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Africa

The U.S. Must Supply Arms To African Countries To Counter Chinese Arms Exports

May 8, 2021 GDC 0

A widely-read Nigerian media outlet explained in a multipart published news why Nigeria felt it necessary to negotiate a series of covert military procurement deals with Beijing.  The article explains how U.S. export controls on […]

Africa

Nigeria Ordered 24 M-346FA Aircraft Worth $1.2 Billion

May 7, 2021 GDC 0

Nigerian media have published about the purchase of 24 Leonardo M-346FA light fighter aircraft by Nigeria. The deal has already been signed and ‘At least six aircraft will be delivered before Q3/2021,’ they say. The […]

Air Platform

Australia released RFI for RAAF’s Advanced Jet Training Aircraft

September 8, 2020 GDC 0

The Commonwealth of Australia has released a Request for Information to industry for technologies that could lead to the replacement of the RAAF’s BAE Hawk 127 lead in fighter capability. The RFI was issued on […]

Europe

Azerbaijan Bought 15 Alenia Aermacchi M-346 aircraft

February 24, 2020 GDC 0

Within the framework of the state visit of President Ilham Aliyev to Italy, a declaration on an agreement between Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Defense and Leonardo S.p.A aerospace company was signed in connection with the acquisition […]

Air Platform

Leonardo M-346FA Light Combat Aircraft

November 9, 2019 GDC 0

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  • Russian Navy Has Only Seven Warships in Black Sea Fleet

    December 11, 2022 0
    Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Black Sea crisis has deepened as he has just seven ships left in his prized fleet, Ukraine has said. Ukraine’s Neptune Cruise Missile Strikes Destroyed Russian Black Sea Fleet’s Housing Complex, [...]
  • Ever Declining Sales Order & Reputation of Russia’s MiG

    April 11, 2018 0
    Three years ago, Ukraine was facing an unexpected challenge – Russia’s military aggression. Relations between Russia and Ukraine plummeted after the overthrow in February 2014 of Moscow-friendly Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych. Russia subsequently annexed the [...]
  • US Allies Should Not Buy Russian Weapons, Secretary Blinken

    April 29, 2021 0
    U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that Turkey and all other U.S. allies should refrain from making further purchases of Russian weaponry, saying this could trigger more sanctions. U.S. Shouldn’t Be Selective About [...]
  • Taliban Seized Massive Weapons Cache, Received Supplies From Pakistan

    August 16, 2021 0
    The United States spent billions supplying the Afghan military with the tools to defeat the Taliban, but the rapid capitulation of the armed forces means that weaponry is now fueling the insurgents’ astonishing battlefield successes. [...]
  • Huge explosion ripped through Putin’s warehouse storing Satan-2 rockets

    September 22, 2024 0
    This is the moment Ukrainian drones blasted a massive Russian ammo dump – causing an apocalyptic explosion. Ukrainian kamikaze drone blasted Russia’s Iskander ballistic missile factoryDateSeptember 9, 2023Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed Russia’s oil refinery in [...]
  • Pakistan’s ISI and Bangladesh’s DGFI covertly cooperate with Israeli Mossad and purchase technologies from Israeli tech firms.

    October 31, 2025 0
    Lines are blurred in cyber espionage; friends, foes, and frenemies are mixed based on mutual interests, as long as it serves the financial, political, and security needs of both parties. Bangladesh DGFI Bought Mass Surveillance [...]
Infantry Weapons

U.S. Army Deploys 500km Range High Precision PrSM Rocket Artillery to Strike Iran.

March 4, 2026 0

U.S. Central Command has employed the U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile in strikes on Iranian military targets, marking the first confirmed combat use of the ground-launched deep-strike system. The debut expands the Army’s role in […]

Infantry Weapons

U.S. M142 HIMARS Rocket Artillery Destroyed Zolfaghar and Sayyad-2 Missile System.

March 3, 2026 0

U.S. forces launched a long-range ATACMS ballistic missile from an M142 HIMARS system, destroying what appears to be an Iranian Zolfaghar short-range ballistic missile and elements of a Sayyad-2 air defense missile system. The strike, […]

Europe

Rheinmetall Unveils Fuchs Tank Destroyer Armed with 24 U.S. AGM-179 Anti-Tank Missiles.

February 27, 2026 0

Germany’s Rheinmetall has unveiled the Fuchs JAGM (Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles) at Enforce Tac 2026 in Germany, a wheeled armored vehicle capable of firing up to 24 U.S. AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles or AGM-114L Hellfire Longbow […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

China’s AVIC Unveils America’s V-BAT Copycat Drone.

February 22, 2026 0

China’s AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group has officially presented a new vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle known as the Yunying (Cloud Shadow in Chinese), a tail-sitter drone featuring a ducted-fan design closely […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Japan to manufacture long-range precision fire artillery rocket.

February 21, 2026 0

As Japan increases the range of its munitions to counter regional threats, the ability to launch them from different systems to maximize flexibility is becoming an important factor in deciding which weapons to field. While […]

Americas

U.S. Army Purchases Top-attack Terrain-shapping XM204 Munitions.

