MQ-20 Avenger – Global Defense Corp

GA-ASI revolutionizes aerial recovery for unmanned aircraft using MQ-20 Avenger

March 18, 2024 GDC 0

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U.S. to send Avenger air defense systems and ammunition to Ukraine

September 26, 2023 GDC 0

The Biden administration announced on Thursday that the Department of Defense is sending an additional security assistance package to meet Ukraine’s critical security and defense needs. Officials said the United States is pledging an additional […]

U.S. sends more NASAMS missiles, Stryker armored vehicles and Bradley infantry fighting vehicles

January 30, 2023 GDC 0

On January 19, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) announced the authorization of a Presidential Drawdown of security assistance to meet Ukraine’s critical security and defense needs. This authorization, which is valued at up to […]

General Atomics demonstrates teaming of MQ-20 Avenger and King Air 200

September 8, 2021 GDC 0

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) completed an airborne Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) demonstration on Aug. 25, 2021 pairing a company-owned MQ-20 Avenger with a modified King Air 200 as a surrogate for 4th- and 5th-generation tactical […]

Mikoyan to restart MiG-35 production without radar and targeting pod, amid Ukraine war

April 1, 2025 0

Russia is seeking to revitalise production of the MiG-35 fighter jet—touted as the most advanced derivative of the original MiG-29—despite years of the aircraft appearing to be “a weapon platform without an audience,” Global Defense [...]
Italian Navy’s aircraft carrier Cavour ready for F-35 integration

May 13, 2020 0

On May 6, 2020, the flagship of the Italian Navy, the light aircraft carrier Cavour (550) left the Taranto naval base for sea trials after modernization works, which took place from December 2018. On July [...]
BAE Systems Begin Construction Of Dreadnought Class Ballistic Missile Submarine

February 11, 2023 0

The UK has begun constructing its third Dreadnought-class ballistic missile submarine at BAE Systems’ Barrow-in-Furness site. BAE Systems Shipyard Receives 12 Missile Tubes For HMS DreadnoughtDateDecember 26, 2021BAE Systems built new section for Royal Navy’s [...]
The capabilities of the Russian S-400 are a few, says Ismail Demir

October 15, 2021 0

Head of Turkey’s President of Defense Industries Ismail Demir said on Monday that Turkey could not rely on Russian S-400 missile defense systems, stressing the need to use other weapons to ensure the security of [...]
Ukraine captured the Russian T-90M main battle tank in a daring raid

July 14, 2024 0

Ukrainian soldiers from the 68th Jaeger Brigade have successfully captured one of Russia’s main battle tanks, the T-90M Proryv (Breakthrough). The tank was reportedly abandoned on the battlefield during a recent Russian assault and was [...]
Turkey Discloses Further Problems With Russian-made S-400 Air Defense System

April 21, 2020 0

Turkey faces multitudes of technical glitches, defects and performance issues with the Russian-made S-400 air defense systems learned GDC quoting Turkish newspaper Daily Sabah. The performance issues and defects are significant enough for Turkish President [...]

Australia started manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles for HIMARS.

March 17, 2026 0

Australia has started manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles at Port Wakefield in South Australia, with the first batch expected by mid-March 2026. The move strengthens Australia’s sovereign strike capability and supply chain […]

Lockheed Martin PrSM Missile Achieves Maritime Strike Capability.

March 15, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin has completed the first flight test of the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) Increment 2, marking a significant step forward in the U.S. Army’s long-range fires modernization program. The test demonstrated the missile’s new […]

Germany plans to buy up to 500 KNDS MARS 3 rocket launchers.

March 12, 2026 0

Germany’s Bundeswehr intends to submit a budget request in the second half of 2026 to conclude a framework contract with KNDS for the procurement of up to 500 MARS 3, also known as EuroPuls, multiple […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]