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  • [ March 13, 2026 ] Australia Transfers AIM-120D-3 AMRAAM Missile to the United Arab Emirates. Air-Launched Weapons
  • [ March 13, 2026 ] Japan prepares long-range strike capability with new missile systems. Anti-ship Missile
  • [ March 13, 2026 ] Zoroastrianism, Iran, and Jewish Israeli Friendship:  Brave Iranians Started Showcasing Israeli Flags Inside Iran to Support Israeli Action in Iran. Middle East
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Air Platform

Germany Announced Additional 35 F-35 Stealth Jets Purchases as FCAS Program Stalled.

February 21, 2026 GDC 0

The Germany Defence Ministry was reported on February 19 to be considering placing an order for up to 35 additional F-35A fifth generation fighters, doubling the number of the aircraft it plans to field, in […]

Air Platform

Lockheed Martin says F-35 stealth jets plays central role in Canada’s air combat strategy.

January 31, 2026 GDC 0

On January 16, 2026, Lockheed Martin emphasized Canada’s long-standing integration into the F-35 program, citing projected industrial activity exceeding C$15.5 billion through 2058, as recent U.S. statements have renewed scrutiny of Canada’s dependence on U.S.-controlled […]

Europe

Turkey decided to remove the S-400 missile system to re-enter the F-35 program.

December 7, 2025 GDC 0

Turkey is closer to removing the Russian S-400 system, according to Tom Barrack, the US ambassador to Turkey. The US imposed sanctions on some Turkish defense companies due to Turkey’s purchase of the S-400 system, […]

Air Platform

Hellenic Air Force to integrate Meteor BVRAAM into F-35 stealth jets

April 3, 2024 GDC 0

A highly significant meeting occurred at the Hellenic Air Force General Staff, where Greek officials and representatives from MBDA gathered to discuss the potential utilisation of the Meteor missile in Greece’s planned acquisition of F-35 […]

Air Platform

U.S. Air Force Announced New F-35 Configuration TR-3

March 1, 2023 GDC 0

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Air Platform

Finland Concludes Procurement of 64 F-35 Stealth Jets

February 15, 2022 GDC 0

Finland concluded the procurement contracts for the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II multi-role fighters as the country plans to replace the capabilities of the Air Force’s Hornet fleet, which will be phased out by 2030. […]

Air Platform

U.S. Air Force Launches New Adaptive Engine Project For F-35 Stealth Jet

February 8, 2022 GDC 0

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Air Platform

Lockheed Martin Delivered 142 F-35 Last Year Exceeding Expectations

January 19, 2022 GDC 0

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Air-Launched Weapons

Why Missiles Fired From F-22 Raptor And F-35 Are Hard To Detect?

January 11, 2022 GDC 0

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Middle East

UAE Withdraws Lockheed’s F-35 Deal With The U.S.

January 8, 2022 GDC 0

The United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s recent cancellation of its plan to buy 50 Lockheed F-35 fighter jets worth $23 billion from the United States showed that the close trading partnership between the UAE and China […]

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  • Taiwan Deploys 250KM Hsiung Feng III Anti-ship Missile

    August 20, 2025 0
    On August 17, 2025, Taiwan News reported that Taiwan will produce 232 additional anti-ship missile systems to strengthen its maritime defense capabilities by next year. This new batch, also confirmed by the Liberty Times, will [...]
  • Russia tells Israel not even think of attacking Iran’s nuclear facilities

    October 19, 2024 0
    Russia is warning Israel to not even consider striking Iranian nuclear facilities, state news agency TASS quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying on Thursday. After Iran’s missile attack on Israel on Oct. 1, [...]
  • Putin tastes his own medicine as Ukraine’s SBU destroyed 40 of Putin’s prized Tu-22M, Tu-95 and A-50 Beriev AWACS

    June 2, 2025 0
    FOUR Russian airfields housing Putin’s nuke bombers have reportedly been blitzed in an extraordinary drone strike – wiping out at least 40 aircraft. Ukrainian security sources told the Kyiv Post a special operation – codenamed [...]
  • The Russian military destroyed its own T-90A tank and dig a hole in Russian export markets

    September 18, 2020 0
    The Russian military confused targets and destroyed their T-90A tank. According to Russian media reports, anti-tank missile systems were used during the military exercises, including the Konkurs ATGM and the 9M113M ATGM. Azerbaijan Confirms Use [...]
  • Saab Awarded Contract to Produce Pylons for Gripen C/D Fighter Jets.

    December 3, 2025 0
    Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Agency (FMV) for a new launch system for Gripen C/D and Gripen E. The order value is approximately SEK 1 billion.   This is a [...]
  • China sent spy ships and survey vessels inside the exclusive economic zone of India

    September 13, 2024 0
    Open-source ship-tracking data showed that China has recently sent three research vessels to the Indian Ocean to survey the strategic waters that border its competitor, India. China Sends Spy Ship Off The Coast Of AustraliaDateJuly [...]
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 […]

  • C4iSR

    Russia confirms that the second A-50 early warning aircraft was downed by the Ukrainian Patriot missile defense system

  • C4iSR

    Brutal Truth About S-300 and S-400, Israeli SEAD Mission Works!

