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Air Platform

After Leopard 2 tanks, Ukraine seeks F-16 fighter jets from EU stocks

January 26, 2023 GDC 0

Germany’s offer of 14 Leopard tanks triggered calls from Ukraine’s government for western fighter jets and more heavy armour as it formally announced its forces’ retreat from the eastern town of Soledar after nine months of bloody […]

Europe

Russia Boosts Air Defense System In Crimea, Amid Fears Of U.S. Supplying F-16 Fighter Jets To Ukraine

January 23, 2023 GDC 0

Russia is reportedly working to ramp up its defenses for Crimea as experts predict that Ukraine may retake the occupied peninsula within the next year. In an operational update Friday, the General Staff of the […]

Air-Launched Weapons

U.S. State Department Approves Joint Stand-Off Weapons (JSOW) For Oman

December 21, 2022 GDC 0

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Air Platform

A Team of Argentine Air Force Officers Visited Denmark To Purchase Second-hand F-16 Warplanes

December 17, 2022 GDC 0

A team from the Argentine Air Force is in Denmark reviewing the possibility of purchasing F-16 A/B MLU fighter-bomber jets from that country in the last assessment round before a decision on the matter is […]

Air Platform

Cheap and Unreliable Chinese J-10CE, Pakistan Seeks Greater Cooperation With U.S. To Buy F-16V Block 70

November 28, 2022 GDC 0

On March 23 2022, at Pakistan’s Republic Day Parade, onlookers watched the first flyover of the recently inducted J-10C multi-role fighter. The purchase from China, announced publicly by Pakistan’s Interior Minister in late 2021, further showcases Pakistan-China defense ties […]

Middle East

Ukraine War: Polish Soccer Team Was Escorted By Qatari Fighter Jets

November 19, 2022 GDC 0

Poland’s national team were escorted by F-16 fighter jets as they headed to Qatar for the World Cup. The global showcase begins on Sunday as the host nation takes on Ecuador in the opening game, The […]

Air Platform

Norway Sold 32 Second-hand F-16 Fighting Falcon To Romania

November 18, 2022 GDC 0

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Air Platform

Ukraine Negotiating With The U.S. For Patriot Missile Defense System And F-16 Fighter Jets

September 20, 2022 GDC 0

Politico, citing its sources, writes that Ukraine and the U.S. continue negotiations on the supply of Patriot air defense systems, F-16 fighter jets and Grey Eagle drones, but quietly. The publication notes that Ukraine has […]

Defense Industry

U.S. State Department Approves Upgrade Package For Pakistan’s F-16 Fighter Jets

September 19, 2022 GDC 0

India has voiced its “concern” over the resumption of a US deal to upgrade the F-16 fleet of rival and neighbor Pakistan. Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh made his views known to US Defense Secretary […]

Air Platform

Turkey To Buy 40 New F-16V Jets And Upgrade 79 F-16 Fighter Jets

September 3, 2022 GDC 0

A Turkish military delegation headed to the U.S. on Monday for talks on the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Türkiye. “In order to carry out the F-16 procurement and modernization as soon as possible, […]

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  • Australia Purchases 48 New HIMARS Rocket Artillery For Ship-killer Role.

    October 4, 2025 0
    The Australian Army’s appetite for the M142 HIMARS is proving voracious. With the first two of 42 units arriving in Australia only in March, the country is already eyeing another 48 of these U.S.-built rocket [...]
  • Australia’s PMB Defence To Supply Batteries For Canadian Submarines

    September 27, 2020 0
    PMB Defence (PMB) has been assigned the contract to supply submarine batteries to the Canadian Government for its Victoria-class submarines. The Royal Canadian Navy operates four Victoria Class conventional submarines which have been active in [...]
  • Ukrainian kamikaze drone strikes destroyed Russian oil depot, all flights were canceled

    September 18, 2023 0
    An explosion at an oil depot shook southwestern Russia in the early hours of this morning. Fire raged in the Oryol region, a hub for pipelines exporting to Belarus, moments after a Ukrainian drone damaged [...]
  • Pentagon Officials Confirmed That U.S. Sending F-16 Fighter Jets To Crash Putin In Ukraine

    January 31, 2023 0
    Pentagon officials want to send F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine to fight Putin, after Volodymyr Zelensky’s army secured tanks from Germany and the US.  Ukraine Received First F-16 Fighter Jets From NATO AllyDateAugust 1, 202440 RNAF’s F-16 fighter jets could [...]
  • BAE Systems successfully tests M109 Self-Propelled Howitzer modified with 52-caliber cannon

    October 10, 2023 0
    BAE Systems successfully fired 155 millimeter projectiles from a M109 Self-Propelled Howitzer modified with the Rheinmetall L52 155mm, 52-caliber cannon. BAE Systems Awarded $72.4 Million Contract For New M109A1 HowitzerDateJuly 18, 2021Philippines to acquire Elbit [...]
  • Spain will purchase Eurofighter instead of F-35A fighter jets.

    August 14, 2025 0
    Spain has decided against purchasing U.S.-made F-35 fighter jets and would instead opt for European-made options, the country’s defense ministry said Wednesday, confirming an earlier report in El Pais newspaper. Airbus Offers Local Assembly For [...]
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 […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Japan to manufacture long-range precision fire artillery rocket.

