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South Asia

India Plans to Buy 36 Additional Rafale For Its Air Force: Report

December 28, 2021 GDC 0

Bilateral visits in recent weeks which also backed India’s pitch to indigenise military production also refreshed France’s interest in the world’s second largest arms importer. The PLA Navy’s aggressive posture towards Indian Ocean countries and […]

Europe

Why Russia Upgrading Su-33 Fighters When China Called It a “Flopping Fish”?

December 7, 2020 GDC 0

Russia is upgrading some of its Sukhoi Su-33 carrier fighter, specifically, those airframes that have sufficient lifetime remaining, so as to keep them operational until 2025, as per Major General Igor Kozhin, chief for aviation […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

MiG-29K Pilot Missing, Indian Navy Conducting SAR Missions

December 2, 2020 GDC 0

Nine warships, 14 aircraft as well as Indian Navy fast interceptor craft have been deployed to trace the missing pilot of a MiG-29K trainer aircraft which ditched mid-sea off Goa on November 26, learned GDC citing NDTV news. The Navy statement also […]

Naval Platforms

Indian Navy’s INS Vikrant Aircraft Carrier To Start Basin Tests

October 29, 2020 GDC 0

The Indian Navy’s first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) INS Vikrant is set to commence basin tests next month following the fitting of systems and equipment. The Indian Navy’s first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) INS Vikrant […]

Naval Platforms

Boeing trials ski jump launches of Super Hornet for Indian Navy

August 22, 2020 GDC 0

In an effort to win a contract from Indian Navy, Boeing has been flying an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet off a ground-based ski jump at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland. This is part of a demonstration […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Indian Navy’s forward posture strategy in Malacca Straits

August 3, 2020 GDC 0

While the Indian Army and Air Force are fully deployed on the Aksai Chin border, the Indian Navy through its forward posture has ensured that there is no Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy threat […]

Naval Platforms

Amid China tensions, India to build third aircraft carrier

August 1, 2020 GDC 0

NEW DELHI (GDC) — The commissioning of India’s second aircraft carrier has been delayed till September next year because of the Covid-19 pandemic according to Times of India. While reconciling to this setback, the Indian Navy […]

South Asia

Indian Navy to house INS Vikrant at a private shipyard

March 17, 2020 GDC 0

A shortage of modernisation funds to create new bases and projects, the Indian Navy is now going to deploy its frontline aircraft carrier INS Vikrant at a private shipyard in Chennai as its planned base […]

Industry

Boeing wants to certify Super Hornet for ski-jump operations

February 14, 2020 GDC 0

The Boeing wants to test and certify F/A-18 Super Hornet for ski-jump operations during the first quarter of 2020 before it can make a pitch for the Indian Navy. The Indian Navy has elected to […]

South Asia

India tests nuclear capable K-4 SLBM

January 25, 2020 GDC 0

India tested its nuclear capable K-4 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), designed to have a strike range of 3,500 km, for the second time in six days on Friday. The missile test, as the one conducted […]

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  • Germany confirms their willingness to provide Ukraine with Taurus missile if U.S. delivers ATACMS missile

    August 8, 2023 0
    Technically, Germans say they are ready to provide their famous cruise missiles Taurus to Ukraine – but only when similar ATACMS rockets are supplied by the United States. Germany to deliver long-range Taurus KEPD 350 [...]
  • Russia Assisted Hezbollah Converting Tu-143 UAV Into DR-3 Cruise Missiles That Israel Destroyed

    September 25, 2024 0
    IDF says Hezbollah is hiding Russian-made DR-3 cruise missiles in Lebanese homes that can reach Southern Israel. Russia assisted Hezbollah to convert the Tu-143 Reys into an improvised cruise missile. The IDF’s statement suggesting russian [...]
  • Ayesha Farooq is the first Pakistani top gun female pilot to down an Indian Rafale fighter

    May 11, 2025 0
    In the middle of the night, Ayesha Farooq, not knowing she would make a run on 6 May 2025, took her F-16 Fighting Falcon to the skies over Pakistan and took her best shot to [...]
  • Australia Test Fires Locally-made Multiple Launch Rocket System.

    April 18, 2026 0
    The Australian army has test-fired its first-ever locally assembled Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System, or GMLRS, a key step toward eventually producing long-range strike weapons locally rather than importing them. Australian Army successfully test-fired the [...]
  • Putin’s Head Of Conscripts Mobilization Suicides At His Residence

    October 18, 2022 0
    Military commissar Lt. Colonel Roman Malyk, in charge of Vladimir Putin’s military mobilisation effort in Ukraine was found dead under “suspicious” circumstances, reports claimed. Russia Loses Eighth General and 34th Colonel in Botched Ukraine InvasionDateApril [...]
  • Ukraine Shot Down Russian Su-34 Fighter-bomber

    March 9, 2022 0
    The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense shared a video on March 6 showing a Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber shot down. Ukrainian Patriot missile shot down one Su-35 and one Su-34 fighter-bomber againDateMarch 4, 2024Ukraine Shot Down Another [...]
Europe

Ukraine develops new Zetros-based 155mm howitzer called Marta.

June 22, 2026 0

Germany and Ukraine signed agreements that include €750 million ($870 million) for 200 Bohdana self-propelled artillery systems on Zetros chassis, and those systems now have a confirmed name and barrel specification: defense analyst Jeff, reporting […]

Europe

MBDA unveils deep-strike, air defence, and smart mass-weapons portfolio.

June 21, 2026 0

MBDA will present a broad portfolio of sovereign defence solutions at Eurosatory 2026 as Europe and its allies accelerate rearmament. The company said the portfolio is intended to address armed forces’ needs in an increasingly […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin Unveils HIMARS FLEX with 12 Launch Canisters Capable of Firing Extended Range GMLRS, PrSM, and ATACMS.

