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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 […]

  • Belarus Delivers Modernized MiG-29UB To Serbia

    April 30, 2021 0
    The Serbian Air Force received two more MiG-29 fighters. According to the Ministry of Defense of Serbia, two fighters were delivered from the inventory of the Belarusian Air Force. On April 17, the Russian military [...]
  • Russia’s Kh-101 cruise missile crashes mid-air due to propulsion malfunction

    February 26, 2025 0
    On the morning of February 25, Ukraine’s Air Force reported that four Russian Tu-95MS “Bear-H” strategic bombers launched four cruise missiles from the vicinity of Engels, Saratov region, Russia. However, reports later confirmed that the [...]
  • British Storm Shadow Missile Struck Military Installation Killing Russian General

    June 14, 2023 0
    A top Russian army general has been killed in Ukraine in the latest blow to Vladimir Putin. British-supplied Storm Shadow Cruise Missile Killed Russian General Oleg TsokovDateJuly 12, 2023Russian commander Colonel Pavel Kropotov killed in [...]
  • Greece Donates 40 BMP-1 Tracked Infantry Fighting Vehicles To Ukraine

    October 11, 2022 0
    According to information published by the “Greek Reporter” on September 16, 2022, Greece will donate 40 BMP-1 tracked armored IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle) from its military inventory and will receive in exchange 40 Marder tracked armored IFVs from Germany. [...]
  • Ukraine Received A Batch Of CAESAR Howitzers From France

    July 23, 2022 0
    A new batch of French 155-mm CAESAR self-propelled howitzers is on its way to Ukraine. Ukraine Received New Batch Of French-made CEASAR HowitzersDateJune 13, 2022France To Supply CEASAR 155mm Howitzers To UkraineDateSeptember 26, 2022France Delivers [...]
  • Ukrainian artillery strikes blew up Russian supply train with spectacular fires

    November 2, 2023 0
    Dramatic footage shows the moment a Ukrainian shell hit train tankers in the Russian-occupied city of Donetsk, creating a raging inferno. Ukraine Used Bayraktar TB2 Drone To Strike In DonbassDateJuly 7, 2021Ukraine Used Bayraktar TB2 [...]
Americas

U.S. Navy purchases Israeli soldier-portable SMASH 2000LE fire control systems.

June 4, 2026 0

An Israeli fire control technology company has now secured contracts with all four major branches of the U.S. military, completing a sweep across the American armed forces that took less than a year. Smart Shooter […]

Europe

Germany Purchases $5.4 Billion Worth of Israeli PULS Rocket Launchers.

May 29, 2026 0

Germany Advancing 5 Billion Euro Rocket Launcher Deal With Israel’s ElbitIf completed, the deal would include hundreds of rocket launchers and could increase Elbit’s order backlog by about 20 percent, strengthening the Israel-based defense contractor’s […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

May 17, 2026 0

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Europe

Estonia Purchases Additional HIMARS Rocket Artillery from Lockheed Martin.

May 16, 2026 0

The Estonian Centre for Defence Investments has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin for the procurement of three additional HIMARS multiple rocket systems. The agreement also includes an investment of approximately $11 million into Estonia’s […]

Europe

Saab HEAT 758 Features Dual-Charge Warhead Inside New Carl-Gustaf Anti-Tank Round.

May 11, 2026 0

Saab is stepping up the Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle’s anti-armor role with a new round designed to defeat heavily protected vehicles on the modern battlefield. The HEAT 758 features a dual-charge warhead meant to first damage […]

Europe

Roketsan unveiled the CIDA long-range anti-tank guided missile.

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  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    More Aggression: China Hikes Defense Budget To 6.8% Of GDP

  • Europe

    Royal Navy Ordered Saab Digital Tower Systems

  • C4iSR

    Saab delivers British Army’s next generation artillery hunting radars

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Air Guard’s Flight Lieutenant Towkir Islam Sagar Clocked 100 Hours on PT-6 Basic Trainer, Spent 60 Hours as F-7BJI Trainee and Absent from Flying Activities for UN Peacekeeping Mission

  • Europe

    Russia Relocates Submarine Fleet From Crimea Naval Base Amid Ukraine’s Counteroffensive

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan Sent Three Bayraktar TB2 Drones In Armenia

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Turkey Inducts Siper Block 1 Long-range Air and Missile Defense System

  • Europe

    Spectacular explosion: Ukraine continues to hit Russian oil refinery and fuel depots

  • Air Platform

    China’s copycat J-16D EW is not a EA-18 Grolwer

  • Europe

    North Korea delivers long-range Koksan artillery systems to Russia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Type 100A tank is another propaganda advantage for the Chinese army.

