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  • [ April 12, 2026 ] Royal Navy becomes paper navy, and British PM Starmer is begging President Macron to have the French Navy patrol British waters. Europe
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Air Platform

Italy Allocates $10.7 Billion For British-led GCAP Sixth-generation Fighter Jet.

February 14, 2026 GDC 0

Italy’s parliament on Thursday backed an almost 9-billion-euro ($10.7 billion) funding plan for a jet-fighter programme with Britain and Japan, a flagship defence project whose expected costs have more than tripled from early estimates. The […]

Air Platform

Defence Minister Guido Crosetto says Britain is not sharing Global Air Combat technology with Japan and Italy

April 17, 2025 GDC 0

Defence Minister Guido Crosetto has said Britain is not fully sharing technologies with Italy and Japan in a major project to develop a new fighter jet and urged London to bring down the “barriers of […]

Air Platform

Toned Down F-47: Donald Trump Made British-led Global Air Combat Program (GCAP) Great Again

April 10, 2025 GDC 0

Some NATO countries are considering alternatives to the F-35 stealth fighter jet.The Trump administration’s shifted stance towards Europe has allies concerned about reliability. British-led Global Air Combat Program (GCAP) is receiving global attention from partners […]

Air Platform

Canada to Join British-led Global Air Combat Program Sixth-generation Fighter Jet Consortium

April 4, 2025 GDC 0

As reported by Nicholas Drummond on April 2, 2025, Canada and Australia are showing renewed interest in joining the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), a trilateral initiative between the United Kingdom, Japan, and Italy to develop a […]

Air Platform

Royal Australian Air Force Plans to Join British-led Global Combat Air Program Sixth-gen Fighter Jet Consortium

April 2, 2025 GDC 0

A Royal Australian Air Force official said on March 27 that Australia received classified briefing on the United Kingdom, Italy, and Japan’s joint project to build a sixth-generation fighter during the Avalon Australian International Airshow. […]

Air Platform

UK, Italy and Japan agreed to expedite the development of sixth-gen fighter jet

October 27, 2024 GDC 0

The defense ministers of Japan, the U.K. and Italy agreed to accelerate the joint development of a next-generation fighter jet, and announced that a trilateral government organization would be established by the end of this […]

  • Kremlin decrees Russians to surrender their passports, bans international travel

    December 12, 2023 0
    Conscripts, employees of the Federal Security Service (FSB), prisoners, or persons with access to state secrets or ‘information of special importance’, among others, are subject to travel bans under Russian legislation. Russian Conscripts Calling Ukrainian [...]
  • Russian reconnaissance aircraft intercepted by NORAD while spying on US ICEX submarine exercise again

    March 17, 2020 0
    Russian maritime reconnaissance aircraft are really interested in an ongoing U.S. submarine exercise near Alaska known as ICEX — the spy planes have been intercepted three times this week by U.S. and Canadian aircraft, according to [...]
  • Covid-19 Impacted Delivery Of Kuwaiti Super Hornet

    May 13, 2021 0
    Deliveries of 28 Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet combat aircraft to Kuwait have been delayed due to the ongoing Covid-19 health crisis, a company official told Global Defense Corp. Boeing completes Super Hornet deliveries for Kuwaiti [...]
  • Ukraine started equipping locally built drones with guided munitions

    August 3, 2024 0
    Ukrainian defense industry enterprises have been developing these guided munitions as part of the Brave1 military technology development cluster to enhance the effectiveness of drone bombers. Ukraine’s kamikaze drone strikes destroyed Russia’s cruise missile factory.DateOctober [...]
  • U.S. Patriot Air Defence Positions Near Iran Exposed in New Satellite Imagery

    February 16, 2026 0
    The publication of American commercial satellite imagery has revealed the exact positioning of U.S. Army MIM-104 Patriot air defence systems at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, one of several facilities at the forefront of [...]
  • Russia’s Su-57 fighter jet downed its own S-70 heavy armed drone in a collateral incident.

    August 7, 2025 0
    Russia is increasingly fielding its Su-57 Felon stealth fighter jets in combat operations against Ukraine from within Russia, firing long-range cruise missiles to avoid being downed by Ukrainian Patriot missiles, according to multiple sources, including [...]
Europe

Ukrainian drones to get U.S.-made Zeus anti-tank guided missile.

April 11, 2026 0

Aeon confirmed an active integration partnership with a major unnamed Ukrainian drone manufacturer to fire Zeus guided missiles from drone platforms. A separate Ukrainian partnership covers Zeus integration onto manned and unmanned ground vehicles and […]

Europe

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia.

April 8, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia following an agreement with the Estonian government, aimed at supporting all three Baltic states. The decision was confirmed during a meeting in Washington between Estonian […]

Europe

Swedish Bofors will setup 155mm artillery ammo factory in Estonia.

April 4, 2026 0

A Swedish Bofors is set to build a major 155-millimeter artillery shell factory in northeastern Estonia, a development that would represent the most significant foreign investment in the country’s nascent defense industrial base. Estonian Defense […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin launches Hellfire missile from 10-foot cargo container.

April 2, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced Tuesday that the U.S. defense giant successfully launched a Hellfire missile from its new Grizzly launcher — housed within a 10-foot cargo container. The Grizzly system incorporates design elements of Lockheed’s M299 […]

Europe

Spain signs Indra–Hanwha deal for K9-based self-propelled artillery systems.

