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

    April 22, 2026 0
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  • France Follows UK By Sending Long-range Scalp Cruise Missiles To Ukraine

    May 19, 2023 0
    France will give Ukraine missiles with a “range to help Ukraine’s counteroffensive” days after the UK’s Storm Shadow munitions were used to devastating effect against Russian forces behind the front line. More Pain For Putin: [...]
  • Finish Navy’s Hamina-class tests fire torpedoes

    August 24, 2020 0
    On 19 August, the Finnish Navy conducted its first torpedo firing in the Archipelago Sea with a TP45 torpedo borrowed from Försvarets Materialverk, FMV, Swedish Defence Materiel Administration. This was the first time that a [...]
  • Bad News For Ukraine: Putin Learning To Value Competent Andrei Belousov And Removing Incompetent Idiots From Ministry Of Defense

    May 16, 2024 0
    Appointing an economist to helm a defence ministry during a war may sound like a recipe for disaster. President Putin has replaced fishing buddy Sergei Shoigu as the country’s defense ministerDateMay 13, 2024Russian Defense Minister [...]
  • Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Encircles Crimea with SIGINT Kit

    April 27, 2021 0
    The Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drone flew for the first near the Russian military base in Crimea, reports Tass news agency. Ukraine Plans To Buy 24 More Bayraktar TB2 Drones, Says Valery ZaluzhnyDateSeptember 13, 2021Ukraine uses [...]
  • 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. Hanwha Defense Delivers K239 [...]
Infantry Weapons

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

April 28, 2026 0

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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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East Asia and Pacific Region

Australian Army successfully test-fired the first domestically manufactured HIMARS.

April 16, 2026 0

Australia test-fired the first domestically manufactured GMLRS missile from a HIMARS launcher at Woomera Test Range, South Australia on April 9, 2026. The government committed $320 million to integrate Australian suppliers into GMLRS production at […]

Infantry Weapons

China delivers FN-6 MANPAD and HJ-12E anti-tank missiles to Iran.

April 15, 2026 0

US intelligence indicates China delivered new air defense systems to Iran, CNN reported on Friday, citing three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments. According to intelligence outlined in the CNN report, Beijing transferred shoulder-fired FN-6 […]

  • Air Platform

    China Debuts MH-60R Copycat Z-20 Anti-Submarine Warfare Helicopter

  • Air Platform

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

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia Shortlisted Four Designs For Its Frigate Requirement

  • Africa

    Norinco Delivers 30 Type 59G Tanks To Chad National Army

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Taiwan Purchases MICA And Magic Missiles From France

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea Next In-line to Built Nuclear Submarines With Domestic Reactors

  • Air Platform

    Airbus, Dassault Aviation Agree On Industrial Partnership For FCAS Programme

  • Americas

    Brazil’s Nuclear-Powered Submarine Project SN-BR Making Progress

  • C4iSR

    British Army Orders More XACT NV33 Night Vision Goggles

  • Air Platform

    Saab Awarded Contract to Produce Four Gripen E/F for Royal Thai Air Force.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Qatar Deploys Patriot PAC-3 MSE Missile System.

  • Europe

    Russia Started Relocating Helicopters From Crimea, ATACMS Exceeds Expectations, Ukrainian Intelligence Says

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japanese Soryu-class submarine detects type 094 submarine in its territorial waters near Amami Islands

  • Europe

    Russian Missile Developer Mikhail Shatsky Found Dead Near Moscow, A Huge Setback For Russia, India and China

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The US State Department approves Apache AH-64E and AH-1Z Viper Helicopter For Philippines

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar’s ‘Three Brorherhood’ Rebels Seized The Largest Weapons Cache From Fleeing Junta Forces

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia orders 268 upgraded Bushmaster vehicles in $750 million contract.

  • Ballistic Missile

    Ukraine’s ATACMS Tactical Ballistic Missile Destroyed Russia’s Command Post.

  • Defense Industry

    Lockheed Wins Major F-35A Sustainment Contract From Australia

  • Air Platform

    Here’s why Russia’s MiG-35 is absent from Ukraine War

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The AUKUS will turn into JAUKUS after Japanese admission to the security pact

  • Air Platform

    Sikorsky-Boeing Defiant Compound Helicopter is Undergoing Flight Tests for US Army

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    UK becomes first country delivering long-range Storm Shadow cruise missiles to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukraine Destroyed More Than 5,702 Russian Main Battle Tanks

  • Cruise Missiles

    Pakistan Unveils FTAH-IV Ground-launched Cruise Missile

  • Europe

    Russian FSB Could Be Behind The Attack On Turkish Aerospace Industries To Derail The Development Of Fifth-generation KAAN Fighter Jets

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RAN to equip naval fleets with Saab 9LV combat management system

  • Europe

    Finish Company Patria Awarded Contract To Produce Nemo Navy Mortar Boat

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drone strikes destroyed Russia’s Su-57 fighter jets in latest embarrassment for Putin

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Deathmatch: PL-15 vs Meteor vs AIM-120C air-to-air missile

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha, Kongsberg Team Up For Australian Army’s Howitzers Requirements

  • Europe

    Thyssenkrupp to Build Six Type 212 CD Submarines For Germany And Norway

  • Europe

    Israel supplies super modern arms to muslim Azerbaijani and deprived christian Armenians

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    DSME launches next-gen submarine rescue vessel for RoK Navy

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea Conducts Second SLBM Test from KSS-III Submarine

  • Europe

    Ukraine Claimed That It Destroyed Russian Military’s 290 Tanks, 46 Aircraft and 68 Helicopters

  • Americas

    Saab Awarded A Contract To Supply RBS 70 NG SAM To Argentina

  • Air Platform

    U.S. State Department Approves Sale Of P-8 Poseidon MPA For Germany

  • Europe

    Russia’s Ka-52 attack helicopter crashed due to technical malfunction.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Azerbaijan Destroyed Armenian S-300 Anti-air System Using Harop Kamikaze Drone And Bayraktar TB2 Drone

  • C4iSR

    Israeli RADA Electronic delivers multi-mission AESA radars to Ukraine

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian kamikaze drone destroyed S-400 SAM in Crimea

  • Europe

    Russia’s Black Sea fleet operations have been greatly complicated and paralyzed

  • C4iSR

    Saab delivered the first GlobalEye Swing Role Surveillance System aircraft to the United Arab Emirates

  • Americas

    Networking Israeli Iron Dome With American Patriot Could Bring Superior Advantages

  • Europe

    Sweden and Finland to Join NATO Soon, Prompted by Russian Aggression

  • Naval Platforms

    Chinese Type 094 Nuclear Submarine in ‘embarrassing’ South China Sea incident

  • Land Platform

    Norinco VT5 lightweight Tank

  • Europe

    A pro-Kremlin writer wounded in car bomb that killed his driver

  • Europe

    Poland to deliver T-72 tanks and anti-air system to Ukraine

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