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  • [ May 15, 2025 ] US Army Validates Next-generation Patriot Radar Successor in Realistic Ballistic Missile Interception Test Americas
  • [ May 15, 2025 ] Korean KF-21 Boramae jet joins Peruvian Air Force’s next-generation combat aircraft competition Air Platform
  • [ May 15, 2025 ] Boeing Awarded the Largest Aircraft Production Contract by Qatar Airways Civil Aviation
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F-16V Block 70/72

Air Platform

Vietnam signed agreement with the U.S. to purchase F-16V, ditching Su-57 jets

April 21, 2025 GDC 0

Vietnam has reached an agreement with the United States to buy F-16V fighter jets, citing industry representatives and a former U.S. government official. Hanoi will acquire at least 24 Lockheed Martin single-engine fighters, which, combined […]

Air Platform

Turkey Paused F-16V Acquisition in Favor of F-35 Stealth Jets

April 17, 2025 GDC 0

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Air Platform

U.S. State Department Approves 20 F-16V Block 70 to Philippines Amid China Tensions

April 3, 2025 GDC 0

The United States has approved the potential sale of 20 F-16 fighter jets to Manila, giving the key US ally in the Indo-Pacific a major upgrade to its air force just days after US Defense […]

Air Platform

Lockheed Delivers First F-16V Block 70 To Bulgaria

February 1, 2025 GDC 0

Lockheed Martin announced on Jan. 31, 2025, the delivery of the first F-16 Block 70 jet to Bulgaria, marking a major step forward in the country’s efforts to modernize its air force. The delivery was […]

Air Platform

Turkey deposits payment for 40 new F-16V Block 70 fighter jets

December 11, 2024 GDC 0

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Air Platform

Transactional Trump: Bangladesh Air Guard Could Receive American Jets, Bangladesh Will Never Receive Eurofighter Or Rafale For Poor Human Rights Record

November 10, 2024 GDC 0

President-elect Donald Trump will likely be a unilateralist in his dealings with the world, neither a pre-World War Two isolationist nor the post-war global policeman. Trump’s highly transactional view of life means he will take […]

Air Platform

Philippines Invites Saab, Lockheed, KAI And TAI For $7 Billion Fighter Jets Tenders

October 8, 2024 GDC 0

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Peruvian Air Force Short-list Rafale F4, Saab Gripen And F-16V Block 70 For 24 Fighter Jets Requirements

October 8, 2024 GDC 0

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Air Platform

Biden administration urged the U.S. Congress to approve the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey without further delay

January 26, 2024 GDC 0

The Joe Biden administration urged the U.S. Congress to approve the sale of F-16 fighter jets and modernization kits to Türkiye in a letter submitted on Wednesday, sources said. The administration wrote to members of […]

Uncategorized

Taiwan began developing next-generation fighter jets

January 10, 2024 GDC 0

President Tsai Ing-wen on Sunday Jan. 7 revealed that Taiwan is set to begin developing its next-generation fighter jet. While speaking on Era News’ “Digital Taiwan” program, Tsai said that in the past, Taiwan aimed […]

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  • Poland purchases several hundred JASSM extended-range cruise missiles worth $735 million.

    May 30, 2024 0
    Poland is set to buy 677 million euros ($735 million) worth of long-range missiles from the United States to boost its defense capabilities to counter potential Russian threats, Warsaw said Monday. Ukraine wants Long-range AGM-158 [...]
  • Ukraine’s Counteroffensive To Produce Stunning Victory In Kherson

    October 22, 2022 0
    Ukraine appears poised to deliver another crucial blow to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war effort with a counteroffensive to take back Kherson, which was the first major Ukrainian city seized by Russia after its invasion [...]
  • Ukraine’s HIMARS strike destroyed Russia’s Pantsir-S1 missile system in Belgorod

