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New Zealand Plans To Buy 28 Secondhand F-16C/D to Replace Skyhawk

September 7, 2020 GDC 0

The Royal New Zealand Air Force is planning to buy fighter jet, according New Zealand Defense Forces whitepaper. Anything New Zeland is planning to buy would need to be able to integrate with Australia. In […]

  • Indonesian Test Pilot Completes Flight Test on KF-21 Boramae Fighter Jet.

    October 10, 2025 0
    On September 30, 2025, Colonel Pnb Mohammad Sugiyanto, a test pilot from the Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) with the callsign “Mammoth,” successfully completed his first flight in the front seat of a prototype of the [...]
  • Ukraine Says It Shot Down Seven Su-30 aircraft and killed 50 special operators

    February 25, 2022 0
    Ukraine’s Defense Ministry on Friday announced that 50 Russian special forces operators were killed and seven Su-30 planes were shot down.  Ukraine shot down Russia’s Su-24 warplane over BakhmutDateMarch 19, 2023Russia lost 342 fighter bombers [...]
  • Turkish Air Force to deploy Siper long-range air defense system by end of 2024

    July 7, 2024 0
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  • U.S. State Department Approves 30 HIMARS Rocket Artillery For Australia

    May 29, 2022 0
    The US Department of State has approved the possible sale of Lockheed Martin’s M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) to Australia. Netherlands Purchases M142 HIMARS Worth $670 MillionDateMarch 6, 2023U.S. State Department Approves HIMARS [...]
  • Russia pulls back fighter jets hundreds of kilometers inside Russia amid fear of Storm Shadow and ATACMS strikes

    May 6, 2024 0
    Russia has pulled dozens of aircraft away from the front lines in response to a massive Ukrainian drone attack on a military base deep behind enemy lines, according to new Western intelligence. Russia no longer [...]
  • UAE Acquires South Korean M-SAM Worth $3.5 Billion

    November 19, 2021 0
    The United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) announced plans to acquire M-SAM missiles from South Korea for $3.5 billion. The UAE is the first foreign buyer of South Korean origin surface-to-air missiles. The L-SAM surface-to-air missile systemDateJanuary [...]
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 […]

Americas

Elbit Systems Started Manufacturing Sigma NG 155mm Howitzers in the U.S.

January 11, 2026 0

Elbit Systems has completed production of the first model of the Sigma NG 155 millimetre self-propelled howitzer at the South Carolina facility of its US subsidiary, Elbit America. The system is fully based on US […]

Europe

Germany purchases KNDS RCH155 Wheeled Howitzers.

January 8, 2026 0

The German Bundeswehr plans to acquire 229 RCH155 wheeled howitzers using the chassis of the Boxer 8 x 8 wheeled combat vehicle from KNDS. It is expected that the procurement will soon be examined by […]

Europe

Turkish drone maker Skydagger completes Skydagger 7 FPV drones trials.

December 28, 2025 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Indonesian Special Forces completes Operational Integration Test of ASELSAN SARP 12.7mm Remote Weapon Station.

December 26, 2025 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Cambodian Army’s Chinese-made Type 90B 122mm Rocket Artillery Exploded and Rolled Over Again.

December 25, 2025 0

Some design flaws and poor qualities can only be uncovered in actual combat. That’s what happened in the Thai-Cambodian War. Thailand announced on December 8, 2025, that Cambodian forces may use Chinese-made Type-90B 122 mm […]

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin Upgrades Hellenic Air Force’s F-16s To F-16V Standard

  • Americas

    The RSAF Trainee Pilots Are Cleared To Train at the US Naval Bases

  • Europe

    Russian lost 263,000 manpower and $140 Billion in equipment in the Ukraine war, here’s why?

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Strikes Destroyed Iranian Drone Assembly Factory In Syria

  • Anti-air Missiles

    German Army Purchases 600 Skyranger Short-range Air Defence System.

