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Indonesian Rafale Procurement Delayed By Funding Shortage

May 26, 2021 GDC 0

The Indonesian Ministry of Defense (MOD) has made further progress in its effort to procure 36 Rafale multirole fighter aircraft from Dassault Aviation but a formal contract may be delayed by a lack of clarity […]

Middle East

Saudi, Qatar Diplomatic Rows Made Qatar A Strong Military Power In The Middle East

January 9, 2021 GDC 0

Qatar has embarked on one of the most ambitious armament programmes seen in the Middle East in recent times. Its armed forces are growing exponentially as its air force increases in size from 12 to […]

Air Platform

Airbus Announced Demonstrator Phase For The Sixth-generation Future Combat Air System

April 8, 2020 GDC 0

Paris/Munich – The governments of France and Germany have awarded  Dassault Aviation, Airbus, together with their partners MTU Aero Engines, Safran, MBDA and Thales, the initial framework contract (Phase 1A), which launches the demonstrator phase […]

Air Platform

Future Combat Air System (FCAS): Franco-German-Spanish sixth-generation fighter jet project

April 8, 2020 GDC 0

German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen and French Defense Minister Florence Parly announced plans to produce a new joint fighter jet dubbed as the Future Combat Air System (FCAS). Germany and France signed a […]

  • Elbit Systems Develops Airborne Laser Weapon for Helicopters and Fighter Jets.

    March 29, 2026 0
    Israel is bringing directed-energy weapons into the air, with Elbit Systems developing high-powered lasers (HPL) for military aircraft under a new defense contract. HPL is a high-power airborne laser, designed for helicopter and multirole aircraft [...]
  • Ukraine’s kamikaze drones hit Russia’s second oil refinery

    January 31, 2025 0
    Ukraine early on Tuesday hit with drones an oil refinery near Nizhny Novgorod in western Russia, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said, announcing a second hit at a Russian oil refinery in [...]
  • HMAS Adelaide departs Sydney to maintain Navy preparedness

    April 9, 2020 0
    HMAS Adelaide has left its home port in Sydney to conduct First of Class Flight Trials for the MH-60R ‘Romeo’ helicopters off the coast of Queensland, the RAN announced on 7 April. The trials will [...]
  • Ukraine Captured T-90S Bhishma Tanks Originally Produced For The Indian Army

    February 28, 2023 0
    A Russia’s T-90S Bhishma tank, initially destined for the Indian army, has been captured by Ukrainian troops. Desperate Russia Sent Indian T-90S Bhishma Tanks To Ukraine, India’s Proxy War Against UkraineDateOctober 9, 2022India’s defense ministry [...]
  • Indian Navy Received Tenth P-8I Neptune Marine Patrol Aircraft

    July 22, 2021 0
    Ministry of Defence had initially signed a contract with Boeing for ten P-8I aircraft in 2009 for Indian Navy. It later signed another contract for six additional P-8I aircraft in 2021. General Bipin Rawat praises [...]
  • Taiwan unveils new domestically developed 105mm Cheetah wheeled tank

    August 16, 2025 0
    Taiwan’s Armaments Bureau has revealed the latest version of its domestically developed 105mm “Cheetah” wheeled tank, designated the D3 prototype. Taiwan develops new armored combat vehicleDateOctober 1, 2024Taiwan Develops Wheeled Anti-tank VehiclesDateJanuary 19, 2021Myanmar Army [...]
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 […]

Europe

Swedish Bofors will setup 155mm artillery ammo factory in Estonia.

April 4, 2026 0

A Swedish Bofors is set to build a major 155-millimeter artillery shell factory in northeastern Estonia, a development that would represent the most significant foreign investment in the country’s nascent defense industrial base. Estonian Defense […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin launches Hellfire missile from 10-foot cargo container.

April 2, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced Tuesday that the U.S. defense giant successfully launched a Hellfire missile from its new Grizzly launcher — housed within a 10-foot cargo container. The Grizzly system incorporates design elements of Lockheed’s M299 […]

Europe

Spain signs Indra–Hanwha deal for K9-based self-propelled artillery systems.

March 27, 2026 0

Spain’s Indra Group and South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace on March 24 signed a binding agreement in Madrid to jointly develop new tracked self-propelled artillery systems for the Spanish Armed Forces, the companies said. The agreement […]

Americas

Aeon tests Zeus low-cost alternative to Javelin anti-tank missile.

March 26, 2026 0

Aeon conducted a test launch of its new Zeus shoulder-fired missile system at a ranch in East Texas, according to Rochefort Ventures CEO Kyle Bass, who announced the milestone on Friday. Bass wrote that the launch marked […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

North Korea Test Fires KN-25 600MM Multiple Rocket Launch System.

March 24, 2026 0

North Korea confirmed that twelve KN-25 600mm multiple rocket launch systems were used during its latest military test drill. The exercise highlights Pyongyang’s continued efforts to expand long-range precision-strike capabilities within its rocket artillery forces. […]

  • Europe

    Ukraine wants to sell arms to Asia, Africa and the Middle East to counter Russia.

