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  • [ May 8, 2026 ] Xi Jinping Suspends Death Sentences of Two Former Defence Ministers Accused of Corruption. East Asia and Pacific Region
  • [ May 8, 2026 ] France resumes production of 1,000 km range naval cruise missile. Cruise Missiles
  • [ May 8, 2026 ] EagleNXT Invests $10 Million in Israeli ThirdEye Drone Detection System. Anti-drone System
  • [ May 8, 2026 ] The US Navy’s Super Hornet shot out the rudder of an Iranian vessel. Air Platform
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Serbia negotiating with France to purchase Rafale jets, Mistral SAM and H125M helicopters

July 7, 2024 GDC 0

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Europe

Russia secretly approached Pakistan, Egypt, Brazil, Syria and Belarus to buy back weapons and helicopters engines it sold past years

November 13, 2023 GDC 0

Moscow is ready to buy even decommissioned engines and chase after TV3-117s and its non-licensed copy VK-2500s helicopter engines. Since the beginning of the invasion, Russia has generally lost the Helicopter and Defense exports – […]

Air Platform

Leonardo sells 40 commercial helicopters for around $504 million

April 16, 2023 GDC 0

Italy’s state-controlled defense and aerospace group Leonardo said on Tuesday it had won orders for nearly 40 helicopters for a total value of around 470 million euros ($504.45 million), strengthening its position in the global […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Philippines to receive helicopters and tanks from Japan as part of military grant

February 14, 2023 GDC 0

The Philippines could receive military helicopters and tanks from Japan as part of a security cooperation grant. Nikkei reported that Japan is looking to provide a security cooperation grant to the Philippines, its first such […]

Air Platform

Australia Received Two CH-47H Chinook Helicopters

August 6, 2021 GDC 0

Two CH-47H Chinook helicopters were loaded onto a C-5 Galaxy cargo plane and flown nearly 10,000 miles to Australia, the U.S. Air Force said on Monday. The delivery, from Dover Air Force Base, Del., to […]

Air Platform

U.S. State Department Approves CH-47F Chinook Helo For Australia

May 2, 2021 GDC 0

The State Department has approved a Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Australia of CH-47F Chinook Helicopters and related equipment for an estimated cost of $259 million.  These aircraft will be provided from U.S. […]

Air Platform

Sikorsky To Upgrade HH-60W Helicopters Of US Air Force

February 13, 2021 GDC 0

The US Air Force (USAF) is to contract Sikorsky to upgrade its HH-60W Jolly Green II combat search and rescue (CSAR) helicopter to improve on the 2012 requirements baseline. The USAF is to contract Sikorsky […]

Middle East

Leonardo Flight Tests Land and Maritime NH90 Helicopters For QEAF

December 28, 2020 GDC 0

The Qatar Emiri Air Force’s NH90 helicopter programme marked a major milestone last week with first flights performed in Italy and France. The first NH90 NATO frigate helicopter (NFH), assembled at Leonardo’s Venice Tessera facility, […]

Air Platform

KAI aims to export first Korean-made helicopter to Indonesia

July 7, 2020 GDC 0

Korea Aerospace Industries Co. (KAI), South Korea’s sole aircraft manufacturer, aims to export the first Korean-made helicopter to Indonesia, a company executive said Wednesday. KAI has exported 16 T-50 advanced trainer jets and 20 KT-1 […]

Air Platform

Boeing Delivers 400th V-22 Osprey Tiltrotor Aircraft

June 16, 2020 GDC 0

Boeing announced in a statement that V-22 team recently delivered its 400th aircraft, a CV-22 for U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command. The first production V-22 was delivered on May 24, 1999, and today deliveries occur […]

  • Littoral combat ship USS Savannah delivered to U.S. Navy

    July 2, 2021 0
    The littoral combat ship USS Savannah has been officially delivered to the U.S. Navy, builder Austal USA announced on Monday. US Navy To Christen Warship Named After Australia’s CapitalDateJune 7, 2021US Navy christens future LCS [...]
  • Airbus Officially Asked Germany’s Bundestag to Cancel Lockheed’s F-35 Stealth Jets Contract

    March 20, 2025 0
    An official representing workers at European giant Airbus’s defence unit in Germany has called on the nation’s new government to cancel an order for the Lockheed Martin F-35A, amid geopolitical uncertainty caused by the actions [...]
  • China warns Australia against following NATO and America’s footsteps to boost defense spending

    July 1, 2025 0
    China’s ambassador to Australia has criticised NATO’s recent defence spending boost and warned the federal government against following in the footsteps of the powerful military alliance. NATO to boost military expenditures in fiscal year 2021DateJuly [...]
  • Cancer Riddled Vlad Cancels Annual Press Conference First-time In Ten Years

    December 14, 2022 0
    Russian President Vladimir Putin has cancelled his annual end-of-year press conference, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced Monday. The event’s cancellation—the first time Putin has called it off in 10 years—the expert believes that the leader [...]
  • U.S. Air Force Gets New S-400 Busting AARGM-ER Missiles

    February 28, 2022 0
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  • Russia Denies Selling Su-34ME To Algerian Air Force

    June 29, 2023 0
    A Russian military official denied manufacturing Su-34 fighters for the Algerian Air Force this year. Algeria Plans to Purchase 14 Sukhoi Su-57 FightersDateNovember 27, 2020Sukhoi Delayed Delivery Of Su-57 Fighters To VKSDateMarch 27, 2021Russian Su-57 [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Unveils Next-generation K9MH Mobile Howitzer Artillery System.

