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East Asia and Pacific Region

Boeing Australia Trials MQ-28 Ghost Bat’s Collaborative Combat Capability.

September 18, 2025 GDC 0

The RAAF and Boeing’s trials validated MQ-28 Ghost Bat’s autonomous combat capabilities, data-sharing functions, and integration with manned aircraft. In partnership with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Boeing has put the MQ-28 Ghost Bat […]

Air Platform

Airbus, Kratos Pitch Valkyrie Loyal Wingman for German Air Force

July 22, 2025 GDC 0

Germany-based Airbus Defence and Space has teamed with US firm Kratos to offer the latter’s XQ-58A Valkyrie combat drone to the German Air Force by 2029. In development since 2019, the XQ-58A is designed to […]

Air Platform

Saab Prepares For Gripen E Replacement With Sixth-gen Fighter Jet and AI-powered Loyal Wingman

February 2, 2025 GDC 0

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Air Platform

Dassault Aviation to build stealth loyal wingman for Rafale F5 fighter jet

October 10, 2024 GDC 0

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Air Platform

Boeing’s Loyal Wingman Gets Official Designation As MQ-28A Ghost Bat

March 24, 2022 GDC 0

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Air Platform

Boeing Loyal Wingman UCAV Engaged Landing Gear for the First Time

November 6, 2021 GDC 0

Boeing Australia said one of the two Loyal Wingman aircraft (Airpower Teaming System) taking part in separate flight missions at the Woomera Range Complex recently engaged its landing gear for the first time. The flight […]

Air Platform

Boeing to Build Loyal Wingman in Queensland, Australian

September 26, 2021 GDC 0

Boeing has selected the site in Australia where it is to build the Airpower Teaming System (ATS) ‘loyal wingman’ unmanned aerial vehicle, establishing the company’s first final assembly line outside of North America. The manufacturer […]

Air Platform

Turkish Baykar Defense To Manufacture Unmanned Fighter Jet

May 27, 2021 GDC 0

Turkish drone magnate Baykar closely follows global unmanned defense technology systems and it is working on unmanned fighter jets, the chief technology officer (CTO) of the company said Monday. Selçuk Bayraktar was speaking to Azerbaijan’s […]

Air Platform

Boeing Awarded Contract For Three Loyal Wingman For RAAF

May 19, 2021 GDC 0

Boeing Australia announced that it had received order of three Loyal Wingman aircraft to advance the air-teaming vehicle, payloads and associated support and training capabilities. The agreement will increase the aircraft’s production capability to six […]

Air Platform

Boeing Australia Completed First Flight Of Royal Wingman UCAV

March 3, 2021 GDC 0

SYDNEY (GDC) — Boeing and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) said on Tuesday (Mar 2) they had completed the first flight test on a pilotless fighter-like jet designed to operate in conjunction with crewed aircraft. […]

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  • Russian Cargo Ships Stealing Grains From Ukrainian Port

    July 6, 2022 0
    Early on the morning of June 30, the Russian cargo ship Zhibek Zholy left the Ukrainian port of Berdyansk, carrying 7,000 tons of grain.  Russian Warship Fired Warning Shots At Royal Navy’s HMS DefenderDateJune 24, [...]
  • Russian invasion in Ukraine is not going according to plan, says Jens Stoltenberg

    May 27, 2022 0
    Nato’s secretary-general says Russia’s war in Ukraine is not going to plan and that its attempt to capture the eastern Donbas region has “stalled”. Russia Losses In Ukraine Invasion Is Significant And Damaging To Russian [...]
  • Northrop Grumman Unveils RAAF’s MQ-4C Triton ISR Platform

    October 21, 2023 0
    The first of Australia’s future fleet of autonomous long-range ISR platforms has been officially unveiled at a ceremony in the United States. Northrop Grumman to deliver MQ-4C Triton UAV to RAAF in 2023DateJuly 8, 2020Royal [...]
  • Panama to Cut Ties With China’s Belt and Road Initiative, Grant US Ships Free Passage Through Panama Canal

    February 6, 2025 0
    US Navy ships will go through the Panama Canal for free, an American official said following Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to the Central American country during the weekend, Bloomberg reported. China Wants Naval [...]
  • US Air Force B1-B Lancer flew over black sea

    May 31, 2020 0
    US Air Force B1 Lancer flew over black sea off coast of Crimea and southern Russia escorted by Turkish and Ukrainian aircraft learned GDC citing Interfax. A few hours ago, American strategic bombers B1-B Lancer, [...]
  • U.S. Navy To Develop Carrier Killer HALO Hypersonic Missile

    April 1, 2023 0
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Europe

Hanwha Aerospace Awarded Contract to Produce Long-range K239 Chunmoo Rockets to Norway.

January 29, 2026 0

Hanwha Aerospace Co. has secured an estimated $1.9 billion project to supply long-range rockets to Norway, with the official contract expected to be signed this week, informed industry sources said Wednesday. The contract is widely […]

Infantry Weapons

The U.S. Deploys Iranian Shahed-136 Replica LUCAS Drone in the Middle East.

January 27, 2026 0

Russia’s version of Iran’s fast, cheap Shahed attack drones have been wreaking havoc during the Ukraine conflict, saturating the skies nearly every night and terrorising civilians. Highly adaptive and hard to intercept, the United States […]

Africa

China delivers Type 59 towed guns to the UAE-backed terror group Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

January 25, 2026 0

China has shipped a batch of Type 59 130mm towed artillery systems to Rapid Support Forces, with images confirming the weapons loaded aboard a cargo vessel and prepared for export, according to open-source visuals recorded […]

Americas

Elbit Systems Started Manufacturing Sigma NG 155mm Howitzers in the U.S.

