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  • [ February 28, 2026 ] President Trump Announced the U.S. and Israel Started Major Operations Against Iranian Regime. Middle East
  • [ February 28, 2026 ] Hyundai Heavy Industries Mobilized South Korean Government and Industries to Support Canada’s Patrol Submarine Project. Americas
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Air-Launched Weapons

Poland Purchases GBU-39B Bombs For F-35 and F-16 Fighter Jets.

October 9, 2025 GDC 0

According to information published by the Polish Ministry of National Defence on September 4, 2025, during the MSPO 2025 defense exhibition held in Kielce, Poland, an agreement was signed between the United States and Poland […]

Air-Launched Weapons

Pentagon approved AIM-120D AMRAAM missiles and F-16 upgrade packages for Pakistan.

October 8, 2025 GDC 0

Pakistan will be sold AIM-120C/D Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) by the United States defence group Raytheon following a modification in the firm’s contract that included the country in the list of buyers, it emerged […]

Uncategorized

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

October 3, 2025 GDC 0

IAF eyes major overhaul of F-16s, used to strike Iran, to meet future combat needsThe decades-old F-16 “Barak” aircraft managed to strike in Iran without refueling, and added significant capacity to the Israel Air Force’s […]

Air Platform

Turkiye plans to purchase additional F-16V block 70 fighter jets.

September 29, 2025 GDC 0

Türkiye plans to buy hundreds of Boeing airliners and Lockheed Martin jets, while seeking over $10 billion in local production deals, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The deals are […]

Americas

President Trump hosts Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir for an unprecedented White House lunch, a transaction for 80 F-16V and 400 missiles

June 20, 2025 GDC 0

Trump hosts Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir for an unprecedented White House lunch, as the US and Pakistan reset their ties. Islamabad, Pakistan – In his first address to a joint session of Congress on […]

Air Platform

US Air Force equips F-16s with artificial intelligence flight systems

April 8, 2025 GDC 0

The U.S. Air Force is advancing its next-generation air combat capabilities with the arrival of the final F-16 fighter jet designated for the VENOM-AFT program—short for Viper Experimentation and Next-gen Operations Model – Autonomy Flying […]

Air Platform

Philippines aims to purchase 40 fighter jets and mid-range missiles

August 30, 2024 GDC 0

The Philippines wants to upgrade its military with mid-range missiles and advanced fighter jets, two senior security officials said on Thursday, spending at least $33 billion as it modernises its defence in the face of […]

Middle East

How the Israeli Air Force once destroyed over 60 enemy jets and dozens of Soviet missile systems in battle without losing a single fighter

August 23, 2024 GDC 0

The Israeli Air Force (IAF) accomplished a feat unmatched in modern military aviation in June 1982, shooting down over 60 Syrian combat aircraft in the largest air battle of the jet age and destroying 29 […]

Air Platform

Royal Thai Air Force Selected Swedish Gripen E/F Over American F-16V Block 70

July 11, 2024 GDC 0

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Air Platform

U.S. Offers F-16V Block 70 Fighter Jets To Thai Air Force

July 2, 2024 GDC 0

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Sunday said the United States ambassador wrote to him to propose that the Thai air force buy F-16 Block 70 fighter jets, but said many points had yet to be […]

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  • UAC Failed To Score An Export Customer For IL-112V Transport Aircraft

    July 1, 2021 0
    Now in flight-testing, the Il-112V will start replacing aged Antonov transports in Russian military service – but can it also attract international customers? 3 Dead After Russia’s Prototype Il-112V Military Transport Plane Crashes Near MoscowDateAugust [...]
  • U.S. Air Force Shoots Down Chinese Spy Ballon

    February 5, 2023 0
    The US military has shot down the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon over the Atlantic Ocean off the Eastern Seaboard of the United States, a US official said Saturday. U.S. Air Force Shoots Down Third Unidentified Object Over [...]
  • US Army successfully launches Altius 700 drone from Black Hawk helicopter

    May 18, 2024 0
    The U.S. Army’s Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Project Management Office, in collaboration with the U.S. Special Operations Command, recently executed a successful flight demonstration involving the inaugural launch of the Air-Launched, Tube-Integrated Unmanned System (Altius) 700 [...]
  • Saab Wants Shot at U.S. Air Force’s AWACS Replacement Competition

    December 7, 2021 0
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  • Saab offers GlobalEye AEW&C to Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

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  • Russian Defense Minister Visits North Korea To Beg For More Soldiers, Missiles, Ammo and Tanks

    December 1, 2024 0
    Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov arrived in North Korea on Friday to hold discussions with the country’s military and political leadership. The visit highlights the growing alignment between Moscow and Pyongyang while Russia seeks to [...]
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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  • Naval Platforms

    China and India assist Myanmar Navy to build its ASW corvettes and frigates

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippine Navy Receives Funding to Buy Two Corvettes From South Korea

