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India’s HAL Tejas Light Fighter Jet Plagued With Safety Issues, Quality Issues, Delays and Cost Overrun

August 29, 2024 GDC 0

The Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas has made headlines in India yet again. It is not a cause for joy, though. This time, the Tejas Mk-1A is in the news because officials from the public […]

Americas

China suspends $6.5 billion currency swap deal with Argentina as the country purchases American F-16 jets

December 23, 2023 GDC 0

China has reportedly suspended US$6.5 billion in credit swaps to Argentina, just as a new president takes charge in Buenos Aires. Freeze comes as new Argentine President Javier Milei, who campaigned on breaking ties with […]

Air Platform

Tejas MKII vs JF-17 Block III: How does Tejas MKII stack up against JF-17 Block III?

August 28, 2020 GDC 0

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  • US Defense Department Proposes F-16V and Super Hornet Block III for Indonesia

    November 21, 2020 0
    The United States has rejected an Indonesian proposal to purchase F-35 jets and instead wants Jakarta to buy F-16V Block 72 aircraft or another equivalent American-built fighter such as Super Hornet Block III. Indonesian Air [...]
  • RTX (formerly Raytheon) to increase AIM-9X Sidewinder production to 2500 missiles per year

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  • Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Drones Surpasses 300,000 Flight Hours

    July 25, 2021 0
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  • Lack of armored vehicles, Putin deploys Donkey and Camel in the Ukraine war

    February 28, 2025 0
    Russian forces have deployed donkeys and camels in Ukraine amid resupply struggles to equip troops at the frontlines with necessary goods, according to reports. Only French Rafale Can Solve Ukrainian Fighter Jets ShortageDateJune 6, 2021Russian [...]
  • Ukraine’s kamikaze drones break world record by travelling 1,500 km to hit Russia’s oil refinery in Bashkiria

    May 9, 2024 0
    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones hit the oil refining enterprise “Salavatnefteorgsintez” in Bashkiria. Nominally, the oil refinery is 1,400 km from the frontline, and considering the manoeuvring of drones from air defence systems, the range can reach [...]
  • Brazilian Air Force Received New Gripen E Fighter Jets

    September 29, 2024 0
    On September 24, 2024, the Brazilian Air Force (Força Aérea Brasileira – FAB) announced the arrival of another Saab F-39 Gripen aircraft in Brazil, registered as 4108. This aircraft arrived on September 23, completing a [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

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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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Europe

Safran and MBDA fired the first Thundart munition developed for France’s Long-Range Land Strike program.

May 5, 2026 0

French defense firm Safran and missile maker MBDA successfully test-fired their jointly developed rocket-artillery munition this month, and expect to be able to deliver the first multiple-launch rocket systems in 2029 should their offer be […]

  • Air Platform

    Iran Purchases Russian-made Sukhoi Su-35 Fighter Jets, IRGC Reported

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s BTR-4 Punching Holes In Russia’s BTR-82A And T-72 Tanks In The Battle For Bakhmut

  • Cyber

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

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed North Korean supplied ammunitions in Russia

  • Europe

    Russian State TV Commentators Compare Kherson Retreat As The Worse Military Defeat In History

  • Europe

    Russia’s Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles Test Launches Failed in Explosions

  • Africa

    Senegal moving forward with its acquisition of FA-50 light combat aircraft from South Korea

  • Air Platform

    Indian Navy to Lease Two Sea Guardian Drones From USA

  • Air Platform

    Türkiye hopes to serve friendly countries for transport aircraft retrofit

  • Infantry Weapons

    National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS) II: The Most Advanced Ground Based Air Defence Systems In The World

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Raytheon to manufacture MALD-N for the US Navy

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Should the Royal Australian Navy induct Lockheed Martin F-35B to counter PLA Navy?

  • Air Platform

    France Started Engine Testing For Sixth-Gen FCAS Fighter Jets

  • Naval Platforms

    The Philippine Navy’s José Rizal-class frigate

  • Europe

    Ukraine To Buy 11 IRIS-T SLM Anti-air System From Germany

  • Europe

    Ukraine destroyed ten Russian tanks in a single strike

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Neptune Cruise Missile Strikes Destroyed Russian Black Sea Fleet’s Housing Complex, Russian Black Sea Fleet Untenable

  • Uncategorized

    Australia Buys 1 EA-18 Growler to Replace damaged Growler

  • Naval Platforms

    Bangladesh Navy (Thief) bought obsolete Chinese Junk warships, paid exorbitant prices

  • C4iSR

    Land 4140: Hanwha Defense Signed MoU With Australia For SATCOMS

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Russia and China Aided North Korea to Float Nuclear-powered Submarine

  • Uncategorized

    COVID-19 Has No Effect On PLA Navy’s Type 003 Aircraft Carrier Construction

  • Air Platform

    India, France Concluded $7.6 Billion Rafale M Deal Replacing Russian MiG-29K Dud

  • Africa

    The U.S.-Morocco Defense Cooperation Treaty Should be Cloned To Southeast Asian Countries To Counter China

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Produced Iranian Shahed-136 Copycat Drone ‘Sunflower 200’

  • Americas

    L3Harris built four new solid motors factories

  • Industry

    Ukranian Ivchenko-Progress’s Role In Turkish Drone And Helicopter Programme

  • Europe

    Turkey says it tested new Tayfun short-range ballistic missile

  • Europe

    A report warns of the British military’s capability gaps in platform warfare and ammunition

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Germany will provide additional IRIS-T SLM air defense systems to Ukraine

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Saab Gripen Fires New AIM-9X Air-to-Ground Sidewinder Missile

  • Americas

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

  • Air Platform

    Australia Purchases 12 More MH-60R ASW Helicopters For RAN

  • Americas

    Keel Laid for Brazillian Navy’s Macaé-class Patrol Ship Miramar

  • C4iSR

    Saab delivered the first GlobalEye Swing Role Surveillance System aircraft to the United Arab Emirates

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwanese Army trials CM-32 armored vehicles

  • Europe

    Making a fool of Putin’s forces, Ukraine’s decoy weapons cost Russia billions of dollars

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin Offers F-16V Block 70 to Philippines Air Force with Skilled Manpower Development Opportunity in Philippines

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China built military base in Galwan Valley in just three weeks

  • Air Platform

    TAI T625 Gökbey will fly with a local engine

  • Air Platform

    Leaked Document Shows Russia’s Rostec Falsified Performance Data for the Zhuk-ME Radar in Indian Navy’s MiG-29K.

  • Europe

    UK will send starstreak, NLAW, howitzer and loitering munitions worth £100 million to Ukraine

  • South Asia

    Violence Erupted In Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts As Indian RAW Infiltrates Chakma Tribes And Destabilize Bangladesh

  • Defense Industry

    French Kiss: Egypt Becomes The Largest Customer Of French Weapons

  • Air Platform

    Why China’s J-20 and FC-31 Aren’t So Stealthy?

  • Air Platform

    Red 6 Awarded Contract To Retrofit Augmented Reality Into T-38 Training Jet

  • Middle East

    Israeli Defense Forces Confirmed That It had Destroyed Iran’s Caspian Sea Naval Base and 5 Frigates Before Ceasefire.

  • South Asia

    India sent troops and equipment to the disputed border with China

  • South Asia

    Amid China tension, IAF ordered 21 mothballed MiG-29s and 12 Sukhoi 30s from VKS worth $780 million

  • Anti-air Missiles

    The U.S. Deploys More PAC-3 and THAAD Missile Defense System in the Middle East.

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