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Air-Launched Weapons

Germany Purchases Meteor BVRAAM For Its F-35 Stealth Jets.

January 23, 2026 GDC 0

MBDA confirmed that Germany signed a new contract for additional Meteor beyond visual range air-to-air missiles for the Bundeswehr. The purchase strengthens the Luftwaffe’s ability to deter and, if required, dominate long-range air engagements without […]

Air Platform

President Trump Considers Approving F-35 Stealth Jets to Turkiye.

January 1, 2026 GDC 0

U.S. President Donald Trump said on December 29, 2025, that he is “very seriously” considering approving the sale of F-35 Lightning II fighter jets to Türkiye, according to TRTWorld. The renewed interest comes as Türkiye’s […]

Anti-air Missiles

Erdogan asked Putin to take back the S-400 missile system to rejoin the F-35 program.

December 18, 2025 GDC 0

Turkey is seeking ways to return the Russian-made S-400 air defense system it purchased nearly a decade ago, a step that could remove a major obstacle in its strained relations with the United States and […]

Air Platform

President Trump Considers Saudi Arabian Request to Buy 48 F-35 Stealth Jets.

November 5, 2025 GDC 0

The Trump administration is considering a Saudi Arabian request to buy as many as 48 F-35 fighter jets, a potential multi-billion-dollar deal that has cleared a key Pentagon hurdle ahead of a visit by Crown […]

Air Platform

Germany plans to purchase 15 additional F-35 stealth jets.

October 22, 2025 GDC 0

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius intends to order an additional 15 F-35 fighter jets from U.S. manufacturer Lockheed Martin (LMT.N), a parliamentary source told Reuters on Monday, confirming a report by Spiegel magazine. Planners expect […]

Air Platform

Denmark will invest $13.7 billion in F-35 jets, patrol boats and armored vehicles.

October 18, 2025 GDC 0

Denmark will buy 16 additional F-35 jets, invest in air defenses and maritime patrol aircraft and add to its fleet of Arctic-ready patrol vessels as part of a military spending package through to 2033 worth […]

Air Platform

Lockheed Martin Delivered 72 F-35 Stealth Jets in Six Months

July 19, 2025 GDC 0

Lockheed Martin has delivered 72 F-35 jets to the U.S. government as of May 1, after several months of delay due to late software improvements, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing the Pentagon’s program office. […]

Air Platform

Germany has no plan to buy additional F-35 stealth jets

July 17, 2025 GDC 0

Germany has no plans to procure additional F-35 fighter jets, a defence ministry spokesperson said on Friday, denying a Politico report that the country planned to grow its planned fleet to 50. So far, Germany […]

Middle East

President Trump Deploys F-22 Raptor and F-35 Stealth Jets to Bomb Tehran

June 18, 2025 GDC 0

Th US Air Force has surged more than 40 extra jets into the UK and Europe – including stealth fighter bombers and air-to-air refuellers – amid fears it will strike Iran. The move is the […]

Middle East

An Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities is potentially imminent

June 13, 2025 GDC 0

Israel has been pushing to strike Iran for months, if not years. Signs this week that an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities was potentially imminent have ratcheted up fears of a regional conflict, particularly in […]

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  • Indonesia Ordered Eight Frigates From Italy

    June 12, 2021 0
    Fincantieri and the Ministry of Defense of Indonesia have signed a contract for the supply of 6 FREMM-class frigates, the modernization and sale of 2 Maestrale-class frigates, and the related logistical support. Egyptian Navy Christens [...]
  • Elbit Systems, CN ROMARM S.A. to manufacture 155mm ATMOS howitzers in Romania

    May 10, 2024 0
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  • Baykar Defense Trials Bayraktar Akinci With Full Payloads

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  • Belarusian Yak-130 Crashed Killing Two Pilots

    May 23, 2021 0
    A Yak-130 military plane from the Lida assault air base crashed near Baránavichi, the Belarusian Military published a statement in Daily Telegram. The Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Belarus confirmed Wednesday morning local [...]
  • JASDF Is Routinely Intercepting Chinese Aircraft In Japanese Airspace

    August 2, 2020 0
    Japanese fighter pilot Lt. Col. Takamichi Shirota says his country is under increasing pressure from the air. Analysts say it’s a pressure faced by few other nations according a report by CNN news. More than [...]
  • Former British Sniper and SAS Joins Ukrainian Forces, A Nightmare For KGB Putin

    March 8, 2022 0
    More than 150 British Army’s SAS and Sniper of the war in Afghanistan are said to be traveling to Ukraine to participate in the conflict there. Top Russian general killed by Ukrainian sniper in major [...]
Europe

Hanwha Aerospace Awarded Contract to Produce Long-range K239 Chunmoo Rockets to Norway.

January 29, 2026 0

Hanwha Aerospace Co. has secured an estimated $1.9 billion project to supply long-range rockets to Norway, with the official contract expected to be signed this week, informed industry sources said Wednesday. The contract is widely […]

Infantry Weapons

The U.S. Deploys Iranian Shahed-136 Replica LUCAS Drone in the Middle East.

January 27, 2026 0

Russia’s version of Iran’s fast, cheap Shahed attack drones have been wreaking havoc during the Ukraine conflict, saturating the skies nearly every night and terrorising civilians. Highly adaptive and hard to intercept, the United States […]

Africa

China delivers Type 59 towed guns to the UAE-backed terror group Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

January 25, 2026 0

China has shipped a batch of Type 59 130mm towed artillery systems to Rapid Support Forces, with images confirming the weapons loaded aboard a cargo vessel and prepared for export, according to open-source visuals recorded […]

Americas

Elbit Systems Started Manufacturing Sigma NG 155mm Howitzers in the U.S.

