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Air Platform

Sikorsky Awarded Contract to Produce Nine CH-53K King Stallion Heavy Lift Helicopters

February 27, 2025 GDC 0

The U.S. Navy has awarded Sikorsky a contract to build nine more CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopters, with language added into the contract to continue bringing down the cost of the aircraft as the […]

Air Platform

Sikorsky awarded contract to produce 35 CH-53K helicopters for U.S. Navy

December 26, 2023 GDC 0

The U.S. Navy awarded Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, a $2.7 billion contract to build and deliver 35 additional CH-53K helicopters, the largest procurement to date for this multi-mission aircraft. The agreement includes 12 U.S. Marine […]

Air Platform

Lockheed Martin Awarded A Contract To Build Nine CH-53K Helicopters For US Marines

February 8, 2022 GDC 0

Prioritizing affordability and utilizing advanced manufacturing techniques, Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), will build nine additional CH-53K™ aircraft at a lower unit price than previous lot buys, resulting in significant savings for the […]

Land Platform

Israel, US sign $3.1B deal for transport helicopters, refueling planes

January 13, 2022 GDC 0

Israel signed agreements to buy 12 Lockheed Martin Corp CH-53K helicopters and two Boeing Co KC-46 refuelling planes from the United States, the Israeli Defense Ministry announced on Friday, estimating the total price at around […]

Air Platform

U.S. State Department 18 CH-53K Helicopters For Israel

August 4, 2021 GDC 0

The U.S. State Department said Friday it has cleared a sale of 18 CH-53K heavy-lift helicopters to Israel potentially worth $3.4 billion. The package to Israel includes the King Stallion helicopters, made by Lockheed Martin, […]

Americas

Sikorsky to build nine CH-53K King Stallion helicopters for U.S. Marines

July 5, 2021 GDC 0

Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky division will build nine more CH-53K heavy-lift helicopters for the U.S. Marine Corps, the Navy Air Systems Command said. The $878.7 million contract, announced in a statement on Friday, includes an option […]

  • United Arab Emirates Delivers First Batch Of Armored Vehicles To Russia

    November 10, 2024 0
    Recent video footage circulating on Russian social media confirms a new shipment of Streit Group-manufactured armored vehicles delivered to Russian forces. One prominent Russian military blogger, going by the name Voennyi Osvedomitel, said: “Presumably, a [...]
  • Azerbaijan Grounded JF-17 Fighter Jets, Demands Turkish Missile, Avionics and Prospective TF35000 Engine in JF-17 Jet.

    January 21, 2026 0
    The official website of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan announced that the newly delivered five JF-17C Block-III fighter jets were integrated into the Azerbaijan Air Force on 25 September 2024. Pakistan Secured $4.6 [...]
  • Roketsan unveils Turkish-first 1000 km range CENK ballistic missiles

    May 24, 2023 0
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  • Eurofighter Typhoon Fires Storm Shadow Cruise Missile First Time

    March 22, 2021 0
    The Eurofighter Typhoon has launched an MBDA Storm Shadow for the first time on operations, with the announcement on 15 March that the UK Royal Air Force (RAF) had used the cruise missile against the [...]
  • Ukraine Retakes South Of Bakhmut With Lightening Fast Counteroffensive

    June 9, 2023 0
    Battles are raging across Ukraine’s front lines, which suggest Ukraine’s long-awaited counter-offensive is finally underway. Ukraine pinned down Russia’s special forces unit in BakhmutDateMarch 11, 2023Russia’s Donbas offensive ‘has failed’ after 100,000 casualties in five [...]
  • Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed four Tu-160 Blackjack bombers at Engels-2 air base in Saratov region

    March 20, 2024 0
    A Russian air base housing Putin’s prized $200 million supersonic Tu-160 Blackjack bombers has been attacked by Ukrainian drones. Ukraine blew up Engels Airbase Housing Russia’s Nuclear BomberDateMarch 26, 2025NATO Scrambles Fighter Jet To Intercept [...]
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 […]

Europe

Ukraine unveils latest 2S22 Bohdana 155mm self-propelled howitzer.

February 11, 2026 0

Ukraine’s defense industry displayed the latest version of its 2S22 Bohdana 155 mm self-propelled howitzer at the World Defense Show 2026 in Saudi Arabia. The debut signals Ukraine’s push to position a combat-proven artillery system […]

Africa

Turkey and Egypt Sign Major Defense Cooperation Agreement on 155mm Ammo and Missile Production.