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Europe

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

May 5, 2026 0

French defense firm Safran and missile maker MBDA successfully test-fired their jointly developed rocket-artillery munition this month, and expect to be able to deliver the first multiple-launch rocket systems in 2029 should their offer be […]

Infantry Weapons

Elbit Systems PULS Rocket Artillery Precision, Modular and Universal Launching System for Battlefield Dominance.

April 28, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Philippine Army Test Fires Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm Howitzer Boosting Long-Range Strike.

April 27, 2026 0

The Philippine Army has conducted its first live firing with its new Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer during Exercise Salaknib 26, a joint U.S./Philippines military exercise, bringing a faster and more mobile long-range strike […]

Infantry Weapons

Israel uses the Roem howitzer in its first combat strikes in Lebanon.

April 24, 2026 0

The Israel Defense Forces has used its new Ro’em self-propelled howitzer in combat for the first time, firing the system during artillery strikes in southern Lebanon. Units from the 282nd Artillery Brigade brought the wheeled […]

Europe

Turkey test-fires the KORAOK short-range anti-tank missile.

April 22, 2026 0

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  • Africa

    Russia Plans To Open Naval Base In Sudan derailing Sudan, Israel Peace Deal

  • C4iSR

    China arrested 300 employees of CCTV manufacturer Hikvision linked to Ali Khamenei’s death.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia warns BAE Systems to meet Australian Job Pledges in Hunter-class Frigate Programme

  • Anti-air Missiles

    China delivers HQ-9BE surface-to-air missile systems to Pakistan

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Corrupt and Inept Defence Australia Blew Up Royal Australian Navy’s Hunter-class Frigate Program

  • Europe

    Poland wants to establish nuclear deterent by establishing nuclear forces

  • Europe

    Greece signs letter of intent with Netherlands for more warships

  • Air Platform

    EaglePicher to Develop New Battery For Gripen E Combat Jet

  • Europe

    Germany Sent MATADOR ATGM And Ammo To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Russian Su-57 will carry two missiles in the internal weapons bay

  • Americas

    Lockheed’s F-16V Block 70 Achieves Networked Targetting Capability with Real-time Sensor Data.

  • Defense Industry

    Finland, Sweden Jointly Procure Armed Vehicles

  • Europe

    Dassault Falcon 6X Completes First Flight

  • Air Platform

    The Italian Air Force takes delivery of its most advanced Eurofighter Typhoon

  • Europe

    British MoD Facing Budget Crunch As It Tries to Plug £7 billion holes

  • C4iSR

    France Purchases Two GlobalEye AEW&C Aircraft.

  • Americas

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

  • C4iSR

    U.S. Air Force Flying Triton HALE UAV over Taiwan Straits

  • Europe

    The US Air Force set to upgrade nukes stationed in Germany

  • Europe

    Spain Delivers 40 Leopard 2A4 Tanks And Aspide Anti-air Missiles To Ukraine

  • Europe

    U.S. Confirms North Korea Deployed 10,000 Troops In Russia To Boost Putin’s Faltering War Efforts

  • Europe

    BYPOL uprising: Poland deploys HIMARS, tanks and troops near the border of Kaliningrad exclave

  • Europe

    NATO Scrambles Fighter Jet To Intercept Russian Tu-160 Blackjack

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Turkish Defense Contractor Expands Smart Munitions Capability Beyond MAM-L

  • Air Platform

    Philippines Started Negotiating with Korea Aerospace Industries for the KF-21 Boramae Fighter Jet.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar’s rebels captured Indian border town blocking access to Myanmar army

  • Europe

    Babcock Arrowhead Frigate Wins Polish Navy’s MIECZNIK Program

  • Europe

    Portugal Donates M113 Armored Personnel Carrier To Ukraine

  • Europe

    U.S. Delivers PAC-3 And GEM-T Missiles To Ukraine Worth $2 Billion

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Type 100A tank is another propaganda advantage for the Chinese army.

  • Europe

    Greece Prepares For War As Turkey Shows No Signs Of Backing Off

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia will invest $8 billion in upgrading its shipyards for future nuclear submarines.

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s attack on Novorossiysk port complicated the future of Russian Navy

  • Air Platform

    Turkey Started Negotiating With UK And Spain To Purchase 40 Eurofighter Typhoon

  • Europe

    Russian Navy top admiral shakeup follows new defeat in Black Sea

  • Europe

    Belgium, Luxembourg and Netherlands transfer M113 armored vehicles to Ukraine

  • Middle East

    Israeli Arrow-2 missile intercepts Houthi’s ballistic missile and drones fired at Tel Aviv

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s drone strikes destroyed Russia’s Tu-95 and A-50 aircraft repair shop.

  • Africa

    African Lion 21: U.S. Army teams up with troops in Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal for exercise

  • Air Platform

    Hindustan Aeronautics Completes Production Of Phase IV Su-30MKI

  • Air Platform

    Dassault Aviation Delivers Falcon 7X Jet to Greece

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Royal Australian Navy’s Hunter Class Frigate To Be Operational In 2031

  • Europe

    Germany Approves Refurbished Leopard 1 Tanks For Ukraine

  • Middle East

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

  • Air Platform

    Success of Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Is A Lesson For Britain: British Minister

  • Air Platform

    Israel’s F-35I fighters defend national airspace amid Iran attack

  • Defense Industry

    Ukraine War: China’s Norinco, AVIC, Shenyang And Poly Group Emerged As Weapons Exporter To Russia Violating Sanctions

  • Africa

    Algerian Air Force Became the First Export Customer of Su-57 Despite Aircraft’s Numerous Shortcomings

  • Middle East

    QEAF and RAF formed a joint Typhoon squadron

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    PL-12C/SD-10A radar guided air-to-air missile (Sino-AMRAAM)

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