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  • [ May 12, 2026 ] Pakistan and Afghanistan allowed Iranian aircraft parked on their airfields shielded them from American airstrikes. Middle East
  • [ May 12, 2026 ] South Korea’s new KF-21 Boramae fighter jet cleared for active combat. Air Platform
  • [ May 12, 2026 ] Israeli Air Force’s first KC-46 aerial refuelling tanker completes maiden flight. Air Platform
  • [ May 12, 2026 ] The inept Bangladesh military (thief) steals its defence budget to manufacture sweets while Myanmar’s Su-30 bombs the Naf River and flies over Cox Bazar airport. South Asia
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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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  • Morocco Signed Agreement To Buy 24 AH-64E Apache Helicopters

    March 28, 2021 0
    Morocco has confirmed an order for 24 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters making the North African country the 17th nation to operate the type. The deal is valued at $4.25 billion. Boeing awarded a contract to [...]
  • Japan Test Fires Type 12 Anti-ship Missile in Exercises Talisman Sabre 2023

    July 25, 2023 0
    The Talisman Sabre 2023 exercise kicked off last week. As part of the event, which will run until 4 August, Japan launched a Type 12 anti-ship missile. Japan will conduct anti-ship missile firing exercises first [...]
  • Russian Black Sea Aviation Fleet Completely Inoperable , Reports Western Intelligence

    March 11, 2023 0
    Blasts at the Saky air base in the annexed Crimean peninsula earlier last year have put more than half of the Russian Black Sea fleet’s naval aviation combat jets out of use, a Western official [...]
  • Bulgaria selected Lürssen to build two multimission corvettes for Bulgarian Navy

    March 5, 2020 0
    The Bulgarian government has selected German shipbuilder Lürssen over Fincantieri of Italy to build two multi-role corvettes for the country’s navy, Defence Minister Krasimir Karakachanov announced on 27 February during a visit to Varna. Lürssen [...]
  • Israel to receive 50 F-15EX Eagle II from the U.S.

    May 14, 2024 0
    The F-15EX “Eagle II”, derived from the McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle, is an all-weather multi-role fighter bomber. It results from an initiative to modernize the American air fleet, addressing the need to replace ageing [...]
  • Two South Korean Firms Battle To Win Australia’s General Purpose Frigate Contract

    July 31, 2024 0
    HD Hyundai Heavy built a 1,500-ton landing ship (from the top), a 3,400-ton frigate, and a 2,200-ton deepwater guard ship. Royal Australian Navy Short-lists ThyssenKrupp’s MEKO A200 and Mitsubishi’s Mogami Class For $7.6 Billion Frigate [...]
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

Philippine Army Test Fires Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm Howitzer Boosting Long-Range Strike.

April 27, 2026 0

The Philippine Army has conducted its first live firing with its new Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer during Exercise Salaknib 26, a joint U.S./Philippines military exercise, bringing a faster and more mobile long-range strike […]

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Copies American C-RAM And Produces LD-3000 CIWS System

  • Air Platform

    Leaked Documents Show Russia Struggling to Manufacture Gearbox for Su-57, Su-75 and PAK DA Aircraft.

  • Air Platform

    U.S. State Department Approves Sale Of P-8 Poseidon MPA For Germany

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar Navy Launched New Domestically-built Frigate.

  • Naval Platforms

    Royal Canadian Navy Accepts HMCS Harry DeWolf Artic OPV

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwanese F-16 Pilots Take Chinese Su-30 Pilots To School Over Taiwan Straits

  • Air Platform

    Thailand selects Elbit Systems Hermes 900 for maritime surveillance UAV requirement​

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Indian Defense Ministry Allocate $10.18 Billion To Acquire Western Anti-ship and Anti-radiation Missiles

  • Air Platform

    Embarrassing Display: Russia’s Su-35 shot down a Su-30SM2

  • Europe

    Prime Minister Sunak ordered the deployment of military assets to the eastern Mediterranean

  • Europe

    The Royal Netherlands Navy’s (RNLN) Submarine Replacement Programme

  • Middle East

    China’s big reverse-engineering fail in Iran, Pakistan and Venezuela as HQ-9B, HQ-16, CM-302 and YJ-21E destroyed by American air strikes.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Kim Jong Un Tours Major Ballistic Missile Factory Near Pyongyang.

