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Europe

Hellenic Air Force To Showcase Rafale Fighters In Air Show

July 28, 2021 GDC 0

Touted as the “greatest air show in Greece” by organisers, Athens Flying Week (AFW) Tanagra International Air Show 2021, will be showcasing a display Rafale fighter jet when it opens at the Tanagra air base […]

Defense Industry

Egypt’s Arms Purchase Surged By 136 Percent After 30 Rafale Order

July 24, 2021 GDC 0

Egypt’s military has confirmed it ordered 30 Rafale jets from French defence firm Dassault Aviation to shore up “national security”. The order, which follows the 2015 purchase of 24 Rafale jets, will be financed through […]

Defense Industry

Indonesia To Sign A Deal With France To Buy 36 Rafale Fighters

June 8, 2021 GDC 0

Indonesia could become the latest customer for the French Rafale fighters with an agreement expected to be signed soon. The contract is awaiting Indonesian presidential acceptance to route money from the Ministry of Defense account […]

Europe

Only French Rafale Can Solve Ukrainian Fighter Jets Shortage

June 6, 2021 GDC 0

Ukraine, faced with Russian troops on two fronts, has gone public with plans to buy combat aircraft that are not Russian-made. The vulnerable NATO partner plans to become independent of Vladimir Putin’s military in a […]

Europe

French Offers Line Of Credit For Rafale Jets Proposal To Ukraine

June 2, 2021 GDC 0

With all its fighter jets dating from the Soviet era, the Ukrainian Air Force is in dire need of modern equipment. During the annexation of Crimea by Russia, it even lost 45 of its MiG-29s. […]

Air Platform

Croatia Buys 12 Used Dassault Rafale F3R Fighters

May 30, 2021 GDC 0

After an earlier attempt to buy Israeli jets collapsed in 2019, Croatia has finally opted to bolster its airforce capabilities with 12 used Dassault Rafale F3R jets from France, learned GDC citing Balkan Insights. Croatia […]

Air Platform

Indonesian Rafale Procurement Delayed By Funding Shortage

May 26, 2021 GDC 0

The Indonesian Ministry of Defense (MOD) has made further progress in its effort to procure 36 Rafale multirole fighter aircraft from Dassault Aviation but a formal contract may be delayed by a lack of clarity […]

Air Platform

Indian Air Force Rebuilds “101 Squadron” At Hashimara Base

May 18, 2021 GDC 0

At the end of May, the Air Force will have 24 Rafale fighter jets in India, with another seven kept for training purposes in France and only five more to be handed over before the […]

Air Platform

Egypt Signed A Contract To Buy 30 Rafale Fighters Worth $4.5 Billion

May 4, 2021 GDC 0

PARIS (GDC) — Egypt has signed a contract with France to buy 30 Rafale fighter jets in a deal that investigative website Disclose said was worth 3.75 billion Euros (US$4.5 billion). Egypt’s defence ministry revealed […]

Air Platform

France Offers Rafale Jets To Ukraine As MiG-29 Replacement

April 2, 2021 GDC 0

France is considering proposing an alternative to Soviet-era Mikoyan MiG-29 combat aircraft for the Ukrainian Air Force’s future fighter jet, opex360.com reported this week. French military experts also quoted the source saying that French President […]

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  • French DGA Takes Delivery of A400M Capable of Automatic Low Altitude Flight, Releasing Paratroopers

    April 4, 2021 0
    The French Direction générale de l’armement (DGA) has taken delivery of the 18th Airbus A400M transport aircraft. “The DGA has just taken delivery of the 18th A400M equipped with all the capabilities validated to date, [...]
  • Australia funds additional $399 million for the development of MQ-28A Ghost Bat

    February 9, 2024 0
    The Albanese Government has secured hundreds of highly skilled jobs while driving innovation in Australia’s local defence industry with the allocation of an additional $399 million for the ongoing development of the MQ-28A Ghost Bat. [...]
  • Fighting flares at Myanmar-Thai border as rebels target stranded junta troops

    April 24, 2024 0
    Fighting raged at Myanmar’s eastern frontier with Thailand on Saturday, witnesses, media and Thailand’s government said, forcing about 200 civilians to flee as rebels pressed to flush out junta troops holed up for days at [...]
  • U.S. Army to equip Stryker armored vehicles with 50kw laser weapons

    September 30, 2023 0
    The U.S. Army wants a laser weapon to equip its Stryker wheeled armoured personnel carriers. The project has been chosen for the Kord Technologies Inc. team, based in Huntsville, Alabama. U.S. Army Deploys Stryker Armored [...]
  • UK purchased six H145 helicopters for training mission

    April 23, 2024 0
    The UK Ministry of Defence has signed a 122-million euro ($152 million) contract with Airbus to order six additional H145 helicopters. US Army to induct UH-72B Lakota HelicoptersDateNovember 12, 2020RSAF Receives First Batch Of H225M [...]
  • Production at one of Russia’s largest oil refineries halted due to Ukraine’s kamikaze drones blitz

    March 13, 2024 0
    Ukraine has staged its biggest kamikaze onslaught of the war as it blasted at least nine Russian regions. Two of Vladimir Putin’s oil refineries went up in flames after being bombarded overnight. The strikes sparked [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

China’s AVIC Unveils America’s V-BAT Copycat Drone.

February 22, 2026 0

China’s AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group has officially presented a new vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle known as the Yunying (Cloud Shadow in Chinese), a tail-sitter drone featuring a ducted-fan design closely […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Japan to manufacture long-range precision fire artillery rocket.

