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Air Platform

Indonesia signed a letter of intent to acquire 36 Rafale fighter jets from France.

August 2, 2021 GDC 0

Since the visit of the Indonesian Minister of Defense Prabowo Subianto to Paris in January 2020, rumors emerged of a potential acquisition of Dassault fighter jets to renew the Indonesian Air Force fleet. In February […]

Air Platform

Dassault Aviation Sets Out Ambitious Rafale F4 Upgrade Path

November 20, 2019 GDC 0

Eric Trappier, Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation, received the F4-standard development contract for the Rafale combat aircraft during the visit of the Dassault Aviation Mérignac plant by Florence Parly, French Minister of the Armed […]

South Asia

The Indian Air Force received first Rafale Omnirole Fighter Jet

September 21, 2019 GDC 0

The Indian Air Force (IAF) received the first multi-role combat aircraft Rafale from its manufacturer Dassault Aviation in France on Thursday 19 September 2019, defence sources said on Friday 20 September 2019 reports NDTV News. The jet will be formally handed over to […]

South Asia

Indian Air Force readies Airbase to welcome Rafale Fighter Jet

September 10, 2019 GDC 0

The Indian Air Force is expected to resurrect its ‘Golden Arrows’ 17 Squadron on September 2019, which will be the first unit to fly the omnirole Rafale fighter jets at Ambala Air Force Station, considered […]

Air Platform

Dassault Rafale: A True Omnirole Combat Aircraft

August 29, 2019 LM Publications 0

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  • Ukraine to produce Czech CZ BREN 2 assault rifles

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

    February 22, 2023 0
    Ramzan Kadyrov, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, said he plans to create a private military competing with the Wagner Group. Kadyrov’s Troops Clash With Russian Forces in Occupied MelitopolDateJanuary 24, 2024Putin Struggling To [...]
  • Ukraine’s Neptune cruise missile and drones destroyed Russia’s S-400 missile system and Novorossiysk oil terminal.

    November 16, 2025 0
    Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) executed a nighttime strike on November 13-14, 2025, using Neptune missiles and drones to destroy four S-400 launchers and two key radars at a military unit near Novorossiysk port. Ukraine destroyed [...]
  • Poland Opens Regional Abrams Main Battle Tank Maintenance Center

    March 26, 2024 0
    Poland has inaugurated a regional maintenance hub for the Abrams main battle tanks in Poznań 300 kilometers west of the capital Warsaw. Poland gets first US-made M1 Abrams SEPv3 main battle tanksDateAugust 11, 2022Poland Orders [...]
  • Russian troops find Ukraine’s Sentinel radar mockup

    April 4, 2024 0
    Russian soldiers have founded a decoy mimicking the American-made AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel radar, which Ukraine commonly uses on the battlefield to mislead adversaries. Ukraine forces use US-made AN/MPQ-64 radar to fight off RussiansDateJune 25, 2022The Thales-Raytheon [...]
  • Raytheon and Rheinmetall jointly offered Lynx IFV for US Army’s OMFV competition

    May 7, 2020 0
    Raytheon and Rheinmetall are poised to modify their Lynx infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) and enter it as a candidate for the US Army’s revamped M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle replacement effort. The Army has tried three [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Unveils Next-generation K9MH Mobile Howitzer Artillery System.

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Europe

Safran and MBDA fired the first Thundart munition developed for France’s Long-Range Land Strike program.

May 5, 2026 0

French defense firm Safran and missile maker MBDA successfully test-fired their jointly developed rocket-artillery munition this month, and expect to be able to deliver the first multiple-launch rocket systems in 2029 should their offer be […]

Infantry Weapons

Elbit Systems PULS Rocket Artillery Precision, Modular and Universal Launching System for Battlefield Dominance.

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Philippine Army Test Fires Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm Howitzer Boosting Long-Range Strike.

April 27, 2026 0

The Philippine Army has conducted its first live firing with its new Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer during Exercise Salaknib 26, a joint U.S./Philippines military exercise, bringing a faster and more mobile long-range strike […]

Infantry Weapons

Israel uses the Roem howitzer in its first combat strikes in Lebanon.

April 24, 2026 0

The Israel Defense Forces has used its new Ro’em self-propelled howitzer in combat for the first time, firing the system during artillery strikes in southern Lebanon. Units from the 282nd Artillery Brigade brought the wheeled […]

Europe

Turkey test-fires the KORAOK short-range anti-tank missile.

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  • Americas

    US Navy Will Retrofit John F Kennedy Aircraft Carrier To Launch F-35 From Deck

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Delivers First Operational Super Hornet Block III to the U.S. Navy

  • Air Platform

    Why India Pays Premium For Su-30MKI “Dud”?

