• Advertise
  • Premium Member Login
  • YouTube
  • Twitter
  • Linkedin
  • Facebook
  • Instagram

Global Defense Corp

THE MOST TECHNICAL AND IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS ON DEFENSE AND AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES.

  • Home
  • Advisory
  • Russia’s Losses
  • Global
    • The Americas
    • Europe
    • South Asia
    • Middle East
    • Africa
    • East Asia and Pacific Region
    • Central Asia
  • Defense Insight
    • Weapons
      • Air-Launched Weapons
      • Naval Weapons
      • Infantry Weapons
      • Direct-energy Weapons
      • Loitering Munitions
    • Platforms
      • Air Platform
      • UCAV Platform
      • UAS Platform
      • Land Platform
      • UGV Platform
      • Naval Platform
      • USV Platform
    • C4iSR
    • Cyber
  • Industry
    • Civil Aviation
    • Defense Industry
  • Inside GDC
    • Who We Are
    • What We Do
    • Terms and Conditions
    • Privacy Policy
    • Premium Member Login
    • Contact Us
News Ticker
  • [ August 3, 2026 ] Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract to Produce Patriot Missile Interceptors. Americas
  • [ August 3, 2026 ] Hanwha Ocean Started Detailed Design and Lead Ship Construction Phase for Korea’s KDDX Destroyer. East Asia and Pacific Region
  • [ August 3, 2026 ] U.S. Considers Sending Navy SEALs to Extract Iran’s Enriched Uranium. Middle East
  • [ August 3, 2026 ] ST Engineering iDirect has secured multiple defense satellite communications contracts. C4iSR
HomeSu-30MKI

Su-30MKI

Air Platform

Indian Air Force’s AN-32 Transport Aircraft Crashed in Assam’s Jorhat due to Faulty Maintenance by HAL.

June 15, 2026 GDC 0

Five Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel died on Saturday when an AN-32 transport aircraft crashed in Assam’s Jorhat during a routine sortie. The accident occurred around 10 am. The IAF currently operates around 100 AN-32 aircraft, […]

Air Platform

In 2026, the Indian Air Force lost 11 fighter jets and a helicopter in the biggest peacetime losses.

April 27, 2026 GDC 0

Based on reports as of April 2026, there are confirmed incidents involving Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft accidents, but the figure of 12 aircraft lost suggests a poor training and inadequate maintenance regime within the […]

South Asia

India’s Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan confirmed India lost nine fighter jets due to tactical mistakes

June 1, 2025 GDC 0

India’s Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan confirmed on Saturday that Pakistan shot down his country’s fighter jets during the four-day conflict earlier in the month. The Pakistan Air Force shot down Indian fighter jets on […]

Europe

France asked India to come clean about five Rafale losses, blaming poorly trained Indian pilots

May 31, 2025 GDC 0

For the first time since reports emerged of five Rafale losses in the latest Pakistan-India aerial confrontation, France has publicly acknowledged that it is in close contact with New Delhi to determine the fate of […]

South Asia

Modi Asked Local Bidders to Submit Proposals for Next-gen Fighters Amid Failed Air Combat Against Pakistan in Kashmir Skirmish

May 27, 2025 GDC 0

India’s defense minister has approved a framework for building the country’s next-generation fighter jet, the defense ministry said on Tuesday, amid a new arms race with Pakistan weeks after a military conflict between the neighbors. […]

Air Platform

China will deliver 30 J-35A Temu fighter jets to Pakistan by 2026

May 26, 2025 GDC 0

China is fast-tracking delivery of its advanced J-35A fourth-generation fighters to Pakistan, with the first batch expected by early 2026, according to senior diplomatic and military sources cited in regional defense reports and Pakistani media. […]

Air-Launched Weapons

India’s Brahmos supersonic missiles hit Pakistani paddy fields

May 11, 2025 GDC 0

Pakistani military spokesperson Lt. Gen. Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry confirmed that most of the incoming missiles ended up hitting the wrong targets, and some hit Pakistani civilians and military targets. Most of the Brahmos missiles ended […]

Air Platform

Indian Air Force Confirmed Second Rafale Fighter Jet Crashed Today Totalling Nine Aircraft Loss

May 10, 2025 GDC 0

India appears to have suffered the confirmed combat loss of five Dassault Rafale fighters following airstrikes against targets in Pakistan. Pakistani AIM-120C AMRAAM downed three Rafale aircraft; one Rafale aircraft crashed on 7 May, and […]

South Asia

India wins the war against Pakistan in Bollywood movies, but here’s why the Indian Air Force lost air combat against the Pakistan Air Force.

