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Sri Lanka Purchases Beechcraft King Air 360ER Aircraft

March 3, 2022 GDC 0

Textron Aviation will deliver new commercial Beechcraft King Air 360ER aircraft to Sri Lanka. A contract valued nearly $11.5 million was awarded to the company for these aircraft. Work will be performed in Wichita, Kansas, […]

Defense Industry

Israeli IAI returns Sri Lankan Kfir fighters to service, provision for future upgrades

July 2, 2021 GDC 0

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is to return to service Sri Lanka’s fleet of Kfir combat aircraft, at the same time as laying the foundations for future upgrades with a USD50 million effort to enhance the […]

  • Ukraine’s first Turkish-built corvette ‘Hetman Ivan Mazepa’ starts sea trials

    July 13, 2024 0
    According to the video released by the Ukrainian Navy, the ships appeared to be in good condition, well-painted, with active radars and some systems operational, including the Smart S Mk 2 air surveillance radar, Gökdeniz [...]
  • Vladimir Putin Visits North Korea To Buy Rocket Artillery And Ammunitions

    August 16, 2022 0
    Russian President Vladimir Putin has told North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un that he wishes to expand ties between Moscow and Pyongyang, according to state media. Desperate Putin To Meet Tyrant Kim Jong Un For [...]
  • RAAF F-35A Takes Off With Full Complement Of Weapons

    June 11, 2021 0
    Two RAAF F-35s have taken to the skies with a full complement of weapons for the first time. 50 RAAF Aircraft Joins Exercise Arnhem Thunder 2021DateMay 28, 2021Australia Receives Last Batch of F-35ADateNovember 29, 2021Royal [...]
  • China Now Claims Russian Vladivostok And Nepalese Mount Everest Of Theirs

    July 10, 2020 0
    China has now become a pirate of South China Sea, land mafia of the far East, intellectual property thief, a state sponsor internet hacker and cyber bully, — an oppressor and murderous regime who mercilessly [...]
  • Hungary Acquires Rheinmetall Lynx IFV

    September 11, 2020 0
    Hungary became the first NATO and EU member to order Rheinmetall’s newly developed Lynx infantry fighting vehicle when it signed a contract worth over $2 billion for 218 of those vehicles. The Hungarian Ministry of [...]
  • Myanmar to receive first Su-30SME this year

    January 27, 2020 0
    The Burmese ordered 6 Su-30SME back in 2018 for $34 million per unit which will be delivered by this year. Some experts believe Myanmar might order additional Su-30SMEs. Currently, the Myanmar Air Force’s Su-30SME is [...]
Europe

Ukrainian drones to get U.S.-made Zeus anti-tank guided missile.

April 11, 2026 0

Aeon confirmed an active integration partnership with a major unnamed Ukrainian drone manufacturer to fire Zeus guided missiles from drone platforms. A separate Ukrainian partnership covers Zeus integration onto manned and unmanned ground vehicles and […]

Europe

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia.

April 8, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia following an agreement with the Estonian government, aimed at supporting all three Baltic states. The decision was confirmed during a meeting in Washington between Estonian […]

Europe

Swedish Bofors will setup 155mm artillery ammo factory in Estonia.

April 4, 2026 0

A Swedish Bofors is set to build a major 155-millimeter artillery shell factory in northeastern Estonia, a development that would represent the most significant foreign investment in the country’s nascent defense industrial base. Estonian Defense […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin launches Hellfire missile from 10-foot cargo container.

April 2, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced Tuesday that the U.S. defense giant successfully launched a Hellfire missile from its new Grizzly launcher — housed within a 10-foot cargo container. The Grizzly system incorporates design elements of Lockheed’s M299 […]

Europe

Spain signs Indra–Hanwha deal for K9-based self-propelled artillery systems.

March 27, 2026 0

Spain’s Indra Group and South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace on March 24 signed a binding agreement in Madrid to jointly develop new tracked self-propelled artillery systems for the Spanish Armed Forces, the companies said. The agreement […]

Americas

Aeon tests Zeus low-cost alternative to Javelin anti-tank missile.

March 26, 2026 0

Aeon conducted a test launch of its new Zeus shoulder-fired missile system at a ranch in East Texas, according to Rochefort Ventures CEO Kyle Bass, who announced the milestone on Friday. Bass wrote that the launch marked […]

  • Air Platform

    British army’s AH-64E Apache attack helicopters achieved full operational capability

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian drones flew over Russia’s MoD building’s rooftop Pantsir-SM-SV that failed to shoot it down, another humiliation for Putin

  • Uncategorized

    Russia Says It Can’t Afford To Buy Or Build T-14 Armata Tanks, Amid Crippling Sanctions

  • Middle East

    Saudi Arabia Fosters Religious Tolerance By Removing Negative Portrayals Of Israel From Its School Curriculum

  • Air Platform

    Taiwan confirms plan to buy 10 C-130J airlifters.