    June 24, 2024 0
    A Russian Pantsir-S air defense system was allegedly struck by a HIMARS rocket in the Dubovoe settlement of Russia’s Belgorod oblast. US Army Deploys HIMARS Near CrimeaDateApril 15, 2021Ukraine destroys Russia’s S-400 surface-to-air missile in [...]
  • Three More Rafale Fighters To Arrive In India On November 5

    October 29, 2020 0
    Amid standoff with China in eastern Ladakh, India is all set to receive three more Rafale fighter jets on November 5. The first lot of Rafale combat aircraft built by French company Dassault Aviation was [...]
  • Bangladesh Army Shot Dead Garment Workers Protesting For Pay Raise

    October 1, 2024 0
    Bangladesh Army shot dead a garment worker and injured at least 20 others on Monday in a violent clash between protesting workers and army in Bangladesh, forcing the closures of several factories. Video footages show [...]
  • Russian Commanders Refused To Cross Dnieper River Using Inflatable Boat Purchased From Chinese TEMU, Termed As ‘Suicidal’ Mission

    December 25, 2024 0
    Russian military commanders are refusing to obey orders to send their subordinates on “suicidal” missions across the Dnieper River to join a planned offensive campaign, according to a post on Telegram by military partisan group [...]
Europe

Ukrainian troops blow up new Russian rocket launcher

May 14, 2025 0

Ukrainian Special Operations Forces have reportedly destroyed one of Russia’s newest multiple launch rocket systems, the 9K57-1 Uragan-1, in a precision drone strike. During a special reconnaissance operation, operators from the Ukrainian Special Operations Forces […]

Infantry Weapons

China using Egypt as military hub to supply ammo, spare parts and artillery to Russia and Africa

April 19, 2025 0

A fleet of Chinese Xi’an Y-20 strategic transport aircraft made an unusual and unannounced visit to Egypt this week. According to the Washington Post, which quoted a “classified leaked US document” dated 17 February, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi planned […]

Infantry Weapons

Indian Army’s Dhanush artillery gun fails in trial due to counterfeit Chinese bearings supplied by corrupt officials

April 18, 2025 0

India’s homegrown 155mm/45-calibre gun has taken a hit following a row of failed trials for over three months by the Indian Army, according to a top source in the army. “The Dhanush 155mm/45-caliber artillery gun […]

Infantry Weapons

Indian Army Rejected Locally-made Cheap $300 Krasnopol 155mm Artillery Ammo Due to Poor Quality

April 18, 2025 0

In an internal report to the Ministry of Defense, the Indian Army said funds spent on faulty ammunition between 2014 and 2020 could have been used to buy 100 155-mm medium artillery guns. The Indian […]

Europe

Turkiye, Germany, South Korea and France are seeking to establish a partnership with Poland for ammunition production

March 30, 2025 0

Companies from Türkiye, Germany, South Korea and France are seeking to establish a partnership with Poland for ammunition production, according to Poland’s Deputy Defense Minister Cezary Tomczyk. A joint venture, expected to be finalized within […]

Americas

General Dynamics Europe delivered first 155mm artillery barrel to the U.S.

March 30, 2025 0

General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) has announced the delivery of a new 155mm/52-caliber artillery barrel to the United States. In a statement issued Tuesday, GDELS said its Santa Bárbara Sistemas division will deliver the […]

  • C4iSR

    Israeli IAI To Provide Airborne Jamming Pod For Indian Air Force

  • Middle East

    Russia Supplied Verba MANPAD to Hezbollah Violating Arms Trade Treaty

  • Americas

    Nexter’s Ceasar Joins US Army’s Howitzer Competition

  • C4iSR

    Thales launches compact AESA radar for light combat aircraft

  • Air Platform

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

  • Air Platform

    Turkey to use domestically develop TF-6000 turbofan engine for KAAN fighter jet

  • Middle East

    How the Israeli Air Force once destroyed over 60 enemy jets and dozens of Soviet missile systems in battle without losing a single fighter

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    PLA Rocket Force Test Fires DF-26 Ballistic Missiles

