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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 […]

  • US Air Force fires AIM-9X missile from MQ-9 Reaper drone

    September 24, 2020 0
    The combat-tested Air Force Reaper drone can attack terrorists, destroy enemy tanks and target fixed infrastructure with precision-guided Hellfire missiles. It can even find high-value targets and quickly network warzone video and data to decision-makers on the ground. But [...]
  • Ukraine received M109A6 Paladin 155mm self-propelled howitzers

    June 18, 2023 0
    The Ukrainian military has shared some footage on social media that confirmed that Ukraine’s Army received its first M109A6 Paladin 155mm self-propelled howitzers. U.S. To Send 18 155mm M109 Paladin Howitzers To UkraineDateFebruary 19, 2023Ukrainian [...]
  • Turkish Aselsan awarded $13.3 million contract for software based radios

    July 8, 2021 0
    A sales contract of USD 13.3 million was signed between ASELSAN and an international customer for the export of software-based radios. Turkish Aselsan Inks $50.7 Million Export Deal With Morocco For Koral-EWDateJune 24, 2021Aselsan signed [...]
  • U.S. Sent 90 Patriot Missile Defense Systems to Ukraine

    January 30, 2025 0
    The US has shipped approximately 90 Patriot air defense systems to the Ukrainian Armed Forces amidst the country’s conflict with Russia. Ukraine received decomissioned Israeli Patriot missile defense system.DateSeptember 28, 2025Ukraine Proved Full Potential Of [...]
  • Anduril Industries Developed Multipurpose Altius-600 UAV

    April 10, 2021 0
    Anduril Industries, a venture-capital backed startup, has acquired another startup, air-launched effects maker Area-I. Anduril Industries unveils lightweigth Pulsar electronic jammer technologyDateAugust 13, 2025Anduril Industries To Build XL-AUV For Royal Australian NavyDateMay 6, 2022Anduril Acquired [...]
  • ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems Delivers Fourth F125 Frigate To German Navy

    February 1, 2022 0
    ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) handed over the F125 frigate Rheinland-Pfalz to the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology, and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) in Hamburg. Norway Signed Agreement With Germany To Buy Six Type 212CD [...]
Europe

Ukraine unveils latest 2S22 Bohdana 155mm self-propelled howitzer.

February 11, 2026 0

Ukraine’s defense industry displayed the latest version of its 2S22 Bohdana 155 mm self-propelled howitzer at the World Defense Show 2026 in Saudi Arabia. The debut signals Ukraine’s push to position a combat-proven artillery system […]

Africa

Turkey and Egypt Sign Major Defense Cooperation Agreement on 155mm Ammo and Missile Production.

February 8, 2026 0

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Europe

Aselsan and Excalibur jointly produced Korkut air defense system.

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Europe

Hanwha Aerospace Awarded Contract to Produce Long-range K239 Chunmoo Rockets to Norway.

January 29, 2026 0

Hanwha Aerospace Co. has secured an estimated $1.9 billion project to supply long-range rockets to Norway, with the official contract expected to be signed this week, informed industry sources said Wednesday. The contract is widely […]

Infantry Weapons

The U.S. Deploys Iranian Shahed-136 Replica LUCAS Drone in the Middle East.

January 27, 2026 0

Russia’s version of Iran’s fast, cheap Shahed attack drones have been wreaking havoc during the Ukraine conflict, saturating the skies nearly every night and terrorising civilians. Highly adaptive and hard to intercept, the United States […]

Africa

China delivers Type 59 towed guns to the UAE-backed terror group Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

January 25, 2026 0

China has shipped a batch of Type 59 130mm towed artillery systems to Rapid Support Forces, with images confirming the weapons loaded aboard a cargo vessel and prepared for export, according to open-source visuals recorded […]

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha Inaugurates Redback Combat Vehicle Factory in Australia

  • Defense Industry

    India’s BHEL Signs Engine Deal With Ukroboronprom

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Test Fires Extended-range GMLRS

  • Middle East

    The F-35 stealth fighter made its combat debut in Syria

  • Americas

    US Air Force’s next-gen electronic-attack jet prepares for first flight

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hyundai Heavy Industries Begins Shipbuilding of the Philippine Navy’s First Corvette

