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Iran Wants 36 J-10C, China Says Show Me The Money!

April 16, 2021 GDC 0

Beijing is reluctant to let Iran have its J-10C lightweight fighter jet in a barter trade for oil or natural gas, according to military analysts. Qatar previously wanted to lend $3 billion to Iran, but Qatar back flipped on […]

  • Boeing Australia Awarded $930 Million Contract to Produce Six Ghost Bat Drones.

    December 10, 2025 0
    Australia said on Tuesday it had struck a A$1.4 billion ($930 million) contract with Boeing Defence Australia for six operational Ghost Bat drones for the Australian Defence Force, after conducting the first live weapon test [...]
  • KGB Putin lost nearly 160 generals and colonels among 1,500 officers since Russia invaded Ukraine

    December 5, 2022 0
    Vladimir Putin has lost more than 1,500 military officers – including nearly 160 generals and colonels – since Russia invaded Ukraine nine months ago, according to an open-source tally that echoes other independent investigations’ findings. British Storm Shadow Missile Struck [...]
  • MBDA Unveils STRATUS Future Cruise / Anti-Ship Weapon (FC/ASW).

    September 23, 2025 0
    At DSEI UK 2025, MBDA along with British, French and Italian officials unveiled STRATUS, the new name for the Future Cruise / Anti-Ship Weapon (FC/ASW). In addition, the final missile design for the subsonic STRATUS [...]
  • Royal Thai Air Force To Upgrade Saab 340 AEW&C

    March 9, 2021 0
    Thailand operates quite an eclectic fleet of aircraft from around the world, but it does have plans to modernise and streamline its inventory. In-depth Look At Saab 340 Erieye AEW&CDateMarch 8, 2021Gripen Flew 10,000 Hours [...]
  • Turkish Stopgap Options For Fighter Jets

    March 3, 2021 0
    It will likely be at least another decade until Turkey can field a fifth-generation warplane. Until then, its options for acquiring a stopgap fighter for its air force are extremely limited. Hellenic Air Force bought [...]
  • U.S. to spend $14.3 billion to ramp up Iron Dome missile production

    December 8, 2023 0
    Reports from Bloomberg, citing US officials, indicate that Israel stands to double its ‘Iron Dome’ missile defense system arsenal, thanks to a potential $14.3 billion aid package from the United States. U.S. Marine Corps Purchases [...]
Europe

Poland purchases 46,000 upgraded GROT assault rifles for its soldiers.

July 6, 2026 0

Poland has ordered nearly 46,000 of its domestically produced MSBS GROT assault rifles in the latest A3 configuration, signing a contract worth approximately $160 million with the state-owned manufacturer Fabryka Broni “Łucznik” Radom, with all […]

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. […]

  • Defense Industry

    Saab Group Awarded Contract To Supply RBS70 Missile To Lithuania

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Russia’s Kh-47M2 Kinzhal Hypersonic BS: Not What You Think

  • Europe

    Top 5 Weapons Platform Russia Couldn’t Afford, Aimed At Export Customers

  • Europe

    Proxy war: Wagner Group in Belarus possess serious threat to Poland, Lithuania and Slovakia

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    South Korea Purchased MBDA Meteor BVRAAM For Homegrown KF-21 Fighter Jet

  • Central Asia

    Afhgan Air Force Strikes Killed 45 Pakistan-backed Taliban militants : gov’t

  • Americas

    US Army Successfully Tests Future Missile Defense Radar For Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor

  • Europe

    Putin’s FSB setup explosive charge aboard Wagner chief’s plane killing Yevgeny Prigozhin

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Royal Australian Navy Short-lists ThyssenKrupp’s MEKO A200 and Mitsubishi’s Mogami Class For $7.6 Billion Frigate Contract

  • Central Asia

    Turkey Offered Peaceful Resolution Of Kyrgyzstan And Tajikistan Conflict

  • Europe

    Patria and CSM signed an MoU for the supply of armored vehicle

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japanese Destroyer Escorts Australian Frigate For The First Time

  • Americas

    US Air Force debuts virtual command and control platform

  • Middle East

    S-300 failed: Syria says Israeli F-16 strike puts Damascus airport out of service again

  • Air Platform

    Su-57 Has The Highest RCS Amongst Sukhoi Aircraft, Russian Propaganda Still Claimed Its Stealth Aircraft

  • Europe

    Russia sending more troops near Kupyansk to make up for deceased troops

  • Europe

    Turkey successfully test-fires domestically produced long-range Siper missile

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) To Build Six OPV For Philippines Navy

  • South Asia

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Intervened in PK Halder Graft Case to Remove Sajeeb Wazed’s Name from Indian CBI’s $123 Million Graft Cases

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Babcock Announced Joint Venture With Bell Helicopters for the Requirement of Australian SAS Helicopter

  • Europe

    A list of Russian equipment, manpower and infrastructure losses in the Ukraine War

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RAAF Super Hornet to Showcase Dazzling Flypast during the Christmas Weeks

  • Europe

    Armenia Turns To France To Get Help Rebuilding Its Military

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Turkey Developed and Exported Modern Air-to-surface Missiles

  • Naval Platforms

    Pakistan Held Keel-laying Ceremony For Fourth MILGEM Corvette

  • Air Platform

    Turkey Purchased Six Prototype KAAN fighter Jets

  • Americas

    Christmas in the trenches, Merry Christmas to all servicemen and servicewomen

  • C4iSR

    British Army Orders More XACT NV33 Night Vision Goggles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia Reportedly Will Cancel Contract With South Korean-made Submarine and Consider Turkish Type 214 SSk

  • Europe

    Wagner Group recruited 49,000 convicts, 32,000 were dead within weeks of deployment in Bakhmut

  • Europe

    Turkiye’s Akıncı UCAV completes firing test with domestic guidance kit

  • Europe

    UK to buy German-made new artillery system

  • Europe

    Poland Received 18 New Chunmoo MLRS Launchers From South Korea

  • Defense Industry

    Saab Awarded $536 Million Contract To Upgrade German Navy’s Brandenburg-Class Frigate

  • Americas

    Fincantieri awarded contract to build two more Constellation-class frigates for US Navy

  • Middle East

    Satellite Images Show Israeli Air Strikes Degraded Iran’s Ballistic Missile Production Capability

  • Central Asia

    The U.S. Should Back Anti-Taliban Resistance Groups, Says Lawmaker

  • Europe

    Sweden Donates RBS-17 Anti-ship Missiles To Ukraine

  • Defense Industry

    Turkey, Pakistan to enhance military cooperation

  • Americas

    L3Harris Completes Design Review Of F-16V Aircraft’s Electronic Warfare Suite

  • Central Asia

    Azerbaijan seizes heavy weapons from Nagorno-Karabakh separatists

  • Europe

    Israeli, UAE, Greek And French Air Forces Conduct Simulated Air Strikes Exercises

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    President Trump to oversee Cambodia-Thai peace deal at ASEAN summit.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Chinese Kh-31/YJ-91 anti-radiation missile

  • Air Platform

    Turkey Debuts Akinci B UCAV With Upgraded Engines

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Deploys For The First Time Abrams Tanks During Sea Explorer Exercise

  • Europe

    Estonian military to receive Turkish-made YÖRÜK 4X4 armored vehicles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Dongfeng EQ2050 Mengshi ‘Brave Soldier’, American Humvee copycat armored vehicle

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar Navy Launched New Domestically-built Frigate.

  • South Asia

    Tata, Lockheed Martin bring new cutting-edge aerospace technology to India

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