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  • [ February 5, 2026 ] TKMS signs preliminary agreement for Germany’s MEKO A-200 frigate project Europe
  • [ February 5, 2026 ] U.S. Warns Algeria of Sanctions Over Russian Su-57 Jet Purchases. Africa
  • [ February 5, 2026 ] Indonesia signs letter of intent with Leonardo Company to purchase M-346F Block 20, rejecting JF-17 Temu jet. Air Platform
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Ukraine Destroys Russian Dud Pantsir-S1 Anti-air System With HARM Anti-radiation Missile

October 23, 2022 GDC 0

Ukrainian troops have destroyed the Russian Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft gun missile system on Kherson’s east side. Images shared on social media show the burned-out Pantsir-S1 air defense system in Nova Kakhovka, Kherson region. Russian-made Pantsir-S1 air defense system, […]

Air Platform

Boeing sent two Super Hornets to India for the Indian Navy’s trial

May 5, 2022 GDC 0

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Infantry Weapons

Why Did Russia’s S-300 Fail in Syria?

January 24, 2022 GDC 0

On Friday, May 1 2021, an alleged Syrian military source criticized the S-300 air defense systems supplied by Russia as incapable of stopping Israeli airstrikes and as “backwards,” reported Middle East Monitor, citing Avia.pro, a […]

C4iSR

Brutal Truth About S-300 and S-400, Israeli SEAD Mission Works!

January 23, 2022 GDC 0

The hundreds of attacks against Iranian targets and Hezbollah in Syria carried out by the Israel Air Force, are generally considered by pundits to be its most important achievement in the “campaign between the wars.” […]

Air Platform

Analysis: Evaluation Exercises Amongst Rafale, Gripen, Eurofighter Typhoon And Super Hornet

December 3, 2021 GDC 0

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Central Asia

U.S. Flys F/A-18 Super Hornet Over Kabul To Support Evacuation

August 20, 2021 GDC 0

The U.S. military is flying F/A-18 fighter jets over Kabul “to ensure security” in the midst of its massive evacuation effort as American troops withdraw from Afghanistan, the Pentagon confirmed Thursday. Maj. Gen. Hank Taylor […]

Air Platform

Boeing F/A-18 Semi-Stealth Advanced Super Hornet Block III

August 11, 2021 GDC 0

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Air Platform

Boeing Awarded Contract For 28 Super Hornet Of Kuwait

May 1, 2021 GDC 0

Boeing was awarded a $1.5 billion contract to build 28 F/A-18E/F Super Hornets for the Kuwait Air Force, according to a Pentagon contract announcement. Kuwait is buying 22 of the single-seat “E” variant and six of the […]

Air Platform

Why You Shouldn’t Compare Fighter Jets?

March 23, 2021 GDC 0

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Air-Launched Weapons

US Navy To Develop “Screaming Arrow” Hypersonic Anti-ship Missiles For Super Hornet Fighters

March 8, 2021 GDC 0

wants proposals for development and testing of a controlled hypersonic test vehicle, it says in a solicitation posted online on 2 March. The USN is aiming for three missile launch tests and says the development […]

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  • Turkish Asalsan Named Among the Top 50 Defense Company in the World

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  • The US Army extends up-gunned Stryker ICV competition to August 2020

    April 13, 2020 0
    The US Army is moving out with a new requirement to up-gun its Stryker ICVs with a 30 mm cannon, but has now given companies an additional two months to submit proposals because of Covid-19 [...]
  • Raytheon Awarded Contract For SeaRAM Block 2 For Egyptian Navy

    June 9, 2021 0
    Raytheon has won a contract worth approximately $113 million to provide RAM Block 2 missiles to Egypt. “Raytheon Missiles and Defense, Tucson, Arizona, is awarded an $112,690,243 firm-fixed-price modification to previously-awarded contract to perform Navy [...]
  • Australia could lease nuclear-powered submarines from the US, says defense minister Peter Dutton

    September 19, 2021 0
    Australia’s defense minister Peter Dutton confirms that the short-term leasing of nuclear-powered submarines from the UK or the US is being considered by the government. “The short answer is yes,” Dutton said when asked on [...]
  • Azerbaijan buys Turkish Air-launched SOM Cruise Missiles

    January 6, 2021 0
    Azeri sources have recently confirmed to ES&D that a number of ROKETSAN-built SOM-B1 ALCMs have been acquired. While a sale of JF-17 “Thunder” to Azerbaijan has not been realized – this rumor exists since 2016 [...]
  • Brazilian army ditches Norinco ST1 and selects Italian-made Centauro II combat vehicle

    December 28, 2022 0
    As written by Roberto Caiafa in InfoDefensa on November 25, as expected since even before the tender was published, the Centauro II armored vehicle proposed by the CIO consortium formed equally by Iveco Defense Vehicles and Leonardo [...]
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

    Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu could succeed Putin as leader of Russia, leaked FSB document

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract To Upgrade Singapore’s F-16 Fighter Jets

  • Naval Platforms

    Royal Danish Navy’s Ivar Huitfeldt Class Frigates

  • Americas

    BAE, Oshkosh to build prototype cold-weather vehicles for U.S. Army

  • Air Platform

    Turkey Aerospace Industries Hurkus-2 basic trainer completes maiden flight

  • Air Platform

    Royal Thai Air Force Purchases New A330 MRTT Airborne Refuelling Tanker.

