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‘Losses are part of combat’, says Indian air force on downing of jets by Pakistan

May 12, 2025 GDC 0

The Indian Air Force has said that “losses are a part of combat” without giving details, but claimed that all its pilots were back home after fighting with Pakistan this week, responding to a question […]

South Asia

Indian Rafale Destroyed Pakistani Airbase, Israeli-made Barak SAM Shot Down F-16 and JF-17 Block III Fighter Jets

May 10, 2025 GDC 0

India and Pakistan have launched another round of reciprocal strikes in recent hours. Both sides have now targeted locations of increasing strategic importance. Earlier, India targeted a number of Pakistani airbases. Three in total, most […]

Air Platform

Indian Air Force’s Rafale Fighter Jet Crashes Near Airbase After Night Raid Fourth Rafale Aircraft Loss in Kashmir Skirmish

May 9, 2025 GDC 1

An Indian Air Force Rafale fighter jet crashed approximately 20 kilometers from Bhisiana Airbase in Punjab during the early hours of May 7. Several images have now emerged online showing the vertical tail of an […]

South Asia

India’s Rafale Dream Shattered, India’s Humiliating Loss of 3 Rafale, 1 Su-30MKI, 1 MiG-29, 1 Jaguar and 1 Mirage 2000 Fighter Jets

May 8, 2025 GDC 0

Pakistan’s military announced on Wednesday that it had shot down seven Indian fighter jets – including three state-of-the-art French Rafale warplanes – on the night between May 6 and 7 as it retaliated against India’s […]

Air Platform

India Retires Russian-made MiG-21 ‘The Flying Coffin’ After 400 Crashes And Multiple Defeats In Kashmir Skirmish

July 13, 2024 GDC 0

The MiG-21 is one of the most recognizable fighter jets from the early Cold War era, and despite their age, some are still in service in the Indian Air Force. However, not for much longer. […]

Air Platform

Indian Air Force’s Su-30MKI Engine Caught Fire And Crashed In Nashik District

June 4, 2024 GDC 0

A Sukhoi fighter plane — Su-30MKI — of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in Maharashtra’s Nashik district on Tuesday, police said. The pilot and co-pilot ejected safely and were taken to a Hindustan Aeronautics […]

Air Platform

Sanctions On Russia: Indian Air Force Postponed Su-30MKI Upgrade Plan, Could Ground Entire Su-30MKI Fleet

July 21, 2022 GDC 0

Several factors have shelved the Indian Air Force’s plan to upgrade its Su-30 MKI fighter fleet. The factors include the war between Russia and Ukraine, international sanctions on Russia and the current policy of Make-in-India […]

  • Hyundai Heavy Industries Launches South Korea’s First KDX III Batch II Destroyer

    July 29, 2022 0
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  • Lockheed’s F-22 Raptor Gets Software Updates

    January 15, 2022 0
    The F-22 upgrade allows full functionality for the AIM-120D and AIM-9X Air-to-Air missiles as well as enhanced Air-to-Surface target location capabilities. The Air Force is in the early phases of designing new sensors for its [...]
  • Japan’s Soryu-class Submarine Collides With Commercial Ship

    February 9, 2021 0
     Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine collided Monday with a commercial vessel in the Pacific Ocean off Shikoku, with three crew members on the submarine slightly injured but no major damage reported, government officials said. Japan [...]
  • Ukrainian HIMARS Artillery Rockets Destroyed Russia’s Modernized Buk-M3 Missile, Killed 700 Russian Troops

    July 27, 2023 0
    The Ukrainian forces have destroyed a Russian Buk surface-to-air missile system. The launcher was eliminated with the assistance of a drone. The Ukrainian forces made seven strikes on concentrations of Russian manpower over the last [...]
  • Australia begins construction of six Cape-class OPV

    July 27, 2020 0
    The Australian Defence Department has announced the start of construction on the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) first new Cape-class patrol boat. Western Australian company Austal is under contract to build six Cape-class patrol boats. Once [...]
  • Aero India 2021: HAL Displays Its Own Loyal Wingman Concept

    February 8, 2021 0
    Bengaluru (GDC) — Indian Public Sector giant Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on Thursday announced an attempt to do a technological leap. The engine of the ‘cats warrior’ is developed in house and is tweaked version [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

North Korea Delivers First Tranche of 140mm Towed Mortars to Russian Army

June 5, 2025 0

North Korean 140mm towed mortars have been spotted in use by Russian forces, adding to a growing list of foreign-supplied weaponry now deployed in Moscow’s war effort. The new mortar has a maximum range of […]

Europe

CZ Group Unveils BREN 3 Assault Rifles at IDET 2025 in Brno

June 2, 2025 0

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Europe

British Army Tests Lighter Javelin Missile Launch System at Record Range of 4km

May 28, 2025 0

The British Army has test-fired the latest Javelin command launch unit at a record range of 4 kilometers (2.48 miles). The record shot at Salisbury Plains demonstrated the Javelin’s Lightweight Command Launch Unit’s (LWCLU) enhanced […]

Central Asia

Kazakhstan started building new artillery ammunitions plant

May 26, 2025 0

Kazakhstan has launched the construction phase of a new industrial facility for the production of artillery ammunition in cooperation with a partner from Singapore. The upcoming plant will manufacture 122mm, 152mm, and 155mm caliber artillery […]

