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Air-Launched Weapons

Poland Purchases GBU-39B Bombs For F-35 and F-16 Fighter Jets.

October 9, 2025 GDC 0

According to information published by the Polish Ministry of National Defence on September 4, 2025, during the MSPO 2025 defense exhibition held in Kielce, Poland, an agreement was signed between the United States and Poland […]

Air Platform

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 […]

Middle East

Israeli Army Deploys Deadly Merkava Tanks And APCs In Gaza

May 15, 2021 GDC 0

Fighting raged on Thursday in Gaza as Israel said it needed more time to eradicate cross-border tunnels used by Hamas for attacks, while the Palestinian Islamists demanded the blockade on the Gaza Strip be lifted. […]

Europe

British MoD Authorized £1.4 Billion Arms Sale To Saudi Arabia

March 17, 2021 GDC 0

British officials authorized the export of almost £1.4 billion of weapons to Saudi Arabia in the quarter after the UK resumed sales of weapons that could be used in the war in Yemen. Campaigners accused ministers of […]

Middle East

Biden Administration Pauses Precision Guided Munitions Sale To Saudi Arabia

March 10, 2021 GDC 0

The Biden administration has paused indefinitely two precision guided munition sales to Saudi Arabia, worth as much as $760 million, as part of a new policy aimed at curtailing violence in Yemen, learned GDC citing […]

Air-Launched Weapons

Boeing GBU-39 GPS-guided 113kg (250lb) small diameter bomb

April 20, 2020 GDC 0

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  • Ukraine Received Eight Archer Howitzers From Sweden

    December 11, 2023 0
    Eight Archer artillery systems provided by the Swedish government have been delivered to Ukraine, Swedish Defense Minister Pal Johnson posted on X (Twitter). Sweden Considers Supplying Deadly Archer Self-propelled Howitzer And RBS70 Anti-air MissileDateSeptember 12, [...]
  • If Israel, UAE, Bahrain can make peace, why can’t India, Pakistan?

    September 15, 2020 0
    With continued violence in Kashmir and a heightened threat of terrorist activity by Pakistan-based militant groups, tensions and concerns over a serious military confrontation between nuclear-armed neighbors India and Pakistan remain high. In August 2019, [...]
  • Ukraine’s President Zelensky to visit Israel next week

    November 5, 2023 0
    Preparations for Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky to visit Israel next week are at an advanced phase, Israel’s Channel 12 news reports. Russian Troops And Artillery Near Ukrainian Border Concerning For NATODateApril 11, 2021Only French Rafale [...]
  • Spain purchases four Patriot missile batteries worth $1.7 billion.

    January 11, 2026 0
    Spain has signed a $1.7-billion contract with Raytheon for the procurement of four Patriot air defense systems. Germany purchased Patriot missile defense system worth $1.2 billionDateMarch 23, 2024Raytheon to supply Patriot Missile Defense System to [...]
  • British MoD to invite RFP for Royal Navy’s support ships

    May 11, 2020 0
    LONDON (GDC) — British MoD is set to restart a competition on September to build up to three large logistics ships to support deployment of the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carrier fleet, having suspended the [...]
  • Ukraine destroyed Russian mercenary Wagner group’s headquarters

    December 13, 2022 0
    Sunday’s report out of Ukraine revealed that the headquarters of a prominent Russian mercenary group had been heavily damaged in an attack, dealing another setback to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s increasingly beleaguered invasion. U.S. designates [...]
Europe

Ukraine develops new Zetros-based 155mm howitzer called Marta.

June 22, 2026 0

Germany and Ukraine signed agreements that include €750 million ($870 million) for 200 Bohdana self-propelled artillery systems on Zetros chassis, and those systems now have a confirmed name and barrel specification: defense analyst Jeff, reporting […]

Europe

MBDA unveils deep-strike, air defence, and smart mass-weapons portfolio.

June 21, 2026 0

MBDA will present a broad portfolio of sovereign defence solutions at Eurosatory 2026 as Europe and its allies accelerate rearmament. The company said the portfolio is intended to address armed forces’ needs in an increasingly […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin Unveils HIMARS FLEX with 12 Launch Canisters Capable of Firing Extended Range GMLRS, PrSM, and ATACMS.

June 20, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced the HIMARS FLEX on June 16, a modular evolution of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System that introduces a dual-pod launcher configuration capable of carrying double the munitions of the standard […]

Infantry Weapons

Indian Army selects Meprolight MEPRO X6 as new daytime optic for Negev light machine guns.

June 18, 2026 0

The Indian Army has selected Meprolight’s MEPRO X6 telescopic sight as the dedicated daytime optic for its Negev light machine guns (LMG), concluding a multi‑year evaluation process aimed at boosting long‑range engagement capability across frontline […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan’s Army Fires HIMARS Rocket Artillery in an Anti-invasion Drills.

June 10, 2026 0

Taiwan’s military on Wednesday fired its new mobile HIMARS rocket system, which is widely used by Ukraine, simulating an attack ​on an invading Chinese force and demonstrating its ability to “shoot-and-scoot” by avoiding ‌counter strikes. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia fires its first homegrown AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer.

