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Naval Platforms

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 […]

  • Russian Military Suppliers Exploit Loophole in US Microchip Embargo

    February 19, 2025 0
    Despite sanctions, the Russian military continues to gain access to US-made microchips for its defense systems, as suppliers continue to exploit a loophole in acquiring this critical technology. Sanctions Buster: Russian Orlan-10 UAV Made Of [...]
  • Myanmar Policemen Seek Refuge In India As Tatmadaw Crackdowns Protesters

    July 6, 2021 0
    At least 19 Myanmar policemen have fled to India amidst the Myanmar military’s escalating crackdown on peaceful protests against the military coup that took place last month. Myanmar Policemen Seek Refuge In India As Tatmadaw [...]
  • The U.S. Asked Egypt to Supply 50 MiG-29M2 to Ukraine in Return of F-15EX

    May 4, 2022 0
    In April, Poland and Bulgaria transferred its MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter jets to Ukraine. Slovakia transferred its S-300 air defense missile system to Ukraine and is currently contemplating giving Kyiv its 12 MiG-29s. As with its [...]
  • U.S. Secretly Sent Marine Raider to Train Taiwanese Special Forces

    October 8, 2021 0
    Small presence of Americans secretly training local forces marks concern over China’s years long military buildup and recent moves, learned GDC citing Wall Street Journal. About two dozen members of U.S. special-operations and support troops [...]
  • Russia Test Fires Nuclear-tipped Air-to-air Missiles

    May 24, 2025 0
    Russia is adding nuclear-tipped air-to-air missiles to its weapons inventory, according to the Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). Russia Deploys Iskander Tactical Nuclear Missiles In BelarusDateMarch 26, 2023United States Sends More Missiles And Ammunition To [...]
  • BAE Systems annual sales rose to  £23.3 billion amid Ukraine war

    March 6, 2023 0
    Defense giant BAE Systems notched up record orders in 2022 amid an “elevated threat environment” after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. BAE Systems Received $26.7 Billion Orders In Six Months, Amid Ukraine WarDateNovember 7, 2023Ukraine War [...]
Infantry Weapons

U.S. Army Deploys 500km Range High Precision PrSM Rocket Artillery to Strike Iran.

March 4, 2026 0

U.S. Central Command has employed the U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile in strikes on Iranian military targets, marking the first confirmed combat use of the ground-launched deep-strike system. The debut expands the Army’s role in […]

Infantry Weapons

U.S. M142 HIMARS Rocket Artillery Destroyed Zolfaghar and Sayyad-2 Missile System.

March 3, 2026 0

U.S. forces launched a long-range ATACMS ballistic missile from an M142 HIMARS system, destroying what appears to be an Iranian Zolfaghar short-range ballistic missile and elements of a Sayyad-2 air defense missile system. The strike, […]

Europe

Rheinmetall Unveils Fuchs Tank Destroyer Armed with 24 U.S. AGM-179 Anti-Tank Missiles.

February 27, 2026 0

Germany’s Rheinmetall has unveiled the Fuchs JAGM (Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles) at Enforce Tac 2026 in Germany, a wheeled armored vehicle capable of firing up to 24 U.S. AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles or AGM-114L Hellfire Longbow […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

China’s AVIC Unveils America’s V-BAT Copycat Drone.

February 22, 2026 0

China’s AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group has officially presented a new vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle known as the Yunying (Cloud Shadow in Chinese), a tail-sitter drone featuring a ducted-fan design closely […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Japan to manufacture long-range precision fire artillery rocket.

February 21, 2026 0

As Japan increases the range of its munitions to counter regional threats, the ability to launch them from different systems to maximize flexibility is becoming an important factor in deciding which weapons to field. While […]

Americas

U.S. Army Purchases Top-attack Terrain-shapping XM204 Munitions.

February 18, 2026 0

The U.S. Army has approved an Urgent Materiel Release for the XM204 top-attack terrain-shaping munition, accelerating its deployment to Europe, according to service information published January 12, 2026. The move reflects growing concern about near-peer […]

  • Americas

    Saab Proposes To Establish Sensors Production Centre Under Canada’s FFCP Programme

  • Air Platform

    Airbus Delivers Second C295W Transport Aircraft To Bangladesh Army

  • Middle East

    Saab Exhibits GlobalEye AWACS and Gripen E at the Dubai Air Show.

