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Fifth Generation

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 […]

  • British-supplied Challenger 2 main battle tanks smashed through Russian frontline in Kursk region

    August 15, 2024 0
    British tanks have stormed into Russia as part of Ukraine’s lightning cross-border blitz. UK to send Challenger 2 tanks to UkraineDateJanuary 11, 2023British Challenger Tanks Fighting Russian Troops in UkraineDateJune 24, 2023Ukrainian troops complete Challenger [...]
  • Danish Defense Industries to Build New Vessels for Danish Navy

    March 2, 2025 0
    The parties behind the Defense Agreement has decided to initiate a development project to pave the way for the acquisition of a number of new vessels for the Royal Danish Navy. It is this task [...]
  • Pentagon Finally Kicks Turkey Out of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program

    November 21, 2019 0
    The United States is “unwinding” Turkey from the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program as a result of the country buying the Russian S-400 air defense missile system, Pentagon officials said. With the removal of Turkey [...]
  • South Korean DAPA Delivers Cheongung SAM System to RoKAF

    April 29, 2020 0
    DAPA’s Cheongung SAM system consists of at least one launcher (capable of carrying up to eight missiles), a command-and-control centre, and a multifunction radar South Korea’s arms procurement agency announced Tuesday that all ordered Cheongung [...]
  • Massachusetts Air National Guardsman arrested for leaking classified documents

    April 14, 2023 0
    An Air National Guardsman suspected of leaking highly classified U.S. documents will be arrested on Thursday in Massachusetts, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters. Incompetent Russian military sent elite Spetsnaz forces to fight [...]
  • The USAF Seriously Considering To Build 4.5 Generation Fighter Jets

    February 19, 2021 0
    The US Air Force is studying a future fighter fleet that might include new Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters or possibly a clean-sheet designed fighter like the armed variant of T-7A Redhawk. According to Aviation Week & [...]
Europe

Rheinmetall Unveils Fuchs Tank Destroyer Armed with 24 U.S. AGM-179 Anti-Tank Missiles.

February 27, 2026 0

Germany’s Rheinmetall has unveiled the Fuchs JAGM (Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles) at Enforce Tac 2026 in Germany, a wheeled armored vehicle capable of firing up to 24 U.S. AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles or AGM-114L Hellfire Longbow […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

China’s AVIC Unveils America’s V-BAT Copycat Drone.

February 22, 2026 0

China’s AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group has officially presented a new vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle known as the Yunying (Cloud Shadow in Chinese), a tail-sitter drone featuring a ducted-fan design closely […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Japan to manufacture long-range precision fire artillery rocket.

February 21, 2026 0

As Japan increases the range of its munitions to counter regional threats, the ability to launch them from different systems to maximize flexibility is becoming an important factor in deciding which weapons to field. While […]

Americas

U.S. Army Purchases Top-attack Terrain-shapping XM204 Munitions.

February 18, 2026 0

The U.S. Army has approved an Urgent Materiel Release for the XM204 top-attack terrain-shaping munition, accelerating its deployment to Europe, according to service information published January 12, 2026. The move reflects growing concern about near-peer […]

Europe

Ukraine unveils latest 2S22 Bohdana 155mm self-propelled howitzer.

February 11, 2026 0

Ukraine’s defense industry displayed the latest version of its 2S22 Bohdana 155 mm self-propelled howitzer at the World Defense Show 2026 in Saudi Arabia. The debut signals Ukraine’s push to position a combat-proven artillery system […]

Africa

Turkey and Egypt Sign Major Defense Cooperation Agreement on 155mm Ammo and Missile Production.

February 8, 2026 0

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  • C4iSR

    Ukraine has provided the West with vast intelligence about Russian weaponry that CIA, NSA, MI6, Bundesnachrichtendienst, DGSE failed to collect

  • Air Platform

    Germany blocks Eurofighter jets sale to Saudi Arabia over Yemen conflict

  • Air Platform

    A Russian pilot tried to defect to Italy with his Tu-22M3 strategic bomber like the MiG-25 Foxbat defected to Japan

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

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

  • Infantry Weapons

    Textron Systems’ cased-telescoped (CT) weapons and ammunition systems

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drone strikes blew up Russian oil refinery and reduced Russia’s oil production capacity by five percent

