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  • [ March 15, 2026 ] U.S. Deployed 2500 More Marines in the Middle East as IRGC and Basij on the Brink of Collapse. Middle East
  • [ March 15, 2026 ] U.S. Relocates THAAD Missile Defense System From South Korea to the Middle East. Anti-air Missiles
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Middle East

Israeli Air Force’s Fighter Jets Flew Low Over Saudi Airspace To Bomb Houthis

September 30, 2024 GDC 0

Israel informed Saudi Arabia in advance of its attack on the Yemeni port city of Hudaydah on Sunday, with Riyadh allowing Israeli warplanes to pass through its airspace to bomb Ansarullah targets, Israeli Army Radio […]

Africa

Israel bombed Houthi ports and power stations as a warning for the Iran-backed Houthi rebels to ‘stay out of it’

September 30, 2024 GDC 0

Israel says it has bombed Houthi targets in Yemen in response to missile fire by the Iran-aligned rebels at Israel over the past two days, marking another front in fighting in the Middle East. The […]

Middle East

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

September 28, 2024 GDC 0

Hezbollah’s senior leadership is unreachable following Israeli Air Force’s F-16 dropped GBU-72 bunker busting bomb on Beirut’s southern suburbs, a source close to the Lebanese terror group tells Reuters. Hours after the strikes, Hezbollah hasn’t […]

Middle East

Israeli F-16 Bombed Lebanese Building Killing Hamas’s Top Drone Commander

September 27, 2024 GDC 0

This is the moment a top Hezbollah chief is eliminated in an airstrike blitz in Lebanon. Fears are growing that southern Lebanon could soon become a “death zone” after Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to […]

Air Platform

Missing Russian Su-30SM may have been downed by Ukraine’s F-16 fighter jet

September 12, 2024 GDC 0

A Russian Su-30SM fighter jet disappeared from radar screens amid a drone and missile attack on Ukraine. Ukrainian sources suggest that the aircraft might have been shot down by a Ukrainian F-16. Ukrainian sources suggest […]

Air Platform

Ukraine started using F-16 against Russian forces, President Zelensky said

August 19, 2024 GDC 0

It was a pivotal moment for Ukraine as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy watched two F-16 fighter jets roar overhead, after many months of waiting for the combat aircraft that Kyiv hopes will change the dial in […]

Europe

Pentagon to equip Ukraine’s F-16 jets with JDAM precision-guided bombs

August 8, 2024 GDC 0

The U.S. Air Force is taking decisive steps to counter the growing threat of Russian GPS jamming, which has severely impacted the effectiveness of Western-supplied GPS-guided munitions, including Joint Direct Attack Munition-Extended Range (JDAM-ER) precision-guided […]

Air Platform

U.S. Lowered Interest Rate For Royal Thai Air Force’s F-16V Block 70 Acquisition

July 17, 2024 GDC 0

According to a source in the Defence Ministry on Monday, the United States has offered to lower the interest rates for the purchase of F-16 fighter jets by the Royal Thai Air Force in an […]

Air Platform

Belgium will send 30 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine in 2024

May 29, 2024 GDC 0

The news was jointly announced at a Saturday press conference by the country’s Prime Minister Alexander De Croo and Defense Minister Ludivine Dedonder. The authorities in Brussels are accelerating their plans to support Ukraine with […]

Air Platform

Ukraine will operate Western F-16 jets from May

May 4, 2024 GDC 0

Ukraine will start operating F-16s after Orthodox Easter on May 5, Kyiv has said, as the country contends with devastating Russian bombardment and the long wait for the Western-made fighter jets. “We are waiting,” Ukrainian […]

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  • Russian Glorified Su-35 Failed to Track J-16 and J-10C in a Simulated Air Battle: PLAAF

    May 18, 2020 0
    Chinese military experts Xi Yazhou said, the Russian Su-35 was unsuitable for mock air combat. Russia offered 24 more Su-35 fighters to the PRC, although experts from the PRC said that the Russian combat aircraft [...]
  • India’s new Zorawar light tank fitted with aluminium side skirts, vulnerable to FPV drones

    July 8, 2024 0
    India has unveiled its new light battle tank, the Zorawar, which was developed in under two years. Indian Army Buys 118 Arjun MK1A Main Battle TanksDateMarch 2, 2021India’s DRDO Flight Test New Helina ATGMDateApril 23, [...]
  • Lockheed Martin Completes Flight Tests of Next-Generation Short-Range Interceptor Missile.

