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  • [ May 17, 2026 ] South Korea offers KF-21 Boramae fighter jet and Cheongung-II missile defense system to Saudi Arabia. Air Platform
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A Russian pilot tried to defect to Italy with his Tu-22M3 strategic bomber like the MiG-25 Foxbat defected to Japan

July 10, 2024 GDC 0

Russia on Monday said it had foiled an attempt by Kyiv to get a Russian military pilot to defect with his strategic bomber to Ukrainian-held territory. An unknown group of personnel offered the pilot and […]

  • Turkey deposits payment for 40 new F-16V Block 70 fighter jets

    December 11, 2024 0
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  • Israeli Elbit Systems Awarded $2.3 Billion Arms Contract by the United Arab Emirates.

    December 21, 2025 0
    The $2.3-billion deal between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv calls for the delivery of advanced defense systems over eight years. Elbit Systems awarded $1.65 billion contract to establish pilots training center in GreeceDateAugust 18, 2021Israeli [...]
  • The U.S. is sending the world’s largest aircraft carrier to the Middle East as tensions with Iran are high.

    February 16, 2026 0
    The United States will send the world’s largest aircraft carrier to the Middle East to back up another already there, a person familiar with the plans said Friday, putting more American firepower behind President Donald [...]
  • US to Fund RMAF’s Maritime Patrol Aircraft Acquisition Programme

    February 27, 2020 0
    The US government will fund the conversion work of two RMAF’s CN295 transport aircraft into Maritime Patrol Aircraft under its Maritime Security Initiative, and will be carried out under the Foreign Military Sales programme. It [...]
  • Elbit System to equip Philippines air forces maritime aircrafts with signals intelligence and mission systems

    December 16, 2023 0
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  • France surpassed Russia as the second largest arms exporter

    August 4, 2023 0
    Reports of new deals to sell French arms to India and Qatar are just the latest sign that France’s defense industry is gaining pace. The news comes as Russian arms exports decline in the wake [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

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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 […]

Europe

Saab HEAT 758 Features Dual-Charge Warhead Inside New Carl-Gustaf Anti-Tank Round.

May 11, 2026 0

Saab is stepping up the Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle’s anti-armor role with a new round designed to defeat heavily protected vehicles on the modern battlefield. The HEAT 758 features a dual-charge warhead meant to first damage […]

Europe

Roketsan unveiled the CIDA long-range anti-tank guided missile.

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East Asia and Pacific Region

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Unveils Next-generation K9MH Mobile Howitzer Artillery System.

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Europe

Safran and MBDA fired the first Thundart munition developed for France’s Long-Range Land Strike program.

May 5, 2026 0

French defense firm Safran and missile maker MBDA successfully test-fired their jointly developed rocket-artillery munition this month, and expect to be able to deliver the first multiple-launch rocket systems in 2029 should their offer be […]

  • Americas

    Boeing Started Manufacturing E-7A AWACS for US Air Force

  • Europe

    Royal Navy’s operational F-35 jets mark first landing on HMS Queen Elizabeth

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea Offers Frigates And Submarines To Modernize Philippines Navy Without the Political Baggage

  • Americas

    US Army Successfully Tests Future Missile Defense Radar For Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor

  • Air Platform

    Russian Defense Industries Can’t Manufacture Drones, Russia Buys Drones From Belarus and Iran

  • Air Platform

    Italian Leonardo Converts Lineage 1000 Into MPA For Pakistan Navy

  • Uncategorized

    Biden Admin To Provide Longer-range Anti-air Missiles To Ukraine Worth $800 Million

  • Uncategorized

    Turkish Aselsan awarded $13.3 million contract for software based radios

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. Air Force’s Hypersonic Missile Will Be Operational In 2023

  • Anti-ship Missile

    The failure of the Chinese CM-302 anti-ship missile in Iran is a significant setback for the Chinese Navy.

  • Air Platform

    UAE Negotiating With South Korea to Purchase KF-21 Boramae Fighter Jets

  • Middle East

    Turkish warship fired RGM-84 Harpoon missiles on sites controlled by Haftar militias

  • Air Platform

    Saab Gripen E: An unique opportunity for Indian Defense Industry

  • C4iSR

    Massive blow to Putin as Russia can no longer manufacture A-50 AEW&C planes.

  • Air Platform

    Bayraktar Kizilelma UCAV Enters Serial Production

  • Europe

    Hyundai Rotem proposed K2 Black Panther for Polish MBT requirement

  • Europe

    UK, Turkey, Canada, Norway and Iceland are ready to contribute to EU efforts to boost Ukraine’s defense

  • Europe

    Russia says Ukraine used Storm Shadow missiles to destroy military industries in Luhansk

  • Europe

    BAE Systems To Upgrade CV90 IFV Of Dutch Army

  • Europe

    Ukraine Deploys Inguar 3 Armored Vehicles In Battlefield

  • Europe

    Russia sending 1970s T-72 tanks to fight modern Leopard, Challenger and Abrams tanks

  • Naval Platforms

    Barracuda-class Attack Submarine and it’s derivatives

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze drones destroyed Russia’s oil refineries in Krasnodar Krai and Roslavl district

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    PLA Navy Sends Guided-missile Destroyer Changsha to Bangladesh

  • Europe

    Russia Left Behind Treasure Trove Of Ammunition In Kherson

  • Americas

    GE Aerospace tests breakthrough hypersonic dual-mode ramjet

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Fifth-generation KAAN fighter jets to take to skies in 2024

  • Air Platform

    Revolutionary: Saab Manufactures 3D Printed Parts For Gripen Fighter Jet

  • Europe

    Turkey Starts Mass Producing HISAR-A+ And HISAR-O+ Missiles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japanese Navy Commissions The First Taigei Class Submarine

  • Air Platform

    Finland Concludes Procurement of 64 F-35 Stealth Jets

  • Air Platform

    RSAF’s A330 MRTT Gains Full Operational Capability

  • South Asia

    Amid China tensions, Indian Defense Ministry’s $10 billion shopping spree

  • Europe

    Defecting Wagner Boss Shot Down Russian Helicopter, Putin Deploys Troops in Moscow Fearing Coup

  • Europe

    Putin considers Russian service members to be expendables, with 279,000 dead in the Ukraine war

  • Europe

    American Abrams tanks fighting Russian forces in Eastern Ukraine

  • Americas

    US Navy’s P-8A Poseidon Test Fires Harpoon Missiles

  • South Asia

    Turkey, Pakistan To Jointly Develop Satellite Project

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy’s ‘carrier killer’ HALO hypersonic missile to rival those of China and Russia.

  • Europe

    Britain welcomes Germany’s participation in the Tempest sixth-generation fighter jet program.

  • Naval Platforms

    Turkish STM Lays Keel Of Pakistan Navy’s First MILGEM-Class Corvette

  • Europe

    Franco-Italian Horizon Class Destroyers to Receive Hypersonic and BMD Capability

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

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

  • Europe

    Ukraine receives advanced light howitzer from AM General

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar unveils locally developed MMT-40 light tanks

  • Europe

    Putin started wearing bulletproof vests in public appearance over assassination fears

  • Americas

    U.S. GOP Senators Introduced Legislation To Bloster Israeli Iron Dome

  • Defense Industry

    France Replaces China As The Third Largest Arms Exporter

  • Europe

    Armenian Su-30SM failed to take off from Gyumri airbase

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia purchases precision strike missiles with 500km range worth $1.6 billion

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