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Australian P-8A Poseidon Makes Inaugural Visit To French Réunion Island

March 26, 2024 GDC 0

Against the picturesque backdrop of the azure waters of the Indian Ocean, a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft has, for the first time, arrived on the French island of Réunion […]

Air Platform

Australian Air Force trials temporary shelters for fighter jets

November 6, 2023 GDC 0

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Boeing’s P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft just hit a significant milestone

April 19, 2023 GDC 0

Aerospace giant Boeing announced on Tuesday that the global P-8 Poseidon fleet had reached an outstanding milestone of 500,000 flight hours.  “The global P-8 Poseidon fleet — that’s 156 aircraft in 6 countries — has […]

Air Platform

Australia Should Upgrade F-35A Stealth Jets to TR-3 Standard

March 15, 2023 GDC 0

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BAE Systems Australia to build support warehouse for Australian F-35A stealth jets

January 17, 2023 GDC 0

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Air Platform

Australian F-35A Stealth Jets Scored Six Kills Against Singaporean F-15SG In Pitch Black 2022

October 15, 2022 GDC 0

Singapore (GDC) — Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F-35A Lightning II stealth jets participated to Exercise Pitch Black for the first time. Exercise Pitch Black 2022 was attended by 17 countries with nearly 100 aircraft […]

C4iSR

Australia Establishes Defense Space Command

March 26, 2022 GDC 0

Australia has established Defence Space Command to further develop its military space capabilities and counter emerging threats. The newly established arm will be led by Defence Space Commander Air Vice-Marshal Cath Roberts. The Space Command […]

Air Platform

Australian Air Force Received First Upgraded C-130J Hercules Aircraft

January 28, 2022 GDC 0

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has received the first Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules transport aircraft upgraded to Block 8.1 standard. The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has received the first Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules […]

Air Platform

Australia Receives Last Batch of F-35A

November 29, 2021 GDC 0

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has received the last three new Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters scheduled for delivery in 2021, bringing the in-country total to 44. The aircraft, which arrived […]

C4iSR

Lockheed Martin to Participate RAAF’s Next-gen Air Battle Management Systems Evaluation Stages

August 13, 2021 GDC 0

Lockheed Martin Australia announced that it will participate in the Royal Australian Air Force’s AIR6500 Phase 1 Project (AIR6500-1): Competitive Evaluation Process Stage 2 (CEPS2). Minister for Defense, The Hon Peter Dutton MP, and the […]

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  • Poland Received First Batch Of Bayraktar TB2 Drones From Turkey

    August 5, 2024 0
    The Secretariat of Defense Industries (SSB) said Friday that Turkish aviation firm Baykar delivered 24 Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) to Poland this month. Turkey Turned Down Russian Request To Buy Bayraktar TB2 [...]
  • The U.S. Departs From Afghanistan, China Cashes In $3 Trillion Rare Earth Minerals

    August 23, 2021 0
    “Afghanistan is a long-term play on the best of days and now that the Taliban have ‘won’, it’s more of a long-term play for Chinese interests.” — Byron King, Agora Financial Taliban Could Sell Captured [...]
  • Turkey To Use South Korean Engine For Altay Tank

    March 15, 2021 0
    Turkey’s BMC has reached an agreement with South Korea for the provision of engines for Altay tanks built by the former. Turkey integrates South Korean engine with MBT AltayDateJune 1, 2022South Korean Companies to Supply [...]
  • US Air Force Purchases E-11A Battlefield Communications Aircraft

    January 2, 2025 0
    The U.S. Air Force awarded Learjet a contract worth up to $465 million for Bombardier Global 6000 business jets, which will be modified into the E-11A aircraft used to relay data between platforms that cannot [...]
  • Chinese-made CCTV cameras are not surveillance tools; they are enemy eyes. India removes 140,000 Chinese-made cameras linked to Ali Khamenei’s death.

    April 4, 2026 0
    Chinese-made CCTV cameras were hacked in Tehran, which led to an Israeli precision air strike on Khamenei’s residence and the exact timing of his meeting with the IRGC members. China’s CCTV Surveillance Empire at Home [...]
  • Germany approves $400 million ammunition for Ukraine

    May 19, 2024 0
    Germany approved orders for more than $400 million worth of 155mm artillery shells for Ukraine in recent days, in separate deals with Rheinmetall and an unidentified French company. Rheinmetall to supply Ukraine with artillery ammunition [...]
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 […]

Europe

Finland doubles its K9 Howitzer fleet to 112, strengthening its firepower.

April 15, 2026 0

Finland signed a €546.8 million deal with South Korea to acquire 112 additional K9 Thunder 155 mm self-propelled howitzers. The purchase nearly doubles its fleet and strengthens NATO’s long-range artillery power on Russia’s border. The […]

Europe

Ukrainian drones to get U.S.-made Zeus anti-tank guided missile.

April 11, 2026 0

Aeon confirmed an active integration partnership with a major unnamed Ukrainian drone manufacturer to fire Zeus guided missiles from drone platforms. A separate Ukrainian partnership covers Zeus integration onto manned and unmanned ground vehicles and […]

Europe

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia.

