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Dassault Aviation Sets Out Ambitious Rafale F4 Upgrade Path

November 20, 2019 GDC 0

Eric Trappier, Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation, received the F4-standard development contract for the Rafale combat aircraft during the visit of the Dassault Aviation Mérignac plant by Florence Parly, French Minister of the Armed […]

South Asia

The Indian Air Force received first Rafale Omnirole Fighter Jet

September 21, 2019 GDC 0

The Indian Air Force (IAF) received the first multi-role combat aircraft Rafale from its manufacturer Dassault Aviation in France on Thursday 19 September 2019, defence sources said on Friday 20 September 2019 reports NDTV News. The jet will be formally handed over to […]

Air Platform

Dassault Rafale: A True Omnirole Combat Aircraft

August 29, 2019 LM Publications 0

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  • Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 Strikes Russia’s Self-propelled Howitzers

    September 3, 2022 0
    The Ukraine Armed Forces continued to release footage showing what it said were successful strikes against Russian forces using the Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drone. Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Encircles Crimea with SIGINT KitDateApril 27, 2021Ukraine Plans [...]
  • Ukrainian ATACMS hits Russian Air Force base in Crimea

    January 7, 2024 0
    Ukrainian forces have said that they struck a Russian target in Crimea using ATACMS (Army Tactical Missile Systems), which reportedly could be the first time the U.S.-supplied weapon has been used on the peninsula annexed [...]
  • Rheinmetall started building F-35 fuselage manufacturing factory

    November 9, 2023 0
    The German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall on Tuesday marked the construction launch of a new factory in the western town of Weeze that will produce fuselage sections for the F-35 stealth combat aircraft. Rheinmetall Australia to [...]
  • Trump picks Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence, Gabbard has been accused of parroting Russian propaganda

    November 15, 2024 0
    President-elect Donald Trump has tapped former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard to be the next director of national intelligence, a powerful position that sits atop the nation’s spy agencies and acts as the president’s top intelligence [...]
  • Cash-strapped Denel Dynamics Is Shattered, What Next?

    April 29, 2021 0
    Government’s actions, or perhaps better inaction, have made it quite clear that it has no interest in maintaining an effective defence force; nor any interest in retaining the defence industry. Or perhaps it does not [...]
  • Japan to sign security pact with Bangladesh.

    October 4, 2025 0
    Recently, Dhaka and Tokyo have been discussing potential defense cooperation, marking the development of a new chapter in their bilateral history. According to one news report, they have “reached an understanding in principle to sign [...]
Africa

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

February 8, 2026 0

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Europe

Aselsan and Excalibur jointly produced Korkut air defense system.

February 7, 2026 0

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Europe

Hanwha Aerospace Awarded Contract to Produce Long-range K239 Chunmoo Rockets to Norway.

January 29, 2026 0

Hanwha Aerospace Co. has secured an estimated $1.9 billion project to supply long-range rockets to Norway, with the official contract expected to be signed this week, informed industry sources said Wednesday. The contract is widely […]

Infantry Weapons

The U.S. Deploys Iranian Shahed-136 Replica LUCAS Drone in the Middle East.

January 27, 2026 0

Russia’s version of Iran’s fast, cheap Shahed attack drones have been wreaking havoc during the Ukraine conflict, saturating the skies nearly every night and terrorising civilians. Highly adaptive and hard to intercept, the United States […]

Africa

China delivers Type 59 towed guns to the UAE-backed terror group Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

January 25, 2026 0

China has shipped a batch of Type 59 130mm towed artillery systems to Rapid Support Forces, with images confirming the weapons loaded aboard a cargo vessel and prepared for export, according to open-source visuals recorded […]

Americas

Elbit Systems Started Manufacturing Sigma NG 155mm Howitzers in the U.S.

January 11, 2026 0

Elbit Systems has completed production of the first model of the Sigma NG 155 millimetre self-propelled howitzer at the South Carolina facility of its US subsidiary, Elbit America. The system is fully based on US […]

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea to invest $218 million to improve Hyunmoo-5 ballistic missiles

  • Defense Industry

    Croatia Purchases 12 Dassault Rafale Jets From France

  • South Asia

    In a major strategic shift, Pakistan offers a seaport and naval base to the U.S.

