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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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  • Pakistan’s JF-17 fighter jet export success is driven by corruption and kickbacks to foreign air forces.

    November 26, 2025 0
    When Nigeria purchased JF-17s, some social media users and reports alleged that corruption was rampant in the government’s higher ranks and that certain air force officials were on trial for bribery in other matters, leading [...]
  • Czech company LPP Holding unveils “Hornet,” autonomous unmanned ground vehicle

    May 31, 2025 0
    At the IDET 2025 defence exposition in Brno, Czech defence company LPP Holding introduced the “Hornet,” a new-generation autonomous unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) developed to support front-line logistics, including ammunition delivery and casualty evacuation. The [...]
  • SR2410C 3D Multifunctional Radar

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  • HIMARS Destroying Russian Logisitics And High-value Targets

    August 14, 2022 0
    Retired U.S. Army General Mark Hertling said Saturday that High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) given to Ukraine to assist in its fight against Russia are a “game changer,” contending that Moscow’s forces are now [...]
  • Sweden Purchases Leopard Tanks Worth $2 Billion

    January 11, 2025 0
    Sweden’s army will buy tanks from German-French defence equipment maker KNDS for 22 billion Swedish crowns ($1.97 billion), the Nordic country’s government said on Thursday. Sweden Purchases 44 New Leopard 2A8 Main Battle TanksDateJanuary 20, [...]
  • How Indian and Pakistan’s air force compared to each other?

    May 13, 2025 0
    India and Pakistan, the South Asian nuclear-armed neighbors that have engaged in hostilities, including a reported large-scale aerial battle, maintain a sizable fleet of fighter jets, consisting of aircraft supplied by the United States, Russia, [...]
Europe

Ukrainian drones to get U.S.-made Zeus anti-tank guided missile.

April 11, 2026 0

Aeon confirmed an active integration partnership with a major unnamed Ukrainian drone manufacturer to fire Zeus guided missiles from drone platforms. A separate Ukrainian partnership covers Zeus integration onto manned and unmanned ground vehicles and […]

Europe

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia.

April 8, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia following an agreement with the Estonian government, aimed at supporting all three Baltic states. The decision was confirmed during a meeting in Washington between Estonian […]

Europe

Swedish Bofors will setup 155mm artillery ammo factory in Estonia.

April 4, 2026 0

A Swedish Bofors is set to build a major 155-millimeter artillery shell factory in northeastern Estonia, a development that would represent the most significant foreign investment in the country’s nascent defense industrial base. Estonian Defense […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin launches Hellfire missile from 10-foot cargo container.

April 2, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced Tuesday that the U.S. defense giant successfully launched a Hellfire missile from its new Grizzly launcher — housed within a 10-foot cargo container. The Grizzly system incorporates design elements of Lockheed’s M299 […]

Europe

Spain signs Indra–Hanwha deal for K9-based self-propelled artillery systems.

March 27, 2026 0

Spain’s Indra Group and South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace on March 24 signed a binding agreement in Madrid to jointly develop new tracked self-propelled artillery systems for the Spanish Armed Forces, the companies said. The agreement […]

Americas

Aeon tests Zeus low-cost alternative to Javelin anti-tank missile.

March 26, 2026 0

Aeon conducted a test launch of its new Zeus shoulder-fired missile system at a ranch in East Texas, according to Rochefort Ventures CEO Kyle Bass, who announced the milestone on Friday. Bass wrote that the launch marked […]

  • Europe

    Ukraine To Receive 200 MaxxPro MRAP From The U.S.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia boost its 155mm ammunition and 500 pounds bomb production

  • Europe

    Ukraine showcases unmanned fighter jet concept at Philippine summit.

  • Land Platform

    Indian army’s T-90 tanks appear with cope cage defense on top of turret

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

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

  • Air Platform

    Saab Denied U.S. Veto on Gripen E Sales to Colombia in Favor of F-16V

  • Americas

    HII Started Building Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129)

  • Air Platform

    Australia Receives First AH-64E Apaches Attack Helicopters to Boost Strike Power.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan Joins the Competition with Australia and South Korea to Buy U.S.-made Nuclear-powered Submarine.

