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Europe

France Test-fires M51 Nuclear Ballistic Missile

April 29, 2021 GDC 0

The French Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) successfully conducted a test firing of an M51 nuclear strategic ballistic missile without a warhead from the Landes site of DGA Missile Tests today. Florence Parly, Minister of […]

Defense Industry

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

April 19, 2021 GDC 0

Iran has produced first batch of Uranium enriched to a purity level of 60% at Shahid Ahmadi Roshan nuclear facility. Production of 60% enriched uranium is currently 9 grams per hour. The enrichment was completed […]

Europe

Lithuania Asked Belarus to Clarify Accidents At Rosatom-made Nuclear Power Plant

January 21, 2021 GDC 0

MINSK (GDC) — Lithuania has asked Belarus for clarification after its new nuclear plant located some 50 kilometres from the country’s capital suffered an incident just five days after launch. Belarusian authorities say the country’s […]

Americas

Amid China and Russia tensions, US considering nuclear tests after 28 years hiatus

May 24, 2020 GDC 0

US officials have debated whether to carry out the first US nuclear tests in 28 years as a way to pressure Russia and China into make a trilateral arms control deal, according congressional aides and […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

The Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) Has Conducted Low Yield Nuclear Tests

April 17, 2020 GDC 0

Washington DC (GDC) -The US State Department reported that Beijing may have conducted secret low-level underground nuclear tests, learned GDC quoting Wall Street Journal. Foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told reporters on Thursday that China […]

  • Saab Gripen E/F: Why is Gripen E deadliest among all 4.5 Gen fighter jet?

    October 22, 2018 0
    While complex high-end jet fighters like the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, dominate the headlines when it comes to the global fighter market, not every country needs or even wants a top-of-the-line warplane. There [...]
  • Paramount Engineering Delivers First Alan-2 Protected Mobility Vehicles To Kazakhstan Army

    February 15, 2023 0
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  • Thyssenkrupp to Build Six Type 212 CD Submarines For Germany And Norway

    April 4, 2021 0
    Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems has signed an agreement to build six Type 212 CD (Common Design) submarines for Germany and Norway. After challenging negotiations, all parties agreed to the technical content and contractual terms shortly before [...]
  • Ukraine War Exposing Chinese Weaknesses: Only Nine Su-35 Operational In Chinese Inventory Due To Avionics Fault

    September 23, 2022 0
    The performance of Su-35 in the Ukraine war is a big concern for Peoples Liberation Army Air Force. Dark clouds swirl over Russia’s Su-35S Flanker fighter. Russia lost more than two squadrons of its prized Su-35 [...]
  • Boeing rolls out Super Hornet Block III for US Navy

    May 10, 2020 0
    Boeing has released a video of the rollout of the first of two Block III F/A-18F Super Hornet test jets for the U.S. Navy. The service plans to use these aircraft, which do not feature the full [...]
  • Boeing Awarded Contract To Produce 60 Heavy-lift Chinook Helicopters For Bundeswehr

    June 30, 2022 0
    The German government will purchase 60 Boeing Chinook heavy-lift helicopters to equip the armed forces in a deal reportedly worth upwards of $4 billion, according to a Ministry of Defense announcement on Wednesday. Boeing, Honeywell [...]
Americas

Canada Purchases 26 HIMARS Rocket Artillery.

June 5, 2026 0

The Government of Canada said it has finalised a government-to-government agreement with the United States for the acquisition of long-range missile capability for the Canadian Armed Forces. The Government of Canada said it has finalised […]

Americas

U.S. Navy purchases Israeli soldier-portable SMASH 2000LE fire control systems.

June 4, 2026 0

An Israeli fire control technology company has now secured contracts with all four major branches of the U.S. military, completing a sweep across the American armed forces that took less than a year. Smart Shooter […]

Europe

Germany Purchases $5.4 Billion Worth of Israeli PULS Rocket Launchers.

May 29, 2026 0

Germany Advancing 5 Billion Euro Rocket Launcher Deal With Israel’s ElbitIf completed, the deal would include hundreds of rocket launchers and could increase Elbit’s order backlog by about 20 percent, strengthening the Israel-based defense contractor’s […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

May 17, 2026 0

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Europe

Estonia Purchases Additional HIMARS Rocket Artillery from Lockheed Martin.

May 16, 2026 0

The Estonian Centre for Defence Investments has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin for the procurement of three additional HIMARS multiple rocket systems. The agreement also includes an investment of approximately $11 million into Estonia’s […]

Europe

Saab HEAT 758 Features Dual-Charge Warhead Inside New Carl-Gustaf Anti-Tank Round.

May 11, 2026 0

Saab is stepping up the Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle’s anti-armor role with a new round designed to defeat heavily protected vehicles on the modern battlefield. The HEAT 758 features a dual-charge warhead meant to first damage […]

  • Middle East

    Hamas terrorist group has agreed to release all Israeli hostages.