June 8, 2026 0

Australia fired its first domestically built self-propelled howitzers during live-fire training last week, completing the journey from a production line in Geelong to live rounds downrange in a matter of months — a timeline that […]

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Kongsberg Defense Awarded $2 Billion Contract To Produce Naval Strike Missiles For Poland

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    India, China Competing for Fighter Jets Superiority

  • Air Platform

    Czech Republic Donates Mi-24 Attack Helicopters To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Aerospace Industries Set For Big Win In 2024 With Its Supersonic Jets And Drones

  • Europe

    Ukraine is busy blowing up Russia’s oil depots, including tankers on rail links

  • Naval Platforms

    Indian Navy Commissions First P15B Destroyer INS Visakhapatnam

  • Europe

    Ukraine Called Off Strike On Moscow At U.S. Request

  • Europe

    Serbia received four MiG-29 from Belarus

  • Industry

    India, A Lucrative Defense Export Market For Russia, America, France And Israel

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan Shot Down Armenian Su-25 Using MANPAD

  • Americas

    U.S. Defense Giant L3Harris Purchases Engine Manufacturer Aerojet Rocketdyne Worth $4.7 Billion

  • Europe

    Albania Latest Country Purchases Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Drones

  • Europe

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

  • Infantry Weapons

    Belarus develops advanced missile technologies based on Polonez-M and Buk-MB3

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Two Chinese Coast Guard Vessels Sustained Significant Damage Ramming Each Other While Chasing Philippines Vessel.

  • South Asia

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

  • Europe

    Serbia Unveils 300km Range Sumadija Rocket Artillery.

  • Europe

    Turkey successfully test-fires domestic 76mm naval gun

  • Americas

    Babcock and HHI partnered to develop patrol submarines for Canada

  • South Asia

    Bangladeshi court issued arrest warrants against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her daughter Saima Wazed, sister Sheikh Rehana, and British MP Tulip Siddiq

  • Middle East

    Pentagon Prepares Limited Ground Options in Iran to Retrieve Enriched Uranium.

  • Africa

    Morocco Signed Agreement To Buy 24 AH-64E Apache Helicopters

  • Air Platform

    China tests new FL-62 wind tunnel

  • Air Platform

    KAI developing next-generation high-speed helicopter

  • Middle East

    Pakistan Navy Seized $1 Billion Worth of Narcotics in Arabian Sea.

  • Europe

    KGB Putin reeling as elite 331st airborne regiment decimated, amid Ukrainian fightbacks

  • Naval Weapons

    South Korea to Develop Close-in Weapon System for Warships

  • Europe

    Ukraine started mass producing UJ-26 Beaver deep strike kamikaze drones

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s HIMARS strikes destroyed key Kursk bridge

  • Europe

    Russia relocates all military assets from Chinese border to Eastern Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The Philippine Navy Receoved First Rajah Sulayman-class Offshore Patrol Vessel From South Korea.

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Claims Its MiG-29 Shot Down A Russian Su-35 In Eastern Ukraine

  • South Asia

    U.S. Official Warns India of Possible CAATSA Sanctions on Tejas Engine if It Purchases Su-57 Fighter Jet.

  • C4iSR

    Pentagon clears $404 million upgrade package for Australia’s MC-55A Peregrine aircraft

  • Air Platform

    Croatia retires all cold war-era MiG-21 jets

  • Air Platform

    China’s Foreign Ministry Refuted Pakistan’s Claim That J-10C Were Used in India-Pakistan War

  • South Asia

    Kashmir is a disputed territory: General Qamar Javed Bajwa

  • Americas

    Raytheon And Kongsberg to build Joint Strike Missile (JSM)

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Delivered SY-400 Short-range Ballistic Missile (SRBM) to Myanmar

  • Europe

    Turkey Laid Keel Of Third Jinnah-class Corvettes Of Pakistan Navy 8

  • C4iSR

    Hensoldt Awarded Contract to Produce CERETRON Multispectral Sensors and Data Processors for German Army.

  • Europe

    Russia’s total servicemen deaths account for 300,810 after Avdiivka offensives

  • Air Platform

    Turkey plans to maintain a fleet of fighter jets comprising F-16V, KAAN, Eurofighter and F-35A.

  • Air Platform

    Philippines to Buy Six New Built Gripen C/D Fighters From Saab, report

  • Americas

    U.S. Army Wants Ukrainian-style Munitions Dropping FPV Drones

  • Naval Platforms

    RNLN air-defence frigates to receive new 127/64 LW guns

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian HIMARS artillery rockets humiliate Putin by destroying prized S-400 SAM

  • Europe

    Two Russian drunk pilots were killed after the Su-34 bomber’s ejection seats went off inside the hangar, sending them hurtling into the concrete roof.

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Taiwan will increase its Harpoon anti-ship missile inventory to 1,800 by 2029.

  • Americas

    General Atomics Gambit 6 introduces air-to-ground combat capabilities.

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