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Marshall Aerospace expects strong demand for surplus UK Hercules

January 22, 2022 GDC 0

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Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II: The Ultimate Fighter Jet

January 1, 2022 GDC 0

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Royal Air Force Shot Down Enemy Drones Over Syrian Airspace

December 24, 2021 GDC 0

A Royal Air Force Typhoon jet has shot down a “small hostile drone” over Syria, the Ministry of Defence says. It is the first time the British military has downed another enemy aircraft since the […]

BAE Systems Awarded £220 Million Contract For Ten Eurofighter Simulators

November 15, 2021 GDC 0

BAE Systems’ air sector business is growing this year, boosted by new Typhoon contract awards, the defense company said on November 8, 2021. In a trading update, the defense group highlighted higher Eurofighter Typhoon production […]

RAF Received Sixth Out of Nine P-8 Poseidon MPA

October 30, 2021 GDC 0

The sixth of nine Boeing P-8A Poseidon MRA1 maritime multi-mission aircraft (MMA) for the Royal Air Force (RAF) arrived in the United Kingdom. Aircraft ZP806, named Guernsey’s Reply after a 201 Squadron Supermarine Spitfire with […]

UK interested in buying Turkish Akinci drone

October 19, 2021 GDC 0

Turkey has presented options to the United Kingdom, which is “very interested” to buy Turkish-made armed drones, the industry and technology minister said on Friday. “The U.K. is very interested in Turkish armed drones. Now, […]

American, European and Japanese Sixth-Generation Fighter Jets

October 16, 2021 GDC 0

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What Attributes Make A Sixth-Generation Fighter Jet?

October 9, 2021 GDC 0

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U.S. Air Force activate first overseas F-35A squadron in England

October 6, 2021 GDC 0

The U.S. Air Force has reactivated 495th Fighter squadron at RAF Lakenheath in England. The 495th FS, nicknamed the Valkyries, is the first U.S. Air Force F-35A squadron in Europe. The time chosen for the […]

UK-based Aeralis designing a new modular next-gen training aircraft

September 8, 2021 GDC 0

Buoyed by a recent high-profile investment from the UK Royal Air Force (RAF), and with additional backing now being sought via its latest funding drive, modular training aircraft developer Aeralis is aiming to take its […]

Russian Submarine: A tale of onboard fire

January 2, 2020 0

Germany, France, Sweden, Japan, South Korea and America have all become major producers of AIP-powered submarines, and sold them to numerous additional countries. Russian media has been trumpeting plans to launch two additional Lada-class diesel-electric [...]
HMS Kent concludes cold weather training in the artic

May 11, 2020 0

HMS Kent left the Barents Sea on 8 May after seven days of cold-weather operations in the icy waters of the Arctic Circle. While many in the Armed Forces rightly continue to focus on supporting [...]
Saudi Arabia wants to join USA-Israeli military operations against Iran invoking mutual security pact with Pakistan and will ask Pakistan to bomb Iran.

March 20, 2026 0

As IRGC bombs Qatari, Saudi and UAE oil refineries, it will be a historic first event when Saudi Arabia decides to join USA-Israeli operations against Iran dragging Pakistan into conflict under the mutual security pact [...]
Bangladeshi-origin British Minister Tulip Siddiq accused of failing to tell Brits she was involved in arms dealing with Russia in 2013

August 21, 2024 0

Labour candidate accused of going to extraordinary lengths to cover up links to Putin and a $1.2 billion arms deal between Bangladesh and Russia. Tulip Siddiq was born on 16 September 1982 in Sutton, London. [...]
U.S. Should Plan Early For Foreign Military Sale, Says DSCA Chief

February 22, 2021 0

The United States needs to change its culture and thinking with regard to export of military equipment by planning for foreign sales from the start, says DSCA Chief Ms. Heidi Grant. U.S. DSCA To Amend [...]
Cluster of Chinese coast guard vessels spotted near Russian oil rig off Vietnam

May 12, 2023 0

A Chinese research vessel flanked by coast guard and nearly a dozen boats on Wednesday entered a gas block operated by Russian and Vietnamese state firms, two monitoring groups said, another potential flashpoint in the [...]

Lockheed Martin launches Hellfire missile from 10-foot cargo container.

April 2, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced Tuesday that the U.S. defense giant successfully launched a Hellfire missile from its new Grizzly launcher — housed within a 10-foot cargo container. The Grizzly system incorporates design elements of Lockheed’s M299 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]