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  • [ February 11, 2026 ] J-20 exposed: new photos reveal China’s J-20 Mighty Dragon has visible screws, rivets and quality issues on the airframe.   Air Platform
  • [ February 11, 2026 ] Ukraine unveils latest 2S22 Bohdana 155mm self-propelled howitzer. Europe
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Elbit Systems Completes UTACS Acquisition in the UK.

February 2, 2026 GDC 0

Elbit Systems UK has completed the full acquisition of UAV Tactical Systems Ltd. (UTACS) after receiving all required regulatory and government approvals. The acquisition marks a further expansion of Elbit Systems’ presence in Europe and […]

Air Platform

Turkey’s C-130J Hercules Transport Aircraft Undergoing Overhaul in the UK.

November 17, 2025 GDC 0

Cambridge, U.K.-based Marshall Aerospace has confirmed that 12 C-130J Hercules transport aircraft acquired by Turkey from the United Kingdom have been delivered to its facilities for maintenance and modernization under a new multiyear contract signed […]

Cruise Missiles

UK and Germany agree to jointly manufacture 2,000km range cruise missile.

November 10, 2025 GDC 0

Europe’s next long-range precision strike missile could hit the skies sooner than expected. UK Defense Secretary John Healey has confirmed the fast-tracked development of what he previously called “one of the most advanced systems” the […]

Air Platform

UK and Turkiye Signed $10 Billion Contract for 20 Eurofighter Typhoon.

October 28, 2025 GDC 0

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Europe

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

September 28, 2025 GDC 0

The head of Dassault Aviation said on Tuesday the French planemaker could develop a new fighter jet alone and challenged Germany to do the same in the latest sign of tensions threatening to blow apart […]

Europe

Beretta Defence Proposes Next-gen GRAYBURN Rifle for British Armed Forces.

September 16, 2025 GDC 0

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Europe

Norway purchases British-made Type 26 frigates to patrol the North Atlantic ocean.

September 2, 2025 GDC 0

Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, center, flanked by Defense Minister Tore O. Sandvik, left, and Chief of Defense Eirik Kristoffersen, reports on the status of the purchase of Type 26 frigates from the United […]

Europe

The Type 26 frigate and its derivative, the Hunter-class, serve as a cautionary tale for Australia and the UK.

August 8, 2025 GDC 0

The Type 26 frigate programme, once hailed as a beacon of British naval innovation, has stumbled over a series of obstacles in the UK and Australia. These are not isolated incidents, but indications of wider […]

Cruise Missiles

MBDA awarded contract to produce Storm Shadow/SCALP-EG cruise missile for UK and France

August 5, 2025 GDC 0

The extension of the production will allow the two countries to restock the Storm Shadow/SCALP stockpiles as the work on the next-generation cruise missile. The United Kingdom and France announced on Jul. 9, 2025 that […]

Anti-air Missiles

MBDA accelerates ASTER missile production for partner countries

August 2, 2025 GDC 0

On 23 July 2025, MBDA delivered the first batch of ASTER missiles less than two and a half years since the order was placed as part of a joint acquisition led by OCCAR with Eurosam, the Franco-Italian joint […]

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  • MBDA To Add Anti-ship Ballistic Missile Capability To Sea Viper Anti-air Missiles

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    ASTER Sea Viper HMS Dragon Type 45HMS Dragon a Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer carries out a successful firing of a Sea Viper missile in the Atlantic off the Hebride Isles. 27 May 2021. File [...]
  • Madness by IAF: Russian Fighters Wouldn’t Bring Victory For India Against PLA Air Force

    June 22, 2020 0
    If your adversary knows your tactics, strengths and weaknesses or you play the same tactics as your enemy playing then you lost the war before the battle started. Bring lots of surprises to the battle [...]
  • Dassault Aviation Delivers Falcon 7X Jet to Greece

    November 10, 2021 0
    French aircraft manufacturer Dassault will provide the Hellenic Air Force (HAF) with a Falcon 7X aircraft free of charge, reported Greek Timea citing government sources.  Dassault Aviation Releases Photo Of First Rafale For GreeceDateJuly 11, 2021Greece [...]
  • Japan to fund $348 million for Six Vietnamese Patrol Boats

    July 30, 2020 0
    Vietnam on July 28 2020, signed an agreement with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to borrow 36.63 billion yen ($348.2 million) to build six patrol vessels, state media reported, amid rising tensions in the [...]
  • A leaked document shows China’s WS-19 and WS-21 Huangshan engines underperforming compared to Chinese propaganda claims.

    January 24, 2026 0
    The recent Twitter videos posted by various Chinese Twitter accounts showing J-35 taking off from a deck with its WS-19 engine may attract military enthusiasts without aerospace knowledge. The Chinese J-20 fighter flew with a [...]
  • Ingalls Shipbuilding awarded a contract to build LPD 32 for US Navy

    May 28, 2023 0
    The U.S. Navy awarded HII a $1.3 billion modification to a previously awarded contract for procuring the detail design and construction of amphibious transport dock LPD 32.  Ingalls Shipbuilding Launched First LPD Flight II HarrisburgDateDecember [...]
Europe

Ukraine unveils latest 2S22 Bohdana 155mm self-propelled howitzer.

February 11, 2026 0

Ukraine’s defense industry displayed the latest version of its 2S22 Bohdana 155 mm self-propelled howitzer at the World Defense Show 2026 in Saudi Arabia. The debut signals Ukraine’s push to position a combat-proven artillery system […]

Africa

Turkey and Egypt Sign Major Defense Cooperation Agreement on 155mm Ammo and Missile Production.