January 11, 2026 0

Elbit Systems has completed production of the first model of the Sigma NG 155 millimetre self-propelled howitzer at the South Carolina facility of its US subsidiary, Elbit America. The system is fully based on US […]

Europe

Germany purchases KNDS RCH155 Wheeled Howitzers.

January 8, 2026 0

The German Bundeswehr plans to acquire 229 RCH155 wheeled howitzers using the chassis of the Boxer 8 x 8 wheeled combat vehicle from KNDS. It is expected that the procurement will soon be examined by […]

Europe

Turkish drone maker Skydagger completes Skydagger 7 FPV drones trials.

December 28, 2025 0

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  • Europe

    Russia Plans to Invest $1.1 Billion in Drone Development

  • Europe

    U.S. Delivers More NASAMS, HIMARS, Ammo And Power Generators To Ukraine

  • Americas

    L3Harris To Provide “Viper Shield” EW Suite For F-16V Block 70/72

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian $500 FPV drone destroyed Russian Buk-M3 missile system worth $100 million

  • Americas

    Aerojet Rocketdyne awarded contract to produce propulsion for next-generation interceptor

  • Europe

    Poland Opens Regional Abrams Main Battle Tank Maintenance Center

  • Africa

    Algeria Test Fires Iskandar Tactical Missile

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s ATACMS strikes destroyed two Russian duds S-400 surface-to-air missiles, 96L6E radar and command center

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Vice Admiral David Johnston Appointed As New ADF Chief, Amid Major Command Shake-up

  • Middle East

    Israeli Submarine Passes Through Seuz Canal

  • Europe

    Russian BTR-82 Armored Personnel Carriers Blowing Up In Ukraine Like Tin Cans

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    India to arm Rafale with HAMMER precision strike missile

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwanese F-16 warned of 20 Chinese J-11 fighters over Taiwan Straits

  • Africa

    Ghana plans to procure six Aero L-39NG trainer/light combat jets

  • Europe

    MiG-35 (MiG-29M2) multi-role fighter jet completes factory trials

  • Europe

    Ukrainians sell parts of Russia’s new Lancet kamikaze drone as souvenir

  • Europe

    Double Troubles For Russia: Ukraine Bought 5,100 MATADOR Anti-tank Weapons

  • Europe

    Explosion rocks Russian-occupied Melitopol, amid Ukrainian counteroffensive

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Force Struck Chemical Weapons Storage Facility in Syria

  • Air Platform

    India ditches Russian missile and chooses MBDA MICA as the medium-range missile

  • Europe

    Russia Lost 54 Artillery Systems, 54 Armored Vehicles and 27 Tanks in a Day

  • Europe

    Turkey Supplying Arms And Training To Ukrainian Military In Donbass War

  • Americas

    U.S. Offers $50 Billion Aid Package To Ukraine

  • Europe

    POS 145 anti-tank missile: Serbian Yugoimport’s answer to American Javelin

  • Infantry Weapons

    Arrow Missile Defence System

  • Americas

    U.S. Marine Corps Purchases 44 Iron Dome Launchers and 1840 Missiles

  • Europe

    Iskander missiles were intercepted by Israeli-made Barak-8 air defense, says Armenia

  • C4iSR

    Microsoft Supplied HoloLens To Russia’s Su-57 Production Line

  • C4iSR

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

  • Europe

    Russian Leaves Their Country to Finland, Mastercard and Visa Suspend Operations in Russia

  • Industry

    Belarusian Defence Enterprises

  • Europe

    Russia lost air surveillance capability in occupied Crimea after recent Ukrainian attacks.

  • Defense Industry

    Israeli Aerospace Industries acquires Greek defense company

  • Americas

    Colombia purchased 18 CEASAR howitzers from France

  • Europe

    Russia Running Out Trained Soldiers, Offers Cash Bonus To Russians For Joining Ukraine War

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan Launches High-tech Submarine Using American And British Technology

  • Europe

    Why is Russia losing so many tanks and armored vehicles?

  • Europe

    Swiss Air 2030: Second RFP has been issued to the manufacturers of fighter aircraft

  • Americas

    Brazil Issues RFP To Upgrade Leopard 1A Tank

  • Europe

    Hyundai Rotem favored to land $9 billion K2 tank deal with Poland

  • Air Platform

    Russian Fighter Bombers Running Out Of Service Life, F-16 And Gripen Will Make Putin’s Forces Life Miserable

  • Air Platform

    AVIC-Antonov Xi’an Y-20 Medium Lift Aircraft: A Reverse Engineered AN-77 Transport Aircraft

  • Europe

    Orizzonte Sistemi Navali awarded contract to build six next-gen OPVs for the Italian Navy

  • Europe

    Russia Failed To Get Re-elected As Member Of United Nations Human Rights Council

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Germany approved $3 billion missile purchases for IRIS-T SLM and Patriot air defense system

  • Europe

    President Erdogan Visits Nagorno-Karabakh To Sign Defense Pact With Azerbaijan

  • Europe

    Ukrainian MAGURA V5 kamikaze sea drone destroyed the Russian landing ship Caesar Kunikov

  • C4iSR

    Rafael Drone Dome (C-UAS) System

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japanese Destroyer Escorts Australian Frigate For The First Time

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    2018-2019 Defence Budget of China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore

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