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  • [ June 9, 2026 ] Canada Considers Purchasing 72 Gripen E/F and 72 F-35A for Its Air Force. Air Platform
  • [ June 9, 2026 ] Russia curtailed the Su-57 flight along the border after Ukraine received Gripen jets. Air Platform
  • [ June 9, 2026 ] Russia’s attempt to build its own Starlink clone broadband constellation fell back into Earth’s atmosphere. C4iSR
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Air Platform

US State Department approves $500 million sale of UH-60M helicopters to Croatia

June 9, 2024 GDC 0

Croatia has been granted the green light to acquire $500 million worth of UH-60 M Black Hawk helicopters, as confirmed by the U.S. State Department. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the top arms broker for […]

Air Platform

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

March 19, 2024 GDC 0

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Air Platform

Leonardo Completes Delivery Of NH90 Helicopters To Italian Navy

March 5, 2024 GDC 0

The Italian Navy has finally received the last NH90 helicopter. The fleet now consists of 56 air platforms. Leonardo took more than 23 years to fulfil the contract. The agreement was signed in the summer […]

Air Platform

Greece to purchase 49 UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters for its armed forces

October 11, 2023 GDC 0

Greece has submitted a formal request to purchase 49 Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters as replacements for its Bell UH-1s, Flight Global revealed on Monday. Athens launched the procurement process, which had not previously been […]

Air Platform

U.S. State Department Approves 23 F-model Chinook Helicopters For Egypt

June 23, 2023 GDC 0

The US Department of State has given its approval to a potentially $2.6 billion sale to Egypt of 23 Boeing CH-47F Chinook transport helicopters. Outlined on 26 May, the prospective Foreign Military Sales deal “will […]

Air Platform

The Philippines Acquires 32 S70i Black Hawk Helicopters from Poland Worth $624 Million

February 25, 2022 GDC 0

The Philippines Department of National Defense (DND) signed a contract for the purchase of 32 additional S70i Black Hawk helicopters from PZL Mielic of Poland in a ceremony held Tuesday, at the DND Building in […]

Air Platform

Leonardo Awarded $396 Million Contract To Supply 18 AW169M Helicopters to Austria

February 2, 2022 GDC 0

The Acquisition Contract, valued at $396 million, was signed in the framework of the Italy-Austria G2G Agreement aimed at reinforcing the bilateral collaboration between the two countries and establishing a strategic partnership in the rotorcraft […]

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

    November 8, 2022 0
    The Australian Army has declared initial operational capability for its fleet of Boxer combat reconnaissance vehicles. The service achieved the milestone under the LAND 400 Phase 2 program after receiving the first batch of 25 [...]
  • Ukrainian Forces Shoot Down Russian Cruise Missiles for the First Time

    April 4, 2022 0
    Ukrainian Air Defense forces claim to have shot down 5 Russian cruise missiles, presumed to be the highly agile and long-range KH-55  for the first time since the war began. Ukrainian Forces Pushed Russian Troops [...]
  • More Pain For Putin: France Commits To Delivering Scalp Cruise Missiles To Ukraine

    July 12, 2023 0
    France will join Britain in supplying Ukraine with long-range cruise missiles, which can travel 250 km (155 miles), a move that allows Ukrainian forces to hit Russian troops and supplies deep behind front lines, French [...]
  • Turkey develops and deploys acoustic deceptor and jammer

    February 2, 2020 0
    The Zargana Countermeasure System has been developed by Aselsan to protect submarines from incoming torpedoes. It does this by launching salvos of acoustic ‘deceptors’ and ‘jammers.’ These are small torpedo-like objects which are launched from [...]
  • 127mm / 54-calibre Oto-Breda compact gun

    April 29, 2020 0
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  • Israeli Air Force destroyed Iran’s Shiraz Electronics Industries, a painful blow to Iranian Mullahs

    June 15, 2025 0
    Shiraz Electronics Industries was reportedly targeted in Israeli airstrikes early Sunday morning. These strikes also hit a Defense Ministry-linked facility in Isfahan. Iran International reported the attacks on these sites, along with others in Kermanshah. [...]
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.

May 17, 2026 0

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Europe

Estonia Purchases Additional HIMARS Rocket Artillery from Lockheed Martin.

