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  • [ February 8, 2026 ] Turkey and Egypt Sign Major Defense Cooperation Agreement on 155mm Ammo and Missile Production. Africa
  • [ February 8, 2026 ] Raytheon to deliver 48 PhantomStrike AESA Radar for Polish FA-50 Fighter Jets. C4iSR
  • [ February 8, 2026 ] Saab Awarded $530 Million Contract to Integrate Nimbrix Drone Killer Missile onto Gripen E/F Fighter Jets. Anti-drone System
  • [ February 7, 2026 ] Aselsan and Excalibur jointly produced Korkut air defense system. Europe
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Africa

Pakistan has struck a $4 billion arms deal with Libyan National Army, including JF-17 fighter jets, Super Mushak trainer and other equipment.

December 23, 2025 GDC 0

Pakistan has reached a deal worth over $4 billion to sell military equipment to the Libyan National Army, four Pakistani officials said, despite a U.N. arms embargo on the fractured North African country. The deal, […]

Air Platform

Pakistan Secured $4.6 Billion JF-17 Jets Export Deal with Azerbaijan in Central Asian Geopolitical Shift

June 9, 2025 GDC 0

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Air Platform

Azerbaijan Purchased Sino-Pakistani JF-17 Block III Fighter Jets Worth $1.6 Billion

October 1, 2024 GDC 0

Azerbaijan has signed a contract to buy JF-17 Block-III fighter jets from Pakistan, an official statement said on Thursday.  Azer­bai­jan has added JF-17 Block III fighter jets, purchased from Pakistan reportedly in a $1.6 billion deal, […]

Air Platform

Pakistan Joins Turkish Fifth-gen TFX Fighter Jet Project

February 27, 2022 GDC 0

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Air Platform

Pakistan Quietly Grounded All JF-17 Block I Fighters

October 18, 2021 GDC 0

According to a Pakistani report, 40 percent of JF-17 Thunder fighter jets of the Pakistan Air Force is grounded due to multiple reasons. Most grounded aircraft are Block I variants. In 1999, when Beijing and […]

Air Platform

Structural Cracks Appearing on Pakistan’s JF-17 Thunder’s Vertical Stabilizer

October 15, 2021 GDC 0

The Pakistan Air Force now faces serious difficulties. Its frontline fighter, the JF-17, developed with the help of the Chinese, has maintenance problems that are getting worse every day. The key reason cited for JF-17’s […]

Air Platform

JF-17 Exposed: Why Pakistan’s JF-17 Thunder Fighters Are Inoperable?

October 3, 2021 GDC 0

Co-produced by Pakistan Aeronautical Complex and the Aviation Industry Corporation of China, the JF-17 Block III fighters will complete the trial by 2021. Pakistan has already built over 100 JF-17 fighters for its air force, […]

Air Platform

Iraq Plans to Buy 12 JF-17 Block III

September 27, 2021 GDC 0

ISLAMABAD (GDC) – The Iraqi government is planning to acquire 12 JF-17A Block III fighters from Pakistan and has reportedly set aside more than $600 million in funding for the purchase of the said aircraft, […]

Air Platform

Why is China buying the J-10 instead of the JF-17?

July 8, 2021 GDC 0

FC-1 Xialong, more appropriately known as JF-17 is a joint creation of the Pakistani Aeronautical Complex (PAC) and Chengdu Corporation of China. China bought the J-10 over the JF-17 because the J-10 is much faster, […]

Air Platform

Analysis: JF-17 Thunder fighter or CAC FC-1 Xiaolong jets

July 7, 2021 GDC 0

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  • Putin removes and demotes Russian general Sergei Surovikin for heavy losses in Ukraine war

    January 12, 2023 0
    Russian official nicknamed “General Armageddon” has been demoted as the country’s top battlefield commander in Ukraine, according to reports. On Wednesday, Russian Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov was appointed to take over the role by [...]
  • Israeli, Saudi Arabia inching closer to normalize diplomatic relations

    July 25, 2023 0
    For years Israel and Saudi Arabia have been partners in all but name. The leaders of the two countries confer in secret, share a rival in Iran, plan joint telecoms infrastructure, do quiet business deals [...]
  • Japan to co-produce Turkish Bayraktar TB3 maritime strike drone.

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  • Russia’s Su-34 fighter-bomber crashed in Volgograd region

    July 28, 2024 0
    A Russian Su-34 fighter jet crashed in the Volgograd region in southern Russia during a scheduled training flight on Saturday, said the Russian Ministry of Defense. Russian Su-24 fighter bomber crashed due to metal fatigueDateSeptember [...]
  • India Captured Unexploded Intact Chinese-made PL-15E Air-to-air Missile, A Huge Blow to China

    May 10, 2025 0
    The missile, identified as the PL-15E, is an active radar homing missile that equips Chinese fighters like the JF-17 Block III and J-10C, also in service with the Pakistan Air Force. Chinese-made PL-15 missile missed [...]
  • Argentina Received Six F-16 Fighting Falcons from Denmark.

    December 9, 2025 0
    Six F-16 Fighting Falcons touched down in Argentina on Saturday morning, marking a major milestone in the modernization of the Argentine Air Force and the country’s return to supersonic combat aviation after more than a [...]
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.

