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Boeing trials ski jump launches of Super Hornet for Indian Navy

August 22, 2020 GDC 0

In an effort to win a contract from Indian Navy, Boeing has been flying an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet off a ground-based ski jump at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland. This is part of a demonstration […]

Industry

Boeing wants to certify Super Hornet for ski-jump operations

February 14, 2020 GDC 0

The Boeing wants to test and certify F/A-18 Super Hornet for ski-jump operations during the first quarter of 2020 before it can make a pitch for the Indian Navy. The Indian Navy has elected to […]

  • U.S. DoD selects Raytheon for AIM-9X system improvement

    November 11, 2021 0
    The U.S. DoD has contracted Raytheon to provide support and development work for its air-to-air missile, AIM-9X. Raytheon Received $736 Million Contract To Produce AIM-9X Sidewinder MissileDateDecember 7, 2024Raytheon Awarded Contract To Produce 571 AIM-9X [...]
  • After losing 60,000 tons of ammunition in two days, Putin will violate the nuclear non-proliferation treaty to get missiles, drones and ammo from Iran

    September 23, 2024 0
    The site is near a weapons depot in Toropets, one of Russia’s largest arsenals, which was reportedly attacked by Ukrainian drones on Wednesday, causing a blast so big that it was registered as a small [...]
  • Pakistan unveiled Haider main battle tank based on Chinese VT4 tank

    July 9, 2024 0
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  • Israeli Rafael To Upgrade Indian Army’s 700 BMP-2 IFV

    September 15, 2021 0
    India’s Ministry of Defense has launched a program to modernize the Indian Army’s BMP-2/2K Sarath infantry fighting vehicles. The Russian website Topwar.ru reported that each company competing for a tender issued last year by the [...]
  • Thales Joins Hellenic Navy’s FDI Frigate Project

    April 6, 2022 0
    Defence contractor Thales has been contracted to provide radar and communication systems for the Hellenic Navy’s new defence and intervention (FDI HN) frigates. A few days ago, Greece signed a contract with French shipbuilding major Naval [...]
  • Dassault Aviation Delivers Six Rafale Out Of Twelve To Croatia

    February 25, 2024 0
    Croatia has taken over formal ownership of the Dassault Rafale combat aircraft to be received from France. Dassault Aviation Started Trials For Croatian Air Force’s Rafale B JetDateSeptember 16, 2023Croatia Purchases 12 Dassault Rafale Jets [...]
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

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Unveils Next-generation K9MH Mobile Howitzer Artillery System.

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  • Europe

    Ukrainian Patriot Missile Shot Down Russia’s Su-35 and Su-34 Fighter Bombers

  • Americas

    Saab Wants Shot at U.S. Air Force’s AWACS Replacement Competition

  • Air Platform

    Outdated and Unreliable Su-57 Forced Russia to Send 12 Years Old ‘Prototype 054’ Su-57 to India, China and UAE

  • Africa

    Algeria opts for the Sino Javelin HJ-12 ATGM

  • Defense Industry

    U.S. Prepares $20 Billion Arms Package for Taiwan Amid China Warnings.

  • Uncategorized

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

  • Middle East

    Syrian Crisis Could Provide Lifeline For Ukraine if Putin Wants to Save Assad Regime, Putin Gives Up on Ally Like He Gave Up on Armenia

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    East Asia and Pacific Region

    Korean Navy Commissions Fourth Daegu-class FFX Batch II Frigate

  • Air Platform

    Philippines Receives Two T129 ATAK Helicopters From Turkey

  • Industry

    Taiwanese Company Joins MIM-104F (PAC3) Supply Chain

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Delivers First Operational Super Hornet Block III to the U.S. Navy

  • Uncategorized

    Australia Buys 1 EA-18 Growler to Replace damaged Growler

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese military video appears to show Chinese F-16 releasing chaffs in the flight path of Australian P-8A Poseidon aircraft over South China Sea

  • Americas

    The USAF Relocates B-52 and B-2 Stealth Bombers from Guam to USA

  • Europe

    Notorious Wagner Group Recruited African Prisoners To Fight In Ukraine War For Russia

  • Air Platform

    Turkey Turned Down Russian Request To Buy Bayraktar TB2 Drones

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia To Buy 36 Rafale And 8 F-15EX Fighter Jets: Report

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Raytheon AGM-65 Maverick Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM)

  • Europe

    Russia’s close ally Belarus explores training opportunity with NATO

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    DARPA Flight Trials 3D Printed Scramjet Hypersonic Engine

  • Africa

    Turkey Destroyed Four More Pantsir ADS Totaling Six Pantsir Destroyed in Libya last month

  • Air Platform

    AH-64E Apache received ability to detect, track, and defeat hostile drones.

  • Europe

    U.S. curbs international supply chains to cripple Russia’s military

  • Europe

    Ukraine Used Javelin To Destroy Russian Rocket Launchers

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Putin Blames Russian Rocket Scientists For Patriot Interception And Sent Them To Penal Colony for Treason

  • Americas

    World’s Most Advanced EW Suite Delivered To US Air Force’s F-15E Strike Eagle Fleet

  • Middle East

    Boeing Awarded Contract for Training and Support of QEAF

  • Europe

    France To Deliver M270 Rocket Launchers To Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Austal Delivers Third Evolved Cape Class Patrol Boat

  • Middle East

    Israeli High Court rejects ban on arms sales to Azerbaijan

  • Europe

    Putin official killed in Kherson car bomb as Kyiv gains ground near Bakhmut

  • Air Platform

    Dassault Aviation Releases Photo Of First Rafale For Greece

  • Americas

    China wants to redevelop JY-27A, JYL-1, Type 305A and H-200 radars after Venezuela failure.

  • Industry

    Hindustan Aeronautics updates on Helicopter programme

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Orders Two More Evolved Cape Patrol Boats

  • C4iSR

    Philippines plans to purchase Saab GlobalEye AEW&C Aircraft

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Lockheed Martin Completes Royal Australian Navy’s Destroyer Combat Upgrades

  • Europe

    Former British Sniper and SAS Joins Ukrainian Forces, A Nightmare For KGB Putin

  • Europe

    Armenian Su-30SM failed to take off from Gyumri airbase

  • Europe

    Turkey, Greece Vow To End Decades Old Political Anonymity Between Both Nations

  • Europe

    Vladimir Putin meets with commanders as Ukraine advanced in Kursk region

  • Americas

    Bullseye (B/E): Pentagon Sends Six EA-18G Growler Radar Jamming Aircraft, KC-46 Tankers and USS Delbert D Black to the Middle East.

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Lancet kamikaze drone destroys mock-up of Ukraine’s Su-25 aircraft

  • Africa

    Northrop Grumman To Start Production Of IBCS Systems For US Army

  • Europe

    Turkish Navy Commissions New SALVO Unmanned Surface Vessels.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Another Adviser to the Chinese Communist Party Warns AI Gap With the U.S. After Khamenei Killing in Iran Strikes.

  • Defense Industry

    China boosts its military budget by nearly $230 billion this year – 7.2% of its spending

  • C4iSR

    Xian developed two prototype KJ-600 AEW aircraft for PLA Navy

  • Anti-drone System

    Spanish company TRC delivers Cervus anti-drone system to the Spanish army

  • Infantry Weapons

    Belarus develops advanced missile technologies based on Polonez-M and Buk-MB3

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