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Elbit Systems Awarded Contract to Extend F-35I Adir’s Combat Range Amid Iran War.

May 15, 2026 GDC 0

Israel set for first-ever F-35 external fuel tank upgrade in force buildup pushNew capability would reduce reliance on aerial refueling and improve operational flexibility in long-range missions. But it remains unclear if it would affect […]

Anti-air Missiles

Israeli F-35 Stealth Jet Destroys Iran’s S-300PMU2 Air Defense Missile System in Precision Strike.

April 8, 2026 GDC 0

The Israeli Air Force has destroyed one of Iran’s air defense systems in a precision strike, eliminating a Russian-made S-300PMU2 battery, according to a video released by the Israel Defense Forces on April 7, 2026. […]

Air Platform

The engineering of the F-35 stealth aircraft makes it impossible for opposing forces to engage with surface-to-air missiles.  

March 10, 2026 GDC 0

Stealth aircraft aren’t “invisible”—they’re engineered to be extremely hard to detect across radar, infrared, acoustic, and visual spectrums. The engineering behind them is a fusion of physics, materials science, aerodynamics, and electronic warfare. Stealth aircraft […]

Air Platform

Israeli F-35I Adir Shot Down Iranian Yak-130 Advanced Jet Trainer.

March 5, 2026 GDC 0

An Israeli F-35I downed an Iranian YAK-130 in the first fighter jet dogfight of the war, the IDF announced at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning. The Russian-made YAK-130 started production in the 1990s. It is […]

Air Platform

Israeli Air Force Deploys 200 Fighter Jets and Dropped 1200 Bombs in Iran.

March 2, 2026 GDC 0

Roughly 200 fighter jets participated in Israel’s widespread airstrikes against Iran on Saturday, the Israeli military said, calling the attack the largest air operation in its history. The Israeli fighter jets dropped hundreds of bombs […]

Air Platform

Israeli Air Force Equips Domestically-made Stealth Fuel Tanks for F-35I Adir.

February 18, 2026 GDC 0

The Times of Israel reported that Ambassador Yechiel Leiter said Israel’s F-35I Adir fleet now carries range-extending fuel tanks that preserve its low observable profile. The claim signals Israel’s push to secure independent long-range strike […]

Middle East

Israeli Air Force’s New Cross-border Infiltration Training Method Will Create Fears in Regional Air Forces.

December 17, 2025 GDC 0

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Air Platform

Iranian State TV Admitted Its Wartime Claim of Shooting Down Israeli F-35 Jet Was AI-generated.

December 11, 2025 GDC 0

Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB has officially admitted its wartime claim of shooting down Israeli F-35 jets was false. Head of IRIB Peyman Jebelli said the reports were “not reliable” and “damaged our credibility,” adding: “We […]

Anti-air Missiles

Tehran activates S-400 missile system, but Israeli F-35I Adir already breached S-400 in Syria

July 30, 2025 GDC 0

According to information published by the Iranian media outlet Birun.info, on July 26, 2025, the Russian-made S-400 Triumf air defense missile system was reportedly tested under operational conditions for the first time in Iran. The […]

Air Platform

Israeli Air Force’s F-35I stealth jet destroyed Iran’s Matla-ul-Fajr stealth-tracking radar system

June 24, 2025 GDC 0

The Israel Defense Forces have released footage showing an airstrike on an Iranian Matla-ul-Fajr radar system, a mobile VHF-band radar designed for early warning and airspace surveillance. The strike was part of ongoing Israeli operations […]

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  • India set to acquire 30 MQ-9 Reaper or Predator-B HALE UAV from US worths $3 billion

    June 12, 2020 0
    India armed forces could soon get access to the lethal drones from the US. Final preparations are underway to ink another $3 billion deal between US-based General Atomics and the Indian Government for the procurement [...]
  • Turkiye to sale tanks, missiles and warships to Saudi Arabia worth $6 billion

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  • UK allocates $6 billion to replenish weapons delivered to Ukraine

    March 16, 2023 0
    Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will spend an extra 5 billion pounds ($6 billion) to replenish ammunition stocks and fund the next phase of a submarine pact with the United States and Australia in an update [...]
  • Israel Vows Seizing Gaza After Israeli Air Force Destroys Hamas Positions

    October 10, 2023 0
    Israel has vowed to lay total siege to the Gaza Strip, as its military scours the country’s south for militants, guards breaches in its border fence and pounds the impoverished, Hamas-ruled territory in the wake [...]
  • Russian State TV Confirms Killing Of Two More Generals In Eastern Ukraine

    June 6, 2022 0
    Two more Russian generals have been killed in Ukraine, reports say, adding to the string of senior military casualties suffered by the Kremlin. KGB Putin Fires Eight Generals Over Losses in UkraineDateApril 22, 2022Russia Admits [...]
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U.S. Navy purchases Israeli soldier-portable SMASH 2000LE fire control systems.

June 4, 2026 0

An Israeli fire control technology company has now secured contracts with all four major branches of the U.S. military, completing a sweep across the American armed forces that took less than a year. Smart Shooter […]

Europe

Germany Purchases $5.4 Billion Worth of Israeli PULS Rocket Launchers.

