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  • [ May 12, 2026 ] South Korea’s new KF-21 Boramae fighter jet cleared for active combat. Air Platform
  • [ May 12, 2026 ] Israeli Air Force’s first KC-46 aerial refuelling tanker completes maiden flight. Air Platform
  • [ May 12, 2026 ] U.S. Army picks AeroVironment’s Switchblade 400 for new strike drone program. Americas
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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 […]

C4iSR

Royal Air Force’s Eurofighter Typhoon jets and their pilot’s bionic helmets helped Israel repel Iran’s drone

April 16, 2024 GDC 0

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Europe

Russia jams signal on RAF plane carrying British defence secretary Grant Shapps

March 15, 2024 GDC 0

Russia has been accused of jamming the satellite signal on an RAF plane carrying Defence Secretary Grant Shapps in its latest act of hostility. The country’s latest act of hostility took place while the Defense […]

Europe

UK village Lakenheath could be Putin’s first target in World War III

February 23, 2024 GDC 0

Nuclear weapons could be making a return to a US Air Force base in Suffolk, prompting fears the area will become a target for Vladimir Putin. Pentagon documents suggest that RAF Lakenheath is preparing to […]

Air Platform

Royal Air Force’s Typhoon Aircraft Landed On Highway In Finland

February 2, 2024 GDC 0

Two RAF Typhoon fighter jets from Lincolnshire have landed on a regular road in a drill to see if they could outmanoeuvre an enemy. They landed and took off from a single-lane road in Tervo, […]

Air-Launched Weapons

MBDA accelerates the development of SPEAR-EW stand-in jammer

January 9, 2024 GDC 0

MBDA has received additional funding from the UK Ministry of Defense to accelerate the development of the SPEAR-EW stand-in jammer. SPEAR-EW is a novel electronic warfare effector designed to confuse and suppress enemy air defence, […]

Air-Launched Weapons

Royal Air Force To Replenish Storm Shadow Cruise Missiles Stock With Israeli Rampage Missiles

November 20, 2023 GDC 0

The UK is looking to purchase Israeli Rampage air-to-ground missiles to replenish its stock following deliveries of Storm Shadow cruise missiles to Ukraine. A team of Royal Air Force officers and Defence Equipment and Support technicians […]

Air Platform

BAE Systems Awarded Contract to Provide Digital GPS Anti-jam Receiver (DIGAR) Technology for Eurofighter Typhoon

November 18, 2023 GDC 0

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  • Turkey Planning to Test Its Killer Drone Against S-400

    November 7, 2020 0
    Turkey will test its attack drone against Russian S-400 air defense systems. Based on the tactical knowledge gained through the use Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles in Libya and Syria against the Pantsir-S air defense [...]
  • Ukraine’s kamikaze drone strikes destroyed Russia’s cruise missile factory.

    October 14, 2025 0
    Ukrainian long-range strike drones hit targets overnight at the Smolensk Aircraft Plant (SmAZ), Russia’s major producer of air-launched precision-guided munitions. Ukraine is developing a new supersonic missile, Bliskavka (“Lightning”)DateNovember 25, 2019Ukrainian Man Sentenced to Ten [...]
  • Battle for Russia: The Ukraine war is driving Russians to drink more alcohol, undermining society and raising rampant domestic violence

    January 24, 2024 0
    Vladimir Putin’s imperial ambitions in Ukraine are driving his fellow Russians to alcohol addiction. The number of people with alcohol addiction and alcoholic psychoses has started to grow in Russia – for the first time [...]
  • Mad Vlad Cancels South Africa Trip Fearing Arrest Warrant From ICC

    July 20, 2023 0
    Vladimir Putin will not attend the BRICS summit in South Africa next month where he was at risk of arrest, the country’s presidency said on Wednesday. ICC issued arrest warrant for Vladimir PutinDateMarch 18, 2023International Criminal Court [...]
  • Navy christens USS Fort Lauderdale transport dock ship

    August 29, 2021 0
    The Navy will christen its newest amphibious transport dock ship, the future USS Fort Lauderdale. U.S. Navy Commissions San Antonio-class LPD, USS Fort LauderdaleDateAugust 6, 2022Huntington Ingalls Lays Keel For U.S. Navy’s LPDDateFebruary 8, 2022US [...]
  • Saab Awarded Contract To Produce Fire Control System For CV90 Armored Vehicle

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Europe

Saab HEAT 758 Features Dual-Charge Warhead Inside New Carl-Gustaf Anti-Tank Round.

May 11, 2026 0

Saab is stepping up the Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle’s anti-armor role with a new round designed to defeat heavily protected vehicles on the modern battlefield. The HEAT 758 features a dual-charge warhead meant to first damage […]

Europe

Roketsan unveiled the CIDA long-range anti-tank guided missile.

