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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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Air Platform

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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  • Australia and Nauru sign landmark security pact

    December 10, 2024 0
    Australia and Pacific nation Nauru announced a landmark security treaty on Monday, advancing Canberra’s aim of blunting China’s growing regional influence. Australia, PNG to sign security pact to counter Beijing’s rising Pacific influence.DateSeptember 17, 2025Australia, [...]
  • Fincantieri Began Construction of Italian Navy’s U212NFS Submarines

    January 16, 2022 0
    Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has begun production activities for the first of two next-generation U212NFS submarines for the Italian Navy. The two units will be built at the Muggiano, La Spezia, shipyard. Fincantieri cuts steel for [...]
  • Indian Air Force Stand Up Second Tejas Squadron

    May 28, 2020 0
    The Indian Air Force (IAF) is set to operationalise its second squadron of the Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) at Sulur airbase near Coimbatore in the state of Tamil Nadu learned GDC citing Economics Times [...]
  • China To Develop Naval Variant Of FC-31 Fighter

    June 12, 2021 0
    The FC-31, China’s second fighter jet, is a top candidate to become the country’s next-generation aircraft carrier-based fighter jet after receiving corresponding upgrades, military observers said on Wednesday, after foreign media outlets posted a photo [...]
  • South Korean Stealth KF-21 (KFX) Fighter Jet Will Fly In 2022

    September 4, 2020 0
    South Korea’s new KF-X (Korean Fighter eXperimental) multi-role stealth fighter has begun final assembly despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, and will be rolled out in the first half of next year, as planned. The KFX [...]
  • 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 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. China rolls out new J-20B fighters with TVCDateJuly 19, 2020China aiming Turkey as [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

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Europe

Estonia Purchases Additional HIMARS Rocket Artillery from Lockheed Martin.

May 16, 2026 0

The Estonian Centre for Defence Investments has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin for the procurement of three additional HIMARS multiple rocket systems. The agreement also includes an investment of approximately $11 million into Estonia’s […]

Europe

Saab HEAT 758 Features Dual-Charge Warhead Inside New Carl-Gustaf Anti-Tank Round.

May 11, 2026 0

Saab is stepping up the Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle’s anti-armor role with a new round designed to defeat heavily protected vehicles on the modern battlefield. The HEAT 758 features a dual-charge warhead meant to first damage […]

Europe

Roketsan unveiled the CIDA long-range anti-tank guided missile.

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East Asia and Pacific Region

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Unveils Next-generation K9MH Mobile Howitzer Artillery System.

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Europe

Safran and MBDA fired the first Thundart munition developed for France’s Long-Range Land Strike program.

May 5, 2026 0

French defense firm Safran and missile maker MBDA successfully test-fired their jointly developed rocket-artillery munition this month, and expect to be able to deliver the first multiple-launch rocket systems in 2029 should their offer be […]

  • Europe

    The US Air Force set to upgrade nukes stationed in Germany

  • Europe

    BAE Systems confident on winning new contracts from Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Xi Jinping panics during the Iran war concern regarding CIA infiltration and drone bans over Beijing.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japanese Destroyer Escorts Australian Frigate For The First Time

  • C4iSR

    HENSOLDT, RAFAEL jointly develops jamming system to protect naval vessels

  • Uncategorized

    Turkey has become a major competitor for Russian arms, Russian defense company says

  • Europe

    Hecto Drone unveils the HD-606 heavy unmanned aerial system.

  • Americas

    The USAF And RAAF Join F-35 Training Partnership

  • Americas

    Kongsberg demonstrates counter-drone capabilities on amphibious combat vehicle

  • Industry

    To Supply Arms Or Not To Supply Arms: Russia And China Faces Dilemma Over Supplying Arms To Iran

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    The Raytheon PHASER Drone Killing High Energy Radar

  • Europe

    Major Ukraine’s offensive in Kursk region shaken morale of Russians

  • Europe

    Australia bans exports of alumina, aluminium ores, bauxite to Russia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

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

  • Europe

    Greece Trials German-made KF41 Lynx Infantry Fighting Vehicles

  • Europe

    Ukraine Received M777 Howitzers and Cluster Bombs From The U.S.

  • Industry

    Australia ramping up defense production capability

  • Europe

    Ukraine destroys Russian military training center and vehicle repair facility in Crimea using Storm Shadow missiles

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish Defense Industries Export Surges By 12%

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hyundai Rotem Unveils K2 Tank With The Most Advanced Active Protection System

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    55 Chinese submariners feared dead after a type 093 submarine ran into hook and anchor trap

  • Air Platform

    Japan to arm its F-35 with heavy hitter stealth NSM, LRASM and JASSM

  • Middle East

    Syrian Rebels Captures Towns Near Aleppo Without Any Counteroffensive From Russia

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Finland Purchases AIM-120D AMRAAM For Its F-35 Stealth Jets.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China supplying Russia with metal, composite, aircraft parts, electronics, drones and vehicles to support Russian war in Ukraine

  • Europe

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

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Unveils Short-range FB-10A Anti-air Missiles

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin To Develop A New Variant Of F-35 For Unspecified Customer

  • Americas

    The U.S. Navy Sends 25 EA-18G Growler EW Aircraft to Boneyard

  • Americas

    US House of Representatives approves the transfer of $8 billion in frozen Russian assets to Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia abandons Su-35 purchase plan, seeks greater military cooperation with France to procure Rafale Jet, Scorpene-class submarine and Gowind-class Corvette

  • Defense Industry

    Czech, Polish And Bulgarian Defense Industries Making Billions Supplying Soviet-era Weapons To Ukraine

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    German Navy Trials New Directed-energy Weapon System Developed By MBDA

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    LAND 400 Phase 3: Australian Army’s Infantry Fighting Vehicle Project

  • Air Platform

    Iran Purchases Russian-made Sukhoi Su-35 Fighter Jets, IRGC Reported

  • Air Platform

    Royal Thai Air Force Purchases New A330 MRTT Airborne Refuelling Tanker.

  • Europe

    Slovakia To Supply Soviet-era Infantry Fighting Vehicles To Ukraine

  • South Asia

    Ousted Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina personally ordered political prisoners to be tortured and killed at DGFI’s secret detention facility named ‘Aynaghar’

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The Whiskey Project Group will build two new Light Landing Craft for the Royal Australian Navy

  • Middle East

    Iran Unveils New Reconnaissance Combat Drones

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia-China diplomatic relationship hits lowest point

  • Air Platform

    Indian Navy to Lease Two Sea Guardian Drones From USA

  • Middle East

    Israel hits Hezbollah’s 400 medium-range rocket launchers, 70 arms depots and 80 drones and cruise missiles

  • C4iSR

    See, Scan, Shoot: The Northrop Grumman AN/ASQ-236 Radar Pod

  • Central Asia

    Azerbaijani President Aliyev accuses Russia of shooting down passenger plane

  • Air Platform

    Royal Thai Air Force recommends purchasing additional Gripen E jets from Sweden

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Germany Asks Sweden To Purchase Next Tranch Of IRIS-T Missiles For Ukraine

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Norwegian NASAMS air defense system saves lives in Ukraine

  • Naval Platforms

    In-depth Analysis of FREMM European Multi-mission Frigate

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan vows to strengthen missile defense after North Korea parade missile

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