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  • [ June 30, 2025 ] South Korea buys 20 more KF-21 Boramae fighter jet Air Platform
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Air Platform

US Air Force’s B-2 stealth bombers dropped GBU-57 MOP to Iran’s Nuclear Sites

June 22, 2025 GDC 0

    US President Donald Trump says American forces have conducted “very successful” strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan and that all US planes are now out of Iranian airspace.     Israel’s […]

Air-Launched Weapons

GBU-57 MOP: The Knockout Punch of The US Air Force

November 2, 2020 GDC 0

The Air Force has given Boeing a mulit-million contract to procure the GBU-57 massive ordnance penetrator – a bomb designed to destroy hardened underground targets like those found in North Korea or Iran. The announcement does not […]

Air-Launched Weapons

U.S. to Sale Bunker Busting GBU-57 Bombs to Israel

October 30, 2020 GDC 0

Two bipartisan House legislators will introduce a bill in the US Congress this week that would require the US Department of Defence (DoD) to consider selling Israel bunker-buster bombs capable of penetrating heavily fortified underground […]

  • Pakistan to replace P-3 Orion patrol aircraft with Brazilian Embraer Lineage jetliner

    October 31, 2020 0
    ISLAMABAD (GDC) — Pakistan’s Navy has selected the Embraer Lineage 1000 jetliner to replace its P-3C Orion long-range maritime patrol aircraft, a source with knowledge of the program has confirmed to Defense News. Outgoing naval [...]
  • Turkish Asalsan to build Deringöz unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV)

    December 25, 2023 0
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  • Poland To Receive The Most Advanced Derivative Of AH-64E Apache Attack Helicopters

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  • US Navy’s underwater drone Orca will play offensive role

    December 18, 2019 0
    The U.S. Navy’s Boeing Orca underwater drone could play an offensive role in future conflicts. Writing in the highly regarded U.S. Naval Institute (USNI) blog, retired Commander Brian Dulla argues that the U.S. Navy should invest in [...]
  • Russia Demonstrates New Remote-Controlled Combat Module on BTR-82 APC

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  • St Petersburg Bomb Blast Kills Putin’s Propagandist Vladlen Tatarsky

    April 3, 2023 0
    Well-known Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky was killed in a bomb blast in a cafe in St Petersburg on Sunday, Russian news agencies reported. A pro-Kremlin writer wounded in car bomb that killed his driverDateMay [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

North Korea Delivers First Tranche of 140mm Towed Mortars to Russian Army

June 5, 2025 0

North Korean 140mm towed mortars have been spotted in use by Russian forces, adding to a growing list of foreign-supplied weaponry now deployed in Moscow’s war effort. The new mortar has a maximum range of […]

Europe

CZ Group Unveils BREN 3 Assault Rifles at IDET 2025 in Brno

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Europe

British Army Tests Lighter Javelin Missile Launch System at Record Range of 4km

May 28, 2025 0

The British Army has test-fired the latest Javelin command launch unit at a record range of 4 kilometers (2.48 miles). The record shot at Salisbury Plains demonstrated the Javelin’s Lightweight Command Launch Unit’s (LWCLU) enhanced […]

Central Asia

Kazakhstan started building new artillery ammunitions plant

May 26, 2025 0

Kazakhstan has launched the construction phase of a new industrial facility for the production of artillery ammunition in cooperation with a partner from Singapore. The upcoming plant will manufacture 122mm, 152mm, and 155mm caliber artillery […]

Europe

British startup unveils new high-speed ramjet artillery round

May 25, 2025 0

A British defense startup has unveiled a new ramjet-powered artillery round designed to deliver long-range precision effects in future combat environments. Tiberius Aerospace, founded in 2022 and rooted in Silicon Valley practices, introduced its flagship […]

Infantry Weapons

India fields Swedish-made Carl-Gustaf M4 launcher ditching locally-made Nag Mk-2 ATGM

May 25, 2025 0

The Indian Army has begun fielding the Carl-Gustaf M4 recoilless rifle. The deployment follows Saab FFVO India Pvt Ltd, a fully foreign-owned subsidiary of Saab AB, establishing a new production facility in India. According to […]

  • Europe

    Ukraine released photos of M1 Abrams tanks in the front line

  • Europe

    Germany lifts its objection on sending Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine

