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  • [ June 13, 2026 ] Canada will join Britain-lead GCAP fighter jet Project as observer. Air Platform
  • [ June 13, 2026 ] New Tension Begins Between Dassault Aviation and Airbus on EuroDrone UCAV Project. Europe
  • [ June 13, 2026 ] Germany’s Airbus Asks Sweden’s Saab to Jointly Develop Sixth-generation Fighter Jet. Air Platform
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Germany will be a strong partner for GCAP sixth-generation fighter project, Leonardo CEO said.

June 10, 2026 GDC 0

Germany would be a strong partner for the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) ​fighter project, the chief executive of Italian aerospace and defence ‌group Leonardo told Reuters on Tuesday. Asked whether the scrapping by Germany […]

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Italy and ITPS Canada establish the first private fleet of Leonardo M-346 fighter trainers in North America.

May 29, 2026 GDC 0

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Leonardo to demonstrate M-346 commanding two Baykar uncrewed fighters by mid-year.

March 16, 2026 GDC 0

Leonardo will conduct the first demonstration flight later this year pairing its M-346 platform with a pair of representative collaborative combat aircraft. “In mid-’26 we are going to demonstrate the first ‘Case War’,” chief executive […]

Air Platform

Saudi Arabia Purchases Four C-27J Maritime Patrol Aircraft.

February 17, 2026 GDC 0

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with Italy’s Leonardo S.p.A. for the acquisition of four C-27J Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA). The contract expands Saudi Arabia’s fixed-wing naval aviation capabilities with anti-submarine warfare, […]

Europe

Leonardo Company’s Proteus Unmanned Helicopter Completes First Flight.

January 24, 2026 GDC 0

British aviation history has been made with the UK’s first truly autonomous full-size helicopter completing its maiden flight, operating from Predannack airfield in Cornwall. The helicopter has been designed and built by Leonardo as a […]

Africa

Nigeria purchases 24 M-346FA fighter jets after grounding Chinese-made JF-17 blunder fighter jets.

December 19, 2025 GDC 0

Nigeria is nearing completion of a landmark military aircraft acquisition agreed this year with Italy, with deliveries of 24 M-346FA fighter jets and 10 AW-109 helicopters almost finalised, signalling a significant upgrade of its air […]

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

December 9, 2025 GDC 0

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Leonardo UK secured a contract to supply AW159 wildcat ASW helicopters to Philippine Navy.

October 16, 2025 GDC 0

Leonardo UK is poised to secure a new contract to supply six additional AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat anti-submarine warfare helicopters to the Philippine Navy for P42.290 billion (approx USD 745 million). Philippines’ Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro […]

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Leonardo to deliver new helicopters to Malaysian Army

May 24, 2025 GDC 0

Leonardo and Weststar Aviation Group have signed an agreement to deliver a mix of helicopters for the Malaysian Armed Forces. Revealed at an aerospace and maritime exhibit in Langkawi, the “sale and purchase” framework will […]

Defense Industry

European Union Will Spend $867 Billion on Collective Security and Decoupling American Companies from Europe

March 27, 2025 GDC 0

As Europe plans to pour billions of dollars into defense, many regional leaders are pushing for the money to be spent locally — but some market watchers say it’s inevitable that U.S. companies will benefit […]

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  • AM General 155mm 6×6 “Brutus” Howitzer

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  • RAAF P-8 Poseidon And US Navy Take Part In An Exercise

    January 17, 2021 0
    RAAF P-8A Poseidons are taking part in an anti-submarine warfare exercise alongside forces from the US, Japan, Canada, India and New Zealand in Guam. The Boeing P-8 Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA)DateSeptember 12, 2019Boeing Awarded [...]
  • Chinese Commentator Admits J-35 ‘Knockoff F-35’ Fighter Limited to Seven-Minute Combat Operations.

    February 14, 2026 0
    Despite a $40 billion investment, the J-35 relies on an older WS-19 Engine, underscoring China’s engine-development challenges. China begun retrofitting WS10B engine into J-10C fourth-gen fighter jetDateMarch 6, 2020China’s FC-31 Fighter Jet Could Have Export [...]
  • Lockheed Martin and Rheinmetall to develop German variant of HIMARS

    April 26, 2023 0
    Arms makers Lockheed Martin and Rheinmetall will team up to develop a German rocket artillery system, they said on Thursday, a weapon in the same category as the HIMARS rocket launchers Lockheed has been supplying to Ukraine. [...]
  • TKMS signs preliminary agreement for Germany’s MEKO A-200 frigate project

    February 5, 2026 0
    German shipbuilding major TKMS has signed a preliminary agreement with the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) for the MEKO A-200 DEU project. TKMS, Embraer, Atech awarded contract to build Brazilian [...]
  • Why India and China should be given secondary sanctions?

    April 7, 2022 0
    As the war in Ukraine drags on, lawmakers in the U.S. are seeking ways to ratchet up the economic pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin. The hundreds of sanctions imposed so far on Russian industries, [...]
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.

