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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. Imposed Toughest Sanctions on Russia’s Oil and Gas Sectors

    January 12, 2025 0
    Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says he is confident sanctions will ‘significantly reduce Russia’s petrodollar income’. New European Union Embargo Will End Russia’s Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Aluminum MarketsDateJanuary 17, 2025U.S. imposed sanctions on Indian shipping [...]
  • Ukrainian kamikaze drones strike Russian fuel depot in Yurovka, Krasnodar Krai

    May 9, 2024 0
    A Ukrainian drone attack sparked a fire and damaged several storage tanks at a fuel depot in Russia’s Krasnodar region, the region’s crisis administration said on Thursday. About six drones were destroyed and debris fell [...]
  • RAAF Super Hornet to Showcase Dazzling Flypast during the Christmas Weeks

    December 8, 2020 0
    The Royal Australia Air Force’s No. 77 Squadron is saying farewell to its F/A-18A/B Hornets this week with a series of aerial displays over Port Stephens and Newcastle. 50 RAAF Aircraft Joins Exercise Arnhem Thunder [...]
  • U.S. Lowered Interest Rate For Royal Thai Air Force’s F-16V Block 70 Acquisition

    July 17, 2024 0
    According to a source in the Defence Ministry on Monday, the United States has offered to lower the interest rates for the purchase of F-16 fighter jets by the Royal Thai Air Force in an [...]
  • Saab Gripen E/F: Why is Gripen E deadliest among all 4.5 Gen fighter jet?

    October 22, 2018 0
    While complex high-end jet fighters like the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, dominate the headlines when it comes to the global fighter market, not every country needs or even wants a top-of-the-line warplane. There [...]
  • Israeli Air Force destroys rare Iranian F-14 fighter jets and shahed drone launchers

    June 18, 2025 0
    The Israeli Air Force has released imagery confirming the destruction of two Iranian F-14 Tomcat fighter jets during precision airstrikes on military facilities in Isfahan. According to Israeli officials, the attack was part of a [...]
Europe

STM Defense Technologies develops new Alpagu loitering munition.

November 6, 2025 0

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Americas

Brazilian Army trials new remotely operated weapon system.

October 28, 2025 0

The Brazilian Army has conducted field acceptance tests on the second prototype of its upgraded remotely operated weapon system, the UT30BR2, according to the Tecnologia & Defesa. The tests were carried out on October 9 […]

Central Asia

Serbian and Azerbaijan army train with B-52 M-15 Nora howitzers ahead of deliveries.

October 27, 2025 0

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Europe

Estonia purchases South Korea’s K239 Chunmoo multiple rocket launchers.

October 26, 2025 0

Estonia’s Ministry of Defense has signed a defense agreement in Seoul to acquire South Korea’s K239 Chunmoo multiple rocket launchers, expanding its long-range fires beyond the U.S.-made HIMARS. The move strengthens Estonia’s deterrence posture on […]

Europe

EuroSpike Awarded $2.5 Billion Contract to Produce Rafael’s Spike Missile for Germany.

October 24, 2025 0

Germany has finalized a $2.5 billion framework with EuroSpike, the European consortium marketing Rafael’s Spike missile line, through NATO’s Support and Procurement Agency. The contract reflects Berlin’s push to rebuild anti-armor capabilities and stabilize long-term […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

North Korea unveiled a copy of the U.S. HIMARS rocket launcher.

October 13, 2025 0

North Korea unveiled a copy of the U.S. HIMARS rocket launcher during a major military parade in Pyongyang on October 11, 2025. The system’s close resemblance to the American platform has raised concern over Pyongyang’s […]

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Leidos Australia to Arm Sea Archer and Long Bow Unmanned Surface Vessels with Naval Strike Missile.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    United States and Japan unveiled plans to strengthen security cooperation in the face of shared worries about China.