  • Europe

    German Air Force to issue new RFI to accommodate ECR capability

  • Naval Platforms

    Damen Shipbuilding to deliver second corvette PNS Tabuk

  • Air Platform

    China’s GAIC FTC-2000G AJT/Ground Attack Aircraft

  • Air Platform

    Analysis: JF-17 Thunder fighter or CAC FC-1 Xiaolong jets

  • Africa

    Rosoboronexport received small arms and vehicles order from African countries worth $1.7bn

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan extensively used Israeli LORA SRBM against Armenia

  • Americas

    President Biden Promised Speedy Delivery of U.S. Weapons to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Putin dismisses General Sergei Surovikin from his position as the head of Russian aerospace forces

  • Middle East

    Qatar has ordered Hamas to leave Doha on U.S. request

  • Air Platform

    Three More Rafale Fighters To Arrive In India On November 5

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Russia faces critical shortage of anti-air missiles to defend Russian cities

  • Air Platform

    Saab Group formally submitted proposals for Canada’s FFCP Programme

  • Europe

    Sweden reveals how Ukrainian crews were trained to use CV90 infantry fighting vehicles

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Drone Strikes Destroyed Russia’s Fighter Jets In Crimea Airbase

  • Europe

    Only Israel Can help Greece With Drone Guards

  • Air Platform

    Dassault Aviation Delivers Falcon 7X Jet to Greece

  • Europe

    The U.S. and EU Sanction on Russian Oligarch, Banks and Kick Russia out of SWIFT System

  • Europe

    Poland Signs Contract With South Korea To Buy K2 Tanks And K9 Howitzers

  • Europe

    Hiding truth: Russia creates nationwide internet outage by blocking access to Google and Yandex, Russia finally turned into hermit kingdom

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Army Started Training To Operate M113AS4 Uncrewed Armored Vehicles

  • Europe

    Armenia released photographs of third destroyed S-300 site

  • Europe

    Satellite pictures appear to show a ship delivering Iranian missiles to a Russian port

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Why Do F-22 Raptor and F-35 Illuminate Targets Without Adversary Seeing the Source of Illumination?

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    HMAS Sydney Leaves Home Port For Combat Trials

  • South Asia

    How Indian and Pakistan’s air force compared to each other?

  • Europe

    Turkiye’s Drone Carrier LHD TCG Anadolu Starts Sea Trial

  • Air Platform

    US Army to induct UH-72B Lakota Helicopters

  • Americas

    U.S., Japan to collaborate on next-gen drone and AI project

  • Middle East

    Egypt To Purchase Amphibious Assault Ship From Spanish Navantia

  • C4iSR

    Saab Successfully Conducted Flight Test Of Fourth GlobalEye AEW&C

  • Europe

    Thales Joins Hellenic Navy’s FDI Frigate Project

  • Air Platform

    South Korean KF-21 Will Squeeze Russian Su-57 Markets

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    PLA Navy Sends Guided-missile Destroyer Changsha to Bangladesh

  • Naval Platforms

    JMSDF Atago-class destroyer

  • Air Platform

    Sanctions-hit Russia wants India to bail out Su-75 Checkmate project

  • Americas

    First Brazilian Gripen E arrives in Brazil

  • Americas

    US Army test fired extended-Range munitions for HIMARS

  • Air Platform

    Portuguese Air Force Adopt Embraer C-390 Millennium For Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Missions

  • Europe

    Huge Explosion Destroys Moscow Mega Shopping Mall

  • Air Platform

    Greece to produce its first domestic unmanned aerial vehicle

  • Europe

    Putin Warns Armenia Not to Withdraw From Ceasefire

  • Air Platform

    Thai army is developing a MALE UCAV

  • Defense Industry

    Switzerland Purchases 36 F-35 Stealth Jets Worth $6.25 Billion

  • Europe

    Russia Sending Obsolete 1950s Military Gear To Easter Ukraine As Reinforcement

  • C4iSR

    South Korea to upgrade its F-15K fighter jets with AESA radar and latest avionics suite

  • Middle East

    Hezbollah stored $500 million in gold and cash in bunker under Beirut hospital

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The AUKUS will turn into JAUKUS after Japanese admission to the security pact

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Japan showcases 1,000km range Type 12 anti-ship cruise missile

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