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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 […]

  • Kazakh Air Force’s Su-30SME Crashed In Karaganda Region

    April 20, 2021 0
    The Kazakhstan Air Defense Forces (KADF) Sukhoi Su-30 Flanker multi-role combat aircraft has crashed in Balkhash, in southeastern Kazakhstan. “During routine training mission at the landing approach at the training aviation center of the city [...]
  • Rheinmetall unveils hybrid tank and air defense system

    September 6, 2024 0
    Rheinmetall, the German defense giant, has introduced a groundbreaking hybrid of the Pz.87 tank (a Swiss variant of the Leopard 2) and the Skyranger 35 air defense turret at Eurosatory 2024. Netherlands purchases Rheinmetall Skyranger [...]
  • Beijing’s ability to gain complete control of Taiwan by unilateral military action is limited

    June 30, 2020 0
    US report outlines potential military options Beijing may be considering to fulfill its unification ambitions but questions remain over Chinese amphibious landing capability which would be crucial to any operation. Chinese President Xi Jinping reviews [...]
  • Colombia purchases Israeli Barak MX Air Defense System Worth $131.2 Million

    February 18, 2023 0
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  • Azerbaijani President Aliyev posed for photos next to Israeli Harop kamikaze drone near Iranian border

    October 7, 2021 1
    On October 4, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev visited the Jebrail region, where a new military unit of the border service is deployed about 10 km from the border with Iran. Azerbaijani Army destroyed Pantsir-S1 of [...]
  • China’s Third Type 075 Amphibious Assault Ship Starts Sea Trials

    December 5, 2021 0
    The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy’s third Type 075 amphibious assault ship has reportedly embarked on its maiden voyage. China’s Type 075 amphibious assault ship caught fireDateApril 25, 2020China plans to develop a new amphibious [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

Australian Army successfully test-fired the first domestically manufactured HIMARS.

April 16, 2026 0

Australia test-fired the first domestically manufactured GMLRS missile from a HIMARS launcher at Woomera Test Range, South Australia on April 9, 2026. The government committed $320 million to integrate Australian suppliers into GMLRS production at […]

Infantry Weapons

China delivers FN-6 MANPAD and HJ-12E anti-tank missiles to Iran.

April 15, 2026 0

US intelligence indicates China delivered new air defense systems to Iran, CNN reported on Friday, citing three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments. According to intelligence outlined in the CNN report, Beijing transferred shoulder-fired FN-6 […]

Europe

Finland doubles its K9 Howitzer fleet to 112, strengthening its firepower.

April 15, 2026 0

Finland signed a €546.8 million deal with South Korea to acquire 112 additional K9 Thunder 155 mm self-propelled howitzers. The purchase nearly doubles its fleet and strengthens NATO’s long-range artillery power on Russia’s border. The […]

Europe

Ukrainian drones to get U.S.-made Zeus anti-tank guided missile.

April 11, 2026 0

Aeon confirmed an active integration partnership with a major unnamed Ukrainian drone manufacturer to fire Zeus guided missiles from drone platforms. A separate Ukrainian partnership covers Zeus integration onto manned and unmanned ground vehicles and […]

Europe

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia.

April 8, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia following an agreement with the Estonian government, aimed at supporting all three Baltic states. The decision was confirmed during a meeting in Washington between Estonian […]

Europe

Swedish Bofors will setup 155mm artillery ammo factory in Estonia.

April 4, 2026 0

A Swedish Bofors is set to build a major 155-millimeter artillery shell factory in northeastern Estonia, a development that would represent the most significant foreign investment in the country’s nascent defense industrial base. Estonian Defense […]

  • Europe

    Russia may look to expand the Ukraine war into Moldova

  • Middle East

    Israel Gives Thumbs Up To F-35 Sale To UAE

  • Land Platform

    International Armored Group Unveils 6×6 and 8×8 Armored vehicles.

