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South Asia

India cleared military maintenance contract worth $7.6 billion.

August 10, 2025 GDC 0

India has cleared several military procurement proposals worth approximately 670 billion rupees ($7.6 billion) to enhance the capabilities of its land, sea, and air defense. Granted by the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on August 5, […]

Uncategorized

US Air Force Deploys F-15C, F-16 In Poland

July 3, 2021 GDC 0

USAF F-15s, F-16s, and C-130s are training in Poland in an agile combat employment exercise that comes as Russia executes a massive buildup on the border with neighboring Ukraine, though U.S. officials say the exercise […]

Africa

Algerian Air Force To Receive Four C-130J Hercules Strategic Airlift Aircraft

March 25, 2021 GDC 0

According to mena defense, the Algerian air forces is about to receive first Hercules C-130J cargo planes to join air force in the closed club of African nations with Lockheed’s C-130J Hercules cargo aircraft. The […]

Industry

India, A Lucrative Defense Export Market For Russia, America, France And Israel

March 10, 2021 GDC 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. […]

Air Platform

U.S. Navy to Deploy Lockheed’s C-130J-30 For Nuclear Communications Role

December 23, 2020 GDC 0

The US Navy (USN) looks set to field the Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules in the Take Charge And Move Out (TACAMO) survivable nuclear communications role, with a solicitation for fatigue test aircraft issued on 18 […]

Air Platform

Lockheed Martin awarded $1.4 billion contract for C-130J aircraft

December 11, 2020 GDC 0

Lockheed Martin has been awarded USD1.4 billion to support future Foreign Military Sales (FMS) work on the C-130J Hercules through to 30 November 2030. Norway is one of the nations covered by the FMS contract […]

South Asia

Tata, Lockheed Martin bring new cutting-edge aerospace technology to India

December 15, 2019 GDC 0

Hyderabad— Lockheed Martin Aerostructures (TLMAL), a joint venture between Tata Advanced Systems (TASL) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), inaugurated India’s first-of-its-kind metal-to-metal bonding facility at Adibatla, Hyderabad. The new 4,700 square-meter metal-to-metal bonding facility adds […]

  • Russia retreats all fighter jets from the Crimean airbase, amid Ukraine’s F-16 arrival

    August 5, 2024 0
    Two Russian air bases in Crimea no longer host aircraft used to target Ukraine, Kyiv’s navy has said, as it plugs away with its campaign of attacks on Moscow’s air bases. Russia lost more than [...]
  • Turkey deposits payment for 40 new F-16V Block 70 fighter jets

    December 11, 2024 0
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  • Ukraine destroyed Russian navy’s missile boat Ivanovets in Crimea

    February 2, 2024 0
    Ukraine has said it used sea drones to attack and destroy a Russian warship in the Black Sea near the Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula. Ukraine’s MAGURA V5 kamikaze sea drones destroyed Russia’s corvette Ivanovets.DateOctober 7, 2025Ukrainian [...]
  • Aselsan and Excalibur jointly produced Korkut air defense system.

    February 7, 2026 0
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  • Croatia Purchases 12 Dassault Rafale Jets From France

    November 26, 2021 0
    At a ceremony attended by the President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron and the Prime Minister of the Croatian Republic Andrej Plenković, the French Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly and the Chairman [...]
  • Romania To Purchase Israeli Iron Dome Anti-air Missiles

    September 25, 2022 0
    According to information published by the “BaklkanInsight” website on September 22, 2022, last week during a visit to Israel, the Romanian Defence Minister Vasile Dîncu requested the purchase of the Israeli Iron Dome short-range air defense missile [...]
Infantry Weapons

U.S. Army Deploys 500km Range High Precision PrSM Rocket Artillery to Strike Iran.

March 4, 2026 0

U.S. Central Command has employed the U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile in strikes on Iranian military targets, marking the first confirmed combat use of the ground-launched deep-strike system. The debut expands the Army’s role in […]

Infantry Weapons

U.S. M142 HIMARS Rocket Artillery Destroyed Zolfaghar and Sayyad-2 Missile System.

March 3, 2026 0

U.S. forces launched a long-range ATACMS ballistic missile from an M142 HIMARS system, destroying what appears to be an Iranian Zolfaghar short-range ballistic missile and elements of a Sayyad-2 air defense missile system. The strike, […]

Europe

Rheinmetall Unveils Fuchs Tank Destroyer Armed with 24 U.S. AGM-179 Anti-Tank Missiles.

February 27, 2026 0

Germany’s Rheinmetall has unveiled the Fuchs JAGM (Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles) at Enforce Tac 2026 in Germany, a wheeled armored vehicle capable of firing up to 24 U.S. AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles or AGM-114L Hellfire Longbow […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

China’s AVIC Unveils America’s V-BAT Copycat Drone.

February 22, 2026 0

China’s AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group has officially presented a new vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle known as the Yunying (Cloud Shadow in Chinese), a tail-sitter drone featuring a ducted-fan design closely […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Japan to manufacture long-range precision fire artillery rocket.

