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Air-Launched Weapons

Indian DRDO to make ASTRA Mk2 missile based on recovered Chinese PL-15E missile.

October 29, 2025 GDC 0

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Air Platform

India and France are at each other’s throats over the Rafale downing by Pakistan

June 6, 2025 GDC 0

A deepening rift has emerged between France and India over the performance of the Dassault Rafale fighter jet, following its reported losses during the recent Pakistan-India conflict. During the conflict, Pakistan Air Force shot down […]

South Asia

India’s Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan confirmed India lost nine fighter jets due to tactical mistakes

June 1, 2025 GDC 0

India’s Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan confirmed on Saturday that Pakistan shot down his country’s fighter jets during the four-day conflict earlier in the month. The Pakistan Air Force shot down Indian fighter jets on […]

Air-Launched Weapons

Australia, France, UK, Japan and USA to send experts to India to examine captured Chinese-made PL-15E missile

May 20, 2025 GDC 0

Australia, France, the UK, Japan and the USA have reportedly expressed strong interest in partnering with India to study debris and the unexploded Chinese-built PL-15E long-range air-to-air missile recovered at multiple locations inside Indian territory. […]

Air-Launched Weapons

India Captured Unexploded Intact Chinese-made PL-15E Air-to-air Missile, A Huge Blow to China

May 10, 2025 GDC 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. Examination of the missile […]

Air-Launched Weapons

China unveils PL-15E and PL-10E missiles for foreign customers

October 6, 2021 GDC 0

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  • Saudi Arabia will receive Turkish Akinci MALE UAV in 2026.

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  • U.S. State Department approves $660 million hellfire missiles to Israel

    February 12, 2025 0
    The Trump administration has approved a potential $660 million sale of AGM-114 Hellfire air-to-ground missiles to Israel, reinforcing U.S. commitment to its key Middle Eastern ally. The State Department confirmed the approval, and the Defense [...]
  • Dassault Falcon 6X Completes First Flight

    June 21, 2021 0
    Dassault Aviation today announced that the company’s widebody Falcon 6X has successfully completed its first flight as planned, in the first quarter of 2021. With test pilots Bruno Ferry and Fabrice Valette at its controls. “Today’s [...]
  • Swedish-made AWACS shadowed Russia’s Su-35 fighter jet before F-16 shot down F-16

    June 11, 2025 0
    A Russian Su-35 fighter was shot down by a Ukrainian-operated F-16 in what analysts are calling a landmark air combat victory for Kyiv. Ukraine’s F-16 has shot down Russia’s Su-35 fighter jet using AMRAAM missileDateJune [...]
  • DARPA’s Hypersonic Cruise Missile Prototype Completes Test Flight

    September 29, 2021 0
    Raytheon, in partnership with Northrop Grumman successfully completed the first flight test of a scramjet-powered Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept, or HAWC, for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the U.S. Air Force. The companies [...]
  • Sweden’s proposal on the Gripen sale to Thailand included significant technology transfer

    January 28, 2025 0
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Europe

Spain signs Indra–Hanwha deal for K9-based self-propelled artillery systems.

March 27, 2026 0

Spain’s Indra Group and South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace on March 24 signed a binding agreement in Madrid to jointly develop new tracked self-propelled artillery systems for the Spanish Armed Forces, the companies said. The agreement […]

Americas

Aeon tests Zeus low-cost alternative to Javelin anti-tank missile.

March 26, 2026 0

Aeon conducted a test launch of its new Zeus shoulder-fired missile system at a ranch in East Texas, according to Rochefort Ventures CEO Kyle Bass, who announced the milestone on Friday. Bass wrote that the launch marked […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

North Korea Test Fires KN-25 600MM Multiple Rocket Launch System.

March 24, 2026 0

North Korea confirmed that twelve KN-25 600mm multiple rocket launch systems were used during its latest military test drill. The exercise highlights Pyongyang’s continued efforts to expand long-range precision-strike capabilities within its rocket artillery forces. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Cyber breach at China’s National Supercomputer Centre shows brainless Chinese engineer copying the physical appearance of the HIMARS rocket artillery.  

March 20, 2026 0

The National Supercomputer Centre in Tianjin appeared to have suffered a massive data leak of 10 Petabytes of internal data, including classified information. About two months ago, we saw a sales announcement on a dark […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia started manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles for HIMARS.

March 17, 2026 0

Australia has started manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles at Port Wakefield in South Australia, with the first batch expected by mid-March 2026. The move strengthens Australia’s sovereign strike capability and supply chain […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin PrSM Missile Achieves Maritime Strike Capability.

