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Air Platform

China’s FC-31 Carrier Based Fighter Jet Shortcomings Impede PLA Navy’s Operations

May 28, 2025 GDC 0

Like China’s other jets, the FC-31 has shortcomings that keep it from matching its US counterparts. China was plagued by engine problems, as apparent in the recent Kashmir skirmish, when one of its J-10Cs’ engines […]

Air Platform

China’s J-20 and J-35A Fighter Jets Are Far From Stealth Jets

November 13, 2024 GDC 0

The new J-35A fighter jet is Airshow China’s star. Every two years, the southern city of Zhuhai showcases Beijing’s civil and military aerospace sector. The J-35A is lighter than China’s existing model, the J20, and […]

Air Platform

China Plans to Export FC-31 Fighter Jets, But Where is the Buyer?

April 22, 2022 GDC 0

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  • Boeing Awarded the Largest Aircraft Production Contract by Qatar Airways

    May 15, 2025 0
    US President Donald Trump is reportedly poised to accept a $625 million luxury plane from the Middle Eastern kingdom Qatar, which he then intends to convert into a new version of the presidential jet Air [...]
  • Russian air force bombed its own territory with FAB-250 bombs due to GLONASS errors

    January 7, 2024 0
    Another unexploded aviation bomb of its own was found in the Belgorod region of Russia, according to Militarnyi. The visual evidence of the unexploded ordnance surfaced on social media platforms, shedding light on another instance of [...]
  • Baykar Defense To Produce Upgraded Bayraktar TB3 Armed Drone

    February 7, 2021 0
     Baykar Defense Technical Manager (CTO) Selçuk Bayraktar shared a section of the test of the engine produced locally by TEI in his post on his Twitter account and gave the good news of Bayraktar TB3 [...]
  • Russian commercial airliners grounded most of its aircraft amid Western sanctions and cannibalization of spare parts

    September 9, 2024 0
    Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, national carrier Aeroflot has been in a crunch of declining revenues and rising costs. Russia’s Aeroflot grounded all aircraft after pro-Ukrainian hackers launched massive cyber [...]
  • Enhancing Capability of the Egyptian Navy

    July 30, 2020 0
    Key points Egyptian Navy’s Final El Fateh-Class Corvette ‘Luxor’ Launched By Alexandria ShipyardThe “Luxor”, the fourth and final corvette of the El Fateh-class, Gowind 2500 type corvette, was launched at the Alexandria Shipyard. It is [...]
  • Iran pivots to the Chinese J-10C and admits Russia is not a reliable defense partner

    June 30, 2025 0
    According to information published by several Arabic media outlets on June 27, 2025, the Iranian Defense Minister recently visited China and initiated high-level discussions to procure Chengdu J-10C multirole fighter jets and KJ500 AWACS (Airborne [...]
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 […]

Europe

Spain signs Indra–Hanwha deal for K9-based self-propelled artillery systems.

March 27, 2026 0

Spain’s Indra Group and South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace on March 24 signed a binding agreement in Madrid to jointly develop new tracked self-propelled artillery systems for the Spanish Armed Forces, the companies said. The agreement […]

Americas

Aeon tests Zeus low-cost alternative to Javelin anti-tank missile.

March 26, 2026 0

Aeon conducted a test launch of its new Zeus shoulder-fired missile system at a ranch in East Texas, according to Rochefort Ventures CEO Kyle Bass, who announced the milestone on Friday. Bass wrote that the launch marked […]

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  • South Asia

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  • Americas

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  • Europe

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  • Europe

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  • Air Platform

    Turkish Baykar to Develop Unmanned Fighter Jet

  • Africa

    Norinco Delivers 30 Type 59G Tanks To Chad National Army

  • Infantry Weapons

    Rafael Spike LR II Missile System: The Ultimate Tank Killer

  • Africa

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  • Africa

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  • Uncategorized

    Rheinmetall sends more Leopard 2A4 tanks to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Sanctions-hit Russia wants India to bail out Su-75 Checkmate project

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

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  • C4iSR

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  • Europe

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  • Europe

    Russia Retreats High-value Frigates And Warships From Crimea, Amid Intensified Drone Strikes

  • Europe

    Russian forces have lost more than 15 modernized 2S33 Msta-SM howitzers per month since deployed in eastern Ukraine

  • Americas

    U.S. to spend $14.3 billion to ramp up Iron Dome missile production

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan warned off Chinese J-10 fighters

  • Infantry Weapons

    Israeli IAI Successfully Test Fires Barak ER Missile Interceptors

  • Air Platform

    The USAF Seriously Considering To Build 4.5 Generation Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Ukraine destroyed Russian mercenary Wagner group’s headquarters

  • Americas

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  • Europe

    Saab launches submarine after mid-life upgrade

  • Central Asia

    Armenia Urges Russian Military Deployment On Azerbaijan Border

  • Europe

    Germany Unveils New Leopard 2A8 Advanced Battle Tank.

  • Europe

    Ukraine plans to rebuild its naval fleet by 2035

  • Air Platform

    UK’s Tempest Fighter To Get A Brand New AESA Radar

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China hikes defense budget to 6.8% in FY2021

  • Europe

    Killer Treats: Russian FSB Foiled An Attempt To Poison 77 Russian Pilots With 20kg Cakes and Whiskey

  • Air Platform

    Russia will deliver North Korea with MiG-29 and Su-27 fighter jets in exchange for more troops

  • Europe

    European Union To Build Unified Air Defense System

  • South Asia

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  • Air Platform

    Israel to acquire additional squadrons of F-35I

  • Europe

    Russia secretly approached Pakistan, Egypt, Brazil, Syria and Belarus to buy back weapons and helicopters engines it sold past years

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  • Air Platform

    RAF’s Third and fourth P-8 Poseidon enter final stages of production

  • Europe

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  • East Asia and Pacific Region

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  • Uncategorized

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  • Africa

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  • Land Platform

    Turkey Sold Minesweepers to Azerbaijan

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  • Americas

    Canada to replace US-made M777 howitzers with new 155mm howitzers

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