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GKN Aerospace Delivers Upgraded Engine For Gripen C/D Fighter Jet.

March 27, 2026 GDC 0

GKN Aerospace has delivered the first upgraded RM12 engine to the Swedish Armed Forces, marking a milestone in the RM12 Enhanced Performance programme. The delivery follows an earlier contract valued at approximately £32 million (SEK […]

Air Platform

General Electric F414 and F404 engines are powerful, safe and reliable

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Air Platform

F414 (RM12) engine to be installed on to NASA’s X-59 aircraft

August 25, 2020 GDC 0

The engine that powers Gripen E and Super Hornet will power NASA’s X-59 experimental aircraft. Mark the big one-of-a-kind engine, designed and built just for NASA, as delivered. Nearly 13 feet long, three feet in […]

Air Platform

Volvo RM12 Engine Guarantees More Than 300,000 Flying Hours For Gripen

August 11, 2020 GDC 0

For a single-engine aircraft, engine safety is of paramount importance. Therefore, when Volvo Aero (now GKN Aerospace) was commissioned to further develop General Electric’s engine F404 (which had only been used in twin-engine planes before) […]

  • Israel to procure additional F-35 and V-22 OSPREY

    June 4, 2020 0
    The newly formed Israeli government will soon have to make decisions about the purchase of additional platforms for the Israeli Air Force (IAF). The service wants more F-35s LIGHTNING IIs and F-15 EAGLES while the government [...]
  • Pro-Ukraine partisans blew up Russian railway line carrying North Korean ammunition

    July 7, 2024 0
    Pro-Ukraine partisans claim they have blown up a railway line deep inside Russia that was being used to transport North Korean ammunition to the front line. Russian bridge blown up with homemade bomb planted by [...]
  • American P-8A Poseidon Provides Maritime Intelligence To Ukraine

    May 14, 2022 0
    When Ukraine successfully targeted Russia’s prized warship last month with anti-ship cruise missiles, it had some help from the United States. Ukrainian TB2 drone destroys Russian ammo store in Snake IslandDateMay 11, 2022Russia’s Flagship Admiral Makarov Frigate Struck By [...]
  • IRIS-T SLM Proved Hundred Percent Efficacy Against Missiles, Drones, And Aircraft: Ukrainian MoD

    September 12, 2023 0
    Ukraine is not the only user of IRIS-T SLM medium-range air defense systems. Germany also supplies air defence systems to Egypt. Recently, a video of IRIS-T SLM testing in an African country has appeared. German-built [...]
  • MBDA Debuts Teseo Mk2/E Anti-Ship Missile at SEAFUTURE 2021

    October 11, 2021 0
    MBDA is presenting, for the first time, a 1:1 scale model of the Teseo Mk2/E anti-ship missile at SEAFUTURE2021 taking place on 28 September and 01 October 2021 at La Spezia Naval Base in Italy. [...]
  • Kamov fixes inaccurate gatling gun of KA-52M helicopter

    August 14, 2020 0
    MOSCOW (GDC) — Russia has fixed inaccurate gun and missile targeting system of Kamov Ka-52M combat helicopter, learned GDC citing the Russian Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov. “The latest Ka-52M helicopter made its debut [...]
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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East Asia and Pacific Region

Philippine Army Test Fires Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm Howitzer Boosting Long-Range Strike.

April 27, 2026 0

The Philippine Army has conducted its first live firing with its new Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer during Exercise Salaknib 26, a joint U.S./Philippines military exercise, bringing a faster and more mobile long-range strike […]

Infantry Weapons

Israel uses the Roem howitzer in its first combat strikes in Lebanon.

April 24, 2026 0

The Israel Defense Forces has used its new Ro’em self-propelled howitzer in combat for the first time, firing the system during artillery strikes in southern Lebanon. Units from the 282nd Artillery Brigade brought the wheeled […]

Europe

Turkey test-fires the KORAOK short-range anti-tank missile.

April 22, 2026 0

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  • Europe

    Ukraine Intercepted All Russian Kalibr Cruise Missiles In Recent Attack

  • Anti-air Missiles

    David Sling, Arrow and Iron Dome: Israel Intercepts 400 Iranian Ballistic Missiles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s Third Type 075 Amphibious Assault Ship Starts Sea Trials

  • Cruise Missiles

    France resumes production of 1,000 km range naval cruise missile.