May 16, 2026 0

The Estonian Centre for Defence Investments has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin for the procurement of three additional HIMARS multiple rocket systems. The agreement also includes an investment of approximately $11 million into Estonia’s […]

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    USS Curtis Wilbur Transits Taiwan Strait

  • Air Platform

    India to Develop Domestic UAV and Helicopter

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine plans to buy 48 Bayraktar TB2 Drones

  • Europe

    Ukraine Captured Russian POWs, Tanks And Weapons In Lyman As Russian Fleeing Occupied Territories

  • Europe

    What type of weapons does Ukraine need right now to drive Russia out of Ukraine, including Crimea?

  • Europe

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

  • Europe

    Ukraine Fires Polish-made Howitzers To Fight Off Russians

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. State Department Approves Joint Stand-Off Weapons (JSOW) For Oman

  • South Asia

    Former Bangladesh’s dictator Sheikh Hasina’s schizophrenia and paranoia about America started in 1975 when the Indian RAW brainwashed her in exile.

  • C4iSR

    Digital Arsenals : US Army Deployed Stryker Mounted EW System In Europe

  • Europe

    Turkey speeds up the development of anti-ballistic missiles

  • Europe

    Poland purchases three Swedish-built A26 class submarines.

  • Europe

    Ukraine Thwarts 32 Russian Air Attacks Over Kyiv

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Royal Thai Navy Parades Chinese-built FK-3 Surface-to-air Missile

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze drones blew up Russian train carrying Kalibr cruise missiles to naval base

  • Europe

    Finland’s HX Programme’s Fighter Jet Comparison

  • Middle East

    The U.S. to sale F-35 as part of a secret Israeli-UAE deal

  • Middle East

    Heightened risk to the West is that radical IRGC General Ahmad Vahidi is running the country.

  • Africa

    When Su-27 Fought MiG-29 in Africa, As Always MiG-29 Became The Loser

  • Americas

    Northrop Grumman to develop new guided high-explosive ammunition for US Navy

  • Europe

    Slovak KONŠTRUKTA-Defence develops new 155mm self-propelled howitzer

  • Air Platform

    Turkish TFX fighter will fly at Mach 2 speed

  • Europe

    Czech Republic replaces Russian SAM with Israeli Spyder ADS

  • C4iSR

    How Did Israel’s Precision-guided Missiles Overcome Russian GPS Jamming Technique?

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine Captured Russian BRM-1K Reconnaissance Vehicles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan to Replace All F-5s Within Three Years

  • Defense Industry

    UK allocates $6 billion to replenish weapons delivered to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Spain Orders 20 Additional Latest Variant Eurofighter Typhoon

  • Americas

    Sikorsky to build nine CH-53K King Stallion helicopters for U.S. Marines

  • Air Platform

    Russian Air Force Using Iranian Shahed-136 Drones In Kherson

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Here’s why Russia’s S-400 Triumf Surface-to-air missile failed in Iran.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha Ocean Unveils All-unmanned Aircraft Carrier Concept

  • Europe

    US seeks EU allies’ backing for possible China sanctions over Ukraine war

  • Europe

    Russian Soldiers Surrender Fully Operational Tanks and Defect to Ukrainian Side For $10,000

  • Air Platform

    Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Unveils Gaza UAV

  • Europe

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

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    HMAS Sydney Test-fires Evolved Sea Sparrow Missiles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Austal Showcases New Offshore Patrol Concept 60

  • Europe

    U.S. Pledges Additional $700 Million Lethal Aid To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

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

  • Europe

    Ukraine captured the Russian T-90M main battle tank in a daring raid

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Virgin Airlines Pilot First to Spot Chinese Warships Off Australia’s East Coast

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Czech Republic to purchase Spyder LR anti-air missiles from Israel

  • Middle East

    U.S. Destroyed Iran’s Attack Boats in the Strait of Hormuz.

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Su-35 Fighter Jet Crashed In Izium, Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Eurofighter Typhoon Fires Storm Shadow Cruise Missile First Time

  • C4iSR

    UK Confirmed The Sale Of E-3D Sentry To Chilean Air Force

  • Anti-drone System

    German-made Vintage Gepard Anti-aircraft Gun Proved the Best Drone Killer in Ukraine.

  • Europe

    Putin’s Propaganda Reached Its Limit, Most Russians Beleive Now Conscripts have Already Died In Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Russia curtailed the Su-57 flight along the border after Ukraine received Gripen jets.

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