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  • [ May 6, 2026 ] Netherlands Considers Aegis Combat System For Future Air Defence Frigate. C4iSR
  • [ May 6, 2026 ] Spanish Indra will build Shipborne Multiband AESA Radar. C4iSR
  • [ May 6, 2026 ] South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Unveils Next-generation K9MH Mobile Howitzer Artillery System. East Asia and Pacific Region
  • [ May 6, 2026 ] U.S. Approves $373.6 Million JDAM-ER Sale to Ukraine. Air-Launched Weapons
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Middle East

Emirati Mirage 2000 Jets Bombed Iranian Oil Refinery in Post Ceasefire Air Strike.

April 10, 2026 GDC 0

The United Arab Emirates emerged Wednesday as a suspected offensive actor in the widening Gulf conflict, with multiple Iranian sources and open-source military analysts pointing to UAE Air Force Mirage 2000-9 fighter jets as the […]

Air-Launched Weapons

Australia Transfers AIM-120D-3 AMRAAM Missile to the United Arab Emirates.

March 13, 2026 GDC 0

Australia announced the transfer of AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles to the United Arab Emirates as Iranian missile and drone attacks expand across the Middle East. Australia announced the transfer of AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles to […]

C4iSR

Australia deploys high-tech E-7A Wedgetail spy plane to protect the United Arab Emirates.

March 11, 2026 GDC 0

Australia deploys an E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning aircraft to the United Arab Emirates to improve airspace monitoring over the Persian Gulf amid Iranian drone and missile attacks. Australia deploys an E-7A Wedgetail airborne early […]

Air Platform

UAE started negotiations with South Korea to purchase KF-21 and FA-50 fighter jets.

August 12, 2025 GDC 0

The Republic of Korea and the UAE showed that their defence connections were getting stronger by having key officials fly together in FA-50 and KF-21 planes. According to information published by the Republic of Korea […]

Air Platform

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

April 18, 2025 GDC 0

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C4iSR

Saab to deliver Giraffe ground-based longe-range surveillance radar systems to UAE

February 20, 2025 GDC 0

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Air Platform

Dassault Aviation Unveils First Rafale F4 Aircraft For UAE

February 1, 2025 GDC 0

France has launched its new variant of the Rafale fighter jet, F-4. The United Arab Emirates will receive the first F4 aircraft. The French aviation company said in a statement that a trial of the […]

Air Platform

Airbus delivers A330 MRTTs aircraft to the UAE

November 18, 2024 GDC 0

The United Arab Emirates Air Force has taken delivery of an additional A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft from Airbus at the Al Ain Air Base in Abu Dhabi. It is the first of […]

C4iSR

Saab delivers the fourth GlobalEye to the UAE

July 20, 2024 GDC 0

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C4iSR

Saab Group awarded contract to support UAE’s GlobalEye AWACS

June 6, 2024 GDC 0

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  • The USAF wants commoditised F-16V for easier Foreign Military Sales

    February 14, 2020 0
    The USAF operates 1,245 F-16 with 701 with active forces, 490 with Air National Guard and 54 with Reserve. The US Air Force wants to develop a commoditised Lockheed Martin F-16 to make it easier [...]
  • Boeing’s MQ-25 Autonomous Aerial Refueling Vehicle Completes First Flight

    December 18, 2020 0
    ST. LOUIS (GDC) – Boeing and the U.S. Navy have for the first time flown the MQ-25 T1 test asset with an aerial refueling store (ARS), a significant milestone informing development of the unmanned aerial refueler. [...]
  • Netherlands received its first MQ-9A Reaper drones

    August 19, 2023 0
    The first MQ-9A Reaper drones have arrived at the Royal Netherlands Air Force’s Leeuwarden base. Four more drones are in the queue. Australia to purchase MQ-9B SkyGuardian DroneDateDecember 8, 2019The USAF To Upgrade MQ-9A Reaper [...]
  • Iran Closes Gas Stations and Billboards After Suspected Israeli Cyber Attacks

    October 27, 2021 0
    A major disruption at gas stations across Iran was reportedly caused by an Israeli cyber attack on software supporting a subsidized card payment system relied upon by millions of drivers. Chinese state-sponsored group carried out [...]
  • Qatar Emiri Coast Guard showcased its newly acquired ULAQ armed unmanned surface vessel.

    January 24, 2026 0
    Qatar Emiri Coast Guard showcased its newly acquired ULAQ armed unmanned surface vessel at DIMDEX 2026 in Doha, marking a significant milestone as the Gulf region’s first operational USV deployment. The platform, delivered by Türkiye’s [...]
  • Turkiye to establish drone assembly facility in Pakistan.

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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 […]

Infantry Weapons

Elbit Systems PULS Rocket Artillery Precision, Modular and Universal Launching System for Battlefield Dominance.

April 28, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Philippine Army Test Fires Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm Howitzer Boosting Long-Range Strike.

