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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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Air Platform

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 […]

  • LAND 400 Phase III: Australian Army Shortlist Rheinmetall Defence and Hanwha Defense

    September 21, 2019 0
    Rheinmetall Defence’s KF41 Lynx Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) and Hanwha Defense’s AS21 Redback IFV have been shortlisted to compete against each other for the opportunity to provide Army with up to 450 tracked IFVs and [...]
  • Roshel rolls out new versions of Senator vehicle in Poland

    October 1, 2024 0
    Canadian armored vehicle manufacturer Roshel has introduced new iterations of its Senator armored vehicles at the prestigious MSPO defense industry show in Kielce, Poland. Roshel delivers 1,000th Senator armored vehicle to UkraineDateDecember 26, 2023Canada’s new [...]
  • Rheinmetall, Thales Awarded Contract to Support Tiger Helicopter Simulators in France and Germany

    November 5, 2021 0
    Thales and Rheinmetall will continue to look after the helicopter simulators used for training crews of the Tiger attack helicopter. Hungary Acquires Rheinmetall Lynx IFVDateSeptember 11, 2020Rheinmetall awarded €1.04 billion contract to upgrade Puma IFV [...]
  • Russian pro-invasion bloggers criticize Putin for not providing military leadership

    August 28, 2023 0
    Russian military bloggers are currently voicing fierce criticism of their own military command, as follows FOCUS online. A brigade of Russian soldiers isolated on an island in the Dnipro River is being massively shelled by [...]
  • General Dynamics Proposes Bullup Rifles for US Army’s NGSW Program

    November 15, 2019 0
    General Dynamics has been the most tight-lipped about its submission for US Army’s NGSW Program but it has now been confirmed that GD-OTS proposed the General Dynamics RM277 variant for the requirement of the US Army’s Next [...]
  • UK remains as the second biggest arms exporter

    October 8, 2020 0
    British manufacturers exported £11bn worth of arms during 2019 – the second highest figure on record – despite a court order that the UK must halt any sales to Saudi Arabia that could be used in Yemen. [...]
Infantry Weapons

Elbit Systems PULS Rocket Artillery Precision, Modular and Universal Launching System for Battlefield Dominance.

April 28, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Philippine Army Test Fires Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm Howitzer Boosting Long-Range Strike.

April 27, 2026 0

The Philippine Army has conducted its first live firing with its new Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer during Exercise Salaknib 26, a joint U.S./Philippines military exercise, bringing a faster and more mobile long-range strike […]

Infantry Weapons

Israel uses the Roem howitzer in its first combat strikes in Lebanon.

April 24, 2026 0

The Israel Defense Forces has used its new Ro’em self-propelled howitzer in combat for the first time, firing the system during artillery strikes in southern Lebanon. Units from the 282nd Artillery Brigade brought the wheeled […]

Europe

Turkey test-fires the KORAOK short-range anti-tank missile.

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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 […]

  • South Asia

    India set to acquire 30 MQ-9 Reaper or Predator-B HALE UAV from US worths $3 billion

  • Europe

    Ukraine handed over T-90M tanks and BTR-82A armored vehicles to British Intelligence agencies

  • Europe

    Russia Loses Eighth General and 34th Colonel in Botched Ukraine Invasion

  • Europe

    The Czech Republic plans to buy new Leopard A28 tanks

  • Europe

    Aselsan SHARP Dual Remote Weapons Station

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Shot Down Three Ka-52 Attack Helicopters In Kherson

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Aerospace Industries Offers KAAN Fifth-gen Fighter Jets to European and Asian countries

  • Naval Platforms

    AVIC Shenyang FC-31 Naval Variant To Debut In 2021

  • Americas

    US Navy christens future USS Marinette

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Rheinmetall delivers Skynex anti-air gun to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Royal Navy’s HMS Portland Receives Major Refit

  • Europe

    Russia sends the exhibition T-90MS tank reserved for the UAE’s IDEX to the frontline.

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine will not be the last country Putin invades, sending Polish and Dutch F-16s to Ukraine would defend Baltic states

  • Europe

    Anti-semitic rioters stormed the airport in Russia’s Dagestan to stop flights to Israel

  • Air Platform

    Argentina Received Six F-16 Fighting Falcons from Denmark.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Israel used a “Rampage” missile in its strike on Iran, Israeli media reported.

  • Europe

    After Firing 20,000 Round Of North Korean Shells, Russia Started Using 40 Years Old Ammo

  • Europe

    U.S. Asks Turkey To Transfer S-400 To Ukraine And Get F-35 And Patriot System

  • Air Platform

    Boeing awarded $8.6 billion contract to supply F-15IA fighter jets to Israel.

  • Americas

    First Sikh Women Graduated From US Military Academy

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s strikes on Kerch and Chonhar bridges in Crimea are disrupting Russian logistics ISW reports

  • Americas

    Ukraine Delivers T-84UD Oplot Tank to US Army

  • Air Platform

    Airbus Proposed Tranche 5 Eurofighter to Luftwaffe

  • Air Platform

    General Electric F414 and F404 engines are powerful, safe and reliable

  • C4iSR

    Turkey Replaces Canadian Electro-Optics System With Domestic Optics in Bayraktar TB2 Drones

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar parades Chinese-made SY-400 short-range ballistic missiles

  • C4iSR

    The Groza Reconnaissance, Jamming and EW Radar Family

  • Defense Industry

    U.S. State Department Approves Upgrade Package For Pakistan’s F-16 Fighter Jets

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia undertake life-of-type extension project for Collins-class submarines

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Army received an undisclosed number of LAVR armored vehicles

  • Europe

    BAE Systems Unveils Auto Turret System for ATLAS Unmanned Ground Vehicle.

  • Europe

    Ukraine Struck Inside Russia For First Time, Blowing Up Oil Depot in Belgorod

  • Europe

    Corruption in the Turkish nuclear plant project is funding Putin’s war against Ukraine.

  • Europe

    Baykar Defence Sent Bayraktar Akinci Drone To Azerbaijan

  • Air Platform

    Philippines Plans to Buy KF-21 Boramae Fighter Jets.

  • Europe

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

  • Air Platform

    Tejas MK1A or MK2: Is it Really Worth $77 Million?

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China sent spy ships and survey vessels inside the exclusive economic zone of India

  • Industry

    Damen poised to build ships in Bangladesh

  • Air Platform

    Indian to become the first Asian country to acquire American armed drone worth $3 billion

  • Air Platform

    Volvo RM12 Engine Guarantees More Than 300,000 Flying Hours For Gripen

  • Middle East

    Bangladesh and Israel’s trade and security cooperation is growing despite not having formal ties

  • C4iSR

    Why AESA radar is superior to PESA radar?

  • C4iSR

    Ukrainian Patriot missile shot down Russian Air Force’s A-50 Early Warning Aircraft

  • Infantry Weapons

    Pakistan Army inducts HQ-9/P air-defense system

  • Defense Industry

    Germany, France, Spain To Sign FCAS Agreement Next Week

  • Air Platform

    Baykar Defense Trials Bayraktar Akinci With Full Payloads

  • Ballistic Missile

    Putin’s unstoppable hypersonic missiles gaining bad reputation as Ukraine shooting them down every time it launched

  • Air Platform

    Azerbaijan Joined Turkish KAAN Fighter Jets Project Which Scheduled For Flight Trials in December

  • Air Platform

    South Korea To Buy 20 F-35B For LPX-II Program

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