• Advertise
  • Premium Member Login
  • YouTube
  • Twitter
  • Linkedin
  • Facebook
  • Instagram

Global Defense Corp

THE MOST TECHNICAL AND IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS ON DEFENSE AND AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES.

  • Home
  • Advisory
  • Russia’s Losses
  • Global
    • The Americas
    • Europe
    • South Asia
    • Middle East
    • Africa
    • East Asia and Pacific Region
    • Central Asia
  • Defense Insight
    • Weapons
      • Air-Launched Weapons
      • Naval Weapons
      • Infantry Weapons
      • Direct-energy Weapons
      • Loitering Munitions
    • Platforms
      • Air Platform
      • UCAV Platform
      • UAS Platform
      • Land Platform
      • UGV Platform
      • Naval Platform
      • USV Platform
    • C4iSR
    • Cyber
  • Industry
    • Civil Aviation
    • Defense Industry
  • Inside GDC
    • Who We Are
    • What We Do
    • Terms and Conditions
    • Privacy Policy
    • Premium Member Login
    • Contact Us
News Ticker
  • [ June 26, 2026 ] South Korea mounts final push for Canada’s $39 billion submarine project. Americas
  • [ June 26, 2026 ] Germany cancels F126 frigate program, plans to acquire eight MEKO A-200 frigates instead. Europe
  • [ June 26, 2026 ] ROKETSAN delivered TAYFUN Block-2 ballistic missiles to the Turkish Armed Forces. Ballistic Missile
  • [ June 26, 2026 ] Putin asked Lukashenko to join the fight against Ukraine as Russia struggles to contain drone attacks in Moscow. Europe
HomeF-16A/B

F-16A/B

Air Platform

Taiwan Upgrades 42 F-16A/B To F-16V Standard

March 21, 2021 GDC 0

Taiwan’s Air Force has already upgraded 42 F-16 A/B jet fighters to the new F-16V standard, and it is aiming to complete all 141 planned upgrades by 2023. As part of a $3.8 billion military […]

  • Russia relocates 9 jets and 11 helicopters from Belarusian airbase to Russia, amid drone attacks fear

    August 9, 2023 0
    On 5 August 2023, 9 Russian fighter jets and 11 helicopters left Belarus, heading back to Russia after months of their presence in Belarus. This was reported by Belarusian Hajun, a project which monitors the [...]
  • Russian State TV Shows Huge Gas Pipeline Explosion In St Petersberg, Suspected Sabotage Within Russia

    November 20, 2022 0
    Videos of a huge fireball erupting near St. Petersburg in Russia have circulated on social media early Saturday morning. Russian Submarine: A tale of onboard fireDateJanuary 2, 2020Turkey Confirms Delivery Of Bayraktar TB2 To UkraineDateMay [...]
  • Ukraine’s Bayraktar TB2 drone destroyed Russia’s Landing Craft Vessel

    June 25, 2025 0
    Ukrainian Naval Forces have struck and destroyed a Russian landing craft carrying troops near the western shoreline of the Kherson region, according to Vice Admiral Oleksiy Neizhpapa, Commander of the Ukrainian Navy. This was reported [...]
  • MBDA accelerates ASTER missile production for partner countries

    August 2, 2025 0
    On 23 July 2025, MBDA delivered the first batch of ASTER missiles less than two and a half years since the order was placed as part of a joint acquisition led by OCCAR with Eurosam, the Franco-Italian joint [...]
  • Serbia To Purchase Bayraktar TB2 Drones From Turkey

    April 15, 2022 0
    Serbia has reiterated its intention to acquire Turkish combat drones as its president on Saturday vowed to further strengthen the country’s defenses, amid tensions in the Balkans and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Kazakhstan Latest [...]
  • Northrop Grumman’s Integrated Air & Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) Network

    March 25, 2020 0
    The Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System’s enhanced aircraft and missile tracking improves the ability of combatant commanders and air defenders to make critical decisions within seconds. With its truly open systems architecture, [...]
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 […]

  • Defense Industry

    UAC Failed To Score An Export Customer For IL-112V Transport Aircraft

  • Air Platform

    Ghost of Snake Island: Why Is The Bayraktar TB2 So Successful In Ukraine War?

  • Americas

    Northrop Grumman unveils new XRQ-73 hybrid stealth drone

  • Europe

    Turkish Unmanned Surface Vessel Gets Rocketsan Missiles

  • Air Platform

    Turkiye weighs $500 billion energy deals with the U.S. in exchange of returning to F-35 program.

