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German Tornado fighter jets spotted carrying nuclear bombs at Edwards Air Force Base in California

September 10, 2024 GDC 0

Two German Tornado fighter jets were recently spotted at Edwards Air Force Base in California, carrying a nuclear bomb under the fuselage. The image, released on social media by user TaskForce23, shows the jet equipped […]

C4iSR

Hensoldt and ERA to produce an integrated airspace surveillance system for the German Luftwaffe

January 9, 2024 GDC 0

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Europe

German Eurofighter Chases Down Russia’s Su-30SM Jets Over Baltic Sea, Wider European Conflict Real Possibility

November 27, 2022 GDC 0

German Typhoon jets have intercepted two Russian fighter jets, the German Air Force has confirmed. Tens of thousands of Russian soldiers invaded Ukraine amid fears an invasion could spill into Baltic states. The Luftwaffe has […]

Air Platform

German Eurofighter Typhoon Is Coming To Australia For Exercises ‘Pitch Black’

August 18, 2022 GDC 0

Amid the tense situation in the Taiwan Strait, the German air force sent fighter jets to Asia for the first time on Tuesday (Aug. 16) to take part in exercises in Australia and will also […]

Air Platform

Germany Negotiating With The U.S. To Buy F-35 Stealth Jets

February 6, 2022 GDC 0

Germany is leaning toward purchasing the U.S. fighter jet F-35 built by Lockheed Martin to replace its ageing Tornado in the role of nuclear sharing, a German defence source told Reuters on Thursday, but a final […]

Air Platform

Will Germany Ever Replace Panavia Tornado?

January 28, 2022 GDC 0

When in March 2020, Berlin announced plans to acquire 45 Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler alongside 90 new Eurofighter Typhoon to replace, among others, the electronic warfare Tornado and those dedicated to NATO nuclear sharing […]

C4iSR

Leonardo Awarded $297 Million Contract For German Eurofighter’s E-SCAN Radar

January 26, 2022 GDC 0

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Germany Considers F-35 Stealth Jets To Replace Panavia Tornado

January 12, 2022 GDC 0

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German Nukes, Politics and Tornadoes Replacement Programme

January 3, 2022 GDC 0

Few fighter procurements go completely without a hitch these days, and the German Tornado-replacement program is no exception. Critics have decried it as the worst of all options, questioned the idea of a small Super […]

Americas

What Attributes Make A Sixth-Generation Fighter Jet?

October 9, 2021 GDC 0

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  • BWXT awarded $1.5 billion contract for naval nuclear propulsion.

    September 23, 2025 0
    BWX Technologies (BWXT) has been awarded a contract valued at $1.5 billion by the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to support the national mission of establishing a domestic uranium enrichment capability for [...]
  • Taiwanese plane maker AIDC to open F-16 MRO facility in Taiwan

    October 28, 2020 0
    A Taiwanese plane maker will on Friday open a maintenance centre for F-16 fighter jets in collaboration with US defence contractor Lockheed Martin, the first such facility in the Indo-Pacific, as tensions across the Taiwan Strait [...]
  • Top 5 Weapons Platform Russia Couldn’t Afford, Aimed At Export Customers

    November 16, 2023 0
    The Russian economy has been flat and underperforming, due to low energy prices and exacerbated by targeted sanctions by forty countries. Russians have weathered multiple crises in the post-Soviet period. The “shock therapy” of 1992, [...]
  • MBDA Deutschland to integrate Meteor BVRAAM into Lockheed’s F-35 stealth jets

    July 2, 2024 0
    European missile manufacturer MBDA plans adjustments to its Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) to make it capable of deployment on Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). The MBDA Meteor compete with Raytheon’s medium range [...]
  • Raytheon Awarded $500 Million Contract For Norwegian F-35 Stealth Jets

    December 12, 2022 0
    Norway’s fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighters will receive advanced medium-range AMRAAM-D air-to-air missiles. The Raytheon AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM)DateSeptember 19, 2019Raytheon awarded a contract to upgrade AMRAAM’s softwareDateSeptember 14, 2020The Best Air-to-air [...]
  • U.S. Navy Launches Two Unarmed Trident II Nuclear Capable Missiles From USS Wyoming Submarine

    October 8, 2021 0
    The U.S. Navy conducted a two-missile test flight of unarmed life-extended Trident II-D5LE missiles from the USS Wyoming in the Eastern Test Range off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Fla, over the weekend, according to [...]
Europe

Ukrainian drones to get U.S.-made Zeus anti-tank guided missile.

April 11, 2026 0

Aeon confirmed an active integration partnership with a major unnamed Ukrainian drone manufacturer to fire Zeus guided missiles from drone platforms. A separate Ukrainian partnership covers Zeus integration onto manned and unmanned ground vehicles and […]

Europe

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia.

April 8, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia following an agreement with the Estonian government, aimed at supporting all three Baltic states. The decision was confirmed during a meeting in Washington between Estonian […]

Europe

Swedish Bofors will setup 155mm artillery ammo factory in Estonia.

