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Air Platform

Indian Air Force Gets 10 New Rafale Fighters This Month

March 30, 2021 GDC 0

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is set to receive three more French-made Dassault Rafale fighters next week and another nine by mid-April, according to reports. The combat aircraft will land at the Ambala airbase in […]

South Asia

MMRCA V2.0: Indian Air Force Might Go With Rafale Again, Here’s Why?

March 23, 2021 GDC 0

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Europe

France Started Backfilling Rafale Shortfalls

February 10, 2021 GDC 0

The French Air and Space Force will be getting 12 new Rafale to replace those being removed from its inventory to sell to Greece, Defense Minister Florence Parly said on Friday. The announcement comes a few […]

Europe

French Air Force Participates In Skyros 2021 Air Combat Exercise With Hellenic Air Force

February 9, 2021 GDC 0

Four Rafale fighter jets of the French Air Force have been at the Tanagra air base since yesterday, participating in the “Skyros 2021” exercise with Greece. The exercise began on Tuesday and will end on […]

Air Platform

Greece Signed A Contract To Buy 18 Rafale Fighters

January 28, 2021 GDC 0

PARIS (GDC) – The Greek and French defense ministers in Athens today witnessed the signature of the contract to buy 18 Rafale fighter aircraft after Greek parliamentarians approved the €2.5 billion ($3.04 billion) deal earlier […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

China Worried: India Prepares French-made Rafale For Ladakh Fights

January 18, 2021 GDC 0

You know things are heating up in Ladakh when Indian Air Force (IAF) officials go all the way to France to see how their Rafale fighter jet order is going. They need those jets now […]

Europe

Greek Parliament Approves Purchase of 18 Rafale Fighter Jets

January 18, 2021 GDC 0

Greek lawmakers in a vote Thursday approved a defense procurement program to purchase 18 French-made Rafale fighter planes, part of an armaments plan announced by the government in September. Greece has earmarked 11.5 billion euros […]

Air Platform

Three More Rafale Fighters To Arrive In India On November 5

October 29, 2020 GDC 0

Amid standoff with China in eastern Ladakh, India is all set to receive three more Rafale fighter jets on November 5. The first lot of Rafale combat aircraft built by French company Dassault Aviation was […]

Industry

International Arms Trade: Grease Payments by Rosoboronexport and Rostec

January 13, 2020 GDC 0

Transparency International Russia cites unreported conflict of interest as one of the main preconditions for corruption in the defense industry. To illustrate the corruption potential of the conflict of interest they use the case discussed […]

Industry

France will Revive India’s Kaveri Engine Program If India Orders 36 More Rafale

October 12, 2019 GDC 0

Indian dependency on foreign aero engines are well recorded. India’s desperate attempt to build domestic defense industry and maintain operational capability through import made India numer one weapon importer in the world. The Asia-Pacific nation […]

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  • Indonesia received the Turkish KHAN ballistic missile

    August 4, 2025 0
    The KHAN ballistic missile system, developed by Türkiye’s Roketsan, was spotted at an Indonesian Army installation in East Kalimantan. The missile platform, identified as the ITBM-600, was seen at the Raipur A base of the [...]
  • Ukraine says its Neptune cruise missiles hit the Russian airbase in Crimea damaging 12 Su-30 and one Su-24 aircraft

    September 25, 2023 0
    Ukraine’s military said on Thursday its forces had struck a Russian air base in Crimea, but an adviser to a Russian-installed official on the peninsula said none of Ukraine’s missiles had hit their target. Ukraine’s [...]
  • Spain to deliver new air defense and CERVUS anti-drone systems to Ukraine

    October 6, 2023 0
    Spain has offered Ukraine new air defense and anti-drone systems to protect its energy and port infrastructures, according to a Spanish government source. Ukraine Used Bayraktar TB2 Drone To Strike In DonbassDateMarch 18, 2021Ukraine Used [...]
  • Turkish F-16 shot down Syrian L-39 aircraft

    March 4, 2020 0
    Turkish F-16 on Tuesday shot down a Syrian L-39 warplane over the northwest Idlib province, the Turkish defense ministry said, the third such downing in three days. Over the weekend Turkey launched the “Operation Spring Shield” military [...]
  • In Trans-pacific First, U.S. Marine Corps F-35C Arrived in Williamtown Australia For Exercises

    June 25, 2023 0
    In a trans-Pacific first, four F-35C Lighting II jets from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar flew to Australia for training, arriving at an airbase in New South Wales on Thursday, the service announced. The US Marine Corps [...]
  • Ukraine says Russian forces leaving southern town of Nova Kakhovka in Kherson region

    April 18, 2023 0
    Russian forces have left the town of Nova Kakhovka in southern Kherson region, the Ukrainian military’s General Staff said on Thursday, but a Russian-installed official in the region denied the troops had left. Ukraine says [...]
Europe

Rheinmetall Unveils Fuchs Tank Destroyer Armed with 24 U.S. AGM-179 Anti-Tank Missiles.