  • Europe

    Crimea Bridge Jammed With Traffic As Russians Flee After Airbase Blast

  • Europe

    The UK to Send Harpoon Anti-ship Missiles to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s MiG-31 Foxhound Fighter Jet Crashed in Primorsky Region

  • Europe

    U.S. Donates Switchblade Drones, Ammo, Javelin Communication Gear To Ukraine Worth $300 Million

  • Europe

    Ukraine destroys Russia’s new Plustan-SN armored vehicles

  • Air Platform

    Northrop Grumman to deliver MQ-4C Triton UAV to RAAF in 2023

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese Navy’s Type 076 Amphibious Assault Ship Sichuan Starts Sea Trials In Shanghai.

  • Air Platform

    Iran Wants 36 J-10C, China Says Show Me The Money!

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Akinci drone flew at world record 11,594 meters altitude

  • Europe

    Ukraine received more heavy rocket launchers from France

  • Europe

    U.S. Approves F-35, Super Hornet And Patriot Missile Defense System For Switzerland

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China deploys fifty thousand troops near Indian border

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Baykar successfully tested its AI-powered KEMANKES 1 mini cruise missile

  • Europe

    Finland Cleared To Buy Extended-range Multiple Launch Rocket Systems

  • Europe

    Russian State TV Commentators Compare Kherson Retreat As The Worse Military Defeat In History

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. Sent 72 AGM-88 HARM Anti-radiation Missiles To Ukraine

  • Africa

    Abu Dhabi Ship Building awarded contract to build three BR71 MKII corvettes for the Angolan navy

  • Air Platform

    Chinese Military Helicopter Flew Dangerously Close to Australian Navy’s Helicopter.

  • Air Platform

    Hindustan Aeronautics To Propose Su-30MKI Upgrade Program By 2021

  • Europe

    VKS Is Inferior To The US Air Force, Says Russian Tech Entrepreneur Mikhail Bolshakov

  • Americas

    Brazil to purchase Polish Borsuk IFV and Piorun Missiles

  • Naval Platforms

    US Navy’s underwater drone Orca will play offensive role

  • Air Platform

    Italy will deliver Storm Shadow stealth cruise missiles to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Analysis: American And Israeli Copycat Drones of China Available to Export Market

  • Europe

    Turkish Foreign Affairs Committee Approves Sweden’s NATO Bid

  • Europe

    Ukraine used autonomous FPV drone for the first time

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Lao Peoples Air Force’s Yak-130 Crashed Killing Two Pilots

  • Europe

    Putin Suffers Devastating Blow As Ukraine Killed Two Top Ranking Airborne Commanders

  • Americas

    Boeing Started Factory Trials of QEAF F-15QA Fighter Jet

  • Europe

    US lawmakers urge Pentagon to permit Ukraine’s use of US-supplied weapons to strike targets in Russia

  • Europe

    Another setback: Russia has pulled back forces from towns opposite Kherson, says Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Australia rolls out first Loyal Wingman for RAAF

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Cyprus purchases Israeli Barak MX air defense system.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Repeat Incursions By PLA Air Force Into Taiwanese Airspace

  • Europe

    Norway boosts defense spending by whopping $48 billion

  • Europe

    Russian submarine sunk in Crimean port, four S-400 missile systems destroyed worth $2 billion

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Italian Army has received its first new-generation SAMP/T NG and GRIFO air defense systems.

  • South Asia

    American FBI Submitted Evidence of Sheikh Hasina and Sajeeb Wajed Siphoning $300 Million From Bangladesh to the US via Cayman Islands and Hong Kong

  • Air Platform

    Army Wants To Accelerate FTUAS Drone Development

  • Europe

    BAE Systems Cut Steel For Third Type 026 Frigates, HMS Belfast

  • Land Platform

    Greek EODH Built New Armored Vehicles

  • Americas

    US Navy’s JPALS landing system reaches initial operational capability

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    India plans to invite Australian Navy to join Malabar exercise

  • Europe

    Ukraine war: a long queue at Russian supermarkets as Russia ran out of staple eggs

  • Europe

    Several HIMARS Strikes Killed 700 Russian Conscripts Defending West Bank Of Dnipro River

  • Europe

    Ukraine killed Russian commander Artur Bogachenko who executed Ukrainian PoW

  • South Asia

    India hikes defense budget to 19%, demystifying India’s defense Budget

  • Defense Industry

    Russia Going Ahead With Plans to Supply Su-30SM2 and Yak-130 To Myanmar Junta

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