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  • [ April 15, 2026 ] China delivers FN-6 MANPAD and HJ-12E anti-tank missiles to Iran. Infantry Weapons
  • [ April 15, 2026 ] Finland doubles its K9 Howitzer fleet to 112, strengthening its firepower. Europe
  • [ April 15, 2026 ] Pakistan warned the IRGC that it cannot fend off the U.S./Israel air strikes using Chinese-made anti-air missiles.   Middle East
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Air Platform

U.S. rejects Thailand’s request to buy eight F-35A stealth jets, instead offered F-15EX

May 27, 2023 GDC 0

The United States has declined to sell eight F-35 stealth fighter jets to Thailand over issues with training and technical requirements, the Southeast Asian country’s air force said on Thursday. But sale of the fifth-generation […]

Defense Industry

Lockheed Martin to deliver more F-35 stealth jets to Australia

March 7, 2023 GDC 0

The US company Lockheed Martin hopes the Royal Australian Air Force will want to buy more fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighters. It was announced by Executive Vice President Greg Ulmer on the sidelines of Avalon […]

Europe

Liz Truss and Boris Johnson urge Prime Minister Sunak to send F-35 or Eurofighter Typhoon to Ukraine

February 22, 2023 GDC 0

Liz Truss tonight piled further pressure on Rishi Sunak as she joined fellow former prime minister Boris Johnson in calling for fighter jets to be sent to Ukraine. In her first speech in the House […]

Air Platform

Royal Thai Air Force Requested U.S. State Department To Approve The Sale Of Two F-35A Stealth Jets

December 29, 2022 GDC 0

The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has affirmed its intention to acquire F-35 fighter jets from the United States. It expects to have the answer to its request to procure the stealth fighters from the […]

Air Platform

Australian F-35A Stealth Jets Scored Six Kills Against Singaporean F-15SG In Pitch Black 2022

October 15, 2022 GDC 0

Singapore (GDC) — Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F-35A Lightning II stealth jets participated to Exercise Pitch Black for the first time. Exercise Pitch Black 2022 was attended by 17 countries with nearly 100 aircraft […]

Air Platform

Swiss Lawmakers Pass Legislation To Buy 36 F-35A Stealth Jets

October 1, 2022 GDC 0

Swiss lawmakers voted Thursday to proceed with the controversial purchase of F-35 fighter jets without holding a referendum sought by opponents of the deal. The lower house National Council gave the government the go-ahead to buy the […]

Air Platform

Ni Hao China! U.S. sends F-22 jets to Australia to train alongside RAAF’s F-35A fighters

September 12, 2022 GDC 0

As reported by Staff Sgt. Alexander Martinez, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces Public Affairs, in the article Raptors arrive at RAAF Base Tindal for Enhanced Air Cooperation Initiative, the last wave of U.S. Air Force (USAF) F-22 […]

Air Platform

South Korea To Buy 20 More F-35A Stealth Jets

July 25, 2022 GDC 0

A South Korean defense agency has backed the purchase of 20 more F-35A fighter jets as part of the country’s F-X project, which comprises the government’s preemptive strike strategy Kill Chain, meant to counter North […]

Air Platform

Czech Republic Plans To Buy 24 F-35A Stealth Jets

July 10, 2022 GDC 0

The Czech Ministry of Defense is considering the replacement of the 14 JAS-39 Gripen C/D fighters currently on lease from the Swedish manufacturer Saab until 2027 by acquiring at least 24 Lockheed Martin F-35A fighters.    […]

Air Platform

Greece Purchases 20 F-35 Stealth Jets From Lockheed Martin

July 2, 2022 GDC 0

Greece has sent an official request to the United States for the purchase of 20 Lockheed Martin-made F-35 fighter jets, the country’s prime minister said on Thursday. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis also told the […]

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  • Taiwan Building New Hangars Ahead Of F-16V Delivery

    April 12, 2021 0
    TAIPEI (GDC) — Ahead of the delivery of 66 new F-16 fighter jets purchased from the U.S., the Taiwan Air Force is spending more than NT$3.3 billion (US$115.6 million) on new hangars, missile storage facilities, [...]
  • Greece purchases counter-drone system from Israel.

