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  • [ May 12, 2026 ] Pakistan and Afghanistan allowed Iranian aircraft parked on their airfields shielded them from American airstrikes. Middle East
  • [ May 12, 2026 ] South Korea’s new KF-21 Boramae fighter jet cleared for active combat. Air Platform
  • [ May 12, 2026 ] Israeli Air Force’s first KC-46 aerial refuelling tanker completes maiden flight. Air Platform
  • [ May 12, 2026 ] The inept Bangladesh military (thief) steals its defence budget to manufacture sweets while Myanmar’s Su-30 bombs the Naf River and flies over Cox Bazar airport. South Asia
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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 […]

  • US military buildup in Bangladesh’s strategic Chittagong region will strengthen Bangladesh military.

    September 16, 2025 0
    The US military buildup in Bangladesh’s strategic Chittagong region will strengthen Bangladesh’s armed forces, according to Global Defence Corp, which aims to foster security ties between the two nations. Bangladesh is one of the recipients [...]
  • US Navy Will Retrofit John F Kennedy Aircraft Carrier To Launch F-35 From Deck

    November 11, 2020 0
    As expected, the US Navy (USN) awarded the Newport News Shipbuilding unit of Huntington-Ingalls Industries (HII) contract modifications on 2 November that shift the delivery of the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) to a single-phase [...]
  • Swedish-made AWACS shadowed Russia’s Su-35 fighter jet before F-16 shot down F-16

    June 11, 2025 0
    A Russian Su-35 fighter was shot down by a Ukrainian-operated F-16 in what analysts are calling a landmark air combat victory for Kyiv. Ukraine’s F-16 has shot down Russia’s Su-35 fighter jet using AMRAAM missileDateJune [...]
  • Royal Air Force Shot Down Enemy Drones Over Syrian Airspace

    December 24, 2021 0
    A Royal Air Force Typhoon jet has shot down a “small hostile drone” over Syria, the Ministry of Defence says. Israeli Air Strikes Destroyed Iranian Drone Assembly Factory In SyriaDateOctober 26, 2022Turkish Military Demonstrated Firepower [...]
  • Britain to Send StarStreak Anti-air Missiles to Ukraine

    March 14, 2022 0
    UK Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace told parliament on 9 March that London had decided to explore the possibility of donating Starstreak high-velocity manportable air defence system (MANPADS) missiles to Ukraine. He said [...]
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    Korean Navy Commissions Fourth Daegu-class FFX Batch II Frigate

    November 20, 2021 0
    The Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy commissioned its fourth Daegu-class FFX Batch II frigate on 10 November 2021. ROKS Donghae (FFG-822) was built by local shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI). South Korean Navy Commissions Final [...]
Europe

Saab HEAT 758 Features Dual-Charge Warhead Inside New Carl-Gustaf Anti-Tank Round.

May 11, 2026 0

Saab is stepping up the Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle’s anti-armor role with a new round designed to defeat heavily protected vehicles on the modern battlefield. The HEAT 758 features a dual-charge warhead meant to first damage […]

Europe

Roketsan unveiled the CIDA long-range anti-tank guided missile.

May 11, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

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

May 6, 2026 0

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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 […]

  • Europe

    Russian Navy’s USET-80 torpedo is floating off the coast of Severodonetsk

  • Americas

    Nexter Proposes Ceasar Howitzer For US Army

  • Europe

    Vladimir Putin’s Rare Adminission On State TV That Russian Weapons Are Outdated, Needs Modernization

  • Akash SAM
    Infantry Weapons

    Bharat Dynamics to supply additional Akash SAM to Indian Air Force

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha unveils new-gen K9A3 unmanned howitzer

  • Air Platform

    TAI Unveils New T629 Unmanned Helicopter

  • Air Platform

    Turkish MilSoft to Develop AI Powered Software for Drone Swarm

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia discusses the potential acquisition of Sino-Pakistani JF-17 Temu Jets.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippine Navy To Purchase New Corvette Under Philippines Modernization Program

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Ukraine Successfully Jammed Putin’s Glide Bombs