  • Air Platform

    Eurofighter Consortium aims to sale next-gen Eurofighter Typhoon to Austria, Greece, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia and Turkey

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Strikes Killed Hezbollah’s Weapon Smuggling Chief Suhail Hussein Husseini

  • Europe

    MBDA awarded contract to produce Enforcer Shoulder-launched missiles

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Polish Firm Unveils VSHORAD System With Programmable Ammo

  • Americas

    The Raytheon Awarded $1 Billion Contract to Aerojet Rocketdyne

  • Air Platform

    Turkey Offers Bayraktar TB2 Drones And MLRS To Kyrgyzstan

  • Europe

    Russian FSB Could Be Behind The Attack On Turkish Aerospace Industries To Derail The Development Of Fifth-generation KAAN Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Poland Orders More M1 Abrams Tanks Worth $1.4 Billion

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Air Force’s B-21 Raider To Debut On December 2022

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korean Hanwha Wins Australian Army’s IFV Contract

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar junta detained six high-ranking army officers after surrendering towns to rebels

  • Americas

    BAE Systems Awarded Contract to Produce Bradley A4s Infantry Fighting Vehicles.

  • Air Platform

    Russian Fighter Jets and Helicopters Are Blown Out Of Sky By British-made Starstreak Missiles

  • C4iSR

    Ukrainian HIMARS Artillery Rocket Strike Destroyed Russian Electronic Warfare Vehicle

  • Europe

    Anti-Putin Partisan Freedom of Russia Legion Destroyed Russian Navy’s Serpukhov Missile Corvette In Baltic Sea

  • Air Platform

    Egypt is in discussion with the US to purchase F-15EX fighter jets.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia needs to reduce its dependence on great power as it did for a century

  • Naval Platforms

    RAN Hobart-class air warfare destroyers to be upgraded with Aegis combat system

  • Infantry Weapons

    Italy deploys SAMP/T air defense system in Kuwait

  • Americas

    NORAD gives notice of air defense exercise around Washington, DC, set for Tuesday

  • Europe

    Serbian Defense Industries Working Round The Clock To Fulfil $855 Million Ammo Orders For Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Repeat Incursions By PLA Air Force Into Taiwanese Airspace

  • Air Platform

    Russian Su-57 will carry two missiles in the internal weapons bay

  • South Asia

    WHO Director Saima Wazed Putul, the daughter of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina is corrupt, criminal and part of racketeering gang

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan To Boost South China Sea Deployment

  • Defense Industry

    Here’s why, China ditches Russian-made jet engines?

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh DGFI: A Symbol of Abuse, Corruptions and Impunity

  • Europe

    Rolls-Royce To Supply Automated Platform Management System For F126 Frigates

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall Awarded Contract to Produce 120mm Tank Ammunition.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan Launches High-tech Submarine Using American And British Technology

  • Europe

    Russian soldiers calling Ukrainian hotline to surrender with armored vehicles

  • Europe

    Australian-made Cutting-edge Robot Rocket Launcher ‘Funnel Web’ Soon Be Smashing Through Russian Defenses

  • Europe

    Tucker Carlson faces economic sanctions and travel ban from European Union for interviewing war criminal Vladimir Putin

  • Defense Industry

    Rostec Looking For Export Customer To Fund Two Seater Su-57

  • Europe

    President Zelensky Fires Ukraine’s Air Force Chief

  • Air Platform

    US Army Tests Operational Capability of Upgraded UH-60V Helicopters

  • Africa

    Turkish E-7T AWACS patrolling over central Mediterranean Sea

  • South Asia

    2018-2019 Defence Budget of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar

  • Europe

    Russian Tank Manufacturer Uralvagonzavod Added Steel Casing On Top of T-90M Tank To Stop FPV Drone from Dropping Grenades In Open Hatch

  • Anti-ship Missile

    The underperforming Indian Brahmos missile was sold because of China, not because of its performance

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Submarine Race In Asia-Pacific Region

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Force Dropped GBU-72 Bunker Busting Bomb On Hezbollah Headquarter, Possibly Killing Terrorist Group’s Leader Hassan Nasrallah

  • Air Platform

    Inside Israeli Air Force’s Training Centre That Produces Brilliant Pilots

  • Europe

    In a rare admission, Russia confirms that its military is losing a minimum of 250 soldiers per day

  • Europe

    Russian Black Sea Aviation Fleet Completely Inoperable , Reports Western Intelligence

  • Europe

    Hungary Plans To Buy Israeli Iron Dome Anti-artillery Missiles

  • Air Platform

    America and Britain Could Disrupt Development of Russia’s Su-75 Checkmate Fighter

  • Air Platform

    Eurofighter Typhoon Lands in Turkey for inspection by British and Turkish officials

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