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  • [ May 11, 2026 ] Chinese supply chain that helped Iran evade international sanctions paid off for the Communist Party through the Iran war. East Asia and Pacific Region
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  • [ May 11, 2026 ] Saab HEAT 758 Features Dual-Charge Warhead Inside New Carl-Gustaf Anti-Tank Round. Europe
  • [ May 11, 2026 ] Roketsan unveiled the CIDA long-range anti-tank guided missile. Europe
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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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  • Italy open to Germany join GCAP sixth-generation fighter jet project.

    January 3, 2026 0
    Crosetto noted that Italy, the UK, and Japan are working on the conditions under which new countries could join GCAP. UK, Italy and Japan agreed to expedite the development of sixth-gen fighter jetDateOctober 27, 2024Italy, [...]
  • Another Russian businessman mysteriously died with a bullet wound and a rifle nearby.

    September 20, 2025 0
    Another Russian businessman has mysteriously died as he was found lying on the ground with a bullet wound and a rifle nearby. Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny mysteriously died before the 2024 electionDateFebruary 16, [...]
  • The USAF And RAAF Join F-35 Training Partnership

    February 19, 2021 0
    The Royal Australian Air Force returned a majority of its F-35A Lightning II pilots, maintainers and aircraft to RAAF Base Williamtown, Australia, in December 2019, but still maintains a joint pilot-training and maintenance presence at Luke AFB. [...]
  • India, China Competing for Fighter Jets Superiority

    October 15, 2021 0
    Designed to establish and maintain air superiority or air dominance, fighter aircraft have evolved from relatively simple, wood and canvas airframes during the First World War, to the highly manoeuvrable, long-range aircraft that dominated the skies [...]
  • Baykar successfully tested its AI-powered KEMANKES 1 mini cruise missile

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  • India Dumps Russian IL-76A-50EI AEW&C And Opt-in European Options

    December 22, 2020 0
    The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), a state-run defence company, will convert six unspecified aircraft operated by Air India (AI, Mumbai Int’l) into airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) units, for deployment specifically near India’s borders with [...]
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 […]

Infantry Weapons

Elbit Systems PULS Rocket Artillery Precision, Modular and Universal Launching System for Battlefield Dominance.

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Philippine Army Test Fires Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm Howitzer Boosting Long-Range Strike.

April 27, 2026 0

The Philippine Army has conducted its first live firing with its new Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer during Exercise Salaknib 26, a joint U.S./Philippines military exercise, bringing a faster and more mobile long-range strike […]

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    Swedish submarine HSwMS Södermanland has return to service following a lifetime extension

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Army (Theif): The Thief In Green Uniform

  • AUV Platform

    Germany to purchase Israeli BlueWhale unmanned submarine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Coup Or No Coup, Myanmar Will Never Be An Ally Of The West

  • Europe

    KGB Putin reeling as elite 331st airborne regiment decimated, amid Ukrainian fightbacks

  • Air Platform

    China’s FC-31 Carrier Based Fighter Jet Shortcomings Impede PLA Navy’s Operations

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine expects Gripen and F-16 fighter jets from Sweden, Netherlands and Poland

  • Middle East

    Iran and Israel secretly maintain oil pipeline joint venture, EAPC

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    More Pain For Putin: France Commits To Delivering Scalp Cruise Missiles To Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Virgin Airlines Pilot First to Spot Chinese Warships Off Australia’s East Coast

  • Europe

    BAE Systems Demonstrates Sting Ray Lightweight Torpedo Deployment Using T-600 heavy-lift Drone

  • South Asia

    Leaked Conversation Shows Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Regime’s Blatant Violation of National Security Clearance Allowing Indian Nationals Work In Top Security Projects

  • Europe

    Norway purchases British-made Type 26 frigates to patrol the North Atlantic ocean.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    South Korea Purchased MBDA Meteor BVRAAM For Homegrown KF-21 Fighter Jet

  • Defense Industry

    Sukhoi And MiG Merge Into United Aircraft Corp To Avoid Mikoyan’s Bankruptcy

  • Europe

    Ukrainian sea drone blew up Russian oil tanker

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin Says It Stands Ready To Supply F-16 Block 50/52 From Dutch And Norwegian Inventories To Ukraine

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine turns American-made AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles into homemade air defense

  • C4iSR

    Photonis has delivered 18mm image intensifier tubes to Theon Sensors for Australian Army

  • Air Platform

    Turkey Invites Malaysia for “Hurjet” Combat-Trainer Project as the U.S. Sanctioned Turkey

  • South Asia

    Ousted Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Her Son Sajeeb Wazed Joy And Niece Tulip Siddiq Embezlled $5 Billion From Overpriced $12.65 Billion Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant Through Malaysian Banks

  • Infantry Weapons

    Saudi Arabia, Qatar to Procure Patriot Flight Test Support from Lockheed

  • Air Platform

    Slovakia Donates Its 11 MiG-29 Fighter Jets To Ukraine

  • Americas

    New Zealand Sells 22 Armored Vehicles to Chilean Navy

  • Europe

    Kremlin decrees Russians to surrender their passports, bans international travel

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Aselsan to Deliver TOLUN Miniature Bombs to the Turkish Air Force

  • Air Platform

    Dramatic moment British Starstreak missile blasts Russian KA-52 helicopter out the sky

  • Air Platform

    Turkish UAV Aksungur flies 28 hours with 12 smart munitions

  • Europe

    Morale and ‘will to fight’: a precious commodity for Ukraine as winter approaches, supported by western intelligence and night vision equipment

  • Europe

    U.S. intelligence assesses Russia lost nearly 87% of the total committed personnel in the Ukraine war

  • C4iSR

    Elbit Systems awarded $70 million contract to provide EW solution to an undisclosed Customer

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar Intrudes Thai Airspace To Bomb Karen Rebel’s Position

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Amid China Tensions, Japan, Vietnam Sign Defense Deal

  • Americas

    Defense Giant Lockheed Martin Released A Video Depicting Destruction of S-400 and Topol-M

  • Middle East

    UAE and Israel Cooperate on Military Industrial Ventures to Counter Iranian Threat

  • Europe

    Royal Navy’s New Type 32 Frigate To Serve As USV Mothership

  • Europe

    Czech Republic Delivers 45 Upgraded T-72B Tanks To Ukraine

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Israeli IAI Ramps Up Missile Interceptors Production.

  • Defense Industry

    UK allocates $6 billion to replenish weapons delivered to Ukraine

  • Europe

    U.S. Sanctions Chinese Company For Making Garpiya-3 Attack Drone For Russia

  • Africa

    Mali Receives Turkish Akinci Drones to Fight Terrorists Group

  • Defense Industry

    Norway Signed Agreement With Germany To Buy Six Type 212CD Submarine

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Shot Down Russian Ka-52 Attack Helicopter

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin awarded contract to produce new batch of F-35 aircraft

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    After Australia, Japan Wants Nuclear Submarines

  • Middle East

    Israeli Strikes Killed Top Iranian Military Commanders and Scientists

  • Middle East

    IRGC Missile Commander Surrendered to Israeli Drone.

  • Europe

    Russia deploys Soviet-era T-34 tanks in the Ukraine war

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Royal Thai Navy Parades Chinese-built FK-3 Surface-to-air Missile

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Lockheed Martin’s AGM-114R Hellfire II Air-to-ground Missile

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