  • Europe

    Russian Commander Asked Soldiers To Wear Civilian Clothes And Run, As Ukraine Reclaim Western Front Of Kherson

  • Air Platform

    J-20 exposed: new photos reveal China’s J-20 Mighty Dragon has visible screws, rivets and quality issues on the airframe.  

  • Middle East

    UAE, Israel Build Close Military Ties in The Middle East

  • Americas

    Maj. Gen. Doug Pearson Who Became First Person to Destroy A Satellite In Space Flying A F-15

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan’s Soryu-class Submarine Collides With Commercial Ship

  • Air Platform

    Swiss Air Force faces public opposition to its F-35 deal, prompting SAF to look for European jets

  • Uncategorized

    Canada On Track To Select An Winner Of FFCP Programme Next Year

  • South Asia

    Ousted Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was welcomed in India by the Indian intelligence agency RAW, Hasina is a RAW asset

  • Europe

    Anti-Putin partisan ‘black bridge’ set Russia’s FSB building on fire

  • C4iSR

    Saab Awarded Contract To Produce Third GlobalEye For Swedish Air Force

  • Americas

    BAE Systems to delay delivery of Howitzers to US Army

  • Air Platform

    Turkey Debuts Akinci B UCAV With Upgraded Engines

  • South Asia

    US, Maldives Defense Pact: Both Nations Complete First Ever Defense And Security Dialogue

  • Europe

    Putin’s Head Of Conscripts Mobilization Suicides At His Residence

  • Europe

    Russia says two of its commanders killed as Kyiv wages Bakhmut offensive

  • Air Platform

    India will not receive the F-35 as well as the Su-57, report

  • Europe

    Putin’s ally Ramzan Kadyrov started a new mercenary group to compete with the Wagner group

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Launches Arafura Class Offshore Patrol Vessel

  • Americas

    China suspends $6.5 billion currency swap deal with Argentina as the country purchases American F-16 jets

  • Europe

    Thanks to Javelin, Russian Military Lost 31 Tactical Battalions, Says Volodymyr Zelensky

  • Europe

    Turkey Develops PARS IV 6×6 Special Operations Vehicles For Turkish Army

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s FPV drones destroyed Russia’s T-80BV battle tank

  • Middle East

    France is negotiating the transfer of weapons from Arab countries to Ukraine

  • Middle East

    Israel Going Ahead With German Submarine Deal

  • Europe

    Russia Fines Google $20 Decillion Over Tech Giant’s Ban On Putin’s Propaganda

  • Air Platform

    Norway Sold 32 Second-hand F-16 Fighting Falcon To Romania

  • Middle East

    China’s Y-20 transport aircraft delivers weapons and tunnel boring equipments to Iran under an $8 billion gold-for-weapons deal.

  • Middle East

    The US State Department Approves Spares and Supports for Apache Helicopters of UAE

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Gibbs & Cox showcased a new corvette design based off Taiwanese Navy’s Frigate.

  • South Asia

    Convicted disposed dictator Sheikh Hasina’s bleak political future in Bangladesh.

  • South Asia

    Inept Bangladesh Navy Watches As Myanmar Navy Ship Fired At Bangladesh’s Saint Martin’s Islands Killing Civilians

  • Air Platform

    Airbus Offered Eurofighter Typhoon Jets to Swiss Air Force for $8.1 billion

  • Europe

    Breaking: Putin Surprisingly Announced In A Televised Speech That Russia Deployed 700,000 Troops In Ukraine War, Secretly Mobilized 244,000 Troops

  • Americas

    Damen To Build Sigma Class Frigates For Colombia

  • Europe

    G7 Countries agreed to confiscate $50 billion of Russian assets to pay for Ukraine’s debt

  • Air Platform

    Israeli IAI poised to secure $905 million contract for Indian Air Force refuelling aircraft.

  • Middle East

    UAE-Isreali Peace Deal: UAE hotel group offers kosher food to influx of Israeli tourists

  • Americas

    U.S. State Department Approved Foreign Military Sale Of $150 Million Hellfire Missiles For Netherlands

  • Europe

    U.S. Donates Switchblade Drones, Ammo, Javelin Communication Gear To Ukraine Worth $300 Million

  • Air Platform

    V-22 Osprey conducts first landing on the deck of a ship

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Solomon Islands trapped in Chinese debt as it turned into a PLA naval base of the Indo-Pacific

  • Naval Platforms

    Turkish STM Lays Keel Of Pakistan Navy’s First MILGEM-Class Corvette

  • Europe

    Mad Vlad no longer regards Moldova as a sovereign nation in favor of Transdniestria

  • Europe

    Serbia will sign major arms deal with France a shift from Russia

  • Middle East

    So, Why did Russia send Su-57 fighter jet to Syria?

  • South Asia

    More Than 1158 Bangladeshi Citizens Who Criticized Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Regime Suffered Enforced Disappearance

  • Europe

    Leopard frenzy: Czech Republic to buy 50 Leopard 2 main battle tanks

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia plans to transfer ageing ANZAC class frigates to the Philippines Navy

  • Europe

    Russian Commanders Dumping Conscripts To Frontline Without Guns And Protecting Gears

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