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Sri Lankan Air Force Receives Upgraded Kfir Fighter Jet from Israel.

June 16, 2026 GDC 0

More than 50 years after its maiden flight, the Kfir fighter jet, developed and manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries in response to the French arms embargo imposed on Israel, has reached another milestone, this time […]

Air Platform

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 […]

  • Taiwan develops new armored combat vehicle

    October 1, 2024 0
    The Armament Bureau of Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense revealed the latest prototype of its D2 eight-wheel drive armored combat vehicle on Tuesday. This advanced model features a 105mm tank gun, hunter-killer capabilities, a 360-degree [...]
  • Lockheed Martin successfully tests precision strike missile

    December 14, 2019 0
    On December 10, 2019, a PrSM was launched from a Lockheed Martin High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launcher and flew downrange for 240 km (149 mi) to strike the target area, Meanwhile, engineers tracked [...]
  • Myanmar Army’s Delegation Visits Pantsir SAM Production Facility In Russia

    June 27, 2021 0
    A military delegation from Myanmar visited a KBP Instrument Design Bureau facility in Russia which has been tasked with the manufacturing of the famed Pantsir missile system, as dozens of NGOs call on UN to [...]
  • Saab Receives Order For Gripen C/D Capability Enhancement Development

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  • Korean KAI Is Assembling Five Prototypes Of KF-21 Fighter Jets

    June 24, 2021 0
    Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is assembling five more prototypes of its KF-21 fighter jet after the first prototype was rolled-out on April 9. KAI to produce first KF-X prototype by April 2021DateJuly 8, 2020South Korean [...]
  • Why Do F-22 Raptor and F-35 Illuminate Targets Without Adversary Seeing the Source of Illumination?

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan’s Army Fires HIMARS Rocket Artillery in an Anti-invasion Drills.

June 10, 2026 0

Taiwan’s military on Wednesday fired its new mobile HIMARS rocket system, which is widely used by Ukraine, simulating an attack ​on an invading Chinese force and demonstrating its ability to “shoot-and-scoot” by avoiding ‌counter strikes. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia fires its first homegrown AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer.

June 8, 2026 0

Australia fired its first domestically built self-propelled howitzers during live-fire training last week, completing the journey from a production line in Geelong to live rounds downrange in a matter of months — a timeline that […]

Americas

Canada Purchases 26 HIMARS Rocket Artillery.

June 5, 2026 0

The Government of Canada said it has finalised a government-to-government agreement with the United States for the acquisition of long-range missile capability for the Canadian Armed Forces. The Government of Canada said it has finalised […]

Americas

U.S. Navy purchases Israeli soldier-portable SMASH 2000LE fire control systems.

June 4, 2026 0

An Israeli fire control technology company has now secured contracts with all four major branches of the U.S. military, completing a sweep across the American armed forces that took less than a year. Smart Shooter […]

Europe

Germany Purchases $5.4 Billion Worth of Israeli PULS Rocket Launchers.

May 29, 2026 0

Germany Advancing 5 Billion Euro Rocket Launcher Deal With Israel’s ElbitIf completed, the deal would include hundreds of rocket launchers and could increase Elbit’s order backlog by about 20 percent, strengthening the Israel-based defense contractor’s […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

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  • Europe

    NVL Group christens future German K130 Braunschweig class corvette Karlsruhe

  • Air Platform

    U.S. F-35 fighter jet was forced to make an emergency landing at a U.S. air base.

  • Americas

    Lockheed’s F-22 Raptor Gets Software Updates

  • Europe

    Germany Outlaws Public Display of Russia’s “Z” War Symbol

  • Europe

    BAE Systems Launches Anson Submarine At British Worksite

  • Air Platform

    Portuguese Air Force Adopt Embraer C-390 Millennium For Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Missions

  • Air Platform

    Thailand Commits to Procure Gripen E/F Fighter Jets to Replace Ageing F-16

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia, Japan Signs Defense Pact

  • Middle East

    Russian-made Anti-air Missiles Failure in Iran Sent Shockwave in India, China, Egypt, Algeria, Belarus and Myanmar

  • Air Platform

    Sikorsky awarded contract to produce 35 CH-53K helicopters for U.S. Navy

  • Air Platform

    Boeing, Saab to collaborate with BAE Systems to offer T-7A RedHawk for Royal Air Force

  • Europe

    Turkiye Increased Defense Budget to $51 Billion in 2026.

