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RAAF F-35A Takes Off With Full Complement Of Weapons

June 11, 2021 GDC 0

Two RAAF F-35s have taken to the skies with a full complement of weapons for the first time. The landmark moment came as the pair were taking part in Exercise Arnhem Thunder 21 last month […]

  • India cleared military maintenance contract worth $7.6 billion.

    August 10, 2025 0
    India has cleared several military procurement proposals worth approximately 670 billion rupees ($7.6 billion) to enhance the capabilities of its land, sea, and air defense. Biden Administration Cleared Boeing F-15EX For Indian Air ForceDateFebruary 7, [...]
  • Elbit Systems won US Air Force contract worth up to $476 million

    March 13, 2020 0
    Israeli defense firm Elbit said that its US subsidiary, Elbit America, had won a US Air Force contract worth up to $471 million. The company will supply a missile warning system to F-16 fighter jets [...]
  • Turkish Aerospace Industries Completes First Engine Test For T-929 Atak-II Helicopters

    July 22, 2023 0
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  • South Korea awards $355 million contract for F-100 engines

    April 2, 2024 0
    Pratt & Whitney, a subsidiary of RTX, has been awarded an F100 engine performance-based logistics (PBL) sustainment contract by South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA). The contract, with a base value of $355 million, [...]
  • Independent Investigation reveals about the Pilkhana Killings, Bangladesh Rifles mutiny and Indian RAW Involvement.

    December 5, 2025 0
    A comprehensive investigative report by the Independent Investigation Commission on the 2009 Pilkhana killings of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) personnel, highlighting the involvement of Indian intelligence agencies, RAW and key Bangladeshi political figures in the conspiracy [...]
  • Vladimir Putin “realizes he’s made a mistake” with the invasion of Ukraine, says Commander James Stavridis

    September 1, 2022 0
    Russian President Vladimir Putin “realizes he’s made a mistake” with his invasion of Ukraine, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander James Stavridis said Sunday during The Cats Roundtable radio show on WABC 770 AM. “Has Putin [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

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

May 6, 2026 0

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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 […]

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.

April 22, 2026 0

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    Egypt Started Negotiating with Saab to Purchase GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning Aircraft.

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    Albania latest country to buy Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones

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    Israeli, Azerbaijan Defence Companies Co-produced Orbiter Drone in Azerbaijan

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    Thailand Unveils Chaiseri Infantry Fighting Vehicle.

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    U.S. State Department Urges Turkey To Avoid Transaction With Russian Defense Industries

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    Belgium to join Franco-German Sixth-Gen FCAS Fighter Jet Project

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    China Promotes JF-17 Block III and L-15 Aircraft in Singapore Air Show

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    Hensoldt and ERA to produce an integrated airspace surveillance system for the German Luftwaffe

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    Where Is Indian Tejas MKII And AMCA In The Global Fighter Jets Competition?

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    Philippine Air Force Will Deploy FA-50 Fighter Jets In Australia For The First Time

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    US-Japan RIMPAC Drills Go On Despite COVID-19

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    Turkey Completes Atmaca Anti-ship Missile Tests With Locally Made Turbojet Engine

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    Finland Selects Lockheed’s F-35A In HX Competition

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    UK, Turkey, Canada, Norway and Iceland are ready to contribute to EU efforts to boost Ukraine’s defense

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    Bangladesh Army Plans to Setup Joint Venture with American Eleris Energy

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    Thailand To Upgrade Gripen C/D To MS20 Standard

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    F-35B STOVL Fighter Jet: Air Superiority Over South China Sea

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    Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drone destroyed the S-300 SAM of Armenia

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    New U.S. Sanctions Hit Putin’s Family Members

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    Turkish TCG Anadolu Completes First Landing And Take-off Exercises

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    A single Ukrainian Kamikaze drone set a Russian oil depot in a massive blaze in western Russia

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    Ukrainian Special Forces Daring Raid In Snake Island Forced Russians To Surrender

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    China’s massive military buildup near Dokhlam

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    F-35 deal with UAE will benefit Israeli Defense Industries

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    From Jets, Tanks To Warship: Meteoric Rise Of South Korean Defense Industries

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    Argentina selected South Korean FA-50 as the Interim Fighter Aircraft

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    Sweden’s Gripen defeat Russia’s Su-35 in a simulated War Game

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    Russian Commanders Dumping Conscripts To Frontline Without Guns And Protecting Gears

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    President Zelensky Confirms American-made F-16 Shoot Down Russian Cruise Missiles

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    Turkish Havelsan expands Boeing pilot training capacity with new devices entering testing

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    Kim Jong Un’s 5,000-ton Destroyer Sank in Front of His Eyes

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    Serbia ditches Russian arms, signs deal with Israel to purchase PULS artillery and Hermes 900 drones from Israel

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