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  • [ April 17, 2026 ] Serbia’s SDPR to open ​a drone manufacturing plant with Israel’s ​Elbit ⁠Systems. Europe
  • [ April 17, 2026 ] Ukraine unveils new domestic surface-to-air missile. Anti-air Missiles
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Air Platform

UK-based Aeralis designing a new modular next-gen training aircraft

September 8, 2021 GDC 0

Buoyed by a recent high-profile investment from the UK Royal Air Force (RAF), and with additional backing now being sought via its latest funding drive, modular training aircraft developer Aeralis is aiming to take its […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia issues RFI for lead-in fighter trainer for RAAF

June 24, 2020 GDC 0

Canberra has commenced the search for a new advanced jet trainer to replace BAE Systems Hawk 127s operated by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). A request for information (RFI) for the Air 6002 Phase […]

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

    February 21, 2025 0
    The Trump administration is pushing for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to hand mineral rights worth $500 billion to the U.S. after Zelensky’s initial rejection of the demand fueled President Trump’s escalating broadsides against Ukraine’s leader. [...]
  • U.S. Industrial Base To Support Australia’s SSN AUKUS Class Submarines

    January 22, 2024 0
    The US submarine industrial base can and will support the AUKUS defence technology partnership to supply Australia with nuclear-powered submarines and will itself be strengthened by that project, a senior Pentagon official said on Wednesday. [...]
  • Royal Navy Deploys Response Group To Eastern Mediterranean To Support Israeli Navy

    October 14, 2023 0
    The UK government has directed a Royal Navy (RN) task group to deploy to the Eastern Mediterranean, following the outbreak of conflict in the region. In a press release put out on 13 October, the [...]
  • China Started Building Type 054B Frigate With Russian Subsystem

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  • Egypt Is The Largest Buyer Of German And French Weapons

    August 5, 2021 0
    Egypt had signed a contract in 2015 with France to get 24 Rafale fighter jets for the Egyptian Air Force. The 24 Rafale aircrafts were part of a deal valued at 5.3 billion euros ($5.9 [...]
  • Kim Jong Un to visit Moscow to sign reciprocal deal for North Korea receives spy satellites and Russia receives Hwasal-2 cruise and KN-23 ballistic missiles

    November 27, 2024 0
    South Korea’s defense chief Shin Won-sik said on Sunday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un could visit Russia soon. North Korea Fires Two Ballistic MissilesDateMarch 25, 2021North Korea started mass producing KN-24 ballistic missiles [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

Australian Army successfully test-fired the first domestically manufactured HIMARS.

April 16, 2026 0

Australia test-fired the first domestically manufactured GMLRS missile from a HIMARS launcher at Woomera Test Range, South Australia on April 9, 2026. The government committed $320 million to integrate Australian suppliers into GMLRS production at […]

Infantry Weapons

China delivers FN-6 MANPAD and HJ-12E anti-tank missiles to Iran.

April 15, 2026 0

US intelligence indicates China delivered new air defense systems to Iran, CNN reported on Friday, citing three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments. According to intelligence outlined in the CNN report, Beijing transferred shoulder-fired FN-6 […]

Europe

Finland doubles its K9 Howitzer fleet to 112, strengthening its firepower.

April 15, 2026 0

Finland signed a €546.8 million deal with South Korea to acquire 112 additional K9 Thunder 155 mm self-propelled howitzers. The purchase nearly doubles its fleet and strengthens NATO’s long-range artillery power on Russia’s border. The […]

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 […]

  • Europe

    Ukraine Deploys Polish-made RAK 120 Self-propelled Mortar

  • C4iSR

    Ukrainian Patriot missile shot down Russian Air Force’s A-50 Early Warning Aircraft

  • Defense Industry

    Taiwan To Buy More F-16V Worth $1.4 Billion

  • Middle East

    U.S. Deployed 2500 More Marines in the Middle East as IRGC and Basij on the Brink of Collapse.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Saab Defence to update ISCMMS of Collins Class Submarines

