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KC-46A Pegasus

Air Platform

Israeli Air Force’s first KC-46 aerial refuelling tanker completes maiden flight.

May 12, 2026 GDC 0

Israel’s first KC-46 tanker aircraft has completed its maiden flight in the United States, the Israeli Ministry of Defense announced. The aircraft, designated “Gideon” in Hebrew, is the first of six KC-46 tankers procured by […]

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 […]

  • Rolls-Royce To Supply Automated Platform Management System For F126 Frigates

    January 27, 2022 0
    Rolls-Royce business unit Power Systems, headquartered in Friedrichshafen, Germany, will deliver the automation solutions (FüSAS) for the four new vessels for the German Navy. The scope consists of an Integrated Platform Management System (IPMS) and [...]
  • Bangladesh Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman laid flowers at the tomb of Russian war criminals in Moscow

    April 9, 2025 0
    The chief of Bangladesh Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman, who is visiting Moscow as the head of a military delegation, laid flowers at the tomb of war criminals Russians in the Alexander Garden on Tuesday. Appointing [...]
  • Russia offered S-400 system to Iraq to take advantage of diplomatic row between the US and Iraq

    January 7, 2020 0
    Russia could sell Iraq its S-400 air defence missile system in the wake of Qassem Suleimani’s killing, a member of the Russian Defence Ministry’s public council has suggested. Igor Korotchenko, a former magazine editor also [...]
  • RAN’s HMAS Sydney commissioned at sea

    May 22, 2020 0
    The Royal Australian Navy has welcomed its newest Air Warfare Destroyer into the Fleet in the first commissioning of an Australian warship at sea since the Second World War. The ceremony, conducted off the coast of New South [...]
  • Raytheon’s AIM-7 Sparrow Radar Guided Air-to-Air Missile

    April 16, 2020 0
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  • U.S. Army National Guard Received First UH-60V Helicopter

    May 6, 2025 0
    A U.S. Army National Guard unit is set to get the first Victor-model Black Hawks this month, Brig. Gen. Robert Barrie, the program executive officer for Army aviation, said in a press event at the [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan’s Army Fires HIMARS Rocket Artillery in an Anti-invasion Drills.

June 10, 2026 0

Taiwan’s military on Wednesday fired its new mobile HIMARS rocket system, which is widely used by Ukraine, simulating an attack ​on an invading Chinese force and demonstrating its ability to “shoot-and-scoot” by avoiding ‌counter strikes. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia fires its first homegrown AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer.

June 8, 2026 0

Australia fired its first domestically built self-propelled howitzers during live-fire training last week, completing the journey from a production line in Geelong to live rounds downrange in a matter of months — a timeline that […]

Americas

Canada Purchases 26 HIMARS Rocket Artillery.

June 5, 2026 0

The Government of Canada said it has finalised a government-to-government agreement with the United States for the acquisition of long-range missile capability for the Canadian Armed Forces. The Government of Canada said it has finalised […]

Americas

U.S. Navy purchases Israeli soldier-portable SMASH 2000LE fire control systems.

June 4, 2026 0

An Israeli fire control technology company has now secured contracts with all four major branches of the U.S. military, completing a sweep across the American armed forces that took less than a year. Smart Shooter […]

Europe

Germany Purchases $5.4 Billion Worth of Israeli PULS Rocket Launchers.

May 29, 2026 0

Germany Advancing 5 Billion Euro Rocket Launcher Deal With Israel’s ElbitIf completed, the deal would include hundreds of rocket launchers and could increase Elbit’s order backlog by about 20 percent, strengthening the Israel-based defense contractor’s […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

May 17, 2026 0

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  • Europe

    Sweden to deliver CV90 infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine

  • Europe

    North Korea Sends More Ammo and Artillery To Russia

  • Defense Industry

    China boosts its military budget by nearly $230 billion this year – 7.2% of its spending

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze drones destroyed oil refinery in Samara region

  • Europe

    Saab Launches New Autonomous Ocean Core for Naval Vessels

  • Europe

    Anti-Putin Russian partisan set chemical factory, military surveillance equipment factory and oil refinery on fire