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine destroyed three Russian attack helicopters in a sabotage attack

  • Naval Platforms

    Navantia launches corvette for Royal Saudi Navy

  • Naval Platforms

    South Korean FFX Batch III Frigate to be equipped with the Long-Range Naval L-SAM

  • Middle East

    U.S. Approves $6.67 Billion Arms Sales to Israel and $9 billion arms sales to Saudi Arabia.  

  • Europe

    Germany delivers 200 Zetros high-mobility military trucks to Ukraine

  • C4iSR

    Swedish MoD Issued RFI to Procure GlobalEye Early Warning Aircraft

  • Middle East

    Hamas Terrorists Group Booby Trapped Russia-supplied Chemical Weapons in Gaza Tunnels

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha Started Assembling AS9 Howitzers for Australian Army

  • Naval Platforms

    Pakistan navy’s fourth and final Milgem-class corvette hits the water in Karachi

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia plans to purchase 16 KF-21 Block II fighter jets.

  • Europe

    Why Is Russia Losing So Many Tanks In Ukraine?

  • Central Asia

    Taliban Shipping Captured Arms to Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, A Banned Terrorist Group In Kashmir, India

  • Air Platform

    Germany-based Rohde & Schwarz Awarded Avionics Contract For T-7A Red Hawk

  • Americas

    China wants to redevelop JY-27A, JYL-1, Type 305A and H-200 radars after Venezuela failure.

  • Africa

    Radioactive corruption: Russia’s Rosatom was involved in a corrupt deal with South Africa, Putin and Zuma wanted to pocket billions from the nuclear deal- Reuters

  • Europe

    Satellite pictures appear to show a ship delivering Iranian missiles to a Russian port

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s HIMARS Strikes Killed 200 North Korean Troops

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Thai Army Stryker Fleet to Receive Leonardo’s Battle Management Systems

  • Europe

    Russia’s lost 22 tanks, 33 armored vehicles and 1040 Russian troops in a day

  • Europe

    Sweden will purchase more warships and submarines

  • Air Platform

    US Air Force Successfully Tests Skyborg Drone

  • Europe

    Untrained Russian Conscripts Struggling To Operate Tanks And Armored Vehicles

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones blew up Russia’s warehouse storing North Korean KN-23 missiles, tanks and ammunitions

  • Naval Platforms

    Chinese Type 055 destroyer: 12,000 tonnes, 180 meters long with 128-cell VLS mammoth ship

  • Central Asia

    Azerbaijani President Aliyev posed for photos next to Israeli Harop kamikaze drone near Iranian border

  • Europe

    Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Son Taken Over Wagner Group’s Command

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan aimed its defence spending to counter a ‘total blockade’ by China

  • Middle East

    Israel Bombed Hezbollah’s Ammunition Storage Facility In Syria

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan’s secretive submarine program progressed

  • Americas

    Boeing to expedite T-7A Red Hawk Trials

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Why Russia Sale Military Hardware To China Knowing China Will Reverse Engineer Its Technology?

  • C4iSR

    NATO members to purchase six GlobalEye AWACS, replacing E-7A Wedgetail.

  • Air Platform

    JGSDF plans to procure new attack helicopter

  • Infantry Weapons

    Serbia’s MTI tests RLN-IC/170 short-range surface-to-air missile

  • Middle East

    Navantia Launches Second Corvette For Royal Saudi Navy

  • Air Platform

    Royal Air Force’s Typhoon Aircraft Landed On Highway In Finland

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Beaver Kamikaze Drone Just Destroyed Oil Depot In Sochi Near Putin’s Billion Dollars Mansion

  • Central Asia

    Israeli IAI sold 12 Barak-8 SAM Systems And 75 Missiles to Azerbaijan

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Force Struck Chemical Weapons Storage Facility in Syria

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine shot down Russia’s Ka-52 Alligator helicopter using RBS-70 MANPAD

  • Europe

    General Oleksandr Syrsky replaces General Valery Zaluzhny as Ukraine’s new army chief

  • Middle East

    Oman, UAE, Bahrain, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia open about diplomatic relationship with Israel

  • Europe

    Nord Stream Gas Pipeline Destruction Was Privately Funded, General Valerii Zaluzhnyi Approved The Operations

  • South Asia

    Saab will offer complete transfer of technology to India at half the cost of Rafale, says Saab India CMD

  • Africa

    Algeria To Receive 14 Su-34E Medium Bombers

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed Russia’s Tu-22M bombers 1770 km deep inside Russia

  • Europe

    Wagner mercenaries assault their commander using shovels

  • Africa

    Israel and Sudan to normalise ties soon

  • Middle East

    Leonardo Flight Tests Land and Maritime NH90 Helicopters For QEAF

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