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Europe

President Zelensky Fires Ukraine’s Air Force Chief

August 31, 2024 GDC 0

Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed the chief of Ukraine’s air force days after an F-16 pilot was killed defending against a large-scale Russian attack. In the first known Ukrainian loss of the US-made fighter jets, Lieutenant […]

Air Platform

Ukraine’s F-16 fitted with advanced electronic warfare suite

August 30, 2024 GDC 0

Ukraine’s latest batch of F-16s has been equipped to conduct “full-spectrum electromagnetic warfare,” allowing them to rebuff Moscow’s jamming efforts and other electronic attacks on the battlefield. The US Air Force has successfully updated the […]

Air Platform

President Zelensky Confirms American-made F-16 Shoot Down Russian Cruise Missiles

August 28, 2024 GDC 0

Ukraine’s ex-Danish Lockheed Martin F-16s have scored their first aerial victories. According to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, the supersonic F-16s shot down Russian cruise missiles during the Russian air raids targeting Ukrainian cities on Monday. […]

C4iSR

Ukraine’s F-16 Pilots Equipped With Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing System And Modernised Radars, Which Russia Lacks

August 14, 2024 GDC 0

F-16 fighter jet pilots in Ukraine are using advanced helmet-mounted system that could increase how well Kyiv’s forces can leverage the Western-donated jets against Russia’s forces. Ukraine’s pilots, at the helm of recently delivered U.S.-made […]

Air Platform

Ukraine Received First F-16 Fighter Jets From NATO Ally

August 1, 2024 GDC 0

Ukraine has received the first F-16 fighter jets that it has sought for months to fight back against an onslaught of Russian missile strikes, a U.S. official confirmed to The Associated Press. A Ukrainian lawmaker […]

Air Platform

Peru shortlists F-16, KF-21 or Gripen fighter jet to replace Russian-made MiG-29

July 30, 2024 GDC 0

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Air Platform

Ukraine Received First Batch Of F-16 Fighting Falcon Fighter Jets

July 11, 2024 GDC 0

The first batch of United States-built F-16 fighter jets are being transferred to Ukraine, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says, as world leaders pledge continued support for Kyiv at a NATO summit in Washington, […]

Europe

Ukraine’s strikes on Russian air defenses in Crimean air bases paved the way for F-16 to strike Crimea

July 1, 2024 GDC 0

Ukraine’s sustained attacks against Russia’s air defenses could make occupied Crimea untenable as a military staging ground, war analysts said. In an assessment on Thursday, the Institute for the Study of War think tank said that Ukraine’s […]

Air Platform

Ukraine’s F-16 Fighting Falcon Conducts First Sortie Dropping Precision Guided Bombs On Russian Position In Ukraine

June 30, 2024 GDC 0

The first US-made F-16 fighter jets have appeared in the sky over Ukraine, but there’s already a bounty on them. Fores, a Russian company that produces equipment for oil drilling, said that it would pay […]

Air Platform

First Batch of Ukrainian Pilots Completes Training on F-16 Fighting Falcon

May 28, 2024 GDC 0

The first round of Ukrainian pilots have completed F-16 fighter jet training at a military base in Arizona, advancing Kyiv one step closer to using the modern aircraft in its war against Russia. Air National […]

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  • Scott Morrison unveils whopping $270 billion defense funds to counter China

    July 1, 2020 0
    “Relations between China and the United States are fractious as they compete for political, economic and technological supremacy,” Prime Minister Scott Morrison said. Key Points Scott Morrison has committed $270 billion to defence spending over [...]
  • Will China Develop J-10D With Advanced Technology?

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  • Humiliating Russia: Ukraine Has More Tanks Now Than When It Started War

    March 31, 2022 0
    Waste not, want not. Ukraine says it has more tanks now than it did before the war began because Russian troops keep abandoning them. Russia is losing its newest T-90 main battle tanks in UkraineDateApril [...]
  • Russian deputy defense minister detained on bribery charges

    April 24, 2024 0
    Russian law enforcement officials have detained Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov on suspicion of taking a bribe, the Investigative Committee said on April 23. British Intelligence Retrieved Nuclear Secrets During Sergei Shoigu Tenure As Defense [...]
  • Indonesian Test Pilot Completes Flight Test on KF-21 Boramae Fighter Jet.

    October 10, 2025 0
    On September 30, 2025, Colonel Pnb Mohammad Sugiyanto, a test pilot from the Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) with the callsign “Mammoth,” successfully completed his first flight in the front seat of a prototype of the [...]
  • British and Ukrainian officials disarm unexploded Kinzhal hypersonic missile, gain insights on Kinzhal

    January 8, 2024 0
    The Mobile Rescue Center’s explosive ordnance disposal team from Ukraine’s State Emergency Service (DSNС) worked in Kyiv’s Shevchenkivskyi district to neutralize the warhead of the Kh-47M missile, which was downed on 2 Jan. The UK [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

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Europe

Estonia Purchases Additional HIMARS Rocket Artillery from Lockheed Martin.

May 16, 2026 0

The Estonian Centre for Defence Investments has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin for the procurement of three additional HIMARS multiple rocket systems. The agreement also includes an investment of approximately $11 million into Estonia’s […]

Europe

Saab HEAT 758 Features Dual-Charge Warhead Inside New Carl-Gustaf Anti-Tank Round.

May 11, 2026 0

Saab is stepping up the Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle’s anti-armor role with a new round designed to defeat heavily protected vehicles on the modern battlefield. The HEAT 758 features a dual-charge warhead meant to first damage […]

Europe

Roketsan unveiled the CIDA long-range anti-tank guided missile.