  • Europe

    BAE Systems Begin Construction Of Dreadnought Class Ballistic Missile Submarine

  • Asia-Pacific

    Here’s why India’s Kaveri turbofan engine is a complete failure after 40 years of development

  • Air Platform

    Russian Untrained Pilots Crashing Aircraft To Ground

  • Air Platform

    Russian Su-35 stopped harassing MQ-9 Reaper Drones Over Syrian Airspace After U.S. Deploys F-35 Stealth Jets In Middle East

  • Europe

    Cash-strapped Putin Decommissions Russia’s Largest Warship ‘Peter The Great’

  • Defense Industry

    Dassault CEO Urged European Autonomy on Weapons Production Amid Trump Administration’s Isolationism

  • Industry

    Indian TASL To Produce Aircraft For Indian Air Force

  • Europe

    Ukraine’e Tochka-U missile hit Russian apartment building in Belgorod

  • Europe

    Ukraine killed more than 1,000 troops in Donetsk region, deadliest day for Russia  

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Air Guard’s F-7BJI Aircraft Crashed on School, Killing 57 and Injuring 200 Civilians

  • Air Platform

    Iraq Ditches Pakistani JF-17 Fighter Jets in Favor of French Rafale F3R Jets

  • Air Platform

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

  • C4iSR

    Poland purchases Sniper targeting pod and advanced data link for FA-50PL fighter jets

  • Europe

    Mad Vlad Spooked: Putin Disappeared From Russian Television For 36 Hours

  • Air Platform

    Sec. Blinken says U.S. ready to move forward with sale of F-35s, drones to UAE

  • Europe

    Russia lost 400 tanks and 500 supply vehicles in Avdiivka to gain a few kilometers

  • Europe

    Putin’s Inner Circle Unese About Faltering Ukraine War, Plans To Remove Him From Power

  • Defense Industry

    Australia Orders K-9 Howitzers, K-10 Ammunition Resupply Vehicles Worth $720 Million

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea Begins Construction on Second KSS-III Batch-II Submarine

  • Infantry Weapons

    Israeli Elbit Systems Awarded $2.3 Billion Arms Contract by the United Arab Emirates.

  • Air Platform

    UAE Negotiating With South Korea to Purchase KF-21 Boramae Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Russia’s Donbas offensive ‘has failed’ after 100,000 casualties in five months

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan Lays Keel of Its New IDS Submarine for RoC Navy

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s F-16 Achieved 80 Percent Availability and Combat Sorties.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Norway’s Piorun Air Defense System Completes First Live-Fire Test

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Shoolika Mk6 Drone And Brave1 UGV: ‘Say Hello To My Little Friend’

  • Air Platform

    Chinese spy offered Taiwanese pilot $15 million to defect with a Ch-47 Chinook helicopter

  • Europe

    Why Russia Didn’t Help CSTO Member Armenia In Nagorno-karabakh Conflict?

  • Americas

    Argentine Navy commissions third OPV ARA Storni

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force Cancels 12 Su-30MKI Orders, Amid Sanctions On Russia

  • Middle East

    Israeli Sayeret Matkal Special Forces and Mossad Operatives are Active in Iran, Reported al-Arabiya.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RAN’s Collins-class Submarines to Receive Sonar Upgrade

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Xi Jinping Sacked Two More PLA Senior Generals.

  • Air Platform

    Analysis: American And Israeli Copycat Drones of China Available to Export Market

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish TAI Signs MoU with GE Marine on Co-production of Marine Propulsion

  • Africa

    TPLF Shot Down Mi-35 Helicopter

  • Explore

    BAE, Rheinmetall To Manufacture Challenger 3 Tank For British Army

  • Middle East

    Hamas’s attack was Israeli and American colossal intelligence failure on multiple fronts

  • Americas

    Austal gets $128 million to build US Navy’s auxiliary floating dry dock

  • Anti-air Missiles

    IRIS-T SLM Proved Hundred Percent Efficacy Against Missiles, Drones, And Aircraft: Ukrainian MoD

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