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  • Americas

    American MIM-104 Patriot Became The Gold Standard Of Missile Defense System

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Bhutan Latest Country to Formally Recognize Israel

  • Americas

    Trump Admin Will Impose 50 Percent Tariffs on Russia, China and North Korea for Supplying Weapons to Iran.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia Looking At Iver Huitfeldt-Class Frigate To Boost TNI-AL’s Blue Water Force

  • Air Platform

    Morocco Receives First Bayraktar TB2 Drones

  • Europe

    A high-ranking Russian officer shot dead in Moscow

  • Air Platform

    Russia copies Boeing X-32 and embeds it into the cold-war MiG 1.44 project to create Checkmate LCA

  • Defense Industry

    Russia Releases Photo Of New Single Engine Fighter “The Checkmate”

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Royal Australian Navy Commissions Replenishment Ship HMAS Stalwart

  • Europe

    Desperate Russia Sent Indian T-90S Bhishma Tanks To Ukraine, India’s Proxy War Against Ukraine

  • Europe

    Russian man blew up military freight train heading to Ukraine in another sabotage

  • Air Platform

    Leaked Documents Show Russia Struggling to Manufacture Gearbox for Su-57, Su-75 and PAK DA Aircraft.

  • Africa

    Pakistan Delivers Three JF-17 Thunder To Nigeria

  • Air Platform

    Second Batch Of Rafale To Arrive In India In October

  • C4iSR

    The US Space Force Tests Space Telescope in Western Australia

  • C4iSR

    Deconstructing Fire Control Radar of MiG-29s/MiG-29M2/MiG-29K/MiG-35

  • Air Platform

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

  • Middle East

    Turkish F-16 shot down two Syrian Su-24 Fencer Jets And A Turkish Drone Shot Down Over Idlib Region, Syria.

  • Middle East

    Israeli pilots reflect on the ‘Days of Repentance’ operation that destroyed Iran’s air defense capability

  • Africa

    Algeria To Receive 14 Su-34E Medium Bombers

  • Europe

    British MoD To Compensate For Damages Caused By RAF Typhoon’s Sonic Boom

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Austal Shipbuilding delivers 20th Guardian-class patrol boat to Australia

  • Industry

    U.S. Army is heading towards integrating 3D printing within its supply chain

  • Naval Platforms

    Turkey begins construction of fourth Ada-class corvette for Pakistan

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Force destroyed significant numbers of Russian-made S-300 air defense system in Iran attacks

  • C4iSR

    CEA Technologies 3D Active Phased Array Radar

  • Europe

    Russia’s S-300 And Iskander Missiles Launch Spectacularly Go Wrong And Hit Its Own City Belgorod

  • Middle East

    U.S. Navy destroyed six Iranian attack boats in Strait of Hormuz.

  • Air Platform

    Turkey working with Rolls-Royce on 5th-gen TFX combat aircraft engine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan to collaborate with the U.S. on Railgun development

  • South Asia

    More Than 1158 Bangladeshi Citizens Who Criticized Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Regime Suffered Enforced Disappearance

  • Cruise Missiles

    Ukraine unveils domestically developed 1,000km range Neptune cruise missile.

  • Europe

    Russia Playing Catch Up In The Ukraine War, Russian State TV Presenter Says

  • Europe

    Ukraine develops new Bohdana 155mm howitzer variants

  • Europe

    Ukrainian soldiers destroy Russia’s 70-years old T-55 tanks with mines and RPG

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    General Atomics has successfully tested its Long Range Maneuvering Projectile.

  • Europe

    Russia Losing Aircraft and Helicopters Faster Than It Can Replenish, UK Intelligence Report

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China to launch eighth Type 055 Destroyer next year

  • Air Platform

    Boeing, Saab, and BAE Systems have teamed up to offer T-7A RedHawk to Royal Air Force.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Norwegian-German defense companies jointly develops supersonic missile

  • Europe

    Russia relocates 9 jets and 11 helicopters from Belarusian airbase to Russia, amid drone attacks fear

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin Enters U.S. Air Force’s Tanker Competition

  • Air Platform

    Philippines to receive first Turkish attack helicopter in December

  • Europe

    Spanish Navantia Proposes F110-Class Frigates For Hellenic Navy

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine To Receive Two Batteries Of NASAMS Anti-air Missiles

  • Europe

    Turkish Navy’s First Aircraft Carrier Starts Sea Trials

  • Europe

    Ukraine successfully de-militarized the ‘Russian Air Force’ killing more than 600 pilots and destroying 500 aircraft

  • Air Platform

    President Trump Touts ‘F-55’ Fighter: A Twin-Engined F-35 for the Air Force

  • Middle East

    Israeli Army Started Localized Ground Incursions Before Full-scale Ground Incursions In Northern Gaza

  • Europe

    Russia Deploys 70 Years Old T-55 Tanks To Defend Crimea

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