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Africa

Ghana plans to procure six Aero L-39NG trainer/light combat jets

August 17, 2021 GDC 0

Ghana is looking to procure six Aero Vodochody L-39NG aircraft for the Armed Forces of Ghana through a loan agreement worth € 111.3 million ($ 132 million), local media reported in recent days. The agreement […]

Air Platform

Turkey To Export 12 Hurkus-C Aircraft To Unknown Customer

May 11, 2021 GDC 0

Turkish Aerospace Industries signed a contract to build 12 Hurkus-C armed close air support and training aircrafts for an unknown customer. Hurkus-C has the benefit of also offering a low-cost, flexible solution against asymmetric threats […]

  • Israeli Arrow-3 Missile Defense System Intercepted Barrages of Ballistic Missiles Fired from Iran.

    June 8, 2026 0
    Iran has launched a barrage of missiles towards Israel, after warnings from Tehran that Israel must halt its ongoing assault on southern Lebanon or face more attacks. Iran Shipped Haj Qaseem Ballistic Missiles To Islamic [...]
  • Aselsan-Ukroboronprom Jointly Develop Skif ATGM

    October 14, 2019 0
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  • BAE Systems To Provide Advanced GPS System For F-15EX Fighter Jet

    October 17, 2022 0
    BAE Systems has received a $13 million contract for advanced Global Positioning System (GPS) technology to protect U.S. F-15E aircraft from GPS signal jamming and spoofing. The company’s Digital GPS Anti-jam Receiver (DIGAR) will ensure [...]
  • Indian Navy’s Fifth Scorpene-class Submarine Starts Sea Trials

    February 10, 2022 0
    INS Vagir, the Indian Navy’s fifth of six Scorpene-class submarines, started sea trials on 1 February, the navy’s officials revealed. Indian Navy Commissions Third Kalvari-Class SubmarineDateMarch 14, 2021India Launches Sixth and Final Scorpene-class SubmarineDateApril 24, [...]
  • Canada to Join British-led Global Air Combat Program Sixth-generation Fighter Jet Consortium

    April 4, 2025 0
    As reported by Nicholas Drummond on April 2, 2025, Canada and Australia are showing renewed interest in joining the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), a trilateral initiative between the United Kingdom, Japan, and Italy to develop a [...]
  • Boeing UCAV For Royal Australian Air Force

    October 25, 2019 0
    Boeing UCAV Melbourne – Boeing [NYSE: BA] has introduced its newest unmanned platform, the Boeing Airpower Teaming System. Designed for Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) by Boeing Australia, it is the company’s largest investment in [...]
Europe

Ukraine develops new Zetros-based 155mm howitzer called Marta.

June 22, 2026 0

Germany and Ukraine signed agreements that include €750 million ($870 million) for 200 Bohdana self-propelled artillery systems on Zetros chassis, and those systems now have a confirmed name and barrel specification: defense analyst Jeff, reporting […]

Europe

MBDA unveils deep-strike, air defence, and smart mass-weapons portfolio.

June 21, 2026 0

MBDA will present a broad portfolio of sovereign defence solutions at Eurosatory 2026 as Europe and its allies accelerate rearmament. The company said the portfolio is intended to address armed forces’ needs in an increasingly […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin Unveils HIMARS FLEX with 12 Launch Canisters Capable of Firing Extended Range GMLRS, PrSM, and ATACMS.

June 20, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced the HIMARS FLEX on June 16, a modular evolution of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System that introduces a dual-pod launcher configuration capable of carrying double the munitions of the standard […]

Infantry Weapons

Indian Army selects Meprolight MEPRO X6 as new daytime optic for Negev light machine guns.

June 18, 2026 0

The Indian Army has selected Meprolight’s MEPRO X6 telescopic sight as the dedicated daytime optic for its Negev light machine guns (LMG), concluding a multi‑year evaluation process aimed at boosting long‑range engagement capability across frontline […]

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 […]

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Japan Test Fires Type 12 Anti-ship Missile in Exercises Talisman Sabre 2023

  • Europe

    Bad News For Ukraine: Putin Learning To Value Competent Andrei Belousov And Removing Incompetent Idiots From Ministry Of Defense

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall offers next-gen KF-51 Panther main battle tanks to Ukraine

  • Americas

    U.S. destroyer breaks Navy record for longest stint at sea

  • Air Platform

    The Philippines Approved To Buy 12 F-16V Block 70/72 Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Germany quietly building Europe’s largest conventional military.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Poland Purchases 23 Batteries Of Narew And CAMM-ER Surface-to-air Missiles From MBDA Worth $12 Billion

  • Americas

    Saab starts production of T-7A Fighter Trainer

  • Americas

    Canadian Army Wants Cheap FPV Drones for Modern Combat.

