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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 […]

  • Ukraine receives first Gurkha medical evacuation vehicle

    February 17, 2024 0
    The Ministry of Health of Ukraine announced on Monday that the first Gurkha armored ambulance, purchased by the Medical Procurement of Ukraine with funds raised under the UNITED24 fundraising campaign, has arrived in the country. [...]
  • Turkey Risks Further Sanctions if It Buys Second Batch of S-400

    September 28, 2021 0
    In an interview with American broadcaster CBS News, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey would make decisions on its defense systems independently. “In the future, nobody will be able to interfere in terms of what [...]
  • Where Is Indian Tejas MKII And AMCA In The Global Fighter Jets Competition?

    August 25, 2020 0
    The Balakot air strikes in February 2019 and the air combat thereafter in which multiple licensed produced Su-30MKI of Indian Air Force (IAF) had to engage a American-made F-16 of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has [...]
  • BAE Systems Announced Industry Partnerships For Next-gen Howitzers

    December 12, 2023 0
    ARCHER Artillery Alliance announces its approach for the UK’s Mobile Fires Platform and to revitalise critical UK artillery capabilities. BAE System’s ARCHER 155mm Self-propelled HowitzerDateNovember 19, 2020British Army Deploys Archer Howitzers In The FieldDateOctober 3, [...]
  • Poland To Buy 48 FA-50 Fighter Jets And 180 K2 Tanks From South Korea

    July 23, 2022 0
    The batch of 180 tanks is just the first order. More tanks will be purchased and eventually they will be produced in Poland. Poland to buy more South Korean K2 tanks in $6.2 billion dealDateMarch [...]
  • Rheinmetall Australia to Produce Ammunition for F-35

    March 27, 2020 0
    Rheinmetall NIOA Munitions (RNM) plans to produce 25mm cannon ammunition for use by the Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter. A new production line will be set up at a government-owned factory in the first half of [...]
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 […]

  • Europe

    The Threat of Russian Invasion of Ukraine is Real

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Israeli Kamikaze Drones Are Destroying Russian-made Air Defense Systems in Syria

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    The U.S. Air Force to build multi-role hypersonic missile

  • Europe

    Finnish Border Guard orders two OPVs from Meyer Turku

  • Naval Platforms

    F-35B STOVL Fighter Jet: Air Superiority Over South China Sea

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Ukraine Unveiled New Loitering Munition Dubbed RAM

  • Industry

    Advancing Drones Industry of Turkey

  • C4iSR

    CEA Technologies 3D Active Phased Array Radar

  • Europe

    Israeli’s defense technology is playing a key role in Greece’s military modernization.

  • South Asia

    India tests nuclear capable K-4 SLBM

  • Europe

    Ukrainian troops have crossed the Dnipro River near Kherson

  • Air Platform

    GE To Qualify New T901-900 Turboshaft Engine For UH-60M Helicopter

  • Air Platform

    Turkish TUSAŞ Engine Industries (TEI) Projects And Industrial Capability

  • Europe

    Hellenic Navy Buys Three FDI (Belharra-class) Frigates

  • Europe

    Germany Donates Locally Made Vector Drones To Ukraine

  • Europe

    U.S. Asks Turkey To Transfer S-400 To Ukraine And Get F-35 And Patriot System

  • Defense Industry

    Sweden Resumes Arms Exports To Turkey After NATO Application

  • South Asia

    British Minister Tulip Siddiq, Niece Of Former Bangladesh’s Dictator Sheikh Hasina, Siphoned and Laundered Billions of Dollars in 12 Countries: Reported Corruption Commission

  • Americas

    USS Zumwalt destroyers first to receive hypersonic missiles under new deal

  • South Asia

    Rape and Abduction by Bangladesh Military: An Account of Indigenous Bangladeshi Girl

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korean Navy Launches 8,200 Tons Aegis Destroyer

  • Europe

    KMW, NEXTER Demonstrate Next-gen Enhanced Main Battle Tank

  • Uncategorized

    Turkey has become a major competitor for Russian arms, Russian defense company says

  • Air Platform

    BAE Systems Stops Eurofighter Typhoon Production As International And Domestic Orders Dried Up

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    BAE Systems purchases South Korean charge system for 155mm guns

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Repeat Incursions By PLA Air Force Into Taiwanese Airspace

  • Central Asia

    Armenia Turns Away From Russia And Towards The U.S., Amid Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

  • Americas

    South Korea offers comprehensive bid to win Canada’s patrol submarine project.

  • Americas

    BAE Systems awarded contract to produce jam-resistance GPS

  • Europe

    T-14 Armata tanks fell short of their hype, hence withdrawing from the Kharkiv region, reported TASS

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Negotiating With The U.S. For Patriot Missile Defense System And F-16 Fighter Jets

  • Naval Weapons

    In-depth analysis of current sonar technology

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Australia Purchases Advanced Anti-radiation Guided Missiles (AARGM)

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Denmark reactivates coastal defence system based on Naval Strike Missile

  • Europe

    Belgium Purchased 9 CEASAR Self-propelled Howitzers

  • Europe

    Turkish-made P235 MPA Joins Dynamic Manta NATO Drill

  • Europe

    Delusional and demoralized Russian troops tell the commander that Bayraktar TB2 dropped nuclear bombs

  • Air Platform

    South Korea Rolls Out Homegrown KF-21 (KFX) Fighter Jets With Huge Export Potentials

  • Africa

    Turkish HISAR ADS Shot Down Russia-made Mi-35 Helicopter in Libya

  • Air Platform

    The F-47 NGAD will be delivered under budget with advanced stealth and armaments capabilities.

  • Air Platform

    Hindustan Aeronautics To Propose Su-30MKI Upgrade Program By 2021

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Tehran sent a mega arms purchase proposal to Beijing, fearing further air strikes by the IDF

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Shot Down Russian Mi-35M Hind Attack Helicopter In Donetsk Region

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s HIMARS strike blew up Russia’s major oil depot in Makiivka

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine War Exposing Chinese Weaknesses: Only Nine Su-35 Operational In Chinese Inventory Due To Avionics Fault

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    PT Pindad and Rheinmetall team up to develop advanced ammunition technologies.

  • Air Platform

    Antonov AN-178 Multi-role Transport Aircraft

  • Americas

    NATO Leaders Draw Up Ten Years Security Roadmap

  • C4iSR

    Northrop Grumman’s Integrated Air & Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) Network

  • Middle East

    Israel seems determined to tackle Hezbollah decisively inside Lebanon

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