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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 […]

  • Germany Announced Additional 35 F-35 Stealth Jets Purchases as FCAS Program Stalled.

    February 21, 2026 0
    The Germany Defence Ministry was reported on February 19 to be considering placing an order for up to 35 additional F-35A fifth generation fighters, doubling the number of the aircraft it plans to field, in [...]
  • Malaysia Evaluates Offshore Patrol Boats of Damen and SwiftShips

    October 31, 2020 0
    The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) has begun an initial process to evaluate possible vessel types for its second Littoral Mission Ship (LMS) project. Multiple industry sources close to the process have confirmed with British magazine [...]
  • UK to supply Ukraine with 5,000 air defense missiles

    March 5, 2025 0
    The UK Ministry of Defence has announced a new military aid package that will provide Ukraine with more than 5,000 air defense missiles, reinforcing the country’s ability to protect its infrastructure and civilian population from [...]
  • Indonesia signed a letter of intent to acquire 36 Rafale fighter jets from France.

    August 2, 2021 0
    Since the visit of the Indonesian Minister of Defense Prabowo Subianto to Paris in January 2020, rumors emerged of a potential acquisition of Dassault fighter jets to renew the Indonesian Air Force fleet. In February [...]
  • General Atomics Successfully Trials Lockheed’s Legion Pod On Avengers UAV

    February 5, 2022 0
    General Atomics used two company-owned Avenger Unmanned Aircraft Systems, each equipped with a Lockheed Martin Legion Pod to send long-range air threat data captured passively and fused by an advanced sensor algorithm to a Command Center. [...]
  • The U.S. And Allies Supply Lethal Military Aid TO Ukraine

    January 23, 2022 0
    The 90 tones shipment is part of the additional $200 million of “lethal aid” approved by President Biden in late December and includes ammunition for Ukraine’s front-line defenders, the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv tweeted. Overall, [...]
Infantry Weapons

U.S. Army Deploys 500km Range High Precision PrSM Rocket Artillery to Strike Iran.

March 4, 2026 0

U.S. Central Command has employed the U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile in strikes on Iranian military targets, marking the first confirmed combat use of the ground-launched deep-strike system. The debut expands the Army’s role in […]

Infantry Weapons

U.S. M142 HIMARS Rocket Artillery Destroyed Zolfaghar and Sayyad-2 Missile System.

March 3, 2026 0

U.S. forces launched a long-range ATACMS ballistic missile from an M142 HIMARS system, destroying what appears to be an Iranian Zolfaghar short-range ballistic missile and elements of a Sayyad-2 air defense missile system. The strike, […]

Europe

Rheinmetall Unveils Fuchs Tank Destroyer Armed with 24 U.S. AGM-179 Anti-Tank Missiles.

February 27, 2026 0

Germany’s Rheinmetall has unveiled the Fuchs JAGM (Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles) at Enforce Tac 2026 in Germany, a wheeled armored vehicle capable of firing up to 24 U.S. AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles or AGM-114L Hellfire Longbow […]

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 […]

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Israel signs landmark deal to sell David’s Sling air defense system to Finland

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Here’s Why India’s Tejas Will Not be the Winning Bidder in Malaysia’s LCA Program?

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    GRSE Delivered The Last Of Eight LCU To Indian Navy

  • Air Platform

    Indonesian Fighter Jets Procurement, Latest French Rafale Report

  • Europe

    Ukraine says it shot down six Kinzhal hypersonic missiles and nine Kalibr cruise missiles

  • Europe

    Russia’s actual manpower losses is 145,000, Putin’s closest allies are looking to exit Russia, Kremlin insider says

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Pilots Started Training on F-16 Fighting Falcon in Denmark

  • Europe

    RSK MIG and Sukhoi are in Crisis: Russian Offers Fighter Jet In Exchange of Palm Oil and Rubber

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia’s Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott Visits Taiwan