  • Americas

    Northrop Grumman Delivers 100,000th GPS Guidance Kits For 155mm Artillery Shells

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The U.S. To Pass New Legislation Allowing Royal Australian Navy’s Sailors To Train On Nuclear Submarine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. Approves the Delivery of Three Virginia-class Submarines to Australia.

  • C4iSR

    Leonardo Delivers First ECRS Mk2 AESA Radar to UK’s Eurofighter Typhoon

  • South Asia

    Video footage shows Bangladesh army soldiers beating teenagers in Bangladesh’s Faridpur district

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan aimed its defence spending to counter a ‘total blockade’ by China

  • Air Platform

    Russian nuclear bomber PAK DA “Messenger” has serious design flaws so does the Su-57 fighter

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. Army To Test Fire Hypersonic Missile In Australia As Part Of AUKUS Alliance

  • Defense Industry

    Antonov to Replace Russian-made Components of An-178 Transport Aircraft

  • Air Platform

    Peru purchased 24 FA-50 fighter jets from South Korea, replacing Russian MiG-29

  • Europe

    No rations: Russian troops suffered radiation poison after fishing next to Chernobyl nuclear site

  • C4iSR

    AN/TPQ-53 or Q-53 Radar Systems

  • Europe

    MKE Delivers First Indigenous 76mm Naval Gun To The Turkish Navy

  • Europe

    Russia has lost over 530,000 soldiers and significant amounts of military equipment, including tanks, artillery systems, and combat vehicles

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Czech Crowdfunding ‘Gift for Putin’ Donates 15 Viktor Anti-air System To Ukraine

  • Europe

    U.S. M1A1 Abrams MBTs officially join the fight against Russian forces

  • Americas

    Former Intelligence Officer Alnur Mussayev Claims KGB Recruited Donald Trump Under Codename ‘Agent Krasnov’, Trump Serving USSR and Russia for 37 Years

  • Americas

    US Navy to commission Super Hornet Block III into service

  • Infantry Weapons

    Egypt plans to buy South Korean K-9 Howitzer

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy Commissions 21st Virginia-class Submarine USS Montana (SSN 794)

  • Ballistic Missile

    South Korea plans to field its new Hyunmoo-5 ballistic missile by the end of 2025.

  • Middle East

    The Iran war exposed Chinese clandestine involvement in Iran’s nuclear and missile projects. 300 Chinese ZTE and Huawei experts are dead in Iran.

  • Air Platform

    USAF’s Red Flag 21-1 Exercise Involves Air Combat, Space, Cyberspace Elements

  • Middle East

    Russian S-400 Watches As The Israeli Air Force Bombs Latakia Port Destroying Iranian Weapons Cache

  • Air Platform

    China has deployed its Soviet-era Su-30MK2 to patrol the South China Sea amid reliability issues with the J-11B, J-15, and J-35A.

  • Air Platform

    The USAF to upgrade 72 F-16 with APG-83 SABR AESA Radar

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Russia Has Less Than 50 Kinzhal Hypersonic Missile , Russia Can’t Make Any Missile Due To Sanction

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippines Building Up Maritime Capability to Counter China

  • Europe

    Russia’s tank factories go into overdrive to make up for catastrophic Russian losses in Ukraine

  • Counter-drone System

    Israeli IAI Secretly Supplied Counter-UAV Drone Guard Systems to Maldives and Sri Lanka

  • Air Platform

    France, Egypt 30 Rafale jets deal came into effect on 15 November

  • Europe

    Keel Laid For French Navy’s Support Ship

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Crucial undersea internet cables connecting India, Hong Kong and Europe cut amid ongoing clashes in Red Sea

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwanese F-16 Pilots Take Chinese Su-30 Pilots To School Over Taiwan Straits

  • Air Platform

    Israeli Air Force Equips Domestically-made Stealth Fuel Tanks for F-35I Adir.

  • Europe

    China sides with Russia as it welcomes Putin’s puppet Lukashenko in Beijing

  • Air Platform

    The Israeli Air Force’s F-35I Adir is the pinnacle of modern aerospace industries proving Elon Musk wrong about manned fighter jets

  • Europe

    Russia purchased secondhand Chinese-made Guangzhou Fekon motorbikes and deployed motorbikes in Ukraine

  • Middle East

    Russia asked Turkey to help safe withdrawal of Russian troops from Syria

  • South Asia

    Russia to accept mandarins instead of money amid payment difficulties related Western sanctions

  • Air Platform

    China tests new FL-62 wind tunnel

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