  • Air Platform

    German Parliament Approves Acquisition Of 38 Eurofighter Typhoon

  • Cruise Missiles

    Russian Kh-55 cruise missile headed for Ukraine using Polish airspace to avoid Ukrainian IRIS-T and Patriot missiles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China To Develop Manned-Unmanned Teaming Concept Tanks

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    India Buys 1000 R-27 Air-launched Missiles

  • Europe

    Putin orders mass surveillance on Russian citizens who escaped conscription to Europe and Central Asia

  • Europe

    HIMARS Rocket’s Precision Strikes, A Nightmare For Russian Army

  • Europe

    Germany Sold 1.6 Billion Euros Arms To Arab Countries In 2020

  • Europe

    Ukraine is winning naval and air warfare without having a navy and air force but losing ground warfare

  • Europe

    Estonia purchases South Korea’s K239 Chunmoo multiple rocket launchers.

  • Europe

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

  • C4iSR

    Denmark buys five Ground Master 200 radar systems

  • Europe

    The US State Department Approves Javelin for Poland

  • Africa

    Morocco Deploys Israeli-made Spyder Air Defense System.

  • Americas

    The USAF to Procure Eight T-50 Golden Eagle Dubbed F/T-7X

  • Naval Platforms

    India nails Russia’s defense industries coffin by selecting German submarines

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Denmark purchases Naval Strike Missile from Kongsberg for Coastal Defense System.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Raytheon develops over-the-shoulder AMRAAM, making it more deadly

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Former Malaysian PM Najib Razak and Defense Minister Zahid Hamidi Siphoned Billions of Dollars from Malaysian Navy’s Frigate Procurement Contract without Building any Ships.

  • Americas

    Northrop Grumman Awarded A Contract For Sea Skimming Target Vehicle

  • Americas

    Pentagon picks defense-technology firm Kratos to develop hypersonic flight-testing vehicle

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Elbit Systems Awarded $200 Million Contract to Produce Ammo for Israeli Air Force.

  • South Asia

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

  • Europe

    Russian troops used toxic RG-Vo gas grenades with CN agent

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Puzzled At US Navy’s Intention To Build Sixth-generation Fighter

  • Europe

    Germany Outlaws Public Display of Russia’s “Z” War Symbol

  • Industry

    The top 10 countries exporting arms around the world

  • Anti-air Missiles

    FrankenSAM program: Ukraine to retrofit AIM-9X Sidewinder On To Soviet-era Buk Launcher

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    India Purchases Israeli Spice GPS-guided Bombs.

  • Air Platform

    South Korea Ramps Up FA-50 Light Combat Aircraft Production After Export Success In Poland, Thailand And Malaysia

  • Europe

    Russian-made Unmanned Ground Vehicle Misfires at Demo

  • Americas

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

  • Europe

    Turkey develops homegrown 1,500-horsepower tank engine

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    US State Department approves weapons, sensors and missiles to Taiwan worth $1.8 billion

  • Anti-ship Missile

    China secretly supplied Iran with $5 billion worth of weapons, including CM-302 anti-ship missiles, which failed to hit the US Navy’s warships.

  • Naval Platforms

    Finish Navy’s Hamina-class tests fire torpedoes

  • Europe

    Ukrainian MiG-29 And Su-27 Escort American B1B Lancer Bomber Over Black Sea

  • Air Platform

    General Atomics To Integrate SeaSpray AESA Radar On MQ-9B SeaGuardian Drones

  • Air Platform

    Exposed: Export Variant Su-57E Borrows Radar, OLS From MiG-35 And Engine From Su-35

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese PLA Spy Cheng Cheng Followed Elon Musk during State Visit to Beijing.

  • Americas

    US Allies Should Not Buy Russian Weapons, Secretary Blinken

  • Africa

    Nigeria plans to purchase 12 AH-1Z Cobra attack helicopters

  • Africa

    The U.S. Builds Drone Mega-base In North African Country Niger

  • Infantry Weapons

    Why Did Russia’s S-300 Fail in Syria?

  • Defense Industry

    U.S. State Department Approves SM-6 And SM-2 For Australia

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