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US Navy’s Super Hornet adopts StormBreaker Smart Weapons

June 21, 2020 GDC 0

A U.S. Navy Super Hornet successfully launched a Stormbreaker glide bomb, a major step towards confirming initial operational capability (IOC). Stormbreaker is the Pentagon’s most advanced smart bomb to date, capable of seeking out and […]

Air-Launched Weapons

State Department Approves AIM-9X Sidewinder for Canada

June 18, 2020 GDC 0

The US State Department on 15 June approved a possible FMS to Canada of 50 Sidewinder AIM-9X Block II tactical missiles and related equipment for $862.3 million. The includes fifty Sidewinder AIM-9X Block II Tactical […]

Air Platform

Boeing trials F/A-18 Super Hornet Block III fighter aircraft

June 7, 2020 GDC 0

According to a Tweet released by Boeing Defense on June 4, 2020, the new generation F/A-18 Super Hornet Block III fighter aircraft has conducted its first flying test and Boeing expects to deliver the first […]

Americas

US Navy received final Block 2 Super Hornet

April 26, 2020 GDC 0

The US Navy (USN) has received into service its final Block 2 Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet combat aircraft, ahead of the retrofit and new-build Block 3 upgrade effort learned GDC quoting the US Navy. The […]

Air Platform

The US Navy to receive F/A-18 Super Hornet Block III By The End of May

April 24, 2020 GDC 0

The US Navy (USN) is soon to receive the first Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Block 3 aircraft learned GDC quoting Boeing Defense. A representative from Boeing told Jane’s on 17 April; “The two test jets […]

Air Platform

Germany Set to Order Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet Fighters for Luftwaffe

April 21, 2020 GDC 0

Germany will order 45 fighter aircraft from Boeing to replace the Luftwaffe’s aging Tornado jets learned GDC quoting Der Spiegel magazine. Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer emailed her U.S. counterpart Mark Esper on Thursday to inform […]

Air-Launched Weapons

M-61A1 20mm Gatling gun

April 10, 2020 GDC 0

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Europe

NATO Commitment: Germany wants to buy American fighter jet, but…

April 8, 2020 GDC 0

The entrance of West Germany into NATO was the final step in integrating that nation into the defense system of Western Europe. It was also the final nail in the coffin as far as any […]

Americas

The USMC Begun Upgrading Legacy Hornet’s Radar to Latest AN/APG-79(V)4 AESA radar

March 29, 2020 GDC 0

The US Marine Corps (USMC) has begun the process of replacing the radars of some its Boeing F/A-18 legacy Hornet combat aircraft with a new active electronically scanned array (AESA) system, with the first procurement […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

The RAAF to celebrate tenth anniversary of Boeing Super Hornet

March 25, 2020 GDC 0

The Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet is poised to reach the ten-year mark since its arrival in Australia. Canberra originally agreed to buy the Super Hornet in March 2007 to a fill a “capability gap” created […]

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  • Netherlands Issues RFI for Future Anti-Submarine Warfare Frigate’s Sonar

    August 30, 2021 0
    The Defense Materiel Organization (Defensie Materieel Organisatie – DMO) of the Netherlands Ministry of Defense issued a request for information (RFI) on August 18, 2021 about a sonar for the future frigates of the Royal [...]
  • Singapore Air Force Purchases H225M Helicopter Simulator From Spanish Indra

    March 24, 2024 0
    Spanish defense company Indra has signed an agreement to supply an H225M military helicopter simulator for the Republic of Singapore Air Force. Airbus Delivered First H225M Naval Combat Helicopter to BrazilDateDecember 5, 2021Iraq Received Two [...]
  • RTX (formerly Raytheon) to increase AIM-9X Sidewinder production to 2500 missiles per year

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  • Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 Strikes Russia’s Self-propelled Howitzers

    September 3, 2022 0
    The Ukraine Armed Forces continued to release footage showing what it said were successful strikes against Russian forces using the Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drone. A new video clip shows footage of the armed drone destroying [...]
  • Freshly Mobilized Russian Conscripts Killed Each Other At Belgorod Army Base

    October 16, 2022 0
    Two volunteer soldiers fired at other troops on Saturday at a Russian military firing range, killing 11 and wounding 15, the country’s defence ministry said. Russian army sergeant set off grenades on conscripts in a [...]
  • Lockheed Martin Awarded A Contract to Enhance SEAD/DEAD Mission Capability of F-35

    June 4, 2020 0
    The Pentagon awarded Lockheed Martin a $26.7 million contract on June 1 to develop a structural modification for the F-35 strike fighter to improve its Suppression/Destruction of Enemy Air Defenses capability (SEAD/DEAD). The retrofit design [...]
Europe

STM Defense Technologies develops new Alpagu loitering munition.

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Americas

Brazilian Army trials new remotely operated weapon system.

October 28, 2025 0

The Brazilian Army has conducted field acceptance tests on the second prototype of its upgraded remotely operated weapon system, the UT30BR2, according to the Tecnologia & Defesa. The tests were carried out on October 9 […]

Central Asia

Serbian and Azerbaijan army train with B-52 M-15 Nora howitzers ahead of deliveries.

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Europe

Estonia purchases South Korea’s K239 Chunmoo multiple rocket launchers.

