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  • [ June 9, 2026 ] Canada Considers Purchasing 72 Gripen E/F and 72 F-35A for Its Air Force. Air Platform
  • [ June 9, 2026 ] Russia curtailed the Su-57 flight along the border after Ukraine received Gripen jets. Air Platform
  • [ June 9, 2026 ] Russia’s attempt to build its own Starlink clone broadband constellation fell back into Earth’s atmosphere. C4iSR
  • [ June 9, 2026 ] Poland signed $33 billion mega arms contracts with South Korean and European defense manufacturers. Defense Industry
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Americas

Lockheed Awarded $9.8 Billion Contract to Produce 1,970 Patriot PAC3 Missiles.

September 12, 2025 GDC 0

The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin a $9.8 billion contract for the production of 1,970 Patriot Advanced Capability – 3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3 MSE) interceptors and associated hardware. This marks the largest contract in […]

Anti-air Missiles

The US State Department approved the sale of Patriot air defence systems to Denmark.

September 10, 2025 GDC 0

The US State Department has approved the potential $8.5-billion sale of Patriot air defense systems with the Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) to Denmark. The Danish government has requested the purchase of a range of […]

Americas

Lockheed Awarded the Largest PAC-3 Missile Manufacturing Contract.

September 7, 2025 GDC 0

The U.S. Army has signed the largest contract in its history for the production of Patriot missiles, awarding Lockheed Martin a $9.8 billion agreement to manufacture nearly 2,000 PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptors through […]

Americas

US Army Validates Next-generation Patriot Radar Successor in Realistic Ballistic Missile Interception Test

May 15, 2025 GDC 0

On December 6, 2024, the U.S. Army conducted a test of its next-generation air and missile defense system, the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS), by launching a Black Dagger target missile from […]

Anti-air Missiles

Kuwait upgrades its Patriot missile defense system

April 15, 2025 GDC 0

Kuwait is reinforcing its national security and regional defense posture with a major upgrade of its PATRIOT air defense missile systems, an initiative recently approved by the United States Department of State. Valued at approximately […]

Anti-air Missiles

U.S. Sent 90 Patriot Missile Defense Systems to Ukraine

January 30, 2025 GDC 0

The US has shipped approximately 90 Patriot air defense systems to the Ukrainian Armed Forces amidst the country’s conflict with Russia. The capabilities were sourced from the American military’s stockpile stored in Israeli territory, according […]

Anti-air Missiles

Raytheon to deliver new Patriot missile defense systems to Romania

January 12, 2025 GDC 0

Raytheon, a division of RTX, has been awarded a $946 million contract to supply Romania with additional Patriot air and missile defense systems. This latest agreement includes a comprehensive package of fire units, radars, control […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin to Produce 650 PAC-3 Patriot Missiles Annually

December 22, 2024 GDC 0

The US Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to expand production capacity for the Patriot Advanced Capability – 3 (PAC-3) missile to 650 units annually. Lockheed emphasized that this initiative is a crucial step […]

Air Platform

Taiwan Wants To Purchase 40 F-35 Stealth Jets And 400 PAC-3 Missiles

November 26, 2024 GDC 0

Taiwan may buy a US weapons package worth more than $15 billion to show President-elect Donald Trump it is serious about defending itself against China. According to the Financial Times, the package could include 60 […]

Europe

Ukraine’s Patriot PAC-3 Missiles Shot Down All Hypersonic Kinzhal and Zirkon Missiles On Weekend Attacks

November 20, 2024 GDC 0

Ukraine said it destroyed nearly all the hypersonic missiles that Russia fired in a big weekend attack. Russia has touted its hypersonic weapons like the Kinzhal and Zirkon as basically unstoppable. Ukraine has demonstrated this […]

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  • AVIC CM-400AKG Air-launched Cruise Missile

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  • Pakistan inaugurated the fourth and final Turkish-built MILGEM corvette

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  • India Finally Decommissions Soviet-era MiG-21 Fighter Jet Nickname “the Flying Coffin”

    September 25, 2025 0
    The first time he throttled the MiG‑21 to full power, soaring 20km above the Earth at twice the speed of sound, the young fighter pilot felt utterly weightless, as if the sky itself had let [...]
  • Russia shut down Mi-8/Mi-17 series helicopter production and spare parts supplies

    July 15, 2025 0
    Russia has launched work on a new multirole helicopter designed to replace the long-serving Mi-8/17 “Hip” series, according to Russian defense industry sources. The new platform, designated Mi-80, is expected to build on the Mi-171A3 [...]
  • Forget Democracy, Myanmar Coup Was To Protect Tatmadaw Businesses, Hide Corruption And Avoid ICC Prosecution

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    Myanmar’s military – the leaders of its recent coup – are funded by a huge chunk of the national budget. But the armed forces also draw a vast and secretive income from sprawling business interests. [...]
  • The Royal Malaysian Air Force Shortlists Eurofighter Typhoon and Dassault Rafale for MRCA Requirements

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    The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) has been seeking 18 next-generation fighters to replace it’s again MiG-29 since at least 2017. The BAE Systems has offered a UK-based line-of-credit to back a sale of Eurofighter [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia fires its first homegrown AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer.

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Australia fired its first domestically built self-propelled howitzers during live-fire training last week, completing the journey from a production line in Geelong to live rounds downrange in a matter of months — a timeline that […]

Americas

Canada Purchases 26 HIMARS Rocket Artillery.

June 5, 2026 0

The Government of Canada said it has finalised a government-to-government agreement with the United States for the acquisition of long-range missile capability for the Canadian Armed Forces. The Government of Canada said it has finalised […]

Americas

U.S. Navy purchases Israeli soldier-portable SMASH 2000LE fire control systems.