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Saudi Arabia purchased South Korea’s Cheongung-II anti-air missiles for $3.2 billion

  • Europe

    Russians who settled in Crimea post 2014 occupation started to flee Crimea after the Ukrainian assault using sea drones and missiles

  • Air Platform

    China’s first prototype unmanned helicopter successfully flew

  • Europe

    Russian Missile Developer Mikhail Shatsky Found Dead Near Moscow, A Huge Setback For Russia, India and China

  • Air Platform

    Turkey Debuts Akinci B UCAV With Upgraded Engines

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korean K2 Black Panther Is The Best Tank In The World

  • Europe

    Russia’s strike pattern suggests that Russia is low on Iskander ballistic missiles

  • Europe

    Saab Gripen Is The Cost-effective Fire Power, Says Croatia

  • Middle East

    Qatar, Turkey agree to enhance defense cooperation

  • South Asia

    India tests nuclear capable K-4 SLBM

  • Europe

    Royal Navy Tests Jet Suits to Board Ships

  • Air Platform

    Hellenic Air Force Received Upgraded F-16V Block 70 Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Ukraine Wiped Out Russian Brigade, Including 80 Vehicles, 40 IFV, 52 Tanks, 2 Commanders And 1,000 Men In Failed River Crossing

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan destroyed Armenian T-90 tank regiments using Harop kamikaze drones

  • Europe

    Germany Selects Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet to Replace Aging Tornado

  • Defense Industry

    Spanish Navantia Shortlisted To Build Three Frigates For Polish Navy

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    2019-2020 Defense Budget of China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand

  • Air Platform

    Gripen E Fighter Jet Performs Anti-Access and Area Denial (A2AD) Role Through Superior EW, Situational Awareness, and Cutting-Edge Weapon System

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Israel and Singapore Develop High-tech Blue Spear Anti-ship Missile

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian army tested Boxer block II reconnaissance armored vehicles

  • Infantry Weapons

    Indian DRDO Tests Short-range VL-SRSAM Missile

  • Ballistic Missile

    Russia prepares Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile to strike Ukraine: report

  • Europe

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

  • Air Platform

    Germany to Send 50 Leopard Tank to Ukraine

  • Infantry Weapons

    Indian Army Rejected Locally-made Cheap $300 Krasnopol 155mm Artillery Ammo Due to Poor Quality

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Germany Receives Rheinmetall’s Skyranger 30 Anti-air System

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine shot down Russian Su-34 fighter bomber over Kursk region

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Deployed 5000 Troops near Indian Border

  • Air Platform

    Saab Accused Canada Of Favoring Lockheed Martin’s F-35 FFCP Competition

  • South Asia

    Indian Broadcasters and Social Media Publishing Videos and Screenshots of Muslim Genocides in India for Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) Protests as Bangladeshi Videos

  • Naval Platforms

    RNLN air-defence frigates to receive new 127/64 LW guns

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall awarded €1.04 billion contract to upgrade Puma IFV of Bundeswehr

  • Americas

    Why I admire Admiral William McRaven?

  • Defense Industry

    Saab Awarded Contract To Produce NLAW For Finnish Army

  • Europe

    KGB Putin ordered FSB to mass report against Twitter accounts and Youtube channels posting the true story of the Ukraine invasion

  • Defense Industry

    Sukhoi And MiG Merge Into United Aircraft Corp To Avoid Mikoyan’s Bankruptcy

  • Europe

    Ukrainian HIMARS destroyed 60 high-value ammunition depots since it received the artillery rockets system

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian military receives dozens of surveillance drones from Volunteers

  • Air Platform

    India Buys 16 Used Mirage 2000 Fighters From France

  • Middle East

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

  • Air Platform

    Sweden Taps GKN Aerospace To Produce Future Fighter Propulsion

  • Air Platform

    U.S. State Department Approves AH-64E Apache Helicopters For Kuwait

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