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  • [ April 22, 2026 ] Turkey test-fires the KORAOK short-range anti-tank missile. Europe
  • [ April 22, 2026 ] U.S. intelligence detects signs that China considered providing Iran with JY-27A radar systems. C4iSR
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Boeing Delivers Advanced Super Hornet Block III Aircraft to US Navy

June 28, 2024 GDC 0

Boeing has delivered the first two upgraded F/A-18 Block III Super Hornets to the U.S. Navy through Service Life Modification (SLM). These jets features the latest Block III avionics kit and provide a 4,000-hour service […]

Air Platform

Pakistan’s JF-17 Fighter Jet Is Doomed, Amid Crippling Sanctions On Russia

May 22, 2022 GDC 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 […]

Air Platform

Indian Navy Ditches MiG-29K, Opt-in For Rafale-M and Super Hornet

May 17, 2022 GDC 0

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Air Platform

Pakistan Quietly Grounded All JF-17 Block I Fighters

October 18, 2021 GDC 0

According to a Pakistani report, 40 percent of JF-17 Thunder fighter jets of the Pakistan Air Force is grounded due to multiple reasons. Most grounded aircraft are Block I variants. In 1999, when Beijing and […]

Air Platform

Why the U.S. Navy purchased 78 Super Hornet block III?

October 6, 2021 GDC 0

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Boeing Delivers First Operational Super Hornet Block III to the U.S. Navy

September 29, 2021 GDC 0

Boeing delivered the first of 78 contracted Block III F/A-18 Super Hornets to the U.S. Navy. Block III gives the Navy the most networked and survivable F/A-18 built with a technology insertion plan that will […]

Air Platform

Could Canada’s convoluted procurement process leave RCAF without operable fighters?

September 23, 2021 GDC 0

In 2012, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau climbed into a boxing ring in Ottawa for what was ostensibly a televised charity match, but was really a fight for his political future.  Critics had taken to […]

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 […]

Americas

Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet Becomes More Advanced With Latest Technology

November 23, 2020 GDC 0

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  • No IFF: Russia shoots down its own Su-35 fighter jet in another humiliation for Putin

    September 29, 2023 0
    Russian air defense troops have shot down one of the Su-35 fighter jets in frontline service with the Russian Aerospace Forces. Ukraine Shot Down Another Su-35 Fighter Jet In Kherson, 28th Su-35 Downed In Ukraine [...]
  • Putin’s ally, former MP and gold medallist died falling from window in wave of mysterious deaths in Russia

    March 6, 2025 0
    A former Putin MP has died in Moscow after plunging from a window, it’s been reported. France delivers Akeron MP anti-tank guided missiles to UkraineDateDecember 24, 2023Another Russian businessman mysteriously died with a bullet wound [...]
  • Ukraine Strikes Russian Black Sea Fleet HQ With A Kamikaze Drone

    August 21, 2022 0
    A powerful explosion rocked Russia’s so-called ‘Black Sea Fleet Headquarters’ in the temporarily occupied Crimea this morning – with further strikes reported throughout the afternoon, reported Reuters. The weekend started off with a blast for [...]
  • Australia bans exports of alumina, aluminium ores, bauxite to Russia

    March 21, 2022 0
    Australia has banned the sale of alumina and aluminium ores to Russia in response to what it described as “unrelenting and illegal aggression” towards Ukraine. Australia sends more drones to Ukraine, sanctions Russian entitiesDateFebruary 27, [...]
  • China To Develop Two Seater Variant J-20

    June 1, 2021 0
    A twin-seater version of China’s most advanced fighter jet the J-20 would be able to target enemy electronic equipment and operate in tandem with swarms of drones, according to a defence industry magazine. China’s J-20 [...]
  • New Zealand to upgrade Anzac-class frigates with new communication systems

    September 30, 2021 0
    UK’s defense and security electronic system provider SEA has been awarded a contract by New Zealand’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) to update the communication systems on Anzac-class frigates. Australia plans to transfer ageing ANZAC class frigates to the Philippines NavyDateJune 4, 2024RAN [...]
Europe

Turkey test-fires the KORAOK short-range anti-tank missile.

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Australian Army successfully test-fired the first domestically manufactured HIMARS.

April 16, 2026 0

Australia test-fired the first domestically manufactured GMLRS missile from a HIMARS launcher at Woomera Test Range, South Australia on April 9, 2026. The government committed $320 million to integrate Australian suppliers into GMLRS production at […]

Infantry Weapons

China delivers FN-6 MANPAD and HJ-12E anti-tank missiles to Iran.

April 15, 2026 0

US intelligence indicates China delivered new air defense systems to Iran, CNN reported on Friday, citing three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments. According to intelligence outlined in the CNN report, Beijing transferred shoulder-fired FN-6 […]

Europe

Finland doubles its K9 Howitzer fleet to 112, strengthening its firepower.

