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Pentagon Wants To Equip MQ-9 Reaper With Directed-Energy Weapons

July 15, 2021 GDC 0

The Department of Defense is looking to equip MQ-9 UCAV with directed-energy weapons such as low-powered lasers and microwave beams, as well as more familiar weapons, such as laser dazzler for UAVs, unmanned ground attack […]

Air Platform

The USAF To Upgrade MQ-9A Reaper UCAV

July 4, 2021 GDC 0

The US Air Force operates a large number of MQ-9 Reaper fleet. Upgrades to the fleet of MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft will increase its effectiveness, the U.S. Air Force announced on Wednesday. Some existing […]

Air Platform

US Air Force Tests F-15EX And F-35 With Advanced Weapon Systems

May 30, 2021 GDC 0

As exercise Northern Edge 21 concludes, the 53rd Wing is returning home having achieved major test objectives for multiple weapons systems May 3-14.  In addition to F-15EX Eagle II deep end testing and B-52 Stratofortress […]

Africa

The U.S. Builds Drone Mega-base In North African Country Niger

March 19, 2021 GDC 0

A document shared by American publications affirms the will of the United States to build a permanent base of drones in the city of Agadez, the capital of northern Niger. According to this document, negotiations between representatives […]

Air Platform

Pentagon Wants To Equip MQ-9 Reaper With Directed-Energy Weapons

March 17, 2021 GDC 0

The Department of Defense is looking to equip MQ-9 UCAV with directed-energy weapons such as low-powered lasers and microwave beams, as well as more familiar weapons, such as laser dazzler for UAVs, unmanned ground attack […]

Air Platform

DARPA Awards General Atomics ‘LongShot’ Drone Demo Contract

February 17, 2021 GDC 0

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) “LongShot” program that aims to develop an air-launched unmanned air vehicle (UAV) that can fire multiple air-to-air weapons. The contract valued […]

Air Platform

Indian Navy to Lease Two Sea Guardian Drones From USA

December 3, 2020 GDC 0

New Delhi (GDC) — In a first, India has inducted two American drones — Sea Guardian, unarmed version of the deadly Predator series — into the Navy on lease under the emergency procurement in the backdrop of […]

Air Platform

General Atomics to Develop AI Sensors for Prototype Drone

November 21, 2020 GDC 0

General Atomics was awarded a $93,293,554 hybrid contract for research, development, test and evaluation of artificial intelligence for the smart sensor prototype unmanned aerial platform. Bids were solicited via the internet with 999 received. Work […]

Air Platform

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

November 12, 2020 GDC 0

The State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the United Arab Emirates of MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $2.97 billion. The Defense […]

Air Platform

US Air Force Wants To Replace MQ-9 Reaper Drones

November 12, 2020 GDC 0

The General Atomics-built MQ-9 Reaper — a medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle with millions of hours of operation under its belt — has had a ubiquitous presence over battlefields in the Middle East. But with the […]

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  • Engine Problem: A Long Road Ahead of China’s J-20 Fighters to Fix Its Weaknesses

    October 17, 2021 0
    The 13th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, or Airshow China 2021, kicked off in Zhuhai, South China’s Guangdong Province, on last Tuesday, with aerial performances, highlighted by two J-20 fourth-generation aircraft making their debut [...]
  • Turkish firm develops satellite terminal for UAV

    October 11, 2020 0
    Turkish information technologies firm CTech began to deliver SATCOM On-The-Move (SOTM) terminals for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as of July. The firm delivered 15 terminals in July as part of the project was launched by [...]
  • Ukraine Destroyed Multi-billion Russian Equipment in Snake Island

    July 15, 2022 0
    The Armed Forces of Ukraine published archival footage of strikes against Russian positions on Snake Island and revealed details of the actual special operations. British Special Boat Service (SBS) Trained And Equipped Ukrainian Special Forces [...]
  • Turkish Shipyard Launches First Milgem Corvette For Ukrainian Navy

    October 19, 2022 0
    Turkish RMK Marine Shipyard launched Ukraine’s first MILGEM-class corvette, Hetman Ivan Mazepa (F-211), during a ceremony in Istanbul on October 2, 2022. ‘Hetman Ivan Mazepa’ is the first of two Ada-class corvettes on order for [...]
  • More Than Fighter Jet: Lockheed Martin F-35 Is A Diplomatic Tool In Asia-Pacific Region

    September 27, 2020 0
    The Japanese Ministry of Defense announced formally its decision to select the U.S. F-35B stealth fighter as the country’s short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft. The decision was virtually assured given that the United [...]
  • Oshkosh Defense Awarded $99 Million To Fit-out 83 Stryker Vehicles With 30mm Cannons

    August 20, 2021 0
    The U.S. Army has ordered 83 more Stryker combat vehicles equipped with 30mm cannons from Oshkosh Defense worth $99 million to outfit another brigade combat team. Oshkosh and its partners Pratt Miller Defense and Rafael [...]
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 […]

