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Air Platform

Royal New Zealand Air Force’s Super Hercules Aircraft Completes Maiden Flight Test

April 8, 2024 GDC 0

New Zealand’s first C-130J Super Hercules military transport aircraft has conducted its initial flight test in the US. The demonstration saw the vehicle fly for 246 minutes over Georgia and Alabama. It achieved a range […]

Air Platform

New Zealand Received Its Final P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft

July 26, 2023 GDC 0

New Zealand has inducted its fourth and final Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft at the Royal New Zealand Air Force Base Ohakea. This aircraft comes under the country’s “once in a generation investment” in […]

Air Platform

Boeing Delivers P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft To New Zealand

December 10, 2022 GDC 0

“As a maritime nation, delivery of the P-8A will ensure New Zealand maintains a patrol and response capability that will protect and support law enforcement in our Exclusive Economic Zone and Southern Ocean,” said Sarah […]

Air Platform

New Zealand Plans To Buy 28 Secondhand F-16C/D to Replace Skyhawk

September 7, 2020 GDC 0

The Royal New Zealand Air Force is planning to buy fighter jet, according New Zealand Defense Forces whitepaper. Anything New Zeland is planning to buy would need to be able to integrate with Australia. In […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

New Zealand to buy five C-130J-30 Super Hercules transport aircraft

June 7, 2020 GDC 0

WELLINGTON (GDC) — New Zealand’s military said on Friday it will buy five Super Hercules transport aircraft from Lockheed Martin for US$1 billion learned GDC citing Defense News. The planes will replace the military’s existing […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Boeing Defense received contracts to build P-8As Poseidon for South Korea and New Zealand

April 3, 2020 GDC 0

The US DoD awarded Boeing a $1.5 billion production contract for the next 18 P-8A Poseidon aircraft. The contract includes eight aircraft for the U.S. Navy, six aircraft for the Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) and four aircraft […]

  • Ukraine’s F-16 launches ground strikes on Russian targets

    March 28, 2025 0
    Ukraine is using F-16 fighter jets to launch ground strikes on Russian targets, Kyiv’s air force announced Wednesday. Ukraine started using F-16 against Russian forces, President Zelensky saidDateAugust 19, 2024Ukraine Received F-16 From Netherlands, Mirage [...]
  • Sanction Buster: Russia’s Kalibr Missile, Orlan UAV And Ka-52 Helicopter Components Come From America, South Korea, Taiwan And Japan

    September 7, 2022 0
    A team of investigators from the independent group Conflict Armament Research (CAR) joined the analysis of Russian precision weapons that the occupiers used to destroy Ukrainian cities. It turned out that the Russian Federation uses [...]
  • Azerbaijan Plans to Buy 24 JF-17 Block II Fighters

    January 22, 2021 0
    Azerbaijan, a Russian ally reportedly considering to buy 24 JF-17 fighter jets from Pakistan. Despite the information that appeared earlier that after the end of the armed conflict in Karabakh, Azerbaijan rejected Russian offer to [...]
  • U.S.-supplied army tactical missile system (ATACMS) missiles completely demoralized Russian forces stationed in Crimea

    June 11, 2024 0
    Ukraine is wielding long-range missiles against Russian targets far behind the current front lines, making frequent use of newly-supplied aid to hit Moscow’s troops, air-defense systems, aircraft and vessels. Ukrainian ATACMS hits Russian Air Force [...]
  • Japanese Aegis-equipped destroyer Chokai fires an SM-3 interceptor missile

    August 21, 2025 0
    Japanese Aegis-equipped destroyer Chokai fires an SM-3 interceptor missile to shoot down a ballistic missile target in space during a test. Japan’s New Aegis System Equipped Vessels Will Boast an Impressive 128 VLS CellsDateSeptember 1, [...]
  • Airbus CEO criticizes German Bundestag for export ban on Eurofighter Typhoon jets to Saudi Arabia

    January 27, 2024 0
    Guillaume Faury says curbs on selling Eurofighter are damaging to Germany’s reputation as an exporting nation. Berlin has come under pressure to relax its restrictions on exporting the new Eurofighter to Riyadh. German Parliament Approves [...]
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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Aselsan and Excalibur jointly produced Korkut air defense system.

