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  • [ February 2, 2026 ] Boeing has offered to produce the Ghost Bat drone in Poland as part of its 32 F-15EX sales pitch. Air Platform
  • [ February 2, 2026 ] Elbit Systems Completes UTACS Acquisition in the UK. Defense Industry
  • [ February 2, 2026 ] Denmark purchases Naval Strike Missile from Kongsberg for Coastal Defense System. Anti-ship Missile
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Eurofighter Typhoon Lands in Turkey for inspection by British and Turkish officials

January 5, 2025 GDC 0

Two Eurofighter Typhoon jets belonging to the U.K.’s Royal Air Force landed at Mürted Air Base in Ankara, Türkiye’s capital for inspection by Turkish officials, media reports said Wednesday. Defense Minister Yaşar Güler announced on […]

Air-Launched Weapons

UK Carried Out Successful Test Launch of SPEAR Missile

December 15, 2024 GDC 0

The U.K. has successfully tested a new cruise missile, London said on Sunday, as Western militaries push for defense investment and Russia, China and North Korea funnel resources into their weapons development programs. The “cutting-edge […]

Europe

Babcock Floats Royal Navy’s First Type 31 Frigate HMS Venturer

December 6, 2024 GDC 0

UK shipbuilder Babcock has revealed that the Royal Navy’s first Type 31 frigate HMS Venturer will be floated off in the first half of 2024. “HMS Venturer is progressing through construction and assembly with the […]

Cruise Missiles

France authorizes the use of long-range SCALP missiles to strike inside Russia

November 25, 2024 GDC 0

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot told the BBC that Ukraine can shoot French longer-range missiles into Russia in the “logics of self-defense.” The French Scalp missiles are the same as the UK’s Storm Shadow missiles, which Ukraine […]

Cruise Missiles

France and the UK authorize the use of Storm Shadow/Scalp Cruise Missiles Deep Inside Russia

November 18, 2024 GDC 0

France and the UK, following the US, have reportedly granted Ukraine permission to use their long-range SCALP and Storm Shadow missiles for strikes on Russian territory, according to Le Figaro. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has commented […]

Air Platform

BAE Systems Stops Eurofighter Typhoon Production As International And Domestic Orders Dried Up

November 16, 2024 GDC 0

Production of UK-made Typhoon jets has “essentially stopped” amid fears the Royal Air Force will buy US-made aircraft instead. A BAE Systems plant near Preston was until recently assembling the jets for Qatar following a […]

Anti-ship Missile

Royal Navy Will Use Artificial Intelligence To Counter Anti-ship Missile

November 13, 2024 GDC 0

The Royal Navy is using artificial intelligence for the first time at sea in a bid to defeat missile attacks. Leading-edge software is being tested at sea against live missiles during the largest exercise of its […]

C4iSR

Royal Air Force’s E-7A Wedgetail AWACS Received Paint Scheme

November 1, 2024 GDC 0

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Air Platform

UK, Italy and Japan agreed to expedite the development of sixth-gen fighter jet

October 27, 2024 GDC 0

The defense ministers of Japan, the U.K. and Italy agreed to accelerate the joint development of a next-generation fighter jet, and announced that a trilateral government organization would be established by the end of this […]

Middle East

Russia helped Yemeni Houthi terrorists with British and American cargo ships tracking data

October 27, 2024 GDC 0

Vladimir Putin is reportedly helping the Houthis blitz British and US ships in a major escalation – bringing Russia and the West on a collision course. The Yemeni group has disrupted global shipping over the […]

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  • Russian Air Defense Systems Have Drone Headache

    December 6, 2020 0
    Turkish drones Bayraktar TV2 became famous during the recent conflicts in Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh. They are produced by Baykar Makina, whose technical director and co-owner is Selcuk Bayraktar, the son of the company’s founder and son-in-law [...]
  • Boeing Delivers P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft To New Zealand

    December 10, 2022 0
    “As a maritime nation, delivery of the P-8A will ensure New Zealand maintains a patrol and response capability that will protect and support law enforcement in our Exclusive Economic Zone and Southern Ocean,” said Sarah [...]
  • State Department Approves Mark VI Patrol Boats for Ukraine

    June 18, 2020 0
    The State Department approved Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Ukraine of up to sixteen Mark VI Patrol Boats and related equipment for an estimated cost of $600 million.  The Government of Ukraine has [...]
  • Biden Administration Throws Support Behind Seizing $300 Billion Frozen Russian Assets

    January 24, 2024 0
    President Joe Biden’s administration is backing legislation that would let it seize some of $300 billion in frozen Russian assets to help pay for the reconstruction of Ukraine, a shift as the White House seeks [...]
  • China’s Type 003 Aircraft Carrier Could Be Headache For Indo-Pacific Nations

    November 13, 2021 0
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  • Morocco Receives First Bayraktar TB2 Drones

    September 22, 2021 0
    Morocco has received the first units of Turkey’s Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAV), according to local news sites. The deliveries began September 17, the media reports said, as confirmed by the Turkish media. [...]
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 […]

Americas

Elbit Systems Started Manufacturing Sigma NG 155mm Howitzers in the U.S.

January 11, 2026 0

Elbit Systems has completed production of the first model of the Sigma NG 155 millimetre self-propelled howitzer at the South Carolina facility of its US subsidiary, Elbit America. The system is fully based on US […]

Europe

Germany purchases KNDS RCH155 Wheeled Howitzers.