  • Air Platform

    Russian Defense Industries Can’t Manufacture Drones, Russia Buys Drones From Belarus and Iran

  • Air Platform

    Gripen E’s WAD Takes Situational Awareness to the Next Level

  • Air Platform

    UAE Received Two L-15 Trainer Aircraft From China

  • South Asia

    Ousted Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina personally ordered political prisoners to be tortured and killed at DGFI’s secret detention facility named ‘Aynaghar’

  • Middle East

    Fincantieri Lays Keel of Qatar’s Air Defense LPD

  • Europe

    The Netherlands Delivers YPR-765 Infantry Vehicles To Ukraine

  • Americas

    Embraer and Saab enhanced joint collaboration on Gripen, C-390 and future fighter jet projects

  • Europe

    Vladimir Putin Frames Alexei Navalny To Remain In Power Indefinitely As The New Tsar Of Russia

  • Infantry Weapons

    ASELSAN HISAR-O Medium Altitude Air Defense Missile System

  • South Asia

    Former Bangladesh’s dictator Sheikh Hasina’s Indian passport is circulating on social media

  • Ballistic Missile

    Ukraine successfully hit Russia with demestically developed ballistic missile

  • Europe

    Russia withdraws mobilized troops from Donetsk to stop in-fighting between DPR troops with Russian troops

  • Americas

    Donald Trump Awards Australian Prime Minister Morrison “The Legion of Merit”

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Dubai Airshow: EDGE expands Al-Tariq guidance kit capabilities

  • C4iSR

    KRONOS Naval Multifunctional Radar

  • Air Platform

    Turkey wants to domestically produce GE engines for its KAAN fighter jet

  • Americas

    US war plans for Yemen leaked to the Atlantic in Signal group chat involving Secretary Hegseth and Secretary Rubio

  • Americas

    Oshkosh Defense Awarded $99 Million To Fit-out 83 Stryker Vehicles With 30mm Cannons

  • Air Platform

    Bell Helicopter Started Manufacturing AH1-Z Helicopter For Bahrain

  • Americas

    US Army Awarded A Contract To Buy Carl-Gustaf Shoulder-fired Weapons

  • Europe

    Russia Losing Aircraft and Helicopters Faster Than It Can Replenish, UK Intelligence Report

  • Europe

    Ukraine receives advanced light howitzer from AM General

  • Europe

    Royal Navy Ordered Saab Digital Tower Systems

  • Naval Platforms

    Turkey begins construction of fourth Ada-class corvette for Pakistan

  • Naval Platforms

    Keel Laid for Indian Navy’s Third Project 17A Frigate

  • Defense Industry

    Finland Is Reported to Select Lockheed’s F-35 in $11 Billion Tender

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    BAE Systems Awarded £2.4 Billion Contract To Manufacture Munitions For British Military

  • Europe

    Russian partisan groups ‘Freedom of Russia Legion’ captured BTR-82A armored vehicle

  • Middle East

    Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s Soviet-built Mi-8 Helicopter Lacked Instrument Flying Capability, Suffered Hard Landing

  • Infantry Weapons

    S-400 missile: Turkish $2.5 billion money is simply thrown away

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed Russia’s high-value radio frequency relay station

  • Americas

    Senate chairman moves toward CAATSA sanctions on Turkey as Turkey test Nebo-M radar against F-16

  • Europe

    Putin believed the Ukraine invasion would be three days of a cakewalk, but it is a minefield

  • Africa

    Nigeria Ordered 24 M-346FA Aircraft Worth $1.2 Billion

  • Europe

    Putin’s losses ‘catastrophic’: Russian force’s death toll will hit 300,000 by coming winter

  • Industry

    Serbia’s Defense Industry Capabilities

  • Africa

    China looks to increase defense ties with South Africa

  • Americas

    Trump picks Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence, Gabbard has been accused of parroting Russian propaganda

  • Air Platform

    Baykar Lined Up Ten Prospective Customers Of Bayraktar TB2 Drones, Says Selçuk Bayraktar

  • Air Platform

    US Air Force Wants To Replace MQ-9 Reaper Drones

  • Europe

    Russian kamikaze drone blew up Ukraine’s IRIS-T SLM Mockup

  • Europe

    25 Percent of Russian Businesses Declared Bankruptcy Due to High Inflation, High Interest Rates and No Export Customers

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed another ballistic missile early warning radar

  • Air Platform

    Turkiye plans to purchase additional F-16V block 70 fighter jets.

  • Middle East

    Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah: The Leader Of The Terrorists Group Hezbollah, Covert Billionaire And Drug Kingpin in Syria

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Awarded Contract For Three Loyal Wingman For RAAF

  • Air Platform

    Leonardo sells 40 commercial helicopters for around $504 million

  • Defense Industry

    Elbit Systems awarded $1.65 billion contract to establish pilots training center in Greece

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