  • Air Platform

    China’s long-range Xian H-20 stealth bomber could make its debut at Zhuhai air show

  • Americas

    Canada Purchases 88 F-35 Stealth Jets Worth $14.2 Billion

  • Air Platform

    Malaysia Purchases FA-50 Fighter Jets And ATR-72MP MPA Worth $2.2 Billion

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    PL-12C/SD-10A radar guided air-to-air missile (Sino-AMRAAM)

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    MBDA Deutschland to integrate Meteor BVRAAM into Lockheed’s F-35 stealth jets

  • Air Platform

    Russian pilot Alexei who crashed Su-57, previously crashed Su-30, MiG-29 and Mi-8 helicopters: report

  • Cruise Missiles

    India test fires 1500 kilometers range missile from the Eastern coast

  • Air Platform

    Leonardo AW159 Wildcat helicopter conducts first successful firings of Thales ‘Martlet’ Lightweight Multirole Missile (LMM)

  • Air Platform

    Australia welcomes more F-35 Lightning II at RAAF base Williamtown

  • Americas

    Littoral combat ship USS Savannah delivered to U.S. Navy

  • Europe

    KGB Putin’s $5 Million Kalibr Cruise Missile Hit A Beach Toilet Instead of Military Installation

  • Middle East

    Saudi Arabia Stepped Up The Arrest Of Citizens Involved In Attacking Israel In Social Media

  • Infantry Weapons

    Rafael Spike LR II Missile System: The Ultimate Tank Killer

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Awarded $7.8 Billion Contract To Produce 126 F-35 Stealth Jets

  • Europe

    Incredible Footage Shows Ukrainian Forces Blew Up $7 Million TOS-1A Using $500 FPV Drone

  • Europe

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

  • Loitering Munitions

    Israel’s Aeronautics Group Unveils Orbiter 2 Strike And Surveillance Drone

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    US Army Test Fires Patriot Missiles In Talisman Sabre Exercises

  • Naval Platforms

    Amid US and Taiwan tensions, China to expedite development of FC-31 for PLA Navy

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    JASDF Is Routinely Intercepting Chinese Aircraft In Japanese Airspace

  • Defense Industry

    U.S. Sends $1 Billion Defense Aid, Including NASAMS And HIMARS

  • South Asia

    ভারত, চীন প্রতিযোগিতা বাংলাদেশের সামরিক বাহিনীকে জাতীয় নিরাপত্তার চাহিদা মেটাতে অক্ষম করে দিয়েছে (Translated)

  • Air Platform

    German firm developed AI backbone for the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program

  • Middle East

    Explosions Heard In Tehran As Israel Fired Barrage Of Missiles At Iran’s Military Facilities

  • Central Asia

    Armenia purchased French armored vehicles ditching Russian BTR-82A vehicles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan Shipbuilder Lays Keel for Navy’s New Air Warfare Frigate

  • Naval Platforms

    Poland to build Life Guard Maritime Rescue Ship

  • Europe

    Putin Warns Armenia Not to Withdraw From Ceasefire

  • Europe

    Vladimir Putin’s Power Weaken After Wagner Mercenary Group’s Armed Rebellion, President Zelensky Says

  • Europe

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

  • Europe

    Israeli-made Gaia Amir MRAP Vehicles Spotted In Kherson

  • Air Platform

    India Retires Russian-made MiG-21 ‘The Flying Coffin’ After 400 Crashes And Multiple Defeats In Kashmir Skirmish

  • Middle East

    Will an Israeli strike on Iran via Azerbaijani airspace impending?

  • Europe

    Latvia To Buy HIMARS Rocket Artillery From U.S.

  • C4iSR

    Saab In The Spotlight As It Delivers Third GlobalEye Swing Role Surveillance System To UAE

  • Americas

    American MIM-104 Patriot Became The Gold Standard Of Missile Defense System

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Jordan Asks U.S. To Deploy Patriot Missile Defense System In Amman, Amid Tensions With Iran

  • Middle East

    Yemeni rebels shot down Chinese-made CASA CH-4 drone

  • Europe

    71 years old narcissists Putin fell down after taking heavy doses of steroids and opioid based painkillers

  • Americas

    Canada announces $8 billion acquisition of 70 new trainer aircraft for Canadian Air Force

  • Europe

    Russia’s Wartime Arms Manufacturing Creates Long-term Problems For Poor Russians

  • Europe

    Germany will finance five Lynx KF-41 IFV for Ukraine.

  • Air Platform

    Israel’s unique version of the F-35I Adir showing highest level of combat readiness

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Rheinmetall to export Australian-made turrets to Hungary

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