February 8, 2026 0

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  • Africa

    Putin Linked Russian mercenaries (Wagner Group) abandoned Libyan National Army

  • Europe

    Italian Navy’s Near Future Submarine (NFS)

  • Air Platform

    Royal Thai Air Force Deploys AT-6 Close Air Support Aircraft to Cambodian Border

  • Europe

    Lithuania purchases 100 CV90 armored fighting vehicles.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    IP Theft: China Copies Swedish Visby-class Corvette As New Ship Design For PLA Navy

  • C4iSR

    Ukrainian defense intelligence confirms Russia using Elon Musk’s Starlink internet in occupied territories

  • Americas

    Rheinmetall And Northrop Grumman Agree To Strategic Partnership On Precision Munition

  • South Asia

    Former Bangladesh Air Guard chief Shaikh Abdul Hannan (Thief) and His Family Members Banned From Leaving Bangladesh to Face Corruption Charges

  • Americas

    Gibbs & Cox Awarded Contract Worth $319 Billion for US Navy’s Future DDG(X) Destroyer

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    MBDA Deutschland increasing production capacity and developing new capabilities

  • Naval Platforms

    Chinese Type 054X Frigate for PLAN

  • Middle East

    Ukraine’s President Zelensky to visit Israel next week

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Thai Army Secured Disputed Temple, Barricade Cambodian Access

  • Central Asia

    Taliban Is A Direct Threat To CSTO Allies, Vladimir Putin

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar unveils locally developed MMT-40 light tanks

  • Air Platform

    Türkiye hopes to serve friendly countries for transport aircraft retrofit

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s Type 075 amphibious assault ship caught fire

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    More Than Fighter Jet: Lockheed Martin F-35 Is A Diplomatic Tool In Asia-Pacific Region

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Air Guard’s helicopter crash-landed in Rangamati: Report

  • Europe

    Death rate of Russian soldiers at its highest, more than 40,000 Wagner prison recruits are dead, injured or deserted in the Donetsk region

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The PLAN Declares Type 052D Destroyer and Type 054A Frigate Operational

  • Middle East

    President Erdogan Normalizes Ties With Egypt And Saudi Arabia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Austal Delivers 15th Guardian-class Patrol Boats

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    India Shared Knowledge and Weaknesses of Su-30MKI To Japan’s Self Defense Forces

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Why did India’s Russian-made R-77 Missiles Fail to Hit Pakistani F-16C Fighter Jets?

  • Infantry Weapons

    Israel and U.S. sign new agreement to further develop Hetz-3 (Arrow-3) missiles

  • Air Platform

    CSTO Member Kazakhstan Auctions 117 Soviet-era And Russian-origin Fighter Jets, Including Su-30SM, MiG-31, MiG-29

  • Europe

    Ukrainian volunteers convert Humvee into mobile 120mm multiple rocket launcher

  • Europe

    Croatia plans to acquire two new multipurpose corvettes.

  • Air Platform

    Saab Group formally submitted proposals for Canada’s FFCP Programme

  • Europe

    Tugboat Navy: Failed launch of a cruise missile almost sunk Putin’s destroyer, “Marshal Shaposhnikov”

  • South Asia

    An Afghan Hero Pilot Who Killed More Taliban Than Any Other Pilots Now Under US Protection

  • Europe

    The USAF Global Hawk is scanning frequency of Gravestone Radar of S-400 Triumf

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Rheinmetall delivers ammunitions for Gepard anti-air gun to Ukraine

  • South Asia

    Narendra Modi’s visit to Ukraine was to avoid Bangladesh situation if Putin got toppled after the Ukraine war defeat

  • Europe

    A Car Bomb Killed Russian Senior General-lieutenant Yaroslav Moskalik in Moscow

  • Europe

    Russia will deliver S-400 system to India by the end of 2021

  • Americas

    Defense Giant Lockheed Martin Released A Video Depicting Destruction of S-400 and Topol-M

  • Naval Weapons

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

  • C4iSR

    Armenian, Syrian and Libyan War Proved That The Russian Air Defense Systems Overrated Useless In An Actual Combat

  • Europe

    Putin Fears U.S.-supplied GLSDB To Strike Russia As Kremlin Ordered Bomb Shelter Signs To Be Erected All Over Russia

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Ukraine handed over R-37M air-to-air missile components to British intelligence

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Sends Type 99A Tank To Glawan Valley: Reports

  • Uncategorized

    Israeli Air Force Will Upgrade F-16I Barak Aircraft to F-16V Block 70 Standard after Successful Iran Strikes.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Wagner Mercenary Delivers Pantsir-S1 Short-range Missiles to Hezbollah Terrorists Group in Lebanon

  • Ballistic Missile

    North Korean missile failure in the Ukraine war explains why Iranian missiles failed during the attacks on Israel

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Hurjet Light Attack Aircraft Completes First Supersonic Flight

  • Europe

    Greece to produce 700 HOPLITE armored vehicles for European markets

  • Uncategorized

    Wagner mercenary group shot down seven aircraft and killed 13 aircrew during mutiny

  • Europe

    Ukraine Deploys NASAMS And APSIDE Anti-air Missiles In Kyiv

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