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  • [ April 2, 2026 ] Lockheed Martin launches Hellfire missile from 10-foot cargo container. Americas
  • [ April 2, 2026 ] UK Defense company unveils Baby Raptor and Raptor XL interceptor drones. Europe
  • [ April 2, 2026 ] The Iran war unravels China’s underperforming propaganda-driven military and political purges, which cannot fix the technical problem. East Asia and Pacific Region
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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 lost 35 Su-24M ground attack aircraft Since the Ukraine invasion, 17 aircraft were destroyed in Crimea drone strikes 

    April 4, 2023 0
    Ukrainian anti-aircraft crews operating near Bakhmut just shot down an expensive supersonic Russian bomber according to a report from Ukraine’s Air Force. Ukraine Shot Down Su-25 and Su-24 Fighter-bomber In BakhmutDateDecember 3, 2022Ukrainian Border Guards [...]
  • Poor battlefield performance and sanctions on Russia forced African countries to seek military hardware from China

    July 3, 2024 0
    Images of wrecked and abandoned vehicles – casualties in Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine – are calling into question the quality and reliability of Russian-made military hardware. A recent report by the Singapore-based ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute [...]
  • Greece Signed A Contract To Buy 18 Rafale Fighters

    January 28, 2021 0
    PARIS (GDC) – The Greek and French defense ministers in Athens today witnessed the signature of the contract to buy 18 Rafale fighter aircraft after Greek parliamentarians approved the €2.5 billion ($3.04 billion) deal earlier [...]
  • Algeria, Egypt Following Indonesia, Cancelled Negotiation On Russia’s Su-35 fighter jets.

    January 5, 2022 0
    Since the delivery of 17 Su-35 to the Egyptian Air Force, this has fuelled speculation that Russia will sell additional Su-35 to Iran, Egypt or Algeria. However, Egyptian newspaper Arabo reported that following Indonesia, Egypt [...]
  • Poland Orders Three more Kormoran II MCM Vessels

    August 6, 2022 0
    The contract was signed at Naval Base Świnoujście, home of the 8th Coastal Defense Flotilla. The parties to the contract are the State Treasury – the Armaments Agency and the Consortium composed of: Stocznia Remontowa [...]
  • U.S. Starts Deploying Aegis Ashore Battery in Poland

    June 29, 2021 0
    The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said today the military has begun installing Aegis Ashore missile defense systems at Redzikowo base in Poland. Romania Received First MIM-104 Patriot Missile Defense SystemsDateFebruary 25, 2021Standard Missile 3: Shipboard and [...]
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 […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

North Korea Test Fires KN-25 600MM Multiple Rocket Launch System.

March 24, 2026 0

North Korea confirmed that twelve KN-25 600mm multiple rocket launch systems were used during its latest military test drill. The exercise highlights Pyongyang’s continued efforts to expand long-range precision-strike capabilities within its rocket artillery forces. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Cyber breach at China’s National Supercomputer Centre shows brainless Chinese engineer copying the physical appearance of the HIMARS rocket artillery.  

March 20, 2026 0

The National Supercomputer Centre in Tianjin appeared to have suffered a massive data leak of 10 Petabytes of internal data, including classified information. About two months ago, we saw a sales announcement on a dark […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia started manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles for HIMARS.

March 17, 2026 0

Australia has started manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles at Port Wakefield in South Australia, with the first batch expected by mid-March 2026. The move strengthens Australia’s sovereign strike capability and supply chain […]

  • Air Platform

    Outdated and Unreliable Su-57 Forced Russia to Send 12 Years Old ‘Prototype 054’ Su-57 to India, China and UAE

  • Air Platform

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

  • Air Platform

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

  • Air Platform

    Turkey Unveils Prototype KAAN Fighter Jet.