  • Europe

    Sanction Buster: Russia’s Kalibr Missile, Orlan UAV And Ka-52 Helicopter Components Come From America, South Korea, Taiwan And Japan

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze drones blitz Russian Belgorod

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan and Australia to strengthened bilateral military co-operation

  • Air Platform

    U.S. State Department 18 CH-53K Helicopters For Israel

  • Defense Industry

    Western Arms Production Ramp Up As Ukraine Burns Through Stockpiles of Ammunition

  • Air Platform

    Germany Agreed to Deliver First Eurofighter Typhoon to Turkiye in 2028.

  • Europe

    Russia’s strike pattern suggests that Russia is low on Iskander ballistic missiles

  • Middle East

    Constant Houthi attacks on Israel could draw U.S., UK, and Australia into a broader Middle East conflict

  • Europe

    Estonia Orders HIMARS Rocket Artillery, Amid Russia Tensions

  • C4iSR

    Northrop Grumman’s AN/APG-78 LONGBOW Fire Control Radar

  • Europe

    Here’s why Russia lost more than 300,000 troops in 17 months of the Ukraine war

  • Middle East

    “Russian-made S-300 and S-400 did not fire a single shot at Turkish and Israeli fighter jets and Drones”—Here’s Why

  • Air Platform

    Did China steal Apache Attack Helicopter Technology?

  • Europe

    Ukraine Armed Forces received donated Shark UAS drones

  • Air Platform

    Thailand Commits to Procure Gripen E/F Fighter Jets to Replace Ageing F-16

  • Americas

    Northrop Grumman unveils new XRQ-73 hybrid stealth drone

  • Middle East

    Dubai Welcomes Israeli Entrepreneurs And Tourists

  • Land Platform

    Israeli company REGO Automotive develops new tactical all-terrain vehicle

  • Air Platform

    UAE Plans to Buy CATIC L-15 Light Combat Aircraft

  • Anti-drone System

    ASELSAN unveils the KORKUT 100/25 SB mobile counter-unmanned aerial vehicle.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Liquid Robotics awarded $25 million contract to produce 20 USV for Japan.

  • Air Platform

    British Tempest Fighter Could Be The Most Advanced Six-Generation Fighters In Europe

  • Air Platform

    Drone hits Russian Ilyushin aircraft plant in Taganrog

  • Europe

    Turkey Develops New Close-in Weapons System For Its Navy

  • Europe

    Turkey, Azerbaijan Signed Joint Drone Production Agreement

  • Air Platform

    Swedish Parliament Approves 181 Pages Defense Bill Extending Gripen And GlobalEye Aircrafts

  • Americas

    The US Navy Is Developing Robot Submarine

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Australia to Buy JASSM-ER and NSM Missiles Worth $2.6 Billion

  • Cruise Missiles

    Saab Awarded Contract To Upgrade Taurus KEPD Long-range Missile

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Australia Transfers AIM-120D-3 AMRAAM Missile to the United Arab Emirates.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    US Air Force conducts first flight test of next-generation AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM missile

  • C4iSR

    Leonardo DRS delivers Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber-Defense and Intelligence (C5I) systems to Australian Army

  • Middle East

    United Arab Emirates to Sign Mega Arms Deal with Turkey Involving KAAN, Anka-III, and Hurjet

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Lockheed WinsAwarded $138 Million Contract For Taiwan’s Peace Phoenix Rising Program

  • Europe

    British-supplied Brimstone Missiles Forced Russians To Retreat From Frontline

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    BAE Systems Australia Test-Fires Next-Generation ATLAS UGV Automated Turret

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Force Achieves Air Superiority in 48 Hours and Russian Air Force Fails in Three Years

  • Air Platform

    South Korea and UAE signed agreement to co-develop KF-21 Boramae fighter jets

  • Air Platform

    Austria acquired 12 Leonardo M-346FA aircraft in a deal worth €1.5 billion.

  • Air Platform

    Collins Aerospace To Continue Collaboration With Indian HAL

  • Defense Industry

    Netherlands and Belgium agree on building $4.4 billion ASW frigates

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