  • Americas

    Russia Admits Committing World Largest Environmental Catastrophe in Antarctica

  • Americas

    World’s Most Advanced EW Suite Delivered To US Air Force’s F-15E Strike Eagle Fleet

  • Air Platform

    South Korea to receive first MH-60R Seahawk maritime helicopters in February

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze drone blasted Russia’s Iskander ballistic missile factory

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine destroys Russia’s $100 million Nebo-SVU VHF radar

  • Air Platform

    Saab Delivered Third GlobalEye AEW&C To UAE

  • Infantry Weapons

    The UAE and Saudi Arabia Reject Russian S-400 And Opt-in For Israeli Iron-Dome

  • Air Platform

    Iran, Russia Su-35 Fighter Jets Deal Collapsed, Amid Sanctions and Spare Parts Shortage

  • Defense Industry

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

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy Cancels Critical Air-launched HALO Hypersonic Missile Citing Cost Concerns

  • Land Platform

    Pandur II 6×6 and 8×8 Wheeled Armoured Personnel Carrier

  • Americas

    U.S. Senator Seeks to Bolster Taiwan’s Asymmetric Defense With New Bill

  • South Asia

    Former Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina always lived in the shadow of the Indian intelligence agency RAW from 1975 to 2024

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China unveiled two new Type 094A (Jin-class) submarines

  • Europe

    Ukraine Created Tank Battalion Using Captured T-62, T-72, T-80 And T-90 Tanks

  • Europe

    Leaked FSB document shows childhood trauma made KGB Putin a narcissistic lair

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Kamikaze Drones Hit Russia’s Black Sea Port

  • Europe

    Slovakia Donates 15 BMP-1 Infantry Fighting Vehicles To Ukraine

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Israeli-made Loitering Munitions, Simulators Draw Interest In Middle East

  • Europe

    ICC issued arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin

  • Americas

    US Army unveils next-gen Bradley fighting vehicle

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Russia orders more Tor-M2 missiles as Ukraine keeps destroying them with cheap drones

  • Europe

    Greek Company Unveiled Aihimi AHM-1X Drone Armed With Rockets

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    United States Marine Corps Begins AGM-158A JASSM Integration Work Into F/A-18 Hornet Fleet

  • Americas

    Northrop Grumman Delivers 100,000th GPS Guidance Kits For 155mm Artillery Shells

  • Americas

    Saab Awarded Contract to Supply Sea Giraffe For Canadian Navy

  • Europe

    Netherlands Issues RFI for Future Anti-Submarine Warfare Frigate’s Sonar

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippine Army Test Fires Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm Howitzer Boosting Long-Range Strike.

  • Air Platform

    Turkish TUSAŞ Engine Industries (TEI) Projects And Industrial Capability

  • Europe

    Primoco UAV Awarded Contract To Produce 24 Drones For Undisclosed Customer

  • Middle East

    Israeli Navy Test-fires Gabriel V Anti-ship Missile

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

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

  • Defense Industry

    Rheinmetall purchases Spainish weapons manufacturer Expal

  • Air Platform

    Israel to procure additional F-35 and V-22 OSPREY

  • Americas

    U.S. Air Force Trials Australian E-7 Wedgetail As A Replacement For E-3 Sentry AEW&C

  • Central Asia

    Armenia purchased French armored vehicles ditching Russian BTR-82A vehicles

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Italy Bolsters Ukraine’s Air Defense with Second SAMP/T System

  • Europe

    Russia’s close ally Belarus explores training opportunity with NATO

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