April 4, 2026 0

A Swedish Bofors is set to build a major 155-millimeter artillery shell factory in northeastern Estonia, a development that would represent the most significant foreign investment in the country’s nascent defense industrial base. Estonian Defense […]

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 […]

  • Americas

    Why doesn’t the U.S. Army buy the Swedish CV90 after ditching the M10 Booker vehicle?

  • Civil Aviation

    Dassault Falcon 8X To Rival Gulfstream G7500 And G700

  • Air Platform

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

  • Defense Industry

    Russia Will Supply S-400 To India In December, The Looming CAATSA Sanctions On India

  • South Asia

    India wins the war against Pakistan in Bollywood movies, but here’s why the Indian Air Force lost air combat against the Pakistan Air Force.

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Indigenous Turboshaft Engines Will Be Ready By 2020 With Ukraine’s Help

  • Europe

    Greece signs letter of intent with Netherlands for more warships

  • Industry

    Denel Land Systems Military Industrial Capabilities

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Russia’s S-400 Missile Hits Russia’s Apartment Block Due to a Malfunction.

  • Air Platform

    Russia and India are discussing “additional” production of Russian military equipment in India

  • Middle East

    Israeli Female Soldiers Killed More Than 100 Hamas Terrorists

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar’s ethnic armed groups captured more township from Junta forces in Shan state

  • Land Platform

    Hungary Acquires Rheinmetall Lynx IFV

  • Land Platform

    Hanwha Defence AS21 Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicle

  • Europe

    Biden Admin To Provide Sophisticated NASAMS Anti-air System To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    TAI T625 Gökbey will fly with a local engine

  • Air Platform

    Saab Offers Gripen and GlobalEye Production in Canada with Technology Transfer.

  • South Asia

    Former Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina always lived in the shadow of the Indian intelligence agency RAW from 1975 to 2024

  • Air Platform

    Saab offers Gripen E Fighter Jets For Upcoming Indian Air Force’s Tender

  • Americas

    US Navy’s destroyer USS Paul Ignatius Used Dutch Navy’s SMART-L Radar To Engage Standard Missile 3 Missile

  • C4iSR

    The Talon HATE Pod Air-to-air, Air-to-ground and Satellite Data Links

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine destroys Russia’s Nebo-SVU VHF radar which China reverse-engineered and sold as JY-27A anti-stealth radar.

  • Central Asia

    Israeli Elbit Systems awarded contract to produce 300km range PULS artillery rocket for Azerbaijan

  • Europe

    Only Israel Can help Greece With Drone Guards

  • Infantry Weapons

    Bangladesh plans to purchase 40,000 rounds 155mm shells from Pakistan

  • Air Platform

    Swiss Air Force faces public opposition to its F-35 deal, prompting SAF to look for European jets

  • Middle East

    Biden Administration To Review Weapons Sale To Saudi Arabia And UAE

  • Europe

    50 Years Old Icelandic Coast Guard Vessel On Sale

  • Defense Industry

    Thales To Hire 12,000 Staff Amid Backlog Of Multi-billion Work Orders

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. Navy’s Submarine Tender To Support AUKUS Pilar 1

  • Defense Industry

    Australia to buy three nuclear-powered submarines with option to buy two more -White House

  • Air Platform

    China Sends Blowfish A2 Unmanned Helicopters to Indian Border

  • Europe

    Cash-strapped Putin Decommissions Russia’s Largest Warship ‘Peter The Great’

  • Europe

    Norway purchases British-made Type 26 frigates to patrol the North Atlantic ocean.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    State Department Approves AIM-9X Sidewinder for Canada

  • Americas

    Canada’s new Senator MRAP armored vehicle passes blast testing

  • Middle East

    Iran’s short-range missile system, its location, and where it is manufactured.

  • Air Platform

    Iraq Buys 12 Sino-Pakistani JF-17 Block III Aircraft

  • Uncategorized

    South Korea Awarded A Contract to Integrate MBDA Meteor onto KF-X Fighter Aircraft

  • Europe

    Royal Australian Navy Orders Rheinmetall MASS Decoy Launchers

  • Middle East

    Iran debuts its Shahed-147 surveillance drone

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The US state department has approved foreign military sale of Aegis Combat System to Australia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar’s rebel group captured junta’s northeast military command

  • Central Asia

    Armenia snubbed Putin by joining the International Criminal Court

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan admits US troops are now stationed on islands off the coast of China

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar Junta Dropped Bombs On Kachin Independence Army Position Using Su-30SME

  • Europe

    Criticizing Putin: Warner boss Prigozhin said “We look like clowns”

  • South Asia

    Indian Navy’s Mig-29K’s Engine Caught Fires, Pilots Safely Ejected From The Aircraft

  • Air Platform

    Israel inks $3 billion deal to purchase 25 US F-35 fighter jets

  • Europe

    Italian Navy’s Near Future Submarine (NFS)

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