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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 […]

Americas

Elbit Systems Started Manufacturing Sigma NG 155mm Howitzers in the U.S.

January 11, 2026 0

Elbit Systems has completed production of the first model of the Sigma NG 155 millimetre self-propelled howitzer at the South Carolina facility of its US subsidiary, Elbit America. The system is fully based on US […]

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian F-16 pilots will be ready for combat sorties in July

  • South Asia

    Pakistan increases defense budget by 6% to $8.8 billion

  • Europe

    Serbia Unveils NORA next-gen 155mm self-propelled howitzer.

  • Europe

    Former British Sniper and SAS Joins Ukrainian Forces, A Nightmare For KGB Putin

  • Air Platform

    World First Grenade Launching Drone Tested in Australia

  • Americas

    General Dynamics Lays Keel of Sixth US Navy Expeditionary Sea Base Ship

  • Europe

    Turkish Army Receives First Altay Main Battle Tanks

  • South Asia

    India set to acquire 30 MQ-9 Reaper or Predator-B HALE UAV from US worths $3 billion

  • Americas

    Canada to diversify weapons import and reduce reliance on US weapons

  • Europe

    Russian Oil Depot On Fire After Ukrainian Missile Strike

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan’s Air Force Received U.S.-made MQ-9B SkyGuardian Drones.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    How China Influenced Military Coup In Myanmar?

  • Europe

    A Car Bomb Killed Russian Senior General-lieutenant Yaroslav Moskalik in Moscow

  • C4iSR

    Netherlands Purchased Seven Ground Master 200 Multi-Mission Radars

  • Air Platform

    CATIC Delivered 7 K-8W Training Aircraft to Bangladesh Air Guard

  • Infantry Weapons

    Chinese Navy’s YJ-12A/B Anti-surface Warfare Capabilities

  • Africa

    Chad Latest Muslim Country Opens Embassy In Israel

  • Americas

    US Navy’s new Landing Craft Completes Tests with USS Carter Hall

  • Americas

    Prime Minister Trudeau Ordered Downing Of Third Unidentified Object Over Canadian Airspace

  • Anti-air Missiles

    German Army Purchases 600 Skyranger Short-range Air Defence System.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    US Navy Destroyer sets sail through South China Sea

  • Cyber

    Chinese Hacker Used “China Chopper” Tools to Hack Australian Defense Contractor

  • Infantry Weapons

    Pakistan Test Fires Domestically Made Babur 1B Cruise Missile With 900KM Range

  • Air Platform

    Brazilian Gripen E Starts Supersonic Flight Test

  • Defense Industry

    U.S. Sends $1 Billion Defense Aid, Including NASAMS And HIMARS

  • Air Platform

    Germany approves Eurofighter Typhoon sale to Turkiye

  • Middle East

    Israeli Special Forces Sayeret Matkal Preparing To Rescue Captives From Hamas Terrorists Group

  • Air Platform

    Philippines Purchases 12 FA-50 Fighter Jets Worth $683.7 Million

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Austal to Convert Decommissioned RAN’s Patrol Boat into USV

  • Africa

    Corruption Hinders Growth Of Kenyan Defense Sectors

  • Europe

    U.S. quietly delivered ammunition and long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    United States and Japan unveiled plans to strengthen security cooperation in the face of shared worries about China.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine Received Two More IRIS-T SLM Missile Batteries

  • South Asia

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Pressed President Joe Biden to Go Easy on Ousted Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Allowing Hasina to Kill Thousands of Civilians

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesian Military Receives ScanEagle Drone and Bell Utility Helicopter from US

  • Industry

    ASC Shipbuilding awarded a contract to GHD Group for Hunter-class frigates

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s new kamikaze drones reach deep Russian territory in Novgorod region

  • Europe

    Ukrainian special forces destroy modernized Russian Tor-M2 SAM system

  • C4iSR

    Turkey Developed New YAKAMOS Hull Mounted Sonar

  • Air Platform

    B-21 Raider Stealth Bombers Locked And Loaded At China

  • Europe

    Who are the highly competent, patriot and skilful Ukrainian Generals?

  • South Asia

    Indian Authority Demolishes 800 Years Old Shahi Mosque, Shrines And Muslim Cemetery

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s MAGURA V5 kamikaze sea drones destroyed Russia’s corvette Ivanovets.

  • Europe

    The USAF Global Hawk is scanning frequency of Gravestone Radar of S-400 Triumf

  • Anti-ship Missile

    U.S. Army conducted the first Typhon missile system live fire exercise in Australia

  • Middle East

    Israel Bombed Hezbollah’s Ammunition Storage Facility In Syria

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Strikes Killed Hezbollah’s Weapon Smuggling Chief Suhail Hussein Husseini

  • Infantry Weapons

    Norinco QBZ-191/QBZ-19 Standard Issue Assault Rifle

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Lockheed Awarded $1 Billion Contract to Produce AIM-260 JATM Missiles.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    IP Theft: China Copies Swedish Visby-class Corvette As New Ship Design For PLA Navy

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