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Portugal Purchases Sixth Embraer’s KC-390 Millennium Transport Aircraft.

September 22, 2025 GDC 0

The Portuguese Air Force has reinforced its KC-390 Millennium fleet by signing an amendment with Embraer Defense & Security to acquire a sixth aircraft and secure 10 additional purchase options for NATO partners. The move […]

Air Platform

Portuguese Air Force Adopt Embraer C-390 Millennium For Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Missions

April 17, 2025 GDC 0

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Europe

AERO Vodochody delivers cargo ramps for C-390 transport aircraft to Embraer

April 5, 2025 GDC 0

Czech defense manufacturer AERO Vodochody AEROSPACE a.s. announced Friday the delivery of another full set of structural components for Embraer’s C-390 Millennium military transport aircraft, a platform that will soon enter service with the Czech […]

Air Platform

Sweden Purchases Four Embraer C-390 Transport Aircraft

April 3, 2025 GDC 0

Sweden has officially committed to acquiring four C-390 Millennium multi-mission airlifters from Embraer, the Brazilian aerospace manufacturer announced on 1 April 2025. The announcement, which secures the necessary production slots for the Swedish aircraft, was […]

Air Platform

Brazil Purchases Additional Gripen E, Sweden Purchases Brazilian KC-390 Transport Aircraft In Bilateral Deals

November 14, 2024 GDC 0

Brazil is likely to purchase nine additional Saab JAS 39 E/F Gripens, according to a 9 November statement by the Swedish Ministry of Defence (MoD), adding to its 2014 order for 36 of the multirole […]

Air Platform

South Korea selects Embraer C-390 Millennium transport aircraft

May 5, 2024 GDC 0

Embraer, the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer, said on Monday that South Korea has selected the C-390 Millennium as its choice for new military transport aircraft. South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) revealed the selection of […]

Air Platform

KC-46A Pegasus Tankers Certified To Refuel 97% Joint Force’s Aircraft

June 15, 2022 GDC 0

In the last 12 months, the KC-46A Pegasus tanker demonstrated growing operational capacity at a swift pace, despite restrictions and deficiencies. Gen. Mike Minihan, commander of Air Mobility Command, approved a seventh Interim Capability Release […]

Air Platform

Embraer begins building KC-390 Millennium airlifter for Hungary

November 20, 2021 GDC 0

Embraer has begun building the first of two KC-390 Millennium aircraft for Hungary, ahead of the start of deliveries in 2024. The Brazilian manufacturer announced the milestone on 11 November, noting that a ceremony held […]

  • Turkey Deploys T-122 Sakarya and T-155 Firtina in Libya

    May 31, 2020 0
    Turkey was about to inflict a crushing defeat on the Haftar army. According to al-monitor news, Turkey began to deploy its heavy weapons in Libya, in particular, the T-122 Sakarya multiple launch rocket launchers and [...]
  • Russia’s failure in Bakhmut is inevitable regardless of Wagner mercenary’s efforts

    January 3, 2023 0
    If Russia ultimately fails in its grinding effort to seize the embattled Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, such a setback would have political implications and be a psychological blow for Russian forces, according to one expert. [...]
  • China copies US Navy’s E-2 Hawkeye AEW&C

    September 3, 2020 0
    China’s latest carrier aircraft may not be a fighter, but it will be the most important plane in the fleet. The new XAC KJ-600 airborne early warning and control aircraft, which flew for this first time this [...]
  • Boeing Started Production Of T-7A Red Hawk

    April 9, 2021 0
    A new era in aircraft design and build has begun as the first U.S. portion of the T-7A Red Hawk advanced trainer has officially entered the Boeing jet’s state-of-the-art production line. Boeing Starts Production Of T-7A Red [...]
  • Lockheed Martin starts F-16 production for foreign sales in South Carolina

    May 24, 2021 0
    The U.S. Air Force announced Tuesday that it has teamed up with Lockheed Martin to open a new production line of F-16s for foreign military sales. According to the Air Force, the F-16 Block 70/72 [...]
  • Amid China tensions, Indian Defense Ministry’s $10 billion shopping spree

    June 28, 2020 0
    MOSCOW (GDC) — Minister Rajnath Singh arrived in Moscow on the evening of June 22 to attend the victory parade scheduled for June 24. Defence ministry officials said the visit will “strengthen the longstanding special [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

North Korea unveiled a copy of the U.S. HIMARS rocket launcher.

October 13, 2025 0

North Korea unveiled a copy of the U.S. HIMARS rocket launcher during a major military parade in Pyongyang on October 11, 2025. The system’s close resemblance to the American platform has raised concern over Pyongyang’s […]

Europe

Kosovo received Turkish Skydagger kamikaze drones.

October 11, 2025 0

Containers carrying thousands of Turkish Skydagger kamikaze drones have already arrived in Kosovo, marking an early delivery under a contract with Turkish defense firm Baykar, Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti announced on Wednesday. Dozens of […]

Europe

Serbia Unveils NORA next-gen 155mm self-propelled howitzer.

