  • Europe

    Saab Group Awarded Contract To Build Two Visby Generation 2 Stealth Corvettes

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Not What You Think: China, Iran Cooperation Goes Beyond Oil And Gas

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall to build and repair main battle tanks in Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drone hit Russia’s explosive factory hundreds of kilometers inside Russia

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Russia admits Pantsir missile and gun system does not detect drones

  • Air Platform

    RAAF’s Protector drone makes maiden flight

  • Air Platform

    Type 075 Amphibious Assault Ship Enter Service With PLA Navy

  • Europe

    3 Dead After Russia’s Prototype Il-112V Military Transport Plane Crashes Near Moscow

  • Europe

    Hanwha Defense Delivers K239 Chunmoo Rocket Launchers to Poland

  • Europe

    British MoD Authorized £1.4 Billion Arms Sale To Saudi Arabia

  • Anti-air Missiles

    A drunk Russian driver overturns Pantsir air defense system on the road

  • Air Platform

    MQ-9 Reaper Flying With Eight Hellfire Missiles

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s Kamikaze Drone Strikes Destroyed Five Su-34 Fighter-bomber At Morozovsk Air Base In Russia

  • Air Platform

    Boeing submits response for RCAF’s future fighter capability project (FFCP) programme

  • Air Platform

    Su-57 Has The Highest RCS Amongst Sukhoi Aircraft, Russian Propaganda Still Claimed Its Stealth Aircraft

  • Europe

    Russian Arms Maker Almaz-Antey Supplies Cooling System For Bangladesh And Turkish Nuclear Power Plant

  • Europe

    Russia Lost Its Global Influence Despite Having Formidable Nuclear Arsenal: India’s Chief Of Defense Staff, General Anil Chauhan

  • Defense Industry

    Turkey To Collaborate With Foreign Partners On TFX Fighter, Says Ismail Demir

  • Middle East

    Iran abandons Houthis under relentless US bombardment

  • Europe

    700,000 Dead Russians: Russia’s Attempts to Recapture Kursk Region Falters as Russians and North Koreans Dying by the Minute

  • Air Platform

    Jordan Purchases Eight F-16V Block 70 Fighter Jets

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Awarded Contract To Produce 25 F-15 Fighter Jets Israel

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia’s defence minister Richard Marles left in the dark for two and half years about ADF’s war preparedness

  • Air Platform

    U.S. State Department Approves AH-64E Apache Helicopters For Kuwait

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    PRC regrets buying Russian S-400 air defense system

  • Europe

    Kremlin’s power struggles between wagner boss Prigozhin and defense minister Shoigu as sickly Vlad’s exit plans finalized by FSB

  • Europe

    Ukraine killed more than 1,000 troops in Donetsk region, deadliest day for Russia  

  • Defense Industry

    The PRC to spend $202 billion on defense in fiscal year 2021

  • Europe

    Ukraine successfully de-militarized the ‘Russian Air Force’ killing more than 600 pilots and destroying 500 aircraft

  • Africa

    TPLF Captured S-300PMU1 Air Defense System

  • Naval Weapons

    Mk41 strike length vertical-launching system (VLS)

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Launches Investigations Over China Luring Australian Pilots

  • Americas

    Panama to Cut Ties With China’s Belt and Road Initiative, Grant US Ships Free Passage Through Panama Canal

  • Uncategorized

    Russia’s Triumphant Su-57E Can’t Find Any Buyer

  • Infantry Weapons

    Italy deploys SAMP/T air defense system in Kuwait

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine plans to buy 48 Bayraktar TB2 Drones

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korean Daegu-class multi-role frigates

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China deploys long-range PCL191 MLRS near Indian border

  • Europe

    Australia sends 20 more armored vehicles to Ukraine

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