February 21, 2026 0

As Japan increases the range of its munitions to counter regional threats, the ability to launch them from different systems to maximize flexibility is becoming an important factor in deciding which weapons to field. While […]

Americas

U.S. Army Purchases Top-attack Terrain-shapping XM204 Munitions.

February 18, 2026 0

The U.S. Army has approved an Urgent Materiel Release for the XM204 top-attack terrain-shaping munition, accelerating its deployment to Europe, according to service information published January 12, 2026. The move reflects growing concern about near-peer […]

Europe

Ukraine unveils latest 2S22 Bohdana 155mm self-propelled howitzer.

February 11, 2026 0

Ukraine’s defense industry displayed the latest version of its 2S22 Bohdana 155 mm self-propelled howitzer at the World Defense Show 2026 in Saudi Arabia. The debut signals Ukraine’s push to position a combat-proven artillery system […]

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.

February 7, 2026 0

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  • Europe

    Babcock, Saab to collaborate on Swedish Navy’s Luleå-class corvettes

  • Europe

    Polish Navy’s AW101 Helo Fly For The First Time

  • Europe

    Another Ukrainian Drone Struck Oil Tanker At Kursk Airfield Deep Inside Russia

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Turkey rejects U.S. request to send S-400 surface-to-air missile to Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese Ambassador To Australia Hints A ‘Special Operation’ To Reunify Taiwan With China

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s $110,000 Beaver kamikaze drones with a launch range of 1,000 kilometers menacing Moscow

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. to expedite arms exports to Indo-Pacific nations

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan Launches High-tech Submarine Using American And British Technology

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Soldiers blow up and destroy Russian artillery system

  • C4iSR

    Hensoldt Overhauls HMAS Canberra’s IFF Antennas

  • C4iSR

    Ukrainian HIMARS artillery strike destroys Russian Command Post

  • Americas

    President Trump to lift ban on aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    An American Billionaire Who Owns A MiG-29 Says, MiGs Aren’t Useful in Actual Combat

  • No Picture
    Infantry Weapons

    Iran Unveils Fath 360 GLONASS Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Indonesia buying Soviet-era Russian-Indian BrahMos missile a problem for Canberra and Washington

  • Middle East

    Abraham Accords Could Unlock Saudi Arabian Defense Markets, Elbit Systems CEO Bezhalel Machlis Said.

  • Air Platform

    Sukhoi Cannot Manufacture Su-30 and Su-35 Fighter Jets Due to Material Shortages: Report

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin awarded contract to produce new batch of F-35 aircraft

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian troops destroyed two Russian Pantsir-S1 missiles in Donetsk and Luhansk region

  • C4iSR

    Airbus ordered Hensoldt AESA radars for German Eurofighters

  • Europe

    Russia Detained Director General Of Shipyard For Stealing $606,300 Repair Funds Of Admiral Kuznetsov

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Australia to Buy JASSM-ER and NSM Missiles Worth $2.6 Billion

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Israel used a “Rampage” missile in its strike on Iran, Israeli media reported.

  • Europe

    Russia’s Yaroslavl shipbuilding plant collapsed due to debt and unpaid work by the Russian Navy.

  • Europe

    Germany announced $1.1 billion military aid package for Ukraine

  • Infantry Weapons

    Hezbollah used Iranian-made Almas anti-tank missile for the first time

  • Europe

    NATO Submarines And Frigates Hunt Russian Submarine In Black Sea.

  • Middle East

    Iran Shipped Haj Qaseem Ballistic Missiles To Islamic Jihad Terrorist Group

  • Europe

    15 Tugboats: What Russia Didn’t Tell The World About HMS Defender Incident?

  • Air Platform

    China To Develop Two Seater Variant J-20

  • Americas

    L3Harris Awarded Contract to Join US Air Forces’s AN/ALQ-172 Countermeasures Program

  • Europe

    Russian Army’s BTR-82A armored vehicle rolls over in front of Ukrainian soldiers

  • Air Platform

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

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Biden Administration Sanctions Chinese Comac Jet Ending Chinese Home-grown Commercial Jets Dream

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia To Build Eight Minesweepers And Hydrographic Ships

  • Europe

    Putin’s ally, former MP and gold medallist died falling from window in wave of mysterious deaths in Russia

  • Europe

    NATO member Denmark has pledged its “entire artillery” stocks to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukraine Shoots Down Six Russian Reconnaissance Balloons Over Kyiv

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Rostec Admits It was Forced To Replace Faulty Components of Chinese S-400

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia readies for multinational exercise Talisman Sabre

  • Air Platform

    China transfers drone technology to Saudi Arabia

  • Air Platform

    Russian Pilots Started Training On Iranian Drones

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine destroys Russia’s modernized Pantsir-SM-SV anti-aircraft missile system days after Russia boost its efficacy

  • Europe

    Germany proposes to supply Ukraine with 100 modern PzH 2000 howitzers

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Thai Army Stryker Fleet to Receive Leonardo’s Battle Management Systems

  • Europe

    Russia’s An-22 Transport Aircraft Crashed Due to Spare Parts Shortage.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Norway scraps Leopard 2 acquisition to focus on air defense system

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Malaysian Defense Minister Sabu called Ex-PM Najib Razak “A Stupid” For Buying Su-30MKM Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Aselsan SHARP Dual Remote Weapons Station

  • Europe

    ‘Made in Ireland’ parts found in Russian drones violating Western sanctions

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