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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 […]

  • Air Platform

    Saab Awarded Contract To Upgrade Gripen C/D With New AESA Radar And Software

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Israeli Antidote to Russian S-400: Meet The Ultimate Weapons Delilah Stand-off Cruise Missile

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    MBDA accelerates the development of SPEAR-EW stand-in jammer

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    The USAF F-15C Scores World’s Longest Air-to-air Kill Record

  • Air Platform

    Covid-19 Impacted Delivery Of Kuwaiti Super Hornet

  • Air Platform

    Airbus VSR700 prototype performs first autonomous free flight

  • Defense Industry

    France Opposed to Deregulating Intra-EU Defense Components Export

  • Middle East

    Israeli Forces Seized 3,300 Weapons in Syrian Operations

  • Europe

    Why Russia Didn’t Help CSTO Member Armenia In Nagorno-karabakh Conflict?

  • Europe

    Italian Navy’s F-35B Lands Aboard ITS Cavour For The First Time

  • Europe

    British Eurofighter Typhoon Joins Air Combat Exercises With Swedish Gripen And Finish F/A-18 Hornet

  • Industry

    Top Five Weapons Exporter In 2015-2019

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Strikes Destroyed Iranian Drone Assembly Factory In Syria

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Ukraine authorized to use British-supplied Storm Shadow cruise missiles and Paveway IV bombs to strike inside Russia

  • Air Platform

    Sweden Purchases Four Embraer C-390 Transport Aircraft

  • Central Asia

    Amid tensions with Iran, Azerbaijan purchases Israeli Arrow-3 (Hetz 3) anti-ballistic missile

  • Americas

    U.S. Air Force releases new CGI rendering of B-21 Raider strategic bomber

  • Europe

    Russia’s ice-class navigation ship Katerina Velikaya caught fire, leaving one dead and three injured

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh says Indian-made military hardware lasted three months, Chinese-made K-8W and F-7 aircraft grounded, and Chinese-designed Padma-class OPV inoperable

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Indigenous Turboshaft Engines Will Be Ready By 2020 With Ukraine’s Help

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea Starts Production of Missile Defense Radar For L-SAM

  • Europe

    Russia’s astounding number of military hardware losses in Avdiivka will haunt Putin’s forces next year

  • Anti-air Missiles

    MBDA Deutschland Enhanced Capability of Shoulder-launched Enforcer Missile

  • Europe

    Belgian Company Sells 64 Second-hand M109A4BE Self-propelled Howitzers To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Naval Group, India’s GRSE To Build Kamorta-class ASW Corvettes

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Taiwanese Air Force test-fires locally made cruise missiles

  • Americas

    Raytheon awarded contract to produce Tomahawk block V cruise missiles for Australia and Japan

  • Infantry Weapons

    HPV Shell: 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzers For Littoral Combat Mission

  • Air Platform

    Finland Orders New Maritime Surveillance Aircraft

  • Middle East

    Will an Israeli strike on Iran via Azerbaijani airspace impending?

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Hurjet Light Attack Aircraft Completes First Supersonic Flight

  • Defense Industry

    Israeli Defense Companies Backlog Hits Record High to $80 Billion.

  • Air Platform

    GE Delivers F414 Engines For South Korean KFX Fifth-Gen Fighter Jets

  • Air Platform

    Turkey To Develop Naval Variant Of ATAK II Helicopter

  • South Asia

    Indian MoD awarded $5.25 billion contract for 83 HAL Tejas MK 1A

  • Europe

    Russian army sergeant set off grenades on conscripts in a bid to establish authority

  • Europe

    Sweden Joins Multinational Armored Vehicle Project

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Anduril Industries To Build XL-AUV For Royal Australian Navy

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Roketsan Smart Micro Munition (MAM-L)

  • Europe

    Major explosions and fire have torn through Russian factory manufacturing engines for tanks and armoured vehicles

  • Europe

    Poland’s New Surface-to-air Missiles Hit Stealth Target

  • Air Platform

    RAAF F-35A Takes Off With Full Complement Of Weapons

  • Europe

    Patria awarded contract to produce 321 armored vehicles for Swedish army

  • Europe

    EU Pledges Fighter Jets Transfers to Ukraine, Sweden Breaks Neutrality

  • Europe

    Losing 15 S-300 Batteries, Russia Started Deploying S-300 Mockup To Deceive Ukrainian Air Force

  • Industry

    Can Turkey Repeat Drone Success In TFX Programme?

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze sea baby drone destroyed Russian hovercraft in Black Sea

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Deploys For The First Time Abrams Tanks During Sea Explorer Exercise

  • Europe

    S-400 Failed Again: Ukraine Blew Up Russian Military’s HQ in Kherson Using UK-made Storm Shadow Cruise Missiles

  • Europe

    Greece to produce 700 HOPLITE armored vehicles for European markets

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