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  • [ January 27, 2026 ] Indonesia Received First Four Rafale F4 Fighter Jets. Air Platform
  • [ January 27, 2026 ] Russia’s S-400 Missile Hits Russia’s Apartment Block Due to a Malfunction. Anti-air Missiles
  • [ January 27, 2026 ] The Philippine Navy Receoved First Rajah Sulayman-class Offshore Patrol Vessel From South Korea. East Asia and Pacific Region
  • [ January 27, 2026 ] Italian Army has received its first new-generation SAMP/T NG and GRIFO air defense systems. Anti-air Missiles
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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 […]

  • Ukrainian Patriot Missile Shot Down Russian Su-35 Fighter Jets Far From Kyiv

    May 20, 2023 0
    A Russian Su-35 fighter jet and other aircraft shot down on their own soil were reportedly struck by Ukraine’s powerful Patriot missile system far from the capital city Kyiv. The MIM-104 Patriot missile defense system [...]
  • Israel hits Hezbollah’s 400 medium-range rocket launchers, 70 arms depots and 80 drones and cruise missiles

    September 26, 2024 0
    Since launching its widespread airstrikes in Lebanon yesterday morning, the IDF says it has targeted some 400 medium-range rocket launchers, 70 weapon depots, and some 80 drones and cruise missiles. Hezbollah Fired Qader-1 Ballistic Missiles [...]
  • Australian Super Hornet Fighter Jets Will Receive New Infrared Search And Tracking System

    September 9, 2024 0
    A spokesperson from the Australian Department of Defence confirmed that the 12 Block II IRST pod delivery is planned for 2024 and 2025. The spokesperson also clarified that these systems do not require the F/A-18Fs [...]
  • Croatia Received Final Bids For Fighter Jets

    November 15, 2020 0
    Croatia has received the final offers from the four government teams hoping to secure the country’s requirement to replace its Yugoslav era MiG-21 ‘Fishbed’ fighters. With the best and final bids now submitted, Croatia will [...]
  • President Trump ordered DOGE to cut UN peacekeeping funds, a slap to Bangladesh after inscripting ‘except Israel’ on passport

    April 17, 2025 0
    The U.S. is the largest contributor to UN regular and peacekeeping budgets. The White House proposes slashing US diplomacy and aid budgets as the Congress sets the US federal government budget. Backed by the recent [...]
  • Russian Warship Told To ‘Go F**k Yourself’ Sunk By Ukrainian Navy: Report

    March 12, 2022 0
    A Russian warship involved in a memorable exchange earlier in the invasion of Ukraine has reportedly been sunk. The Vasily Bykov was hit during a firefight with the Ukrainian navy earlier this week, The Guardian [...]
Infantry Weapons

The U.S. Deploys Iranian Shahed-136 Replica LUCAS Drone in the Middle East.

January 27, 2026 0

Russia’s version of Iran’s fast, cheap Shahed attack drones have been wreaking havoc during the Ukraine conflict, saturating the skies nearly every night and terrorising civilians. Highly adaptive and hard to intercept, the United States […]

Africa

China delivers Type 59 towed guns to the UAE-backed terror group Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

January 25, 2026 0

China has shipped a batch of Type 59 130mm towed artillery systems to Rapid Support Forces, with images confirming the weapons loaded aboard a cargo vessel and prepared for export, according to open-source visuals recorded […]

Americas

Elbit Systems Started Manufacturing Sigma NG 155mm Howitzers in the U.S.

January 11, 2026 0

Elbit Systems has completed production of the first model of the Sigma NG 155 millimetre self-propelled howitzer at the South Carolina facility of its US subsidiary, Elbit America. The system is fully based on US […]

Europe

Germany purchases KNDS RCH155 Wheeled Howitzers.

January 8, 2026 0

The German Bundeswehr plans to acquire 229 RCH155 wheeled howitzers using the chassis of the Boxer 8 x 8 wheeled combat vehicle from KNDS. It is expected that the procurement will soon be examined by […]

Europe

Turkish drone maker Skydagger completes Skydagger 7 FPV drones trials.

December 28, 2025 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Indonesian Special Forces completes Operational Integration Test of ASELSAN SARP 12.7mm Remote Weapon Station.

December 26, 2025 0

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  • Industry

    Pakistan, Ukraine To Sign Joint Ventures And Technology Transfer Deals

  • Naval Platforms

    Pakistan Navy’s New Type 054 AP Frigate Started Sea Trials In China

  • Europe

    Irish Navy unveils $2 billion defense modernization plan.

