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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 […]

  • HMAS Arunta Departs For Three Months Overseas Deployment

    February 9, 2022 0
    HMAS Arunta, the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) Anzac-class frigate, sailed from its homeport of Fleet Base East on 28 January for a three-month regional presence deployment. HMAS Toowoomba returns to service after AMCAP upgradeDateApril 25, 2022Royal [...]
  • Lithuania to buy Leopard tanks in record €2 billion order

    June 15, 2024 0
    Lithuania plans to buy main battle tanks from Germany as part of an order worth a total of €2 billion ($2,2 billion), according to the Senior National Security Adviser to the President of the Republic [...]
  • Polish Army Purchases M72 Light Anti-tank Rockets

    July 28, 2022 0
    Poland’s government has awarded a contract to supply the Polish Army with new M72-series light rocket launchers, according to the country’s Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak. Poland Buys M1A2 Abrams Tanks To Replace PT-91 [...]
  • U.S. and Israeli forces conduct airstrikes on multiple Iranian nuclear facilities, universities, steel factories, and the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant.

    March 28, 2026 0
    US and Israeli forces struck Iranian sites, including Amirkabir University of Technology in Tehran, Isfahan University of Technology, Iran University of Science and Technology in Tehran, the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, the Khondab Heavy Water [...]
  • Lockheed Martin Completes Flight Tests of Next-Generation Short-Range Interceptor Missile.

    January 27, 2026 0
    Lockheed Martin has successfully completed the first flight test of its Next-Generation Short-Range Interceptor, a potential replacement for the Stinger missile. The milestone marks the start of a broader flight test campaign and reflects the [...]
  • Faulty Engine, Design Deficiencies Resulted Third MiG-29K Crash: Indian Navy

    December 1, 2020 0
    New Delhi (GDC) — The crash of the Indian Navy’s MiG-29K aircraft Thursday has yet again put the spotlight on the Russian fighter jet that has had a troubled history, both in India and in its [...]
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

Roketsan unveiled the CIDA long-range anti-tank guided missile.

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East Asia and Pacific Region

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Unveils Next-generation K9MH Mobile Howitzer Artillery System.

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Europe

Safran and MBDA fired the first Thundart munition developed for France’s Long-Range Land Strike program.

May 5, 2026 0

French defense firm Safran and missile maker MBDA successfully test-fired their jointly developed rocket-artillery munition this month, and expect to be able to deliver the first multiple-launch rocket systems in 2029 should their offer be […]

  • Europe

    Epic Fail: Putin’s Forces Are Pushed Out Of Donbas Before Russian Victory Day Parade

  • Europe

    President Alexander Lukashenko misses major state celebration, amid speculation of paralysis

  • Europe

    Terrified Russians Watch As Ukrainian Drone Swarms Hit Kerch Bridge

  • Europe

    British-supplied Storm Shadow Cruise Missile Killed Russian General Oleg Tsokov

  • Air Platform

    Copycat J-16 Is Superior To All Other Su-30 Fighters, Says PLAAF

  • Air Platform

    Sweden’s proposal on the Gripen sale to Thailand included significant technology transfer

  • Europe

    Polish-made ‘kamikaze’ drone slammed into Russian military camp

  • Central Asia

    Goodbye CSTO: Armenia Absent From Russia-led CSTO War Game

  • Europe

    Russia cancels Moscow airshow due to international sanctions

  • South Asia

    2018-2019 Defence Budget of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar

  • Europe

    Ukraine captured strategic town Klishchiivka near Bakhmut as Russian soldiers flee

  • C4iSR

    Australian-built Drone Jammer Helping Ukrainian Soldiers Fight Russian Drones

  • Air Platform

    South Korea Plans to Procure More F-35A and F-35B Variants Aircraft

  • Europe

    Italian Navy’s F-35B Lands Aboard ITS Cavour For The First Time

  • Middle East

    Sa’ar 6: A Modern Corvette of Israeli Navy

  • South Asia

    বাংলাদেশ এয়ার গার্ড (চোর): মরনের একটি ব্যান্ড (Translated Version)

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    India donated a submarine to Myanmar to gain edge over China

  • Air Platform

    Croatia Donates Fourteen Mi-8 Transport Helicopters To Ukraine

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    The USAF F-15C Scores World’s Longest Air-to-air Kill Record

  • Middle East

    ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems delivers the second MEKO A-200 class frigate to the Egyptian Navy

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian MiG-29 Embarrassed Putin’s Military By Shooting Down 15 Aerial Targets Including Su-34 and Su-35 Aircraft

  • Europe

    UK will send starstreak, NLAW, howitzer and loitering munitions worth £100 million to Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Corruption and incompetence lead to declining operational readiness of Su-30MKM, says Malaysian Defence Minister Mohamad Sabu

  • Naval Platforms

    Indian Navy Commissions First P15B Destroyer INS Visakhapatnam

  • Europe

    Germany will send six Patriot missile batteries to Ukraine

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Raytheon’s AIM-7 Sparrow Radar Guided Air-to-Air Missile

  • Europe

    3 Dead After Russia’s Prototype Il-112V Military Transport Plane Crashes Near Moscow

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Military’s Cowardly Silence Against Myanmar’s Fighter Jets Firing Eight Rounds Of Rockets At Bangladesh

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan’s JF-17 fighter jet export success is driven by corruption and kickbacks to foreign air forces.

  • Europe

    Putin Fears U.S.-supplied GLSDB To Strike Russia As Kremlin Ordered Bomb Shelter Signs To Be Erected All Over Russia

  • Air Platform

    Philippines Purchases 12 FA-50 Fighter Jets Worth $683.7 Million

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    Infantry Weapons

    Iran Unveils Fath 360 GLONASS Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System

  • Americas

    USS Harry Truman Sustained Damage After Colliding With Merchant Ship

  • Europe

    Ukrainian special forces destroy modernized Russian Tor-M2 SAM system

  • Middle East

    Israeli military says it killed Iran’s wartime chief of staff

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia undertake life-of-type extension project for Collins-class submarines

  • Industry

    France will Revive India’s Kaveri Engine Program If India Orders 36 More Rafale

  • Central Asia

    Israel sent almost 100 cargo flights loaded with weapons to Azerbaijan

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy Prepares for BALTOPS Baltic Sea Exercise in June

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Negotiations Breakthrough After Naval Group Submits Revised Proposal For Australian Submarine Programme

  • Europe

    Elbit Systems Awarded Contract to Produce PULS Rocket Artillery for Greece.

  • Europe

    Germany delivers 50 Dingo 2 APCs and 12 M1070 transport trucks to Ukraine

  • Middle East

    Satellite Images Show Iran Rebuilding Missile Factory Hit By Israeli Air Strike.

  • Europe

    What can Finland’s armed forces and arsenal offer the trans-Atlantic alliance?

  • Europe

    Ukrainian troops have crossed the Dnipro River near Kherson

  • South Asia

    In a major strategic shift, Pakistan offers a seaport and naval base to the U.S.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese Ambassador To Australia Hints A ‘Special Operation’ To Reunify Taiwan With China

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall Showcases Skyranger 30 Anti-air System

  • South Asia

    No, Pakistan Did Not Lose F-16 Fighter Jet. Afghan’s Big Claim is AI-generated.

  • Europe

    Ukraine destroyed Russian navy’s missile boat Ivanovets in Crimea

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