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Elbit Systems Awarded Contract to Extend F-35I Adir’s Combat Range Amid Iran War.

May 15, 2026 GDC 0

Israel set for first-ever F-35 external fuel tank upgrade in force buildup pushNew capability would reduce reliance on aerial refueling and improve operational flexibility in long-range missions. But it remains unclear if it would affect […]

Direct-energy Weapons

Rafael Delivers Advanced Airborne Laser Weapon System to Israeli Air Force.

April 20, 2026 GDC 0

“We delivered the Air Force the most advanced defense system in the world, but it does not become operational in one day” As Rafael reports record 2025 revenue and profit, CEO Yoav Turgeman emphasizes that […]

Anti-air Missiles

Israeli F-35 Stealth Jet Destroys Iran’s S-300PMU2 Air Defense Missile System in Precision Strike.

April 8, 2026 GDC 0

The Israeli Air Force has destroyed one of Iran’s air defense systems in a precision strike, eliminating a Russian-made S-300PMU2 battery, according to a video released by the Israel Defense Forces on April 7, 2026. […]

Air Platform

Israeli Air Force destroys Mi-17 helicopter fleet near Iranian capital.

April 7, 2026 GDC 0

The Israeli Air Force struck IRGC Mi-17V-5 and Mi-171E helicopters at Fat’h Heliport in Karaj near Tehran using Delilah cruise missiles. The IDF released footage of the strikes, with analyst Babak Taghvaee confirming the targeted […]

Direct-energy Weapons

Israeli Air Force Orders Airborne Laser Weapon System.

April 3, 2026 GDC 0

Elbit Systems says the system is designed to intercept ballistic missile threats. “The UAE is part of the current war with Iran and represents significant potential for our systems,” said Elbit CEO Bezhalel Machlis, after […]

Middle East

7 DJI drone experts are dead, and almost 400 Chinese military personnel are trapped inside a bunker, non-contactable or presumed dead in Iran.

March 18, 2026 GDC 0

Fresh intelligence from inside the Chinese Communist regime reveals a far larger disaster than previously known: at least seven technicians from Chinese drone maker DJI were killed in U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Iran, while 300 to […]

Middle East

Israeli Air Force Intensifies Attacks on Basij Checkpoints in Tehran as Iranians Directly Send Videos and Locations of Basij Checkpoints to the IDF.

March 16, 2026 GDC 0

Following reports of intense US-Israeli airstrikes targeting Iranian military, IRGC, and Basij checkpoints starting around February 28, 2026, and intensifying in March 2026, there have been instances where Basij forces have reduced their street presence […]

Middle East

Israel and the U.S. Air Force destroyed 5,500 Iranian Targets and 60 ships.

March 13, 2026 GDC 0

The US military says it has destroyed 16 Iranian minelaying boats near the Strait of Hormuz amid a wider campaign to cripple Tehran’s military capabilities under Operation Epic Fury. The strikes come alongside a massive […]

Middle East

Israeli Air Force turns to Modafinil to maintain pilot focus during 10000km combat flights per day.

March 9, 2026 GDC 0

Israeli Air Force pilots use Modafinil, a wakefulness-promoting medication, to maintain alertness and decision-making during long missions. This drug helps pilots stay sharp from takeoff to landing, compensating for the physiological decline in concentration and […]

Air-Launched Weapons

U.S. has approved an emergency sale of 12,000 BLU-110 1,000-pound bomb kits to Israel.

March 9, 2026 GDC 0

The United States has approved an emergency $151.8 million Foreign Military Sale of 12,000 BLU-110 1,000-pound bomb bodies to Israel as the Israeli Air Force expands long-range strike operations against Iranian military infrastructure. The transfer […]

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  • Russia could directly supply RD-93MA engine to Pakistan for JF-17 Block III

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  • Lockheed Martin Received $483 Million Contract To Produce Hellfire Air-to-ground Missiles

    April 8, 2024 0
    The US has awarded Lockheed Martin $483 million to produce a new batch of AGM-114R2 Hellfire air-to-ground missiles and Joint-Air-to-Ground Missiles (JAGM). Lockheed Martin awarded $4.5 billion contract to produce JAGM and HELLFIRE missilesDateOctober 17, [...]
  • Japan Plans To Export High-tech Weapons To 12 Southeast Asia and European Countries

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  • Hyundai Heavy Industries Mobilized South Korean Government and Industries to Support Canada’s Patrol Submarine Project.

    February 28, 2026 0
    South Korea has mobilized a coordinated whole-of-government and whole-of-industry effort to support its participation in the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project (CPSP), reinforcing its firm commitment to a long-term defence and industrial partnership with Canada. Babcock [...]
  • Australia Launches Arafura-Class OPV (SEA 1180) Programme

    March 20, 2021 0
    Australia has launched initiatives to support enhanced industrial collaboration in the programme to build Arafura-class offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Luerssen cuts the first steel of 6th Arafura-class OPVDateJune 9, [...]
  • BAE Systems developed digital twin and 3D printing techniques for Tempest fighter

    August 27, 2020 0
    BAE Systems has unveiled the digital techniques that are being used to design Britain’s Tempest sixth-generation fighter jet. By using a combination of computer-simulated digital twins and 3D-printed models, the goal is to simplify and speed up [...]
Europe

Germany Purchases $5.4 Billion Worth of Israeli PULS Rocket Launchers.