  • Americas

    U.S.-supplied NASAMS Proved 100% Success Rate Intercepting Russian Cruise Missiles In Ukraine

  • Middle East

    UAE Buys 22% States At Israeli Tamar Gas Field

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine received decomissioned Israeli Patriot missile defense system.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The US State Department Aproves Link16, and IFF Upgrades of South Korean F-16

  • Europe

    Morale and ‘will to fight’: a precious commodity for Ukraine as winter approaches, supported by western intelligence and night vision equipment

  • Africa

    Mali Receives Turkish Akinci Drones to Fight Terrorists Group

  • Naval Platforms

    USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) completes maintenance availability programme

  • Europe

    U.S. Supplied HIMARS Rocket Killed 56th Russian Colonel In Ukraine

  • Middle East

    Iran’s Nuclear Program Severely Damaged by US Bombing, CIA reported citing credible intelligence

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish Defense Exports Reached $8.5 Billion in 2024.

  • Middle East

    Six Near-impossible Black Ops Successfully Conducted By Israeli Special Forces

  • The Thief
    South Asia

    Extra-judicial Killings and Human Rights Violations By Bangladesh Military (Thief), DGFI, RAB and Border Guard

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Special Forces Shot Down Su-30SM Patrolling Black Sea And Recaptured Oil Rig

  • Americas

    Oshkosh Defense Awarded Contract To Produce Heavy Duty Truck For US Army

  • Europe

    Ukraine repelled missiles attack in Kyiv, air defense command said

  • Americas

    Amid China and Russia tensions, US considering nuclear tests after 28 years hiatus

  • Americas

    US Air Force Tests Integrated Electronic Warfare Capability of F-35 Fighters

  • Europe

    A major fire ripped through the Sukhoi Design Bureau office in Moscow

  • Air Platform

    UK, Italy and Japan jointly built GCAP sixth-gen fighter jet to take to the skies by 2035

  • Americas

    US warns Turkey, India, Egypt and Indonesia about buying Russian weapons

  • C4iSR

    Australian Super Hornet Fighter Jets Will Receive New Infrared Search And Tracking System

  • Uncategorized

    Raytheon Launches Stinger Missiles From Javelin Launcher

  • Americas

    HII Started Building Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129)

  • Industry

    One Belt, One Road (OBOR), Plus Grease Payments: Chinese Arms Sales in Asia and Africa In The Name of Development

  • Americas

    NORAD gives notice of air defense exercise around Washington, DC, set for Tuesday

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force Cancels 12 Su-30MKI Orders, Amid Sanctions On Russia

  • Anti-air Missiles

    U.S. to send Avenger air defense systems and ammunition to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s attack on Novorossiysk port complicated the future of Russian Navy

  • Air Platform

    Leonardo Awarded Contract to Manufacture Second C-27J Transport Aircraft for Slovenia

  • Air Platform

    Su-57 may not be built with quality workmanship, says Vietnam’s MoD

  • Europe

    Russia May Use Turkish-made TB2 Drone Attacks As A Pretext For Flase-flag Operation In Ukraine: Report

  • South Asia

    Dirty work of Indian RAW: Deceased Bangladesh RAB officer Palash Saha was handling the controversial Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das case, in which RAW has vested interests

  • Air Platform

    Russian Untrained Pilots Crashing Aircraft To Ground

  • Europe

    Turkey unveils stealthy Anka-3 drone demonstrator

  • Air Platform

    Toned Down F-47: Donald Trump Made British-led Global Air Combat Program (GCAP) Great Again

  • Europe

    A Russian gunpowder factory caught fire, another sabotage destroyed a major manufacturing hub

  • Europe

    Turkey Wants Its A400M Aircraft Back From Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ireland To Become NATO Member To Protect Undersea Digital Cables

  • Air Platform

    US ‘Ghost’ drones will help fight in Donbas, Pentagon says

  • Infantry Weapons

    Russia agreed to resume production of S-400 for India

  • South Asia

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

  • Europe

    Turkish STM delivers 2nd upgraded Agosta 90B-class submarine to Pakistan Navy

  • Air Platform

    South Korean KAI has started the full-scale production of KF-21 fighter jets in a deal worth $1.41 billion

  • Europe

    Turkish drone maker Baykar Defence to manufacture turbofan engine

  • Europe

    Azerbaijani army shot down Armenian Su-25 fighter jet

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