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Boeing, Saab, and BAE Systems have teamed up to offer T-7A RedHawk to Royal Air Force.

November 22, 2025 GDC 0

Boeing, Saab, and BAE Systems have teamed up to offer a next-generation pilot training system aimed at preparing Royal Air Force pilots for the era of advanced combat aircraft. Under the UK’s 2025 Strategic Defence […]

Air Platform

Boeing proposes T-7A Red Hawk next-gen trainer for Royal Air Force.

October 20, 2025 GDC 0

Boeing is promoting its T-7A Red Hawk as a contender to replace the Royal Air Force’s ageing Hawk T1 and T2 aircraft, according to Flight Global. The move aligns with the UK Ministry of Defence’s […]

Air Platform

Boeing, Saab to collaborate with BAE Systems to offer T-7A RedHawk for Royal Air Force

July 31, 2025 GDC 0

A potential collaboration between Boeing, Saab, and BAE Systems is taking shape as the United Kingdom begins the search for a replacement for its aging Hawk T1 and T2 jet trainers. According to Reuters, the […]

C4iSR

Royal Air Force Inducts StormShroud Electronic Warfare Drone

May 7, 2025 GDC 0

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Air-Launched Weapons

UK Carried Out Successful Test Launch of SPEAR Missile

December 15, 2024 GDC 0

The U.K. has successfully tested a new cruise missile, London said on Sunday, as Western militaries push for defense investment and Russia, China and North Korea funnel resources into their weapons development programs. The “cutting-edge […]

Air Platform

BAE Systems Stops Eurofighter Typhoon Production As International And Domestic Orders Dried Up

November 16, 2024 GDC 0

Production of UK-made Typhoon jets has “essentially stopped” amid fears the Royal Air Force will buy US-made aircraft instead. A BAE Systems plant near Preston was until recently assembling the jets for Qatar following a […]

C4iSR

Royal Air Force’s E-7A Wedgetail AWACS Received Paint Scheme

November 1, 2024 GDC 0

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UK, Italy and Japan agreed to expedite the development of sixth-gen fighter jet

October 27, 2024 GDC 0

The defense ministers of Japan, the U.K. and Italy agreed to accelerate the joint development of a next-generation fighter jet, and announced that a trilateral government organization would be established by the end of this […]

Air Platform

Royal Navy to modernize fifth-generation F-35B fighter jets to Block 4 standard

October 14, 2024 GDC 0

The UK Royal Navy plans to modernize its fleet of fifth-generation F-35B short take-off and vertical landing fighters. This was announced by the UK Minister for Defense Procurement James Cartlidge. Britain’s F-35B fighter jets will […]

Air Platform

UK Begins Manufacturing Sixth-generation Combat Aircraft

August 9, 2024 GDC 0

The United Kingdom’s leading defense industry partners have announced that the main structure for the country’s first crewed combat air demonstrator in a generation is now being manufactured and assembled. According to a press release […]

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  • The only bridge linking Belarus and Russia collapsed in Smolensk region, creating major supply problem for the Russian army

    April 9, 2024 0
    The Paninsky Bridge, the main transportation hub between Belarus and Russia, collapsed in the Smolensk region of the Russian Federation. According to preliminary data, three people were injured. They were in a car and a [...]
  • Thales Awarded Support Contract for Australian Navy’s Anti-submarine Torpedo

    October 13, 2021 0
    Defence contractor Thales Australia has secured a contract from the Australian Department of Defense to maintain the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) MU90 lightweight torpedo. Thales Australia awarded $160 million contract to build more Bushmasters after [...]
  • Turkey Completes Atmaca Anti-ship Missile Tests With Locally Made Turbojet Engine

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  • Video Shows Russian TOR-M2 Missile System Fired Warhead at Itself

    June 14, 2023 0
    Russian short-range missile system appears to have backfired when attempting to attack Ukrainian positions, according to a video circulating on Ukrainian media. Russia Deploys Soviet-era Tor-M2DT Missile In UkraineDateJanuary 22, 2023Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed Russia’s [...]
  • The PLAN Declares Type 052D Destroyer and Type 054A Frigate Operational

    March 20, 2020 0
    The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has declared that the Type 052D Luyang III-class destroyer Guiyang (pennant number 119) and the Type 054A Jiangkai II-class frigate Zaozhuang (pennant number 542) were officially declared ready for combat earlier this year by [...]
  • Boeing awarded $8.6 billion contract to supply F-15IA fighter jets to Israel.

    January 14, 2026 0
    U.S. aviation giant Boeing has been awarded an $8.6 billion contract for the F-15 Israeli Program, the Pentagon announced on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Florida. Boeing [...]
Europe

Spain signs Indra–Hanwha deal for K9-based self-propelled artillery systems.

March 27, 2026 0

Spain’s Indra Group and South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace on March 24 signed a binding agreement in Madrid to jointly develop new tracked self-propelled artillery systems for the Spanish Armed Forces, the companies said. The agreement […]

Americas

Aeon tests Zeus low-cost alternative to Javelin anti-tank missile.

March 26, 2026 0

Aeon conducted a test launch of its new Zeus shoulder-fired missile system at a ranch in East Texas, according to Rochefort Ventures CEO Kyle Bass, who announced the milestone on Friday. Bass wrote that the launch marked […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

North Korea Test Fires KN-25 600MM Multiple Rocket Launch System.

