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Air Platform

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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  • UAC Failed To Score An Export Customer For IL-112V Transport Aircraft

    July 1, 2021 0
    Now in flight-testing, the Il-112V will start replacing aged Antonov transports in Russian military service – but can it also attract international customers? Russian IL-76 transport aircraft crashed near MoscowDateMarch 15, 2024Russian Air Force has [...]
  • Iranian Hypocrisy: Iran Maintains Political Relationship With American Jewish Groups

    August 22, 2020 0
    A day after being accused of making anti-Semitic comments at the United Nations, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met a fringe group of ultra-religious Jews who seek peace in the Middle East. “Zionism has greatly weakened [...]
  • Russian State TV Commentators Compare Kherson Retreat As The Worse Military Defeat In History

    November 14, 2022 0
    Kremlin propagandist Vladimir Solovyov referenced historical Russian military defeats during a discussion about Moscow’s withdrawal from Ukraine’s Kherson. The host of Evening with Vladimir Solovyov on Russia 1 struck a somber tone when he started [...]
  • France To Donate Tank Killer AMX-10 Amored Vehicles To Ukraine

    January 5, 2023 0
    France’s president Emmanuel Macron has pledged to provide Ukraine with armoured combat vehicles to help in the war against Russia. The Elysée palace declined to detail how many of its AMX-10 vehicles will be sent, [...]
  • Taiwan Launches Largest Coast Guard Vessel “Chiayi” (CG-5001)

    March 27, 2021 0
    Like many Asian nations, Taiwan is rapidly expanding their Coast Guard Administration (CGA). Naval News reports that Taiwan has launched it’s largest Coast Guard vessel ever, “Chiayi” (CG-5001). This is only part of a general major expansion. [...]
  • Thales Modernizes Bangladesh’s Air Traffic Management Infrastructure

    October 29, 2021 0
    The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) signed an agreement with Thales to modernize the country’s Air Traffic Management (ATM) system, Thales announced in a press release. Bangladesh Army’s Major General Tarique Ahmed Siddique sued for embezzlement [...]
Infantry Weapons

China using Egypt as military hub to supply ammo, spare parts and artillery to Russia and Africa

April 19, 2025 0

A fleet of Chinese Xi’an Y-20 strategic transport aircraft made an unusual and unannounced visit to Egypt this week. According to the Washington Post, which quoted a “classified leaked US document” dated 17 February, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi planned […]

Infantry Weapons

Indian Army’s Dhanush artillery gun fails in trial due to counterfeit Chinese bearings supplied by corrupt officials

April 18, 2025 0

India’s homegrown 155mm/45-calibre gun has taken a hit following a row of failed trials for over three months by the Indian Army, according to a top source in the army. “The Dhanush 155mm/45-caliber artillery gun […]

Infantry Weapons

Indian Army Rejected Locally-made Cheap $300 Krasnopol 155mm Artillery Ammo Due to Poor Quality

April 18, 2025 0

In an internal report to the Ministry of Defense, the Indian Army said funds spent on faulty ammunition between 2014 and 2020 could have been used to buy 100 155-mm medium artillery guns. The Indian […]

Europe

Turkiye, Germany, South Korea and France are seeking to establish a partnership with Poland for ammunition production

March 30, 2025 0

Companies from Türkiye, Germany, South Korea and France are seeking to establish a partnership with Poland for ammunition production, according to Poland’s Deputy Defense Minister Cezary Tomczyk. A joint venture, expected to be finalized within […]

Americas

General Dynamics Europe delivered first 155mm artillery barrel to the U.S.

March 30, 2025 0

General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) has announced the delivery of a new 155mm/52-caliber artillery barrel to the United States. In a statement issued Tuesday, GDELS said its Santa Bárbara Sistemas division will deliver the […]

Europe

Croatia to purchase 30 French CAESAR 155mm Howitzers

March 27, 2025 0

On March 25, 2025, Croatian Minister of Defence Ivan Anušić met in Paris with French Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu during an official visit to the French Republic. The meeting addressed Croatia’s ongoing […]

  • Europe

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

  • Air Platform

    Taiwan inducts most advanced F-16V fighter jets at a ceremony

  • Middle East

    Egypt, Algeria And Indonesia Pulled Out Of Su-35 Deals

  • Defense Industry

    Poland discloses details of Bayraktar TB2 deals

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish Yörük among 5 finalists in Japanese armored vehicle tender