  • Middle East

    Turkish F-16 shot down Syrian L-39 aircraft

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan Is Not Crimea: China’s land-grabbing attitude could cost its economy dearly

  • Air Platform

    The combat range of the Bayraktar TB2 drones has been doubled

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    BAE Systems Started Prototyping Australia’s Hunter-class Frigate At Osborne Naval Shipyard

  • Americas

    US Air Force debuts virtual command and control platform

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Ukraine is developing a new supersonic missile, Bliskavka (“Lightning”)

  • Europe

    Putin is looking for a ship scrapyard of his 40 years old smoky aircraft carrier

  • Europe

    Bayraktar Kızılelma achieves simulated Gökdoğan air-to-air missile firing at F-16 fighter jet.

  • Europe

    Turkish defense firm HAVELSAN to cooperate with TAI for homegrown TFX fighter jet

  • Air Platform

    From Israel To China: An In-depth Analysis of The J-10 Vigorous Dragon Fighter Jet

  • Air Platform

    Portuguese Super Lynx Helicopter Delivery Delayed To 2021

  • Naval Platforms

    Pakistan Navy inducts Yarmook-class corvette

  • Europe

    Italy Expels Two Russian Embassy Officials Over Spying

  • Europe

    Belarusian helicopters repeatedly violating Polish airspace, NATO, Russia conflict looming

  • Air Platform

    Second Batch Of Rafale To Arrive In India In October

  • C4iSR

    MiG-35 Will Have Phased Array Radar Near Future, Says Mikoyan

  • Uncategorized

    Raytheon Launches Stinger Missiles From Javelin Launcher

  • Air Platform

    JF-17 Thunder Block-III Will Surpass Capability Of Tejas MK2

  • Defense Industry

    Germany Commits €100 Billion to Meet NATO Defense Spending Requirement

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Company awarded contract to build P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft for Canada

  • Europe

    Ukraine Intercepted All Russian Kalibr Cruise Missiles In Recent Attack

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy Launches Two Unarmed Trident II Nuclear Capable Missiles From USS Wyoming Submarine

  • Europe

    South Korea Rolls Out New K9 Howitzers And K2 Tanks For Poland

  • Central Asia

    Kazakhstan unveiled Taimas 8×8 wheeled infantry fighting vehicle

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Royal New Zealand Navy Test Fires Penguin Missile for the First Time

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Air Force will increase B-21 Raider stealth bomber production capacity.

  • Air Platform

    German-made IRIS-T SLM scored first Su-34 fighter-bomber kill

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh DGFI Operates Uyghur-style Secret Detention And Solitary Confinement Facilities In Dhaka

  • Europe

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

  • Middle East

    Israeli F-16 Bombed Lebanese Building Killing Hamas’s Top Drone Commander

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Australia purchased LRASM and JSM for its F-35 stealth jets

  • Europe

    Germany Agrees To Send 50 Gepard Air-defense Tanks to Ukraine

  • Defense Industry

    U.S. Sends $1 Billion Defense Aid, Including NASAMS And HIMARS

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hyundai Heavy Industries Launches the Philippine Navy Corvette ‘BRP Miguel Malvar’

  • C4iSR

    Australian-built Drone Jammer Helping Ukrainian Soldiers Fight Russian Drones

  • Europe

    Serbia tests M-84 AS1 upgraded tanks

  • Air Platform

    Philippines Ditches Russian Helicopters, Opt-in For Chinook Helicopters

  • C4iSR

    Aselsan Koral Land-Based Transportable Radar Electronic Attack System

  • Middle East

    Israel Bombed Hezbollah’s Ammunition Storage Facility In Syria

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    Australian Army to Acquire Land-based Electronic Warfare Capability

  • Europe

    Paranoid Putin installed barricades and sandbags in Crimea beach

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Spanish Navantia Proposed To Build Three More Air Warfare Destroyer For Royal Australian Navy

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwanese Legislators Considers Drafting Foreign Nationals For Military Services

  • C4iSR

    Rheinmetall delivered high-tech reconnaissance system to Ukraine

  • C4iSR

    Leonardo DRS delivers Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber-Defense and Intelligence (C5I) systems to Australian Army

  • Africa

    Pakistan Delivers Three JF-17 Thunder To Nigeria

  • C4iSR

    Sweden-based Lumibird Photonics Awarded Contract to Produce 57 VIDAR Laser Range Finder

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