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Americas

Canada Purchases 88 F-35 Stealth Jets Worth $14.2 Billion

January 10, 2023 GDC 0

Canada has finalized an agreement with the United States and weapons maker Lockheed Martin to purchase 88 F-35 fighter jets, the government announced, as it seeks to upgrade the country’s ageing fleet. During a news conference […]

Americas

Raytheon Awarded Contract to Supply AESA Radar for Canadian CF-18 Fleet

September 23, 2021 GDC 0

Raytheon has won a contract worth $140.37 million to deliver AESA radars to be fitted on Canada’s C/F-18A fleet. “Raytheon Co., El Segundo, California, is awarded a $140.37 million modification to a previously awarded contract. […]

Americas

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

June 24, 2020 GDC 0

The objective of hockey is simple: score more goals than the opposing team. Players are not allowed to kick the puck into the net or purposely direct it in with any part of their body. […]

Americas

Russian reconnaissance aircraft intercepted by NORAD while spying on US ICEX submarine exercise again

March 17, 2020 GDC 0

Russian maritime reconnaissance aircraft are really interested in an ongoing U.S. submarine exercise near Alaska known as ICEX — the spy planes have been intercepted three times this week by U.S. and Canadian aircraft, according to […]

Americas

The RCAF comes full circle turn: Lockheed Martin F-35 firming as favorite for Canada’s future fighter capability project (FFCP)

January 25, 2020 GDC 0

Canada wants to buy 88 aircraft to replace its existing CF-18 Hornets as part of Future fighter capability project (FFCP). Canada began its investment in the F-35 program in 1997 under the Liberal government of […]

  • Norway purchased six multi-mission MH-60R Seahawk helicopters

    April 7, 2024 0
    The U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to produce six multi-mission MH-60R Seahawk helicopters for the Norwegian government. Designed and built by Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, MH-60R aircraft will enable Norway to perform [...]
  • There are no “red lines” in supporting Ukraine: French President Emmanuel Macron

    March 8, 2024 0
    French President Emmanuel Macron has said there are “no limits” to Paris’ support for Kyiv, according to a report of his comments on Thursday. And earlier this week Macron urged Ukraine’s allies not to be [...]
  • Ukraine’s kamikaze sea drone sunk Russian minesweeper Kovrovets

    May 20, 2024 0
    Armed forces in Ukraine have destroyed a Russian minesweeper ‘Kovrovets’ in the Black Sea overnight, according to reports. A Growing Cooperation Between Ukraine and Turkey is Soft Power of TurkeyDateAugust 4, 2021Ukrainian MAGURA V5 kamikaze [...]
  • India To Replace Su-30MKI Russian-dud BARS Radar With Indigenous Radar

    March 6, 2024 0
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  • Rheinmetall Unveils LUNA Reconnaissance UAV

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  • Elta and Hensoldt to build ballistic missile defense radar for Germany

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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

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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 […]

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    MBDA Deutschland to integrate Meteor BVRAAM into Lockheed’s F-35 stealth jets

  • Air Platform

    Denmark announced its readiness to donate 30 F-16 fighters to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Turkish Aselsan secured $320 million new orders

  • Air Platform

    Biden Administration green light European allies to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 jets

  • Europe

    Turkish Aerospace Industries Unveils ANKA-3 Stealth Drone

  • Air Platform

    Singapore will purchase eight F-35A stealth jets to complement its fleet of 12 F-35B jets

  • Air Platform

    Australia retires MRH90 Taipan transport helicopters fleet early

  • Americas

    Huntington Ingalls Industries Completes Initial Sea Trials of 21st Virginia-class Submarine

  • Europe

    Notorious Wagner Group Recruited African Prisoners To Fight In Ukraine War For Russia

  • Europe

    BAE Systems And IVECO To Promote Amphibious Combat Vehicle In International Markets

  • Air Platform

    China Sent J-10C And J-11B To Sino-Pak Air Combat Exercise

  • South Asia

    Is Bangladesh Military A Perfect Puppet of India?

  • Air Platform

    S-400 Purchase: Turkey Faces Serious Fighter Shortages

  • Europe

    Serbia Unveils New Armored Vehicle Fitted With Russian 57mm Combat Module

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia purchased 12 Bayraktar Akinci drones from Turkey

  • Europe

    France is already preparing to send 2,000 troops to Ukraine

  • Middle East

    Fall of Assad Regime Huge Gain for Turkey and Israel, Big Blow to Iran and Russia

  • Americas

    US Army’s M4 Carbine Replacement Program

  • Europe

    Russia Repositioned Its Troops Near Kyiv, Intensify Bombing in Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukraine hails its first counteroffensive success in defense of Bakhmut

  • Middle East

    Israel Gives Thumbs Up To F-35 Sale To UAE

  • C4iSR

    Deconstructing Russian-made FCR and Search Radar of S-500, S-400 and S-300 SAM

  • Defense Industry

    Rostec Looking For Export Customer To Fund Two Seater Su-57

  • Europe

    Australia sends 20 more armored vehicles to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall offers next-gen KF-51 Panther main battle tanks to Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar’s ethnic armed groups captured more township from Junta forces in Shan state

  • Africa

    Denel Dynamics T5-52 155mm Howitzer Achieved 60km Firing Range

  • Europe

    Russian Army Lost 40 Percent of Its Warfighting Capability, Ran Out Of Ammo and Shells

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Destruction of Russian air defense priority for Ukraine, Ukraine destroys Russia’s three Buk missile launchers

  • Africa

    CAC-PAC JF-17 Thunder Jets Ready for Delivery to Nigeria

  • Naval Platforms

    Indian Navy Wants Rolls-Royce MT30 Marine Propulsion For Its Warships

  • Europe

    Belgium delivered retired armored infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Turkey Successfully Tests New Akinci B Drone

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan To Boost South China Sea Deployment

  • Europe

    Turkish TAI To Produce Thermoplastics For Boeing Defense

  • Europe

    Poland orders more Krab self-propelled howitzers

  • Americas

    U.S. House of Representatives approves a $95 billion foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan

  • South Asia

    Indian Media Discloses Dismal Performance of Su-30MKI Fighters During Kashmir Skirmish

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Awarded Contract For 28 Super Hornet Of Kuwait

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indian Navy Test Fires Brahmos Missile

  • Europe

    Ukraine Credits Kherson Victory To US-made HIMARS Artillery Rockets

  • Air Platform

    Outdated and Unreliable Su-57 Forced Russia to Send 12 Years Old ‘Prototype 054’ Su-57 to India, China and UAE

  • Europe

    British Special Boat Service (SBS) Trained And Equipped Ukrainian Special Forces To Retake Snake Island

  • Europe

    Pandora papers: Why Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin is the richest person in the world?

  • Air Platform

    Colombia Selects FA-50 LCA With Israeli AESA Radar Worth $600 Million

  • Air Platform

    Denmark to donate 30 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine by summer: acting defense chief

  • Infantry Weapons

    India Sends 100 Army Personnel To Russia For S-400 Training

  • Central Asia

    Armenia takes rival Azerbaijan to UN court

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin awarded $4.5 billion contract to produce JAGM and HELLFIRE missiles

  • Infantry Weapons

    Saudi Arabia Purchases THAAD Anti-ballistic Missile System

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