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Air Platform

France’s Safran Helping Russia’s UEC To Develop Commercial Jet Engine

February 6, 2022 GDC 0

Russia’s United Engine has developed an automatic control system for the Aviadvigatel PD-8 powerplant which will be installed on the Sukhoi SSJ-New aircraft. The SSJ-New is a version of the Superjet 100 that includes a […]

Industry

Rostec Will Unite Sukhoi and Mikoyan Design Bureau To Avoid Bankruptcy

March 22, 2021 GDC 0

Amidst falling international sales, joint U.S. and European Union sanctions on the Russian military industries, the Russian aircraft industry is facing tremendous pressure to stay aloft.  New programs such as the Su-57 fighter jet, PAK […]

Air Platform

Russia could directly supply RD-93MA engine to Pakistan for JF-17 Block III

July 10, 2020 GDC 0

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  • Gripen is the first fighter jet to fly in GPS denied environment

    October 4, 2021 0
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  • Desperate Russia Wants To Buy Medi-vac Vehicles From Estonia

    September 16, 2022 0
    Russia-based Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies said last week it was offering a reward of up to $16,330 for the Tracked Hybrid Modular Infantry System unmanned ground vehicle, or THeMIS. Swedish Military Procures [...]
  • Indonesia Turns to The West For Defense and Security Needs

    August 7, 2023 0
    Indonesian Navy officers have been left red-faced after what they claimed were two US-made side-scanning radar devices discovered floating off South Sulawesi earlier this month turned out to be tools routinely used by a state-owned [...]
  • The USAF F-15C Scores World’s Longest Air-to-air Kill Record

    April 18, 2021 0
    A US Air Force F-15C Eagle fighter fired the longest known air-to-air “kill” shot to date in a recent test, the service said Wednesday. The fighter fired an AIM-120D Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) at [...]
  • Losing 15 S-300 Batteries, Russia Started Deploying S-300 Mockup To Deceive Ukrainian Air Force

    August 20, 2022 0
    The Russian army has found a new method of defense against Ukrainian aircraft. It consists in the use of mock-up anti-aircraft missile systems. U.S. buys S-300 from Ukraine to practice drone strikes against S-300DateNovember 11, [...]
  • Saab Awarded Contract to Produce Pylons for Gripen C/D Fighter Jets.

    December 3, 2025 0
    Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Agency (FMV) for a new launch system for Gripen C/D and Gripen E. The order value is approximately SEK 1 billion.   This is a [...]
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.

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Australian Army successfully test-fired the first domestically manufactured HIMARS.

April 16, 2026 0

Australia test-fired the first domestically manufactured GMLRS missile from a HIMARS launcher at Woomera Test Range, South Australia on April 9, 2026. The government committed $320 million to integrate Australian suppliers into GMLRS production at […]

Infantry Weapons

China delivers FN-6 MANPAD and HJ-12E anti-tank missiles to Iran.

April 15, 2026 0

US intelligence indicates China delivered new air defense systems to Iran, CNN reported on Friday, citing three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments. According to intelligence outlined in the CNN report, Beijing transferred shoulder-fired FN-6 […]

Europe

Finland doubles its K9 Howitzer fleet to 112, strengthening its firepower.

April 15, 2026 0

Finland signed a €546.8 million deal with South Korea to acquire 112 additional K9 Thunder 155 mm self-propelled howitzers. The purchase nearly doubles its fleet and strengthens NATO’s long-range artillery power on Russia’s border. The […]

Europe

Ukrainian drones to get U.S.-made Zeus anti-tank guided missile.

April 11, 2026 0

Aeon confirmed an active integration partnership with a major unnamed Ukrainian drone manufacturer to fire Zeus guided missiles from drone platforms. A separate Ukrainian partnership covers Zeus integration onto manned and unmanned ground vehicles and […]

  • Europe

    Russia’s High-ranking Customs Official Detained in Criminal Investigation, Interfax Reports

  • Europe

    Ukraine provides evidence of Western tech in Russian weapons

  • Europe

    Bayraktar Kizilelma Achieved Air-to-air Missile Firing Capability.

  • Middle East

    Israel Deploys Mobile Laser Weapon System to Counter Iranian Drones.