February 18, 2026 0

The U.S. Army has approved an Urgent Materiel Release for the XM204 top-attack terrain-shaping munition, accelerating its deployment to Europe, according to service information published January 12, 2026. The move reflects growing concern about near-peer […]

  • Middle East

    Israeli Navy Test Fires C-Dome Missiles Aboard Sa’ar 6-class Corvette

  • Air Platform

    U.S. State Department Approves Sale Of MQ-9B Predator Drones To UAE

  • Air Platform

    Stinger Missiles: Ukraine Shot Down 23 Ka-23 Attack Helicopters Since February 24

  • Europe

    Gripen and Eurofighter intercept Russian aircraft over the Baltic sea

  • Air Platform

    India Retires Russian-made MiG-21 ‘The Flying Coffin’ After 400 Crashes And Multiple Defeats In Kashmir Skirmish

  • Middle East

    U.S. Carrier Strike Group Arrives in the Middle East Amid Iran Tensions.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China to launch eighth Type 055 Destroyer next year

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar Intrudes Thai Airspace To Bomb Karen Rebel’s Position

  • Land Platform

    T-80BVM and T-90MS tanks have quality, reliability, and battlefield performance issues, according to Russian tank crews.

  • Middle East

    QEAF and RAF formed a joint Typhoon squadron

  • Air Platform

    India’s HAL unveils ambitious plan to produce combat helicopter

  • Middle East

    Explosions Heard In Tehran As Israel Fired Barrage Of Missiles At Iran’s Military Facilities

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Lists Arafura-Class Patrol Boat As ‘Project Of Concern’

  • Americas

    Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract To Build Homes Moon’s Orbit

  • Americas

    Argentine Navy commissions third OPV ARA Storni

  • Air Platform

    Russian Su-57 Doesn’t Have Fifth-generation Electronics, Says Sukhoi

  • Air Platform

    Swedish Government Announced Plans For Gripen, UCAV And GlobalEye AEW&C

  • Europe

    Russian Black Sea Fleet HQ Hit By Unknown Drones, Ukraine Denies Responsibility

  • Europe

    Ukrspecsystems develops new Shark reconnaissance drone

  • Air Platform

    Brazilian Pilots Completes Gripen E Training in Saab’s Gripen Center in Sweden

  • Europe

    Disinformation war: Russia spent $1.9 billion in Poland to shake the confidence and unity of Ukraine’s partners, according to a report.

  • Europe

    Elbit Systems Awarded Contract to Produce PULS Rocket Artillery for Greece.

  • Europe

    Russia lost all North Korean Ammunition in Recent Drone Attacks

  • Central Asia

    Azerbaijan Introduces KALAN Naval Drone for Littoral Strike Operations.

  • Naval Platforms

    Chantiers de l’Atlantique to Start Construction of French Navy’s Chevallier-Class Replenishment Tanker

  • Land Platform

    Plasan provides armored vehicles to IDF amid war with Hamas

  • Europe

    NATO Allies Intercept Russian Aircraft Over Europe

  • Europe

    Denmark to purchase three Arctic patrol ships

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Army Shot Dead Garment Workers Protesting For Pay Raise

  • C4iSR

    CETC Group’s Type 305A and Type 305B AESA Radar

  • Europe

    Turkish shipbuilder delivers the MILGEM corvette PNS Khaibar to the Pakistan Navy.

  • Europe

    Lithuania Becomes the Second-Largest Operator of CAESAR Howitzers in Europe.

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan Air Force JF-17 Jet Crashes

  • Middle East

    Ukrainian and Syrian forces started joint operations to take out key Russian mercenary recruitment centres worldwide

  • Europe

    Russian State TV Commentators Compare Kherson Retreat As The Worse Military Defeat In History

  • Europe

    Ukrainian drone destroys two more Russian Raptor patrol boats

  • Air Platform

    Turkey Successfully Tests New Akinci B Drone

  • Naval Platforms

    South Korea, India and China Turned Myanmar Navy Into A Blue Water Navy

  • Anti-drone System

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

  • Europe

    Azerbaijani army shot down Armenian Su-25 fighter jet

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

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

  • Americas

    US Army Spent $5 billion in 2024 to Boost Electronic Warfare Capabilities

  • Europe

    Babcock Started Construction Of Second Type 31 Frigate

  • Americas

    Trump to ease restrictions on arms exports to non-NATO countries

  • Europe

    Ukraine Used Javelin To Destroy Russian Rocket Launchers

  • Infantry Weapons

    PLZ52 155mm Self-propelled Howitzer was displayed on 10th Airshow China

  • Europe

    U.S. curbs international supply chains to cripple Russia’s military

  • Air Platform

    US Air Force Receives First Jolly Green II SAR Helicopter

  • Air Platform

    Russia shut down Mi-8/Mi-17 series helicopter production and spare parts supplies

  • Middle East

    In first, Israeli tourism minister leads official delegation to Saudi Arabia

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