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Taiwan Purchases MQ-9B SkyGuardian Surveillance Drone

May 7, 2023 GDC 0

The US Air Force has ordered four MQ-9B SkyGuardian drones from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems for the armed forces of Taiwan. The procurement comes as the island nation continues to prepare for a potential Chinese invasion. According to […]

C4iSR

Analysis: A Modern Integrated Air Defense Systems

July 5, 2021 GDC 0

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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 […]

Industry

India, A Lucrative Defense Export Market For Russia, America, France And Israel

March 10, 2021 GDC 0

The report by SIPRI, a think tank, says India’s arms imports from both Russia and the US fell during the five-year period, though the decline was more pronounced in the case of Russian arms deals. […]

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

Northrop Grumman Offered MQ-8C Unmanned Helicopter To US Navy

February 6, 2021 GDC 0

Northrop Grumman is touting its MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned aircraft system (UAS) as a future ship-based anti-submarine warfare (ASW) platform, with a recent trial off the coast of California demonstrating the concept. Speaking to Janes on 4 […]

Middle East

The UAE Ordered 50 F-35A Stealth Jets And 18 MQ-9B Drones Worth $23 Billion

January 25, 2021 GDC 0

The United Arab Emirates is the first Arab nation to join stealth fighter jet club, but UAE will not be the last country to buy Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth jets. The United Arab Emirates confirmed […]

Air Platform

General Atomics To Integrate SeaSpray AESA Radar On MQ-9B SeaGuardian Drones

January 20, 2021 GDC 0

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is working with Leonardo to integrate the Leonardo Seaspray 7500E V2 radar into the centerline radar pod of its MQ-9B SeaGuardian remotely-piloted aircraft system (RPAS). The integration of this […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

RAF and RAAF to Sign Major Agreement on Joint Cooperation

December 5, 2020 GDC 0

The RAAF and the UK’s RAF have signed a landmark agreement to formalise their long-standing co-operation, which allows the two organisations to share bases and information. The Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Mel Hupfeld, […]

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 […]

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  • Where Is Indian Tejas MKII And AMCA In The Global Fighter Jets Competition?

    August 25, 2020 0
    The Balakot air strikes in February 2019 and the air combat thereafter in which multiple licensed produced Su-30MKI of Indian Air Force (IAF) had to engage a American-made F-16 of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has [...]
  • Epic Fail: Putin’s Forces Are Pushed Out Of Donbas Before Russian Victory Day Parade

    May 8, 2022 0
    Russia’s revived invasion of Ukraine appears to have fizzled, suffering minimal gains and heavy losses once again on the front lines. Russian Oil Depot On Fire After Ukrainian Missile StrikeDateMay 8, 2022US ‘Ghost’ drones will [...]
  • Boeing Awarded Contract to Produce 17 CH-47JA Chinook Helicopters for Japan

    April 13, 2025 0
    The Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) has ordered 17 CH-47 Block II Chinooks Extended Range to modernize its fleet, replacing some of its CH-47JA aircraft. The aircraft will be co-produced by Boeing and Kawasaki Heavy Industries [...]
  • Armenia Opts For Rheinmetall Oerlikon SHORAD, Ditches Failed Pantsir

    April 9, 2021 0
    Armenia has abandoned Russian weapons in favor of French and German weapons. Although six months have passed since Karabakh’s armed conflict, Armenia decided not to rush to acquire Russian weapons, paying attention to French and [...]
  • Hellenic Air Force To Receive Lockheed’s F-35 Stealth Jets In 2028

    July 3, 2023 0
    Greece expects to receive the first American-made F-35 jets from the United States by 2028, former National Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulous told Real FM on Friday. US Reaffirmed Support for Greece Acquiring F-35DateDecember 8, 2020Greece Purchases 20 [...]
  • Ukraine sinks Russian ship as Moscow accused of forcible deportations from Mariupol

    March 25, 2022 0
    Ukraine received a significant morale boost on Thursday when Ukrainian forces sank the Russian landing craft Orsk in the occupied port of Berdyansk, on the Sea of Azov. Ukraine shoot down a Russian Ka-52 Attack [...]
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 […]