June 4, 2026 0

An Israeli fire control technology company has now secured contracts with all four major branches of the U.S. military, completing a sweep across the American armed forces that took less than a year. Smart Shooter […]

Europe

Germany Purchases $5.4 Billion Worth of Israeli PULS Rocket Launchers.

May 29, 2026 0

Germany Advancing 5 Billion Euro Rocket Launcher Deal With Israel’s ElbitIf completed, the deal would include hundreds of rocket launchers and could increase Elbit’s order backlog by about 20 percent, strengthening the Israel-based defense contractor’s […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

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Europe

Estonia Purchases Additional HIMARS Rocket Artillery from Lockheed Martin.

May 16, 2026 0

The Estonian Centre for Defence Investments has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin for the procurement of three additional HIMARS multiple rocket systems. The agreement also includes an investment of approximately $11 million into Estonia’s […]

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    Biden Administration Approves $23 Billion F-35 And MQ-9B Sales To UAE

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    The Differences Between MiG-29M2 and MiG-35

  • Ballistic Missile

    North Korean KN-23, KN-24 and KN-25 ballistic missiles fired by Russia contains American, European and Japanese components

  • Defense Industry

    France Replaces China As The Third Largest Arms Exporter

  • Middle East

    Hamas talks about Islam, but its leaders steal billions of dollars in aid funds depriving Gazans of basics

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesian PT Tesco to build LCU for Indonesian Navy

  • Europe

    NATO Submarines And Frigates Hunt Russian Submarine In Black Sea.

  • Air Platform

    Iraq to purchase helicopters, fighter jets, and air defense systems from South Korea

  • Europe

    BAE Systems Demonstrates Sting Ray Lightweight Torpedo Deployment Using T-600 heavy-lift Drone

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Approves Deadly MQ-9 Reaper Armed Drones For Ukraine

  • Africa

    China looks to increase defense ties with South Africa

  • Americas

    Germany offers Brazil a batch of Leopard tanks and Marder infantry fighting vehicles.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan wants truck-mounted Harpoon antiship missiles

  • Africa

    Chad receives Chinese-made air defense systems from UAE

  • Europe

    France To Supply CEASAR 155mm Howitzers To Ukraine

  • Middle East

    Syrian Rebels Capture Russian Pantsir System, Helicopter, L-39 Albatros Aircraft and Syrian Army General Malik Hassan Muhaybar

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan Air Force’s Chinese-made J-10C ‘Temu’ Fighter Jet’s WS-10B Engine Caught Fire During Take-off.

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall to manufacture Fuchs KF41 Lynx Infantry Fighting Vehicles in Ukraine

  • Europe

    Germany purchased Leopard 2A7V Main Battle Tanks

  • Americas

    US slaps restrictions on dual-purpose technology exports to China amid concerns over military use

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Starts Production Of T-7A Red Hawk

  • Air Platform

    U.S. State Department approves sale of 50 F-35 to UAE

  • Africa

    Turkish Dearsan lays keel of first of two OPVs for Nigeria

  • South Asia

    Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan was misinformed about F-7, poorly trained pilot was to blame for the F-7 crash

  • Europe

    Nine reasons the Russian Air Force lost more than 26 Su-35, 36 Su-34 and 2 A-50 Early Warning Aircraft

  • Air Platform

    A Russian Su-34 fighter jet crashed in the Belgorod region

  • Middle East

    The West watches as corrupt Ali Khamenei killed 2000 protesters.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. Air Force Selects Northrop Grumman to Develop a New Advanced Stand-in Attack Weapon

  • Air Platform

    Airbus Delivered First H225M Naval Combat Helicopter to Brazil

  • Air Platform

    UK Think Tanks Recommended Supplying ‘Sukhoi Killer’ Gripen Fighter Jets To Ukraine For Next Phase Of Battle

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Patriot PAC-3 Missiles Shot Down All Hypersonic Kinzhal and Zirkon Missiles On Weekend Attacks

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia to receive up to 60 Kizilelma unmanned fighters from Turkiye.

  • C4iSR

    The Saab’s Giraffe Radar Family

  • Middle East

    Russia asked Turkey to help safe withdrawal of Russian troops from Syria

  • Middle East

    Fincantieri delivered the amphibious vessel Al Fulk to Qatari Navy

  • Air Platform

    India approves $1.8 billion to develop prototype AMCA fighter jet

  • Europe

    Ukraine Modified Soviet-era Tu-141 Drone To Strike Russian Airbase

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan destroyed Nebo-M radar of Armenia using TB2 drone

  • Middle East

    Russia Contemplates Opening Second Front As Vladimir Putin Welcomes Hamas and Iranian Leader in Moscow

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Lockheed Martin completes the first test firing of its Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM).

  • Air Platform

    Turkiye to export attack helicopters to Germany and drones to USA

  • Europe

    Ukraine to produce Czech CZ BREN 2 assault rifles

  • Europe

    UK village Lakenheath could be Putin’s first target in World War III

  • Air Platform

    Norway agrees to donate its F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Russian casualties reached a staggering 200,000 in the Ukraine war

  • Americas

    Secretary Esper Unveils new military symbols banning confederate flags

  • Europe

    President Alexander Lukashenko misses major state celebration, amid speculation of paralysis

  • Uncategorized

    China To Develop ASW Variant Z-20 Helicopter

  • Infantry Weapons

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

  • C4iSR

    Sweden purchases the Thales GM200 multi-mission compact radar

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