FrankenSAM program – Global Defense Corp

FrankenSAM program: Ukraine to retrofit AIM-9X Sidewinder On To Soviet-era Buk Launcher

November 30, 2023 GDC 0

Ukraine and the United States have engineered “hybrid” air defense systems allowing modern Western missiles to be fired from retrofitted Soviet launchers, The New York Times reported on 28 October. The FrankenSAM program emerged late last year […]

Turkish MoD Unveils Next-gen Fast Attack Craft

May 14, 2023 0

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Bangladesh Army’s BELL-206 Helicopter Crashed Due To Pilot Error

July 28, 2022 0

A BELL-206 training helicopter of the Army Aviation Corp crashed on Wednesday at Nababganj in Dhaka during regular training while trying to make an emergency landing in a water body. Bangladesh Air Guard’s (Thief) Helicopter [...]
Russia uses camouflage to hide their Iskanders from Ukrainian drones

April 27, 2022 0

Russian troops are using camouflage systems to conceal their Iskander short-range ballistic missiles from Ukranian drones. Ukrainian drones so far destroyed five Iskander short-range ballistic missiles, according to the open-source Oryx blog. Russia Begun Deploying [...]
Ukraine started negotiating with France to purchase Rafale fighter jets.

October 31, 2025 0

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine is actively negotiating with France over a possible acquisition of Dassault Rafale fighter jets. France Offers Rafale Jets To Ukraine As MiG-29 ReplacementDateApril 2, 2021French Offers Line Of Credit For [...]
Ukraine’s HIMARS strikes killed Russian navy’s deputy commander Mikhail Gudkov

July 4, 2025 0

The deputy head of the Russian navy, Mikhail Gudkov, has been killed in Russia’s Kursk region, the country’s Ministry of Defence has confirmed. He is one of the most senior Russian commanders to have been [...]
Boeing Australia Completed First Flight Of Royal Wingman UCAV

March 3, 2021 0

SYDNEY (GDC) — Boeing and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) said on Tuesday (Mar 2) they had completed the first flight test on a pilotless fighter-like jet designed to operate in conjunction with crewed aircraft. [...]

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

February 8, 2026 0

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Aselsan and Excalibur jointly produced Korkut air defense system.

February 7, 2026 0

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Hanwha Aerospace Awarded Contract to Produce Long-range K239 Chunmoo Rockets to Norway.

January 29, 2026 0

Hanwha Aerospace Co. has secured an estimated $1.9 billion project to supply long-range rockets to Norway, with the official contract expected to be signed this week, informed industry sources said Wednesday. The contract is widely […]

The U.S. Deploys Iranian Shahed-136 Replica LUCAS Drone in the Middle East.

January 27, 2026 0

Russia’s version of Iran’s fast, cheap Shahed attack drones have been wreaking havoc during the Ukraine conflict, saturating the skies nearly every night and terrorising civilians. Highly adaptive and hard to intercept, the United States […]

China delivers Type 59 towed guns to the UAE-backed terror group Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

January 25, 2026 0

China has shipped a batch of Type 59 130mm towed artillery systems to Rapid Support Forces, with images confirming the weapons loaded aboard a cargo vessel and prepared for export, according to open-source visuals recorded […]

Elbit Systems Started Manufacturing Sigma NG 155mm Howitzers in the U.S.

January 11, 2026 0

Elbit Systems has completed production of the first model of the Sigma NG 155 millimetre self-propelled howitzer at the South Carolina facility of its US subsidiary, Elbit America. The system is fully based on US […]