May 29, 2026 0

Germany Advancing 5 Billion Euro Rocket Launcher Deal With Israel’s ElbitIf completed, the deal would include hundreds of rocket launchers and could increase Elbit’s order backlog by about 20 percent, strengthening the Israel-based defense contractor’s […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

May 17, 2026 0

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Europe

Estonia Purchases Additional HIMARS Rocket Artillery from Lockheed Martin.

May 16, 2026 0

The Estonian Centre for Defence Investments has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin for the procurement of three additional HIMARS multiple rocket systems. The agreement also includes an investment of approximately $11 million into Estonia’s […]

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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  • C4iSR

    Ukrainian missile hits secret Russian air defense radar station in Crimea

  • Americas

    US Military Destroyed Chinese-made FK-3 and Russian-made Buk-M2E and S-300VM Missiles in Venezuela.

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Awarded Contract To Produce 25 F-15 Fighter Jets Israel

  • Europe

    After T-90S Tanks, Ukraine Handed Over Russian T-72 Tanks To U.S. Army

  • Air Platform

    Indonesian Test Pilot Completes Flight Test on KF-21 Boramae Fighter Jet.

  • Air Platform

    Australia Receives Last Batch of F-35A

  • Africa

    South Africa’s Paramount Offers Mbombe Armored Vehicle For Ukrainian Army

  • Europe

    Export potential is the Key to arms procurement, says British ministry of defense

  • South Asia

    Pakistan, a Perfect Puppet State of China!

  • Air Platform

    After Leopard 2 tanks, Ukraine seeks F-16 fighter jets from EU stocks

  • C4iSR

    HENSOLDT and Thales join forces to upgrade F126 frigates

  • Air Platform

    Russian Technicians Sabotaging MiG-29 Fleet Worldwide, Amid Fears Of Transferring MiGs to Ukraine

  • Middle East

    Israeli Iron Dome Shoots Down Iranian-made Drone Fired From Gaza

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    US-made AGM-88E HARM Anti-radiation Missile’s Component Found At Russian Destroyed SAM Site in Eastern Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Germany Agreed to Deliver First Eurofighter Typhoon to Turkiye in 2028.

  • Americas

    South Korea offers comprehensive bid to win Canada’s patrol submarine project.

  • Europe

    BAE Systems Launches Anson Submarine At British Worksite

  • Europe

    Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Breaks Altitude Records Of 33,000 Feet

  • Europe

    Underwear elastic exposes Russian state TV propaganda, Russian soldier killing wounded comrade

  • Air Platform

    RCAF’s Future Fighter Capability Project (FFCP) Is On Track To Select Either Gripen, Super Hornet Or F-35

  • Europe

    Ukraine blitzed Russian forces in the Kursk region as Russian forces surrendered to Ukrainian forces

  • Europe

    Ukraine War: Russian Economy Shrinks By 4% In A Single Quarter

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Lists Arafura-Class Patrol Boat As ‘Project Of Concern’

  • Air Platform

    HAL Tejas Test Fires Python IR Guided Missile

  • Air Platform

    China to expedite delivery of Wing Loong drones to Pakistan

  • Land Platform

    T-80BVM and T-90MS tanks have quality, reliability, and battlefield performance issues, according to Russian tank crews.

  • Middle East

    QEAF and RAF formed a joint Typhoon squadron

  • Europe

    Sweden Considers Supplying Deadly Archer Self-propelled Howitzer And RBS70 Anti-air Missile

  • Europe

    Ukraine Begun Fielding Vampire Rocket System

  • Cruise Missiles

    UK and Germany agree to jointly manufacture 2,000km range cruise missile.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Army Started Training To Operate M113AS4 Uncrewed Armored Vehicles

  • Europe

    Damen, Thales signed a contract to build four Dutch and Belgian ASW frigates

  • Europe

    UK and Norway join multinational CAVS armoured vehicle research and development project led by Finland.

  • Europe

    Ukraine sends Turkish-made Cobra II vehicles to the frontline

  • Anti-ship Missile

    China secretly supplied Iran with $5 billion worth of weapons, including CM-302 anti-ship missiles, which failed to hit the US Navy’s warships.

  • Air Platform

    South Korean KAI Unveils Fifth Generation Combat Aircraft Mockup

  • Americas

    Secretary Antony Blinken advocating for Ukraine to be allowed to use American weapons to strike inside Russia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Austral Awarded $2.82 Billion Contract to Produce Landing Craft Heavy Vessels for the Australian Army.

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine shoot down Russia’s Newest Su-30S fighter jet, the pilot captured

  • Americas

    Saab Started Production of Gripen F For Brazilian Air Force

  • Defense Industry

    Japan to jointly develop sixth generation fighter with the UK

  • Europe

    Slovak KONŠTRUKTA-Defence develops new 155mm self-propelled howitzer

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwanese Military allows same-sex couples marrying in uniform

  • Industry

    UAE-Israeli Companies Signs Joint Venture Project

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Israeli super weapon Arrow anti-air missile shows 100 percent efficacy against Iranian missiles

  • C4iSR

    South Korea plans to launch its second spy satellite in April

  • Middle East

    Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has launched a large-scale attack involving rockets and drones on Israel.

  • Europe

    Sweden Sending Stridsvagn 122 Main Battle Tank to Ukraine

  • Middle East

    F-15 forced an Iranian passenger jet to turn around

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Anka UCAV’s Integrated Radar Detects Mines in the Black Sea

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