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  • [ June 9, 2026 ] Canada Considers Purchasing 72 Gripen E/F and 72 F-35A for Its Air Force. Air Platform
  • [ June 9, 2026 ] Russia curtailed the Su-57 flight along the border after Ukraine received Gripen jets. Air Platform
  • [ June 9, 2026 ] Russia’s attempt to build its own Starlink clone broadband constellation fell back into Earth’s atmosphere. C4iSR
  • [ June 9, 2026 ] Poland signed $33 billion mega arms contracts with South Korean and European defense manufacturers. Defense Industry
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Boeing-Saab T-7A RedHawk completes first inverted flight

July 17, 2020 GDC 0

According to Boeing, the production representative jets (PRJs) flew 11 engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) test flights of T-7A Red Hawk out of its St Louis production facility in Missouri. Boeing started inverted flight testing […]

Air Platform

U.S. Defense Department Ordered Eight Boeing F-15EX Fighters

July 15, 2020 GDC 0

The Defense Department plans to spend $1.2 billion for eight Boeing-developed F-15EX fighter jets over the next three years, the company and the Air Force announced Monday, a contract that will provide a much-needed boost […]

Air Platform

U.S. Air Force deploys MQ-9 Reaper drone in Estonia

July 13, 2020 GDC 0

For the first time in history, the U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone has been temporarily deployed to Amari Air Base, Estonia. The Scramble Magazine has reported that during mid-June 2020, some 15 months after becoming Fully Operational […]

Air Platform

India Sets To Acquire Predator-B MALE UAV

July 7, 2020 GDC 0

Although the US has offered to sell 30 Sea Guardian (unarmed naval variant, or UAV, of the Predator-B made by General Atomics) for over $4 billion, national security planners feel that due to the prohibitive […]

Air Platform

Boeing Delivers 400th V-22 Osprey Tiltrotor Aircraft

June 16, 2020 GDC 0

Boeing announced in a statement that V-22 team recently delivered its 400th aircraft, a CV-22 for U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command. The first production V-22 was delivered on May 24, 1999, and today deliveries occur […]

Americas

USAF pilot call sign ‘Banzai’ becomes first woman to fly F-35A stealth fighter into combat

June 14, 2020 GDC 0

America has now deployed its first female stealth fighter pilot into combat, the Air Force announced. Capt. Emily Thompson, call sign “Banzai,” made headlines after she became the first female to fly the F-35A Lightning II into combat. […]

Americas

US Senate Confirms First African-American Air Force Chief

June 10, 2020 GDC 0

The vote was a rare moment of unanimity in a deeply divided Senate, where lawmakers in both parties spent the day struggling to craft a response to the civic unrest that General Brown addressed. Mr. […]

Air-Launched Weapons

Northrop Grumman AGM-88G Long-Range Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW)

June 10, 2020 GDC 0

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Africa

US Air Force C-17 landing in Libya For Special Operations, Global Hawk drone patrolling over Western Libya

June 7, 2020 GDC 0

An US Air Force C-17 landed in Libya on Wednesday night for an undisclosed mission, possibly special operatives drop off, Itamil Radar tracked another US Air Force C-17A (reg. 10-0215 callsign RCH147) departed from Ramstein Air Base, […]

Naval Platforms

F-35B STOVL Fighter Jet: Air Superiority Over South China Sea

June 2, 2020 GDC 0

F-35B is a stealthy aircraft carrying long-range sensors and ability to internally carry Raytheon’s AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missile make it the world’s most effective air supremacy fighter, after the F-22. The Joint Strike Missile (JSM), […]

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  • Romania purchased 32 second-hand F-16 jets from Norway

    September 18, 2023 0
    Norway said Thursday it had completed the sale of 32 F-16 fighter jets to fellow NATO member Romania after getting the green light from US authorities. Norway Sold 32 Second-hand F-16 Fighting Falcon To RomaniaDateNovember 18, 2022Norway [...]
  • China Started Transporting Weapons to Iran Through Pakistan’s CPEC Corridor and Caspian Sea.

