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Air Platform

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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  • Germany’s Aviation Union Backs Turkish Bid To Buy 40 Eurofighter Typhoon

    December 27, 2023 0
    Aviation unions in Germany are backing Turkey’s efforts to buy 40 Eurofighter Typhoons over fears its specialist workforce will be lost if contracts for the jets are not drawn up and signed. Germany Takes Step [...]
  • CAIC Zhishengji-10 (Z-10) Attack Helicopter

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  • New Zealand Suspends Aids And High-level Contacts With Myanmar’s Junta

    February 10, 2021 0
    New Zealand is suspending all high-level contact with Myanmar and imposing a travel ban on its military leaders following last week’s coup. Australia And U.S. Warn Myanmar Military Not To Stage A Coup After Free [...]
  • Sweden vows to shoot down Russia’s Drones and Fighter Jets if it intrudes on its airspace.

    September 26, 2025 0
    Sweden’s defence chief warned that Russian aircraft violating its airspace will be shot down, raising NATO’s stakes amid rising Baltic tensions. Sweden Hikes Defense Spending Amid Russia TensionsDateDecember 22, 2020NATO Scrambles Fighter Jet To Intercept [...]
  • Timeline: MiG-29 and Frigate Procurement Graft Cases Against Prime Minister Sheik Hasina (Thief) of Bangladesh

    February 18, 2020 0
    9 February 1999 – the purchase of MiG-29 aircraft “On February 9, 1999, eight MiG-29 fighter planes were procured for Bangladesh Air Force during Hasina’s tenure in line with the technical assistance deal signed between [...]
  • Russia’s ruble has plunged amid fresh sanctions and collapsing economy

    November 28, 2024 0
    The Russian rouble has dropped to its lowest level in more than 32 months amid geopolitical risks over the escalation of the war in Ukraine and new United States sanctions. 1 USD= 105.79 Ruble, Putin [...]
Infantry Weapons

U.S. Army Deploys 500km Range High Precision PrSM Rocket Artillery to Strike Iran.

March 4, 2026 0

U.S. Central Command has employed the U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile in strikes on Iranian military targets, marking the first confirmed combat use of the ground-launched deep-strike system. The debut expands the Army’s role in […]

Infantry Weapons

U.S. M142 HIMARS Rocket Artillery Destroyed Zolfaghar and Sayyad-2 Missile System.

March 3, 2026 0

U.S. forces launched a long-range ATACMS ballistic missile from an M142 HIMARS system, destroying what appears to be an Iranian Zolfaghar short-range ballistic missile and elements of a Sayyad-2 air defense missile system. The strike, […]

Europe

Rheinmetall Unveils Fuchs Tank Destroyer Armed with 24 U.S. AGM-179 Anti-Tank Missiles.

February 27, 2026 0

Germany’s Rheinmetall has unveiled the Fuchs JAGM (Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles) at Enforce Tac 2026 in Germany, a wheeled armored vehicle capable of firing up to 24 U.S. AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles or AGM-114L Hellfire Longbow […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

China’s AVIC Unveils America’s V-BAT Copycat Drone.

February 22, 2026 0

China’s AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group has officially presented a new vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle known as the Yunying (Cloud Shadow in Chinese), a tail-sitter drone featuring a ducted-fan design closely […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Japan to manufacture long-range precision fire artillery rocket.

February 21, 2026 0

As Japan increases the range of its munitions to counter regional threats, the ability to launch them from different systems to maximize flexibility is becoming an important factor in deciding which weapons to field. While […]

Americas

U.S. Army Purchases Top-attack Terrain-shapping XM204 Munitions.

February 18, 2026 0

The U.S. Army has approved an Urgent Materiel Release for the XM204 top-attack terrain-shaping munition, accelerating its deployment to Europe, according to service information published January 12, 2026. The move reflects growing concern about near-peer […]

  • Middle East

    American aid recipient Egypt turn to Russia for military hardware

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian troops blew up the Russian Buk anti-air missile system using HIMARS

  • Air Platform

    Turkey Offers Bayraktar TB2 Drones And MLRS To Kyrgyzstan

  • Infantry Weapons

    US Army to integrate IM-SHORAD weapons on to Stryker A1 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV)

  • Americas

    President Trump Fired African-American and Female Officers From Army, Navy and Air Force