October 26, 2025 0

Estonia’s Ministry of Defense has signed a defense agreement in Seoul to acquire South Korea’s K239 Chunmoo multiple rocket launchers, expanding its long-range fires beyond the U.S.-made HIMARS. The move strengthens Estonia’s deterrence posture on […]

Europe

EuroSpike Awarded $2.5 Billion Contract to Produce Rafael’s Spike Missile for Germany.

October 24, 2025 0

Germany has finalized a $2.5 billion framework with EuroSpike, the European consortium marketing Rafael’s Spike missile line, through NATO’s Support and Procurement Agency. The contract reflects Berlin’s push to rebuild anti-armor capabilities and stabilize long-term […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

North Korea unveiled a copy of the U.S. HIMARS rocket launcher.

October 13, 2025 0

North Korea unveiled a copy of the U.S. HIMARS rocket launcher during a major military parade in Pyongyang on October 11, 2025. The system’s close resemblance to the American platform has raised concern over Pyongyang’s […]

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippine sets to procure Israeli Spyder GBAD

  • Infantry Weapons

    UAE Purchases Israeli Spyder Anti-air Missiles, Saudis Curious Attempts To Buy Israeli Iron Dome

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China dismissed top ranking army Generals from their positions

  • Europe

    Fleeing Frontline The Only Way To Stay Alive, Says High-ranking Russian Marine Commander

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Taiwan arm its F-CK-1 Ching-Kuo fighter jets with Hsing Feng III anti-ship missile

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Thales Awarded Support Contract for Australian Navy’s Anti-submarine Torpedo

  • Air Platform

    Boeing awarded a contract to supply 24 AH-64E Apache helicopters to Morocco

  • Cyber

    U.S. funds VPN firms to help Russians evade censors and access the truth about the Ukraine war

  • Air Platform

    Turkish New Drone Akinci Completes Another Flight Tests

  • Europe

    Portugal Donates M113 Armored Personnel Carrier To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Biden Administration Approves $23 Billion F-35 And MQ-9B Sales To UAE

  • Europe

    Germany will transfer $19.1 billion worth of weapons to Ukraine over the next few years

  • Industry

    Belarusian Defence Enterprises

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China has announced $178.2 billion defense budget, a 6.6 percent growth for this year

  • Europe

    Turkish drone giant Baykar acquires Italy’s Piaggio Aerospace

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan to ditch Chinese JF-17 jets and join Turkish KAAN fighter jet project

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Northrop and MBDA will jointly develop Germany’s air and missile defense System.

  • Europe

    Russia unveils Shahed-136 kamikaze drone production line for the first time

  • Air Platform

    Poland Signs Mega Arms With South Korea Worth $14.5 Billion

  • Europe

    Putin Signed A Decree To Conscript Convicts To Be Sent To Fight In Ukraine War

  • Air Platform

    NHIndustries NH90 multi-role military helicopter

  • Air Platform

    RSAF Receives First Batch Of H225M Long-range Helicopters

  • Air-Launched Weapons

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

  • Defense Industry

    Saab Awarded Gripen Sustainment Contract For Swedish Air Force

  • Europe

    Russia Purchased Iranian Fateh-110 and Zolfaghar Ballistic Missiles, Russia Ran Out of Iskander Missiles

  • Infantry Weapons

    Chinese And Russian Howitzer Lost To South Korean K9 Thunder Howitzer In Egyptian Army’s Trials

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drone attack disrupts vital Russian military sites, causing power blackouts in Kursk region

  • Americas

    President Zelenskyy Visits White House In First Post-Invasion Trip

  • Americas

    Russian FSB human trafficking Cubans to fight Putin’s war in Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Russian Air Force’s Non-combat Losses During The Ukraine War Accounts 84 Aircraft

  • Europe

    Ukraine Buys Eight P-50U FAC From Babcock Worth $1.9 Billion

  • Europe

    Turkey Arrested Ten Retired Admirals Over Criticism Of Erdogan Government

  • Europe

    Saab receives order for Gripen development

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s claim of South China Sea Is Not Valid: Joint Statement By America And Australia

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine just blew up Russian S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missile in occupied Crimea

  • Europe

    Turkey transferred six F-16 fighters, twenty TB2 drones and eight T-129 attack helicopters to Azerbaijan

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Awarded Contract To Build New Frigates For JMSDF

  • Americas

    USS Abraham Lincoln captain becomes the first woman to take a US aircraft carrier to sea

  • Air Platform

    Amid Tensions with China, Australia to Acquire Two More P-8A Poseidon MPA

  • Africa

    EDEX 2023: Turkey wants to transfer technology to Egypt

  • Middle East

    Turkey-Qatar military cooperation could stabilize the region

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine shoot down a Russian Ka-52 Attack helicopter

  • Air Platform

    Greece to Receive 18 Rafale Fighters in 2021

  • Europe

    KGB Putin Sacks Generals After Losing 73 Vehicles And 1000 Men In Failed River Crossing Bid in Luhansk

  • Europe

    Russia Moves Missiles and Heavy Artillery Near Finish Border, Could Finland be Next?

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia unveiled $36.8 billion defense budget for 2024 fiscal year

  • Defense Industry

    Iraq ditches Russian MiG-29M2/MiG-35 fighters, opts for Turkey’s Bayraktar TB2

  • Europe

    Cash-strapped Putin Decommissions Russia’s Largest Warship ‘Peter The Great’

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    US Navy and JMSDF Exercises In South China Sea

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. Air Force Successfully Conducted Hypersonic Weapons Test

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