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HAL Tejas MK2

South Asia

India Wants French or British Engines For Tejas Mk2 and AMCA Fighters After Locally Produced Kaveri Engine Failed In Trials

July 14, 2025 GDC 0

India is reportedly considering collaborating with either the UK’s Rolls-Royce or France’s Safran to jointly produce fighter jet engines. The move aligns with New Delhi’s push to strengthen its defence manufacturing capacity. It also comes […]

Air-Launched Weapons

UAE’s AL TARIQ Completes Initial Integration of AL TARIQ Precision-Guided Munition onto HAL Tejas LCA

November 24, 2023 GDC 0

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Air Platform

Indian Air Force Ordered 83 HAL Tejas Aircraft Despite Aircraft Failed In Crucial Spin and Tight Turn Tests

November 17, 2023 GDC 0

The (LCA) is the LCA, from Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), which has been keeping the IAF changing in balance since 1983 on its order of 83 such aircraft. Out of the 83 aircraft ordered by […]

Air Platform

Why India Should Ditch Tejas MWF and Focus on AMCA?

January 14, 2022 GDC 0

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South Asia

Indian Media Discloses Dismal Performance of Su-30MKI Fighters During Kashmir Skirmish

April 7, 2021 GDC 0

The Su-30MKI fighter lost the battle to the F-16 fighters, according to a leaked pilot’s interview to the Times of India. Despite the fact that the licensed-built $121 million Su-30MKI fighter is sold as air […]

Air Platform

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

August 25, 2020 GDC 0

The Balakot air strikes in February 2019 and the air combat thereafter in which multiple licensed produced Su-30MKI of Indian Air Force (IAF) had to engage a American-made F-16 of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has […]

Air Platform

HAL Tejas MK2 Ambitious Medium Weight Fighter jets, can HAL achieve MK2?

June 17, 2020 GDC 0

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  • Rheinmetall unveils hybrid tank and air defense system

    September 6, 2024 0
    Rheinmetall, the German defense giant, has introduced a groundbreaking hybrid of the Pz.87 tank (a Swiss variant of the Leopard 2) and the Skyranger 35 air defense turret at Eurosatory 2024. Netherlands purchases Rheinmetall Skyranger [...]
  • Corrupt and inept Bangladesh Army’s inaction emboldens the Myanmar Army and the Arakan Army near the Bangladesh border.

    January 17, 2026 0
    After tension along the Myanmar-Bangladesh border, Bangladesh has summoned Myanmar’s Ambassador to Dhaka, Kyaw Soe Moe. The inept Bangladesh military (thief) steals its defence budget to manufacture sweets while Myanmar’s Su-30 bombs the Naf River [...]
  • Philippines Received Three Batteries Of Israeli Spyder SAM Worth $141 Million

    September 3, 2021 0
    Israeli Rafael Advanced Defense Systems is supplying SPYDER, a ground-based air defense system to the Philippines worth $141 million. The Philippines selected the Israeli company to supply the much needed equipment to the Philippine Air [...]
  • Ukrainian troops intercept and destroy Russian armored convoy

    May 3, 2024 0
    Ukrainian defense forces have successfully intercepted and destroyed Russian armored convoys heading towards the town of Chasiv Yar, according to reports from the 67th Brigade’s press center. Approximately 20 units of enemy combat vehicles were [...]
  • China’s Next Aircraft Carrier Likely To Be Nuclear Powered

    March 29, 2021 0
    China’s next aircraft carrier is likely to be nuclear powered, according to two people close to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). After a two-year delay because of technical problems, construction work on the vessel resumed earlier this year, [...]
  • Sweden Transfer 5,000 AT-4 Disposable Anti-tank Weapons to Ukraine

    March 11, 2022 0
    Sweden recently announced its intention to transfer AT4 rocket-propelled grenades to Ukraine. The first batch of this weapon was already delivered to the recipient and distributed among the units of the Ukrainian army. Ukraine blow [...]
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 […]

Americas

Canada Purchases 26 HIMARS Rocket Artillery.

June 5, 2026 0

The Government of Canada said it has finalised a government-to-government agreement with the United States for the acquisition of long-range missile capability for the Canadian Armed Forces. The Government of Canada said it has finalised […]

Americas

U.S. Navy purchases Israeli soldier-portable SMASH 2000LE fire control systems.

June 4, 2026 0

An Israeli fire control technology company has now secured contracts with all four major branches of the U.S. military, completing a sweep across the American armed forces that took less than a year. Smart Shooter […]

Europe

Germany Purchases $5.4 Billion Worth of Israeli PULS Rocket Launchers.