    May 18, 2026 0
    China has significantly aided Iran over the course of the war, providing intelligence on US forces and supplying Tehran with dual-use materials used in the production of drones and missiles. Pakistan’s duplicity: Iran war proved [...]
  • Turkey to strengthen its maritime capability with new warships

    May 7, 2021 0
    Many naval vessels, from submarines and fleet replenishment to flagship TCG Anadolu, are under construction at Turkey’s local shipyards, Defense Industries Presidency (SSB) Chairman Ismail Demir said Wednesday. Once commissioned, the new vessels will add [...]
  • PLA Navy’s Carrier Battle Group Enters Taiwan Straits

    April 17, 2021 0
    The increased activity – which China, unusually, described as “combat drills” on Wednesday – has raised alarm in both Taipei and Washington, though security officials do not see it as a sign of an imminent [...]
  • India Shared Knowledge and Weaknesses of Su-30MKI To Japan’s Self Defense Forces

    September 11, 2021 0
    India and Japan decided to strengthen bilateral defense cooperation, including joint production of dual-purpose technology in India. India, Japan enhanced military collaboration is counter China’s assertive nature in the South China Sea and beefed-up military [...]
  • Marine Jet Power gets to work on Taiwan Navy’s Tuo Chiang-class corvettes

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia fires its first homegrown AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer.

June 8, 2026 0

Australia fired its first domestically built self-propelled howitzers during live-fire training last week, completing the journey from a production line in Geelong to live rounds downrange in a matter of months — a timeline that […]

Americas

Canada Purchases 26 HIMARS Rocket Artillery.

June 5, 2026 0

The Government of Canada said it has finalised a government-to-government agreement with the United States for the acquisition of long-range missile capability for the Canadian Armed Forces. The Government of Canada said it has finalised […]

Americas

U.S. Navy purchases Israeli soldier-portable SMASH 2000LE fire control systems.

June 4, 2026 0

An Israeli fire control technology company has now secured contracts with all four major branches of the U.S. military, completing a sweep across the American armed forces that took less than a year. Smart Shooter […]

Europe

Germany Purchases $5.4 Billion Worth of Israeli PULS Rocket Launchers.

May 29, 2026 0

Germany Advancing 5 Billion Euro Rocket Launcher Deal With Israel’s ElbitIf completed, the deal would include hundreds of rocket launchers and could increase Elbit’s order backlog by about 20 percent, strengthening the Israel-based defense contractor’s […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

May 17, 2026 0

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Europe

Estonia Purchases Additional HIMARS Rocket Artillery from Lockheed Martin.

May 16, 2026 0

The Estonian Centre for Defence Investments has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin for the procurement of three additional HIMARS multiple rocket systems. The agreement also includes an investment of approximately $11 million into Estonia’s […]

  • Middle East

    Iran wants to build submarines and destroyer

  • Middle East

    Russia To Supply Advanced Spy Satellite To Iran, Washington Post

  • Europe

    Corruption, stolen Swedish and German technology, and lack of engine forced Russia to shut down T-14 Armata project

  • Americas

    U.S. Army’s New GhostEye MR Radar Defeated Cruise Missiles, RTX Reports

  • Europe

    Ukraine Broke Through Russia’s Anti-tank Trenches in Multiple Frontlines

  • Middle East

    UAE,Israeli, Bahrain Peace Deal Matters For Middle East

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Seized Fully Operational Iranian-made Mahejer-6 Drones From Fleeing Russians

  • Europe

    U.S. Sanctions Chinese Company For Making Garpiya-3 Attack Drone For Russia

  • Africa

    Swedish Aerospace Company Trelleborg Opens Factory in Morocco.