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  • Land Platform

    T-80BVM and T-90MS tanks have quality, reliability, and battlefield performance issues, according to Russian tank crews.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    China’s new HQ-19 missile system makes public debut

  • Europe

    The long-awaited Turkish Altay main battle tanks enter mass production.

  • Air Platform

    Northrop Grumman turn to Australia to keep the production of Triton UAV running

  • Air Platform

    Sweden’s Gripen defeat Russia’s Su-35 in a simulated War Game

  • Air Platform

    The Leonardo C-27J Spartan Medium-Lift Tactical Transport Aircraft

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian troops blew up three Russian Buk missile systems with kamikaze drones

  • Cruise Missiles

    Taiwan to develop 1000km range stealth Cruise Missile

  • Air Platform

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

  • Air Platform

    Turkmenistan showcases Leonardo M-346FA aircraft

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    CNS Fujian vs USS Ford: here’s why the USS Ford supercarrier is superior to CNS Fujian.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Raytheon to deliver new Patriot missile defense systems to Romania

  • Naval Platforms

    MH-60R Seahawk Multimission Maritime Helicopters

  • Air Platform

    China will deliver 30 J-35A fighter jets to Pakistan by 2026

  • Europe

    Raytheon delivers NASAMS II to Lithuanian Army

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China supplying Russia with metal, composite, aircraft parts, electronics, drones and vehicles to support Russian war in Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Qatar considers purchasing 24 more Rafale F4 Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Paranoid Putin sleeping in Kremlin office and using body doubles, amid fears of assassination

  • Europe

    Russian Ministry of Labor Quietly Requested 230,000 Death Certificates For Ukraine War Veterans

  • Europe

    A Russian IL-76 transport aircraft crashed in Belgorod Oblast carrying 65 Ukrainian PoW

  • Anti-ship Missile

    U.S. Army conducted the first Typhon missile system live fire exercise in Australia

  • Europe

    Finland’s HX Programme’s Fighter Jet Comparison

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan’s first indigenous LPD starts sea trials

  • Europe

    Russian Askold Corvette shows massive hull breach after Ukrainian Scalp-EG strike

  • Central Asia

    Goodbye CSTO: Armenia Absent From Russia-led CSTO War Game

  • Europe

    HMS Kent concludes cold weather training in the artic

  • C4iSR

    Why AESA radar is superior to PESA radar?

  • Ballistic Missile

    North Korea shipping hundreds of Soviet-era ballistic missiles to Russia

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine To Receive Missile Early Warning Radar And EOTS From Israel To Protect Kyiv

  • Naval Platforms

    Pakistan Navy received second OPV 2600, PNS Yamama

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed Russia’s high-value radio frequency relay station

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan Deployed Ten Thousand Troops And Artillery Near Armenia

  • Naval Platforms

    India’s First Survey Vessel (Large) Launched by GRSE

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    New Zealand to buy five C-130J-30 Super Hercules transport aircraft

  • Europe

    Turkish shipbuilder delivers the MILGEM corvette PNS Khaibar to the Pakistan Navy.

  • Defense Industry

    Egypt purchased 12 CH-47F Chinook helicopters

  • Europe

    Wagner chief accuses Putin of ‘misleading Russians’ over Ukraine offensive

  • Europe

    Wagner mercenaries assault their commander using shovels

  • Air Platform

    South Korea Unveils Deck-based KF-21N Fighter Jet

  • Middle East

    President-elect Joe Biden Won’t Be A Savior For Palestine

  • Americas

    Damen To Build Sigma Class Frigates For Colombia

  • Europe

    Poland Delivers Additional T-72 Tanks To Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Peoples Liberation Army has a big problem, and its systemic corruption from Generals to Privates.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Sweden Joins European Coalition to Procure 1,000 Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missile (GEM-T) Missiles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan’s defense industry faces serious challenges in export markets

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia prepares for space race with a hybrid rocket for low-Earth orbit flight

  • Europe

    Russia used WWII-era chemical weapons and unknown gas in Kursk offensive

  • Naval Platforms

    Indian Navy Commissions First P15B Destroyer INS Visakhapatnam

  • Air Platform

    Japan Wants to Export Sixth-gen F-X/F-3 Fighter Jets to Compensate Development Costs

  • Air Platform

    Russian Ka-52 attack helicopter falls victim to Swedish RBS-70 MANDAP again, FPV drones down Mi-28 helicopters

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