May 29, 2026 0

Germany Advancing 5 Billion Euro Rocket Launcher Deal With Israel’s ElbitIf completed, the deal would include hundreds of rocket launchers and could increase Elbit’s order backlog by about 20 percent, strengthening the Israel-based defense contractor’s […]

  • Europe

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

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Chinese Navy Focuses On Ship-borne Hypersonic Anti-ship Missile ‘Eagle Strike 21’ To Counter U.S. Navy

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    US assesses China not planning to invade Taiwan in 2027 after missile, radar and fighter jet debacle in Iran, Pakistan and Venezuela.

  • Europe

    A new fleet of Ukrainian ‘Sea Baby’ drones ready to hunt for the Russian navy

  • Air Platform

    Philippines Becomes First APAC Customer For Airbus H160

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s new kamikaze drones reach deep Russian territory in Novgorod region

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Army will field tiltrotor MV-75 aircraft in 2026.

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Taiwan receives Harpoon land-based missile systems

  • Africa

    TPLF Captured S-300PMU1 Air Defense System

  • South Asia

    India Removes Offset Clause For Government-To-Government Arms Deals

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. Air Force Successfully Conducted Hypersonic Weapons Test

  • Central Asia

    Afghanistan’s former President Ashraf Ghani fled Kabul with $169 million in cash

  • Middle East

    Saudi Arabia Fosters Religious Tolerance By Removing Negative Portrayals Of Israel From Its School Curriculum

  • Europe

    Qatar to Open Military Representation Office in NATO HQ

  • Americas

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

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    China Reverse Engineered Ukrainian Supersonic Cruise Missile “Bliskavka”

  • Europe

    Ukraine launches its biggest drone attack on Russian Rosneft’s fourth-largest oil refinery

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Germany Delivers Additional IRIS-T Anti-air Missiles

  • Naval Platforms

    Japan to fund $348 million for Six Vietnamese Patrol Boats

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The PRC should take Gripen E as a template, says Senior Colonel Li Chunghua Hua of the PLAAF

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Aerospace Industries Offers KAAN Fifth-gen Fighter Jets to European and Asian countries

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Combat Exercise Cobra Gold Reaffirms Ties Between the US and Thailand

  • Africa

    Israeli Foreign Minister to Visit Morocco to Meet His Counterpart

  • C4iSR

    Gripen E, EA-18 Growler And F-35: Why Are They Premium SEAD Platform?

  • Air Platform

    The F-47 NGAD will be delivered under budget with advanced stealth and armaments capabilities.

  • Europe

    Ukraine Killed Or Injured More Than 75,000 Russian Soldiers, Report

  • Air Platform

    NVL Group Laid Keel For Bulgarian Navy’s Multipurpose Modular Patrol Vessels (MMPV)

  • Air Platform

    Hydraulic fluid and engine oil leaks at the Dubai air show will stain HAL Tejas and destroy its export potential.

  • Air Platform

    South Korea offers KF-21 Boramae fighter jet and Cheongung-II missile defense system to Saudi Arabia.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Pakistan’s duplicity: Iran war proved that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is always meant for military use against the U.S. and India.

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan seizes control of the second largest city of Nagorno-karabakh

  • Middle East

    Shadow War: Iran, Israel Confrontation In International Waters Take Dangerous Turn

  • Europe

    UK will send starstreak, NLAW, howitzer and loitering munitions worth £100 million to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Boeing, Saab to collaborate with BAE Systems to offer T-7A RedHawk for Royal Air Force

  • Air Platform

    Boeing To Deliver 14 Extended-range Chinook Helicopters To Royal Air Force

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s F-16 will dominate Russia’s Su-35 over the Ukrainian skies: Expert Assessment

  • Europe

    Putin Fires Lieutenant General Sukhrab Akhmedov, Who Lined Up Troops Ahead Of Deadly HIMARS Strike

  • Europe

    Turkey is focused on joining the BRICS economic alliance

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Bayraktar TB2 drone destroyed Russia’s Landing Craft Vessel

  • Europe

    Denmark to purchase three Arctic patrol ships

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    16,500 Stong Arakan Army Aims To Replicate Successes of Shan State In Rakhine State

  • Europe

    North Korea Sends More Ammo and Artillery To Russia

  • Europe

    Russian Trained Soldiers Fled Dnieper River Leaving Untrained Conscripts To Fight Ukrainian

  • Air Platform

    Myanmar Rebels shoot down Sino-Pakistan JF-17 fighter jet using FN-6 MANPAD

  • Europe

    Poland wants to establish nuclear deterent by establishing nuclear forces

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia Buys 42 Dassault Rafale F4 Fighter Jets

  • Middle East

    Leonardo Flight Tests Land and Maritime NH90 Helicopters For QEAF

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Force’s Fighter Jets Flew Low Over Saudi Airspace To Bomb Houthis

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. Considers Supplying 370km Range JASSM Missiles to Ukraine, Which Could Alter Course of War

  • Europe

    Russian Army General arrested on large-scale bribery charges

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