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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 […]

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 […]

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  • Why Russia Sale Military Hardware To China Knowing China Will Reverse Engineer Its Technology?

    March 19, 2021 0
    The deal, announced by Russian defense conglomerate Rostec, makes China the first foreign operator of the Sukhoi Su-35, an upgraded fighter jet. Russian daily newspaper Kommersant quoted Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov as saying: “Russia has [...]
  • North Korean troops received AK-47, but no winter clothes, helmets or body armor to fight in Ukraine

    February 4, 2025 0
    After months of rapt attention focusing on the thousands of North Koreans battling alongside Moscow’s troops close to Russia’s border with Ukraine, Pyongyang’s fighters appear to have vanished. Captured North Koreans told Ukraine’s military intelligence [...]
  • Russian Air Force’s Non-combat Losses During The Ukraine War Accounts 84 Aircraft

    August 26, 2023 0
    Another Russian jet crashed during a training flight last week, marking the second fatal accident for Moscow’s air force in just three days. Russia’s Yak-130 Training Aircraft Crashed In Volgorod Due To Flight Control System [...]
  • South Korea’s new Hyunmoo-V monster missile carries nine tons warhead

    November 7, 2024 0
    On October 1, 2024, South Korea unveiled its latest strategic missile, the Hyunmoo-V, during the Armed Forces Day parade commemorating the 76th anniversary of the military’s founding. The event featured approximately 5,000 troops and nearly [...]
  • A report warns of the British military’s capability gaps in platform warfare and ammunition

    April 3, 2023 0
    Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is warned he risks making British squaddies ‘cannon fodder’ unless he invests billions more in the army, as demands from Top Brass for more tanks and planes rise. British MoD report lays [...]
  • Switzerland Issues Tender For Medium-range Anti-air Missile System

    January 7, 2025 0
    Switzerland’s arms procurement agency has solicited bids from a trio of firms for a new medium-range ground-based air defense system (MR GBAD). Spain Delivers Apside and Hawk Surface-to-air Missiles To UkraineDateNovember 19, 2022Switzerland Procures Five [...]
Europe

Estonia Purchases Additional HIMARS Rocket Artillery from Lockheed Martin.

May 16, 2026 0

The Estonian Centre for Defence Investments has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin for the procurement of three additional HIMARS multiple rocket systems. The agreement also includes an investment of approximately $11 million into Estonia’s […]

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.

May 11, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Unveils Next-generation K9MH Mobile Howitzer Artillery System.

May 6, 2026 0

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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.

April 28, 2026 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.

  • Europe

    Humiliating pictures showed the destroyed Russian submarine with massive hull breaches

  • Europe

    Ukraine destroyed Russia’s S-500 missile, radar complex, ships and Su-30SM in occupied Crimea.

  • Europe

    Saab to develop large uncrewed undersea vehicle for Swedish Navy.

  • Europe

    What can Finland’s armed forces and arsenal offer the trans-Atlantic alliance?

  • Naval Weapons

    Raytheon-Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile (NSM): Fifth-gen Over the Horizon Precision Strike Missile

  • Air Platform

    Saudi Arabia Mulls Buying 54 French Rafale Fighter Jets, A Snub To Germany And The U.S.

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Unveils New Hypersonic Aircraft Concept

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Royal Australian Navy Introduces New Camouflage Uniform

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan Shipbuilder Lays Keel for Navy’s New Air Warfare Frigate

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian Patriot Missile Shot Down Russia’s Iskander Ballistic Missiles Over Kyiv

  • Air Platform

    UK, Italy and Japan jointly built GCAP sixth-gen fighter jet to take to the skies by 2035

  • Air Platform

    Italian Elettronica ELT/568(V)2 self-protection jammer will no longer be available for the MiG-35

  • Air Platform

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

  • Americas

    Why Lockheed Martin Selected Raytheon to Build Distributed Aperture Systems

  • Americas

    South Korea pitches K9 howitzer to Canadan Army

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Chinese-made HQ-9B anti-air missile is a Temu piece of junk.

  • Air Platform

    Indian Navy’s MH-60R AWS helicopter conducts maiden flight

  • Industry

    International Arms Trade: Grease Payments by Rosoboronexport and Rostec

  • C4iSR

    AN/ALQ-254 Viper Shield Next-generation EW System For F-16V

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippines Building Up Maritime Capability to Counter China

  • Europe

    Royal Navy boost destroyer’s lethality with new Sea Ceptor missiles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hunting Chinese And Russian Low-tech Submarines By High-tech USN, JMSDF And RAN Submarines

  • Air Platform

    Philippines Started Negotiating With Sweden To Purchase Gripen Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Russia’s Aeroflot grounded all aircraft after pro-Ukrainian hackers launched massive cyber attacks on Aeroflot

  • Air Platform

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

  • Europe

    Turkey invited seven countries to join naval exercises with it’s Navy

  • Europe

    Satellite images show Russia moved most of its troops and equipment from Finish border to Eastern Ukraine

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Rafael I-Derby BVRAAM Air-to-Air Missile

  • Europe

    Ukraine Destroyed Two Giatsint-S Howitzers And Captured Five Howitzers With Ammo From Fleeing Russians

  • Europe

    Germany Approves Refurbished Leopard 1 Tanks For Ukraine

  • Anti-air Missiles

    France considers delivering ASTER 30 long-range anti-air missiles to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Spanish F-110 Frigate Program Passes Critical Design Phase

  • Europe

    Ukraine will receive Ground-launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) this winter

  • Europe

    No SATNAV and datalink: Russia’s special forces using 1940s paper map to navigate in Ukraine

  • Europe

    Narcissists Vlad’s Dream Of Re-establishing Soviet Union Slipped Between His Fingers

  • Land Platform

    T-80BVM and T-90MS tanks have quality, reliability, and battlefield performance issues, according to Russian tank crews.

  • Europe

    Czech Army Received New Multi-role Armored Vehicles

  • Europe

    U.S. To Send Hawk Medium-range Anti-air Missile To Ukraine

  • Industry

    Ukraine To Nationalize Jet Engine Producer Motor Sich From Chinese Skyrizon

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Brazil delivers VBTP-MR Guarani 6×6 APC armored vehicles to the Philippines

  • Europe

    Ukraine strikes Russian airfield housing 20 Su-34 aircraft in Rostov region

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Primary Mast Affixed on China’s Type 003 Aircraft Carrier

  • Europe

    Russian Navy To Get Last Kilo-II (Project 636.3) Submarines In 2024

  • Europe

    Poland, France and Germany vow to make Europe stronger as fears grow over Russia’s invasion and Trump’s presidency

  • Land Platform

    The Leopard 2A7+ Main Battle Tank

  • Air Platform

    Austria considers purchasing M-346 light combat aircraft and trainers from Italy

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    PT PAL Begins Construction of Philippines Navy’s LPD

  • Air Platform

    Brazilian Gripen E Starts Supersonic Flight Test

  • Air Platform

    US Army to induct UH-72B Lakota Helicopters

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