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  • [ June 6, 2026 ] U.S. Air Strikes Destroyed Iran’s Surveillance Radar and Drone Sites. Middle East
  • [ June 6, 2026 ] Brazil will buy 20 more Gripen E fighter jets from Sweden. Air Platform
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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 […]

  • U.S Air Force Shoots Down Unidentified Object Over Alaska

    February 11, 2023 0
    The U.S. has shot down an unidentified object over frozen waters around Alaska. Officials say they don’t know who owns the object. U.S. Air Force Shoots Down Third Unidentified Object Over US-Canada BorderDateFebruary 13, 2023Prime [...]
  • Russian Defense Minister Visits North Korea To Beg For More Soldiers, Missiles, Ammo and Tanks

    December 1, 2024 0
    Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov arrived in North Korea on Friday to hold discussions with the country’s military and political leadership. The visit highlights the growing alignment between Moscow and Pyongyang while Russia seeks to [...]
  • Chinese-made CCTV cameras are not surveillance tools; they are enemy eyes. India removes 140,000 Chinese-made cameras linked to Ali Khamenei’s death.

    April 4, 2026 0
    Chinese-made CCTV cameras were hacked in Tehran, which led to an Israeli precision air strike on Khamenei’s residence and the exact timing of his meeting with the IRGC members. China’s CCTV Surveillance Empire at Home [...]
  • Ireland acquires four Airbus H145M multi-role helicopters

    January 13, 2025 0
    The Irish Air Corps has announced the acquisition of four Airbus H145M helicopters as part of its fleet modernization efforts. Equipped with Airbus’ advanced weapon management system, HFORCE, these helicopters are set to enhance the [...]
  • Greece Donates BMP-1 Infantry Fighting Vehicles To Ukraine

    June 23, 2023 0
    According to information published by the International Press Agency Reuters on June 1, 2022, Germany has agreed on a similar tank swap deal with Greece to send BMP-1 IFVs to Ukraine as the one Germany reached with [...]
  • Multiple Explosions Rocked Russian Military Base In Crimea Degrading Russian Black Sea Fleet

    August 17, 2022 0
    British defense officials have said that Russia is struggling to control the Black Sea, as explosions rocked the Crimean peninsula located along its shoreline in the latest blow to Moscow’s forces in the region. Bayraktar [...]
Americas

Canada Purchases 26 HIMARS Rocket Artillery.

June 5, 2026 0

The Government of Canada said it has finalised a government-to-government agreement with the United States for the acquisition of long-range missile capability for the Canadian Armed Forces. The Government of Canada said it has finalised […]

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.

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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 […]

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia Purchased Turkish-made Long-range Artillery Rocket

  • Europe

    Russian Man Killed Military Commander Recruiting Conscripts For Ukraine War

  • Air Platform

    KAI developing next-generation high-speed helicopter

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Raytheon to deliver new Patriot missile defense systems to Romania

  • Americas

    Canada’s new Senator MRAP armored vehicle passes blast testing

  • Europe

    Russia Launching Unguided Iskander Ballistic Missiles At Ukrainian Towns To Deplete Ukrainian Anti-air Missiles

  • Middle East

    U.S. Navy destroyed six Iranian attack boats in Strait of Hormuz.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Royal Thailand Army Receives Israeli Spike-MR Anti-Tank Guided Missiles

  • Air Platform

    No IFF: Pakistan’s HQ-16 Missile Shot Down Its Own Mirage Jet, Proving Chinese Copycat HQ-16 Retained Buk Missile’s Characteristics

  • Europe

    U.S. Considers Supplying Deadly HIMARS Rocket Artillery To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Prime Minister Sunak pledges long-range attack drones for Ukraine

  • Americas

    US Navy’s JPALS landing system reaches initial operational capability

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian $500 FPV drone destroyed Russian Buk-M3 missile system worth $100 million

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

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

  • Europe

    Finland Ordered Pre-production Patria 6×6 Armored Vehicle

  • Middle East

    Hezbollah Terrorist Group Fired Rockets At Israel From Southern Lebanon

  • Infantry Weapons

    HQ-9 Long-Range Air Defense Missile System

  • Air Platform

    Weapons China Copied From Russia, Czech Republic, Germany, France, Italy, Israel and America

  • Americas

    BWXT awarded $1.5 billion contract for naval nuclear propulsion.

  • Europe

    Patria to restart 155mm artillery ammunition production

  • Europe

    Ukraine repelled missiles attack in Kyiv, air defense command said

  • Infantry Weapons

    Raytheon Launched Deadlier F-model Javelin Anti-tank Guided Missiles

  • Middle East

    Iran’s President Pezeshkian Seeks Resignation Amid Leadership Crisis.

  • Europe

    UK, Turkey, Canada, Norway and Iceland are ready to contribute to EU efforts to boost Ukraine’s defense

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Ukraine War: Rocketsan Started Mass Producing Guided Munitions For Drones

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Lightning Fast Counteroffensive Forced Russian To Flee Eastern Ukraine

  • Air Platform

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

  • Europe

    Inflation Killing Russian Economy And Manufacturing Industries

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    USS Curtis Wilbur Transits Taiwan Strait

  • Europe

    Germany Selects Israeli Arrow 3 Interceptor For Missile Defense Requirement

  • Europe

    Russian Tu-22 Backfire Crashes In Kaluga Region

  • Americas

    US Army Special Forces Green Berets Fields FPV Drones

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Raytheon’s AIM-7 Sparrow Radar Guided Air-to-Air Missile

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Force Destroys Iranian Nuclear Bomb Assembly Site Near Tehran in Ongoing Strikes.

  • Europe

    Ukrainian $100,000 sea drone blew up Putin’s $400 million landing warship BDK-91 Olenegorskiy Gornyak

  • C4iSR

    ASELSAN to develop a new AESA radar for Turkish F-16 fighters and foreign buyers

  • Europe

    Saab Launches New Autonomous Ocean Core for Naval Vessels

  • Anti-air Missiles

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

  • Americas

    South Korea Proposes Advanced Cooperation in Space and Defense with Canada.

  • Europe

    Turkish Navy’s Follow-on Istanbul-Class Frigate Will Receive 16 VLS Missiles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea is considering joining the AUKUS alliance to share military technology with Australia, the US and the UK

  • Europe

    KNDS to unveil next-gen main battle tank at Eurosatory 2024

  • Europe

    KMW, NEXTER Demonstrate Next-gen Enhanced Main Battle Tank

  • Air Platform

    China’s FC-31 Fighter Jet Could Have Export Potential, But Can China Build Engine For It?

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Launches Nuclear Sub, Destroyer, Landing Ship On Same Day

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Australia Completed First Flight Of Royal Wingman UCAV

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Army received an undisclosed number of LAVR armored vehicles

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Rolls Out F-15QA For Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF)

  • Air Platform

    Leonardo M-346FA Light Combat Aircraft

  • C4iSR

    China Arming Pakistan with HQ-19, J-35A Jets and KJ-500 Early Warning Radar to Defend Aksai Chin Disputed Territory

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