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Europe

Ukraine’s F-16 Shot Down Russia’s Su-34 Fighter Bomber 50km From Front Line

October 13, 2024 GDC 0

One of Moscow’s fighter jets has been shot down by Ukrainian forces, according to a military blogger with links to the Russian air force. Another pro-Moscow milblogger said that a Western-supplied F-16 had downed the […]

Air Platform

Netherlands delivered first batch of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine

October 7, 2024 GDC 0

The Netherlands has sent a first batch of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, according to the Dutch defense minister. “For the first time, I can officially announce that the first Dutch F-16s have been delivered […]

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 […]

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  • Romania buys TB2 combat drones from Baykar worth $321 million

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  • Vietnam Ditches Russia As Ally, Decided To Purchase F-16V Fighting Falcon From America

    September 26, 2023 0
    The US and Vietnam are discussing arms transfers. The package will probably include 4.5 generation F-16V Block 70 Fighting Falcon multirole fighters, reported Reuters news agency. Vietnam signed agreement with the U.S. to purchase F-16V, [...]
  • Polish PGZ to Deliver Transporter Vehicles For Patriot Missile Systems

    January 3, 2021 0
    The subsidiaries of the Polish Armaments Group (Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa, PGZ) signed an agreement on production and delivery of a series of utility vehicles for the Poland’s Patriot-based ‘Wisla’ medium range air-and-missile defense (AMD) system. [...]
  • Saab’s GlobalEye Demonstrate How Modern Multi-domain Surveillance Works in a Single Aircraft.

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  • Turkey rejects U.S. request to send S-400 surface-to-air missile to Ukraine

    July 17, 2023 0
    Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Ankara has refused to send S-400 air defense systems manufactured in Russia to Ukraine. Turkey Confirms Delivery Of Bayraktar TB2 To UkraineDateMay 1, 2021Russia wants to buy back the [...]
  • Ukraine sent more kamikaze drones over Moscow amid air defense failure.

    June 22, 2026 0
    Ukraine is pulling out all the stops and showing that Russia’s main cities can be targeted in actions that feature ever-evolving 21st-century warfare tactics. Massive one-way drone and missile strikes are being launched from Ukrainian [...]
Europe

Ukraine develops new Zetros-based 155mm howitzer called Marta.

June 22, 2026 0

Germany and Ukraine signed agreements that include €750 million ($870 million) for 200 Bohdana self-propelled artillery systems on Zetros chassis, and those systems now have a confirmed name and barrel specification: defense analyst Jeff, reporting […]

Europe

MBDA unveils deep-strike, air defence, and smart mass-weapons portfolio.

June 21, 2026 0

MBDA will present a broad portfolio of sovereign defence solutions at Eurosatory 2026 as Europe and its allies accelerate rearmament. The company said the portfolio is intended to address armed forces’ needs in an increasingly […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin Unveils HIMARS FLEX with 12 Launch Canisters Capable of Firing Extended Range GMLRS, PrSM, and ATACMS.

June 20, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced the HIMARS FLEX on June 16, a modular evolution of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System that introduces a dual-pod launcher configuration capable of carrying double the munitions of the standard […]

Infantry Weapons

Indian Army selects Meprolight MEPRO X6 as new daytime optic for Negev light machine guns.

June 18, 2026 0

The Indian Army has selected Meprolight’s MEPRO X6 telescopic sight as the dedicated daytime optic for its Negev light machine guns (LMG), concluding a multi‑year evaluation process aimed at boosting long‑range engagement capability across frontline […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan’s Army Fires HIMARS Rocket Artillery in an Anti-invasion Drills.

June 10, 2026 0

Taiwan’s military on Wednesday fired its new mobile HIMARS rocket system, which is widely used by Ukraine, simulating an attack ​on an invading Chinese force and demonstrating its ability to “shoot-and-scoot” by avoiding ‌counter strikes. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia fires its first homegrown AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer.

June 8, 2026 0

Australia fired its first domestically built self-propelled howitzers during live-fire training last week, completing the journey from a production line in Geelong to live rounds downrange in a matter of months — a timeline that […]

  • Europe

    Turkey Test Fires Domestic anti-ship Atmaca missile

  • Air Platform

    President Trump agrees to sale F-35 stealth jets to India in a multi-billion deal

  • Defense Industry

    U.S. State Department Approves Javelin For Georgia

  • Infantry Weapons

    Sweden tests new RBS 98 surface-to-air missile

  • Europe

    Russia Fines Google $20 Decillion Over Tech Giant’s Ban On Putin’s Propaganda

  • C4iSR

    CEA Technologies 3D Active Phased Array Radar

  • Defense Industry

    France’s Safran to buy sea drone maker Exail Technologies.

