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The US Army short lists SIG SAUER for Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW)

November 14, 2019 GDC 0

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US Army’s M4 Carbine Replacement Program

November 13, 2019 GDC 0

The US Army announced Aug. 29 2019 that it has selected three companies to develop prototype service weapons it says will make ground troops more lethal in future battles. The US Army will select a […]

Pakistan Inducts 14 JF-17B Twin Seats Fighter Jets

June 9, 2021 0

ISLAMABAD (GDC) — Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) formally handed over 14 state-of-the-art indigenously developed fourth generation JF-17 Thunder Block-III — tandem twin seats fighter jets equipped with a long-range superior radar system and advance firing [...]
Myanmar and Nigeria Ground JF-17 Blunder Fighter Jets Amid Reliability, Quality and Maintenance Issues

January 20, 2025 0

The Myanmar military junta has declared the JF-17 Thunder fighter planes supplied by Pakistan as unfit for operations. The Burmese Air Force was forced to ground the aircraft due to malfunctions and structural flaws. This [...]
Pakistan Delivers Three JF-17 Thunder To Nigeria

April 6, 2021 0

An Il-76 transport plane belonging to the Pakistan Air Force arrived at the Nigerian Air Force’s 21st Makurdi Air Base loaded with a JF-17 fighter jet. Iraq Plans to Buy 12 JF-17 Block IIIDateSeptember 27, [...]
Belarus Faces More EU Sanctions For Hosting Russia’s Nuclear Missile

April 27, 2023 0

Belarus will certainly face further European sanctions due to a Russian plan to station tactical nuclear weapons in the country, Poland’s prime minister said on Tuesday, as tensions between Warsaw and Minsk hit new highs. [...]
SIG SAUER Unveiled 716i TREAD Assault Weapons

April 21, 2020 0

SIG SAUER introduced the 716i TREAD, a direct impingement, AR-10 platform that provides versatility for long range shooting and hunting while maintaining a lightweight design for easy carry. According to the company the 716i TREAD [...]
U.S. and Israel destroyed the Iranian Navy’s 20 warships, 1 aircraft carrier, 2 submarines and all naval bases.

March 6, 2026 0

US military forces, as part of Operation Epic Fury, struck an Iranian drone carrier, setting it on fire, US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on X/Twitter on Thursday. The U.S. Air Force has completely destroyed the [...]

Cyber breach at China’s National Supercomputer Centre shows brainless Chinese engineer copying the physical appearance of the HIMARS rocket artillery.

March 20, 2026 0

The National Supercomputer Centre in Tianjin appeared to have suffered a massive data leak of 10 Petabytes of internal data, including classified information. About two months ago, we saw a sales announcement on a dark […]

Australia started manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles for HIMARS.

March 17, 2026 0

Australia has started manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles at Port Wakefield in South Australia, with the first batch expected by mid-March 2026. The move strengthens Australia’s sovereign strike capability and supply chain […]