March 27, 2026 0

Spain’s Indra Group and South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace on March 24 signed a binding agreement in Madrid to jointly develop new tracked self-propelled artillery systems for the Spanish Armed Forces, the companies said. The agreement […]

Americas

Aeon tests Zeus low-cost alternative to Javelin anti-tank missile.

March 26, 2026 0

Aeon conducted a test launch of its new Zeus shoulder-fired missile system at a ranch in East Texas, according to Rochefort Ventures CEO Kyle Bass, who announced the milestone on Friday. Bass wrote that the launch marked […]

  • Air Platform

    Boeing awarded contract to build 15 KC-46A Pegasus tankers for U.S. Air Force

  • Air Platform

    Airbus, Boeing Offer Chinook Heavy Lift Helicopters For Bundeswehr

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RAN Formally Accepts HMAS Supply Into Service

  • Europe

    Demoralized Russian Troops Ran Over Colonel Yuri Medvedev Using A Tank

  • Europe

    Hanwha Aerospace offers advanced Redback IFV combat vehicles to Romania

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Pilots Started Training on F-16 Fighting Falcon in Denmark

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Heavy Attack Bayraktar Akinci Drone Started Bombing In Syria

  • Americas

    Putin’s Puppet Donald Trump Wants Ukraine to Hand Over $500 Billion Minerals To U.S. or Hand Over Country to Russia

  • Air Platform

    US Air Force Successfully Tests Skyborg Drone

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar’s Rebels Cracks Junta’s Chinese-made Jamming Systems, Launches Ukrainian Style Kamikaze Drones At Army’s Positions

  • Americas

    U.S. Army evaluates mission module on newest Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV)

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Sanctions bite: Russia accepts six elephants as payments for six Su-30 fighter jets from Myanmar’s junta

  • Air Platform

    Denmark Receives Four Additional F-35s From US

  • Europe

    Royal Navy Ordered Saab Digital Tower Systems

  • Europe

    Russia’s aerospace forces took control of Belarusian airspace after drone attacks on aircraft

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Japan will conduct anti-ship missile firing exercises first time in Australia

  • Middle East

    U.S. air strike destroyed Iran’s anti-ship missile site housing CM-302 and YJ-21E after a YJ-21E missile launch malfunction was detected by a satellite.  

  • Middle East

    Hamas Terrorist Killed 480 Israeli Civilians, Israeli Defense Force Strikes Back

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan Develops Wheeled Anti-tank Vehicles

  • Anti-drone System

    Russia tells its citizens to buy counter-drone tech by themselves

  • Europe

    Ukrainian artillery blew up Russian BM-30 rocket launcher system

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippine Coast Guard Inducts Multi-role Response Vessel MRRV-9701

  • Europe

    Romania to purchase KF51 main battle tanks.

  • Air Platform

    B-2 Stealth Bomber Proved the Limitation of Elon Musk’s Drone Swarms Theory

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Air Guard’s AJAX1431 flight became the most tracked flight as PM Sheikh Hasina fled Dhaka

  • Europe

    U.S. to deliver M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine in September

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh’s prime minister Sheikh Hasina misappropriated $126 million from defense deals, report

  • Americas

    Brazil’s Nuclear-Powered Submarine Project SN-BR Making Progress

  • Europe

    No Semiconductor No Su-75 Or Su-57: Russian Propaganda Vapourized In Thin Air, Amid Crippling Sanctions

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    First Female Completes Load Master Training At Indonesian Air Force Academy

  • Middle East

    Syrian Rebels Used Kamikaze and FPV Drones Against Assad Regime

  • Infantry Weapons

    Why Did Russia’s S-300 Fail in Syria?

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian soldiers blow up a Russian Ka-52 helicopter with an anti-tank missile

  • Europe

    Saab Group Awarded Contract To Build Two Visby Generation 2 Stealth Corvettes

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor: The Ultimate Stealth Engineering

  • Europe

    Russia launches Shahed kamikaze drones with wooden warhead without explosive charges

  • Defense Industry

    BAE Systems Received $26.7 Billion Orders In Six Months, Amid Ukraine War

  • Cruise Missiles

    India test fires 1500 kilometers range missile from the Eastern coast

  • Europe

    Italian Aircraft Carrier Cleared By Joint Program Office To Operate F-35B

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia ordered amphibious armored vehicles from Russia

  • Europe

    China Refuses to Supply Aircraft Parts to Russia

  • South Asia

    Why does Bangladeshi press silent about Bangladesh military’s corruption?

  • Central Asia

    Turkmenistan becomes as launch customer for Leonardo M-346FA light combat aircraft

  • Uncategorized

    Slovakia Pledged To Transfer 11 MiG-29 Fighter Jets To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Croatia Purchases 89 M2A2 Bradley IFV For NATO Mission

  • Europe

    Turkiye, Spain forge partnership to build aircraft carrier for Turkish Navy

  • Middle East

    Ukraine War: U.S. Arms Makers Dominated Dubai Air Show As Failed To Conclude A Single Sale

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    North Korean Troops Thought Ukraine War Was an Exercise with Russia

  • Anti-air Missiles

    U.S. approves sale of Israeli David Sling anti-air missiles to Finland

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia purchases dozens of autonomous submarines to deter Chinese warships.

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