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Air Platform

Turkey Unveils Prototype KAAN Fighter Jet.

February 15, 2026 GDC 0

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Air Platform

China’s focus on external appearance rather than developing sensors, radar, and avionics is appeasing the Communist Party, but not enhancing combat efficacy.

November 6, 2025 GDC 0

US-China race for next-gen air dominance will be decided by innovation speed, not legacy strength – and China’s winning by a mile. Chinese fighter jets resemble a stealth jet, but beneath the surface, China lacks […]

Air Platform

Egypt Approved to Join Turkish KAAN Fifth-generation Fighter Jet Program

August 8, 2025 GDC 0

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Air Platform

Turkey plans to export KAAN fifth-generation fighter jet to Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan, Pakistan and Qatar

November 10, 2024 GDC 0

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Saudi Arabia to purchase 100 Turkish KAAN fifth-generation fighter jets

October 16, 2024 GDC 0

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Air Platform

Turkish Fifth-generation KAAN fighter jets to take to skies in 2024

May 26, 2024 GDC 0

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Air Platform

Turkish TAI Needs Additional 6000 Skilled Workers To Start TFX Program

May 5, 2021 GDC 0

On Washington’s move to expel Ankara from the F-35 fighter jet programme, Kotil stated the project was not on TAI’s agenda and that Turkey’s TF-X National Combat Aircraft (MMU) was now more important than ever […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Thyssenkrupp Secured A Deal To Supply Titanium To KAI

January 25, 2021 GDC 0

Thyssenkrupp Aerospace has secured a three-year materials supply contract from Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI). Under the deal, the German company will supply materials for KAI’s military and civilian aircraft programmes, it says. “The long-term agreement […]

Air Platform

Turkish TFX fighter will fly at Mach 2 speed

August 6, 2020 GDC 0

Turkey’s indigenous fighter jet TFX is set to fly at twice the speed of sound in 2023, daily Habertürk reported on Dec. 15. The fighter jet’s development was activated in a major defense deal between TUSAŞ/TAI (Turkish […]

  • Biden Administration Urges UAE To Replace Huawei Equipment Before F-35 Delivery

    June 12, 2021 0
    The Biden government influenced the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to replace Huawei Technologies Co from its telecommunications network, further jeopardizing UAE’s purchase of $23 billion in Lockheed Martin Corp’s F-35 jets and drones, Bloomberg reports. Biden Administration [...]
  • Ukraine’s Dragon Drones Spitting Out 4000 degree temperature fires at Russian forces

    September 29, 2024 0
    None of the videos said when or where the drones were used. It’s also unclear if they are in fact showing the drones in combat or in testing. NBC News was not able to independently [...]
  • Malaysia’s king vows wider hunt for the corrupt military officers as scandal engulfs top ranks.

    June 20, 2026 0
    Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar says the army procurement scandal is just the ‘tip of the iceberg’, as he warns against abuse of power in office. Malaysian military: Corruption at the heart of its defense procurementDateApril 16, [...]
  • U.S. State Department Approves Potential Sale Of JASSM, AIM-120 AMRAAM And AIM-9X Sidewinder To Poland

    March 29, 2024 0
    The US State Department approved the potential sale of 821 AGM-158B-2 air-to-surface missiles worth $1.77 billion to Poland on Tuesday. U.S. State Department Approves Harpoon And AIM-9X Sidewinder Missiles For PhilippinesDateJune 26, 2021Japan Purchases Joint [...]
  • More than 1.5 million Russians are dead or injured in the Ukraine war.

    June 1, 2026 0
    Nearly a million Russian soldiers have been killed and more than 500,000 Russian soldiers injured in Ukraine since 2022 — a death toll exceeding total American losses in World War II — the head of [...]
  • Bulgaria to deliver S-300 surface-to-air missile to Ukraine

    January 18, 2024 0
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Europe

MBDA unveils deep-strike, air defence, and smart mass-weapons portfolio.

June 21, 2026 0

MBDA will present a broad portfolio of sovereign defence solutions at Eurosatory 2026 as Europe and its allies accelerate rearmament. The company said the portfolio is intended to address armed forces’ needs in an increasingly […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin Unveils HIMARS FLEX with 12 Launch Canisters Capable of Firing Extended Range GMLRS, PrSM, and ATACMS.

June 20, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced the HIMARS FLEX on June 16, a modular evolution of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System that introduces a dual-pod launcher configuration capable of carrying double the munitions of the standard […]

Infantry Weapons

Indian Army selects Meprolight MEPRO X6 as new daytime optic for Negev light machine guns.

June 18, 2026 0

The Indian Army has selected Meprolight’s MEPRO X6 telescopic sight as the dedicated daytime optic for its Negev light machine guns (LMG), concluding a multi‑year evaluation process aimed at boosting long‑range engagement capability across frontline […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan’s Army Fires HIMARS Rocket Artillery in an Anti-invasion Drills.

June 10, 2026 0

Taiwan’s military on Wednesday fired its new mobile HIMARS rocket system, which is widely used by Ukraine, simulating an attack ​on an invading Chinese force and demonstrating its ability to “shoot-and-scoot” by avoiding ‌counter strikes. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia fires its first homegrown AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer.