  • Infantry Weapons

    Israeli F-16 Destroyed Iranian BAVAR-373 Anti-air System In Syria

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine lobbying for 12 AH-1Z Viper Attack Helicopter Destined For Slovakia

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Boeing and Australian Ferra Engineering Signed MoU to Produce Joint Direct Attack Munition Extended Range (JDAM ER) Wing Kits

  • Naval Platforms

    Type 054A Multi-mission Frigate

  • Air Platform

    Taiwan finalized a defense deal with the U.S. worth $62 billion

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Awarded $2.76 Billion US Army Contracts For M142 HIMARS

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Bradley IFV is destroying Russia’s T-90 tanks and MT-LB IFV

  • Middle East

    Israeli Navy receives new US-built INS Komemiyut landing craft

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia pledges $2.7 billion to progress nuclear submarine shipyard build.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine destroys so called invincible S-400 surface-to-air missile battery

  • Americas

    Boeing and General Atomics join forces on new laser weapon

  • Middle East

    Iran warns about broader Middle East conflict If IDF responds to Hezbollah’s attacks on Israel

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    North Korea agrees to replenish Russia’s depleted ammunition, tanks and missile stocks

  • Air Platform

    Azerbaijan plans to purchase 48 Gripen E/F fighter jets from Sweden.

  • Europe

    Ukrainian HIMARS strike killed more than 400 Russian trapped soldiers in Vovchansk aggregate plant in Ukraine

  • Defense Industry

    Rheinmetall signs armored vehicle deal with Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Navy’s SSN-AUKUS (SSN-A) will receive evolved version of AN/BYG-1 combat control system

  • Air Platform

    Israeli Air Force’s F-35I stealth jet destroyed Iran’s Matla-ul-Fajr stealth-tracking radar system

  • Europe

    Lack Of IFF: Russia Shot Down Its Own Su-35 And Su-34 Fighter Jets In Kherson

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Pentagon approved AIM-120D AMRAAM missiles and F-16 upgrade packages for Pakistan.

  • Naval Platforms

    China’s Type 054B Frigate Equipped with Russian-origin APAR Radar

  • Europe

    BAE Systems Cut Steel For Third Type 026 Frigates, HMS Belfast

  • Americas

    Saab delivers Curl-Gustaf Ammunition to U.S. armed forces

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Army Captured Indian-made AK-47 and INSAS Rifles from the Terrorist Group United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF).

  • Air Platform

    U.S. State Dept Approves 12 F-16V Block 70 Aircraft to Jordan

  • C4iSR

    Three Spanish companies to develop radar, optronics and radio frequency to counter drones

  • C4iSR

    Turkish army receives Aselsan’s new-gen electronic warfare system

  • Middle East

    Syrian Crisis Could Provide Lifeline For Ukraine if Putin Wants to Save Assad Regime, Putin Gives Up on Ally Like He Gave Up on Armenia

  • Defense Industry

    Saab Offers Gripen E/F to Czech Republic

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indian RAW supplies arms to the Arakan Army to destabilize Chinese efforts to build deep-sea ports and gas pipelines in Rakhine state

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Aselsan to Deliver TOLUN Miniature Bombs to the Turkish Air Force

  • Air Platform

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

  • Europe

    Canada Stationed Troops To The West of Dnieper River In Ukraine

  • Defense Industry

    Saab Awarded Contract For A26 Submarine For Sweden

  • Middle East

    Syrian Rebels Captures Towns Near Aleppo Without Any Counteroffensive From Russia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    USS Curtis Wilbur Sails Through Taiwan Straits

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    UAE’s EDGE to equip Turkish Bayraktar drones with precision-guided bombs

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia Officially Turned Down Russia’s Offer to Buy Su-35

  • Europe

    Ukraine blows up Horlivka bridge destroying Russian convoy

  • Europe

    Russian Army’s BTR-82A armored vehicles turned into fried chicken in every battle it fought

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Turkish Rocketsan Unveils BURC Anti-air Gun and Missile System

  • Air Platform

    UAE started negotiations with South Korea to purchase KF-21 and FA-50 fighter jets.

  • Air Platform

    Bangladesh Air Guard (thief) Signs Letter of Intent with Leonardo for Eurofighter Typhoon Jet.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar Intrudes Thai Airspace To Bomb Karen Rebel’s Position

  • Europe

    BAE Systems Begin Construction Of Dreadnought Class Ballistic Missile Submarine

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