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Air Platform

Flying coffin: Indian Air Force will retire Russian-dud MiG-21 in 2025 after 400 crashes and 200 dead pilots

March 17, 2024 GDC 0

After half of the fleet crashing over the years, the last of India’s 40 MiG-21s are expected to retire in 2025. The MiG-21 first flew in 1955 and was retired in 1985 by the Soviet […]

Air Platform

HAL Tejas: India’s LCA is worse than you think, comparable to 1950s MiG-21, IAF internal assessment report

September 17, 2023 GDC 0

The (LCA) is the LCA from Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), which has been keeping the IAF changing in balance since 1983 on its order of 83 such aircraft. Indian Air Force (IAF) assesses the aircraft […]

Air Platform

Vietnam Turning Cold War Era MiG-21 mothballs into target drones

November 12, 2020 GDC 0

After dueling against American pilots decades ago, the legendary MiG-21s of Vietnam War fame may fly again as unmanned aerial vehicles, Viet Defense reports. With a lot of research still to be done, we’re not […]

Air Platform

Croatia to replace aging MiGs with Saab Gripen

September 10, 2020 GDC 0

Sweden has made a formal offer to Croatia to sell 12 Saab Gripen C/D fighters to satisfy the country’s requirement to replace its Yugoslav era MiG-21s. The government-to-government offer, announced by Saab on 9 September, […]

South Asia

Russian Missiles Don’t Work, Says Indian Air Force

September 4, 2019 GDC 0

Outgunned by Pakistani Air Force AIM-120C AMRAAM’s range and accuracy fired from American-made F-16C/D, India is now looking to Israel, from whom it has purchased numerous weapons, such as the Heron drone and the Derby, […]

  • Why does Israel highly values friendly relations with Muslim Azerbaijan?

    September 11, 2021 0
    In April 2017, a congratulatory letter to the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev from the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu included: Israel is proud to have been one of the first nations to recognize the [...]
  • Luftwaffe Set to Acquire 40 New Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 4 Aircrafts

    April 22, 2020 0
    German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer has told the US government that Berlin has given clearance for the Luftwaffe to acquire 30 Super Hornet and 15 EA-18 Growler aircraft. The Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G [...]
  • Myanmar’s rebels destroying Chinese-made armored vehicles like tin can

    December 29, 2023 0
    Global Defense Corp has highlighted a significant development in the ongoing clashes in Northern Myanmar, where a Chinese-manufactured 2nd generation DongFeng Mengshi armored vehicle, highly likely belonging to the Myanmar Army, was destroyed during combat. [...]
  • BAE Systems started design work of successor to Astute-class submarines

    September 30, 2021 0
    The first work has begun on a successor to Astute-class submarines after the Royal Navy assigned design contracts to compatriot arms, security, and aerospace company BAE Systems and engineering company Rolls-Royce. BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce to [...]
  • South Korea Developed Unmmaned Surveillance Vehicle

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  • VARD Marine Awarded Contract To Design LCT For Bangladesh Navy

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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

June 2, 2025 0

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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

    Why Azerbaijani Wins In Nagorno-karabakh Is A Win For Israel?

  • Air Platform

    U.S. To Expedite Delivery Of F-16V Block 70 To Taiwan

  • Infantry Weapons

    Exocet MM40 Block III Anti-ship Missiles

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    South Asia

    China launches third Type C13B corvette for Bangladesh Navy (Thief)

  • Europe

    Ukraine Received Powerful Caesar Howitzers From Denmark

  • Europe

    Turkish Navy deploys Reis class submarine TCG Piri Reis in Bosphorus Strait

  • Africa

    TPLF Shot Down Mi-35 Helicopter

  • South Asia

    Pakistan intends to procure Chinese Z-10 attack helicopter following sanctions by the US

  • Europe

    Credit Suisse bank freezes $19 billion in Russian assets

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy Launches New 40-Foot Defiant-class Patrol Boat

  • Land Platform

    India’s defense ministry signs $2.8 billion deal for 464 T-90MS MBT

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Troops Liberated Five Towns Since Counteroffensive Started

  • Americas

    Raytheon to build ground-based terminals for US Army

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed’s F-16 could change the dynamics of the Ukraine war

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin Awarded Major F-35 Contracts Worth $15.5 Billion

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Awarded $62 Million Contract to Develop Extended Range PrSM

  • South Asia

    Lockheed Martin to begin supplying F-16 wings from Hyderabad plant in 2020

  • Anti-ship Missile

    The underperforming Indian Brahmos missile was sold because of China, not because of its performance

  • Europe

    Military neutrality of Serbia, an act to balance between Russia and the NATO

  • Europe

    KNDS unveils Colibri suicide drone at Eurosatory 2024

  • Europe

    Norway Scrambled F-35A to Intercept Russian Tu-142 MPA

  • Europe

    Roman Abramovich, Ukrainian MP suffer poisoning symptoms after meeting with Russian peace negotiators

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    BAE Systems Starts Prototyping Hunter-class Frigates for RAN

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s single Bradley infantry fighting vehicles destroyed column of Russian MT-LB armored vehicles

  • Americas

    Dictator in Chief Donald Trump Wants Chinese-style Military Parade in Washington DC

  • Naval Platforms

    RAN’s sets to upgrade Cape-class OPV with naval communication system

  • Anti-air Missiles

    FrankenSAM program: Ukraine to retrofit AIM-9X Sidewinder On To Soviet-era Buk Launcher

  • South Asia

    India To Lease Fighter Jets And Military Equipment

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Germany approved $3 billion missile purchases for IRIS-T SLM and Patriot air defense system

  • C4iSR

    South Korea unveils a cutting-edge Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) solution

  • Europe

    The Ukrainian military has advanced on the eastern front

  • Europe

    Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drone is the first UCAV in the world to complete a barrel roll

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    UK becomes first country delivering long-range Storm Shadow cruise missiles to Ukraine

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Pakistan Pursuing German IRIS-T SLM and British CAMM-ER After HQ-9P and HQ-16 Failed to Intercept Indian Jets and Missiles

  • Europe

    Qatar to Open Military Representation Office in NATO HQ

  • Central Asia

    Anti-Taliban Resistance NRF Captured Four More Districts

  • Americas

    EDGE Awarded Contract To Produce MANSUP Anti-ship Missiles For Brazil

  • Europe

    Ukraine Created Tank Battalion Using Captured T-62, T-72, T-80 And T-90 Tanks

  • Air Platform

    Sikorsky awarded contract to produce 35 CH-53K helicopters for U.S. Navy

  • C4iSR

    Hensoldt Unveils GMJ9500 Man-Portable Jammer System

  • Europe

    Mad Vlad signs decree for second conscription of 147,000 men

  • Europe

    Turkish Stopgap Options For Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    North Macedonia Orders Boran Howitzers From Turkey

  • Americas

    President Trump Re-designated Yemen’s Houthi As Terrorist Organization

  • Europe

    Ukraine Captured Russian POWs, Tanks And Weapons In Lyman As Russian Fleeing Occupied Territories

  • Naval Platforms

    French nuclear-powered submarine fires a cruise missile for the first time

  • Air Platform

    The US Navy to receive F/A-18 Super Hornet Block III By The End of May

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Israel Sold Kamikaze Drones To Saudi Arabia And Singapore

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia to light up Opera House in Israeli colors after Hamas attack

  • Europe

    Quantum Systems Awarded Contract To Deliver UAS To Ukrainian Army

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