  • Air Platform

    HAL Tejas MK2 Ambitious Medium Weight Fighter jets, can HAL achieve MK2?

  • South Asia

    Indian Defense Ministry approves purchase of 100 ASTRA BVRAAM and upgrade of MiG-29 aircraft

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh revokes diplomatic passport of ex-PM Sheikh Hasina

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin raises concerns over L3Harris-Aerojet deal

  • Middle East

    France, Israel And Cyprus Conduct Noble Dina Exercises

  • Europe

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

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Taiwan receives Harpoon land-based missile systems

  • Americas

    Israel wants greater military cooperation with the U.S. to counter Iran

  • Air Platform

    Saab Gripen E/F: The Smart Fighter Jet AKA “Sukhoi Killer”

  • Europe

    French-German KNDS unveils Leopard 2 tank with unmanned turret

  • Cruise Missiles

    France and the UK authorize the use of Storm Shadow/Scalp Cruise Missiles Deep Inside Russia

  • C4iSR

    Ukrainian ATACMS destroyed Russia’s S-400 launchers, three radars and Fundament-M air surveillance system

  • Defense Industry

    Australia Orders K-9 Howitzers, K-10 Ammunition Resupply Vehicles Worth $720 Million

  • Europe

    Turkey invited seven countries to join naval exercises with it’s Navy

  • Infantry Weapons

    India Purchased South Korean K9 Howitzers Relacing Russian-made Howitzers

  • Air Platform

    China aiming Turkey as the potential export customer of the FC-31: report

  • Europe

    A Significant Fire Engulfed At Russia’s Rocket Manufacturing NPO Avtomatiki Plant

  • Air Platform

    Leonardo Company Delivers First Two Of Planned 32 AW149 Helicopters To Poland

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed Russia’s Tor anti-air missile

  • C4iSR

    Saab delivers two signals intelligence (SIGINT) ships to Polish Navy

  • C4iSR

    Taiwan Developed Anti-stealth Radar To Detect Next-Gen Aircraft

  • Europe

    Vladimir Putin signs decree allowing neo-Nazis, pro-autocrats and destructive personalities to seek shelter in Russia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Austal launched the fifth evolved Cape-class patrol boat for the Royal Australian Navy

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Japan will conduct anti-ship missile firing exercises first time in Australia

  • Europe

    Finland’s HX Programme’s Fighter Jet Comparison

  • Europe

    Ukraine WIll Regain Control Of Crimea By August 2023, Retired U.S. Lieutenant General Ben Hodges Says

  • Europe

    The Main Reason Soviet Union Collapsed, The Same Reason Putin’s Russia Will Collapse

  • Europe

    German Army to Expand Drone Fleet From 600 to 8,000 by 2029.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    PL-12C/SD-10A radar guided air-to-air missile (Sino-AMRAAM)

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Saudi Arabia’s Weird Purchases of Disintegrated East-West Air Defense Systems to Counter Modern Threats

  • Europe

    Russia Forming Battalion of Food-Starved And Malnourished North Korean Soldiers to Fight in Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Produced Iranian Shahed-136 Copycat Drone ‘Sunflower 200’

  • Middle East

    Ukrainian Special Forces Launched Attack On Russian Military Base In Syria

  • Europe

    A large number of Russian casualties related to alcohol abuse, British intelligence report

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish Aerospace Industries opens first Southeast Asian office in Malaysia

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Turkey and Greece join European Sky Shield missile defense project

  • Central Asia

    Kyrgyzstan purchased four different types of drones from Turkey

  • Europe

    Vladimir Putin Survived An Assassination Attempt, Reports NY Times

  • Air Platform

    Italy open to Germany join GCAP sixth-generation fighter jet project.

  • Europe

    China test-fires new YJ-21 hypersonic missile

  • C4iSR

    Hungary deploys Israeli-made ELM-2084 air defense radar system

  • Air Platform

    The Brazilian Air Force Officially Inducts Gripen E Into Service

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwanese PAC3 missile shot down Chinese Su-35s fighter jet

  • Air Platform

    Israeli Air Force Destroyed More Iranian Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    The Netherlands Delivers YPR-765 Infantry Vehicles To Ukraine

  • Europe

    US lawmakers urge Pentagon to permit Ukraine’s use of US-supplied weapons to strike targets in Russia

  • C4iSR

    U.S. Air Force Flying Triton HALE UAV over Taiwan Straits

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