February 21, 2026 0

As Japan increases the range of its munitions to counter regional threats, the ability to launch them from different systems to maximize flexibility is becoming an important factor in deciding which weapons to field. While […]

  • Europe

    Putin orders mass surveillance on Russian citizens who escaped conscription to Europe and Central Asia

  • Americas

    President Joe Biden has withdrawn from his re-election campaign, endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris

  • Middle East

    Expanding Sino-Saudi Military Cooperation Concerning For US

  • Air Platform

    First Upgraded F-16V Of Hellenic Air Force Arrived At Texas

  • Air Platform

    Turkish fifth-gen fighter jet ‘KAAN’ to fly after high-speed taxi tests

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RAN’s Collins-class Submarines to Receive Sonar Upgrade

  • Africa

    UAE Sends Armed Drones to Support Ethiopia

  • Europe

    CSTO Member Belarus Purchased Chinese M20 Ballistic Missile Instead of Iskander-M Missile

  • Europe

    S-400 Failed Again: Ukraine Blew Up Russian Military’s HQ in Kherson Using UK-made Storm Shadow Cruise Missiles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The U.S. State Department Approves Patriot Missile System’s Support Package For Taiwan

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Babcock International Vying to Win South Korean LPX-II Aircraft Carrier Program

  • Air Platform

    CAIC Zhishengji-10 (Z-10) Attack Helicopter

  • Europe

    Saab Awarded Contract to Produce Carl-Gustaf Anti-tank Launchers for Poland

  • Europe

    Ukrainian troops attacking Russian positions from all directions

  • Africa

    Morocco purchased Chinese-made TB-001K “Scorpion” reconnaissance and attack drones

  • Middle East

    Egyptian Navy takes delivery of Aster-30 Missiles and Vulcano Munitions for FREMM frigates

  • Americas

    President Trump Re-designated Yemen’s Houthi As Terrorist Organization

  • Europe

    Hanwha Defense Delivers K239 Chunmoo Rocket Launchers to Poland

  • Europe

    Israel supplies super modern arms to muslim Azerbaijani and deprived christian Armenians

  • Air Platform

    Sharp Eye Ⅲ Unmanned Helicopter had been displayed on 10th Airshow China

  • Air Platform

    Su-57 Has The Highest RCS Amongst Sukhoi Aircraft, Russian Propaganda Still Claimed Its Stealth Aircraft

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea is considering joining the AUKUS alliance to share military technology with Australia, the US and the UK

  • Europe

    Chinese peace plan is deception tactics to supply drones and ammo to Russia

  • C4iSR

    Northrop Grumman Awarded A Contract To Supply Three E-2D Advanced Hawkeye To French Navy

  • Americas

    The US Army extends up-gunned Stryker ICV competition to August 2020

  • Air Platform

    F-16 Will Detor Russian Airborne Sorties Over Ukrainian Airspace, Veteran F-16 Pilot Says

  • Africa

    China looks to increase defense ties with South Africa

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s SBU Blew Up Baikal–Amur Rail Bridge in Buryatia Sabotaging Russia’s Major Rail Link to China

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine destroyed three Russian attack helicopters in a sabotage attack

  • Europe

    ThyssenKrupp will develop new lithium-ion battery for German Navy submarine

  • Defense Industry

    Indonesian PT Dirgantara to upgrade Turkish CN235 aircraft

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar’s raging civil war creates instability in neighboring India, Bangladesh, China, and Thailand as the West fixated on Ukraine and Israel

  • Americas

    Biden Administration decided to lift the ban on American military contractors deploying in Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia To Decommission Armidale-class OPV

  • Defense Industry

    South Korea awards $355 million contract for F-100 engines

  • Europe

    Russian Black Sea Fleet HQ Hit By Unknown Drones, Ukraine Denies Responsibility

  • Europe

    Ukraine Claimed That It Killed More Than Dozens High-ranking Russian Army Officers

  • South Asia

    New Bangladesh passport fuels speculation over normalization of ties between Bangladesh and Israel

  • Europe

    Russia Calling For Retired Pilots To Join The War In Ukraine, British Intelligence Report

  • Air Platform

    Russia lost 342 fighter bombers and 325 various helicopters since the beginning of war

  • Americas

    U.S. buys S-300 from Ukraine to practice drone strikes against S-300

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea Begins Development of Hydrogen-powered K3 Main Battle Tank.

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Security Services Detained Russia’s Agent Trying To Enrol in Ukraine’s Elite Drone School

  • Americas

    No Such Terms as “CAATSA Waiver For India” Under CAATSA Law

  • Europe

    Russia lost more than 600 troops in a single day in Avdiivka

  • Americas

    U.S. Army Received Next-generation Squad Weapon XM7 Rifle and XM250 Automatic Rifle

  • Europe

    Italian Navy’s aircraft carrier Cavour ready for F-35 integration

  • Air Platform

    Boeing submits response for RCAF’s future fighter capability project (FFCP) programme

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed North Korean supplied ammunitions in Russia

  • Europe

    Breaking: Putin Surprisingly Announced In A Televised Speech That Russia Deployed 700,000 Troops In Ukraine War, Secretly Mobilized 244,000 Troops

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