February 27, 2026 0

Germany’s Rheinmetall has unveiled the Fuchs JAGM (Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles) at Enforce Tac 2026 in Germany, a wheeled armored vehicle capable of firing up to 24 U.S. AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles or AGM-114L Hellfire Longbow […]

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

    China is selling Russian knockoff military gear back to Russia

  • Americas

    The USAF wants commoditised F-16V for easier Foreign Military Sales

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Turkey Unveils Most Powerful 2,000 Pound Non-nuclear Bomb

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia to Receive First Rafale Aircraft in 2026

  • Europe

    Estonian military to receive Turkish-made YÖRÜK 4X4 armored vehicles

  • Americas

    Why Fighter Jet Prices Are Different in Each Purchasing Country?

  • Africa

    Algeria purchased Chinese WJ700 Lieying (Falcon) drones

  • Americas

    President Trump gives orders to ‘obliterate’ Iran if regime assassinates him

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian kamikaze drone attacks destroyed three S-300 surface-to-air missile launchers

  • Europe

    Germany delivers 200 Zetros high-mobility military trucks to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Navy Achieves First F-35B Fighter Jet Landing on Amphibious Assault Ship USS Kearsarge.

  • Africa

    Israel bombed Houthi ports and power stations as a warning for the Iran-backed Houthi rebels to ‘stay out of it’

  • Air Platform

    Poland purchases upgraded Rosomak fighting vehicles worth $1 billion

  • Americas

    The US Navy to order next-generation frigate FFG (X)

  • Europe

    700,000 Dead Russians: Russia’s Attempts to Recapture Kursk Region Falters as Russians and North Koreans Dying by the Minute

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia purchased 12 Bayraktar Akinci drones from Turkey

  • C4iSR

    The Thales-Raytheon AN/MPQ-64F1 Sentinel Radar

  • South Asia

    Rohingya whips Bangladeshi troop after a troop sexually assaulted a woman

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    North Korea unveiled Chonma-20 main battle tank.

  • Europe

    Biden Admin Sends More Ammo For HIMARS Rocket Artillery To Ukraine

  • South Asia

    MMRCA Does Not Impact On US, India Strategic Relationship

  • Europe

    Syrian War Provides Us With Clue Why Russia Failed in Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukrainian HIMARS Rockets Struck Russian Military Base In Donetsk Killing 1500 Troops

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin-Raytheon MIM-104 Patriot PAC3 Successfully Intercepts Tactical Ballistic Missiles

  • Central Asia

    Goodbye Russia: Armenia will exit the CSTO treaty and declare itself a neutral country

  • Europe

    U.S. and Germany sent more artillery to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukrainian drone blows up Russia’s most advanced T-90MS tank

  • Middle East

    Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s Soviet-built Mi-8 Helicopter Lacked Instrument Flying Capability, Suffered Hard Landing

  • Europe

    Explosion rocks Russian-occupied Melitopol, amid Ukrainian counteroffensive

  • Air Platform

    Spanish Government Approves the Procurement of Turkish-made Hurjet trainer.

  • Air Platform

    Russia Pulls Out Ka-52 Alligator Helicopters From Frontline, Amid Swedish RBS-70 Downing Most Of Helicopters

  • Anti-air Missiles

    France considers delivering ASTER 30 long-range anti-air missiles to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia Finalizes Rafale Contract With France

  • Middle East

    U.S. Warships launch missiles to bomb Iran-backed Houthi targets in Yemen

  • Europe

    Ukraine Sunk Russian Supply Ships Using Harpoon Anti-ship Missiles

  • Air Platform

    Greece Purchases 20 F-35 Stealth Jets From Lockheed Martin

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Slovenia to purchase German-made IRIS-T SLM Anti-air Missile System

  • Infantry Weapons

    Hamas deployed Chinese-made HJ-8L anti-tank missile against Israeli armored vehicle

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    BAE Systems sends UK’s Type 26 frigate design document to Australia

  • Defense Industry

    Raytheon Awarded Contract For SeaRAM Block 2 For Egyptian Navy

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China unveils copycat German Boxer armored vehicles.

  • Middle East

    ‘Suicide drone’ used to attack Israeli ship, report

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze drones blew up Russia’s Slavyansk oil refinery in Krasnodar region

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    European Countries Helping Taiwan Design And Build Submarines Domestically

  • C4iSR

    Belarusian Partisan Fighting With Ukrainian Troops Struck Russian A-50U AEW&C With Drones

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    USS John McCain Passes Through Taiwan Straits

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Unveils Third Aircraft Carrier CNS Fujian, But China Has No Fighter Jets To Fill The Deck

  • Americas

    The US Navy Ordered 18 New P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft Worth $1.5 Billion

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Military’s Cowardly Silence Against Myanmar’s Fighter Jets Firing Eight Rounds Of Rockets At Bangladesh

  • Europe

    Kremlin’s inner circle Oligarchs planning another coup to oust Putin

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