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  • [ April 12, 2026 ] Royal Navy becomes paper navy, and British PM Starmer is begging President Macron to have the French Navy patrol British waters. Europe
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South Asia

Indian Air Force Hunts For Aerial Refueling Aircraft

September 26, 2019 GDC 0

The IAF currently operates a fleet of six Russian-made Ilyushin-78 aerial refueling tankers that are plagued by maintenance problems and more refuellers are required to stay prepared to counter China in the eastern sector. The […]

  • Pentagon picks defense-technology firm Kratos to develop hypersonic flight-testing vehicle

    January 8, 2025 0
    The Pentagon awarded defense-technology firm Kratos a contract worth up to $1.45 billion to help increase its hypersonic flight-testing cadence. Amid China and Russia Tensions, US Races to Build Hypersonic Weapons: AnalysisDateMay 26, 2020Japan Developing [...]
  • When Su-27 Fought MiG-29 in Africa, As Always MiG-29 Became The Loser

    November 22, 2020 0
    The Su-27 Flanker and the MiG-29 Fulcrum were both designed and built by Russia to fight a war side-by-side. With the fall of the Berlin Wall, that conflict didn’t happen. However, the two Russian fighters [...]
  • Royal Thai Air Force Says Gripen Brought Superior Capability in Southeast Asia

    August 14, 2025 0
    RTAF says five-day Gripen operations against Cambodia prove its air superiority and readiness to defend Thailand. The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) announced on Tuesday that its successful five-day operations with Gripen fighter jets against [...]
  • Turkey Trials Bayraktar TB3 Drone Aboard TCG Anadolu Carrier

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  • Yevgeny Prigozhin Admits Ukrainian Troops Still Controls The City Of Bakhmut

    February 6, 2023 0
    The founder of the Wagner Group, a Russian paramilitary unit, admitted on Sunday that Ukrainian troops are not backing down from Russian advances in Bakhmut. Yevgeny Prigozhin admits battle of Bakhmut severely degraded Wagner mercenary [...]
  • Myanmar buys C295W transport aircraft from Jordan

    December 28, 2020 0
    Myanmar’s air force is buying two Airbus CASA C295 aircraft worth $38.6 million from the Royal Jordanian Air Force to reduce dependence on Chinese armoury. Major General Zaw Min Tun recently informed local media that the new aircraft from Jordan [...]
Europe

Ukrainian drones to get U.S.-made Zeus anti-tank guided missile.

April 11, 2026 0

Aeon confirmed an active integration partnership with a major unnamed Ukrainian drone manufacturer to fire Zeus guided missiles from drone platforms. A separate Ukrainian partnership covers Zeus integration onto manned and unmanned ground vehicles and […]

Europe

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia.

April 8, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia following an agreement with the Estonian government, aimed at supporting all three Baltic states. The decision was confirmed during a meeting in Washington between Estonian […]

Europe

Swedish Bofors will setup 155mm artillery ammo factory in Estonia.

April 4, 2026 0

A Swedish Bofors is set to build a major 155-millimeter artillery shell factory in northeastern Estonia, a development that would represent the most significant foreign investment in the country’s nascent defense industrial base. Estonian Defense […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin launches Hellfire missile from 10-foot cargo container.

April 2, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced Tuesday that the U.S. defense giant successfully launched a Hellfire missile from its new Grizzly launcher — housed within a 10-foot cargo container. The Grizzly system incorporates design elements of Lockheed’s M299 […]

Europe

Spain signs Indra–Hanwha deal for K9-based self-propelled artillery systems.

March 27, 2026 0

Spain’s Indra Group and South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace on March 24 signed a binding agreement in Madrid to jointly develop new tracked self-propelled artillery systems for the Spanish Armed Forces, the companies said. The agreement […]

Americas

Aeon tests Zeus low-cost alternative to Javelin anti-tank missile.

March 26, 2026 0

Aeon conducted a test launch of its new Zeus shoulder-fired missile system at a ranch in East Texas, according to Rochefort Ventures CEO Kyle Bass, who announced the milestone on Friday. Bass wrote that the launch marked […]

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Navy To Continue Patrolling South China Sea With The US Navy

  • Air Platform

    Germany Set to Receive Super Hornet By 2025 and Retire Tornado by 2030

  • Europe

    Roshel delivers 1,000th Senator armored vehicle to Ukraine

  • Americas

    Brazilian Army purchased Czech Zuzana 2 155mm howitzer, ditching Chinese SH-15 howitzer

  • Infantry Weapons

    Can Soviet-era Tor, Buk, Pantsir, S-300 and S-400 handle evolving threats?