February 8, 2026 0

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Europe

Aselsan and Excalibur jointly produced Korkut air defense system.

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Europe

Hanwha Aerospace Awarded Contract to Produce Long-range K239 Chunmoo Rockets to Norway.

January 29, 2026 0

Hanwha Aerospace Co. has secured an estimated $1.9 billion project to supply long-range rockets to Norway, with the official contract expected to be signed this week, informed industry sources said Wednesday. The contract is widely […]

Infantry Weapons

The U.S. Deploys Iranian Shahed-136 Replica LUCAS Drone in the Middle East.

January 27, 2026 0

Russia’s version of Iran’s fast, cheap Shahed attack drones have been wreaking havoc during the Ukraine conflict, saturating the skies nearly every night and terrorising civilians. Highly adaptive and hard to intercept, the United States […]

Africa

China delivers Type 59 towed guns to the UAE-backed terror group Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

January 25, 2026 0

China has shipped a batch of Type 59 130mm towed artillery systems to Rapid Support Forces, with images confirming the weapons loaded aboard a cargo vessel and prepared for export, according to open-source visuals recorded […]

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    Indian Air Force To Join Desert Flag Exercise in UAE

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    UK will send starstreak, NLAW, howitzer and loitering munitions worth £100 million to Ukraine

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    Turkey develops homegrown 1,500-horsepower tank engine

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    Ukrainian TB2 drone destroys Russian ammo store in Snake Island

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    Dr Yunus steers Bangladesh’s economy towards the West. India held hostages of Bangladesh’s economy for 15 years.

  • Europe

    Russia Used Deep Fake Photos Of American Adult Entertainment Actress To Recruit Conscripts

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    Ukrainian forces destroyed Russian Zoopark-1 counter-battery radar

  • Europe

    Australia Sends More Armored Vehicles And Ammo To Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    50 RAAF Aircraft Joins Exercise Arnhem Thunder 2021

  • Naval Platforms

    Lürssen’s OPV80 – Royal Australian Navy’s Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV)

  • Europe

    Russia Wants To Buy Back CNS Liaoning From China

  • Air Platform

    Lessons From Karabakh Conflict, Russia Building Cheap Attack Drones

  • Infantry Weapons

    Indian Army acquires Israeli Spike LR anti-tank guided missile

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine received decomissioned Israeli Patriot missile defense system.

  • Europe

    Turkey transferred six F-16 fighters, twenty TB2 drones and eight T-129 attack helicopters to Azerbaijan

  • South Asia

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Pressed President Joe Biden to Go Easy on Ousted Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Allowing Hasina to Kill Thousands of Civilians

  • Europe

    Portugal joins Czech initiatives to purchase ammunition for Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar Junta Sentenced Six Army Generals To Death For Surrendering, Junta Hunts Officers Who Deserted Their Post And Escaped To Bangladesh

  • Europe

    Putin’s Russia in panic and disarray after armed rebellion by Yevgeny Prigozhin in Rostov-on-Don

  • Europe

    U.S.-made ATACMS pounding in Crimea as Russia shuts Kerch bridge

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Shot Down Iranian-made Shahed-136 Drone In Kherson

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    South Korea will upgrade its F-15K Eagle fleet’s radar systems and mission computer

  • Air Platform

    Madness by IAF: Russian Fighters Wouldn’t Bring Victory For India Against PLA Air Force

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    PT Pindad and Rheinmetall team up to develop advanced ammunition technologies.

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze drone destroyed Russia’s T-90M battle tanks

  • C4iSR

    IAI and HHI to Supply Philippine Navy with ALPHA 3D Radar Systems

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Japan confirms fielding of new 400km range ASM-3A air-to-surface missile

  • Air Platform

    Leonardo AW159 Wildcat helicopter conducts first successful firings of Thales ‘Martlet’ Lightweight Multirole Missile (LMM)

  • Middle East

    Dubai air show 2021: Rosoboronexport failed to sign a contract for Su-75 Checkmate

  • Europe

    Multiple Explosions Rocked Russian Military Base In Crimea Degrading Russian Black Sea Fleet

  • C4iSR

    Moldovan Army Plans To Buy Thales Ground Master 200 Surveillance Radar

  • Middle East

    Israeli Aerospace Industries supplies Heron UAV to Morocco

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Austal Delivers 15th Guardian-class Patrol Boats

  • Europe

    Germany lifts embargo on Pandur II armored combat vehicles for Philippines

  • Americas

    Germany offers Brazil a batch of Leopard tanks and Marder infantry fighting vehicles.

  • Europe

    Russian Forces Destroyed Ka-52 Helicopter Before Leaving Hostomel Airport Near Kyiv

  • Naval Platforms

    Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) delivers the second project 15B destroyer, to the Indian navy

  • Americas

    U.S. Army evaluates mission module on newest Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV)

  • Europe

    Germany purchased Leopard 2A7V Main Battle Tanks

  • Industry

    Turkish defense industry continues to boosting its capabilities

  • Americas

    EDGE Awarded Contract To Produce MANSUP Anti-ship Missiles For Brazil

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    After Australia, Japan Wants Nuclear Submarines

  • Air Platform

    South Korea Starts Series Production Of KF-21 Fighter Jets

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Indian Air Force to Replace Russian-made R-77 Missile With Israeli I-Derby ER

  • Air Platform

    Australia Receives First AH-64E Apaches Attack Helicopters to Boost Strike Power.

  • Air Platform

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

  • Air Platform

    Collins Aerospace To Continue Collaboration With Indian HAL

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