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine’s artillery strikes destroyed Russia’s Kasta-2E2 radar complex in Zaporizhzhia Oblast

  • South Asia

    China deploys J-11 fighter jets and Z-10 attack helicopters near Indian border

  • Europe

    Greek Frigate Limnos rammed Turkish MEKO-class frigates

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha Defense Demonstrates AS9 SPH And AARV To Australian Army

  • Europe

    Biden Administration Throws Support Behind Seizing $300 Billion Frozen Russian Assets

  • Infantry Weapons

    The Spyder Medium/Long-Rang Air Defense System

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Kim Jong Un Tours Major Ballistic Missile Factory Near Pyongyang.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    GRSE Delivered The Last Of Eight LCU To Indian Navy

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Human Rights Groups Accused Russia of Using Banned Cluster Munitions in Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian military downs Russian Su-34 bomber near Bakhmut

  • Europe

    Ukraine captured strategic town Klishchiivka near Bakhmut as Russian soldiers flee

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Marand Joins Rheinmetall To Build IFV For Australian Army

  • Air Platform

    Turkey’s Aksungur UCAV Hits Target At 30km Distance

  • Europe

    Greece Donates 40 BMP-1 Tracked Infantry Fighting Vehicles To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Israeli Air Force Achieved Complete Air Dominance Over Iranian Airspace

  • Naval Platforms

    Indian Navy Wants Rolls-Royce MT30 Marine Propulsion For Its Warships

  • Europe

    Saab To Upgrade Swedish Navy’s Gotland Class Submarine

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s Chairman Tarique Rahman: The Original Graft King And Drug Lord Announced his Return To Politics After Surrendering His Bangladeshi Passport

  • Middle East

    Biden Administration Pauses Precision Guided Munitions Sale To Saudi Arabia

  • Air Platform

    Why didn’t Russia use MiG-29 in the Ukraine invasion?

  • Naval Platforms

    RAN upgrades Anzac-class frigates with new sonar processing system

  • Air Platform

    Declassified Patent of Su-57: Not A Stealth Fighter Jet

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Gets French Mirage 2000 Fighter Jet Boost From NATO Ally

  • Air Platform

    Australia Purchases 12 MH-60R And 29 AH-64E Apache Helicopters

  • Middle East

    20 Bayraktar TB2 Drone Swarms Destroyed Pantsir-S1 SAM In Syria

  • Americas

    Why doesn’t the U.S. Army buy the Swedish CV90 after ditching the M10 Booker vehicle?

  • Europe

    Ukrainian special forces blew up Russia’s mining platform in Black Sea

  • Uncategorized

    USS America Amphibious assault ship arrived in Brisbane for Talisman Sabre drills

  • C4iSR

    France’s MERIO develops drone-based laser targeting system.

  • Americas

    Poland Orders Three more Kormoran II MCM Vessels

  • Defense Industry

    Roketsan, EDGE sign partnership agreement to produce smart munitions

  • Ballistic Missile

    Russia’s Sarmat nuclear ballistic missile has had six failed test launches since June 2024

  • Middle East

    The US State Department Approves Spares and Supports for Apache Helicopters of UAE

  • Middle East

    Israel Combines All Special Operatives Into Single Elite Force

  • Air Platform

    Iran pivots to the Chinese J-10C and admits Russia is not a reliable defense partner

  • Air Platform

    China to unveil new twin seater J-20 fighters

  • Americas

    Pentagon Orders 30,000 LUCAS Kamikaze Drones Worth $1.1 Billion.

  • Americas

    AM General 155mm 6×6 “Brutus” Howitzer

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan sent experts to revive Myanmar’s grounded JF-17 aircraft as fighting between the junta and rebels intensify

  • Middle East

    Israel, US, Jordan and UK forces help shoot down Iranian Muhajer-10 drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles over Jordan, Syria, Israel and Iraq

  • C4iSR

    Azerbaijan captured Russian-made electronic warfare system in Nagorno-Karabakh

  • Europe

    Ukraine To Manufacture M4 Carbine And Drones

  • Europe

    Turkiye Test-Fires 76mm Naval Guns For Milgem Corvette

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Babcock Completes Maintenance for Australian Navy’s Arafura-Class OPV

  • Middle East

    Russian Su-35 Dangerously Came Close to P-8A Poseidon Over Mediterranean

  • Defense Industry

    Austria Purchases 18 AW169 Multirole Helicopters

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