  • Air Platform

    Korean KF-21 Boramae jet joins Peruvian Air Force’s next-generation combat aircraft competition

  • Americas

    U.S. startup shoots down Shahed replica with T-REX 26-2 interceptor drone.

  • Europe

    Russia sent three MiG-29 to Armenia

  • Americas

    U.S. Army purchases QinetiQ high-altitude aerostats for battlefield surveillance

  • Europe

    Britain and Turkey Agreed to Provide Further Lethal Aid to Ukraine

  • Middle East

    Israeli Navy receives new US-built INS Komemiyut landing craft

  • Europe

    Alaska Meeting Was Putin’s Prank to Trump, Russia Will Not Join Peace Talks.

  • C4iSR

    Northrop Grumman To Modernize Cockpit and Mission Computers For E-2D Advanced Hawkeye

  • Air Platform

    Chinese spy offered Taiwanese pilot $15 million to defect with a Ch-47 Chinook helicopter

  • Europe

    Shady Arms Deal: Armenia Bought 35 OSA SHORAD From Jordan During Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

  • Europe

    Mad Vlad Orders Pulling Air Defenses Back from the Front-line to Moscow Amid Ukraine’s Intense Drone Attacks.

  • Air Platform

    Outdated and Unreliable Su-57 Forced Russia to Send 12 Years Old ‘Prototype 054’ Su-57 to India, China and UAE

  • Europe

    Ukrainian domestic Trembita cruise missiles will soon strike Russian territory

  • Europe

    Turkey to Replace Ukrainian Engines With Domestic Engine In Bayraktar TB2 Drone

  • Americas

    US Army Scraps Patriot Missile Replacement After Ukraine Success

  • Americas

    Australia’s PMB Defence To Supply Batteries For Canadian Submarines

  • Europe

    Belarus Delivers Modernized MiG-29UB To Serbia

  • Europe

    Russia’s Shahed-136 kamikaze drones detonated in NATO country Romania

  • Americas

    L3Harris Proposed to Increase EA-37B Electronic Attack Aircraft

  • Industry

    To Supply Arms Or Not To Supply Arms: Russia And China Faces Dilemma Over Supplying Arms To Iran

  • Europe

    Greece to purchase PULS artillery system from Israel.

  • Air Platform

    U.S. State Department Approves MH-60R Helicopters to Spain

  • C4iSR

    Rheinmetall To Upgrade Norwegian NASAMS Anti-air Missiles System Sensors

  • Europe

    Netherlands to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets as soon as possible

  • Air Platform

    Russian Air Force has grounded half the Il-76 planes due to maintenance issues

  • Americas

    L3Harris Invests $125 million in building production facility for Trump’s Golden Dome

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine targets rare Russian $100 million Nebo-U long-range VHF radar station

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan’s Air Force Received U.S.-made MQ-9B SkyGuardian Drones.

  • Europe

    Ukrainian IRIS-T SLM intercepting Russian strategic cruise missiles Kh-101, Kh-55 and Kh-555

  • Europe

    Russia says Ukraine used Storm Shadow missiles to destroy military industries in Luhansk

  • Ballistic Missile

    North Korea Test Fires Solid Fuel Hwasong-19 ICBM

  • Industry

    International Arms Trade: Grease Payments by Rosoboronexport and Rostec

  • Europe

    Turkish Navy Commissions Havelsan’s Sancar Armed USV.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    CAES Awarded Contract To Produce Advanced Electronics Worth $172 Million

  • Europe

    Ukraine deploys its Grom-2 tactical ballistic missile to fight Russian troops

  • Air Platform

    Saab awarded contract to produce four Gripen C fighter jets for Hungary

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian Air Force To Receive 60 F-16 Block 50 From NATO Partners

  • Naval Platforms

    Thyssenkrupp Marinesystems MEKO-class Frigate

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh to investigate alleged Indian RAW involvement during 2009 paramilitary mutiny.

  • Defense Industry

    Serbia Plans To Buy New Fighter Jets

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Trinidad and Tobago Commissions Two Cape-class Patrol Boats

  • Africa

    U.S. Warns Algeria of Sanctions Over Russian Su-57 Jet Purchases.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea, Philippines To Strengthen Naval Cooperation Between Both Navies

  • Defense Industry

    Kenya purchased Turkish-made 118 tactical armored combat vehicles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Commissioned Fourth Type 055 Destroyer ‘Anshan’ With PLA Navy

  • Who We Are
  • What We Do
  • Premium Member Login
  • Contact Us

Copyright © Global Defense Corp. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other non-commercial uses permitted by copyright law.

Translate »
error: Content is protected !!