  • C4iSR

    Hanwha Showcases New AESA Radar For FA-50 Fighter Jet

  • C4iSR

    Israeli RADA Electronic delivers multi-mission AESA radars to Ukraine

  • Middle East

    Israeli F-16 destroyed Iranian BAVAR-373 AKA S-300PMU2 SAM in Syria

  • Americas

    Biden Administration Approves $735 Million Arms Sale To Israel

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Kamikaze Drones Hit Russia’s Several Air Bases

  • C4iSR

    ELM – 2080 Green Pine Radar System

  • Americas

    Australian And American Super Hornets To Receive Next-gen Airborne Jammer

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Government Stands Idle As Chinese Norinco Poaching DefendTex Business

  • Europe

    Biden Administration Throws Support Behind Seizing $300 Billion Frozen Russian Assets

  • Middle East

    Iran Transfers Technology To Build Kamikaze Drones In Russia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. Transfers Cyclone-class Patrol Ships to Philippine Navy

  • Europe

    Putin admits Russia lost more than 54 modernized T-90M battle tanks since Ukraine’s counteroffensive

  • Air Platform

    Skylark 3 Field Deployable Tactical UAS

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh military is not fit-for-purpose, cannot defend itself, and certainly sold to the Indian intelligence agency RAW

  • Americas

    Donald Trump Vulnerable to Vladimir Putin’s Blackmail Due to Trump’s Sex Tape in Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Moscow

  • Europe

    Turkey unveiled next-generation 155mm Firtana self-propelled howitzers

  • Americas

    Kongsberg demonstrates counter-drone capabilities on amphibious combat vehicle

  • Europe

    Russian Navy’s USET-80 torpedo is floating off the coast of Severodonetsk

  • Uncategorized

    Pakistan denies cancellation of helicopter deal with Turkey

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish TAI, Brazil’s Embraer launch joint development of military aircraft

  • Americas

    Why does Russian-made missile shot down commercial airlines repeatedly?

  • Europe

    Ukraine Launches Drone Swarms Over Moscow, Including Putin’s Resident

  • Infantry Weapons

    Under Pressure From U.S. Senate, Turkish President Erdogan Could Sale S-400 to U.S. Army

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    Turkish Asalsan successfully tests GÖKBERK Mobile laser anti-drone system

  • Middle East

    President Trump Announced the U.S. and Israel Started Major Operations Against Iranian Regime.

  • Africa

    US Marines F-35C Struck Houthi Positive In Historic First Combat Sorties

  • Europe

    Iran Delivers First Batch of Body Armor And Helmets To Russia

  • Europe

    Ukrainian frontline troops pleading for more tanks as temperature plummets again

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Captured Russia’s Orion-10 and Eleron-3 Drones

  • Europe

    Sweden reveals how Ukrainian crews were trained to use CV90 infantry fighting vehicles

  • Air Platform

    Türkiye and Saudi Arabia signed a MoU covering a joint production of the Gökbey multirole helicopter.

  • C4iSR

    China’s propaganda sells YLC-8B as an anti-stealth radar, but YLC-8B is a high-altitude anti-ballistic VHF radar.

  • Defense Industry

    Indonesia Approves $600 Million To Procure A Submarine

  • Air Platform

    Taiwan Building New Hangars Ahead Of F-16V Delivery

  • Europe

    Russia deployed North Korean short-range anti-tank missile in the Ukraine war

  • Middle East

    UAE, Israeli Air Force to Conduct Joint Training Exercises

  • Europe

    A Drunk Russian Army Driver Crashed Nuclear-tipped Iskander Missile Launcher Into Road Safety Barrier

  • Europe

    Russia lost 69 artillery systems in three days totalling 3137 different pieces of artillery destroyed since invasion

  • Europe

    Germany to acquire armoured vehicles worth almost $7 billion

  • Europe

    Russian Army’s Lieutenant Colonel And Soldiers Surrendered In Kharkiv Region

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    Israel has signed a $500 million deal with Rafael for Iron Beam production

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