    January 27, 2026 0
    Lockheed Martin has successfully completed the first flight test of its Next-Generation Short-Range Interceptor, a potential replacement for the Stinger missile. The milestone marks the start of a broader flight test campaign and reflects the [...]
  • Bangladesh army officer arrested for alleged involvement in public unrest, militant training, and receiving instruction from the Indian RAW.

    August 8, 2025 0
    The Bangladesh Army has formed a court of inquiry against an army officer over allegations of his political involvement and a preliminary investigation has found the allegations true, said a press release issued by the [...]
  • Sudan’s RSF militants questions the efficacy of the Chinese FB-10A and FK-2000 missile system.

    October 10, 2025 0
    Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have received a Chinese-made FB-10A and FK-2000 short-range surface-to-air missile system. According to the RSF forces, the FB-10A short-range air defence system failed to intercept low-flying drones and helicopters. [...]
  • France surpassed Russia as the second largest arms exporter

    August 4, 2023 0
    Reports of new deals to sell French arms to India and Qatar are just the latest sign that France’s defense industry is gaining pace. The news comes as Russian arms exports decline in the wake [...]
Americas

Lockheed Martin PrSM Missile Achieves Maritime Strike Capability.

March 15, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin has completed the first flight test of the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) Increment 2, marking a significant step forward in the U.S. Army’s long-range fires modernization program. The test demonstrated the missile’s new […]

Europe

Germany plans to buy up to 500 KNDS MARS 3 rocket launchers.

March 12, 2026 0

Germany’s Bundeswehr intends to submit a budget request in the second half of 2026 to conclude a framework contract with KNDS for the procurement of up to 500 MARS 3, also known as EuroPuls, multiple […]

Infantry Weapons

U.S. Army Deploys 500km Range High Precision PrSM Rocket Artillery to Strike Iran.

March 4, 2026 0

U.S. Central Command has employed the U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile in strikes on Iranian military targets, marking the first confirmed combat use of the ground-launched deep-strike system. The debut expands the Army’s role in […]

Infantry Weapons

U.S. M142 HIMARS Rocket Artillery Destroyed Zolfaghar and Sayyad-2 Missile System.

March 3, 2026 0

U.S. forces launched a long-range ATACMS ballistic missile from an M142 HIMARS system, destroying what appears to be an Iranian Zolfaghar short-range ballistic missile and elements of a Sayyad-2 air defense missile system. The strike, […]

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 […]

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    European OCCAR Awarded Contract For French MAST-F Missile

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Troops Picking Up Russian Conscripts By Their Cell Phone Location, Pounding Them With Howitzers

  • Europe

    Ukraine Claimed That It Shot Down Russian Su-34 and Su-25 Fighter Jets

  • Air Platform

    Swiss RUAG to produce payload suspensions for Saab Gripen E/F

  • Air Platform

    Thailand To Upgrade Gripen C/D To MS20 Standard

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha Aerospace Unveils Korean New Infantry Fighting Vehicle (K-NIFV) as K21 Successor

  • Uncategorized

    ASC Shipbuilding Laid Keel Of Australia’s 2nd Arafura-Class OPV

  • Americas

    Northrop Grumman completes design review of new laser weapon system

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippines signs $369 million deal with India to buy BrahMos cruise missiles

  • Europe

    Russian Citizens Caught Smuggling Ukrainian Turboshaft Engine For Mi-8 Helicopters