  • Europe

    Ukraine captured the Russian T-90M main battle tank in a daring raid

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan’s JF-17 Fighters Faces Serious Maintenance Issues with Its Structure and Engines

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian Patriot Missile Shot Down Kinzhal Hypersonic Missile Proving Russian Propaganda About Hypersonic Missile Wrong

  • Air Platform

    Russia could directly supply RD-93MA engine to Pakistan for JF-17 Block III

  • Europe

    Fifth Russian General Killed in Ukraine War

  • Africa

    Turkey, Ethiopia and Morocco signs arms deal for supplying drones to African countries

  • Air Platform

    South Korean KF-21 Fighter Jet Could Become Export Success For Its Defense Industries

  • Americas

    Boeing and General Atomics join forces on new laser weapon

  • Europe

    UK To Retire Eurofighter Typhoon, Puma Helo And C-130J Aircraft

  • Air Platform

    UAE suspends talks with US over purchase of F-35 fighter jets

  • Middle East

    U.S. Navy’s SEAL team rescues second pilot downed in Iran, Trump confirms.

  • Europe

    Dassault Aviation Sets Plan B For FCAS Program If Tri-nation Fighter Project Fails

  • Middle East

    Saudi Arabia Purchases Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Drones

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar’s Junta Extends State Of Emergency

  • Air Platform

    Northrop Grumman’s Global Hawk: NATO’s new cutting-edge spy drones

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    France Follows UK By Sending Long-range Scalp Cruise Missiles To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Turkish President Erdogan Submits Sweden’s NATO Bid To Parliament For Ratification

  • Air Platform

    Singapore will purchase eight F-35A stealth jets to complement its fleet of 12 F-35B jets

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine shot down Russian Ka-52 helicopter using Swedish-made RBS-70 MANPAD

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar’s rebel group captured junta’s northeast military command

  • Europe

    Norway Received First Leopard 2A8 Main Battle Tank.

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Alpha Unit Has Destroyed 15 Russian Aircraft Including Su-30, Su-34, MiG-31 and An-26.

  • South Asia

    Death Squad: Drug Dealings, Brutal Killings And Demanding Ransom by Bangladeshi Police Unit Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)

  • Europe

    Lithuania Asked Belarus to Clarify Accidents At Rosatom-made Nuclear Power Plant

  • South Asia

    Indian Authority Demolishes 800 Years Old Shahi Mosque, Shrines And Muslim Cemetery

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippines fixes airstrip on South China Sea island

  • Air Platform

    Saab Gripen Achieved Final Operational Capability With The Brazilian Air Force

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Xi Jinping Snubs Vlad For Faltering Ukraine Invasion, Assures Kazakhstan’s Sovereignty

  • C4iSR

    CAPTAS 4 Sonar Suite

  • Europe

    Ukraine Captured 14 2S33 Msta-S Self-propelled Howitzers From Russian Conscripts

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese scholar says Russia’s defeat in Ukraine is inevitable

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy Cancels Critical Air-launched HALO Hypersonic Missile Citing Cost Concerns

  • Europe

    Royal Navy commissions fourth Astute-class submarine

  • Air Platform

    Russian Glorified Su-35 Failed to Track J-16 and J-10C in a Simulated Air Battle: PLAAF

  • Europe

    Polish WZU SA has completed the first Lockheed Martin production readiness review

  • Europe

    ATACMS Are Blowing Up Russian S-400 Anti-air Missiles Before F-16 Becomes Operational

  • Europe

    Mi-8 Helicopter Crashed in the Kronotsky Nature Reserve In Russia

  • Europe

    The Type 26 frigate and its derivative, the Hunter-class, serve as a cautionary tale for Australia and the UK.

  • South Asia

    United Nations barred Bangladesh’s DGFI, RAB, BGB, DB men from UN peacekeeping duty

  • Europe

    President Zelensky confirms use of HIMARS and ATACMS to strike inside Russia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia To Send 30 Additional Bushmaster Vehicles To Ukraine, Train Ukrainian Soldiers In UK

  • Air Platform

    Peru has overturned the decision to buy Gripen in favor of F-16V Block 70 to become major non-NATO ally.

  • Europe

    Russian Rocket Launcher Factory Bursts Into Flames In A Suspected Sabotage

  • Defense Industry

    U.S. State Department Approves Hellenic Navy’s MEKO-class Modernization Equipment

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin to Produce 650 PAC-3 Patriot Missiles Annually

  • Europe

    The Netherlands Delivers YPR-765 Infantry Vehicles To Ukraine

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