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Europe

ATACMS Are Blowing Up Russian S-400 Anti-air Missiles Before F-16 Becomes Operational

June 17, 2024 GDC 0

Ukraine is actively using the ATACMS missiles to destroy Russian facilities in temporarily occupied Crimea, including enemy S-400 systems. Ukraine may be targeting Russia’s air defenses ahead of U.S-built F-16 fighter jets arriving in the […]

Americas

F-16 Video Shows First-Ever Manned F-16 Versus X-62A AI-piloted Aerial Dogfight

May 22, 2024 GDC 0

AThe U.S. military has said that aerial combat took place between a manned jet and an artificial intelligence-controlled modified F-16 in a groundbreaking test. A heavily modified two-seat F-16D X-62A, which is also known as […]

Air Platform

U.S. Approves Foreign Military Sale of 40 F-16V to Turkey and 40 F-35 to Greece

January 27, 2024 GDC 0

U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday formally informed Congress of its intention to proceed with the $23 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey, taking a major step toward completing a long-delayed process […]

Air Platform

Denmark, the Netherlands and U.S. spearhead creation of the future Ukrainian air force

October 13, 2023 GDC 0

Denmark, the Netherlands and the United States will spearhead a new international coalition to help Ukraine establish a future air force based on F-16 fighter jets, the Danish ministry of defence said on Wednesday. The […]

Air Platform

U.S. air force tests AI-enabled VISTA X-62A aircraft based on F-16

April 2, 2023 GDC 0

Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp. announced on Monday that the VISTA X-62A recently completed a series of flight tests, where the aircraft was flown entirely by Artificial Intelligence (AI) for incredible 17-plus  hours. […]

Europe

The deadliest former F-16 pilot in America is ready to fight for Ukraine

March 28, 2023 GDC 0

One of America’s deadliest F-16 pilots said he was ready to fight for Ukraine if it was necessary according to a recent interview he gave with Voice of America. “I’ll even go myself, you can […]

Defense Industry

The Philippines Plans To Buy Saab’s Gripen Fighters In 2022

August 14, 2021 GDC 0

The US has approved the sale of 12 F-16s to the Philippines, hotting up a battle with Saab’s Gripen. Almost simultaneously, the PAF loses a Black Hawk helicopter. The US has decided it can sell 12 F-16V […]

Defense Industry

U.S. State Department Approves F-16V For Philippines Worth $2.43 Billion

June 25, 2021 GDC 0

The State Department has approved a Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the Philippines of F-16 Block 70/72 Aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $2.43 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency […]

F-16 Indonesian Air Force
Air Platform

US Will Approves 36 F-16V Fighters For Indonesia, Says Lockheed Martin

May 31, 2021 GDC 0

Defense and technology company Lockheed Martin has confirmed that the United States government will not stand in the way if Indonesia acquires the latest version of F-16 fighter jets and their advanced weaponry system. The […]

Air Platform

Why You Shouldn’t Compare Fighter Jets?

March 23, 2021 GDC 0

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  • AUKUS partners announce Pillar II plans: Artificial intelligence, cyber, Electronic warfare and hypersonics

    December 2, 2023 0
    In September 2021 the UK, Australia and the United States agreed a trilateral defence and security partnership to “help sustain peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.” The AUKUS will turn into JAUKUS after Japanese [...]
  • North Korea Restarted Yongbyon Nuclear Research Facility, Says IAEA

    August 31, 2021 0
    North Korea appears to have begun operating a nuclear reactor capable of producing weapons-grade plutonium after a pause of more than 2 1/2 years, according to a new report by the United Nations’ International Atomic [...]
  • The AUKUS will turn into JAUKUS after Japanese admission to the security pact

    April 9, 2024 0
    According to information published by City AM on April 7, 2024, the AUKUS pact, a trilateral security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, initially focused on enhancing undersea and nuclear capabilities, [...]
  • Russian FSB investigated Rosatom-owned company for corruption, selling shoddy equipment to reactors at home and abroad, pocketing profits – Carnegie Endowment finds

    August 26, 2024 0
    Russian Federal Prosecutors have accused a company owned by the country’s nuclear energy corporation, Rosatom, of massive corruption and manufacturing substandard equipment for nuclear reactors under construction at home and abroad. Carnegie Endowment study argues [...]
  • Australia needs to reduce its dependence on great power as it did for a century

    May 27, 2025 0
    For more than a century, Australia has followed the same defence policy: dependence on a great power, first the United Kingdom and then the United States. AUKUS Alliance Progressed On Nuclear-powered Submarines For AustraliaDateSeptember 26, [...]
  • Ukraine to receive more CEASAR howitzers from France

    March 21, 2024 0
    On Thursday, representatives of the French government and defense industry arrived in Kyiv, including representatives of the French firm Nexter Systems, which, for example, produces long-range Caesar cannons that have already been donated to Ukraine. [...]
Africa

China delivers Type 59 towed guns to the UAE-backed terror group Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

January 25, 2026 0

China has shipped a batch of Type 59 130mm towed artillery systems to Rapid Support Forces, with images confirming the weapons loaded aboard a cargo vessel and prepared for export, according to open-source visuals recorded […]

Americas

Elbit Systems Started Manufacturing Sigma NG 155mm Howitzers in the U.S.

January 11, 2026 0

Elbit Systems has completed production of the first model of the Sigma NG 155 millimetre self-propelled howitzer at the South Carolina facility of its US subsidiary, Elbit America. The system is fully based on US […]

Europe

Germany purchases KNDS RCH155 Wheeled Howitzers.