Europe

British startup unveils new high-speed ramjet artillery round

May 25, 2025 0

A British defense startup has unveiled a new ramjet-powered artillery round designed to deliver long-range precision effects in future combat environments. Tiberius Aerospace, founded in 2022 and rooted in Silicon Valley practices, introduced its flagship […]

Infantry Weapons

India fields Swedish-made Carl-Gustaf M4 launcher ditching locally-made Nag Mk-2 ATGM

May 25, 2025 0

The Indian Army has begun fielding the Carl-Gustaf M4 recoilless rifle. The deployment follows Saab FFVO India Pvt Ltd, a fully foreign-owned subsidiary of Saab AB, establishing a new production facility in India. According to […]

  • Defense Industry

    BAE Systems Awarded £220 Million Contract For Ten Eurofighter Simulators

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II: The Ultimate Fighter Jet

  • South Asia

    China launches fourth and final Type C13B corvette for Bangladesh Navy (Thief)

  • Middle East

    Saudi Arabia buys Turkey’s armed drones

  • Naval Platforms

    Poland to build Life Guard Maritime Rescue Ship

  • Air Platform

    TRMotor to provide auxiliary power unit for Turkish KAAN fighter jet

  • Europe

    Ukraine received German-made RCH 155 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzers

  • Africa

    US Marines F-35C Struck Houthi Positive In Historic First Combat Sorties

  • Europe

    Australian Army’s Boxer CRV Infantry Fighting Vehicles Reaches Initial Operational Capability

  • Europe

    Russia’s Tanks and Armored Vehicles Are Useless in Actual Combat, Expert Opinion

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Trapped In Chinese, Indian and Russian Debt, Heading Towards Sri Lanka Style Bankruptcy

  • Air Platform

    China Pitching JF-17 Thunder To Argentine Air Force, Can China Deliver Jets?

  • Cruise Missiles

    Japan purchases 400 Tomahawk cruise missiles worth $1.7 billion

  • Air Platform

    Sweden Considers Sending Gripen ‘Sukhoi Killer’ Fighter Jets To Ukraine

  • Middle East

    Halcon unveils anti-ship cruise missile

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Female Pilots Became The First Pilot To Score Air-to-air Kill Against Houthis

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Ukraine’s Neptune Cruise Missile Upgrades Put Putin’s Black Sea Fleet in Crosshairs

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan Air Force’s Chinese-made J-10C ‘Temu’ Fighter Jet’s WS-10B Engine Caught Fire During Takeoff

  • Defense Industry

    Lockheed Wins Major F-35A Sustainment Contract From Australia

  • Middle East

    Israel Agrees To Help Mohammed bin Salman In Fulfilling Saudi Vision 2030

  • Air Platform

    U.S. State Department Approves AH-64E Apache Helicopters For Kuwait

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Bank Froze Bank Accounts of Bangladesh Army Generals After Forced Retirement Amid Corruption Allegation

  • Air Platform

    Leonardo Company Delivers First Two Of Planned 32 AW149 Helicopters To Poland

  • Air Platform

    Myanmar and Nigeria Ground JF-17 Blunder Fighter Jets Amid Reliability, Quality and Maintenance Issues

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian FPV drone destroyed six Russian Buk missile system

  • Americas

    Pentagon picks defense-technology firm Kratos to develop hypersonic flight-testing vehicle

  • Anti-air Missiles

    UK and Poland to develop 100km range CAMM-MR anti-air missile

  • Middle East

    Israeli Aerospace Industries supplies Heron UAV to Morocco

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China To Launch Third Aircraft Carrier In Late 2021

  • Air Platform

    China to unveil new twin seater J-20 fighters

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Malaysia purchases three Anka drones from Turkish Aerospace Industries

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    AVIC CM-400AKG Air-launched Cruise Missile

  • Air Platform

    Indian Navy to Lease Two Sea Guardian Drones From USA

  • Europe

    Notorious Wagner Group Recruited African Prisoners To Fight In Ukraine War For Russia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Launches Arafura Class Offshore Patrol Vessel

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

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

  • Europe

    United Arab Emirates To Buy 120 Bayraktar TB2 Drones And Munitions From Turkey Worth $2 Billion

  • Infantry Weapons

    Iraq Negotiating With China To Buy FD-2000 Missile Defense System

  • Americas

    Saab delivers Curl-Gustaf Ammunition to U.S. armed forces

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    HMAS Sydney Fired Naval Strike Missile For The First Time

  • Europe

    Russian Trained Soldiers Fled Dnieper River Leaving Untrained Conscripts To Fight Ukrainian

  • South Asia

    Pakistan launched retaliatory attacks in Iran after Iranian drone strikes in Pakistan

  • Europe

    Vladimir Putin Sacks Admiral Igor Osipov After Crimea Blasts

  • Europe

    Australia to send missiles and ammunition to Ukraine worth $70 million

  • Air Platform

    Kuwaiti Prosecutor To Investigate Corruption Allegation In Eurofighter Procurement

  • Americas

    US Army Successfully Tests Iron Dome Anti-air Missiles

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. Sent 72 AGM-88 HARM Anti-radiation Missiles To Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Long-range missiles and stealth fighters, Japan Ready to fight China

  • Europe

    Israeli Elbit Systems to Upgrade Ukrainian MiG-29 Aircraft

  • Air Platform

    Greece to Procure Lockheed’s F-35 Stealth Jets

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