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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 […]

  • Sikorsky to build nine CH-53K King Stallion helicopters for U.S. Marines

    July 5, 2021 0
    Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky division will build nine more CH-53K heavy-lift helicopters for the U.S. Marine Corps, the Navy Air Systems Command said. Sikorsky Awarded Contract to Produce Nine CH-53K King Stallion Heavy Lift HelicoptersDateFebruary 27, [...]
  • RAAF joins RIMPAC exercises in Guam

    July 25, 2020 0
    Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) aircraft and more than 150 RAAF personnel have deployed to Guam to join exercises with the Royal Australian Navy and the United States. An Air Task Unit made up of [...]
  • Vladimir Putin meets with commanders as Ukraine advanced in Kursk region

    August 26, 2024 0
    Russian President Vladimir Putin received an update from top army generals at an undisclosed command centre about strategies to counter Ukrainian forces that invaded the Kursk region earlier this month.  Putin’s weirdest claim that he [...]
  • Lockheed Eyes New Air Superiority Program After Losing NGAD Contest

    March 26, 2025 0
    Following President Donald Trump’s announcement that Boeing has been selected to lead the U.S. Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program, Lockheed Martin issued an official statement expressing disappointment and reaffirming its commitment to [...]
  • Australia, Japan, South Korea And New Zealand To Deepen Cooperation With NATO Amid China Tensions

    July 22, 2024 0
    The plan by the United States to “institutionalise” four Asia-Pacific countries within the Nato framework is likely to hinge on a raft of factors such as the course of the Russia-Ukraine war, China’s continued “aggression” [...]
  • Rheinmetall, Thales Awarded Contract to Support Tiger Helicopter Simulators in France and Germany

    November 5, 2021 0
    Thales and Rheinmetall will continue to look after the helicopter simulators used for training crews of the Tiger attack helicopter. Hungary Acquires Rheinmetall Lynx IFVDateSeptember 11, 2020Rheinmetall awarded €1.04 billion contract to upgrade Puma IFV [...]
Europe

Ukraine unveils latest 2S22 Bohdana 155mm self-propelled howitzer.

February 11, 2026 0

Ukraine’s defense industry displayed the latest version of its 2S22 Bohdana 155 mm self-propelled howitzer at the World Defense Show 2026 in Saudi Arabia. The debut signals Ukraine’s push to position a combat-proven artillery system […]

Africa

Turkey and Egypt Sign Major Defense Cooperation Agreement on 155mm Ammo and Missile Production.

February 8, 2026 0

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Europe

Aselsan and Excalibur jointly produced Korkut air defense system.

February 7, 2026 0

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Europe

Hanwha Aerospace Awarded Contract to Produce Long-range K239 Chunmoo Rockets to Norway.

January 29, 2026 0

Hanwha Aerospace Co. has secured an estimated $1.9 billion project to supply long-range rockets to Norway, with the official contract expected to be signed this week, informed industry sources said Wednesday. The contract is widely […]

Infantry Weapons

The U.S. Deploys Iranian Shahed-136 Replica LUCAS Drone in the Middle East.

January 27, 2026 0

Russia’s version of Iran’s fast, cheap Shahed attack drones have been wreaking havoc during the Ukraine conflict, saturating the skies nearly every night and terrorising civilians. Highly adaptive and hard to intercept, the United States […]

Africa

China delivers Type 59 towed guns to the UAE-backed terror group Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

January 25, 2026 0

China has shipped a batch of Type 59 130mm towed artillery systems to Rapid Support Forces, with images confirming the weapons loaded aboard a cargo vessel and prepared for export, according to open-source visuals recorded […]

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Russia Finally Admits It Needs Help From China On Shipbuilding

  • Americas

    Boeing Awarded $2.7 Billion Contract to Produce Patriot PAC-3 Missile.