  • Europe

    Vladimir Putin meets with commanders as Ukraine advanced in Kursk region

  • Infantry Weapons

    Saudi Arabia to Locally Produce Components for U.S. THAAD Missile System

  • Europe

    Russia’s military restructuring is a response to NATO expansion, says General Valery Gerasimov

  • Naval Platforms

    BAE Systems working on the final piece of HMS Glasgow

  • Europe

    Russia Loses 16 Artillery Systems in One Day: Ukrainian MoD

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s special forces captured Russian tank fitted with new radio frequency jammer

  • Europe

    A drunk Russian drove T-90M tank off the cliff, then hit by Ukrainian drone

  • Europe

    More than 8,000 Russian soldiers were killed in 2023 in the battle for Soledar and Bakhmut

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    United Nations Investigators Find Systematic Torture in Myanmar Involving Senior Military Officers

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Russia’s failure prompted China to head hunt globally to teach them air combat tactics and manoeuvres

  • Air Platform

    France Delivers Six Mirage 2000-5F Fighter Jets to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Russian Car Sales Slams To Record Low, Amid Ukraine War

  • Air Platform

    Inside Israeli Air Force’s Training Centre That Produces Brilliant Pilots

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar’s junta persecutes doctors who aid opposition

  • Europe

    Russia relocates all military assets from Chinese border to Eastern Ukraine

  • Ballistic Missile

    Iran Prepares Short-range Ballistic Missile Shipment To Russia

  • Europe

    No sh$t: Russian soldiers are using bow and arrow in the Ukraine war

  • South Asia

    India recruited and deployed 100,000 RAW agents in Bangladesh to control ousted Sheikh Hasina regime

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 Strikes Russia’s Self-propelled Howitzers

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Saab RBS15 Mk4 Anti-ship Missile Achieved More Than 300km Strike Range.

  • Air Platform

    Air Marshal AK Bharti confirmed the Indian Air Force lost nine aircraft during the Kashmir skirmish

  • Europe

    Russian FSB Could Be Behind The Attack On Turkish Aerospace Industries To Derail The Development Of Fifth-generation KAAN Fighter Jets

  • Air Platform

    Will Germany Ever Replace Panavia Tornado?

  • Europe

    Putin underestimated and miscalculated Ukraine’s will to fight back, says Lieutenant General Ihor Romanenko

  • Europe

    Massive Explosion: British-made Storm Shadow Missiles Hit Russian Missiles Storage In Occupied Port City

  • Middle East

    Ukraine Donates 500 Tons Of Wheat To New Syrian Government

  • Europe

    Italy Considers Boosting the Number of Troops by 60 Percent.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    US-made AGM-88E HARM Anti-radiation Missile’s Component Found At Russian Destroyed SAM Site in Eastern Ukraine

  • C4iSR

    NPO PHAZOTRON Zhuk Radar, a demised hope for Russian aerospace industries

  • Naval Platforms

    Royal Australian Navy’s Canberra-class Amphibious Assault Ship

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    NZ Army Ordered 43 Bushmaster Armored Vehicles

  • Middle East

    UAE Withdraws Lockheed’s F-35 Deal With The U.S.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

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

  • Europe

    BAE Systems Cut Steel For Third Type 026 Frigates, HMS Belfast

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Children Of Myanmar’s Military Asked Their Father To Quit Their Position

  • South Asia

    Expert believes Air Marshal Hasan Mahmood (thief) is plotting a Ponzi scheme to inflate the pricing of the J-10C and JF-17 to $70 million apiece.

  • Air Platform

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

  • Europe

    Russia sent 70 years old T-54 tanks to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukraine to produce Czech CZ BREN 2 assault rifles

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract To Produce Eighth THAAD Battery

  • Europe

    Marshall Awarded Contract To Produce Command and Control Systems Shelter For Sweden

  • C4iSR

    Su-35’s Irbis-E FCR: A Glorified Soviet-era Phased Array Radar

  • Africa

    Nigerian Air Force Will Purchase 24 M-346 Light Attack Aircraft And 10 AW-109 Helicopters

  • Europe

    Ukraine provides evidence of Western tech in Russian weapons

  • Air Platform

    Airbus delivers A330 MRTTs aircraft to the UAE

  • Europe

    Thousands Of Mobilized Russian Conscripts Are Unfit For Military Service In Ukraine War

  • Uncategorized

    Safran awarded the contract to deliver JIM Compact multifunction infrared binoculars to Australian Defense Force

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