  • Europe

    Saab receives order for Anti-Ship Missiles from Germany

  • Middle East

    UK sent special forces in Lebanon to support any rescue missions

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    France Follows UK By Sending Long-range Scalp Cruise Missiles To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Bayraktar TB2 Completes First Anti-ship Mission By Destroying Russian Patrol Boat

  • Air Platform

    JF-17 Thunder Block-III Will Surpass Capability Of Tejas MK2

  • Air Platform

    Philippines Started Negotiating with Saab for Gripen E/F Fighter Jets after Successful Combat Operations in Thai-Combobia Conflict.

  • Europe

    Ukraine Retakes South Of Bakhmut With Lightening Fast Counteroffensive

  • Africa

    Morocco Signs Major Arms Deal With Israeli Elbit Systems

  • Europe

    Russian President Vladimir Putin suffers cardiac arrest, collapses in bedroom: Telegram channel reported

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Russia and China Aided North Korea to Float Nuclear-powered Submarine

  • South Asia

    Bangladeshi court issued arrest warrants against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her daughter Saima Wazed, sister Sheikh Rehana, and British MP Tulip Siddiq

  • Americas

    BAE Systems awarded $478 million contract to support US Navy’s strategic programs

  • C4iSR

    Israeli IAI To Provide Airborne Jamming Pod For Indian Air Force

  • Air Platform

    South Korea Wants Unmanned Technology In KF-21 Boramae Fighter Jets

  • South Asia

    Corruption, mismanagement, and poor training made the Indian military a paper tiger

  • Europe

    Turkish Bayraktar KIZILELMA Unmanned Fighter Jet Completes Critical Milestone

  • Air Platform

    Slovakia Considers Buying Bayraktar TB2 Drones

  • C4iSR

    Boeing To Integrate Israeli-made Anti-jamming Systems To Qatari F-15QA

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. Pacific Command Places HIMARS Artillery Rockets In Japan

  • Air Platform

    South Korean Stealth KF-21 (KFX) Fighter Jet Will Fly In 2022

  • Ballistic Missile

    South Korea’s new Hyunmoo-V monster missile carries nine tons warhead

  • Europe

    BAE Systems awarded a contract to produce 48 Archer Howitzers for the Swedish army

  • Africa

    Nigeria purchases twelve Alpha Jet aircraft from France

  • Europe

    Lithuania to buy Leopard tanks in record €2 billion order

  • Americas

    U.S. Air Force Networks F-15 and F-22 Raptor

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Commences Full-rate Production of T-7A Red Hawk

  • Europe

    UK must spend 2.5 percent of GDP on defense, says departing armed forces minister

  • Americas

    Saab starts production of T-7A Fighter Trainer

  • Naval Platforms

    South Korean Navy receives first modernized KDX-1-class destroyer Yang Manchun

  • Defense Industry

    The U.S. State Department Approves 155mm M109A6 Paladin Medium Self-Propelled Howitzer System For Taiwan

  • Infantry Weapons

    India Receives First Batch Of S-400 Triumf

  • Air Platform

    Japan unveils sixth-generation concept fighter jet

  • Americas

    US Navy’s JPALS landing system reaches initial operational capability

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Awarded Contract For Three Loyal Wingman For RAAF

  • Air Platform

    IPHR and NAKO published 84 pages comprehensive report exposing that Russia’s fighter jets are fitted with Western components

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. State Department Approves Harpoon And AIM-9X Sidewinder Missiles For Philippines

  • Middle East

    President Erdogan Normalizes Ties With Egypt And Saudi Arabia

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh military is not fit-for-purpose, cannot defend itself, and certainly sold to the Indian intelligence agency RAW

  • AUV Platform

    Japan orders HII REMUS 300 uncrewed undersea vehicles

  • Americas

    Australian And American Super Hornets To Receive Next-gen Airborne Jammer

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