    January 22, 2026 0
    Greece will cooperate with Israel on anti-drone systems and cybersecurity, Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias said on Tuesday after meeting his Israeli counterpart in Athens. Greece purchases the Israeli air defense systems as part of [...]
  • Safran awarded the contract to deliver JIM Compact multifunction infrared binoculars to Australian Defense Force

    March 18, 2023 0
    Safran Electronics & Defense Australasia Pty Ltd has signed a contract with NIOA* for the supply of more than one hundred JIM Compact’s for the LAND 159 Tranche 1 – ADF sniper system – to [...]
  • Ukraine Intercepted All Russian Kalibr Cruise Missiles In Recent Attack

    November 1, 2022 0
    Ukraine has successfully intercepted all Kalibr missiles fired by Russia after the attack on the Crimean Kerch Bridge, according to a senior official from the US Department of Defense. Ukraine says it shot down six [...]
  • US Air Force Seeking Shahed-136 Drone Replica to Improve Countermeasures.

    September 1, 2025 0
    The US Air Force is seeking to acquire a 1:1 replica of the Shahed-136 drone that Russia deploys against Ukraine and use it for developing and enhancing countermeasures. Russian Air Force Using Iranian Shahed-136 Drones [...]
  • German Navy Christens First K130 Batch II Corvette

    May 5, 2022 0
    A christening ceremony was held today (21 April) at Blohm+Voss shipyard in Hamburg for the first of five K130 Batch II corvettes, Köln, built for the German Navy. Lürssen Group Started Construction of K130 Braunschweig-class CorvetteDateFebruary [...]
Infantry Weapons

China delivers FN-6 MANPAD and HJ-12E anti-tank missiles to Iran.

April 15, 2026 0

US intelligence indicates China delivered new air defense systems to Iran, CNN reported on Friday, citing three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments. According to intelligence outlined in the CNN report, Beijing transferred shoulder-fired FN-6 […]

Europe

Finland doubles its K9 Howitzer fleet to 112, strengthening its firepower.

April 15, 2026 0

Finland signed a €546.8 million deal with South Korea to acquire 112 additional K9 Thunder 155 mm self-propelled howitzers. The purchase nearly doubles its fleet and strengthens NATO’s long-range artillery power on Russia’s border. The […]

Europe

Ukrainian drones to get U.S.-made Zeus anti-tank guided missile.

April 11, 2026 0

Aeon confirmed an active integration partnership with a major unnamed Ukrainian drone manufacturer to fire Zeus guided missiles from drone platforms. A separate Ukrainian partnership covers Zeus integration onto manned and unmanned ground vehicles and […]

Europe

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia.

April 8, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia following an agreement with the Estonian government, aimed at supporting all three Baltic states. The decision was confirmed during a meeting in Washington between Estonian […]

Europe

Swedish Bofors will setup 155mm artillery ammo factory in Estonia.

April 4, 2026 0

A Swedish Bofors is set to build a major 155-millimeter artillery shell factory in northeastern Estonia, a development that would represent the most significant foreign investment in the country’s nascent defense industrial base. Estonian Defense […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin launches Hellfire missile from 10-foot cargo container.

April 2, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced Tuesday that the U.S. defense giant successfully launched a Hellfire missile from its new Grizzly launcher — housed within a 10-foot cargo container. The Grizzly system incorporates design elements of Lockheed’s M299 […]

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Greece purchases the Israeli air defense systems as part of the Achilles Shield.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Intruding Taiwanese Airspace Is Easy, But Loitering There Proved Difficult For PLAAF

  • Europe

    Hackers replaced Russian TV broadcasts during Putin’s ‘Victory Day’ parade with an anti-war message saying ‘the blood of Ukrainians is on Russians hands’

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian kamikaze drone attacks blew up PAK-DA bombers factory near Moscow

  • C4iSR

    UAE Confirms Second Batch Order For Saab GlobalEye

  • South Asia

    Singapore’s DBS Bank, the British Arab Commercial Bank, and Bangladesh’s UCB bank sued ousted dictator Sheikh Hasina’s ally Saifuzzaman Chowdhury and Tulip Siddiq.