January 8, 2026 0

The German Bundeswehr plans to acquire 229 RCH155 wheeled howitzers using the chassis of the Boxer 8 x 8 wheeled combat vehicle from KNDS. It is expected that the procurement will soon be examined by […]

Europe

Turkish drone maker Skydagger completes Skydagger 7 FPV drones trials.

December 28, 2025 0

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  • Middle East

    US Sate Department approves $2.3bn refurbishment package for 43 of Egypt’s AH-64E Apaches

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea To Boost Defense Exports

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia down-selected Japanese Mogami-class frigate to replace ageing ANZAC class frigate

  • Americas

    Lockheed’s F-22 Raptor Gets Software Updates

  • Middle East

    Qatar, Turkey agree to enhance defense cooperation

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Aggressive Act: Chinese Spy Ship Spotted In Australian EEZ

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    Ukrainian startup develops lightweight drone-killer laser system.

  • Africa

    Rosoboronexport received small arms and vehicles order from African countries worth $1.7bn

  • Naval Platforms

    Pakistan Navy received second OPV 2600, PNS Yamama

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    UK to invest $1.3 billion to develop hypersonic weapons

  • Africa

    Turkey to deliver 100 Otokar Cobra II APC to Uganda

  • Middle East

    Iran’s space ambition is a covert ICBM programme

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Navy To Continue Patrolling South China Sea With The US Navy

  • Europe

    South Korea Offers Fighter Jets, Submarine, and Drones to Greece

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Turkey rejects U.S. request to send S-400 surface-to-air missile to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Saab proposes GlobalEye for South Korean AEW&C requirement

  • Industry

    France will Revive India’s Kaveri Engine Program If India Orders 36 More Rafale

  • Europe

    French Navy takes delivery of 2nd nuclear-powered attack submarine

  • Europe

    Russia brings back thousands of Soviet-era T-72 tanks from storage for Ukraine war

  • South Asia

    India’s Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan confirmed India lost nine fighter jets due to tactical mistakes

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Jordan Asks U.S. To Deploy Patriot Missile Defense System In Amman, Amid Tensions With Iran

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Day: Lieutenant Colonel Meng Wang of Australian Army’s Aviation Command Received Conspicuous Service Medal

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s Next Aircraft Carrier Could Be Nuclear Powered

  • Cruise Missiles

    MBDA expands its Deep Precision Strike capabilities with the Land Cruise Missile system

  • Europe

    Lithuanian Army to receive Kongsberg Protector RWS

  • Anti-air Missiles

    MBDA Awarded Contract To Produce CAMM Missiles For Sweden’s Visby Class Corvettes

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    PRC regrets buying Russian S-400 air defense system

  • Defense Industry

    Why Dassault Rafale is selling hotcakes, not Gripen or Eurofighter?

  • Europe

    Russia Started Relocating Helicopters From Crimea, ATACMS Exceeds Expectations, Ukrainian Intelligence Says

  • Middle East

    Turkish Akinci Drone Located Iranian President’s Helicopter

  • Europe

    Demoralized Russian Troops Killed Their Commander And Surrendered To Ukrainian Army

  • Europe

    Poland, France and Germany vow to make Europe stronger as fears grow over Russia’s invasion and Trump’s presidency

  • Ballistic Missile

    Russia fired North Korean-made KN-23 short-range ballistic missiles on Ukraine

  • Europe

    Anti-Putin Partisans Seized Control Of Town In Belgorod

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    DARPA Flight Trials 3D Printed Scramjet Hypersonic Engine

  • Air Platform

    U.S. State Department Approves 20 F-16V Block 70 to Philippines Amid China Tensions

  • Defense Industry

    Turkey To Collaborate With Foreign Partners On TFX Fighter, Says Ismail Demir

  • C4iSR

    Hensoldt awarded a contract to supply the German Air Force with Pegasus airborne electronic reconnaissance systems

  • Air Platform

    Poland To Receive The Most Advanced Derivative Of AH-64E Apache Attack Helicopters

  • Europe

    Iran delivered first batch of 122mm Arash-series rockets to Russia

  • South Asia

    New Bangladesh passport fuels speculation over normalization of ties between Bangladesh and Israel

  • Defense Industry

    BAE Systems Received $26.7 Billion Orders In Six Months, Amid Ukraine War

  • Europe

    Ukrainian IRIS-T SLM intercepting Russian strategic cruise missiles Kh-101, Kh-55 and Kh-555

  • Defense Industry

    Indonesia purchased 12 second-hand Mirage 2000 fighter jets from Qatar worth $800 million

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force’s Rafale Fighter Jet Crashes Near Airbase After Night Raid Fourth Rafale Aircraft Loss in Kashmir Skirmish

  • Europe

    Mad Vlad no longer regards Moldova as a sovereign nation in favor of Transdniestria

  • Naval Platforms

    RAN upgrades Anzac-class frigate

  • Air Platform

    Five Worse Features Of Su-35 Led To The Destruction Of Su-35 In the Ukraine War

  • Air Platform

    Collins Aerospace To Continue Collaboration With Indian HAL

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian forces destroy a column of Russian multiple launch rocket systems

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