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Turkish fifth-gen fighter jet ‘KAAN’ to fly after high-speed taxi tests

July 15, 2023 GDC 0

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Royal Thai Air Force Plans To Buy F-35 Stealth Jets

May 24, 2022 GDC 0

A committee studying a fighter jet procurement plan has concluded that Thailand should buy fifth-generation fighters from the United States, as they are best suited to the country’s needs, AVM Prapas Sornchaidee, spokesman for the […]

Air Platform

Fifth-gen Aircraft Are Necessity, Says Thai Air Force

May 21, 2022 GDC 0

The Royal Thai Air Force has insisted on the necessity of purchasing new fighter jets to replace existing aircraft scheduled for decommissioning. AVM Prapas Sornchaidee, spokesman for the Royal Thai Air Force, on Wednesday said it […]

Air Platform

Russia’s Su-57 and Su-75 Checkmate Are Doomed, Amid Crippling Sanctions

April 30, 2022 GDC 0

Su-57 and Su-75 development could be delayed due to international sanctions on Russia, and Russia could not import semiconductors and high-tech machining equipment from the European Union. Losing access to some top-end chips from Asia […]

Air Platform

American, European and Japanese Sixth-Generation Fighter Jets

October 16, 2021 GDC 0

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Americas

What Attributes Make A Sixth-Generation Fighter Jet?

October 9, 2021 GDC 0

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Defense Industry

Turkey To Collaborate With Foreign Partners On TFX Fighter, Says Ismail Demir

September 13, 2021 GDC 0

Turkey is open to talking with anyone who wants to cooperate on projects such as manufacturing a combat aircraft jointly, Turkey’s top defense body chairperson said late Monday, answering a question about whether Ankara has […]

Air Platform

U.S. Air Force To Replace F-22 Raptor With Sixth-generation NGAD Fighters

September 7, 2021 GDC 0

The U.S. Air Force aims to pare its fighter fleet to just four types — and the F-22 Raptor won’t be among them, the service’s top general said. Those four will be the F-35, F-15EX, […]

Defense Industry

Turkish TRMotor To Develop Engines For TF-X Fighters

September 4, 2021 GDC 0

Turkey’s procurement agency has commissioned a local company to develop critical technologies for an engine that the government hopes will power its first indigenous fighter jet. A contract was signed Feb. 14 between two state-controlled […]

Defense Industry

Turkish TAI Signed An Agreement With Ukrainian FED Company For TF-X Fighters

September 2, 2021 GDC 0

Turkish defense industry companies have combined their capabilities for the National Combat Aircraft (MMU), a fifth-generation indigenous stealth fighter jet and one of the country’s long-awaited technology projects. Temel Kotil, general manager of Turkish Aerospace […]

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  • Saudi Arabia Mulls Purchasing 100 Turkish KAAN Fifth-generation Fighter Jets

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  • North Korean KN-23, KN-24 and KN-25 ballistic missiles fired by Russia contains American, European and Japanese components

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    A North Korean KN-23 and KN-25 ballistic missile fired last month by the Russian military in Ukraine contained hundreds of components that trace back to companies in the US and Europe, according to a new [...]
  • Saudi Arabia Purchases Turkish Bayraktar Akinci Drones Worth $3 Billion

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  • Former CSTO member Uzbekistan in talks with France to purchase 24 Rafale jets

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  • South Korea Fired Missiles In Response To North Korean Missile Launches

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    South Korea says it has conducted air-to-surface missile tests in response to North Korean missile launches. South Korea launches a ballistic missile from under the water platformDateJuly 8, 2021North Korea’s Cruise Missile Design Is Based On Chinese Changjian-10 [...]
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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  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia pledges $2.7 billion to progress nuclear submarine shipyard build.