February 21, 2026 0

As Japan increases the range of its munitions to counter regional threats, the ability to launch them from different systems to maximize flexibility is becoming an important factor in deciding which weapons to field. While […]

Americas

U.S. Army Purchases Top-attack Terrain-shapping XM204 Munitions.

February 18, 2026 0

The U.S. Army has approved an Urgent Materiel Release for the XM204 top-attack terrain-shaping munition, accelerating its deployment to Europe, according to service information published January 12, 2026. The move reflects growing concern about near-peer […]

  • Middle East

    Israel Agrees To Help Mohammed bin Salman In Fulfilling Saudi Vision 2030

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s 2S22 Bohdana self-propelled howitzers firing guided munitions

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s F-16 Fighting Falcon Conducts First Sortie Dropping Precision Guided Bombs On Russian Position In Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Patriot Missile Shot Down Russia’s Su-35 and Su-34 Fighter Bombers

  • Europe

    Why is Serbia rearming itself at an alarming pace?

  • Middle East

    The West watches as corrupt Ali Khamenei killed 2000 protesters.

  • Air Platform

    Bell Delivers 12 AH-1Z Viper to Bahrain

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Approves $100 Million To Train Ukrainian Pilots On F-15 And F-16 Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Russia Lacks Technology And Competency To Perform Multi-domain Operations In Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Joins French-led Naval Exercise In The Bay Of Bengal

  • Africa

    Algerian Air Force To Receive Four C-130J Hercules Strategic Airlift Aircraft

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed Russia’s Su-27 fighter jets at Belbek air base.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan’s defense industry faces serious challenges in export markets

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Army’s SAS – Who Dares Wins

  • Air Platform

    Germany Set to Order Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet Fighters for Luftwaffe

  • C4iSR

    NATO Sets Out Future Electronic Warfare Capability

  • C4iSR

    Lockheed Martin to acquire Vector satellite assets

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China supplying Russia with metal, composite, aircraft parts, electronics, drones and vehicles to support Russian war in Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Faulty Engine, Design Deficiencies Resulted Third MiG-29K Crash: Indian Navy

  • Air Platform

    Poland Signs Mega Arms With South Korea Worth $14.5 Billion

  • Uncategorized

    China’s Djibouti naval base is big enough to fight a war

  • Naval Platforms

    Indonesia launches two PC-40 class patrol boats

  • Defense Industry

    Raytheon Awarded Contract For SeaRAM Block 2 For Egyptian Navy

  • Defense Industry

    Antonov to Replace Russian-made Components of An-178 Transport Aircraft

  • Air Platform

    Germany Agreed to Deliver First Eurofighter Typhoon to Turkiye in 2028.

  • Middle East

    European Union To Sanction Iran As It Kills 160 Student Protesters

  • Middle East

    Israeli Arrow-2 missile intercepts Houthi’s ballistic missile and drones fired at Tel Aviv

  • Central Asia

    Czech Republic to modernize Azerbaijan’s Russian-made military equipment

  • Europe

    Turkey to Replace Ukrainian Engines With Domestic Engine In Bayraktar TB2 Drone

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Building Missiles Mega-base Near Vietnam

  • Air Platform

    Russian air force stops flying over Kherson after losing three Su-34 aircraft

  • Europe

    Russian troop losses in Ukraine surpass the one million mark

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Raytheon’s AIM-120 AMRAAM Slammer

  • Industry

    Aero India 2021: HAL Displays Its Own Loyal Wingman Concept

  • Air Platform

    PAC-CAC JF-17 Thunder Multi-role Combat Aircraft

  • Naval Platforms

    Bangladeshi Khulna Shipyard lays keel for five more Padma-class patrol vessels for Bangladeshi Navy

  • Middle East

    Pakistan Was Pressured To Recognize Israel By MBS: Imran Khan

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Turkish Aselsan Unveils Shipboard Göksur Point Defense system

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippines Army Unveils ASCOD Command Vehicle With Elbit’s Turret

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Ukraine to receive AGM-158 JASSM, AGM-154 JSOW, AGM-120 AMRAAM with F-16 fighting falcon

  • C4iSR

    Ukrainian kamikaze drone destroyed A-50 AWACS manufacturing plant

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine shot down Russia’s Mi-35M helicopter in Kharkiv

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh’s Former Director General of Border Guard Lieutenant General Mainul Islam Arrested At Airport

  • Europe

    Chinese-made 60mm Type 83 (M-83A) mortar shells used by the Russian army in Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Russian Efforts To Sale Su-57E To India and UAE Failed Again

  • Europe

    Pentagon to equip Ukraine’s F-16 jets with JDAM precision-guided bombs

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine shot down Russia’s Su-24 warplane over Bakhmut

  • Air Platform

    Russian military aviation faces growing threat from Ukraine’s armed FPV drone swarms

  • Europe

    Armenia released photos of destroyed S-300 by TB2 drone

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s AVIC Executive Jailed for Taking Bribes

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