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  • Africa

    Nigerian Air Force Purchases M-346FA Fighter Jets Rejecting India’s Tejas And Sino-Pakistani JF-17

  • Americas

    Thank You: June 12 Is Officially Women’s Veterans Day

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    Naming of Su-57: Sukhoi thought Su-57 could bring luck to the design bureau

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    Iran Converted ISO Containers Into Drone Launching Platforms For Houthis, South Korean Hyundai Heavy Industries Supplied 2000 Containers To Iran

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    Thales Awarded Contract To Deliver GM200 Surveillance Radar To Ukraine

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    Armenia Turns Away From Russia And Towards The U.S., Amid Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

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    Taliban, Iran, Qatar and Pakistan, A Dangerous Quad

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    Rheinmetall’s showcases hybrid solution for threat-commensurate, modern mobile air defense

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    Russia could directly supply RD-93MA engine to Pakistan for JF-17 Block III

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    U.S. State Department Approves 75 M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams Tanks For Australia

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. State Department Approves Joint Stand-Off Weapons (JSOW) For Oman

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    MBDA to develop MHT/MLP Missile For French Army

  • Infantry Weapons

    Indian Army’s Dhanush artillery gun fails in trial due to counterfeit Chinese bearings supplied by corrupt officials

  • Americas

    US Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW) Programme

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian soldiers show off captured Russian TOR anti-aircraft systems

  • Africa

    Russia Denies Selling Su-34ME To Algerian Air Force

  • Europe

    Kadyrov’s feud with the Kremlin will lead him to the same fate as Yevgeny Prigozhin

  • C4iSR

    Leonardo Delivers First ECRS Mk2 AESA Radar to UK’s Eurofighter Typhoon

  • Middle East

    Shocking Drone Footage Shows Hamas Terrorists Beating Palestinians and Stealing Food Aid

  • Europe

    Russian Tu-22 Backfire Crashes In Kaluga Region

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    Malaysia Negotiating With Kuwait to Buy Legacy F/A-18 Hornet

  • Air Platform

    Germany to Send 50 Leopard Tank to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Boeing awarded a contract to supply 24 AH-64E Apache helicopters to Morocco

  • C4iSR

    Saab to deliver Giraffe ground-based longe-range surveillance radar systems to UAE

  • Europe

    Turkey Launches TCG Hizir Reis (Type 214) Submarine

  • Europe

    Putin removes and demotes Russian general Sergei Surovikin for heavy losses in Ukraine war

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    Singapore and the US sign civil nuclear technology deal

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin to Develop New Hypersonic Weapons For US Marines

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    Lithuania transfers L-39 attack aircraft to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    China Admits, Its Aerospace Industries Are Behind South Korea

  • Europe

    Massive explosions rip through Russian air base in Crimea as Ukraine launches ten ATACMS missiles

  • Europe

    Chilling Comms and Dramatic Video Footage Shows Killing of Russian Commander Colonel Andrei Zakharov

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    Sound Surveillance System (SOSUS): The “Fish Hook” That Catches Chinese Submarines

  • Europe

    Ukraine Destroyed Column Of Russian 1960s D-30 Howitzers Before It Fired Any Rounds

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    Pakistan Navy Ditches Chinese Missiles For MILGEM Corvetter, Opt-in for Albatros NG

  • Europe

    Serbia To Purchase Bayraktar TB2 Drones From Turkey

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    KAI developing next-generation high-speed helicopter

  • Americas

    Canada announces $8 billion acquisition of 70 new trainer aircraft for Canadian Air Force

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    Dassault Aviation Unveils First Rafale F4 Aircraft For UAE

  • Americas

    First Brazilian Gripen E arrives in Brazil

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    Peru to purchase South Korean K2 Black Panther Tanks

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    Indonesia’s Surface Warships That Protect Its Sovereign Waters

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    India Sends 100 Army Personnel To Russia For S-400 Training

  • Europe

    Türkiye delivers 1st batch of marine assault vehicles to marine forces

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    Detained former Russian commander Igor Girkin announced his presidential bid to challenge Vladimir Putin

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    Iran Achieved 60% Uranium Enrichment, A Threat To World Peace

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Italy, France Develop Next-gen SAMP/T Anti-air Missiles

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