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Defense Industry

Leonardo delivers HH-139B helicopter to the Italian Air Force

July 3, 2021 GDC 0

On 25 June 2021, Italian Minister of Defence Lorenzo Guerini and Italian Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Alberto Rosso attended the acceptance ceremony of an Italian Air Force HH-139B helicopter during an official visit […]

Air Platform

Leonardo to Deliver 17 HH-139B Helicopters to Italian Air Force

December 8, 2020 GDC 0

Leonardo has announced today the recent delivery of the first HH-139B twin engine helicopter to the Italian Air Force, a customised variant of the bestselling AW139 platform, from its facility based in Vergiate. The aircraft […]

  • Ukrainian missile hits secret Russian air defense radar station in Crimea

    May 17, 2024 0
    Russian commander was reportedly killed in Crimea following a Ukrainian missile strike in the region. Bayraktar TB2 could play a key role if a war break over Crimea, says UkraineDateNovember 17, 2020Ukraine Launches New Neptune [...]
  • Norway Sold 32 Second-hand F-16 Fighting Falcon To Romania

    November 18, 2022 0
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  • Sikorsky Awarded Contract to Produce Nine CH-53K King Stallion Heavy Lift Helicopters

    February 27, 2025 0
    The U.S. Navy has awarded Sikorsky a contract to build nine more CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopters, with language added into the contract to continue bringing down the cost of the aircraft as the [...]
  • Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 combat drone blows up Russian helicopter

    May 9, 2022 0
    Ukrainian officials released a video of an alleged military drone strike on a Russian Mi-8 helicopter at the island in the Black Sea. Ukrainian TB2 drone destroys Russian ammo store in Snake IslandDateMay 11, 2022Bayraktar [...]
  • An Afghan Hero Pilot Who Killed More Taliban Than Any Other Pilots Now Under US Protection

    November 9, 2020 0
    KABUL (GDC) – A helicopter pilot reputed to have killed more Taliban than anyone else in the Afghan air force is in hiding after the Pentagon reversed its decision to approve his move to the [...]
  • South Korean Hanwha Group Buys Daewoo Shipbuilding

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Infantry Weapons

U.S. Army Deploys 500km Range High Precision PrSM Rocket Artillery to Strike Iran.

March 4, 2026 0

U.S. Central Command has employed the U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile in strikes on Iranian military targets, marking the first confirmed combat use of the ground-launched deep-strike system. The debut expands the Army’s role in […]

Infantry Weapons

U.S. M142 HIMARS Rocket Artillery Destroyed Zolfaghar and Sayyad-2 Missile System.

March 3, 2026 0

U.S. forces launched a long-range ATACMS ballistic missile from an M142 HIMARS system, destroying what appears to be an Iranian Zolfaghar short-range ballistic missile and elements of a Sayyad-2 air defense missile system. The strike, […]

Europe

Rheinmetall Unveils Fuchs Tank Destroyer Armed with 24 U.S. AGM-179 Anti-Tank Missiles.

February 27, 2026 0

Germany’s Rheinmetall has unveiled the Fuchs JAGM (Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles) at Enforce Tac 2026 in Germany, a wheeled armored vehicle capable of firing up to 24 U.S. AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles or AGM-114L Hellfire Longbow […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

China’s AVIC Unveils America’s V-BAT Copycat Drone.

February 22, 2026 0

China’s AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group has officially presented a new vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle known as the Yunying (Cloud Shadow in Chinese), a tail-sitter drone featuring a ducted-fan design closely […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Japan to manufacture long-range precision fire artillery rocket.

February 21, 2026 0

As Japan increases the range of its munitions to counter regional threats, the ability to launch them from different systems to maximize flexibility is becoming an important factor in deciding which weapons to field. While […]

Americas

U.S. Army Purchases Top-attack Terrain-shapping XM204 Munitions.

February 18, 2026 0

The U.S. Army has approved an Urgent Materiel Release for the XM204 top-attack terrain-shaping munition, accelerating its deployment to Europe, according to service information published January 12, 2026. The move reflects growing concern about near-peer […]

  • Europe

    Germany sends more ammunitions to Ukraine worth $700 million 

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia and Turkey looking to strengthen defense ties

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s F-16 Fighting Falcon Conducts First Sortie Dropping Precision Guided Bombs On Russian Position In Ukraine

  • Middle East

    Israel Adopts Sa’ar 6 As Maritime Anti-ship Doctrine

  • C4iSR

    Saab’s GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) Aircraft

  • C4iSR

    Turkish REDET-II Electronic Warfare System

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Qatar Unveils Truck-mounted NASAMS High-mobility Launcher System.

