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Tejas MK1A or MK2: Is it Really Worth $75 Million?

April 9, 2021 GDC 0

The Tejas single-seat, single-engine, lightweight, high-agility supersonic fighter aircraft entered service with the Indian Air Force (IAF) in July 2016. As of December 2019, Tejas had flown 4,599 test flights up to speeds of Mach […]

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Assessing Light Combat Aircraft Options for Malaysia

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Russia’s New Concept Fighter Looks Like Delta-wing Gripen

December 23, 2020 GDC 0

A photo of the concept of the newest Russian light fighter has appeared on the IZ.ru newspaper. According to iz.ru, the Russian military was interested in developing a light combat fighter, a photograph appeared on […]

C4iSR

Thales launches compact AESA radar for light combat aircraft

October 19, 2020 GDC 0

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Air Platform

China’s GAIC unveils first export order for FTC-2000G AJT

April 21, 2020 GDC 0

China’s Guizhou Aviation Industries Corporation (GAIC) has received its first export order for the locally developed FTC-2000G advanced jet trainer (AJT)/light-attack aircraft. The stated-owned Xinhua News Agency reported on 19 April that the order was […]

Air Platform

China’s GAIC FTC-2000G AJT/Ground Attack Aircraft

April 17, 2020 GDC 0

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Hongdu L-15/JL-15 Falcon advanced trainer/light attack aircraft

March 15, 2020 GDC 0

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India’s HAL unveils ambitious plan to produce combat helicopter

March 5, 2020 GDC 0

NEW DELHI : In an ambitious project with strategic significance, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has started ground work to produce a 10 to 12 tonne attack helicopter by 2027 which will be comparable with some of […]

Industry

Boeing eyes on T-7A exports to Asia-Pacific markets

February 13, 2020 GDC 0

Boeing has announced an intention to export the T-7A Red Hawk to countries in the Asia-Pacific region for military trainer and light combat aircraft requirements across the Asia-Pacific region. The US company will share marketing […]

Air Platform

HAL Tejas Light Combat Aircraft: Too Late, Too Little and Too Expense

October 28, 2019 GDC 0

HAL “Tejas”, the indigenous compound delta-wing light combat aircraft, was meant to be a replacement for MiG-21s but even after four decades in the making, the aircraft is still undergoing the process of induction. State-owned […]

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  • India tests nuclear capable K-4 SLBM

    January 25, 2020 0
    India tested its nuclear capable K-4 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), designed to have a strike range of 3,500 km, for the second time in six days on Friday. The missile test, as the one conducted [...]
  • Russia Proposes To Upgrade Indian Su-30MKI Fighters

    February 28, 2021 0
    The project of modernizing Su-30MKI multirole fighters operational in the Indian Air Force is at the stage of discussion, head of the delegation of Russia’s state arms seller Rosoboronexport (part of the state tech corporation [...]
  • Saudi Arabia Lets Israeli Commercial Planes Cross Its Airspace

    December 1, 2020 0
    Washington (GDC) — Saudi Arabia agreed on Monday, local time, to let Israeli airliners cross its airspace en route to the United Arab Emirates after talks between Saudi officials and White House senior adviser Jared [...]
  • Chinese Type 094 Nuclear Submarine in ‘embarrassing’ South China Sea incident

    October 17, 2019 0
    A photo of a Chinese Type 094 nuclear-powered submarine surfacing beside a Vietnamese fishing vessel Hanoi- On October 17 2019, an enormous nuclear missile submarine has mysteriously surfaced among Vietnamese fishing boats in the South [...]
  • Saudi Arabia Largest Importer Of Arms, U.S. Largest Exporter Of Arms

    March 15, 2021 0
    Over a third of the global weapons sold worldwide during the past five years came from the United States. About half of US arms transfers went to the Middle East. Top Five Weapons Exporter In [...]
  • German Air Force to issue new RFI to accommodate ECR capability

    April 7, 2020 0
    Representatives from German industry have said they anticipate the German government issuing an updated request for information (RFI) for its Tornado replacement requirement, to include the electronic attack (EA) mission not stipulated in the original [...]
C4iSR

Russia To Supply Myanmar With Orlan-10E Surveillance Drones And Pantsir-S1

April 22, 2021 0

Russia has signed a contract to supply an unspecified number of Orlan-10E surveillance drones to Myanmar as part of a deal that also includes Pantsir-S1 surface-to-air missile systems and radar equipment. The Russian defense systems, […]

Infantry Weapons

India Sends 100 Army Personnel To Russia For S-400 Training

April 19, 2021 0

India will send dozens of soldiers to Russia for training on an anti-aircraft missile system that it has agreed to purchase, a move that likely will not sit well with the U.S., which has positioned New […]

