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  • [ April 25, 2026 ] Saab and Bombardier awarded contract to produce 14 GlobalEye airborne early warning aircraft for NATO. C4iSR
  • [ April 25, 2026 ] Turkish HAVELSAN and Malaysia’s MIMOS signed defense cooperation agreement. Defense Industry
  • [ April 25, 2026 ] Castelion awarded $105 million contract to integrate hypersonic missile into Super Hornets. Americas
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Defense Industry

Thales To Hire 12,000 Staff Amid Backlog Of Multi-billion Work Orders

February 28, 2023 GDC 0

French defense and technology group Thales (TCFP.PA) plans to hire 12,000 new staff this year as there is strong demand across its product range, CEO Patrice Caine said in an interview with French weekly Le Journal du […]

Air Platform

24 Su-35 Downed in Ukraine War, Russia’s Over-hyped Su-35 Fighter Jet is Doomed

November 12, 2022 GDC 0

Brig. Gen. Oleksiy Gromov, deputy chief of the Ukrainian General Staff, had some hot gossip to spill about the Russian aviation industry in a briefing to the Ukrainian Media Center on August 11. Reporting that Russia was […]

Air-Launched Weapons

How America and NATO Will Kill S-400 and S-500 Surface-to-air Missiles?

September 2, 2021 GDC 0

The S-400 Triumf and S-500 Prometey systems can fire several interceptor missiles capable of intercepting low altitude to high altitude missiles, aircraft, ballistic missiles and UAVs. The S-400 supports four different missiles – the very […]

Defense Industry

Egypt’s Arms Purchase Surged By 136 Percent After 30 Rafale Order

July 24, 2021 GDC 0

Egypt’s military has confirmed it ordered 30 Rafale jets from French defence firm Dassault Aviation to shore up “national security”. The order, which follows the 2015 purchase of 24 Rafale jets, will be financed through […]

Air Platform

Egypt to Boost Rafale Order by 100 Aircraft as Its Su-35 Fails to Withstand Rafale’s Spectra Electronic Attacks

July 19, 2021 GDC 0

Egypt’s $4.5 billion order for 30 additional Rafale jets will improve data sharing across the Middle East powerhouse’s fleet. Middle East based Breaking Defense reported quoting Egyptian sources that this may not be the last […]

  • Russia’s Yaroslavl shipbuilding plant collapsed due to debt and unpaid work by the Russian Navy.

    November 25, 2025 0
    Yaroslavl Shipbuilding Plant employees say they have not received salaries for nearly two months, citing unpaid military orders and stalled production, according to Ukrainian outlet Ekonomichna Pravda. The Yaroslavl Shipbuilding Plant, a Russian company under [...]
  • Ukraine shot down Russia’s drones using counter-drone jamming gun

    December 15, 2023 0
    Ukraine said Tuesday that it shot down one of Russia’s reconnaissance drones using a counter-drone jamming gun. Ukraine uses Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drone with MAM-L munition in NATO drillDateJuly 3, 2021Australian-built Drone Jammer Helping Ukrainian [...]
  • BAE Systems Australia Test-Fires Next-Generation ATLAS UGV Automated Turret

    June 13, 2025 0
    BAE Systems Australia has tested the VANTAGE Automated Turret System (ATS), demonstrating target engagement at an initial range of 750 meters (2,461 feet). BAE Systems Unveils Auto Turret System for ATLAS Unmanned Ground Vehicle.DateFebruary 25, [...]
  • Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract To Upgrade Egyptian Apache Helicopters Sensors

    January 19, 2022 0
    The US Department of Defense has awarded Lockheed Martin a $102.4 million contract to upgrade the sensors on Egypt’s Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopters. Lockheed Martin has won $155 million contract to upgrade Moroccan Apache HelicoptersDateMarch 9, [...]
  • No IFF: Russia shot down its own Mi-8 transport helicopter

    August 1, 2024 0
    On Wednesday, July 31, a Russian Mi-8 helicopter was shot down near the occupied city of Donetsk. Ukraine Shot Down Russian Mi-35M Hind Attack Helicopter In Donetsk RegionDateJune 17, 2022Ukraine shot down two Su-25 fighter [...]
  • Moscow’s largest oil refinery caught fire in the middle of the night destroying the plant

    February 14, 2024 0
    This is the disturbing moment flames erupted from the largest oil refinery in Russia’s capital. A significant fire wreck havoc at Russia’s largest Gazprom Omsk oil refineryDateAugust 2, 2024Ukraine’s kamikaze drones set Russia’s Volgograd oil [...]
Infantry Weapons

Israel uses the Roem howitzer in its first combat strikes in Lebanon.

April 24, 2026 0

The Israel Defense Forces has used its new Ro’em self-propelled howitzer in combat for the first time, firing the system during artillery strikes in southern Lebanon. Units from the 282nd Artillery Brigade brought the wheeled […]

Europe

Turkey test-fires the KORAOK short-range anti-tank missile.

April 22, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Australian Army successfully test-fired the first domestically manufactured HIMARS.

April 16, 2026 0

Australia test-fired the first domestically manufactured GMLRS missile from a HIMARS launcher at Woomera Test Range, South Australia on April 9, 2026. The government committed $320 million to integrate Australian suppliers into GMLRS production at […]

Infantry Weapons

China delivers FN-6 MANPAD and HJ-12E anti-tank missiles to Iran.