  • Naval Platforms

    Lack of helicopters and vehicles, China’s type 075 LHD won’t be deployable until next decade

  • Air Platform

    Sukhoi Cannot Manufacture Su-30 and Su-35 Fighter Jets Due to Material Shortages: Report

  • Air Platform

    Boeing rolls out Super Hornet Block III for US Navy

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. State Department Approves Sale of Air-to-air Missiles to Saudi Arabia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia to Build Eight Nuclear Submarines Based on Virginia-class Block V

  • Europe

    Hellenic Air Force To Showcase Rafale Fighters In Air Show

  • South Asia

    Modi wanted to weaken Bangladesh’s military by supplying third-grade Indian equipment. Bangladesh cancelled the Navy’s contract with the Indian shipbuilder

  • Middle East

    Royal Navy captured large cache of Iranian-made missiles shipment to Hezbollah

  • Air Platform

    Canada to review American F-35 purchases, amid Trump’s trade war

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    Europe

    Here’s why so many Russian generals and commanders are dead in Ukraine?

  • Air Platform

    Colombia Selects FA-50 LCA With Israeli AESA Radar Worth $600 Million

  • Europe

    Amid tensions with Russia, Sweden increases defense budget by 40%

  • Europe

    BAE System’s ARCHER 155mm Self-propelled Howitzer

  • South Asia

    IAF Rafale Fighters Started Ferry Flight To India

  • C4iSR

    Thales secured contract to produce land-based TRC 3900 radio systems for Malaysia.

  • C4iSR

    Israeli IAI awarded contract to produce anti-jam GPS system for South Korea and Thailand

  • Europe

    Anti-Putin Russian partisan set chemical factory, military surveillance equipment factory and oil refinery on fire

  • Europe

    Ukrainian HIMARS struck Russian base killing 300 soldiers waiting for speech from commander

  • Air Platform

    South Korea Ramps Up FA-50 Light Combat Aircraft Production After Export Success In Poland, Thailand And Malaysia

  • South Asia

    আকাশে প্রতিযোগিতা: বাংলাদেশ এয়ার গার্ড (চোর) অনিশ্চিত ভবিষ্যত (Translated Version)

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indian Air Force To Join Desert Flag Exercise in UAE

  • Europe

    Putin ordered his army to prepare for war with the Baltic states

  • Air Platform

    Turkey to use domestically develop TF-6000 turbofan engine for KAAN fighter jet

  • Europe

    Russian Navy top admiral shakeup follows new defeat in Black Sea

  • Defense Industry

    Leonardo delivers HH-139B helicopter to the Italian Air Force

  • Europe

    Russian Airborne Failed To Capture Ukraine’s Hostomel Airport

  • Europe

    Putin’s Propaganda Reached Its Limit, Most Russians Beleive Now Conscripts have Already Died In Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Colombian Air Force selects Saab Gripen E/F fighter jets against Lockheed’s F-16V Block 70

  • Europe

    Turkish FNSS Defense Integrates Anti-tank Weapons in PARS Armored Vehicle

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indian Defense Ministry Sold INS Viraat to Ship Breaker

  • C4iSR

    Saab Group awarded contract to support UAE’s GlobalEye AWACS

  • Defense Industry

    Royal Navy To Build Five More Type 26 Frigates Amid Ukraine War

  • Europe

    South Korea displays K3 next-gen concept main battle tank

  • Europe

    European Nations Band Together to Build Next-generation Main Battle Tank

  • Air Platform

    Thailand Purchases Gripen E/F Fighter Jets Amid Tensions With Cambodia

  • Europe

    Desperate Russian army is attaching wooden logs as armor with trucks and tanks

  • Europe

    Bosnia purchased Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Drones, Eyes Local Production

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian Patriot Missile Shot Down Russian Su-35 Fighter Jets Far From Kyiv

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    The New Stand-In Attack Weapon is Ready for F-35

  • Europe

    Ukraine becomes the first country to use Caracal air assault vehicles in combat

  • C4iSR

    Australian Bushmasters To Receive Electronic Warfare Capability

  • Air Platform

    India Orders 83 HAL Tejas Worths $6 Billion

  • Central Asia

    Azerbaijani President Aliyev accuses Russia of shooting down passenger plane

  • Air Platform

    Vietnam signed agreement with the U.S. to purchase F-16V, ditching Su-57 jets

  • Americas

    Northrop Grumman to modernize US Navy’s E-6B Mercury Fleet

  • Europe

    Belgian Company Sells 64 Second-hand M109A4BE Self-propelled Howitzers To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Russia’s Ulyanovsk Discloses Radar Deficiencies of Pantsir Air Defense System

  • Air Platform

    Bangladesh Police Signed MoU To Buy Two Helicopters From Russia

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