January 11, 2026 0

Elbit Systems has completed production of the first model of the Sigma NG 155 millimetre self-propelled howitzer at the South Carolina facility of its US subsidiary, Elbit America. The system is fully based on US […]

Europe

Germany purchases KNDS RCH155 Wheeled Howitzers.

January 8, 2026 0

The German Bundeswehr plans to acquire 229 RCH155 wheeled howitzers using the chassis of the Boxer 8 x 8 wheeled combat vehicle from KNDS. It is expected that the procurement will soon be examined by […]

Europe

Turkish drone maker Skydagger completes Skydagger 7 FPV drones trials.

December 28, 2025 0

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  • Europe

    Netherlands to buy Israeli-made rocket artillery system

  • Africa

    Turkey Launched Surprise Attacks on Russian Wagner PMC in Libya

  • Air Platform

    Australia Receives First AH-64E Apaches Attack Helicopters to Boost Strike Power.

  • Defense Industry

    Rheinmetall awarded contract to produce 40mm grenade launcher ammo for Germany

  • Americas

    Boeing submits proposals for next-gen interceptor to U.S. Missile Defense Agency

  • Defense Industry

    Turkey developed 50% local content for helicopter engines

  • Air Platform

    GE Aviation delivers the first F414-GE-400K engine to KAI for KFX fighters

  • South Asia

    Turkey, Pakistan To Jointly Develop Satellite Project

  • Europe

    Russia sent three MiG-29 to Armenia

  • Land Platform

    Norinco delivers airdrop-capable armored vehicle to PLA

  • Civil Aviation

    Russian Sukhoi Superjet Commercial Airliner Crashed In A Test Flight

  • Americas

    The Silent Predators: US Navy Orders $22.2 Billion Worth of Advanced Virginia-class Submarines

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian Patriot missiles shoot down two more Su-34 fighter bombers in just a day

  • Uncategorized

    Russia Lost Four Su-35S Aircraft Within Last Ten Days, Says British Intelligence

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Mi-24 helicopter with Z mark crashed in Belarus

  • Central Asia

    Armenia purchased French armored vehicles ditching Russian BTR-82A vehicles

  • C4iSR

    Israeli IAI Unveils Groundbreaking Surveillance Systems

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Lockheed Martin Completes Royal Australian Navy’s Destroyer Combat Upgrades

  • Air Platform

    Taiwanese Firm Donates Drones to Ukrainian Military Worth $35,000

  • Middle East

    Ukrainian Special Forces Launched Attack On Russian Military Base In Syria

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    ASC upgrades Shipbuilding facilities in Adelaide to launch $35 billion naval project

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Royal Australian Navy To Continue Patrolling In South China Sea

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Shoot Down Russian Mi-28N Helicopter Using British Starstreak Missile

  • Middle East

    Israeli Apache helicopter destroyed Pantsir-S ADS in Syria

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan warned off Chinese J-10 fighters

  • Americas

    Irving Shipbuilding Awarded Contract for the Construction of River-class Destroyers

  • Africa

    Egypt Will Go To War With Ethiopia Over Grand Renaissance Dam, Says President Al-Sisi

  • Middle East

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

  • Americas

    Brazil rejects Indian-made Akash SAM, citing accuracy issues with the missile

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine focused on destroying Russian radars before the F-16 delivery

  • Europe

    Russian partisan groups ‘Freedom of Russia Legion’ captured BTR-82A armored vehicle

  • Infantry Weapons

    Norinco QBZ-191/QBZ-19 Standard Issue Assault Rifle

  • Europe

    The U.S. and Ukraine sign ten-year bilateral security pact in Italy

  • Land Platform

    Merkava Mk4 vs T-90MS and T-14 Armata: Why Merkava Mk4 is the best modern battle tank in the world?

  • Europe

    Serbia received four MiG-29 from Belarus

  • Infantry Weapons

    India’s PRITHVI Exo-Atmospheric Altitudes Air Defense (PAD) System

  • Europe

    Germany lifts its objection on sending Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine

  • Loitering Munitions

    Hamas launched 20 kamikaze drones from Gaza in Israel as IDF continues to bomb Gaza

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian kamikaze drone attacks blew up PAK-DA bombers factory near Moscow

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian fighter pilot says that he would sell his soul for only the Swedish-made Gripen.

  • Middle East

    Israeli F-35 Repeatedly Entered Iranian Airspace To Prepare Strikes On Iran’s Nuclear Facilities

  • Middle East

    Iranian Shahed-136 kamikaze drone struck an Israeli oil tanker

  • Europe

    British Storm Shadow Missile Struck Military Installation Killing Russian General

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones set two major Russian oil depots ablaze

  • Europe

    Hungary wants to produce KF51 Panther main battle tanks

  • Air Platform

    Malaysia Will Receive South Korean FA-50M Fighter Jets In 2026

  • C4iSR

    Armenia Turned Down Russian Offer to Buy More Weapons

  • Air Platform

    India learnt lessons dealing with Russian mafia of Sukhoi and Mikoyan

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan Shot Down Armenian Su-25 Using MANPAD

  • Anti-drone System

    Slovakian DefTech Firm Unveils Wolf 25 AD Drone Hunter Vehicle

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