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Why You Shouldn’t Compare Fighter Jets?

March 23, 2021 GDC 0

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Taiwan Upgrades 42 F-16A/B To F-16V Standard

March 21, 2021 GDC 0

Taiwan’s Air Force has already upgraded 42 F-16 A/B jet fighters to the new F-16V standard, and it is aiming to complete all 141 planned upgrades by 2023. As part of a $3.8 billion military […]

Air Platform

Lockheed Martin Upgrades Hellenic Air Force’s F-16s To F-16V Standard

March 9, 2021 GDC 0

The first upgraded F-16 Viper of the Hellenic Air Force will land on Wednesday at the aerospace facility in Fort Worth, Texas, currently owned by the US Air Force and operated by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, where, […]

Air Platform

Turkey To Upgrade F-16 Fighters To F-16V Standard

February 16, 2021 GDC 0

The move will enable Turkish military to prolong the longevity of its F-16 fleet until it will be replaced by homegrown and cutting-edge TF-X fighter jets in the 2030s. Turkey’s Presidency of Defence Industries (SSB) announced on […]

Air Platform

F-16V To Be Sold As A Standardized Package

December 1, 2020 GDC 0

Lockheed Martin plans to commoditize its F-16 Viper fighter jet line by offering jets in a single standardized configuration, based on the latest Block 70/72 variant, with a standardized cost model for all Foreign Military Sale (FMS) customers, reports […]

Air Platform

Analysis: Indian Air Force MMRCA V2.0

November 18, 2020 GDC 0

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Croatia Received Final Bids For Fighter Jets

November 15, 2020 GDC 0

Croatia has received the final offers from the four government teams hoping to secure the country’s requirement to replace its Yugoslav era MiG-21 ‘Fishbed’ fighters. With the best and final bids now submitted, Croatia will […]

Air Platform

UAE to sale its F-16 block 60 fighters to potential buyer

September 25, 2020 GDC 0

As the UAE and U.S. plans to seal a F-35 deal by December, experts speculate that Abu Dhabi could sell some of its F-16 jets to Greece which is entangled in a bitter conflict with […]

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Indonesia proposes receiving foreign credit for defense acquisitions worth $20 billion

September 18, 2020 GDC 0

Indonesia’s Minister of Defence, Prabowo Subianto, has forwarded a proposal for the country to receive up to $20 billion in defence-related foreign credit and assistance schemes for the period spanning 2020–24, British magazine Janes reported. The foreign […]

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Taiwan to open F-16 maintenance and upgrade facility

August 25, 2020 GDC 0

A Taiwanese plane maker will on Friday open a maintenance centre for F-16 fighter jets in collaboration with US defence contractor Lockheed Martin, the first such facility in the Indo-Pacific, as tensions across the Taiwan Strait […]

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  • Russian reconnaissance aircraft intercepted by NORAD while spying on US ICEX submarine exercise again

    March 17, 2020 0
    Russian maritime reconnaissance aircraft are really interested in an ongoing U.S. submarine exercise near Alaska known as ICEX — the spy planes have been intercepted three times this week by U.S. and Canadian aircraft, according to [...]
  • South Korea to Develop Close-in Weapon System for Warships

    May 28, 2020 0
    South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has approved a 350 billion-won ($283.51 million) project to build close-in weapon system (CIWS) for the Navy’s warships. Seoul plans to begin work on the project next year [...]
  • Royal Navy Built Carrier Strike Groups

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    Aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth will soon sail with a task group of nine vessels, including a nuclear submarine. Royal Navy's aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth and her crews practice airborne missionsJuly 27, 2020Royal Navy's [...]
  • Deathmatch: PL-15 vs Meteor vs AIM-120C air-to-air missile

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  • Over-hyped S-400 and S-300 Surface-to-air Missile failed to Detect F-35I Adir

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    The Israeli Air Force’s F-35I Adir not only flew over Syria but ventured 200 kilometers inside Syria to bomb Iran-backed militants groups. Israeli named F-35I “Adir” meaning “Strong One,” one of the names of God [...]
  • Australia begins construction of six Cape-class OPV