June 8, 2026 0

Australia fired its first domestically built self-propelled howitzers during live-fire training last week, completing the journey from a production line in Geelong to live rounds downrange in a matter of months — a timeline that […]

Americas

Canada Purchases 26 HIMARS Rocket Artillery.

June 5, 2026 0

The Government of Canada said it has finalised a government-to-government agreement with the United States for the acquisition of long-range missile capability for the Canadian Armed Forces. The Government of Canada said it has finalised […]

  • Air Platform

    Russian Air Defense Systems Have Drone Headache

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Armed Drones And Its Variants

  • Air Platform

    Germany Negotiating With The U.S. To Buy F-35 Stealth Jets

  • Air Platform

    CAC-PAC JF-17 Thunder Block III Fourth Generation Fighter Aircraft

  • Air Platform

    Brazilian Military Purchases 27 Airbus H125 Helicopters

  • Europe

    23 Retired Army Generals Of France Threaten A Coup D’état

  • Air Platform

    The Philippines Acquires 32 S70i Black Hawk Helicopters from Poland Worth $624 Million

  • Middle East

    Elbit Systems Awarded Contract To Produce Iron Sting Mortar Munitions

  • Air Platform

    BAE Systems Stops Eurofighter Typhoon Production As International And Domestic Orders Dried Up

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia issues RFI for lead-in fighter trainer for RAAF

  • Air Platform

    Hungary, Sweden Sign Gripen Fighter Jets Deal Before NATO Membership Vote

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Thailand Unveils Chaiseri Infantry Fighting Vehicle.

  • Africa

    Algeria, Egypt Following Indonesia, Cancelled Negotiation On Russia’s Su-35 fighter jets.

  • Americas

    Trump touts weapon sales to NATO for Ukraine and threatens Russia with 100% tariffs

  • Air Platform

    The combat range of the Bayraktar TB2 drones has been doubled

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Army will field tiltrotor MV-75 aircraft in 2026.

  • Air Platform

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

  • Europe

    US lawmakers urge Pentagon to permit Ukraine’s use of US-supplied weapons to strike targets in Russia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese researcher imported American Nvidia Jetson TX2i chipset for its hypersonic test missile.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese Peoples Liberation Army Received New Type 19 (ZBL-08) Infantry Fighting Vehicle

  • Air Platform

    Malaysia rejected India’s offer to buy license-built Dornier aircraft due to quality concerns.

  • Europe

    U.S. Sends More HIMARS Artillery Rockets And Howitzers To Ukraine Worth $625 Million

  • Air Platform

    French Navy’s First H160 SAR Helicopter Starts Flight Tests

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy requests $3 billion to replenish 785 Tomahawk missiles.

  • Defense Industry

    The Philippines Cancels Mi-17 Helicopter Deals With Russia

  • Americas

    Raytheon Awarded $867 Million Contract For SM-3 Block IIA Missiles

  • Europe

    Amid Tensions With Russia, French Warship Visits Ukrainian Port

  • Air Platform

    Saab Delivers Additional T-7A Trainer Fuselage To Boeing Test Facility

  • Europe

    Swedish DMA Extends Gripen Maintenance Contract With Saab

  • C4iSR

    Airbus selects Saab Gripen’s Arexis EW suite for Eurofighter EK (Electronic Combat) variant aircraft

  • Europe

    MBDA successfully test fires AKERON LP missile

  • Americas

    Why Lockheed Martin Selected Raytheon to Build Distributed Aperture Systems

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    US Air Force conducts first flight test of next-generation AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM missile

  • Americas

    US Air Force tests safer ejection system for new T-7A trainer jet

  • Europe

    Norway Invites Four Contenders For Frigate Competition

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan’s secretive submarine program progressed

  • Europe

    President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed Lieutenant General Yuri Sodol amid accusations of incompetence

  • Air Platform

    South Korean Stealth KF-21 (KFX) Fighter Jet Will Fly In 2022

  • Europe

    Hellenic Air Force To Showcase Rafale Fighters In Air Show

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy secures new $15.4 billion deal for Columbia-class submarines.

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin Offers F-16V Block 70 to Philippines Air Force with Skilled Manpower Development Opportunity in Philippines

  • Europe

    Ukraine takes more territory from Russia in Kursk offensive

  • Infantry Weapons

    Saab awarded a contract for the delivery of Carl-Gustaf M4 to U. S. Army

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh to investigate alleged Indian RAW involvement during 2009 paramilitary mutiny.

  • Africa

    Morocco selects South Korean K2 tank, KM-SAM, K9 howitzer and KSS-III submarine to modernize armed forces.

  • Europe

    Ukraine Received A Batch Of CAESAR Howitzers From France

  • Air Platform

    Royal Thai Air Force Deploys AT-6 Close Air Support Aircraft to Cambodian Border

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea Launches New 8,200-Ton Aegis Destroyer

  • Europe

    Romania plans to purchase Turkish Hisar-class offshore patrol vessel

  • Defense Industry

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

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