  • Naval Platforms

    Spanish Shipbuilder Navantia Proposed Advanced Derivative of S80 Submarine to Indian Navy

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    Ukraine shot down Russia’s Mi-35M helicopter in Kharkiv

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    Swiss Lawmakers Pass Legislation To Buy 36 F-35A Stealth Jets

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    Swedish Air Force Gets First Gripen E Fighter Jet

  • Europe

    American-made Strykers armored vehicles help Ukraine achieve breakthrough in the Kursk region

  • Americas

    Colombia To Spend $1 Billion On Fighter Jets Program

  • Anti-air Missiles

    A drunk Russian driver drove the S-350 Vityaz air defense system straight into mines

  • Europe

    Ukraine Received NASAMS Anti-air Missiles System From The U.S.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Norway scraps Leopard 2 acquisition to focus on air defense system

  • Air Platform

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

  • Air Platform

    U.S. pledged to expedite delivery of Black Hawk helicopters to Australian Army

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Kim Jong Un Tours Major Ballistic Missile Factory Near Pyongyang.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. approves $10 billion in medium-range missiles, howitzers, and drones for Taiwan.

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Air Guard’s helicopter crash-landed in Rangamati: Report

  • Europe

    Ukrainian HIMARS Artillery Strikes Destroyed Russian Ka-52, Mi-28 and Mi-8 Helicopters

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Kamikaze Drones Strike At Russian Convoy As They Take A Nap

  • Europe

    Babcock Arrowhead Frigate Wins Polish Navy’s MIECZNIK Program

  • Loitering Munitions

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

  • C4iSR

    Israeli IAI Unveiled Light New STAR-X 3D Radar For OPV

  • AUV Platform

    Japan orders HII REMUS 300 uncrewed undersea vehicles

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Taiwanese Air Force test-fires locally made cruise missiles

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    UAE’s AL TARIQ Completes Initial Integration of AL TARIQ Precision-Guided Munition onto HAL Tejas LCA

  • Europe

    Ukrainian drone struck Russian oil installation 500km inside Russia

  • South Asia

    Bangladeshi court sentenced former army chief General Harunur Rashid and 18 others to 12 years in prison for embezzlement and money laundering

  • Europe

    Russian Askold Corvette shows massive hull breach after Ukrainian Scalp-EG strike

  • Europe

    There are no “red lines” in supporting Ukraine: French President Emmanuel Macron

  • Air Platform

    U.S. State Department Approves Eight F-16V Block 70 Aircraft For Bulgaria

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish Arms Export Record High to $5.5 Billion Amid Ukraine War

  • Air Platform

    Northrop Grumman Delivers First Production IFC-4 Triton UCAV To U.S. Navy

  • South Asia

    Indian Air Force becomes first air force in the world to crash over 550 aircraft and lost 150 pilots in the last 30 years

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drone strikes blew up the Moscow-Volgorod train line

  • Air Platform

    Ni Hao China! U.S. sends F-22 jets to Australia to train alongside RAAF’s F-35A fighters

  • Europe

    Putin Will Not Live To See 2024, Says Exiled Russian Official

  • Africa

    Ghana plans to procure six Aero L-39NG trainer/light combat jets

  • Americas

    US blocks chip supplies to Chinese Huawei Technologies

  • Naval Platforms

    Enhancing Capability of the Egyptian Navy

  • Europe

    Turkey And Russia To Sign Space Cooperation Pact

  • Americas

    What is the Monroe Doctrine, which President Trump has cited over Venezuela operations.

  • Americas

    Why Fighter Jet Prices Are Different in Each Purchasing Country?

  • Air Platform

    Saab Gripen E: An unique opportunity for Indian Defense Industry

  • Americas

    US Navy Unveils Additional Details About the Next-Generation Trump-class Battleship.

  • Naval Platforms

    Pakistan Navy received second OPV 2600, PNS Yamama

  • Americas

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

  • Anti-air Missiles

    U.S. To Send Patriot Missile Defense System To Ukraine In January 2023

  • Europe

    BAE Systems Starts M777 Howitzer Production in UK

  • Americas

    Trump picks Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence, Gabbard has been accused of parroting Russian propaganda

  • Americas

    US Army Awarded A Contract To Buy Carl-Gustaf Shoulder-fired Weapons

  • Defense Industry

    Israeli Elbit Systems Profit Surges Amid Global Arms Demand

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