  • Infantry Weapons

    HPV Shell: 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzers For Littoral Combat Mission

  • C4iSR

    Su-57’s AESA Radar Is Yet to Pass Debugging Phase, Says Tikhomirov-NIIP Director General Yuri Bely

  • Air Platform

    Swedish Saab has proposed Gripen E production line in Canada for Canadian and Ukrainian Gripen jets.

  • Air Platform

    Russian Su-25 Fighter Jet Downed With RBS-70 MANPADS Near Avdiivka: Kyiv

  • Europe

    Putin stored hundreds of thousands of dead bodies in the secret morgue all over Russia

  • Air Platform

    Latvia Latest Country to Buy Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Drones

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Delivers 300KW High Energy Laser To US Army

  • Defense Industry

    Elbit Systems Completes UTACS Acquisition in the UK.

  • Air Platform

    America and Britain Could Disrupt Development of Russia’s Su-75 Checkmate Fighter

  • Europe

    Greece signs letter of intent with Netherlands for more warships

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Norway orders new NASAMS II air defense systems

  • Infantry Weapons

    Sweden tests new RBS 98 surface-to-air missile

  • Air Platform

    Denmark Purchases Boeing P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft.

  • Europe

    KGB Putin Suffering From Physical And Mental Health Issues, Says Former British Spy

  • Europe

    Saab Group Test-fires New RBS98 Short-range Air Defense System

  • Cyber

    Russia could cut Ireland off the internet by cyberattacks and sabotaging undersea cables

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Awarded $62 Million Contract to Develop Extended Range PrSM

  • Europe

    Lithuania plans to buy 120 Vilkas infantry fighting vehicles

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Neptune Cruise Missiles Hit Russia’s Black Sea Fleet Head Quarter

  • Europe

    Ukraine Received NASAMS Anti-air Missiles System From The U.S.

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    China Delivered Norinco Silent Hunter Laser Weapon System To Russia

  • Air Platform

    Russia to deliver twelve Yak-130 trainer to Vietnam

  • Europe

    Royal Navy Tracks Russian Warships Pass Through Dover Strait

  • Europe

    Ukraine Destroys Soviet-era Uragan Artillery Rockets

  • Europe

    Turkish ASFAT delivers first warship to Romania.

  • Europe

    Kremlin’s Iner Circle, Oligarchs and FSB Are Plotting to Depose KGB Putin, Report

  • Air Platform

    Russia lost 10,000 troops in Ukraine’s counteroffensive in Kherson; the Belarusian morgue is full of 24,000 dead Russian soldiers

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    International Criminal Court to Prosecute Myanmar’s Top Military Leaders

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Magura V5 kamikaze sea drone destroyed Russian warship Sergei Kotov

  • Europe

    Russian navy is completely inactive in the Ukraine war except occasionally launching Kalibr missiles from Sevastopol

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese scholar says Russia’s defeat in Ukraine is inevitable

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. Navy drones to move from Guam to Japan

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine destroys Russia’s S-400 surface-to-air missile in Belgorod using HIMARS rocket artillery

  • Air Platform

    China Plans to Export FC-31 Fighter Jets, But Where is the Buyer?

  • Middle East

    Israeli drone attacks over Syria, Lebanon and Palestine are act of self-defense

  • Americas

    Northrop Grumman Awarded Minuteman ICBM’s Propulsion Contract

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The U.S., Australia, the UK, Germany, Spain, Italy, France, Sweden, Canada, Switzerland, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and Taiwan are directly arming the Chinese Military by supplying dual-use technology and microchips to the PLA.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    A drunk Russian driver drove the S-350 Vityaz air defense system straight into mines

  • Uncategorized

    Ukraine Received Avenger Air Defense System From The U.S.

  • Defense Industry

    South Korea Cuts Cost of KF-21 Boramae

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Army Detained 15 Senior Army Officers, 9 Senior Army Officers Escaped to India, Including Major General Kabir Ahmed.

  • Americas

    BAE Systems Awarded Contract to Provide IFF for US Navy’s E-2D Hawkeye Aircraft

  • Africa

    Israel, Chad renew diplomatic relations that were severed in 1972

  • Air Platform

    Turkey’s first fighter jet KAAN conducts maiden test flight

  • C4iSR

    South Korea unveils a cutting-edge Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) solution

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