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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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  • Pakistan Navy’s Second Type 054 Frigate Enters Service

    July 8, 2022 0
    The Pakistan Navy has commissioned PNS Taimur, the second of four Type 054 A/P frigates built in China. Pakistan Navy commissions two new Type 054 A/P frigatesDateAugust 11, 2023Pakistan Navy’s New Type 054 AP Frigate Started [...]
  • China Abandoned Plans to Build Fifth and Sixth Aircraft Carrier

    March 9, 2020 0
    China is a great power with a vast economy. A recent Australian government report estimates that by 2030, the Chinese economy will be worth $42 trillion versus $24 trillion for the United States — in [...]
  • Human rights groups accuse Bangladesh army of covering up sexual assault

    August 19, 2020 0
    Dhaka (GDC) – Rights groups, as well as ordinary people, have staged protests in Bangladesh to demand justice for the alleged rape of two teenaged girls belonging to the Marma ethnic minority group. Hundreds of demonstrators [...]
  • New Zealand Plans To Buy 28 Secondhand F-16C/D to Replace Skyhawk

    September 7, 2020 0
    The Royal New Zealand Air Force is planning to buy fighter jet, according New Zealand Defense Forces whitepaper. Anything New Zeland is planning to buy would need to be able to integrate with Australia. In [...]
  • Indian Tajinder Kumar becomes first RAAF officer

    September 17, 2020 0
    A decade after Tajinder Kumar landed in Australia and took up a job as a washroom cleaner, he is set to become a commissioned officer with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). After spending the [...]
  • Airbus Awarded Contract To Produce 38 Eurofighter Tranche 5 Aircraft For Germany

    July 20, 2023 0
    Airbus Defense has begun construction of the fourth-generation Eurofighter Typhoon fighters for the German Air Force. Production and deliveries will be delayed until the end of the decade. Germany Awarded A Contract To Airbus For [...]
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 […]

Americas

U.S. Army Purchases Top-attack Terrain-shapping XM204 Munitions.

February 18, 2026 0

The U.S. Army has approved an Urgent Materiel Release for the XM204 top-attack terrain-shaping munition, accelerating its deployment to Europe, according to service information published January 12, 2026. The move reflects growing concern about near-peer […]

  • Europe

    South Korea displays K3 next-gen concept main battle tank

  • Europe

    Australia to send missiles and ammunition to Ukraine worth $70 million

  • Middle East

    Turkish F-16 shot down two Syrian Su-24 Fencer Jets And A Turkish Drone Shot Down Over Idlib Region, Syria.

  • Europe

    Kosovo received Turkish Skydagger kamikaze drones.

  • Air Platform

    South Korea Starts Series Production Of KF-21 Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    U.S. Begun Training Ukrainian Troops On HIMARS Rockets

  • Europe

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

  • Europe

    Another Russian businessman mysteriously died with a bullet wound and a rifle nearby.

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Su-57 conducts 40 strike missions on Ukrainian targets

  • Air Platform

    France accused China of spreading propaganda to damage the reputation of the Rafale fighter jet

  • Europe

    Ukraine claims Bakhmut gains after Russian troops flee frontline

  • Europe

    Avdiivka turned into new Bakhmut for Russia as it lost an entire brigade to Ukraine’s offensive

  • Middle East

    Saudi Arabia could have uranium enrichment within the kingdom under a proposed nuclear deal with the U.S.

  • Industry

    U.S. to further ease arms export restrictions

  • Air Platform

    Morale Boost: Indian Air Force received five Rafale fighter jets

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan now can hits back to mainland China with HIMARS

  • South Asia

    India’s MMRCA: Evaluation Results Of Rafale, Gripen, Eurofighter Typhoon, MiG-35 and Super Hornet

  • Europe

    Ukrainian troops have full control of the Russian town of Sudzha in the Kursk region

  • Europe

    Saab Group Test-fires New RBS98 Short-range Air Defense System

  • South Asia

    Jailed Bangladesh Army General Mujibur Rahman Accumulated $41 Million in Wealth From Extortion and Corruption, Purchased Two Apartments in New York: Reports

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Remote Country Girl Joins Aussie Troops In Afghanistan

  • Europe

    Russia’s only aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov catches fire

  • Infantry Weapons

    Heckler and Koch M320 Granade Launcher

  • Americas

    L3Harris built four new solid motors factories

  • Air Platform

    Sikorsky Australia completes deep maintenance of US Navy’s MH-60R helicopter at Nowra facility

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar’s rebel group captured junta’s northeast military command

  • Europe

    Ukraine is busy blowing up Russia’s oil depots, including tankers on rail links

  • South Asia

    Indian MoD asks IAF to issue an RFI for 100 Fighter Jets worth $15 billion

  • Middle East

    ThyssenKrupp Delivers First MEKO A-200 Frigate To Egyptian Navy

  • Americas

    What you don’t know about America’s super weapon, the EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft?

  • Middle East

    The time has come for Bangladesh to recognize Israel after UAE, Morocco, and Bahrain

  • Naval Platforms

    Lack of helicopters and vehicles, China’s type 075 LHD won’t be deployable until next decade

  • Air Platform

    US Air Force Test Two F-15EX Jets in Northern Edge 21 Exercise

  • Air Platform

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

  • Defense Industry

    Indonesian PT Dirgantara to upgrade Turkish CN235 aircraft

  • C4iSR

    India Dumps Russian IL-76A-50EI AEW&C And Opt-in European Options

  • Air Platform

    Rheinmetall Unveils LUNA Reconnaissance UAV

  • Europe

    Finland Increases Defense Budget By 70%, Amid Russia Tensions

  • Europe

    U.S. curbs international supply chains to cripple Russia’s military

  • Americas

    General Electric Awarded $1.6 Billion Contract For F-15EX Fighter’s Engines

  • Middle East

    UK sent special forces in Lebanon to support any rescue missions

  • Europe

    Russia says two of its commanders killed as Kyiv wages Bakhmut offensive

  • Air Platform

    Boeing submits response for RCAF’s future fighter capability project (FFCP) programme

  • Air Platform

    Sukhoi, Yakovlev and Mikoyan Design Bureau Ran Into Supply Chain Disruption Due to Sanctions

  • Americas

    President Joe Biden has withdrawn from his re-election campaign, endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris

  • Europe

    Saab’s MSHORAD System Successfully Demonstrated with Live Firing

  • Americas

    Israeli Defense Forces Received 1000 David Amored Vehicles.

  • Air Platform

    Leonardo Delivers Two M-345 Training Aircraft To Italian Air Force

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Luerssen Australia Lays Keel Of Fifth Arafura Class Patrol Boat For RAN

  • Air Platform

    Russia lost 10,000 troops in Ukraine’s counteroffensive in Kherson; the Belarusian morgue is full of 24,000 dead Russian soldiers

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