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Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract To Upgrade Egyptian Apache Helicopters Sensors

January 19, 2022 GDC 0

The US Department of Defense has awarded Lockheed Martin a $102.4 million contract to upgrade the sensors on Egypt’s Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopters. The contract covers Apache Attack Helicopter Modernized Target Acquisition Designation/Pilot Night Vision Sensor […]

Middle East

Boeing delivers 24 AH-64E Apache helicopters to Qatar

July 1, 2020 GDC 0

A Boeing spokesperson confirmed that the company has completed the production of all 24 AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters ordered by Qatar. The production of helicopters at the company’s company in Mesa (Arizona) was completed […]

Air Platform

Boeing awarded a contract to supply 24 AH-64E Apache helicopters to Morocco

June 27, 2020 GDC 0

Morocco signed a contract with Boeing for 24 of its AH-64 Apache helicopters, becoming the 17th country to acquire the helicopter. Deliveries of the helicopters to Morocco are scheduled to commence in 2024. The helicopter, […]

Air Platform

Boeing upgrades Apache version 6 with UAV and ship hunting capability

May 16, 2020 GDC 0

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Middle East

US Sate Department approves $2.3bn refurbishment package for 43 of Egypt’s AH-64E Apaches

May 9, 2020 GDC 0

The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale of a refurbishment package for 43 Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters owned by Egypt. The estimated $2.3 billion deal is not final, but was […]

Middle East

Lockheed Martin has won $155 million contract to upgrade Moroccan Apache Helicopters

March 9, 2020 GDC 0

Lockheed Martin has won a contract $155 million for Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor System (M-TADS/PNVS) systems for the Apache attack helicopter in support of the Moroccan government. The Modernized Target Acquisition […]

C4iSR

Northrop Grumman’s AN/APG-78 LONGBOW Fire Control Radar

November 6, 2019 GDC 0

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Air Platform

Boeing’s AH-64E Apache Longbow Attack Helicopter

November 5, 2019 GDC 0

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  • Netanyahu tells Israel ‘We are at war’ after Hamas fired 5000 rockets at Israel

    October 7, 2023 0
    Hamas has carried out a surprise attack on Israel – launching 5000 rockets from the Gaza strip.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told Israel that it is “at war” with Hamas militants that rule the [...]
  • Greece purchases counter-drone system from Israel.

    January 22, 2026 0
    Greece will cooperate with Israel on anti-drone systems and cybersecurity, Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias said on Tuesday after meeting his Israeli counterpart in Athens. Greece purchases the Israeli air defense systems as part of [...]
  • Japan testing Bayraktar TB2 and Heron Mk2 Drones

    August 17, 2025 0
    Japan is testing the Heron-2 (Heron MK II) and the Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles from Israel and Turkiye at the same time to improve its military capabilities. Kazakhstan Ditches Chinese Drones for Turkish Bayraktar [...]
  • Waiting Game: China Could Alter Taiwan Invasion Strategy By 2025

    May 18, 2021 0
    A military strategy analyst at the National Policy Foundation says the Chinese military might in the near future adjust the tactics it would use in an attempted invasion of Taiwan. Intruding Taiwanese Airspace Is Easy, [...]
  • TAI Anka-2, Anka-S and Bayraktar TB2 MALE Drone

    March 2, 2020 0
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  • Norway purchases two more type 212CD submarines from TKMS.

    December 8, 2025 0
    Norway plans to spend 65 billion Norwegian kroner, or $6.4 billion, to buy two additional submarines on top of four already ordered from Germany’s TKMS, as well as acquire a long-range precision strike capability for [...]
Americas

Lockheed Martin launches Hellfire missile from 10-foot cargo container.

April 2, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced Tuesday that the U.S. defense giant successfully launched a Hellfire missile from its new Grizzly launcher — housed within a 10-foot cargo container. The Grizzly system incorporates design elements of Lockheed’s M299 […]

Europe

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

March 27, 2026 0

Spain’s Indra Group and South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace on March 24 signed a binding agreement in Madrid to jointly develop new tracked self-propelled artillery systems for the Spanish Armed Forces, the companies said. The agreement […]

Americas

Aeon tests Zeus low-cost alternative to Javelin anti-tank missile.

March 26, 2026 0

Aeon conducted a test launch of its new Zeus shoulder-fired missile system at a ranch in East Texas, according to Rochefort Ventures CEO Kyle Bass, who announced the milestone on Friday. Bass wrote that the launch marked […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

North Korea Test Fires KN-25 600MM Multiple Rocket Launch System.

March 24, 2026 0

North Korea confirmed that twelve KN-25 600mm multiple rocket launch systems were used during its latest military test drill. The exercise highlights Pyongyang’s continued efforts to expand long-range precision-strike capabilities within its rocket artillery forces. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Cyber breach at China’s National Supercomputer Centre shows brainless Chinese engineer copying the physical appearance of the HIMARS rocket artillery.  

March 20, 2026 0

The National Supercomputer Centre in Tianjin appeared to have suffered a massive data leak of 10 Petabytes of internal data, including classified information. About two months ago, we saw a sales announcement on a dark […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia started manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles for HIMARS.

