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Middle East

The UAE Ordered 50 F-35A Stealth Jets And 18 MQ-9B Drones Worth $23 Billion

January 25, 2021 GDC 0

The United Arab Emirates is the first Arab nation to join stealth fighter jet club, but UAE will not be the last country to buy Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth jets. The United Arab Emirates confirmed […]

  • Cost of Australian submarine project blows out by $10bn

    May 4, 2020 0
    The estimated cost of Royal Australian Navy’s future submarine programme hit nearly $90 billion– a rise of nearly $10 billion in just five months. Defence Minister Linda Reynolds declared the submarine program remained ‘on track’ [...]
  • Germany delivers 40 Marder infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine

    August 8, 2023 0
    In a statement released on August 4, 2023, the German Ministry of Defense confirmed the delivery of an additional batch of 40 Marder armored tracked Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs) to Ukraine. This bolstered delivery brings [...]
  • US senators try to block deployment of F-35 to UK over Huawei’s involvement in building Britain’s 5G network

    May 6, 2020 0
    Republican senators are trying to block 48 of the most advanced fighter jets ever created from being deployed to the UK, over Huawei’s involvement in building Britain’s 5G wireless network. The move is being led by Republican [...]
  • U.S. Department of War confirms the UK will receive SSN AUKUS in the 2030s, and Australia will receive SSN AUKUS in the 2040s.

    December 12, 2025 0
    According to information released by the U.S. Department of War on December 8, 2025, U.S. and Australian officials used the 40th AUSMIN talks in Washington to reaffirm that the SSN AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine program is [...]
  • Maj. Gen. Doug Pearson Who Became First Person to Destroy A Satellite In Space Flying A F-15

    October 20, 2020 0
    The date September 13, 1985 marks as an important day in history. 35 years ago, Maj. Gen. Wilbert “Doug” Pearson Jr. put a rather prominent blip in the history of defence aviation after carrying out [...]
  • Russia Detained Director General Of Shipyard For Stealing $606,300 Repair Funds Of Admiral Kuznetsov

    March 22, 2021 0
    Russia has detained director of shipyard for stealing money from shipyard, learned GDC citing Tass news agency. The fund was allocated to repair the only Russian aircraft carrier was plundered. The Director General of a [...]
Europe

Ukraine develops new Zetros-based 155mm howitzer called Marta.

June 22, 2026 0

Germany and Ukraine signed agreements that include €750 million ($870 million) for 200 Bohdana self-propelled artillery systems on Zetros chassis, and those systems now have a confirmed name and barrel specification: defense analyst Jeff, reporting […]

Europe

MBDA unveils deep-strike, air defence, and smart mass-weapons portfolio.

June 21, 2026 0

MBDA will present a broad portfolio of sovereign defence solutions at Eurosatory 2026 as Europe and its allies accelerate rearmament. The company said the portfolio is intended to address armed forces’ needs in an increasingly […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin Unveils HIMARS FLEX with 12 Launch Canisters Capable of Firing Extended Range GMLRS, PrSM, and ATACMS.

June 20, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced the HIMARS FLEX on June 16, a modular evolution of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System that introduces a dual-pod launcher configuration capable of carrying double the munitions of the standard […]

Infantry Weapons

Indian Army selects Meprolight MEPRO X6 as new daytime optic for Negev light machine guns.

June 18, 2026 0

The Indian Army has selected Meprolight’s MEPRO X6 telescopic sight as the dedicated daytime optic for its Negev light machine guns (LMG), concluding a multi‑year evaluation process aimed at boosting long‑range engagement capability across frontline […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan’s Army Fires HIMARS Rocket Artillery in an Anti-invasion Drills.

June 10, 2026 0

Taiwan’s military on Wednesday fired its new mobile HIMARS rocket system, which is widely used by Ukraine, simulating an attack ​on an invading Chinese force and demonstrating its ability to “shoot-and-scoot” by avoiding ‌counter strikes. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia fires its first homegrown AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer.

June 8, 2026 0

Australia fired its first domestically built self-propelled howitzers during live-fire training last week, completing the journey from a production line in Geelong to live rounds downrange in a matter of months — a timeline that […]

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korean Navy Launches 8,200 Tons Aegis Destroyer

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Japan Purchases Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles Extended Range (JASSM-ER) Missiles

  • Industry

    Turkey Established New Facilities For TFX Fighters

  • Naval Platforms

    Babcock Announced Supply Chains of Type 31 Frigate

  • Infantry Weapons

    Saudi Arabia to Locally Produce Components for U.S. THAAD Missile System

  • Naval Platforms

    Royal Australian Navy’s Shortfin Barracuda Class Submarine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan unveils indigenous armed sea drone.