April 15, 2026 0

US intelligence indicates China delivered new air defense systems to Iran, CNN reported on Friday, citing three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments. According to intelligence outlined in the CNN report, Beijing transferred shoulder-fired FN-6 […]

Europe

Finland doubles its K9 Howitzer fleet to 112, strengthening its firepower.

April 15, 2026 0

Finland signed a €546.8 million deal with South Korea to acquire 112 additional K9 Thunder 155 mm self-propelled howitzers. The purchase nearly doubles its fleet and strengthens NATO’s long-range artillery power on Russia’s border. The […]

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 […]

  • South Asia

    India Deploys Chinooks And Apache Helicopters In Ladakh

  • Middle East

    Iran’s short-range missile system, its location, and where it is manufactured.

  • Middle East

    Israeli Navy’s Sa’ar 6 corvettes used to strike Gaza ground targets

  • Americas

    Boeing Declared Partnership For Canada’s FFCP Programme

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian MiG-29 Embarrassed Putin’s Military By Shooting Down 15 Aerial Targets Including Su-34 and Su-35 Aircraft

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan Commissions Fourth Taigei-class Conventional Submarine

  • Europe

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

  • Americas

    Pentagon seeks counter-drone system that’s safe for civilians

  • Americas

    US Navy christens future USS Marinette

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Taiwan started mass producing TC-2 short-range air defense system

  • Europe

    Poland to buy more South Korean K2 tanks in $6.2 billion deal

  • Europe

    Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) Unveils Next-gen MEKO A-300 Frigate

  • Europe

    Azerbaijani Army destroyed Pantsir-S1 of Armenia using Israeli Harop drone

  • Americas

    US Air Force Awarded Contract for Skyborg UCAV

  • Europe

    Poland, Bulgaria and Slovakia Backflipped on Fighter Jets Transfer to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Poland Received 24 K9 Self-propelled Howitzers From South Korea

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    Europe

    Poland sets to order Rak Self-propelled Mortars

  • Europe

    Ukraine retakes key town near Donetsk as Russians flee cluster munitions

  • Industry

    ASC And CSIRO To Pioneer Additive Manufacturing Using Supersonic Cold Spray

  • Central Asia

    The U.S. Should Back Anti-Taliban Resistance Groups, Says Lawmaker

  • Air Platform

    AeroVironment Awarded A Contract to Produce Switchblades Kamikaze Drones For Ukraine

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Russia may have only one month of ammunition left unless Iran and North Korea rescue Russia

  • Air Platform

    China flooded the markets with drones as the U.S. just started exporting armed drones

  • Ballistic Missile

    Israeli Air Force has destroyed a third of Iran’s ballistic missile launchers

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s UAC delivers refurbished Su-34 aircraft to Russian Air Force

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China parades DF-26 ballistic missiles

  • Europe

    Turkish Navy deploys Reis class submarine TCG Piri Reis in Bosphorus Strait

  • Europe

    Ukrainian partisan operations in occupied territories gained momentum against Russian forces

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Rafael Extends SPICE 250 Munition’s Range With New Turbojet Engine

  • Europe

    Bayraktar Kizilelma Achieved Air-to-air Missile Firing Capability.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Cyprus purchases Israeli Barak MX air defense system.

  • Middle East

    Israeli troops advance toward Gaza City as the death toll rises on both sides

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Pentagon approved AIM-120D AMRAAM missiles and F-16 upgrade packages for Pakistan.

  • Air Platform

    Hindustan Aeronautics To Propose Su-30MKI Upgrade Program By 2021

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesian Natuna Island Could Be PLA Navy’s Choke Point

  • Europe

    Naval Group Lays Down First Block Of Hellenic Navy’s FDI Frigate

  • Air Platform

    Netherlands Pledges $164 Million In F-16 Ammunition for Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Sweden Deploys High-tech Gripen E with State-of-the-art Sensor Suite and Electronic Warfare Capability.

  • C4iSR

    Pentagon clears $404 million upgrade package for Australia’s MC-55A Peregrine aircraft

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Started Production Of T-7A Red Hawk

  • Americas

    Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract To Build Homes Moon’s Orbit

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian DoD projected $80 billion costs for submarines

  • Europe

    Russian Soldiers Sent To Jail After Complaining About Poor Training

  • Europe

    KNDS unveils Colibri suicide drone at Eurosatory 2024

  • Europe

    Ukraine killed 3,180 Russian airborne troops in Zaporizhia Oblast

  • Europe

    Putin wants 15 kilometers buffer zone to stop Ukraine’s cross-border incursion by special forces

  • Defense Industry

    South Korea Announced $262.8 Billion Defense Budget For Five Years

  • Air Platform

    Dassault CEO Frustrated With Airbus Over FCAS Delays

  • Middle East

    Fact Check: President Obama is responsible for the Iran war as he released $50 billion frozen Iranian funds that converted into ballistic missiles and rained down in Tel Aviv.

  • Americas

    U.S. Sends ScanEagle Drones, Howitzers And Carl Gustaf Recoil Rifles To Ukraine

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