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Americas

Bullseye (B/E): Pentagon Sends Six EA-18G Growler Radar Jamming Aircraft, KC-46 Tankers and USS Delbert D Black to the Middle East.

January 30, 2026 GDC 0

America massively ramped up military pressure on Iran today with more deadly naval forces and another formation of EA-18G Growler radar jamming planes and KC-46 aerial refuelling tankers. Guided missile destroyer USS Delbert D Black […]

Air Platform

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

July 20, 2024 GDC 0

Boeing will build an additional 15 KC-46A Pegasus tankers under a Lot 10 contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force valued at $2.3 billion. One hundred fifty-three KC-46A multi-mission aerial refuelers are now on contract […]

Uncategorized

Boeing Awarded $3.1 Billion Contract To Produce KC-46A Tankers For Israeli And U.S. Air Force

September 27, 2022 GDC 0

The US Air Force has awarded Boeing a $3.1 billion contract for the delivery of KC-46A Pegasus tankers to the air forces of the United States and Israel. The $2.2 billion contract for the US […]

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 […]

  • Keel Laid for Indian Navy’s Third Project 17A Frigate

    September 11, 2020 0
    Keel of the third ship (Yard- 12653) of the Indian Navy P17A class stealth frigates was laid on 10 Sep 2020. The keel laying ceremony was conducted through an e-platform in the presence of Vice [...]
  • Ukraine’s kamikaze drones blitz Russian ammunition depots 600km from frontlines

    September 30, 2024 0
    Ukraine on Sunday said it sent more than 100 drones deep inside Russia to hit a major weapons depot, as it stepped up attacks further inside Russian territory. Ukraine’s kamikaze drones strike Russian ammunition depotDateAugust [...]
  • India wants to purchase 114 Rafale fighter jet, amidst tensions with Pakistan

    August 15, 2025 0
    India is poised to move forward with a government-to-government (G2G) proposal for 114 additional Rafale fighter jets under its Multi-Role Fighter Aircraft (MRFA) program, The Times of India reports.  India wants to purchase 114 Rafale F5 fighter [...]
  • Russian Warship Fired at German Maritime Helicopter in NATO Lake

    December 6, 2024 0
    Russian ship allegedly fired signal ammunition at a German helicopter on a reconnaissance mission in the Baltic Sea, according to the German newspaper the Berliner Zeitung. Russian Warship Fired Warning Shots At Royal Navy’s HMS [...]
  • U.S. Delivers More NASAMS, HIMARS, Ammo And Power Generators To Ukraine

    November 26, 2022 0
    On November 23, 2022, the United States Department of Defense released information about the new military aid package for Ukraine including the delivery of Additional munitions for National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) as well [...]
  • Israeli Army Used White Phosphorus Artillery Munitions To Destroy Hamas Tunnels And Bunkers

    November 15, 2023 0
    Human Rights Watch on Thursday accused Israel of using white phosphorus munitions in its military operations in Gaza and Lebanon, saying the use of such weapons puts civilians at risk of serious and long-term injury. [...]
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 […]

  • Americas

    Russia stole American hypersonic weapons design, President Donald Trump said

  • Americas

    Brazil to purchase Polish Borsuk IFV and Piorun Missiles

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Chinese HQ-9P, HQ-16 and Russian S-400 Triumf Anti-air Missiles Have Questionable Performance in India-Pakistan War

  • Europe

    U.S.-supplied ATACMS dealt significant damage to Russian airbases in a recent attack

  • Europe

    Finish Authority Arrested A Group For Exporting Millions of Dollars Of Drones And Anti-drone Tech To Russia

  • Europe

    Russia cannot manufacture missiles, fighter jets and warships without Western components

  • Central Asia

    U.S. Army Deploys Paratroopers In Afghanistan To Support Evacuation

  • Anti-ship Missile

    U.S. Army conducted the first Typhon missile system live fire exercise in Australia

  • Europe

    British Intelligence Retrieved Nuclear Secrets During Sergei Shoigu Tenure As Defense Minister Reason For His Sacking

  • Air Platform

    General Atomics Successfully Trials Lockheed’s Legion Pod On Avengers UAV

  • Europe

    Royal Air Force to Use Bio-fuel for Aircrafts by 2050

  • Europe

    Ukrainian HIMARS blew up Russia’s Ka-52 helicopters ammunition depot

  • Europe

    Vladimir Putin “realizes he’s made a mistake” with the invasion of Ukraine, says Commander James Stavridis

  • Europe

    U.S Air Force Shoots Down Unidentified Object Over Alaska

  • Air Platform

    Dassault Aviation has received 533 Rafale fighter jet orders.

  • Defense Industry

    Italy, Egypt To Sign Mega Arms Deal Includes 24 Eurofighters, 24 M346 Trainers and 6 Frigates

  • Air Platform

    UAE Purchases 12 L15 Training Aircraft From China

  • Europe

    First FDI frigate built by Naval Group for Hellenic Navy hits the water

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Baykar to Develop Unmanned Fighter Jet

  • Europe

    Ukrainian ace pilot ‘ghost of Kyiv’ killed in plane crash

  • Uncategorized

    Rheinmetall sends more Leopard 2A4 tanks to Ukraine

  • Europe

    British-supplied Storm Shadow Cruise Missile Destroyed Sevastopol Shipyard In Occupied Crimea

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar parades Chinese-made SY-400 short-range ballistic missiles

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Netherlands Delivers Patriot Missile Defense System To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pushes for Western warplane ‘coalition’

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. State Department Approves 300 Javelin Missiles For Thailand

  • Middle East

    Iran, China 25-years secret Petrochemicals and military deals

  • Air Platform

    Turkey to Buy 40 F-16V and 80 Upgrade Kits For F-16C

  • Americas

    US Marine Unit Received New Counter Drone Gun

  • Europe

    Fincantieri Began Construction of Italian Navy’s U212NFS Submarines

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia, UK Sign Formal Agreement To Design And Build Nuclear Submarine

  • C4iSR

    Russia lacks the industrial capability to manufacture an active protection system, according to a Russian defence expert.

  • Europe

    Ukraine sends Turkish-made Cobra II vehicles to the frontline

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin Awarded Major F-35 Contracts Worth $15.5 Billion

  • Europe

    Western special forces on the ground assisting Ukrainian forces, leaked intelligence documents

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    US Navy To Develop “Screaming Arrow” Hypersonic Anti-ship Missiles For Super Hornet Fighters

  • Europe

    Ukraine Broke Through Russia’s Anti-tank Trenches in Multiple Frontlines

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia finalized 48 KAAN fighter jets deal with Turkiye

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan Received Five CH-4 Drones From China

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

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

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    AUKUS delays could leave the Royal Australian Navy without submarines

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian Armed Forces says MIM-104 Patriot is the most effective surface-to-air missile system.

  • Civil Aviation

    Dassault Falcon 8X To Rival Gulfstream G7500 And G700

  • Air Platform

    Airbus delivers A330 MRTTs aircraft to the UAE

  • South Asia

    Former Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina knew in advance about the Border Guard Mutiny in 2009, India planned to destroy morale of Army

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish Aerospace Industries opens first Southeast Asian office in Malaysia

  • Defense Industry

    Finland, Sweden Jointly Procure Armed Vehicles

  • Europe

    World-first, Turkish Akinci drone test fires Cakir cruise missiles

  • Europe

    Germany delivers 18 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine

  • South Asia

    Pakistan launched retaliatory attacks in Iran after Iranian drone strikes in Pakistan

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