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  • [ June 20, 2026 ] Lockheed Martin Unveils HIMARS FLEX with 12 Launch Canisters Capable of Firing Extended Range GMLRS, PrSM, and ATACMS. Americas
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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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  • Russian Troops Started Retreating From Kherson Region Amid Ukrainian Counteroffensive

    November 3, 2022 0
    Russian troops are mostly retreating from a key region of Ukraine, rather than staying to fight, the UK Defense Ministry said Thursday. Bayraktar TB2 could play a key role if a war break over Crimea, [...]
  • A leaked document shows China’s WS-19 and WS-21 Huangshan engines underperforming compared to Chinese propaganda claims.

    January 24, 2026 0
    The recent Twitter videos posted by various Chinese Twitter accounts showing J-35 taking off from a deck with its WS-19 engine may attract military enthusiasts without aerospace knowledge. Engine Problems: How China Was Coerced Into [...]
  • L3Harris built four new solid motors factories

    February 22, 2025 0
    L3Harris Technologies marked the beginning of construction on four new solid rocket motor production facilities at the company’s Camden site, hosting Department of Defense officials, industry customers and state and local dignitaries at a ceremony [...]
  • Wagner transport plane Ilyushin Il-76 exploded during landing at Gao Airport in Mali

    September 28, 2023 0
    Video shared on social media shows the dramatic moment when a plane purportedly linked to the Russian Wagner private military company (PMC) crashed on a runway in Mali. Russian IL-76 Military Aircraft Crashed Due To [...]
  • Ukrainian HIMARS strikes destroyed five Russian MSTA-S howitzers in key counteroffensive

    June 18, 2023 0
    In recent unfolding events from the enduring strife in Ukraine, a video surfaced on Telegram on June 14, revealing the Ukrainian army’s successful counter-battery operation using American HIMARS Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) against Russian artillery in [...]
  • Australia To Build Eight Minesweepers And Hydrographic Ships

    January 27, 2021 0
    The ability to successfully locate and then destroy enemy mines at sea is an important role and requirement of all modern navies. To enable it to achieve its mine countermeasures functions the Royal Australian Navy [...]
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 […]

Americas

Canada Purchases 26 HIMARS Rocket Artillery.

June 5, 2026 0

The Government of Canada said it has finalised a government-to-government agreement with the United States for the acquisition of long-range missile capability for the Canadian Armed Forces. The Government of Canada said it has finalised […]

Americas

U.S. Navy purchases Israeli soldier-portable SMASH 2000LE fire control systems.

June 4, 2026 0

An Israeli fire control technology company has now secured contracts with all four major branches of the U.S. military, completing a sweep across the American armed forces that took less than a year. Smart Shooter […]

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Amid China tensions, South Korea announced whopping $253 billion military modernization plan

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha Defense Demonstrates AS9 SPH And AARV To Australian Army

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    North Korea’s Cruise Missile Design Is Based On Chinese Changjian-10 (CJ-10) Missile

  • Europe

    Notorious Wagner Group Recruited African Prisoners To Fight In Ukraine War For Russia

  • Naval Weapons

    30 mm Goalkeeper CIWS

  • Uncategorized

    Ukraine Shot Down Another Russian Su-34 Fighter-bomber

  • Land Platform

    Russian Propagandist Editing T-90M Blow-Up Video In Ukraine With Merkava Tank Fitted With Trophy Active Protection System

  • Americas

    U.S. Army awards Raytheon $1.03 billion LTAMDS radar contract.

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones blew up Russia’s warehouse storing North Korean KN-23 missiles, tanks and ammunitions

  • South Asia

    India’s Rafale Dream Shattered, India’s Humiliating Loss of 3 Rafale, 1 Su-30MKI, 1 MiG-29, 1 Jaguar and 1 Mirage 2000 Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Turkey Wants to Revive SAMP-T Partnership With Italy and France, Erdogan

  • Air Platform

    Portugal negotiating with Saab to acquire Gripen E/F to replace ageing F-16

  • Europe

    Ukraine Requests More Bushmaster And Hawkei Armored Vehicles

  • Defense Industry

    European Union Will Spend $867 Billion on Collective Security and Decoupling American Companies from Europe

  • Europe

    Ukrainian partisan operations in occupied territories gained momentum against Russian forces

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China built an airbase in disputed Bhutanese territory, for China, Bhutan will be a trial run before a full-scale Taiwan invasion

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones set the largest fire at Russian oil depot since the war began

  • Air Platform

    Brazilian Air Force receives more Saab Gripen fighter jets

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine to get more NASAMS anti-air missile system from Norway

  • Industry

    Can Turkey Repeat Drone Success In TFX Programme?

  • Air Platform

    Bangladesh Air Guard’s Untrained Pilots Caught in Camera Performing Unsafe Flying Stunts Again

  • Air Platform

    Israeli Air Force Bombed Iranian Helicopters Fleet

  • Europe

    Airbus pursuing Luftwaffe’s maritime P-3C patrol aircraft replacement programme

  • Europe

    Ukraine Wants Israeli Iron Dome Air Defense System

  • Europe

    U.S. says Russian propaganda and disinformation campaign breaking into pieces as Russia suffered 300,000 casualties

  • Africa

    South African company Milkor Unveils Vanguard Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC)

  • Air Platform

    Indian Navy’s Deck-based MiG-29K Keeps Crashing On Land And In Sea

  • Middle East

    Israeli military says it killed Iran’s wartime chief of staff

  • Anti-air Missiles

    In First, U.S.-made THAAD Anti-ballistic Missile System Intercepts Houthi Ballistic Missile In Israel

  • Europe

    Germany delivers 20 more Marder infantry fighting vehicles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    JMSDF Aegis destroyer Chokai becomes Japan’s first ship capable of firing Tomahawk missile.

  • Americas

    Trump touts weapon sales to NATO for Ukraine and threatens Russia with 100% tariffs

  • Air Platform

    Sikorsky Australia completes deep maintenance of US Navy’s MH-60R helicopter at Nowra facility

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Bayraktar Akinci successfully launched the Roketsan-developed Cakir cruise missile

  • Air Platform

    Why the U.S. Navy purchased 78 Super Hornet block III?

  • Europe

    Ukraine uses Swedish RBS 15 anti-ship missile to strike Russian Sivash offshore platform in the Black Sea.

  • Industry

    Hindustan Aeronautics Shuts Down Production Line Of Su-30MKI Fighters

  • Defense Industry

    Rostec Looking For Export Customer To Fund Two Seater Su-57

  • Americas

    Venezuela’s Russian and Chinese-made military hardware had no chance against powerful American military might.

  • Middle East

    Israeli forces cut off north Gaza to isolate Hamas as Palestinian death toll passes 10,000

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    The AGM-154A/B/C Joint stand-off weapon (JSOW)

  • South Asia

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

  • Middle East

    Canada to export LAV 700 Armored Vehicles to Saudi Arabia

  • Middle East

    Israeli Navy receives new US-built INS Komemiyut landing craft

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin And Raytheon Jointly Win $7.2 Billion Javelin Production Contract

  • Europe

    Ukraine Launched Huge Drone Attacks in Moscow and St Petersburg.

  • Middle East

    Saudi Patriot Battery Intercepts Houthi Ballistic Missiles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian government launches strategic review into the Australian defense forces

  • Americas

    In a hypothetical war, If F-35 face-off with Su-57, who would win?

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s MiG-29 Fighter Jets Strike Inside Russia For The First Time

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