  • Americas

    Argentina wants to be a NATO partner nation after buying F-16 jets

  • Middle East

    Fincantieri launches Qatari Emiri Navy’s first Doha-class corvette

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesian Natuna Island Could Be PLA Navy’s Choke Point

  • Air Platform

    USAF’s Red Flag 21-1 Exercise Involves Air Combat, Space, Cyberspace Elements

  • Europe

    Criticizing Putin: Warner boss Prigozhin said “We look like clowns”

  • Infantry Weapons

    Belarusian Polonez Multiple Launch Rocket System

  • Air Platform

    Forget the Clunky Airframe of Su-57, Su-57’s Cockpit Will Never Make It A Fifth-Gen Fighter

  • Americas

    US Air Force Purchases E-11A Battlefield Communications Aircraft

  • Defense Industry

    BAE Systems Received $26.7 Billion Orders In Six Months, Amid Ukraine War

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan Secured $4.6 Billion JF-17 Jets Export Deal with Azerbaijan in Central Asian Geopolitical Shift

  • Anti-air Missiles

    MBDA Deutschland Enhanced Capability of Shoulder-launched Enforcer Missile

  • Americas

    Prime Minister Trudeau Ordered Downing Of Third Unidentified Object Over Canadian Airspace

  • Europe

    Russia may look to expand the Ukraine war into Moldova

  • Europe

    France will deploy troops to Ukraine’s front line to fight Putin’s troops: President Emmanuel Macron

  • Europe

    Turkish Air Force commands and controls UAV And F-16 over Nagorno-karabakh

  • Europe

    The West Should Create Second War Front For KGB Putin in Syria to Force Him Choose Either Syria or Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukraine Destroyed Soviet-era 2S4 Tyulpan 240mm Self-propelled Heavy Mortar

  • Air Platform

    KAI developing next-generation high-speed helicopter

  • C4iSR

    U.S. Air Force Flying Triton HALE UAV over Taiwan Straits

  • Middle East

    The US Army Deployed Patriot Missile Defense System And C-RAM In Iraq

  • Americas

    US Army Scraps Patriot Missile Replacement After Ukraine Success

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Pyongyang Conducts Tactical Ballistic Missile Tests

  • Europe

    British Army To Upgrade M270 Rocket Launchers With New Lauch Mechanism

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese military aircraft activity around Taiwan has dropped after Chinese military hardware failure in Iran, Venezuela and Pakistan.

  • South Asia

    Corrupt Tulip Siddiq quits after ethics adviser rules she misled Brits

  • Europe

    Thales UK Awarded Contract To Produce RWS For Boxer IFV

  • Air Platform

    Serbia negotiating with France to purchase Rafale jets, Mistral SAM and H125M helicopters

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    MBDA launches Akeron tactical missile series

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesian Navy to upgrade Bung Hatta corvette to strengthen coastal defense

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Raytheon Received $392.4 Million Contract to Manufacture AIM-9X Tactical Missiles

  • Middle East

    Iran begins evacuating military personnel from Syria: Report

  • Europe

    A significant fire wreck havoc at Russia’s largest Gazprom Omsk oil refinery

  • Middle East

    Israeli Special Forces Sayeret Matkal Preparing To Rescue Captives From Hamas Terrorists Group

  • Europe

    Ukraine sinks Russian ship as Moscow accused of forcible deportations from Mariupol

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s Nuclear Triad Took A Hit After Nuclear Submarine Sank In Port

  • Africa

    Pentagon Approves MIM-104 Patriot Missiles For Morocco

  • Europe

    Turkey is on track to developing a long-range Siper anti-air system

  • C4iSR

    Ukrainian ATACMS destroyed Russia’s S-400 launchers, three radars and Fundament-M air surveillance system

  • Uncategorized

    Ukraine developed kamikaze drones that can hit targets beyond 700km

  • Air Platform

    Russian MiG-31 fighter jet split into half midflight

  • Europe

    Russian BTR-82 Armored Personnel Carriers Blowing Up In Ukraine Like Tin Cans

  • Air Platform

    Danish F-16 Fighting Falcon starts patrolling over Greenland amid US tensions.

  • Europe

    Swedish Navy Receives HSwMS Gävle After Mid-Life Upgrade

  • Naval Platforms

    Ukraine to Supply Marine Propulsion Systems for Indian Navy Frigates

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. Department of War confirms the UK will receive SSN AUKUS in the 2030s, and Australia will receive SSN AUKUS in the 2040s.

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drone strikes destroyed Russia’s cruise missile factory.

  • Americas

    Turkey’s Otokar demonstrates armored vehicles in Peru defense fair

  • C4iSR

    Israeli RADA Electronic delivers multi-mission AESA radars to Ukraine

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. Approves SLAM-ER And MS-110 Reconnaissance Pods For Taiwan

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze sea baby drone destroyed Russian hovercraft in Black Sea

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