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RAAF’s Protector drone makes maiden flight

October 1, 2020 GDC 0

The first General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) Protector RG1 medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for the United Kingdom has made its maiden flight, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 28 September. […]

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UK MoD signs £65 million contract for Protector UAS

September 10, 2020 GDC 0

UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace today announced the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has signed a £65m contract for its first three Protector Remotely Piloted Air Systems (RPAS). Announcing the contract at 2020 Air and Space […]

  • Australia unveiled $36.8 billion defense budget for 2024 fiscal year

    May 16, 2024 0
    Australia will spend a record AU$55.7 billion (U.S. $36.8 billion) on defense during the next fiscal year, according to budget documents unveiled May 14. 2018-2019 Defence Budget of China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and SingaporeDateJune 12, [...]
  • Switzerland Started Negotiations with the U.S. over a Fixed-Price F-35A Contract

    August 25, 2025 0
    On August 13, 2025, the Swiss Federal Council announced that negotiations with the United States over the fixed price of the F-35A procurement had ended without agreement. After weeks of diplomatic discussions, including direct talks [...]
  • Naval Group Awarded Contract To Produce Scorpene Evolved Class Submarines For Indonesian Navy

    April 7, 2024 0
    In recent weeks, interactions between Naval Group and the Indonesian Ministry of Defence, Navy (TNI AL), as well as defence industry have intensified, suggesting a growing momentum towards the potential signing of a contract for [...]
  • Turkey excels Russian military personnel accessing S-400 system in Turkish bases

    May 9, 2020 0
    Previously, GDC published reports that Turkey being a NATO member granted access to Russian military experts to Turkish military bases where S-400 was stored. Since the report was in public domain, Turkey now closed access [...]
  • Inexpensive Turkish armed drones reshaping warfare

    June 10, 2021 0
    Turkey’s armed low-cost unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UAVs) that have proven their capabilities on the field are reshaping battlefields and geopolitics, a report said Thursday. The drones were successfully used in several recent regional conflicts [...]
  • Russia’s WWI Styled Brutal Battle Failed In Bakhmut And Donetsk Region

    May 9, 2023 0
    Costly onslaught hasn’t made much of a dent… any gains have come at a cost of 40,000 dead soldiers and loss of more than 600 armored vehicles, 178 T-72 main battle tanks, 46 T-90 Tanks, [...]
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 […]

Europe

Roketsan unveiled the CIDA long-range anti-tank guided missile.

May 11, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

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

May 6, 2026 0

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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.

April 28, 2026 0

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  • South Asia

    Bangladesh’s Former Air Guard Chief Shaikh Abdul Hannan (Thief) Embezzled and Laundered $245 Million (BDT 3,000 Crore) to Canada, USA and UAE

  • C4iSR

    Saab Upgrades Giraffe AMB Radar of French Air Force

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan Army enters Nagorno-Karabakh district after peace deal

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Italy continues to provide lethal aid to Ukraine, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said

  • Europe

    Serbia tests M-84 AS1 upgraded tanks

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force’s Su-30MKI dud fighter jet crashed off Assam.

  • Europe

    Ukraine Broke Through Russia’s Anti-tank Trenches in Multiple Frontlines

  • Europe

    Slava Ukraini: Putin’s Pet Project $5 Billion ‘Kerch Bridge’ Blown Out By Explosions

  • C4iSR

    Saab, KAI To Build GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning Aircraft For Korean Air Force

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Pentagon warns growing Chinese naval expansion

  • Anti-air Missiles

    U.S. delivered more ammo and missiles to Ukraine worth $300 million

  • Europe

    Russian Ministry of Labor Quietly Requested 230,000 Death Certificates For Ukraine War Veterans

  • C4iSR

    AN/TPQ-53 or Q-53 Radar Systems

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Kongsberg opens maintenance hub for weapon system in South Australia

  • Europe

    German Police Arrested Man For Supply Engines Worth $3 Million For Russian Orlan-10 Drone

  • Europe

    Russia Destroys Its Own S-300 Air Defense System Using Kamikaze Drone

  • Europe

    Saab receives order for Anti-Ship Missiles from Germany

  • Air Platform

    Indian Navy Receives Two More P-8I Neptune MPA

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    16,500 Stong Arakan Army Aims To Replicate Successes of Shan State In Rakhine State

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish Arms Export Record High to $5.5 Billion Amid Ukraine War

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy Purchases 785 Tomahawks and 540 SM-6 Missiles to Rebuild Fleet Firepower and Stocks.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian $500 FPV drone destroyed modernized $25 million TOR-M1S Missiles

  • Europe

    Ukraine says it shot down six Kinzhal hypersonic missiles and nine Kalibr cruise missiles

  • Air Platform

    President Trump Agrees to Sale F-35 Stealth Jets to Türkiye

  • Middle East

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

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drone strikes destroyed Russia’s oil depot

  • Americas

    Russia’s Spetsnaz special forces guarding Maduro quietly abandon Maduro, and left Venezuela with deep shame on their shoulders.

  • Europe

    Germany proposes to supply Ukraine with 100 modern PzH 2000 howitzers

  • South Asia

    The inept Bangladesh military (thief) steals its defence budget to manufacture sweets while Myanmar’s Su-30 bombs the Naf River and flies over Cox Bazar airport.

  • Europe

    Russia’s glorified S-300 failed to launch interceptor missile

  • Europe

    Russia’s drone manufacturer AO Kronstadt is on the verge of bankruptcy after months of financial turmoil.

  • Middle East

    Pentagon Prepares Limited Ground Options in Iran to Retrieve Enriched Uranium.

  • Air Platform

    Canada plans to buy 72 4.5 generation fighter jets from Sweden or France

  • South Asia

    France’s Naval Group is the front runner as India shortlists potential bidders of project 75I submarine

  • Africa

    China exports first HJ-12 ATGM to Nigeria

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Baykar Defense To Manufacture Unmanned Fighter Jet

  • Africa

    Iran Smuggling Weapons To Syria, Lebanon, Libya And Yemen

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    55 Chinese submariners feared dead after a type 093 submarine ran into hook and anchor trap

  • Europe

    Ukraine Retakes Key Town Trifonova In Kherson As Russian Army Retreats

  • Air Platform

    The Production of B-21 Stealth Bombers Is On Track

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed Russia’s oil refinery in the Kaluga region in fifth successful attacks

  • Africa

    Nigeria plans to purchase 12 AH-1Z Cobra attack helicopters

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin’s F-35 sales compared to Tesla sales in Europe

  • Air Platform

    Skylark 3 Field Deployable Tactical UAS

  • Air Platform

    Spain Approves Dragon IFV And NH90 Helicopters

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Australia purchased LRASM and JSM for its F-35 stealth jets

  • Europe

    Ukraine killed 3,180 Russian airborne troops in Zaporizhia Oblast

  • Air Platform

    India Finally Decommissions Soviet-era MiG-21 Fighter Jet Nickname “the Flying Coffin”

  • Europe

    After Firing 20,000 Round Of North Korean Shells, Russia Started Using 40 Years Old Ammo

  • South Asia

    Myanmar Navy Encircled Bangladesh’s Saint Martin’s Island As Myanmar Plans To Occupy The Bangladeshi Islands

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