April 8, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia following an agreement with the Estonian government, aimed at supporting all three Baltic states. The decision was confirmed during a meeting in Washington between Estonian […]

Europe

Swedish Bofors will setup 155mm artillery ammo factory in Estonia.

April 4, 2026 0

A Swedish Bofors is set to build a major 155-millimeter artillery shell factory in northeastern Estonia, a development that would represent the most significant foreign investment in the country’s nascent defense industrial base. Estonian Defense […]

  • Americas

    U.S. Air Force Pilots Received Silver Stars Award For Escaping Six Houthi Missiles While Flying F-16CJ Wild Weasel.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar rebels seized key town in major defeat for junta forces

  • Anti-air Missiles

    China’s new HQ-19 missile system makes public debut

  • South Asia

    Tarique Rahman Replaces Indian RAW Asset Brigadier General Md Hafizur Rahman (Thief) and Reshuffles Senior Military Positions to Remove India’s Deep State in the Bangladesh Army.

  • C4iSR

    China delivers new intelligence gathering spy ship to Pakistan navy

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    United States Marine Corps Begins AGM-158A JASSM Integration Work Into F/A-18 Hornet Fleet

  • Europe

    Ukrainian forces breakthrough toughest Russian barriers in Berdiansk

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Received Record Orders from Domestic and International Customers

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze drones blew up Russian missile factory and gas plant

  • Europe

    Putin stored hundreds of thousands of dead bodies in the secret morgue all over Russia

  • Europe

    The U.S. And Allies Supply Lethal Military Aid TO Ukraine

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish Defense Industries Export Surges By 12%

  • Americas

    US Navy christens future USS Marinette

  • Europe

    Russian Forces Struggling To Hold Ground As Ammo Supplies Severely Cut Off

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    AUKUS moving from nuclear submarines, bombers to AI drone swarms

  • Europe

    Ukraine Retakes South Of Bakhmut With Lightening Fast Counteroffensive

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Army Received First Boxer Armored Vehicle

  • Naval Weapons

    Phalanx close-in weapon system

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Five shipbuilders to outline their opening pitch for the Australian navy’s new $10 billion frigate project

  • C4iSR

    HENSOLDT’s Kalaetron Attack Jammer To Provide Electronic Shield For Eurofighter and FCAS

  • Europe

    Ukrainian troops blow up Russian BTR-82A armored vehicles convoy in Skadovsk

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine shot down Russia’s IL-22M Command Post and A-50 AWACS

  • Africa

    China looks to increase defense ties with South Africa

  • Americas

    Royal Canadian Navy launched sixth and final Arctic and offshore patrol ship (AOPS)

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Defense Department Ordered Eight Boeing F-15EX Fighters

  • Europe

    Germany Sends First Iris-T SLM Anti-air Missile To Ukraine

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Iran began transferring missile systems to Syria, preparing to strike Israel

  • Air Platform

    Sec. Blinken says U.S. ready to move forward with sale of F-35s, drones to UAE

  • Infantry Weapons

    Israeli Elbit Systems Awarded $2.3 Billion Arms Contract by the United Arab Emirates.

  • Defense Industry

    Lithuania Purchases M142 HIMARS Artillery Rockets

  • Europe

    Russian lost 263,000 manpower and $140 Billion in equipment in the Ukraine war, here’s why?

  • Defense Industry

    Romania Cancels Warship Deal With France’s Naval Group

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

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

  • Americas

    Argentina wants to be a NATO partner nation after buying F-16 jets

  • Air Platform

    Hellenic Air Force Received Upgraded F-16V Block 70 Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    What can Finland’s armed forces and arsenal offer the trans-Atlantic alliance?

  • Air Platform

    Sikorsky Australia completes deep maintenance of US Navy’s MH-60R helicopter at Nowra facility

  • C4iSR

    Netherlands Purchased Seven Ground Master 200 Multi-Mission Radars

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Army’s Major General Ziaul Ahsan: The Butcher Of Bangladesh

  • Europe

    A high-ranking Russian officer shot dead in Moscow

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Name Their Children Javelin and Javelina, U.S. Boost Missile Production

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian Anti-air Missile Downed Russian Su-34 Bomber In Kharkiv Region

  • Europe

    Turkiye, the UK strengthen defense ties through industry participation

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Patriot Missile Shot Down Russian Su-35 Fighter Jet Over Kherson, reports Ukrainian Air Force

  • Europe

    Turkey integrates South Korean engine with MBT Altay

  • Air Platform

    No IFF: Russia shot down its own Su-35 near occupied Sevastopol

  • Air Platform

    South Korea Rolls Out Homegrown KF-21 (KFX) Fighter Jets With Huge Export Potentials

  • Air-Launched Weapons

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

  • Air Platform

    Greece to produce its first domestic unmanned aerial vehicle

  • C4iSR

    Saab Unveils Deployable 5G Network at UMEX 2022

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