  • Europe

    Hellenic Navy’s HS Kimon Started Sea Trials

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Ultra Maritime to provide hull mounted sonar for RAN’s Hunter-class Frigates

  • Air Platform

    BAE Systems Stops Eurofighter Typhoon Production As International And Domestic Orders Dried Up

  • Infantry Weapons

    Vulnerabilities of Almaz-Antay S-400 Triumf (SA-21)

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippine Navy Receives Funding to Buy Two Corvettes From South Korea

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Russia lost 15 batteries of the prized S-400 missile system since the beginning of the war worth $20.5 billion

  • Middle East

    US Sate Department approves $2.3bn refurbishment package for 43 of Egypt’s AH-64E Apaches

  • Air Platform

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

  • Land Platform

    BAE Systems delayed delivery of armored vehicles due to COVID-19

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Raytheon Received $392.4 Million Contract to Manufacture AIM-9X Tactical Missiles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    For the First Time A Fixed-wing Aircraft Take-off from Japanese Aircraft Carrier Since WWII

  • Europe

    Slovakia To Deliver T-72 Tanks To Ukraine As Part Of Leopard Tanks Swap Deal

  • Europe

    Royal Navy’s aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth and her crews practice airborne missions

  • Europe

    Mad Vlad planned ethnic cleansing in Ukraine, leaked FSB document

  • Air Platform

    Turkey working with Rolls-Royce on 5th-gen TFX combat aircraft engine

  • Middle East

    Saudi Arabia and the UAE will join ground invasion of Iran with the U.S. and Israeli forces: WSJ reports.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia’s Defense Exports Surged in FY2018-19

  • Americas

    Sikorsky to build nine CH-53K King Stallion helicopters for U.S. Marines

  • Air Platform

    Royal Thai Air Force Says Gripen Brought Superior Capability in Southeast Asia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    AUKUS Agreement: Australia Cannot Fix British And American Submarine Industrial Bases Capacity Problem

  • Americas

    The US Army to deploy offensive and defense measures to counter missile threats

  • South Asia

    Why the U.S. and UK Should Sanction Pakistan’s JF-17 Fighters?

  • Europe

    Retired Ukrainian General Predicts Ukraine Will Recapture Crimea By Early 2023

  • Americas

    South Korea delivers K2 Black Panther battle tank to Peru

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    International Criminal Court to Prosecute Myanmar’s Top Military Leaders

  • Europe

    Aselsan and Excalibur jointly produced Korkut air defense system.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Royal Thai Air Force Purchases Israeli Barak MX Missile Defense System.

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh’s court sends 15 senior army officers to jail for crimes against humanity.

  • C4iSR

    The Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye AEW&C

  • Naval Platforms

    The U.S. Department Approves $126 Million Armed Assault Boats Sale to the Philippines

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Army undergoes major reshuffle after Sheikh Hasina fled to India

  • Naval Platforms

    Pakistan Navy inducted another Turkish-made MILGEM-class Corvette.

  • Naval Platforms

    RAN installs new mast on HMAS Warramunga frigate

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan Approves Additional $8 Billion Budget for Weapons Procurement

  • Europe

    Russia is spreading a false narrative before using chemical weapons in Ukraine as it did in Syria

  • Europe

    Until Ireland Invest in Irish Air Corps, Russia will continue to violate its sovereignty

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Raytheon Awarded $500 Million Contract For Norwegian F-35 Stealth Jets

  • Air Platform

    Turkey Turned Down Russian Request To Buy Bayraktar TB2 Drones

  • South Asia

    Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh is ill-informed about the underperforming S-400 missiles, 41 S-400 missiles were destroyed in the Ukraine war and are incapable of detecting aircraft beyond 250km.

  • C4iSR

    Why AESA radar is superior to PESA radar?

  • Europe

    Ukraine destroys Russian landing ship ‘Novocherkassk’ in Crimea

  • Europe

    Finland Purchases 350 Stinger Man-portable Air Defense Missiles

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh reshuffled key Army positions to replace scandal riddled DGFI Director Major General Saiful Abedin

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Launches Arafura Class Offshore Patrol Vessel

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

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

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