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Boeing Australia Awarded $930 Million Contract to Produce Six Ghost Bat Drones.

  • Europe

    Polish Huta Stalowa Wola Awarded Contract To Deliver Krab Howitzers To Ukraine Worth $700 Million

  • Africa

    Algerian Air Force’s Su-30 Crashed Near Oum El Bouaghi District

  • Africa

    China launches OPV for Algeria based on Type 056 corvette

  • Defense Industry

    Saab Group Awarded Contract To Upgrade Swedish Gripen C/D To Latest Standard

  • Air Platform

    Russia shut down Mi-8/Mi-17 series helicopter production and spare parts supplies

  • Defense Industry

    Fincantieri, Navantia to work jointly on maritime domains

  • Naval Platforms

    Boeing submits proposal for Indian Navy’s fighters requirement

  • Europe

    Germany to invest $85 billion in new warships, fighter jets, and missile acquisition program.

  • Europe

    Ukrainian drone blows up Russia’s most advanced T-90MS tank

  • Anti-ship Missile

    French Navy frigate Alsace successfully launched a next-generation Exocet Mer-Mer 40 Block 3C anti-ship missile

  • South Asia

    The U.S. zero tariff on Bangladeshi garment products ushers in a new era in U.S.-Bangladesh relations, as pro-Indian dictator Sheikh Hasina fled the country.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korean K2 Black Panther Is The Best Tank In The World

  • Infantry Weapons

    Australian Army Ordered More Thales EF88 Rifles

  • Air Platform

    Russia to Deliver 2 Mi-171A2 helicopters to Bangladesh Police

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Air Force Formally Inducts Cutting-edge T-7A Red Hawk Jet Trainers.

  • Uncategorized

    Ukraine Shot Down Su-25 and Su-24 Fighter-bomber In Bakhmut

  • Europe

    Vladimir Putin Prepared Evacuation Plans To Iran, Belarus Or Myanmar Should The Russian Army Fail In Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Taiwan finalized a defense deal with the U.S. worth $62 billion

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force’s Su-30MKI Engine Caught Fire And Crashed In Nashik District

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japanese Maritime Self Defense Forces Purchase Tomahawk Cruise Missiles

  • Europe

    Lockheed Martin Awarded MK41 VLS Contract For German Navy

  • C4iSR

    Lockheed Martin Awarded A Contract To Deliver AN/TPS77 Long-Range Air Defense Radar To RAAF

  • Middle East

    U.S. Special Forces Seized Chinese Cargo Ship Off the Coast of Sri Lanka Linked to Iran’s Missile Program.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s massive military buildup near Dokhlam

  • Air Platform

    Russian MiG-31K Interceptor Aircraft Crashed in Kamchatka Region

  • Europe

    Pilot dies in MiG-29 fighter jet crash in Russia -RIA

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan Air Force Received First Chinese CH-4 Drones

  • Air Platform

    South Korea To Buy 20 F-35B For LPX-II Program

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Babcock to provide submarine weapons system for South Korean Navy

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    US Air Force’s F-35A Drops B61-12 Nuclear Bomb

  • Air Platform

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

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Deploys Su-35 close to Indian border

  • Air Platform

    Colombia purchases 17 Gripen E/F Fighter Jets.

  • Middle East

    Jubilant Iranians: Israeli and American Fighter Jets Fly Uncontested over Iranian Airspace as EA-18G Growler Destroys YLC-8B Radar, HQ-9B and S-400 Missile System.

  • Europe

    Soviet-era Mindset: Russia’s death toll to rise 500,000 by sending poorly trained and AK-47 equipped soldiers to Ukrainian slaughterhouse

  • Europe

    Australian Killed Fighting Alongside Ukrainian Troops

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    State Department Approves AIM-9X Sidewinder for Canada

  • Middle East

    Hamas terrorist group has agreed to release all Israeli hostages.

  • Air Platform

    Croatia to replace aging MiGs with Saab Gripen

  • Europe

    Ukraine drone boats attacked Russian warship in the Black Sea, says Moscow

  • Americas

    The U.S. Is The Largest Arms Exporter, Who Are Buyers?

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Royal Australian Navy Commissions Replenishment Ship HMAS Stalwart

  • Europe

    EU sanctions on Russia make Italian-Russian Military Joint Venture Unsustainable

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Sweden’s Gripen Test Fires Taurus KEPD Cruise Missile For Deep Strike Capability.

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