  • Europe

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

  • Europe

    Ukraine blows up Horlivka bridge destroying Russian convoy

  • Defense Industry

    Australia, South Korea Signed an Agreement on Artillery And Armored Vehicles

  • Europe

    Belarusian helicopters repeatedly violating Polish airspace, NATO, Russia conflict looming

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Royal New Zealand Navy Test Fires Penguin Missile for the First Time

  • C4iSR

    Leonardo delivers new, more powerful AESA radar for British Typhoon fighter jets

  • Europe

    Russia lined up 165 soldiers to parade in front of Major General Oleg Moiseev, then Ukrainian HIMARS strikes killed everyone

  • Air Platform

    South Korea’s first homegrown fighter jet completes test flight

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    L3Harris Awarded Contract to Produce Integrated Platform Management System for Hunter-class Frigates

  • Europe

    NATO Submarines And Frigates Hunt Russian Submarine In Black Sea.

  • Americas

    Boeing Started Manufacturing E-7A AWACS for US Air Force

  • Air Platform

    Airbus CEO criticizes German Bundestag for export ban on Eurofighter Typhoon jets to Saudi Arabia

  • C4iSR

    Elbit Systems awarded contract to deliver EW suite for German Chinook helicopters

  • South Asia

    MMRCA Does Not Impact On US, India Strategic Relationship

  • Europe

    Turkey Will Retire Russian-made S-400 SAM In Exchange For Turkish Return To F-35 Program

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    East Asia and Pacific Region

    Royal Australian Navy’s warship HMAS Toowoomba heads to strait of hormuz as part of Operation Manitou

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia Declares KRI Nanggala Has Sunk

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Bayraktar Akıncı unmanned combat aerial vehicle fires HKG-82 precision-guided bomb

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan Buys Chinese J-10C Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Ukrainian parliament to legalise pornography to fund its war efforts

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine’s F-16 fitted with advanced electronic warfare suite

  • South Asia

    The Indian Air Force received first Rafale Omnirole Fighter Jet

  • Defense Industry

    Finland Is Reported to Select Lockheed’s F-35 in $11 Billion Tender

  • Air Platform

    Polish Air Force Received Two More FA-50 Fighter Jets

  • Uncategorized

    Babcock Pursuing Export Opportunity of Type 31 Frigate to Indonesia, Poland and Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Queensland to assemble Australian designed and developed UAV

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian DoD projected $80 billion costs for submarines

  • Anti-air Missiles

    UK has begun supplying Ukraine with the Gravehawk anti-air missiles

  • Americas

    US Allies Should Not Buy Russian Weapons, Secretary Blinken

  • Americas

    Ingalls Shipbuilding awarded a contract to build LPD 32 for US Navy

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia Finalizes Rafale Contract With France

  • Europe

    S-400 Failed: Ukrainian MGM-140 ATACMS Missiles Destroyed Two Russian Airbases

  • Uncategorized

    Wagner mercenary group shot down seven aircraft and killed 13 aircrew during mutiny

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s F-16 Fighting Falcon Conducts First Sortie Dropping Precision Guided Bombs On Russian Position In Ukraine

  • Defense Industry

    Indonesia Approves $600 Million To Procure A Submarine

  • Europe

    Poland to purchase South Korean KSS-III submarine under the Orka program

  • Europe

    Germany purchased Leopard 2A7V Main Battle Tanks

  • Europe

    Heckler & Koch filed a complaint with the Finnish market court for bypassing tenders

  • Middle East

    Israeli Navy Fires Naval Spike NLOS Missiles At Hamas Positions

  • Naval Platforms

    Sikorsky awarded maintenance contract for Australian MH-60R helicopters

  • Ballistic Missile

    North Korea shipping hundreds of Soviet-era ballistic missiles to Russia

  • Europe

    Israeli space-age weapons of Azerbaijani military dismantles Russian-origin Armenian weapons

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Unveils Its Third Aircraft Carrier CNS Fujian

  • Air Platform

    Austria purchases 12 Leonardo M-346FA light combat aircraft

  • Naval Platforms

    RAN tests camcopter drone onboard HMAS Ballarat

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