October 10, 2025 0

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Cyprus National Guard Received Serbian-made Tamnava MLRS.

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia Purchases 48 New HIMARS Rocket Artillery For Ship-killer Role.

October 4, 2025 0

The Australian Army’s appetite for the M142 HIMARS is proving voracious. With the first two of 42 units arriving in Australia only in March, the country is already eyeing another 48 of these U.S.-built rocket […]

Europe

Serbia Unveils 300km Range Sumadija Rocket Artillery.

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  • Europe

    Sweden Ordered More NLAW For Its Army

  • Air Platform

    Chile sets to upgrade F-16 fleet

  • Europe

    Australia, France To Jointly Produce Ammunitions For Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Shot Down Iranian-made Shahed-136 Drone In Kherson

  • Americas

    Saab Awarded Contract To Produce Carl-Gustaf Weapon System For US Army

  • Middle East

    Australia deploys C-17 transport aircraft, KC-30 tankers and ADF personnel to the Middle-East

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    The AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM)

  • Americas

    $96-billion Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program faces another delay

  • Europe

    Russia’s Uralvagonzavod used 148 pieces of European equipment in T-72, T-90 and T-14 tanks, imported 260 machining tools from Germany to manufacture tanks.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Australia, France, UK, Japan and USA to send experts to India to examine captured Chinese-made PL-15E missile

  • Air Platform

    Spain Purchases Hurjet Trainer Aircraft From NATO Ally Turkey

  • Air Platform

    Brazil plans to double fighter jets fleet by procuring cutting-edge F-39E Gripen jets

  • Americas

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

  • Europe

    A new fleet of Ukrainian ‘Sea Baby’ drones ready to hunt for the Russian navy

  • Industry

    Australia ramping up defense production capability

  • Americas

    U.S. to spend $14.3 billion to ramp up Iron Dome missile production

  • Europe

    Russia sent 70 years old T-54 tanks to Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Two South Korean Firms Battle To Win Australia’s General Purpose Frigate Contract

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Donates Four Cessna Aircraft to Philippines Navy

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. State Department Approves 250 AMRAAM For Sweden Worth $605 Million

  • South Asia

    A Surprise Entry to India’s MMRCA v2.0: The US offers F-15EX after Super Hornet and F-21 to India

  • Europe

    Ukraine Destroys Soviet-era Uragan Artillery Rockets

  • Air Platform

    Korea Aerospace Industries Started Negotiation With Peru For KF-21 Fighter Jet Deal

  • Europe

    Turkey develops homegrown 1,500-horsepower tank engine

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Kongsberg Defense Awarded $2 Billion Contract To Produce Naval Strike Missiles For Poland

  • C4iSR

    Russian troops find Ukraine’s Sentinel radar mockup

  • C4iSR

    Saab delivers British Army’s next generation artillery hunting radars

  • Europe

    Turkey seeks to repeat its drone success story for unmanned ground vehicle

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar to launch its first satellite in orbit next year with Japan’s help

  • C4iSR

    Saab Upgrades Giraffe AMB Radar of French Air Force

  • Air Platform

    Bell Helicopter Started Manufacturing AH1-Z Helicopter For Bahrain

  • Europe

    Germany proposes to supply Ukraine with 100 modern PzH 2000 howitzers

  • Naval Platforms

    Navantia’s S80 Submarine Air Independent Propulsion passes tests

  • Europe

    Russia Deploys Iskander Tactical Nuclear Missiles In Belarus

  • Americas

    U.S. Announced New Aid Package Includes GLSDB Launcher and Ammunitions

  • Europe

    Turkiye-made fighter jet Kızılelma completes test with afterburner

  • Europe

    Putin has sent S-400 surface-to-air missiles to North Korea in return of 20,000 troops

  • Europe

    Ukraine Successfully Destroyed 85% Of Iranian Drones

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Leonardo Delivers AW109 Trekker To Flykomala Private Charter Company

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia Completes Order For 42 French Rafale Fighter Jets Worth $8.1 Billion

  • Infantry Weapons

    Rafael Spike LR II Missile System: The Ultimate Tank Killer

  • South Asia

    India Deploys Chinooks And Apache Helicopters In Ladakh

  • Europe

    Russia Left Behind Treasure Trove Of Ammunition In Kherson

  • Europe

    Donetsk region: a tank graveyard of the Russian army

  • Naval Platforms

    Aselsan signed contract to supply combat system for MILGEM project

  • Europe

    Italy, UK, Japan fighter jet programme could open up to UAE and Saudi Arabia

  • Defense Industry

    GE Aviation to supply 99 engines for HAL Tejas MK1A

  • Europe

    Shady Arms Deal: Armenia Bought 35 OSA SHORAD From Jordan During Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

  • Europe

    Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drone is the first UCAV in the world to complete a barrel roll

  • Europe

    Royal Marines Training Ukrainian Special Forces on Complex Amphibious Operations

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