  • Europe

    No Semiconductor No Su-75 Or Su-57: Russian Propaganda Vapourized In Thin Air, Amid Crippling Sanctions

  • Europe

    Denmark Announces $2 Billion Security Plan For Arctic Region

  • Europe

    Poland Received 24 K9 Self-propelled Howitzers From South Korea

  • Naval Platforms

    Boeing submits proposal for Indian Navy’s fighters requirement

  • Naval Platforms

    LÜRSSEN Offshore Patrol Vessel – OPV 90

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    PLA Deploys PHL-03 MLRS In Xinjiang Province

  • Europe

    Ukraine attacks Moscow in one of largest ever drone strikes on Russian capital as Russia shut down airspace

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Defense Forces Validate Warfighting Capabilities in FCP20

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine to receive first F-16 fighter jets by December 2023

  • Americas

    Raytheon demonstrates cutting-edge radar at RIMPAC

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Here’s why Russia’s S-400 Triumf Surface-to-air missile failed in Iran.

  • Air Platform

    Czech Republic Donates Mi-24 Attack Helicopters To Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Army’s Boxer CRV Infantry Fighting Vehicles Achieved Initial Operational Capability

  • Land Platform

    China’s Norinco delivers first batch of VT5 light tanks to Bangladesh

  • Europe

    Russian Air Force’s Mi-8 Crashed In The Leningrad Region

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese Ambassador To Australia Hints A ‘Special Operation’ To Reunify Taiwan With China

  • C4iSR

    ELM – 2080 Green Pine Radar System

  • Europe

    HIMARS Strikes Destroyed Two Bridges In Kherson, Russians Fleeing Kherson In Fear of HIMARS

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Baykar Defense to Install Air-to-Air Missiles on Drones

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s 47th army brigade downed seventh Ka-52 helicopter in a week using RBS-70 MANPAD

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed Russia’s 9S32M fire control radar of overhyped S-400V4 surface-to-air missile system.

  • Middle East

    Israelis are armed to the teeth, ready to fire at Hamas terrorists

  • Americas

    Northrop Grumman joins US-Japan hypersonic missile defense effort

  • Air Platform

    Dassault Aviation Started Trials For Croatian Air Force’s Rafale B Jet

  • Europe

    Leonardo Company’s Proteus Unmanned Helicopter Completes First Flight.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Navy’s SSN-AUKUS (SSN-A) will receive evolved version of AN/BYG-1 combat control system

  • Air Platform

    U.S. State Department Approves 23 F-model Chinook Helicopters For Egypt

  • Europe

    Vard Marine Awarded Contract To Build Next-generation Offshore Patrol Vessel For Italian Navy

  • Middle East

    Advancing Nuclear Ambitions of Saudi Arabia With China and Pakistan’s Help

  • Europe

    Turkey tests indigenous liquid-fueled rocket engine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan vows to strengthen missile defense after North Korea parade missile

  • Middle East

    Israeli Sa’ar-class corvettes conduct exercises with US Navy in Red Sea

  • Americas

    Amentum to modernize launch operations through $4 billion Space Force contract.

  • Air Platform

    F414 (RM12) engine to be installed on to NASA’s X-59 aircraft

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Troops Liberated Five Towns Since Counteroffensive Started

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Kongsberg’s propulsion systems for Philippine Navy’s new OPVs

  • Air Platform

    New Gripen E is now flying with a more trapezoid to carry four RBS-15 and more bombs

  • Europe

    Russian T-90M Proryv-3 Tank Blew Up In Inexpensive Ukraine’s Landmine

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish TAI Offers Attractive Packages For Malaysian Light Combat Aircraft Competition

  • Air Platform

    Sharp Eye Ⅲ Unmanned Helicopter had been displayed on 10th Airshow China

  • Europe

    Mad Vlad Diagnosed With Advanced Stages Of Stomach Cancer, Only Foreign Doctors Kept Him Alive

  • Europe

    Putin’s Prison Recruits Gone Wild In Donetsk Oblast

  • Air Platform

    First Upgraded F-16V Of Hellenic Air Force Arrived At Texas

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s Patriot Missile Shot Down Russia’s Su-35 and Su-34 Fighter Bomber.

  • Air Platform

    Kachin Independence Army Hit Myanmar Army’s Mi-17 Helicopter With FPV Drone

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    US Air Force conducts first flight test of next-generation AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM missile

  • Europe

    Cars registered in Russia could no longer enter the European Union, says EU commission

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