May 9, 2025 GDC 0

Once the dust settles, in a year, Bollywood will make movies showing how Indian pilots are destroying Pakistani aircraft one by one and coming home with a hero’s welcome. Later, Bollywood actresses, with their cosmetically […]

South Asia

Pakistan Produced Damning Evidence That PAF Used American AMRAAM to Down Three Rafales, One MiG-29 and One Su-30MKI Fighter Jets

May 8, 2025 GDC 0

India launched military strikes on targets in Pakistan, both countries said on Wednesday and Pakistan claimed it had shot down five Indian Air Force jets, in an escalation that has pushed the two nations to […]

Posts pagination

1 2 … 6 »
  • 25 PLAAF Aircraft Fly Through Taiwan’s ADIZ On Monday, Most This Year

    April 14, 2021 0
    Taipei, Taiwan (GDC) — A total of 25 Chinese military aircraft entered Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Monday, the most on any single day so far this year, the Ministry of National Defense [...]
  • 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 [...]
  • VARD Marine Awarded Contract To Design LCT For Bangladesh Navy

    December 10, 2022 0
    You need to be logged in to view this content. Please Log In. Not a Member? Join Us
  • Roketsan SOM Cruise Missile

    October 2, 2019 0
    Turkey’s first domestically-made cruise missile with a penetrating warhead successfully completed its test firing, Science and Industry Minister Mustafa Varank announced 6 September 2019 . Developed by the Defense Research and Development Institute (SAGE) of [...]
  • Drone Warfare: How Azerbaijan Defeated Armenia?

    December 4, 2020 0
    You need to be logged in to view this content. Please Log In. Not a Member? Join Us
  • No More Ice Cream, Turkey Rejects Second Batch Of S-400 Missiles

    August 26, 2021 0
    A senior Turkish official speaking to Middle East Eye (MEE) Tuesday dismissed the Russian side’s claims on the purchase of a second unit of the S-400 air defense system, saying Ankara is not in the [...]
Infantry Weapons

IWI’s rifle upgrade is drawing interest from the Ukrainian Army.

August 1, 2026 0

A rifle that decides, mid-trigger-pull, when to let the round go, not the shooter, is now fielded or in procurement across an estimated 10 to 15 European countries, according to Israel Weapon Industries (IWI). The […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan ATACMS deal expands island’s long-range strike power.

July 19, 2026 0

The U.S. Army handed Lockheed Martin roughly $439 million to begin building the Army Tactical Missile System, known as ATACMS, along with the launcher hardware needed to fire it, and once the two sides finish […]

Europe

Poland purchases 46,000 upgraded GROT assault rifles for its soldiers.

July 6, 2026 0

Poland has ordered nearly 46,000 of its domestically produced MSBS GROT assault rifles in the latest A3 configuration, signing a contract worth approximately $160 million with the state-owned manufacturer Fabryka Broni “Łucznik” Radom, with all […]

Europe

Ukraine develops new Zetros-based 155mm howitzer called Marta.

June 22, 2026 0

Germany and Ukraine signed agreements that include €750 million ($870 million) for 200 Bohdana self-propelled artillery systems on Zetros chassis, and those systems now have a confirmed name and barrel specification: defense analyst Jeff, reporting […]

Europe

MBDA unveils deep-strike, air defence, and smart mass-weapons portfolio.

June 21, 2026 0

MBDA will present a broad portfolio of sovereign defence solutions at Eurosatory 2026 as Europe and its allies accelerate rearmament. The company said the portfolio is intended to address armed forces’ needs in an increasingly […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin Unveils HIMARS FLEX with 12 Launch Canisters Capable of Firing Extended Range GMLRS, PrSM, and ATACMS.