    July 27, 2020 0
    The Australian Defence Department has announced the start of construction on the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) first new Cape-class patrol boat. Western Australian company Austal is under contract to build six Cape-class patrol boats. Once [...]
C4iSR

Russia To Supply Myanmar With Orlan-10E Surveillance Drones And Pantsir-S1

April 22, 2021 0

Russia has signed a contract to supply an unspecified number of Orlan-10E surveillance drones to Myanmar as part of a deal that also includes Pantsir-S1 surface-to-air missile systems and radar equipment. The Russian defense systems, […]

Infantry Weapons

India Sends 100 Army Personnel To Russia For S-400 Training

April 19, 2021 0

India will send dozens of soldiers to Russia for training on an anti-aircraft missile system that it has agreed to purchase, a move that likely will not sit well with the U.S., which has positioned New […]

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Why Russia’s Soviet-era A2/AD Strategy Doesn’t Work Against NATO Warplanes

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Greek Patriot Systems Will Be Deployed In Saudi Arabia

April 16, 2021 0

An agreement to deploy a Greek Patriot missile system in Saudi Arabia could be signed when top Greece officials visit Riyadh next week. In fact, a tripartite cooperation meeting of Cyprus, Greece and the United […]

Europe

US Army Deploys HIMARS Near Crimea

April 15, 2021 0

The U.S. Army sneaked a pair of long-range rocket launchers near Russia’s Black Sea outpost on Thursday, fired off a few rockets then hurried the launchers back to the safety of their base in Germany. […]

Infantry Weapons

Norinco Delivers Sky Dragon 50 To Morocco

April 10, 2021 0

Morocco took delivery 24 Norinco Sky Dragon 50 medium-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems in December 2017, the Hespress.com website reported on 28 January without citing any sources. The Norinco Sky Dragon 50 consists of up […]

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    Azerbaijan Deployed Ten Thousand Troops And Artillery Near Armenia

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    The RAAF C27J Sustainment Under Scrutiny

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    US Navy And Hellenic Navy Conduct Naval Exercises

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    IAF will place firm order of 83 Tejas Mk1A jets by end of 2020

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    French Navy’s First FREMM DA Alsace To Start Sea Trials In October 2020

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    Sukhoi Proposes Su-57 Naval Variant For China

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    Turkey’s 1st local anti-ship missile engine breaks world record

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    Vietnam Ordered 12 Yak-130 Training Jets Worth $350 Million From Russia

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    The U.S. Navy Orders 10th Virginia-class Submarine

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

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    First Israeli Female Pilot Takes F-35I to the Sky

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    Norwegian Kongsberg wins a contract to supply Naval Strike Missile

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    The US state department has approved foreign military sale of Aegis Combat System to Australia

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    Indian Navy to commission indigenously built corvette INS Kavaratti

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    China’s Erratic Behavior And Land Grabbing In Southeast Asia Could Cost Its Economy

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    Pakistan Air Force Received First Chinese CH-4 Drones

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    Argentina selected South Korean FA-50 as the Interim Fighter Aircraft

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    Israel successfully tests Arrow-2 missile interceptor

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    South Korea Launches 2021–35 Defense Technology Plan

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    Russian Mi-17 helicopters are untenable: Indian CAG

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    BAE Systems To Submit Final Eurofighter Proposal To Finish HX Competition

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    Serbia Ordered HQ-22 (FK-3/KS-1C) SAM From China

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    Royal Navy Ordered Saab Digital Tower Systems

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    The Whitehouse Notified Congress For The Sale of 50 F-35 JSF to UAE

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    Turkey agreed to procure second batch of S-400

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    Boeing’s Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) GBU- 31/32/38 guided air-to-surface weapon

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

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    Chinese Navy’s YJ-12A/B Anti-surface Warfare Capabilities

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    Israel Completes Tests of Upgraded Iron Dome Missile System

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    Japan’s MHI develops an advanced derivative of type 12 ASM

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    The Brazilian Air Force Officially Inducts Gripen E Into Service

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    Russia’s New Concept Fighter Looks Like Delta-wing Gripen

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    Japan vows to strengthen missile defense after North Korea parade missile

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    US Air Force withdraws height restrictions for applicants

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