  • Air Platform

    Saab Makes First T-7A Delivery

  • Europe

    Anti-Putin Russian partisan set chemical factory, military surveillance equipment factory and oil refinery on fire

  • Europe

    Russia Deploys Iskander Tactical Nuclear Missiles In Belarus

  • Air Platform

    F-35B Is A Vital Asset To Counter China, Says U.S. Air Force

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Air Force wants to fly KAAN, Eurofighter and F-16V Block 70 Jets

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s massive military buildup near Dokhlam

  • Europe

    Turkiye expects Trump Administration to withdraw sanctions against Turkiye

  • Cruise Missiles

    Emirati and Belarusian defense firm will jointly produce 1,000km range cruise missile.

  • Middle East

    The US Army Deployed Patriot Missile Defense System And C-RAM In Iraq

  • Europe

    Colonel Vadim Boiko Suicides Because He Feared He’d Blame For Ukraine Error, Widow Says

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish TAI Signs MoU with GE Marine on Co-production of Marine Propulsion

  • Air Platform

    Royal Thai Air Force Deploys AT-6 Close Air Support Aircraft to Cambodian Border

  • Europe

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

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan seeking 80 F-16V Block 70 fighter jets and 400 AMRAAM missiles from the United States

  • Naval Platforms

    China’s Type 054B Frigate Equipped with Russian-origin APAR Radar

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Israel expands Iron Dome anti-air missile production

  • Europe

    Swiss Air 2030: Extended-range ground-based air defense system

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia fires its first homegrown AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer.

  • Americas

    Boeing P-8A Poseidon’s State-of-the-Art Anti-Submarine Warfare Sensors And Radars

  • Naval Weapons

    Sagem VIGY MM electro-optical fire control system for the 76mm cannon

  • Middle East

    France is negotiating the transfer of weapons from Arab countries to Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan Commissions First-in-Class FFM Frigate ‘Mogami ’

  • Defense Industry

    France Replaces China As The Third Largest Arms Exporter

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Luerssen Australia Launches Second Arafura Class Offshore Patrol Boat For RAN

  • Europe

    South Korea Delivers K600 Rhino Combat Engineering Vehicles To Ukraine

  • South Asia

    Why the U.S. and UK Should Sanction Pakistan’s JF-17 Fighters?

  • Europe

    A Leaked FSB document shows Putin wanted to invade the Japanese Kuril Islands, but strong Japanese military forced him to change his mind  

  • Air Platform

    Vietnam is considering French-made Rafale fighter jets to replace its Soviet-era Su-30MK2 aircraft.

  • Land Platform

    Mobile Coffins: Why India Should Worry About Its Russian-origin T-90 Junk Tanks?

  • Americas

    Aeon tests Zeus low-cost alternative to Javelin anti-tank missile.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Thai Army Stryker Fleet to Receive Leonardo’s Battle Management Systems

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Rheinmetall Unveils Lynx KF-41 IFV For Australian Army

  • Land Platform

    U.S. Army sets to upgrade Abrams tank with Israeli Trophy APS

  • Middle East

    Turkish F-16 shot down Syrian L-39 aircraft

  • Defense Industry

    Western Arms Production Ramp Up As Ukraine Burns Through Stockpiles of Ammunition

  • Air Platform

    Hydraulic fluid and engine oil leaks at the Dubai air show will stain HAL Tejas and destroy its export potential.

  • Europe

    How corruption in the Kremlin helped Ukraine win the war against the Russian Federation

  • Europe

    U.S.-made ATACMS pounding in Crimea as Russia shuts Kerch bridge

  • Defense Industry

    Japan Unveils $320 Billion Defense Spending, The Largest Capital Spends Since WWII

  • Americas

    South Korea Proposes Advanced Cooperation in Space and Defense with Canada.

  • Defense Industry

    Kingsberg Awarded Contract To Supply Naval Strike Missile (NSM) To Royal Australian Navy

  • Air Platform

    Indian Army’s HAL Dhruv Helicopter crashes into Ranjit Sagar Dam

  • Europe

    Ukraine, Denmark Signs MoU On Developing Multipurpose Naval Vessel

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