June 20, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced the HIMARS FLEX on June 16, a modular evolution of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System that introduces a dual-pod launcher configuration capable of carrying double the munitions of the standard […]

Infantry Weapons

Indian Army selects Meprolight MEPRO X6 as new daytime optic for Negev light machine guns.

June 18, 2026 0

The Indian Army has selected Meprolight’s MEPRO X6 telescopic sight as the dedicated daytime optic for its Negev light machine guns (LMG), concluding a multi‑year evaluation process aimed at boosting long‑range engagement capability across frontline […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan’s Army Fires HIMARS Rocket Artillery in an Anti-invasion Drills.

June 10, 2026 0

Taiwan’s military on Wednesday fired its new mobile HIMARS rocket system, which is widely used by Ukraine, simulating an attack ​on an invading Chinese force and demonstrating its ability to “shoot-and-scoot” by avoiding ‌counter strikes. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia fires its first homegrown AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer.

June 8, 2026 0

Australia fired its first domestically built self-propelled howitzers during live-fire training last week, completing the journey from a production line in Geelong to live rounds downrange in a matter of months — a timeline that […]

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia and UK sign defense and security treaty to meet emerging challenges

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar unveils locally developed MMT-40 light tanks

  • Americas

    $6 Billion Lifeline Funding For Ukraine Falls Apart Despite Congressional Backing

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Force Long-Range Refueling Drill In Preparation Of Iran Strike

  • Air Platform

    Hanwha Aerospace and KAI to develop a 4,500-pound-class turbofan engine for unmanned aircraft.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The AUKUS will turn into JAUKUS after Japanese admission to the security pact

  • Americas

    Biden Administration Cleared Boeing F-15EX For Indian Air Force

  • Europe

    Primoco UAV Awarded Contract To Produce 24 Drones For Undisclosed Customer

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish Defense Industries Export Surges By 12%

  • South Asia

    DW News Exposes Cover Up Of Illegal Torture, Extra-judicial Killings And Disappearance Of Citizens By Bangladeshi DGFI And RAB

  • Europe

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

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia Received First Four Rafale F4 Fighter Jets.

  • Counter-drone System

    Spanish company TRC delivers Cervus anti-drone system to the Spanish army

  • South Asia

    China lays keel for Pakistan Navy’s second Type 054A class frigate

  • C4iSR

    Elbit Systems awarded contract to deliver EW suite for German Chinook helicopters

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s Kamikaze Drone Strikes Destroyed Five Su-34 Fighter-bomber At Morozovsk Air Base In Russia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hyundai and Hanwha To Compete In South Korean KDDX Destroyer Program

  • Air Platform

    Slovakia donates first four of 13 MiG-29 fighter jets

  • Air Platform

    Norway agrees to donate its F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine

  • Americas

    Nexter Proposes Ceasar Howitzer For US Army

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Turkey Unveils Most Powerful 2,000 Pound Non-nuclear Bomb

  • Europe

    Serbia Plans To Invest More In Its Military

  • Europe

    Australia sends more drones to Ukraine, sanctions Russian entities

  • Europe

    Azerbaijani Army suppresses Armenia’s combat activity

  • Europe

    Slovenia Donates Soviet-era M-84 Tanks to Ukraine.

  • Europe

    Another Ukrainian Drone Struck Oil Tanker At Kursk Airfield Deep Inside Russia

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Name Their Children Javelin and Javelina, U.S. Boost Missile Production

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    East Asia and Pacific Region

    Royal Australian Navy’s warship HMAS Toowoomba heads to strait of hormuz as part of Operation Manitou

  • Europe

    Sweden Considers Supplying Deadly Archer Self-propelled Howitzer And RBS70 Anti-air Missile

  • Europe

    Norway, Denmark and Netherlands to Transfer 50 F-16 Fighting Falcon to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Polish Army Purchases M72 Light Anti-tank Rockets

  • Europe

    Turkish TCG Anadolu Completes First Landing And Take-off Exercises

  • Europe

    First Tranche Of 1500 North Korean Troops Received Russian Uniform And Fake ID In Russia

  • Middle East

    Israeli F-16 Bombed Lebanese Building Killing Hamas’s Top Drone Commander

  • Defense Industry

    BAE Systems annual sales rose to  £23.3 billion amid Ukraine war

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Boeing Australia Trials MQ-28 Ghost Bat’s Collaborative Combat Capability.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Prime Minister Albanese, Here Is The Strategic Plan For Australian Defense Forces (ADF)

  • Naval Platforms

    State Department Approves Mark VI Patrol Boats for Ukraine

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine’s electronic warfare systems in focus

  • Middle East

    Heightened risk to the West is that radical IRGC General Ahmad Vahidi is running the country.

  • Air Platform

    Netherlands received its first MQ-9A Reaper drones

  • C4iSR

    Aselsan Delivers First ALP-300G Portable Early Warning Radar System to the Turkish Armed Forces

  • Europe

    Turkey Test Fires Domestic anti-ship Atmaca missile

  • Naval Platforms

    RAN installs new mast on HMAS Warramunga frigate

  • Americas

    Colombia Purchases Atmos Howitzers From Elbit Systems Worth $101.7 Million

  • Americas

    Boeing’s MQ-25 Autonomous Aerial Refueling Vehicle Completes First Flight

  • Europe

    Chilling Comms and Dramatic Video Footage Shows Killing of Russian Commander Colonel Andrei Zakharov

  • Defense Industry

    Russian Defense Manufacturer Buying Semiconductor And Chips From China And America Bypassing Sanctions

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine shoot down a Russian Ka-52 Attack helicopter

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Norwegian-German defense companies jointly develops supersonic missile

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