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East Asia and Pacific Region

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Unveils Next-generation K9MH Mobile Howitzer Artillery System.

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Europe

Safran and MBDA fired the first Thundart munition developed for France’s Long-Range Land Strike program.

May 5, 2026 0

French defense firm Safran and missile maker MBDA successfully test-fired their jointly developed rocket-artillery munition this month, and expect to be able to deliver the first multiple-launch rocket systems in 2029 should their offer be […]

  • Air Platform

    Army Wants To Accelerate FTUAS Drone Development

  • Middle East

    U.S. Air Strikes Destroyed Iran’s 90 Percent Oil Exports Infrastructure in Kharg Island.

  • Infantry Weapons

    Australian Army to acquire 251 RWS for Bushmaster and Hawkei Armored Vehicles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwanese Army trials CM-32 armored vehicles

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Taiwan stacks up large quantities of ground and air-launched precision strike missiles

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Dubai Airshow: EDGE expands Al-Tariq guidance kit capabilities

  • Americas

    Secretary Antony Blinken advocating for Ukraine to be allowed to use American weapons to strike inside Russia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwanese PAC3 missile shot down Chinese Su-35s fighter jet

  • Air Platform

    President Zelensky Confirms American-made F-16 Shoot Down Russian Cruise Missiles

  • Defense Industry

    South Korea offers syndicated loans to export weapons to Poland worth $23 billion

  • Air Platform

    Poland to give Ukraine 14 MiG-29 fighter jets, says Polish president

  • Africa

    Morocco purchases Skylock anti-drone system

  • Europe

    Portugal joins Czech initiatives to purchase ammunition for Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Su-57 conducts 40 strike missions on Ukrainian targets

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Anti-corruption Commission Investigates Ousted Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Hasina, 49 Ex-ministers For Siphoning $150 Billion To India, Hong Kong, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Singapore, Malaysia, UAE, Australia, UK, USA And New Zealand, But Exclude General Waker-uz-Zaman

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Azerbaijan Destroyed Armenian S-300 Anti-air System Using Harop Kamikaze Drone And Bayraktar TB2 Drone

  • Europe

    Ukraine Armed Forces received donated Shark UAS drones

  • Europe

    Ukraine Claimed That It Struck Russian Moskva Cruiser With Neptune Anti-ship Missile

  • Defense Industry

    Switzerland selects the F-35A as new fighters and the Patriot air defense system

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine’s ATACMS strike destroyed Russia’s S-400 surface-to-air missile in Kursk region

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Delivers Long-Range Precision Strike Missile System On Joint Light Tactical Vehicles

  • Europe

    Ukrainian FPV drone destroys Russian T-80 tank in fierce battle near Bakhmut

  • Europe

    Tiny Ukrainian Navy Challenges Russian Navy in Black Sea

  • Europe

    Ukrainian army retakes east bank of Dnipro river in Kherson region cutting off Russian supply lines

  • Middle East

    Israel Deploys Mobile Laser Weapon System to Counter Iranian Drones.

  • Air Platform

    Austria purchases 12 Leonardo M-346FA light combat aircraft

  • Europe

    After big wins in Nagorno-Karabakh, demands of Turkish armed drones soar

  • Europe

    Putin’s Oligarch Spy Buddy Mysteriously Dies After Falling From Stairs And Breaking His Neck

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia to Buy Scorpene-class Submarines From Naval Group

  • C4iSR

    Belarusian Partisan Fighting With Ukrainian Troops Struck Russian A-50U AEW&C With Drones

  • Americas

    United States has strengthened its dominance in the global arms trade, accounting for 43 percent

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japanese F-2 escorted Tu-95 out of Japanese airspace

  • Europe

    Ukraine Killed Or Injured More Than 75,000 Russian Soldiers, Report

  • Cruise Missiles

    India test fires 1500 kilometers range missile from the Eastern coast

  • Europe

    Germany Sends 2,700 Anti-Aircraft Missiles to Ukraine

  • Americas

    US Air Force tests safer ejection system for new T-7A trainer jet

  • Europe

    Pentagon Announced $125 Million Defense Aid For Ukraine

  • Defense Industry

    Global Arms Exports Rising Despite Global Coronavirus Pandemic

  • Air Platform

    U.S. and Australia plan to send 41 retired RAAF’s F/A-18 Hornets to Ukraine

  • Africa

    Morocco Deploys Israeli-made Spyder Air Defense System.

  • Air Platform

    China is negotiating with Russia to buy 12 Su-57

  • C4iSR

    U.S. Air Force Flying Triton HALE UAV over Taiwan Straits

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s drone boat shot down Russia’s two Su-30SM fighter jet over Black sea using AIM-9 missile

  • Middle East

    Royal Navy Conducts Joint Exercises With Egyptian Rafale Fighters

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Human Rights Groups Accused Russia of Using Banned Cluster Munitions in Ukraine

  • Land Platform

    Pandur II 6×6 and 8×8 Wheeled Armoured Personnel Carrier

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Ukraine offers $2 million cash to Russian pilot who would defect to Ukraine with Kinzhal missile

  • Europe

    Saab Leads the OCEAN2020 Baltic Sea Live ASW Demonstration

  • South Asia

    Timeline: MiG-29 and Frigate Procurement Graft Cases Against Prime Minister Sheik Hasina (Thief) of Bangladesh

  • Americas

    U.S. Army’s New GhostEye MR Radar Defeated Cruise Missiles, RTX Reports

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