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh DGFI Bought Mass Surveillance Systems From Israel

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Why Australia Should Build “SEAL Capability” Under Royal Australian Navy’s Command?

  • Europe

    U.S. Supplied HIMARS Rocket Killed 56th Russian Colonel In Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Royal Thai Air Force To Upgrade Saab 340 AEW&C

  • Defense Industry

    Poland Became The Largest HIMARS Operator In Europe, Placing $10 Billion Order

  • Defense Industry

    China Promotes JF-17 Block III and L-15 Aircraft in Singapore Air Show

  • Air Platform

    Royal Air Force To Acquire 40 Eurofighter ECRS Mk2 Aircraft

  • Europe

    U.S. Delivered 31 M1 Abrams Tanks In Germany To Train Ukrainian Troops

  • Europe

    Ukraine deploys its Grom-2 tactical ballistic missile to fight Russian troops

  • Air Platform

    Hellenic Air Force to integrate Meteor BVRAAM into F-35 stealth jets

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Russia orders more Tor-M2 missiles as Ukraine keeps destroying them with cheap drones

  • Europe

    Crashed IL-76 was not carrying Ukrainian PoW nor it was shot down, IL-76 transport aircraft crashed: analysis

  • Europe

    Royal Navy Built Carrier Strike Groups

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. State Department Approves 30 HIMARS Rocket Artillery For Australia

  • Central Asia

    Kazakhstan Latest Country To Buy Bayraktar TB2 Drones

  • Europe

    Ukrainian forces fired ground-launched small diameter bombs for the first time

  • Europe

    Fincantieri launches first next-generation OPV for Italian Navy.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    ‘Martlet’ Lightweight Multirole Missile (LMM)

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Indian DRDO to make ASTRA Mk2 missile based on recovered Chinese PL-15E missile.

  • Europe

    Finish Company Patria To Develop Wheeled 155mm Howitzer

  • Naval Weapons

    SeaRAM Block 2 CIWS launchers

  • Anti-air Missiles

    British Raven surface-to-air missile downs Russian cruise missiles in Ukraine.

  • Air Platform

    Jordan Purchases Eight F-16V Block 70 Fighter Jets

  • Naval Platforms

    Leonardo’s AW159 Wildcat Maritime Helicopter

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian drones flew over Russia’s MoD building’s rooftop Pantsir-SM-SV that failed to shoot it down, another humiliation for Putin

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    Turkish Asalsan successfully tests GÖKBERK Mobile laser anti-drone system

  • C4iSR

    The Seaspray 5000E AESA Radar

  • Middle East

    ‘Suicide drone’ used to attack Israeli ship, report

  • Americas

    The US Navy Commissioned It’s Last Virginia-class Block III Submarine

  • South Asia

    India wants to purchase 114 Rafale F5 fighter jets amid tensions with Bangladesh and Pakistan.

  • Europe

    Has Ukraine become Russia’s Iraq or Afghanistan 2.0 for Putin?

  • Europe

    Ukraine To Receive Vampire Counter Drone Rockets From USA

  • Middle East

    F-35 deal with UAE will benefit Israeli Defense Industries

  • Europe

    No Semiconductor No Su-75 Or Su-57: Russian Propaganda Vapourized In Thin Air, Amid Crippling Sanctions

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Austral Awarded $2.82 Billion Contract to Produce Landing Craft Heavy Vessels for the Australian Army.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwanese Army trials CM-32 armored vehicles

  • Europe

    Colt CZ presented the Mk 47 automatic grenade launcher at Milipol 2025.

  • Europe

    Why Is Russia Losing So Many Tanks In Ukraine?

  • Air Platform

    Leonardo AW159 Wildcat helicopter conducts first successful firings of Thales ‘Martlet’ Lightweight Multirole Missile (LMM)

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korean Coast Guard Deports Russians Escaping Putin’s Conscriptions

  • Europe

    Russia’s Ka-52 attack helicopter crashed due to technical malfunction.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Launches Investigations Over China Luring Australian Pilots

  • Middle East

    Israeli Iron Dome Shoots Down Iranian-made Drone Fired From Gaza

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