January 8, 2026 0

The German Bundeswehr plans to acquire 229 RCH155 wheeled howitzers using the chassis of the Boxer 8 x 8 wheeled combat vehicle from KNDS. It is expected that the procurement will soon be examined by […]

Europe

Turkish drone maker Skydagger completes Skydagger 7 FPV drones trials.

December 28, 2025 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Indonesian Special Forces completes Operational Integration Test of ASELSAN SARP 12.7mm Remote Weapon Station.

December 26, 2025 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Cambodian Army’s Chinese-made Type 90B 122mm Rocket Artillery Exploded and Rolled Over Again.

December 25, 2025 0

Some design flaws and poor qualities can only be uncovered in actual combat. That’s what happened in the Thai-Cambodian War. Thailand announced on December 8, 2025, that Cambodian forces may use Chinese-made Type-90B 122 mm […]

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine’s Neptune Cruise Missiles And Beaver Drones Destroyed $1.3 Billion S-400 Triumf SAM In Crimea

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Completes Delivery Of 36 F-15QA Aircraft To Qatar

  • Americas

    Northrop Grumman to upgrade U.S. Air Force’s LITENING targeting pod

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The Path to Insanity: South China Sea Explosion Explained!

  • C4iSR

    Sanctions buster: Russia imported guidance kits from American Honeywell, Advanced Navigation and German iMAR Navigation

  • Europe

    General Dynamics Awarded Contract to Produce Reconnaissance Vehicles for Bundeswehr.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    MBDA Awarded Contract To Produce CAMM Missiles For Sweden’s Visby Class Corvettes

  • C4iSR

    United States donated AN/PVS-14 night vision monoculars to Ukraine

  • Ballistic Missile

    North Korea started mass producing KN-24 ballistic missiles to fulfil Russia’s order

  • South Asia

    India will provide comprehensive support to Sheikh Hasina until UK grants political asylum

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia donates second Guardian-class OPV to Tonga

  • Air Platform

    China’s CETC Copies Legendary Bayraktar TB2 Drones

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian kamikaze drone attacks destroyed three S-300 surface-to-air missile launchers

  • Air Platform

    Dassault Aviation has received 533 Rafale fighter jet orders.

  • C4iSR

    Air 555 Phase 1: Royal Australian Air Force To Induct MC-55A Peregrine EW Aircraft, Amid China Tensions

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    French Rafale Could Fire Scalp Cruise Missiles At Ladakh Border

  • Land Platform

    Bharat Forge, TATA, Mahindra And Adani want HAL Out Of Naval Helicopter Race For IN

  • C4iSR

    Saab Awarded Contract To Produce Third GlobalEye For Swedish Air Force

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Kamikaze drone attacks destroyed Russia’s Kh-101/555, Kh-69, Kh-31 and Kh-59MK cruise missiles factories

  • Uncategorized

    Russia received Iranian BAVAR 373 air defense system for its war effort in Ukraine

  • South Asia

    India’s Rafale Dream Shattered, India’s Humiliating Loss of 3 Rafale, 1 Su-30MKI, 1 MiG-29, 1 Jaguar and 1 Mirage 2000 Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Ukraine partnered with Germany to produce Bohdana self-propelled artillery system.

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s mystery drone struck Belgorod military base exposing Russia’s air defense weaknesses

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea Begins Construction on Second KSS-III Batch-II Submarine

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Tu-141 Drone Struck Russia’s Nuclear Airbase Again, Reputational Damage For S-400 SAM

  • Infantry Weapons

    Aselsan awarded $93.2 million contract to supply anti-tank missiles

  • Europe

    Australian Army’s Boxer CRV Infantry Fighting Vehicles Reaches Initial Operational Capability

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japanese MoD to Team Up with Private Company to Export Military Hardware

  • Europe

    Lockheed Martin sends F-35A for evaluation by Finish HX programme

  • Americas

    US Air Force withdraws height restrictions for applicants

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan destroyed Armenian Tor-M2KM surface-to-air missile systems

  • Americas

    Secretary of Navy Touts New Frigate For Partners Navies

  • Infantry Weapons

    PLZ52 155mm Self-propelled Howitzer was displayed on 10th Airshow China

  • South Asia

    Pakistan Proposes New Security Organization Involving China, Bangladesh and Pakistan.

  • Defense Industry

    Global Arms Exports Rising Despite Global Coronavirus Pandemic

  • Naval Platforms

    Babcock Announced Supply Chains of Type 31 Frigate

  • Infantry Weapons

    United Arab Emirates Deploys Israeli-made Barak-8 Anti-air Missiles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Awarded Contract To Build New Frigates For JMSDF

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin And Raytheon Jointly Win $7.2 Billion Javelin Production Contract

  • Europe

    Finland Acquires Munitions For HIMARS Rockets Launchers

  • Americas

    Saab delivers Curl-Gustaf Ammunition to U.S. armed forces

  • Infantry Weapons

    The L-SAM surface-to-air missile system

  • Europe

    Australia to deliver 30 more Bushmaster armored vehicles to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Lithuania will purchase Leopard 2 tanks from Germany

  • Europe

    Autocratic Erdogan: Turkey seems to be heading towards war

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Israeli super weapon Arrow anti-air missile shows 100 percent efficacy against Iranian missiles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Orders Two More Evolved Cape Patrol Boats

  • Infantry Weapons

    China’s Norinco VN-1 Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IVF)

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze drones strike Russian fuel depot in Yurovka, Krasnodar Krai

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Boeing Delivered AH-64E Apache Attack Helicopter to Undisclosed Customer

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