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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 […]

  • U.S. Approves NASAMS Anti-air Missile And AIM-120 AMRAAM-ER Missiles Sale To Taiwan

    October 27, 2024 0
    The United States has approved a potential $2 billion arms sale package to Taiwan, the Pentagon said on Friday, including the delivery for the first time to the island of an advanced air defense missile [...]
  • David Sling, Arrow and Iron Dome: Israel Intercepts 400 Iranian Ballistic Missiles

    October 2, 2024 0
    Iran launched nearly 400 missiles on Israel on Tuesday as a retaliation to the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. Israeli Missile Defense Agency Test Fires Iron Dome And David’s Sling MissilesDateDecember 30, 2020Israel offers [...]
  • U.S. Navy’s ‘carrier killer’ HALO hypersonic missile to rival those of China and Russia.

    August 9, 2024 0
    THE US has unveiled plans for its own ‘carrier killer’ hypersonic missile to rival those of China and Russia. U.S. Navy To Develop Carrier Killer HALO Hypersonic MissileDateApril 1, 2023US Navy To Develop “Screaming Arrow” [...]
  • Finish Company Patria Awarded Contract To Produce Nemo Navy Mortar Boat

    October 5, 2024 0
    Patria announced that the Royal Swedish Navy would strengthen its capabilities with eight new mortar vessels equipped with Patria NEMO Navy. Patria AMV35 Armoured Wheeled VehicleDateMarch 26, 2018Japan to begin assembly of Patria AMV XP [...]
  • Chinese Expert Believes That Taiwan Invasion Becomes a Pipe Dream for China for Now, as Chinese-made arms are failing in Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar and Venezuela.

    January 8, 2026 0
    The US operation to arrest Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro serves as a reminder for China to bolster its air defences and counter-intelligence protections, observers say. Chinese-made Temu JY-27A Anti-stealth Radar, FK-3 Missile and Russian-made S-300VM [...]
  • Saudi Arabia Purchased $15 Billion THAAD Anti-ballistic Missile System

    November 20, 2024 0
    The U.S. Department of Defense said in a release that Lockheed Martin was awarded an almost $1.5 billion modification to an earlier contract to supply Terminal High Altitude Area Defense Interceptor support items for Saudi [...]
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.

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

    Until Ireland Invest in Irish Air Corps, Russia will continue to violate its sovereignty

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Royal Navy Will Use Artificial Intelligence To Counter Anti-ship Missile

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha Inaugurates Redback Combat Vehicle Factory in Australia

  • Air Platform

    Turkey’s first homegrown TFX fighter jet began taxi trials

  • Europe

    Turkish Kalkan VTOL UAV Deploys FPV Drones in Midair.

  • Air Platform

    UAE started negotiations with South Korea to purchase KF-21 and FA-50 fighter jets.

  • Air Platform

    Japan Prepares For F-35B STOVL Aircraft’s Carrier Operations

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine’s F-16 Pilots Equipped With Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing System And Modernised Radars, Which Russia Lacks

  • Americas

    US Navy’s new Landing Craft Completes Tests with USS Carter Hall

  • Europe

    Putin’s salary is $110,568 annually, but he wears $8,820 Brioni Italian suit while sending pensioners to fight his war at $48.50 weekly

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea Launches the first KSS-III Batch-II Submarine.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Launched Spy Balloon From Hainan Military Base

  • Air Platform

    RAAF’s F-35A Ready For Combat Missions

  • Industry

    Rostec Will Unite Sukhoi and Mikoyan Design Bureau To Avoid Bankruptcy

  • Infantry Weapons

    LMT MARS-L Service Rifle For New Zealand Armed Forces

  • Africa

    Nigerian Inducts A-29 Super Tucano Light Attack Aircraft

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Malaysian Army to purchase EVA M2 155mm howitzer

  • South Asia

    Tarique Rahman Replaces Indian RAW Asset Brigadier General Md Hafizur Rahman (Thief) and Reshuffles Senior Military Positions to Remove India’s Deep State in the Bangladesh Army.

  • C4iSR

    Finland Invited To Join Eurofighter’s Next-gen Radar Program

  • Europe

    Ukraine To Receive 200 MaxxPro MRAP From The U.S.

  • Air Platform

    China’s Foreign Ministry Refuted Pakistan’s Claim That J-10C Were Used in India-Pakistan War

  • South Asia

    Myanmar’s military junta appears to be in terminal decline as rebels started nationwide offensives

  • C4iSR

    France purchases Saab GlobalEye Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) Aircraft

  • Air Platform

    An In-depth Look at Chinese Z-10 Attack Helicopter

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Australia Test Fires Locally-made Multiple Launch Rocket System.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Amid coronavirus insecurity, China opens territorial tensions with Southeast Asian neighbors

  • Europe

    Russia Failed To Get Re-elected As Member Of United Nations Human Rights Council

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Russia’s S-400 Missile Hits Russia’s Apartment Block Due to a Malfunction.

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin secures $233 million deal for IRST21 Block II Systems.

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    Australian Army to Acquire Land-based Electronic Warfare Capability

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Navy Receives First Neptune Anti-ship Missile System

  • Europe

    The U.S. and Ukraine sign ten-year bilateral security pact in Italy

  • Infantry Weapons

    Russia has transferred the S-300 air defense system to Libya

  • Europe

    ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems Delivers Fourth F125 Frigate To German Navy

  • Industry

    Denel Dynamics Military Industrial Capability

  • Europe

    Ukraine Says Struck Second Key Bridge in Russia’s Kursk Region

  • Middle East

    Fincantieri Delivers Second Al Zubarah-class Corvette to Qatar

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Iran unveils Arman air-launched ballistic missile (ALBM)

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Exposed! Russia’s Kinzhal Hypersonic Missile Lacks Advanced Targeting System As It Hits Russian Town

  • Europe

    Greece intercepted two Turkish F-16 fighter jets

  • Defense Industry

    Indonesia To Sign A Deal With France To Buy 36 Rafale Fighters

  • Europe

    France Donates A Large Batch Of Armored Vehicles To Ukraine

  • Americas

    Raytheon, Rafael to build new Tamir missile production facility in Arkansas

  • Europe

    Germany To Deliver Road Mobile RCH 155 Self-propelled Howitzers To Ukraine

  • Infantry Weapons

    Tamnava Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS)

  • Europe

    NVL Group christens future German K130 Braunschweig class corvette Karlsruhe

  • Americas

    US Navy’s Constellation Class Frigates

  • Americas

    Brazil Issues RFP To Upgrade Leopard 1A Tank

  • Middle East

    How the Israeli Air Force once destroyed over 60 enemy jets and dozens of Soviet missile systems in battle without losing a single fighter

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Air Force wants to fly KAAN, Eurofighter and F-16V Block 70 Jets

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