April 27, 2026 0

The Philippine Army has conducted its first live firing with its new Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer during Exercise Salaknib 26, a joint U.S./Philippines military exercise, bringing a faster and more mobile long-range strike […]

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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  • Industry

    Saab started manufacturing A26 Disruptor Submarines

  • Air Platform

    Russian air force stops flying over Kherson after losing three Su-34 aircraft

  • Europe

    Turkish Hisar-A missile hits target aircraft in test-firing

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    British And American Nationals Fighting Alongside Anti-coup Myanmar’s Rebels

  • Europe

    Sweden reveals how Ukrainian crews were trained to use CV90 infantry fighting vehicles

  • Europe

    Poland purchases three Swedish-built A26 class submarines.

  • Air Platform

    Airbus Unveils French Army’s NH90 Caïman Special Operations Helicopter Prototype

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Type 100A tank is another propaganda advantage for the Chinese army.

  • Europe

    Ukraine Received VAB Armored Vehicle From France

  • Europe

    Russia is preparing to mobilize 300,000 troops by June 2024

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Australia tests Sidewinder air-to-air missile on NASAMS launcher

  • Air Platform

    French Rafale Conducts Maritime Exercises with French Navy’s Warship Forbin

  • Naval Platforms

    Turkish STM Engineering and ASFAT to cooperate on MILGEM project for Pakistan Navy’s corvettes

  • Middle East

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

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine War: Hyped Up Su-75 Checkmate Remained As A Pipe-dream For Russian Air Force

  • Europe

    Russia’s $300 billion frozen assets in the West must be used to rearm and rebuild Ukraine

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    UAE’s EDGE to equip Turkish Bayraktar drones with precision-guided bombs

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin Selected StandardAero To Assemble BlackHawk Helicopters For British Army

  • Industry

    ASC And CSIRO To Pioneer Additive Manufacturing Using Supersonic Cold Spray

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s AVIC Unveils America’s V-BAT Copycat Drone.

  • Defense Industry

    Sukhoi Forecasted 600 Su-57 Sale During Design Phase of the Aircraft

  • Middle East

    Leonardo to Provide Naval Operations Center For Qatari Navy

  • South Asia

    Useless Bangladesh Army: Myanmar army fired artillery shells in Bangladesh killing fifteen Bangladeshi

  • Europe

    Russia’s lost 22 tanks, 33 armored vehicles and 1040 Russian troops in a day

  • Defense Industry

    China’s FC-20CE To Participate Thailand’s F-16A/B Replacement Bid

  • Air Platform

    Swedish Air Force Gets First Gripen E Fighter Jet

  • Air Platform

    Australia To Buy 29 AH-64E Apache Guardian Helicopters

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian Army Started Using Taiwan-made Revolver 860 Drones

  • C4iSR

    Swedish Submarines to Get Advanced Electronic Navigation Systems

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall to Supply 350 Logistical Vehicles to German Army

  • Europe

    Ukraine Launches Drone Swarms Over Moscow, Including Putin’s Resident

  • Middle East

    Iran’s Ballistic Missiles, Air Defence System, Radars, Naval Bases and Military Installations Completely Destroyed.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indian Navy’s Fifth Scorpene-class Submarine Starts Sea Trials

  • Europe

    Ukraine blew up Engels Airbase Housing Russia’s Nuclear Bomber

  • Air Platform

    US Air Force’s B-2 stealth bombers dropped GBU-57 MOP to Iran’s Nuclear Sites

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    South Asia

    Bangladesh Army (Thief) receives BTR 80 simulator

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Temu rockets: The Cambodian Army’s Chinese-made Type-90B rocket artillery exploded after heavy fire.

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drone attacks damaged two MiG-31K fighter jets at Savasleyka airbase in Nizhny Novgorod

  • Europe

    Poland purchases 180 South Korean K2 Black Panther tanks

  • Central Asia

    Armenia will leave Collective Security Treaty Organization, Armenian premier says

  • Naval Platforms

    Saab’s Visby-class Corvette: Ultimate Stealth at Sea

  • South Asia

    India and Pakistan’s nuclear arms purchase networks

  • Europe

    Russians Flee From Front-line Of Kherson, Moved Back To Dnieper River

  • Europe

    Poland Delivers Piorun Man-portable Air Defense System To Norway

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Engine Problems: How China Was Coerced Into Buying Su-35 And S-400

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Sweden Purchased Saab Mobile Short Range Air Defense System

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea establishes research center to build aircraft engine.

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Force Long-Range Refueling Drill In Preparation Of Iran Strike

  • Europe

    Russia’s tank losses are so bad that Russia could have 500 tanks left in 2025 if Ukraine war continues  

  • C4iSR

    Pakistan’s ISI and Bangladesh’s DGFI covertly cooperate with Israeli Mossad and purchase technologies from Israeli tech firms.

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