C4iSR

Why Russia’s Soviet-era A2/AD Strategy Doesn’t Work Against NATO Warplanes

April 17, 2021 0

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Infantry Weapons

Greek Patriot Systems Will Be Deployed In Saudi Arabia

April 16, 2021 0

An agreement to deploy a Greek Patriot missile system in Saudi Arabia could be signed when top Greece officials visit Riyadh next week. In fact, a tripartite cooperation meeting of Cyprus, Greece and the United […]

Europe

US Army Deploys HIMARS Near Crimea

April 15, 2021 0

The U.S. Army sneaked a pair of long-range rocket launchers near Russia’s Black Sea outpost on Thursday, fired off a few rockets then hurried the launchers back to the safety of their base in Germany. […]

Infantry Weapons

Norinco Delivers Sky Dragon 50 To Morocco

April 10, 2021 0

Morocco took delivery 24 Norinco Sky Dragon 50 medium-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems in December 2017, the Hespress.com website reported on 28 January without citing any sources. The Norinco Sky Dragon 50 consists of up […]

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    A Turkish F-16 shot down an Armenian Su-25

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    India’s defense ministry signs $2.8 billion deal for 464 T-90MS MBT

  • Americas

    Norwegian Kongsberg wins a contract to supply Naval Strike Missile

  • Infantry Weapons

    Iran used Chinese derivatives M-7 AKA Fateh-313 and Qiam-1 missile to attack US-base in Iraq

  • Americas

    The U.S. Navy Orders 10th Virginia-class Submarine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Rheinmetall Unveils Lynx KF-41 IFV For Australian Army

  • Middle East

    Egyptian Navy Takes Delivery of First Domestically Built Corvette

  • Americas

    The USAF Relocates B-52 and B-2 Stealth Bombers from Guam to USA

  • Naval Platforms

    Indian Navy Commissions Third Kalvari-Class Submarine

  • Infantry Weapons

    SIG SAUER Unveiled 716i TREAD Assault Weapons

  • Air Platform

    Germany Set to Receive Super Hornet By 2025 and Retire Tornado by 2030

  • Air Platform

    Turkey Planning to Test Its Killer Drone Against S-400

  • Naval Platforms

    South Korean Navy’s KDDX Future Destroyer

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force’s Dhruv Helicopter came under the warning fire from the Chinese military

  • Americas

    Analysis: Time Has Come For America To Revise ITAR Regulation

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Lockheed Martin Aegis Battle Management Systems For Royal Australian Navy

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

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    Indian Tajinder Kumar becomes first RAAF officer

  • Europe

    EU sanctions on Russia make Italian-Russian Military Joint Venture Unsustainable

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Naval Group To Sale Submarine To The Philippines Navy

  • C4iSR

    The Seaspray 5000E AESA Radar

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Government to back Azerbaijan with armed drones

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine Developed Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Information collection “Tayra” and “Harza” Radar

  • Naval Platforms

    Type 054B Frigate: A Scale-down Version of Type 055 Destroyer

  • Uncategorized

    Aero India: Indian Company Demonstrates BMP II Sarath Armored Vehicles

  • C4iSR

    See, Scan, Shoot: The Northrop Grumman AN/ASQ-236 Radar Pod

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s Type 075 amphibious assault ship caught fire

  • Europe

    Raytheon delivers NASAMS II to Lithuanian Army

  • Air Platform

    Saab Ordered Active Noise Reduction Systems For Gripen E/F

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    NHIndustries NH90 multi-role military helicopter

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese Warship Confronted Royal Australian Navy’s Warship

  • Europe

    Dassault Aviation Sets Plan B For FCAS Program If Tri-nation Fighter Project Fails

  • Air Platform

    In-depth Look At Turkish TFX Fifth-generation Fighter Jet Programme

  • Americas

    US orders 78 new F-35 combat aircraft for three forces

  • Naval Platforms

    Taiwan progressed with domestically designed submarine

  • Europe

    Germany awarded a contract to acquire Damen MKS 180 Frigates

  • Infantry Weapons

    Target Galwan Valley: China tests lightweight 122mm Howitzers

  • Air Platform

    The Wing Loong II / ID Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

  • Americas

    The U.S. Air Force to procure 80 Boeing F-15X

  • Americas

    The US Navy deploys new tactical nukes

  • Europe

    Turkish Army to Get New Indigenous Heavy Machine Guns

  • Europe

    Russian ships ‘high activity’ in the channel

  • Air Platform

    Why did China buy Russian Mi-171sh helicopter when it has Z-10?

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    The Raytheon’s High-energy Laser Weapon System (LaWS)

  • C4iSR

    Digital Arsenals : US Army Deployed Stryker Mounted EW System In Europe

  • Naval Weapons

    RBS15 MK3 Heavy Anti-ship Missile

  • Air Platform

    Turkish TUSAŞ Engine Industries (TEI) Projects And Industrial Capability

  • C4iSR

    TSC 2000 IFF (identification friend or foe) Transponder

  • Naval Platforms

    China Developed Catapult-launched Version J-15T Naval Aircraft

  • Industry

    AMRA Submits Proposals For RAN’s Magnetic Treatment Facility

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