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  • [ April 8, 2026 ] Israeli F-35 Stealth Jet Destroys Iran’s S-300PMU2 Air Defense Missile System in Precision Strike. Anti-air Missiles
  • [ April 8, 2026 ] Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia. Europe
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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 […]

  • U.S. State Department Approves 105 Lockheed Martin F-35A And F-35B For Japan

    July 10, 2020 0
    Japan has been cleared by the US State Department to buy 105 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters as part of a package worth an estimated $23.11 billion. The potential F-35 deal is the [...]
  • China’s Growing Arsenal Of Conventional And Nuclear Ballistic Missiles Pose Serious Threat To Australia, Japan, And India

    January 7, 2024 0
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  • Chinese Type 054X Frigate for PLAN

    May 22, 2020 0
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  • Russia to display T-90MS tank in Abu Dhabi despite heavy tank losses in Ukraine

    February 7, 2025 0
    Russia is set to present its T-90MS main battle tank at the IDEX-2025 defense exhibition in Abu Dhabi, despite the combat vehicle suffering extensive losses in Ukraine. Rosoboronexport, Russia’s main arms exporter, has confirmed that [...]
  • Belgium delivered retired armored infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine

    March 31, 2024 0
    A video published by the “Ukrainian Front” on their social media account has revealed the deployment of ex-Belgian Armored Infantry Fighting Vehicles (AIFVs) within the Ukrainian armed forces. This revelation points to a new facet [...]
  • Royal Navy’s Aircraft Carrier To Play Global Roles

    September 10, 2020 0
    The Royal Navy Fleet Commander has said the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers are “necessary” for Britain’s “global responsibilities”.  Vice Admiral Jerry Kyd said during an online webinar on Monday that the ships are a “symbol of strength”. He said [...]
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 […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin launches Hellfire missile from 10-foot cargo container.

April 2, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced Tuesday that the U.S. defense giant successfully launched a Hellfire missile from its new Grizzly launcher — housed within a 10-foot cargo container. The Grizzly system incorporates design elements of Lockheed’s M299 […]

Europe

Spain signs Indra–Hanwha deal for K9-based self-propelled artillery systems.

March 27, 2026 0

Spain’s Indra Group and South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace on March 24 signed a binding agreement in Madrid to jointly develop new tracked self-propelled artillery systems for the Spanish Armed Forces, the companies said. The agreement […]

Americas

Aeon tests Zeus low-cost alternative to Javelin anti-tank missile.

March 26, 2026 0

Aeon conducted a test launch of its new Zeus shoulder-fired missile system at a ranch in East Texas, according to Rochefort Ventures CEO Kyle Bass, who announced the milestone on Friday. Bass wrote that the launch marked […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

North Korea Test Fires KN-25 600MM Multiple Rocket Launch System.

March 24, 2026 0

North Korea confirmed that twelve KN-25 600mm multiple rocket launch systems were used during its latest military test drill. The exercise highlights Pyongyang’s continued efforts to expand long-range precision-strike capabilities within its rocket artillery forces. […]

  • Naval Platforms

    Chinese Type 055 destroyer: 12,000 tonnes, 180 meters long with 128-cell VLS mammoth ship

  • Europe

    Germany bought five P-8 Poseidon worth 1.1 billion euros

  • Naval Platforms

    RAN Hobart-class air warfare destroyers to be upgraded with Aegis combat system

  • Americas

    Royal Canadian Navy Unveils Detailed Specifications Of Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC)

  • Air Platform

    Iraq Plans to Buy 12 JF-17 Block III

  • Air Platform

    French Mirage 2000-5F Fighter Jets Incept Russian Drones in Ukraine

  • Americas

    U.S. Air Force releases new CGI rendering of B-21 Raider strategic bomber

  • Americas

    Thank You: June 12 Is Officially Women’s Veterans Day

  • Africa

    Turkey to deliver 100 Otokar Cobra II APC to Uganda

  • Europe

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

  • AUV Platform

    Japan orders HII REMUS 300 uncrewed undersea vehicles

  • Ballistic Missile

    Russia strikes Ukraine with North Korean KN-23 ballistic missiles

  • Naval Platforms

    RAN upgrades Anzac-class frigate

  • Europe

    French Army Ordered 109 Next-generation CEASAR Mk2 Howitzers

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Army to Order 100 AH-64E Attack Helicopters

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan Deploys Advanced Type 12 Anti-ship Weaponry On Southwest Isle

  • Air Platform

    Delivery of MAF Su-30SM2 Delayed Due To COVID-19

  • South Asia

    United Nations finds former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina authorised killing of 1,400 people in bid to stay in power

  • Defense Industry

    Despite Covid-19 Outbreak, Turkish Defense Exports Reach $950 Million In Q1 Of 2021

  • Air Platform

    China’s Aviation Industry Corporation (AVIC) Released Photos of a Pakistani Pilot in the J-35A Cockpit

  • C4iSR

    Hensoldt Overhauls HMAS Canberra’s IFF Antennas

  • Defense Industry

    Russia Lost 93% Arms Export Orders Due To Poor Performance Of Its Military Hardware In Ukraine War

  • Air Platform

    Saab Gripen Achieved Final Operational Capability With The Brazilian Air Force

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Honeywell Aerospace Awarded Contract to Establish AUKUS Industrial Base in Australia

  • Europe

    Wrecked images of Russian military hardware, incompetence, corruption, drunk conscripts and inadequate training in Russia’s disastrous Ukraine invasion

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s Type 075 amphibious assault ship is ready, but China can’t make an aircraft

  • Europe

    Russia’s Aeroflot grounded all aircraft after pro-Ukrainian hackers launched massive cyber attacks on Aeroflot

  • Air Platform

    BAE Systems Submits Final Bids To Finland’s HX Programme

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    BAE Systems Established A New Baseline Design For RAN’s Hunter-class Frigate

  • Naval Platforms

    Pakistan Navy Commission Second Yarmook-class Corvette

  • Air Platform

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

  • Europe

    Navantia has launched F111 Bonifaz for Spanish Navy.

  • Air Platform

    Australia To Deliver 300 D40 Kamikaze Drones To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Croatian Air Force Received Six Rafale Fighter Jets From France

  • Middle East

    An Israeli ADS shot down a Su-22 fighter over Syria

  • Europe

    Russia is losing 20,000 to 25,000 troops per month in the Ukraine war, NATO assessment.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea Test Fires New Supersonic Anti-ship Missile

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Germany Receives Rheinmetall’s Skyranger 30 Anti-air System

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. approves $10 billion in medium-range missiles, howitzers, and drones for Taiwan.

  • Infantry Weapons

    U.S. Army envisions new land-based hypersonic weapon

  • C4iSR

    Saab offers GlobalEye AEW&C to Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

  • Middle East

    Israel sent captured Russian arms in Syria, Lebanon and Gaza to Ukraine

  • Uncategorized

    Belgium chooses H145M for military and police

  • Air Platform

    Israel to receive 50 F-15EX Eagle II from the U.S.

  • Europe

    U.S. Delivers Avenger Surface-to-air Missiles And Stinger MANPAD To Ukraine

  • Uncategorized

    Putin’s troops are shelling each other as Chinese-made walkies-talkies can’t communicate long-distances

  • Air Platform

    Saab Sees Potential Opportunities For New Built Gripen C/D In Southeast Asia

  • Americas

    Ukrainian startup Himera supplies secure radios to the US Air Force

  • Air Platform

    Bangladesh Police Signed MoU To Buy Two Helicopters From Russia

  • Americas

    Northrop Grumman Delivers 100,000th GPS Guidance Kits For 155mm Artillery Shells

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