  • Air Platform

    Boeing upgrades Apache version 6 with UAV and ship hunting capability

  • Air Platform

    Malaysia to receive first FA-50M fighter jets this month

  • Americas

    Analysis: Time Has Come For America To Revise ITAR Regulation

  • Infantry Weapons

    Hezbollah used Iranian-made Almas anti-tank missile for the first time

  • C4iSR

    Japan Receives More E-2D Hawkeyes amid AEW restructure

  • Europe

    Russia stops supplying missile to Turkey and China

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Bayraktar TB2: “Say Hello To My Little Friend”

  • Europe

    France Test-fires M51 Nuclear Ballistic Missile

  • Air Platform

    Loss of Sukhoi Su-57 in Ukraine war would be death blow to Russia’s collapsing aerospace industry

  • Air Platform

    U.S. and Australia plan to send 41 retired RAAF’s F/A-18 Hornets to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Tejas MKII vs JF-17 Block III: How does Tejas MKII stack up against JF-17 Block III?

  • Air Platform

    Land 2097 Phase 4: Australia’s Special Operations Forces Helicopter

  • Europe

    Sweden Weighs Saab-Babcock Arrowhead 140 Frigate.

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish companies secured $8 billion in export contracts at the SAHA 2026.

  • Air Platform

    Saudi Arabia Mulls Purchasing 100 Turkish KAAN Fifth-generation Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Pantsir anti-air gun and missile with “Z” sign abandoned by Russian forces

  • Central Asia

    Goodbye Russia: Armenia will exit the CSTO treaty and declare itself a neutral country

  • C4iSR

    Saab Oneview PSIM: Eye And Ear Of Urban Security Systems

  • Air Platform

    Philippines To Buy 32 Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk Helicopters Worth $620 Million

  • Europe

    Mad Vlad planned ethnic cleansing in Ukraine, leaked FSB document

  • Europe

    Humiliating Russian Army, Ukraine Sells Captured Russian T-72 Tanks and BTR-82 APC on Ebay

  • C4iSR

    Thales SMART-S 3D Radar

  • Anti-air Missiles

    MBDA debuts new VSHORAD system at Farnborough Airshow

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh’s Former Air Guard Chief Shaikh Abdul Hannan (Thief) Embezzled and Laundered $245 Million (BDT 3,000 Crore) to Canada, USA and UAE

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Air Force To Replace F-22 Raptor With Sixth-generation NGAD Fighters

  • Air Platform

    Royal Air Force’s Typhoon Aircraft Landed On Highway In Finland

  • Europe

    BAE Systems Rolls Out Bow Of Type 26 Frigate

  • Europe

    200,000 Military-age Russian Men Fled To Kazakhstan, Georgia, Latvia And Finland

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Malaysia Achieves Initial Operational Capability With ANKA-S Surveillance Drone.

  • Middle East

    U.S. Airstrike Hits Iranian Telecom Site Tied to Internet Censorship, Amid the Strait of Hormuz War.

  • Defense Industry

    Indonesia agrees to pay 30% of KF-21 jet’s development cost to South Korea

  • Europe

    Incompetent Russian military sent elite Spetsnaz forces to fight conventional war, Ukraine killed them all

  • Europe

    U.S. quietly delivered ammunition and long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Kuwait transferred 150 M-84AB tanks to Croatia for repair and transfer to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Thanks to Javelin, Russian Military Lost 31 Tactical Battalions, Says Volodymyr Zelensky

  • Air Platform

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

  • Europe

    French Army Ordered 109 Next-generation CEASAR Mk2 Howitzers

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