  • Americas

    President Trump to lift ban on aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    North Korean Violates UN Sanctions With China’s help: UN panel

  • Europe

    Putin Fears U.S.-supplied GLSDB To Strike Russia As Kremlin Ordered Bomb Shelter Signs To Be Erected All Over Russia

  • Air Platform

    Success of Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Is A Lesson For Britain: British Minister

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia To Build New Bases For Nuclear Submarines

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Northrop Grumman Successfully Conducted Fourth AGM-88G AARGM-ER Missile

  • Air Platform

    Russian MiG-31K Interceptor Aircraft Crashed in Kamchatka Region

  • Middle East

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

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin-Raytheon MIM-104 Patriot PAC3 Successfully Intercepts Tactical Ballistic Missiles

  • Europe

    MBDA awarded contract to produce Enforcer Shoulder-launched missiles

  • Europe

    Nordic Air Defence to trial Kreuger interceptor drone in Ukraine.

  • Europe

    Crimea blasts degraded Russia’s Black Sea aviation fleet

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    British DragonFire Laser Knocks Drones Out Of Skies For $13 A Shot

  • Central Asia

    Pakistan deploys JF-17 fighter jets to Azerbaijan for combat exercises.

  • Air Platform

    Eurofighter Typhoon Lands in Turkey for inspection by British and Turkish officials

  • Infantry Weapons

    Russia has transferred the S-300 air defense system to Libya

  • C4iSR

    Italian Elettronica’s High-Performance Solid State Self-Protection Systems

  • Europe

    Belarusian Forces Will Soon Join Ukraine Invasion, Says President Alexander Lukashenko

  • Infantry Weapons

    Pakistan’s Hatf 7 (Babur) Cruise Missile

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s new Visby-class copycat warship spotted during sea trials

  • South Asia

    Bangladeshi-origin British Minister Tulip Siddiq Accused of Receiving Kickbacks From Businessman Abdul Karim to Maintain Exuberant Life in UK

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    20 Indian Soldiers Killed In A Violent Clash With Chinese Soldiers

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine destroys Russia’s S-400 surface-to-air missile in Belgorod using HIMARS rocket artillery

  • Europe

    Russia lost more than 8,144 main battle tanks of T-54, T-64, T-72, T-80 and T-90 models

  • Europe

    China sides with Russia as it welcomes Putin’s puppet Lukashenko in Beijing

  • Europe

    Royal Australian Navy Orders Rheinmetall MASS Decoy Launchers

  • C4iSR

    Turkey to modernize its own F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets with domestic AESA radar

  • Europe

    South Korea Became Largest Weapons Exporter To Poland

  • Europe

    US seeks EU allies’ backing for possible China sanctions over Ukraine war

  • Americas

    First UH-60V Black Hawk inducted into service by US Army

  • Defense Industry

    Myanmar Army’s Delegation Visits Pantsir SAM Production Facility In Russia

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. has approved an emergency sale of 12,000 BLU-110 1,000-pound bomb kits to Israel.

  • Europe

    Russian casualties crossed 350,000 soldiers, but Kremlin wouldn’t admit fearing domestic uprising

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Saab, MBDA Jointly Develop Anti-tank And Anti-air Missiles

  • Africa

    The U.S. is preparing CAATSA sanctions as Algeria receives four Su-57E fourth-generation jets from Russia.

  • C4iSR

    Lockheed Martin LANTIRN navigation and targeting system

  • Land Platform

    The U.S. will fund Israeli Eitan Armored Vehicle Acquisition Program.

  • South Asia

    India’s Rafale Dream Shattered, India’s Humiliating Loss of 3 Rafale, 1 Su-30MKI, 1 MiG-29, 1 Jaguar and 1 Mirage 2000 Fighter Jets

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

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

  • Cruise Missiles

    India test fires 1500 kilometers range missile from the Eastern coast

  • Middle East

    IRGC commanders abandon posts, conscripted troops forced to guard IRGC position amid US and Israeli strikes – report

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