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippines Navy Welcomes Jose Rizal (FFG150) Frigate

  • Middle East

    France, Israel And Cyprus Conduct Noble Dina Exercises

  • Europe

    German Navy Christens First K130 Batch II Corvette

  • Middle East

    Analysis: UAE And Israeli Diplomatic Relationships

  • Europe

    Dramatic Footage Shows One German Leopard Tank Took Out Column Of Putin’s T-90M Proryv Tanks And BTR-82A Armored Vehicles

  • Defense Industry

    Chancellor Merkel’s last-minute approval sees German arms exports peak at $5.6 billion

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s PAK DA Is No Match to American B-21 Stealth Bombers

  • Europe

    British MoD Increased Royal Navy’s Spending to £7.5 Billion Over Next Decade

  • Europe

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

  • Europe

    Putin led Russia to disastrous defeat in Ukraine, retired Russian General Leonid Ivashov says

  • Air Platform

    Indian Cabinet Approved The Procurement of 56 C-295MW Transport Aircraft

  • Americas

    U.S. unveiled $2.6 billion worth of military assistance to Ukraine

  • Cruise Missiles

    Royal Australian Navy’s HMAS Brisbane Destroyer Test Fired Tomahawk Cruise Missile

  • Europe

    BAE Systems And IVECO To Promote Amphibious Combat Vehicle In International Markets

  • Air Platform

    US Air Force Received the First T-7A Red Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer.

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force Rebuilds “101 Squadron” At Hashimara Base

  • Americas

    Pentagon Formally Removes Turkey From F-35 JSF Program

  • Europe

    Ukraine started ‘special sea drone operations’ against Russia hitting second tanker

  • C4iSR

    Saab Group To Build Two GlobalEye AEW&C For Swedish Air Force

  • Africa

    Putin’s Ambition: Russia Built A Naval Base In Sudan

  • Middle East

    Hezbollah stored $500 million in gold and cash in bunker under Beirut hospital

  • Air Platform

    F-15EX First Flight Clearing Path To Delivery To USAF

  • Africa

    Algeria to Receive Su-57 in 2028

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s strikes on Kerch and Chonhar bridges in Crimea are disrupting Russian logistics ISW reports

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korean military orders new command vehicles from Hyundai Rotem

  • C4iSR

    American P-8A Poseidon Provides Maritime Intelligence To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Patriot PAC-3 Missiles Shot Down All Hypersonic Kinzhal and Zirkon Missiles On Weekend Attacks

  • Europe

    KGB Putin Suffered Another Blow, Captain Of Sunk Moskva Killed

  • Middle East

    UAE Air Force Buys Israeli EW And Electronic Countermeasures For Airborne Tankers

  • Europe

    Freedom is coming: Dramatic footage shows anti-Putin troops storm FSB building and captured town in Belgorod

  • Europe

    Paranoid Putin installed barricades and sandbags in Crimea beach

  • Europe

    Germany will establish a new military division for territorial defence

  • Europe

    Vladimir Putin Survived An Assassination Attempt, Reports NY Times

  • Europe

    Russia’s Su-30 and Su-27 Fighter Jets Caught Fire at Lipetsk Airbase.

  • Air Platform

    Boeing receives $265 million orders for nine Chinook helicopters

  • Europe

    Canada donates 20,000 155mm artillery rounds to Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia To Unveil Final Design Of AUKUS Submarine

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    US Air Force’s F-35A Drops B61-12 Nuclear Bomb

  • Air Platform

    Russia Quietly Dumped AESA Radar and TVC In MiG-35 Fighters

  • Europe

    Iskandar Tactical Missiles Were Useless in Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, Says Armenian Prime Minister

  • Americas

    Northrop Grumman joins US-Japan hypersonic missile defense effort

  • South Asia

    Pakistan is the 11th largest arms importer

  • Air Platform

    Russian Su-34 Fullback Bomber Bombed Own City Of Belgorod

  • C4iSR

    Three Spanish companies to develop radar, optronics and radio frequency to counter drones

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