  • Defense Industry

    Boeing Awarded $1.17 Billion Contract To Produce Harpoon Anti-ship Missiles For Taiwan

  • Air Platform

    Hellenic Air Force to integrate Meteor BVRAAM into F-35 stealth jets

  • Europe

    Ukrainian forces repel Russian advance, destroy 42 Russian T-72 tanks and combat vehicles

  • Air Platform

    Belgium will send 30 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine in 2024

  • Air Platform

    UAE to sale its F-16 block 60 fighters to potential buyer

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan Formally Inducts Chinese-made J-10C Fighter Jets

  • Americas

    TKMS, Embraer, Atech awarded contract to build Brazilian Tamandaré frigates

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Kamikaze Drones Wreck Havoc In Russia’s Largest Oil Refinery in Volgograd

  • Uncategorized

    North Korea’s aging fighter jets have a new weapon that looks like a Taurus cruise missile.

  • Air Platform

    Turkey Started Negotiating With UK And Spain To Purchase 40 Eurofighter Typhoon

  • Europe

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

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan warned off Chinese J-11A fighters over Taiwanese airspace

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Cyber breach at China’s National Supercomputer Centre shows brainless Chinese engineer copying the physical appearance of the HIMARS rocket artillery.  

  • Americas

    BAE Systems Awarded $299 Million Contact To Build Combat Vehicles

  • Europe

    French Navy’s First FREMM DA Alsace To Start Sea Trials In October 2020

  • Europe

    France Delivers Eight CEASAR Howitzers To Ukraine

  • Europe

    UK Delivers Tracked Spartan Armored Vehicles To Ukraine

  • Naval Weapons

    RIM-66 SM-2MR block II surface-to-air missiles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesian Air Force ordered RAT 31DL Air Defense Radar System

  • South Asia

    Trump Administration could sanction Bangladesh for allowing antisemitic and pro-Hamas rallies. Instead, Bangladesh should focus on Abraham Accord

  • Europe

    Russia Loses Eighth General and 34th Colonel in Botched Ukraine Invasion

  • Europe

    U.S. Imposed Toughest Sanctions on Russia’s Oil and Gas Sectors

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar’s Junta Collapsing Under Pressure From Three Brotherhood Rebels

  • Anti-air Missiles

    U.S. Relocates THAAD Missile Defense System From South Korea to the Middle East.

  • C4iSR

    Ukrainian drone captured the moment HIMARS artillery rocket destroyed Putin’s $200 Million Predel-E Radar

  • Europe

    Russian Troops Destroyed Jewish Community Centers and Synagogues in Mariupol

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan’s Ground Self-Defence Force received Finnish-built Patria AMV XP combat armored vehicle.

  • Air Platform

    Australia Received Two CH-47H Chinook Helicopters

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze drones destroyed oil refinery in Samara region

  • Anti-drone System

    Swedish Startup Develop Low-cost Kreuger 100 Battery-powered Drone Interceptor

  • Europe

    Ukrainian forces blew up the Russian heavy 2S5 Giatsint-S artillery system

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Rebuilding the US weapons stockpile may take two years post-Iran war.

  • Central Asia

    Taliban Seized Massive Weapons Cache, Received Supplies From Pakistan

  • Air Platform

    Turkiye will use flagship indigenous TF35000 engine on its KAAN fighter jet.

  • C4iSR

    Saab will open research facility in Hungary

  • C4iSR

    See, Scan, Shoot: The Northrop Grumman AN/ASQ-236 Radar Pod

  • Air Platform

    U.S. and Australia plan to send 41 retired RAAF’s F/A-18 Hornets to Ukraine

  • Anti-drone System

    KNDS Unveils AI-assisted RAPIDFire Counter-Drone System.

  • Europe

    Netherlands Issues RFI for Future Anti-Submarine Warfare Frigate’s Sonar

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