March 15, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin has completed the first flight test of the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) Increment 2, marking a significant step forward in the U.S. Army’s long-range fires modernization program. The test demonstrated the missile’s new […]

  • Europe

    KGB Putin lost nearly 160 generals and colonels among 1,500 officers since Russia invaded Ukraine

  • Europe

    U.S. State Department Approves Javelin ATGM For British Army

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan’s MHI Launches Yahagi Fifth FFM Mogami-Class Frigate For JMSDF

  • Central Asia

    Kazakh Air Force’s Su-30SME Crashed In Karaganda Region

  • Air Platform

    Turkey wants to rejoin the F-35 program after Trump takes over the Whitehouse.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Army Received First Boxer Armored Vehicle

  • Europe

    Russia Drops Bombs on Mariupol Drama Theatre

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s new Su-57 aircraft relocated in Novosibirsk far from the ATACMS range

  • Africa

    Morocco Signs Major Arms Deal With Israeli Elbit Systems

  • Africa

    US and Morocco Sign $240 Million Armor Vehicle Deal

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Force Strikes Beirut International Airport as Hezbollah Received Weapons Shipment From Iran

  • Middle East

    Israeli troops advance toward Gaza City as the death toll rises on both sides

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian Kamikaze Drone Destroyed Putin’s S-400 Surface-to-air Missile In Belgorod Region

  • Europe

    Russia’s FM Sergei Lavrov Claims Hitler Was A Jew, Sparking Sharp Criticism From Israel

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea Fired Missiles In Response To North Korean Missile Launches

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze drone hits second time on upper floor of the same skyscraper it hit last week

  • Europe

    Ukraine claims Bakhmut gains after Russian troops flee frontline

  • Europe

    Estonia Orders HIMARS Rocket Artillery, Amid Russia Tensions

  • Europe

    Ukraine Deploys T-84U Oplot Tanks In Kharkiv Region

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Vietnam unveils VCS-01 Truong Son coastal defence missile system

  • Europe

    European Union To Build Unified Air Defense System

  • Air Platform

    Target Spratly Islands: China’s domestic amphibious aircraft AG600 started sea trial

  • Middle East

    Israel Ready to Joint Venture with Arab Nations on Missile Defense

  • Europe

    Norway, Denmark and Netherlands to Transfer 50 F-16 Fighting Falcon to Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    France recalls ambassadors in the US, Australia in submarine deal backlash

  • Middle East

    Israeli Female Soldiers Killed More Than 100 Hamas Terrorists

  • Land Platform

    Pakistan inducts VT-4 main battle tank

  • Americas

    Austal USA Breaks Ground On The New Steel Manufacturing Line

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. State Department Approves 75 M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams Tanks For Australia

  • Air Platform

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

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Fighting flares at Myanmar-Thai border as rebels target stranded junta troops

  • Middle East

    7 DJI drone experts are dead, and almost 400 Chinese military personnel are trapped inside a bunker, non-contactable or presumed dead in Iran.

  • Europe

    314,290 Dead: Russia’s Third Mass Mobilization Is Imminent As Soldier’s Families Plan To Protest

  • Europe

    Russia Recruiting Opium Addicted Former Afghan Soldiers And Taliban To Fight In Ukraine

  • Europe

    BAE Systems And IVECO To Promote Amphibious Combat Vehicle In International Markets

  • Europe

    S-400 Failed: Ukraine’s ATACMS with M39 munition destroyed Russia’s S-400 SAM in Luhansk Oblast

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Destroyed Russian Mi-24 Helicopter In Kherson

  • Central Asia

    President Trump hosts Azerbaijani and Armenian leaders at the Whitehouse to sign peace treaty between central Asian neighbors.

  • Defense Industry

    Japan’s defense industry struggles to export arms in global markets

  • Land Platform

    Russia to display T-90MS tank in Abu Dhabi despite heavy tank losses in Ukraine

  • Europe

    Russia destroyed wooden mock-ups of HIMARS using $5 million Kalibr cruise missile

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s F-16 Pilot Downs Six Russian Cruise Missiles Making Amazing History

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Turkey plans to purchase Eurosam SAMP/T missiles as S-400 missiles do not meet the performance standard

  • Naval Weapons

    Raytheon to develop Evolved Sea Sparrow Block II

  • C4iSR

    SmartShoort Awarded Contract to Produce SMASH 3000 Fire Control System for Australian Army.

  • Defense Industry

    Israel will invest $110 billion to develop independent arms industry.

  • Europe

    Turkey will be amongst the top military spenders in 2024

  • Europe

    Navantia has launched F111 Bonifaz for Spanish Navy.

  • Infantry Weapons

    India’s indigenous artillery gun passes validation trials

  • C4iSR

    Saab open new sensor production facility in Finland

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