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United Arab Emirates To Buy 120 Bayraktar TB2 Drones And Munitions From Turkey Worth $2 Billion

September 13, 2022 GDC 0

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UAE Plans to Buy CATIC L-15 Light Combat Aircraft

February 27, 2022 GDC 0

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Israel’s Mossad spy chief visits UAE for security talks

February 23, 2022 GDC 0

Sheikh Tahnoun Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE National Security Adviser, received Yossi Cohen, Head of Israel’s foreign intelligence service (Mossad) who was on a visit to the UAE. The Mossad chief’s visit marks the first […]

US State Dept Approves Weapons Sale To UAE, Saudi Arabia And Jordan

February 5, 2022 GDC 0

State Department has approved Washington’s latest raft of proposed weapons sales to the Middle East, with Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) preliminarily approved for deals – if they are not blocked […]

UAE To Buy South Korean M-SAM Worth $3.5 Billion

January 18, 2022 GDC 0

South Korean President Moon Jae-in reached a preliminary agreement to sell surface-to-air missiles to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) during a visit to the country on Sunday. After meeting Emirati Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin […]

UAE Withdraws Lockheed’s F-35 Deal With The U.S.

January 8, 2022 GDC 0

The United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s recent cancellation of its plan to buy 50 Lockheed F-35 fighter jets worth $23 billion from the United States showed that the close trading partnership between the UAE and China […]

France Offers Additional Rafale Fighter Jets to India

December 18, 2021 GDC 0

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UAE suspends talks with US over purchase of F-35 fighter jets

December 16, 2021 GDC 0

Abu Dhabi halts $23bn deal after concerns about restrictions from Washington on use of Chinese telecommunication equipment which the U.S. suspect spywares are embedded into the Huawei 5G devices. The United Arab Emirates has informed […]

UAE Buys 80 French Rafale F4 Jet For Its Air Force

December 6, 2021 GDC 0

In the presence of the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, and Sheikh Mohammed ben Zayed Al Nahyane, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Vice-Commander of the Armed Forces of the United Arab Emirates […]

UAE Demonstrates Saab GlobalEye’s Advanced EW Capability

December 1, 2021 GDC 0

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Indonesia buying Soviet-era Russian-Indian BrahMos missile a problem for Canberra and Washington

April 16, 2025 0

India and Indonesia are in the final stages of negotiating a $450-million (€440-million) deal to export the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile. India’s BrahMos Supersonic Cruise MissileDateOctober 31, 2019The BrahMos Hypersonic Cruise MissileDateMarch 6, 2018BrahMos ER [...]
Rheinmetall and MBDA to establish a joint venture for naval laser weapon.

January 16, 2026 0

Rheinmetall and MBDA in Germany are planning on establishing a joint venture for their naval laser activities in the first quarter of 2026. German Navy Trials New Directed-energy Weapon System Developed By MBDADateDecember 19, 2023UK’s [...]
Negotiations Breakthrough After Naval Group Submits Revised Proposal For Australian Submarine Programme

March 4, 2021 0

The Morrison government is verging on a breakthrough on its troubled $90 billion submarine program after months of tense negotiations with French company Naval Group over cost blowouts, delays and local content requirements. Egypt Plans [...]
Satellite imagery suggests Russia’s T-55, T-72, and T-80 tank reserve is nearly gone.

June 12, 2026 0

Russia’s tank reserve, long cited by Moscow’s supporters as an inexhaustible strategic depth, is approaching exhaustion faster than official narratives suggest, according to a detailed analysis of satellite imagery published on June 9, by open-source [...]
Ukrainian Special Forces Shot Down Su-30SM Patrolling Black Sea And Recaptured Oil Rig

September 11, 2023 0

Kyiv said Monday its forces had recaptured an oil and gas drilling platform in the Black Sea that had been controlled by Moscow since 2015. Ukraine uses Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drone with MAM-L munition in [...]
Turkish ASFAT Awarded Contract To Supply MEMATT Minesweeper For West Africa

August 4, 2021 0

Turkish state-owned defense firm ASFAT will export its minesweeping equipment to Burkina Faso, following the vehicles’ sale to Azerbaijan where it is being used to clean its lands of mines left by occupying Armenian forces. [...]

Poland purchases 46,000 upgraded GROT assault rifles for its soldiers.

July 6, 2026 0

Poland has ordered nearly 46,000 of its domestically produced MSBS GROT assault rifles in the latest A3 configuration, signing a contract worth approximately $160 million with the state-owned manufacturer Fabryka Broni “Łucznik” Radom, with all […]

Ukraine develops new Zetros-based 155mm howitzer called Marta.

June 22, 2026 0

Germany and Ukraine signed agreements that include €750 million ($870 million) for 200 Bohdana self-propelled artillery systems on Zetros chassis, and those systems now have a confirmed name and barrel specification: defense analyst Jeff, reporting […]

MBDA unveils deep-strike, air defence, and smart mass-weapons portfolio.

June 21, 2026 0

MBDA will present a broad portfolio of sovereign defence solutions at Eurosatory 2026 as Europe and its allies accelerate rearmament. The company said the portfolio is intended to address armed forces’ needs in an increasingly […]

Lockheed Martin Unveils HIMARS FLEX with 12 Launch Canisters Capable of Firing Extended Range GMLRS, PrSM, and ATACMS.

June 20, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced the HIMARS FLEX on June 16, a modular evolution of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System that introduces a dual-pod launcher configuration capable of carrying double the munitions of the standard […]

Indian Army selects Meprolight MEPRO X6 as new daytime optic for Negev light machine guns.

June 18, 2026 0

The Indian Army has selected Meprolight’s MEPRO X6 telescopic sight as the dedicated daytime optic for its Negev light machine guns (LMG), concluding a multi‑year evaluation process aimed at boosting long‑range engagement capability across frontline […]

Taiwan’s Army Fires HIMARS Rocket Artillery in an Anti-invasion Drills.

June 10, 2026 0

Taiwan’s military on Wednesday fired its new mobile HIMARS rocket system, which is widely used by Ukraine, simulating an attack on an invading Chinese force and demonstrating its ability to “shoot-and-scoot” by avoiding ‌counter strikes. […]