June 20, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced the HIMARS FLEX on June 16, a modular evolution of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System that introduces a dual-pod launcher configuration capable of carrying double the munitions of the standard […]

  • Americas

    U.S. destroyer breaks Navy record for longest stint at sea

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Rheinmetall awarded contract to deliver Skyranger 30 short-range air defense systems for the Royal Danish Army

  • Europe

    Turkish Unmanned Surface Vessel Gets Rocketsan Missiles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Sanctions bite: Russia accepts six elephants as payments for six Su-30 fighter jets from Myanmar’s junta

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    PT PAL Shipyard signed contract to build two Scorpene evolved class submarines for Indonesian Navy

  • Europe

    Ukraine uses Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drone with MAM-L munition in NATO drill

  • Air-Launched Weapons

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

  • Europe

    More than 500 North Korean Troops Killed In Storm Shadow Missile Strikes In Kursk Region

  • Europe

    Explosion Rocked At Russian Military’s Airbase In Belarus

  • Europe

    The Ukrainian air force increases airstrikes to help its forces to stop Russia’s offensive

  • Air Platform

    Sikorsky Takes Defiant X Helo To NFAC Complex For Wind Tunnel Testing

  • Defense Industry

    The capabilities of the Russian S-400 are a few, says Ismail Demir

  • C4iSR

    Turkey to modernize its own F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets with domestic AESA radar

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Japan’s New Anti-ship Missile Maneuvers in Terminal Phase to Avoid Close-in Weapon System.

  • Defense Industry

    Enhancing Turkey, Ukraine defense co-operation irks Russia

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine’s F-16 fitted with advanced electronic warfare suite

  • Americas

    President Trump Ordered Pentagon to Start Nuclear Weapons Tests.

  • Europe

    3000 Russian Conscripts Surrendered In Kherson, Russians Fled Like Olympic Sprinters

  • C4iSR

    Hensoldt and ERA to produce an integrated airspace surveillance system for the German Luftwaffe

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Pentagon Released China’s Missile Threat Updates That Leave Australia Vulnerable to Chinese Attacks

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    North Korean Soldiers Crossed The DMZ But Returned After South Korea Fired Warning Shots

  • Europe

    Germany Sends 2,700 Anti-Aircraft Missiles to Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan Scrambled Fighters To Intercept Chinese H-6 Bombers

  • Europe

    Spanish Prime Minister Sánchez backs Germany in FCAS fighter jet dispute with France.

  • Air Platform

    Kazakhstan Will Be The First Foreign Buyer Of Bayraktar TB3 Drones

  • Naval Platforms

    The U.S. Department Approves $126 Million Armed Assault Boats Sale to the Philippines

  • Middle East

    Iran Unveils Kaman-19 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)

  • Middle East

    Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard deputy commander General Abbas Nilforoushan killed in Israeli air strikes in Beirut

  • Air Platform

    India to arm 100 Heron drones with missiles

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. Approves SLAM-ER And MS-110 Reconnaissance Pods For Taiwan

  • Europe

    Ukraine used autonomous FPV drone for the first time

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia’s acquisition of 42 Chinese J-10C jets poses a significant threat to Australia, the US, the UK, South Korea and France.

  • Middle East

    Israeli drones hit near nuclear site in Iran

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia’s defence minister Richard Marles left in the dark for two and half years about ADF’s war preparedness

  • Europe

    Russian conscripts are drunk, disorderly and refused to carry orders

  • Air Platform

    Thailand Purchases 12 Gripen E/F 4.5 Generation Fighter Jets

  • Naval Platforms

    Thales to deliver TACTICOS CMS for Type 31 frigates of Royal Navy

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia to invest $1 billion to recruit more reservists

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. Funds Indonesian Naval Training Center To Counter China

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Iconic Neptune Anti-ship Missile Spooked Russia’s Russian Amphibious Ships In Mykolaiv

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Malaysia purchases three Anka drones from Turkish Aerospace Industries

  • Europe

    Russia’s Corvette “Provorny”, which is under construction, caught fire in St. Petersburg

  • Europe

    Russia No Longer Operating Airborne Sorties Beyond Kherson And Donetsk In Fear Of Western Air Defense

  • Defense Industry

    French arms export hits record high $30 billion in Asia and Middle East

  • Europe

    Saab to develop large uncrewed undersea vehicle for Swedish Navy.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan purchased 200 autonomous kamikaze sea drones inspired by Ukraine’s MAGURA V5 sea drone

  • Defense Industry

    Turkey Aims to Develop Domestic Turboshaft Engines

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Papua New Guinea has ruled out signing security pact with China

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Abandoned Plans to Build Fifth and Sixth Aircraft Carrier

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine has provided the West with vast intelligence about Russian weaponry that CIA, NSA, MI6, Bundesnachrichtendienst, DGSE failed to collect

  • Who We Are
  • What We Do
  • Premium Member Login
  • Contact Us

Copyright © Global Defense Corp. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other non-commercial uses permitted by copyright law.

Translate »
error: Content is protected !!