  • Europe

    Russia orders evacuation from Belgorod region amid Ukraine’s incursion in Kursk region

  • Air Platform

    Turkey’s new Atak-2 heavy attack helicopter takes first flight

  • Europe

    Hanwha Defense To Supply 288 K239 Chunmoo MLRS To Poland

  • Air Platform

    Bangladesh Air Guard’s F-7 Crashed into Milestone School Attributed to Pilot Error, Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam Reported.

  • Europe

    Slovakia started local production of Finnish Patria 8×8 AMV XP armored vehicle

  • Europe

    U.S. Army To Deploy IronDome in Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    No IFF: Russia shoots down its own Mi-28N attack helicopter

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    RTX (formerly Raytheon) to increase AIM-9X Sidewinder production to 2500 missiles per year

  • Air Platform

    Israel to receive 50 F-15EX Eagle II from the U.S.

  • Middle East

    Iran Unveils Kaman-19 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)

  • Europe

    Crashed IL-76 was not carrying Ukrainian PoW nor it was shot down, IL-76 transport aircraft crashed: analysis

  • Africa

    US and Morocco Sign $240 Million Armor Vehicle Deal

  • Americas

    U.S. Army to upgrade Bradley infantry fighting vehicles Iron Fist APS

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    British And American Nationals Fighting Alongside Anti-coup Myanmar’s Rebels

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea Considers Directly Supplying Arms To Ukraine After Three Years Of Indecisions

  • Europe

    S-400 Failed: Ukrainian MGM-140 ATACMS Missiles Destroyed Two Russian Airbases

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Move To Acquire Eurofighter Typhoon With ECRS Mk2 To Counter Greece’s Rafale Jets

  • Anti-air Missiles

    UK delivers 200 Starstreak man-portable missiles to Ukraine after Russia’s mass missile blitz

  • Central Asia

    Turkey Welcomes Corridor Between Azerbaijan and Armenia

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed Russia’s Ka-52 and Mi-8 helicopters at forward airfield.

  • Americas

    The US Navy Commissioned It’s Last Virginia-class Block III Submarine

  • Europe

    Russia Had ‘Strategic Defeat’ In Ukraine War, Former Russian Military Intelligence Officer Says

  • Europe

    Major fire at the biggest cold storage plant in St. Petersburg, latest sabotage in Russia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar’s General Min Aung Hlaing’s Children Involved In Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering In Thailand

  • Industry

    Australia ramping up defense production capability

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. Navy’s Submarine Tender To Support AUKUS Pilar 1

  • Europe

    Turkish Navy Receives First Indigenous Sea Drone For TCG Istanbul Corvette

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Force Destroys Iranian Nuclear Bomb Assembly Site Near Tehran in Ongoing Strikes.

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones hit Russia’s Chkalovsky air base near Moscow

  • South Asia

    India withdraws from FGFA or Su-57 (PAK FA) project

  • Europe

    KGB Putin’s $5 Million Kalibr Cruise Missile Hit A Beach Toilet Instead of Military Installation

  • Air Platform

    Egypt is in discussion with the US to purchase F-15EX fighter jets.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Israeli defense industry tracks Indo-Pakistan war as Israel expects a multi-billion-dollar defense order for Barak and Arrow-3 missiles

  • Air Platform

    The Hongdu L-15 Falcon Light Combat Aircraft

  • Europe

    Western special forces on the ground assisting Ukrainian forces, leaked intelligence documents

  • Europe

    Russia Loses Eighth General and 34th Colonel in Botched Ukraine Invasion

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Temu rockets: The Cambodian Army’s Chinese-made Type-90B rocket artillery exploded after heavy fire.

  • Europe

    Poland Received 18 New Chunmoo MLRS Launchers From South Korea

  • Air Platform

    Saab awarded contract to modernize Gripen C/D fleet

  • Central Asia

    Taliban Seized Mi-35 Helicopter In Afghanistan Gifted By India, Reported Hindustan Times

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force Stand Up Second Tejas Squadron

  • Americas

    Saab Awarded Marine for Next- Gen Live Training Systems for Marine Corps

  • Europe

    Roshel delivers 1,000th Senator armored vehicle to Ukraine

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