April 15, 2026 0

Finland signed a €546.8 million deal with South Korea to acquire 112 additional K9 Thunder 155 mm self-propelled howitzers. The purchase nearly doubles its fleet and strengthens NATO’s long-range artillery power on Russia’s border. The […]

Europe

Ukrainian drones to get U.S.-made Zeus anti-tank guided missile.

April 11, 2026 0

Aeon confirmed an active integration partnership with a major unnamed Ukrainian drone manufacturer to fire Zeus guided missiles from drone platforms. A separate Ukrainian partnership covers Zeus integration onto manned and unmanned ground vehicles and […]

Europe

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia.

April 8, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia following an agreement with the Estonian government, aimed at supporting all three Baltic states. The decision was confirmed during a meeting in Washington between Estonian […]

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  • Americas

    Dwindling NORAD: Why Canadian Don’t Think Defense Procurement Like Ice Hokey?

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  • Anti-air Missiles

    Australia Purchases SM6 Ballistic Missile Interceptor For Hobart Class Destroyer Worth $7 Billion

  • Middle East

    Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Makes An Historic Visit To Saudi Kingdom

  • Americas

    Northrop Grumman Awarded Minuteman ICBM’s Propulsion Contract

  • Air Platform

    The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Stealth 5th Generation Fighter jet

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy’s Virginia Block V Has One Mission: Kill Chinese Warships and Submarines

  • Americas

    US Navy sets to order F-35 for USS JFK

  • Air Platform

    Australia’s Special Air Service (SAS) is on the hunt for a new helicopter

  • Defense Industry

    Rheinmetall purchases Spainish weapons manufacturer Expal

  • Europe

    Russia endured 100,000 casualties for battle of Bakhmut

  • Naval Platforms

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

  • Middle East

    Saudi Arabia wants a peace agreement with Israel

  • Naval Platforms

    U.S. State Department Approves Six More P-8I Neptune MPA For India

  • Air Platform

    First F-35A For Denmark Takes Flight

  • Air Platform

    Baykar Defense to develop an advanced derivative of Bayraktar TB2 UCAV

  • Ballistic Missile

    Pakistan Army Test Fires Ghauri Medium-range Range Ballistic Missile

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Building Missiles Mega-base Near Vietnam

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s $5 billion military parade is a direct warning to the Indo-Pacific regions.

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall Completed delivery of the German AFBM “Boxer”

  • Europe

    Chancellor Scholz Draw A Line On Sand Regarding Fighter Jets

  • Air Platform

    US Army to induct UH-72B Lakota Helicopters

  • Uncategorized

    Turkish F-16 shot down second Su-25 aircraft of the Armenian Air Force

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Disabled S-400 Dud: Ukrainian HIMARS Artillery Rockets Destroyed Russia’s S-400 Missile’s Command Post

  • Europe

    British MoD Facing Budget Crunch As It Tries to Plug £7 billion holes

  • Africa

    Morocco is the first African country to donate T-72 tanks to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    General Dynamics to develop a multi-mission anti-submarine warfare aircraft based on the Global 6500 business jet

  • Europe

    Ukraine develops new armored vehicle with Varta-2 30mm turret

  • Middle East

    President-elect Joe Biden Won’t Be A Savior For Palestine

  • South Asia

    Indian Navy bans smartphones and social media at naval bases

  • Ballistic Missile

    Russian Propagandist Exposed Accuracy Issues With Putin’s Oreshnik Ballistic Missile

  • Middle East

    U.S. State Department Approves MQ-9B Drones For Qatar Worth $1.96 Billion

  • Air Platform

    Saab proposes GlobalEye for South Korean AEW&C requirement

  • C4iSR

    China’s CETC Unveils S-band YLC-48 Radar

  • Air Platform

    Brazilian Pilot Takes Domestically Made Gripen E to Sky For the First Time

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed Russia’s 9S32M fire control radar of overhyped S-400V4 surface-to-air missile system.

  • Europe

    Putin recruited 190,000 homeless men to fight in the Ukraine war

  • South Asia

    Corrupt Tulip Siddiq quits after ethics adviser rules she misled Brits

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s CNS Shandong Aircraft Carrier Sails Through Taiwan Straits

  • Air Platform

    Germany’s Aviation Union Backs Turkish Bid To Buy 40 Eurofighter Typhoon

  • Air Platform

    Greece plans to transfer 32 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine

  • Defense Industry

    Albania latest country to buy Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones

  • Middle East

    UAE and Israel Cooperate on Military Industrial Ventures to Counter Iranian Threat

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

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  • South Asia

    Sacked Bangladesh Army Major General Ziaul Ahsan arrested on mass murder charge

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Elbit System Developed Multi-calibre Rocket Launchers For Thailand

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Offers F-16V Block 70 Fighter Jets To Thai Air Force

  • Anti-drone System

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  • Uncategorized

    Turkish Shipyard Launches First Milgem Corvette For Ukrainian Navy

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