  • Naval Platforms

    Fincantieri’s Pattugliatore Polivalente d’Altura offshore patrol vessel (OPV)

  • Air Platform

    Israel launches mini drone “Spear” for special operatives

  • Americas

    Failed To Intercept HIMARS Rockets, Russian Hackers Launched Cyberattacks On HIMARS Maker Lockheed Martin

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Russia used Kh-69 cruise missiles for the first time in Ukraine war

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar signs a North Korean-style security pact with Russia to deploy 10,000 Myanmar soldiers in the Ukraine war.

  • Industry

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

  • Europe

    HIMARS Rocket’s Precision Strikes, A Nightmare For Russian Army

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korean DAPA Delivers Cheongung SAM System to RoKAF

  • Europe

    Swedish Armed Forces Will Grow by 27,000 Men and Women

  • Air Platform

    South Korean KF-21 Boramae Becomes World’s Safest Fighter Jets Without Any Accident

  • Europe

    Kongsberg awarded $1.5 billion contract to produce naval strike missiles for Poland

  • Air Platform

    Swedish Air Force Gets First Gripen E Fighter Jet

  • Americas

    US Air Force debuts virtual command and control platform

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine’s FPV drone blew up Russian TOR air defense system

  • Europe

    Bulgaria To Purchase Eight More F-16 Block 70 Aircrafts From Lockheed Martin

  • Middle East

    European Union To Sanction Iran As It Kills 160 Student Protesters

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    South Korean F-15K Test Fires Taurus KEPD Long-range Missile

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. State Department Approves Sale of Air-to-air Missiles to Saudi Arabia

  • Europe

    France To Deliver Crotale NG Anti-air Missiles And Radars To Ukraine

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Iconic Neptune Anti-ship Missile Spooked Russia’s Russian Amphibious Ships In Mykolaiv

  • Middle East

    Dubai Welcomes Israeli Entrepreneurs And Tourists

  • Europe

    Sweden Hikes Defense Spending Amid Russia Tensions

  • Americas

    U.S. Air Force Seeking $1.5 Billion For NGAD Program

  • Europe

    Saab GLSDB Can Deter Russia’s Spring Offensive

  • Air Platform

    US Air Force equips F-16s with artificial intelligence flight systems

  • Defense Industry

    Russia cannot export arms anymore, bleak prospects of Russian arms industries

  • Air Platform

    CATIC Delivered 7 K-8W Training Aircraft to Bangladesh Air Guard

  • Air Platform

    US Army tests air-launched drone from black hawk helicopter

  • Europe

    President-elect Trump’s Strength And Unpredictability Can End The War With Russia, President Zelensky Says

  • Europe

    North Korea to deliver ammunitions, tanks and artillery to Russia in return of military satellite

  • Europe

    A Significant Fire Engulfed At Russia’s Rocket Manufacturing NPO Avtomatiki Plant

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China displays FK-3 and FK-2000 (Sino Pantsir) air defense systems

  • South Asia

    Rape and Abduction by Bangladesh Military: An Account of Indigenous Bangladeshi Girl

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    Japan Deploys 100KW Laser Weapon System on Aegis Destroyer.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Israeli Air Force Used ‘Rocks’ Bunker Busters In Gaza To Destroy Hamas Tunnels

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Aerospace’s Anka UCAV Flew Over 30 Hours Setting A New Record

  • Air Platform

    Spain will purchase Eurofighter instead of F-35A fighter jets.

  • Europe

    Russia Exposed: Kazan nuclear submarine’s Soviet-era anechoic tile cracked during Cuba voyage

  • Infantry Weapons

    HQ-9 Long-Range Air Defense Missile System

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan’s First FFM Frigate JS Mogami Started Sea Trials

  • No Picture
    Infantry Weapons

    Iran Unveils Fath 360 GLONASS Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s single Bradley infantry fighting vehicles destroyed column of Russian MT-LB armored vehicles

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Shoot Down Russian Mi-28N Helicopter Using British Starstreak Missile

  • Air Platform

    Rheinmetall, Thales Awarded Contract to Support Tiger Helicopter Simulators in France and Germany

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