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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 […]

  • STADT AS and SH-Defense to Integrate Electric Propulsion Technology into Marine Propulsion

    December 26, 2021 0
    STADT AS and SH-Defense have signed a cooperation agreement and integrated their technologies to increase modularization of power generation and electric propulsion technologies. With its patented and innovative propulsion technology, STADT meet environmental requirements, and [...]
  • MBDA Deutschland Enhanced Capability of Shoulder-launched Enforcer Missile

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  • Hellenic Aerospace Industries Upgrades Greek F-16 To Viper Standard

    May 31, 2021 0
    January 17 2021 can be marked as a historic day for the Greek Aerospace Industry (HAI) as it is when the the first test flight of an upgraded F-16 VIPER version took place. Hellenic Air [...]
  • Germany Delivers MARS Artillery Rocket And Dingo Armored Vehicles To Ukraine

    September 22, 2022 0
    Last week, Germany announced plans to transfer more weapons to Ukraine. A few days later, the German Defense Ministry reported the transfer of MARS II and Dingo ATF. As promised, the Bundeswehr sent two MARS II multiple rocket [...]
  • Russia sends the exhibition T-90MS tank reserved for the UAE’s IDEX to the frontline.

    September 15, 2025 0
    A T-90MS main battle tank that once stood on display at the International Defence Exhibition (IDEX) in the United Arab Emirates has now been deployed to the battlefield in Ukraine, according to a statement from [...]
  • U.S. Official Warns India of Possible CAATSA Sanctions on Tejas Engine if It Purchases Su-57 Fighter Jet.

    February 9, 2026 0
    India is once again at the center of a complex geopolitical and defense debate as the United States signals possible sanctions over the acquisition of Russian-made Su-57 fourth-generation fighter jets. The warning comes at a [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

Australian Army successfully test-fired the first domestically manufactured HIMARS.

April 16, 2026 0

Australia test-fired the first domestically manufactured GMLRS missile from a HIMARS launcher at Woomera Test Range, South Australia on April 9, 2026. The government committed $320 million to integrate Australian suppliers into GMLRS production at […]

Infantry Weapons

China delivers FN-6 MANPAD and HJ-12E anti-tank missiles to Iran.

April 15, 2026 0

US intelligence indicates China delivered new air defense systems to Iran, CNN reported on Friday, citing three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments. According to intelligence outlined in the CNN report, Beijing transferred shoulder-fired FN-6 […]

Europe

Finland doubles its K9 Howitzer fleet to 112, strengthening its firepower.

April 15, 2026 0

Finland signed a €546.8 million deal with South Korea to acquire 112 additional K9 Thunder 155 mm self-propelled howitzers. The purchase nearly doubles its fleet and strengthens NATO’s long-range artillery power on Russia’s border. The […]

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 […]

  • Europe

    Vladimir Putin Sacks Admiral Igor Osipov After Crimea Blasts

  • Defense Industry

    BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce to Design Royal Navy’s Future Submarines

  • Air Platform

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

  • Europe

    Russia tells Israel not even think of attacking Iran’s nuclear facilities

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Israel Delivers First Operational Arrow-3 Missile Defense System to Germany.

  • Europe

    Ukraine war puts Rheinmetall’s technologically advanced Leopard 2 tank in spotlight

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin successfully tests precision strike missile

  • Land Platform

    Saudi Arabia’s SAMI unveiled 8×8 Howitzers for export markets

  • Europe

    Russia cannot build Icebreaker as Russian forces bombed Ukraine’s factory supplied components for Icebreaker

  • Air Platform

    BAE Systems To Jointly Develop Sixth-Gen Fighter Jets With MHI

  • Europe

    Ukraine Strikes Russian Black Sea Fleet HQ With A Kamikaze Drone

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Israel Accelerates Arrow-3 Interceptor Production to Counter Growing Ballistic Missile Threats.

  • Air Platform

    Rafale will have a strategic advantage over Sukhoi fighters: Air Chief Marshal Dhanoa

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    European Countries Helping Taiwan Design And Build Submarines Domestically

  • Middle East

    USA, Saudi Arabia signed a trillion-dollar investment and defense agreement

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian military downs Russian Su-34 bomber near Bakhmut

  • Defense Industry

    Fincantieri Signed Agreement With Italy To Build Two Next-generation Submarine

  • Uncategorized

    Russian Rubezh missile system destroyed by fire

  • Air Platform

    Saab awarded contract to produce four Gripen C fighter jets for Hungary

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Astra BVRAAM Air-to-Air Missile

  • Air Platform

    Australia Cancelled SkyGuardian Drone Program

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Raytheon develops over-the-shoulder AMRAAM, making it more deadly

  • Americas

    Lockheed’s F-16V Block 70 Achieves Networked Targetting Capability with Real-time Sensor Data.

  • C4iSR

    AN/TPQ-53 or Q-53 Radar Systems

  • Air Platform

    Turkey deposits payment for 40 new F-16V Block 70 fighter jets

  • Naval Platforms

    French Navy’s SSN Suffren starts sea trial

  • Europe

    S-400 Failed: Ukrainian MGM-140 ATACMS Missiles Destroyed Two Russian Airbases

  • Europe

    Germany lifts embargo on Pandur II armored combat vehicles for Philippines

  • Uncategorized

    Denmark Helped NSA To Spy On Chancellor Angela Merkel

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Turkish Defense Industries Manufactures Smart Bomb HGK-82 Kit

  • Air Platform

    Swedish Parliament Approves 181 Pages Defense Bill Extending Gripen And GlobalEye Aircrafts

  • Europe

    Putin Sacks General Ivan Popov For Exposing Russian Army’s Failure In Ukraine War

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. Department of War confirms the UK will receive SSN AUKUS in the 2030s, and Australia will receive SSN AUKUS in the 2040s.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    A drunk Russian driver overturns Pantsir air defense system on the road

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia’s $50 billion dollars Short-fin Barracuda submarine is nine months behind the scheduled delivery date

  • Americas

    Kongsberg to provide propulsion system for new Colombian Navy’s PES frigate

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Inaccurate FAB-500 is the primary reason Russia lost so many aircraft in Ukraine war

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    India’s Biggest Problem Is Not Dokhlam, But China’s Silk Road

  • C4iSR

    Russian troops find Ukraine’s Sentinel radar mockup

  • Europe

    Germany will transfer 120 Marder 1A3 infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    AERO Vodochy To Deliver Four L-39N Advanced Jet Trainer To Czech Air Force

  • Air Platform

    Queensland to assemble Australian designed and developed UAV

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese aerospace executive Tan Ruisong gets suspended death sentence over corruption and insider trading.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Donates Type 035B Submarine To Myanmar

  • Europe

    Ukrainian tech entrepreneurs are outlasting Russia’s war with innovation

  • Europe

    Turkish Navy’s TCG Anadolu, World First Drone Carrier

  • C4iSR

    KRONOS Naval Multifunctional Radar

  • Air Platform

    France’s Safran Helping Russia’s UEC To Develop Commercial Jet Engine

  • Europe

    BAE Systems Cut Steel For Third Type 026 Frigates, HMS Belfast

  • Europe

    India Launches Sixth and Final Scorpene-class Submarine

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