March 24, 2026 0

North Korea confirmed that twelve KN-25 600mm multiple rocket launch systems were used during its latest military test drill. The exercise highlights Pyongyang’s continued efforts to expand long-range precision-strike capabilities within its rocket artillery forces. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Cyber breach at China’s National Supercomputer Centre shows brainless Chinese engineer copying the physical appearance of the HIMARS rocket artillery.  

March 20, 2026 0

The National Supercomputer Centre in Tianjin appeared to have suffered a massive data leak of 10 Petabytes of internal data, including classified information. About two months ago, we saw a sales announcement on a dark […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia started manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles for HIMARS.

March 17, 2026 0

Australia has started manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles at Port Wakefield in South Australia, with the first batch expected by mid-March 2026. The move strengthens Australia’s sovereign strike capability and supply chain […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin PrSM Missile Achieves Maritime Strike Capability.

March 15, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin has completed the first flight test of the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) Increment 2, marking a significant step forward in the U.S. Army’s long-range fires modernization program. The test demonstrated the missile’s new […]

  • Europe

    CZ Group Unveils BREN 3 Assault Rifles at IDET 2025 in Brno

  • Africa

    Turkish HISAR ADS Shot Down Russia-made Mi-35 Helicopter in Libya

  • Europe

    Saab Awarded Fresh Contract To Produce NLAW For British Army

  • Americas

    U.S. Senate Passes $95.3 Billion Aid Packages For Ukraine, Israel And Taiwan

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesian Air Force ordered RAT 31DL Air Defense Radar System

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    New Zealand to upgrade Anzac-class frigates with new communication systems

  • Europe

    Polish Army Started Training On M1 Abrams Tanks

  • Air Platform

    Huge Explosions Ripped Through Iranian Missile Factory As Israeli F-35I Adir Stealth Jets Reign Over Tehran Skies

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Pentagon approved AIM-120D AMRAAM missiles and F-16 upgrade packages for Pakistan.

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Started Building Second NGAD Site in Saint Louis

  • Europe

    CCTV Footage Revealed Turkish MAM-L Munition Strikes At S-300 SAM Of Armenia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The CAATSA And Its Implementation On Turkey, Egypt, China and India

  • Europe

    Moon Mission: Turkey Unveils National Space Program

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Awarded $870 Million F-35’s Sustainment Contract

  • Americas

    Finland Became 31st Member Of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

  • Uncategorized

    Turkish arms makers showcase drones and helicopters aiming for export contracts at Paris Air Show

  • Air Platform

    Total 96 Gripen E/F Ordered By Brazil And Sweden

  • Europe

    Italian Navy’s Near Future Submarine (NFS)

  • Anti-air Missiles

    FrankenSAM program: Ukraine to retrofit AIM-9X Sidewinder On To Soviet-era Buk Launcher

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian air force pilot killed after Su-24 fighter jet crashes

  • Americas

    Canada to purchase Australian-made over-the-horizon radar JORN system, ditching American Raytheon

  • Anti-air Missiles

    U.S. To Send Patriot Missile Defense System To Ukraine In January 2023

  • Middle East

    Israeli-Sunni Arab Alliance: the eight Arab states openly deal with Israel

  • Defense Industry

    South Korean KAI Aims To Export KF-21 Fighter At $65 Million Apiece

  • C4iSR

    Aselsan to Deliver AESA for F-16 Fighter Jet by 2022

  • Europe

    Ukraine Destroyed Russian S-300 Air Defense System

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Australia, USA to co-produce missiles and rockets, will conduct hypersonic experiments

  • Europe

    Ukrainian artillery destroyed Russian Grad rocket launchers

  • Europe

    Cash-strapped Putin Decommissions Russia’s Largest Warship ‘Peter The Great’

  • Europe

    Ukraine Destroyed Howitzers and Armored Vehicles Using Bayraktar TB2 Drone in Donbass

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    France recalls ambassadors in the US, Australia in submarine deal backlash

  • Europe

    Russian United Ship Building Corporation plans to build two Ivan Gren-class amphibious assault ships

  • Americas

    US Navy commissions new hunter-killer submarine, USS New Jersey

  • Europe

    Norway, Denmark and Netherlands to Transfer 50 F-16 Fighting Falcon to Ukraine

  • Europe

    UK to recycle Tornado jets for 3D printed components for Tempest fighters

  • Air Platform

    German Parliament Approves Acquisition Of 38 Eurofighter Typhoon

  • Americas

    Ingalls Shipbuilding Launched First LPD Flight II Harrisburg

  • Europe

    Lockheed Martin Awarded MK41 VLS Contract For German Navy

  • C4iSR

    Ukrainian Special Forces Destroyed Russia’s Electronic Warfare System in Bakhmut

  • Africa

    Israeli Foreign Minister to Visit Morocco to Meet His Counterpart

  • Air Platform

    Sikorsky-Boeing Defiant Compound Helicopter is Undergoing Flight Tests for US Army

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s Kamikaze Drones Destroyed Russia’s An-26 Transport Aircraft in Crimea.

  • Europe

    Hecto Drone unveils the HD-606 heavy unmanned aerial system.

  • Industry

    Israeli IAI And UAE Based Edge To Produce Drone-Guard Under A Joint Venture

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s massive military buildup near Dokhlam

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed Russia’s Tor anti-air missile

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Sacked Six High-ranking Air Guard Officers For Misconduct, Corruption And Unsafe Flying Practices

  • Europe

    Poland Sends Soviet-era S-125 Pechora Air Defense System To Ukraine

  • Americas

    Two Ukrainian pilots are in the U.S. for training assessment on F-16 fighter jets

  • Americas

    US Marines Corps purchases more TRV-150C cargo drones

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