March 17, 2026 0

Australia has started manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles at Port Wakefield in South Australia, with the first batch expected by mid-March 2026. The move strengthens Australia’s sovereign strike capability and supply chain […]

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea, the U.S., and Japan strongly condemned North Korea’s alleged supply of munitions and military equipment to Russia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar Air Force Using Chinese-made FTC-2000G Ground Attack Aircraft To Bomb Civilians

  • Uncategorized

    China To Develop ASW Variant Z-20 Helicopter

  • C4iSR

    AIR 6500 Project: CEA Technologies Awarded Contract To Build Four Air Defense Radar For Australian Air Force

  • Europe

    Ukraine Received VAB Armored Vehicle From France

  • Europe

    Russia lost average of 540 soldiers per day since Ukrainian counteroffensive accelerate

  • Defense Industry

    China unveiled $236.1 billion defense budget with 7.2 percent raise

  • Europe

    Western Analyst Worried China Learned Containerized Drone Swarms Against Taiwanese Military Bases

  • Europe

    Saab Leads the OCEAN2020 Baltic Sea Live ASW Demonstration

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Kamikaze Sea Drones damaged Russia’s tugboat Smirnov and a barge

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Ukraine offers $2 million cash to Russian pilot who would defect to Ukraine with Kinzhal missile

  • Europe

    Ukraine wants to sell arms to Asia, Africa and the Middle East to counter Russia.

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine’s artillery strikes destroyed Russia’s Kasta-2E2 radar complex in Zaporizhzhia Oblast

  • Middle East

    Saab Exhibits GlobalEye AWACS and Gripen E at the Dubai Air Show.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Iranian anti-air missile convoy destroyed while escaping Tehran

  • Africa

    Israel bombed Houthi ports and power stations as a warning for the Iran-backed Houthi rebels to ‘stay out of it’

  • Air Platform

    Collins Aerospace To Continue Collaboration With Indian HAL

  • Air Platform

    Saab Makes First T-7A Delivery

  • Air Platform

    Russia ramps up Iranian-designed Shahed drones under the name Geran-2 kamikaze drone production

  • Europe

    Putin Fired Four Deputy Defense Ministers, Appoints Relatives As Deputy Defense Minister

  • Air Platform

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

  • Americas

    Brazilian Army purchased Czech Zuzana 2 155mm howitzer, ditching Chinese SH-15 howitzer

  • Europe

    Ukrainian soldiers compared Leopard 2 tanks to Mercedes and Russian T-90M tanks to GWM

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Australia Stockpiles AARGM-ER Anti-radiation Missiles, Amid China Tensions

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Awarded Contract For Three Loyal Wingman For RAAF

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    New Zealand Received Rheinmetall HX 8×8 Heavy Recovery Vehicles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    President Trump’s Christmas Gift to Taiwan, Which No Other American President Gave, by Sending the Chinese Dragon Back to the Cave After the Iran Bombing.

  • Europe

    Serbia will sign major arms deal with France a shift from Russia

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Air Guard’s Former Air Chief Marshal Sheikh Abdul Hannan (Thief) Sued For Money Laundering and Corruption

  • Americas

    Canada Suspends Export Of L3Harris Targeting Systems For Bayraktar TB2 Drones

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Italy Bolsters Ukraine’s Air Defense with Second SAMP/T System

  • Air Platform

    Turkey wants to rejoin F-35 program under Trump Administration

  • Europe

    Sweden scrambles Gripen fighter jets after Russian military plane enters airspace

  • Air Platform

    Taiwan Upgrades 42 F-16A/B To F-16V Standard

  • Ballistic Missile

    Ukraine’s 500km range SAPSAN ballistic missile program could be a game changer for its counteroffensive

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan Bought 15 Alenia Aermacchi M-346 aircraft

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s tank fires destroyed Russia’s armored column in Kursk region

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    BAE Systems To Develop Hypersonic Weapons Capability In Australia

  • Defense Industry

    Eurofighter Consortium Expects 200 Additional Fighter Jets Order in 2026

  • Europe

    Polish military fields new version of Rosomak armored combat vehicle

  • Americas

    USS Abraham Lincoln captain becomes the first woman to take a US aircraft carrier to sea

  • Air Platform

    China’s J-10C Defeats J-16 In A War Game: Report

  • AUV Platform

    Israeli Navy’s Blue Whale Unmanned Submarine Participates In NATO Drills

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RAF and RAAF to Sign Major Agreement on Joint Cooperation

  • Europe

    Putin Arrested Russian Army Commanders For Exaggerating Battlefield Gains

  • Air Platform

    Sec. Blinken says U.S. ready to move forward with sale of F-35s, drones to UAE

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Dubai Airshow: EDGE expands Al-Tariq guidance kit capabilities

  • Infantry Weapons

    China’s Discontent with Russian S-400: China abandoned the Russian S-400 discovering its vulnerabilities and weaknesses

  • Middle East

    President Trump Considers Military Actions Against Iranian Mullahs Who Orchestrate Violent Crackdown on Civilians.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Malabar Exercise to boost India, Australia Defense Cooperation

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