  • Anti-air Missiles

    South Korea completes development of new L-SAM air defense system

  • Europe

    Serbia ditches military alliance with Russia and opt-in for European fighter jets

  • Americas

    Pentagon picks defense-technology firm Kratos to develop hypersonic flight-testing vehicle

  • Naval Platforms

    Russia Delivers Indian Navy’s Warship ‘INS Tushil’ After Eight Years, Explains Soviet-era Shipbuilding Still Ongoing In Russia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Lessons from the Ukraine war, China wants to develop conventional warfighting capability to counter the U.S. influence in Indo-Pacific

  • Europe

    Bad News For Ukraine: Putin Learning To Value Competent Andrei Belousov And Removing Incompetent Idiots From Ministry Of Defense

  • Uncategorized

    Poland and Lithuania follow Finland acquiring Leopard tanks for Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Serbia Plans To Buy Dassault Rafale Aircraft

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Malaysian military: Corruption at the heart of its defense procurement

  • Central Asia

    Armenia snubbed Putin by joining the International Criminal Court

  • Naval Platforms

    US Navy’s underwater drone Orca will play offensive role

  • Air Platform

    Kachin Independence Army Hit Myanmar Army’s Mi-17 Helicopter With FPV Drone

  • Europe

    Polish Army Equipped With Three Different Versions Of Leopard Tanks

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar Junta Sentenced Six Army Generals To Death For Surrendering, Junta Hunts Officers Who Deserted Their Post And Escaped To Bangladesh

  • Europe

    Armenia released photos of destroyed S-300 by TB2 drone

  • Air Platform

    Leonardo Set To Flight Trial New AW249 Attack Helicopter For Italian Army

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Begins Building New Zealand’s P-8A Poseidon Aircraft

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    China’s CJ-10 Long Sword / DH-10 land-attack cruise missile

  • Central Asia

    Kazakhstan started building new artillery ammunitions plant

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Royal Australian Navy Commissions Replenishment Ship HMAS Stalwart

  • Air Platform

    Saab and Embraer achieved key milestones to deliver first domestically produced Gripen E to Brazilian Air Force.

  • Europe

    Israeli’s defense technology is playing a key role in Greece’s military modernization.

  • Europe

    Navantia’s AIP successfully performs factory acceptance tests

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Force Bombed Hezbollah Bunker Possibly Killing Hassan Nasrallah Successor Hashem Safieddine

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine started negotiating with Sweden to purchase Saab Gripen and GlobalEye AWACS

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    PRC regrets buying Russian S-400 air defense system

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea Says Indonesia Still In KFX Programme Despite Rafale And F-15EX Procurement

  • Naval Platforms

    Chinese aircraft carriers get into engine troubles

  • Americas

    Christmas in the trenches, Merry Christmas to all servicemen and servicewomen

  • Europe

    Saab Signs Two Contracts for Next Generation Corvettes for Sweden

  • Europe

    Ukraine received its first M1 Abrams tanks eight months after requesting American tanks

  • Uncategorized

    U.S. Asks Cyprus to Transfer Its Russian-made Weapons to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Criticizing Putin: Warner boss Prigozhin said “We look like clowns”

  • Defense Industry

    China’s Tokamak Nuclear Reactor Generated Whopping 101 Million Degree Celsius

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s forces blow up Russia’s modernized T-90MS tank

  • Air Platform

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

  • Europe

    Ukrainian ATACMS tactical missile punched a big hole in the Avangard ferry in Kerch

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy launches Arleigh-Burke-class Flight III guided-missile destroyer

  • Air Platform

    Leonardo Delivers Two M-345 Training Aircraft To Italian Air Force

  • Europe

    Estonia Purchases 12 K9 Thunder Howitzers

  • Africa

    Nigerian Air Force Purchases M-346FA Fighter Jets Rejecting India’s Tejas And Sino-Pakistani JF-17

  • Air Platform

    Italy to purchase 25 more F-35 stealth jets

  • Defense Industry

    Russia Lost 93% Arms Export Orders Due To Poor Performance Of Its Military Hardware In Ukraine War

  • South Asia

    Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan was misinformed about F-7, poorly trained pilot was to blame for the F-7 crash

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