  • Air Platform

    NHIndustries NH90 multi-role military helicopter

  • Uncategorized

    Rheinmetall sends more Leopard 2A4 tanks to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Putin is looking for a ship scrapyard of his 40 years old smoky aircraft carrier

  • Americas

    US Navy Sold Two Aircraft Carriers to Scrap Yards For One Cent

  • Air Platform

    Egypt Approved to Join Turkish KAAN Fifth-generation Fighter Jet Program

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia’s supply-class AOR ship tests Phalanx close-in weapons system

  • Europe

    Belarusian arms exports grow by 15% reaching more than $1B sales

  • Middle East

    ‘Suicide drone’ used to attack Israeli ship, report

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine destroyed Russia’s S-300 surface-to-air missile in Novoshakhtinsk

  • Air Platform

    French Navy’s Upgraded Atlantique 2 MPA Achieve Full Operational Capability

  • Air Platform

    KAI to produce first KF-X prototype by April 2021

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s Newest Zhou-class Nuclear Powered Submarine Sank In The Dock In Wuhan In Series Of Embarrassment For Chinese Navy

  • C4iSR

    Ukrainian troops blow up Russian Krasukha-4 electronic warfare system

  • Air Platform

    China Commissions Aerial Refueling Variant Y-20 Heavy-lift Aircraft

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    China Delivered Norinco Silent Hunter Laser Weapon System To Russia

  • Naval Platforms

    RAN tests camcopter drone onboard HMAS Ballarat

  • Anti-air Missiles

    American-made VAMPIRE surface-to-air missile system knocking out Russia’s Shahid kamikaze drones

  • Air Platform

    Thailand selects Elbit Systems Hermes 900 for maritime surveillance UAV requirement​

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan Joins Turkish Fifth-gen TFX Fighter Jet Project

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Neptune Cruise Missiles Hit Russia’s Black Sea Fleet Head Quarter

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze drones hit two oil refineries in Russia’s Samara region spiking oil price in Russia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Mitsubishi Shipbuilding launches second PCG’s MRRV

  • Air Platform

    Philippines Purchased Additional 12 FA-50 Light Combat Aircraft From South Korea

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Chinese Kh-31/YJ-91 anti-radiation missile

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Army Captured Indian-made AK-47 and INSAS Rifles from the Terrorist Group United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF).

  • C4iSR

    TALIOS multifunction targetting pod makes Rafale F3R more dangerous

  • Air Platform

    US Air Force Tests F-15EX And F-35 With Advanced Weapon Systems

  • Air Platform

    Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict: The World Learnt New Drone War

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Germany in talks with Israel to buy more Arrow 3 air defense systems.

  • C4iSR

    Turkish Koral EW Downed Russian Drone In Syria

  • Middle East

    Saudi Arabia and Israel progressed in normalizing diplomatic relations, U.S. diplomatic sources say

  • Defense Industry

    Russia copies a feature of Northrop YF-23 into Checkmate LCA

  • Europe

    Russian man blew up military freight train heading to Ukraine in another sabotage

  • Air Platform

    Latvia delivers four helicopters to the Ukrainian army

  • C4iSR

    Rafael Drone Dome (C-UAS) System

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Vietnam Purchases 20 K9 self-propelled Howitzers.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippines Mindanao State University Unveils Kamikaze Drone Boat

  • Europe

    Russia lost its first Chinese-made all-terrain vehicles in Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Bulgaria Plans To Buy Saab Gripen Fighter Jets To Replace Ageing MiG-29

  • C4iSR

    Swedish Submarines to Get Advanced Electronic Navigation Systems

  • Naval Platforms

    Amid China tensions, India to build third aircraft carrier

  • Cruise Missiles

    Indian Company BrahMos Aerospace Assisted Russia In Upgrading P-800 Oniks Supersonic Missile To Strike Ukraine

  • Africa

    Nigerian Air Force Plans to Purchase Chinese Air Defense Radar

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Singaporean Navy Will Build Second Multi-Role Combat Vessel

  • Cruise Missiles

    Russian Kh-101 Cruise Missile Hit Russian Territory Due To GLONASS Guidance Error

  • Europe

    Turkish Defense Industries To Fulfill Orders In 2021

  • Europe

    Russia lacks military gear to protect soldiers from harsh winter, and soldiers dying of hypothermia

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