May 29, 2026 0

Germany Advancing 5 Billion Euro Rocket Launcher Deal With Israel’s ElbitIf completed, the deal would include hundreds of rocket launchers and could increase Elbit’s order backlog by about 20 percent, strengthening the Israel-based defense contractor’s […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

May 17, 2026 0

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Europe

Estonia Purchases Additional HIMARS Rocket Artillery from Lockheed Martin.

May 16, 2026 0

The Estonian Centre for Defence Investments has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin for the procurement of three additional HIMARS multiple rocket systems. The agreement also includes an investment of approximately $11 million into Estonia’s […]

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.

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East Asia and Pacific Region

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

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  • South Asia

    India sends MiG-29K to Ladakh Border

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Thailand approves purchases of Chinese-built S26T submarines despite worries about Chinese-made engine.

  • Europe

    Nagorno-Karabakh War: A Modern Warfare Of Drone Age

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian soldiers show off captured Russian TOR anti-aircraft systems

  • Defense Industry

    U.S. State Department Approves SM-6 And SM-2 For Australia

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Belgium Set to Purchase SAMP/T NG Missile Defense System

  • Defense Industry

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

  • Cyber

    The Strategic Value Of Signing GSOMIA, LEMOA, COMCASA And ACSA Agreement With The US

  • Defense Industry

    U.S. State Department Approves Hellenic Navy’s MEKO-class Modernization Equipment

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall ramps up Lynx KF41 infantry fighting vehicles production at Hungarian factory

  • Europe

    American Abrams tanks fighting Russian forces in Eastern Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Turkiye, South Korea agree to deepen defense, nuclear, green energy cooperation

  • Air Platform

    Boeing awarded contract to build 15 KC-46A Pegasus tankers for U.S. Air Force

  • Europe

    Putin arrested General Sergei Surovikin over Wagner group mutiny

  • South Asia

    Indian Prime Minister Modi under fire for bear-hugging ‘children killer’ Putin during Moscow summit

  • Air Platform

    Canada Selects F-35 Stealth Jets To Replace CF-18 Hornet Aircraft

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Austal Shipyard awarded contract to produce two evolved Cape-class patrol ships

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China deploys fifty thousand troops near Indian border

  • Europe

    French Navy’s First Air Defense FREMM ‘Alsace’ Starts Sea Trials

  • Europe

    Germany bought five P-8 Poseidon worth 1.1 billion euros

  • Europe

    Ukraine Claimed That It Shot Down Russian Su-34 and Su-25 Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    German Army to Expand Drone Fleet From 600 to 8,000 by 2029.

  • Europe

    Ukraine launched largest-ever drone strikes inside Russia

  • Air Platform

    GKN Aerospace Awarded Contract To Upgrade Gripen C/D Engine’s Software

  • Europe

    Turkey decided to remove the S-400 missile system to re-enter the F-35 program.

  • Americas

    Lockheed unveils new Sentinel A4 radar for US Army

  • Middle East

    Israel, Hamas Agree on Ceasefire After 15 Months of Bloodsheds

  • Air Platform

    Airbus Offers Eurofighter Tranche 4 to Switzerland

  • Air Platform

    In First, Russia’s S-300 Fired 13 Missiles At Israeli F-16I Over Syrian Airspace, All 13 Missiles Failed!

  • Europe

    Turkiye new armed USV ‘SALVO’ passes initial firing trials

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese peace bluff: China agreed to deliver suicide drones, artillery and ammo to Russia

  • Europe

    Russian military confirms damage to its warship in missile strike

  • Americas

    Maxar cuts Ukraine’s access to critical satellite imagery

  • Infantry Weapons

    Elbit Systems ATMOS Self Propelled Howitzer

  • South Asia

    Indian Rafale Destroyed Pakistani Airbase, Israeli-made Barak SAM Shot Down F-16 and JF-17 Block III Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Armenia Opts For Rheinmetall Oerlikon SHORAD, Ditches Failed Pantsir

  • C4iSR

    Northrop Grumman Awarded A Contract To Supply Three E-2D Advanced Hawkeye To French Navy

  • Europe

    Russia Destroys Its Own S-300 Air Defense System Using Kamikaze Drone

  • Defense Industry

    Lithuania Purchases M142 HIMARS Artillery Rockets

  • Americas

    Pentagon picks defense-technology firm Kratos to develop hypersonic flight-testing vehicle

  • Europe

    Baltic States Call for European NATO Countries to Reinstate Conscription

  • Europe

    Hungary’s parliament ratifies Sweden’s NATO membership bid

  • Air Platform

    Hindustan Aeronautics Completes Production Of Phase IV Su-30MKI

  • Naval Platforms

    South Korean LIG Nex1 Unveils Sea Sword USV

  • C4iSR

    UAE Demonstrates Saab GlobalEye’s Advanced EW Capability

  • Europe

    Putin Will Not Live To See 2024, Says Exiled Russian Official

  • Europe

    Vladimir Putin meets with commanders as Ukraine advanced in Kursk region

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force’s Group Captain Kaushik Sinha Admits HAL Tejas is a Complete Failure.

  • South Asia

    60,000 Rohingya Refugees Entered in Bangladesh in Last Two Months As Inept Bangladesh Army Watches

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    Europe

    Russia Deploys Su-30SM2 Fighters In Kaliningrad

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