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    Saudi Arabia Says Chinese-made HQ-17AE and Silent Hunter Laser Weapon Failed to Intercept Drones and Missiles.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    UAE’s AL TARIQ Completes Initial Integration of AL TARIQ Precision-Guided Munition onto HAL Tejas LCA

  • Air Platform

    Leonardo Company Test Flies Second Prototype AW249 Attack Helicopters

  • Americas

    South Korea, Peru Signed Multi-domain Security Agreement

  • Americas

    President Biden signs bill reviving WWII lend-lease act for Ukraine

  • Americas

    Pentagon Announced Combined Arms Training For Ukrainian Soldiers

  • 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.

  • C4iSR

    Polish-made kamikaze ‘Warmate’ drone destroyed Russia’s Podlyot radar complex

  • Anti-air Missiles

    German Army Purchases 600 Skyranger Short-range Air Defence System.

  • Air Platform

    French Navy’s First H160 SAR Helicopter Starts Flight Tests

  • Americas

    Northrop Grumman unveils new XRQ-73 hybrid stealth drone

  • Europe

    Ukraine Plans To Buy 24 More Bayraktar TB2 Drones, Says Valery Zaluzhny

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Turkey Unveils Most Powerful 2,000 Pound Non-nuclear Bomb

  • Air Platform

    Boeing awarded $4.7 billion contract to build 96 AH-64E Apache helicopters for Poland.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Scott Morrison unveils whopping $270 billion defense funds to counter China

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia To Decommission Armidale-class OPV

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippines Navy Buys Five Shore-based BrahMos Missiles System

  • Middle East

    Egypt Plans to Buy France’s Barracuda Class Submarines

  • Middle East

    Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems hands over fourth S44 submarine to Egyptian Navy

  • Civil Aviation

    Israeli IAI To Convert Ethiopian 767-300 Passenger Aircraft Into Freighter

  • Anti-drone System

    Poland signs contract for anti-drone system in wake of Russian incursions

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Army Deploys M1A2 Abrams SEP V3 Tanks

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine destroyed 15 S-400 and S-300 air defense systems in Crimea since April 2024

  • Europe

    Poland purchases 2,506 FGM-148F Javelin missiles and 253 Javelin Command Launch Units.

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drone attacks destroyed 750,000 Russian shells imported from North Korea: Intelligence Reports

  • Air Platform

    No FA-50 or JF-17 For Argentina, Only Hope Is Chinese FC-20CE

  • Central Asia

    Israeli, Azerbaijan Defence Companies Co-produced Orbiter Drone in Azerbaijan

  • C4iSR

    Why AESA radar is superior to PESA radar?

  • Europe

    How corruption in the Kremlin helped Ukraine win the war against the Russian Federation

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Shoot Down Russian Mi-28N Helicopter Using British Starstreak Missile

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Greece purchases Israeli Barak MX Surface-to-air Missile.

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish Asalsan Named Among the Top 50 Defense Company in the World

  • Air Platform

    Why Egypt Intensifying Its Military Modernization, Training And Exercises In MENA Regions

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Navy receives its sixth Evolved Cape-class patrol vessel

  • Middle East

    Saudi Arabia wants to join USA-Israeli military operations against Iran invoking mutual security pact with Pakistan and will ask Pakistan to bomb Iran.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RAN’s high-tech stealth shortfin Barracuda can dismantle Chinese Jin-class submarine

  • Americas

    The US Navy to order next-generation frigate FFG (X)

  • South Asia

    United Nations To Evict Bangladesh Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) From Peacekeeping Mission For Human Rights Violation

  • Air Platform

    JGSDF plans to procure new attack helicopter

  • Air Platform

    Akinci PT-3: A new and more advanced addition to Turkey’s drone inventory

  • South Asia

    Disgraced Dictator Hasina, Indian RAW and Awami League Behind the 2009 BDR Mutiny, Independent Investigation Commission Reported.

  • Air Platform

    Leonardo Developed Next Generation C27J Spartan Aircraft

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippines Received Surface-to-air Missiles For Its Frigates

  • Europe

    France and Germany ask European Union to stay out of arms exports policy

  • Air Platform

    Sweden agrees to extend Gripen lease with Czech Republic

  • Industry

    Turkish Defense Industries to boost exports

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