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Air-Launched Weapons

AIM-174B ‘Gunslinger’ Nickname Hinted at by Commander, Naval Air Forces and U.S. Pacific Fleet

May 16, 2025 GDC 0

The AIM-174B ‘SM-6 ALC’ has been given a first official nickname by Commander, Naval Air Forces, marking the first time the missile has been acknowledged with a name since Naval News originally broke the news […]

Air Platform

Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor: The Ultimate Stealth Engineering

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Americas

Watch F-35 takes off without afterburner

September 19, 2020 GDC 0

Syracuse (GDC) — It’s not every day you see a plane zoom straight up seconds after taking off from Syracuse Hancock International Airport. So when it happens, it’s pretty cool. An F-35 Lightning II, the […]

Americas

Secretary Esper Unveils new military symbols banning confederate flags

July 22, 2020 GDC 0

Secretary of Defense Mark Esper issued a new Defense Department policy last Friday that will act as a de facto ban on the display of the Confederate flag. The new guidance governs the display and depiction of […]

Americas

Elbit Systems won US Air Force contract worth up to $476 million

March 13, 2020 GDC 0

Israeli defense firm Elbit said that its US subsidiary, Elbit America, had won a US Air Force contract worth up to $471 million. The company will supply a missile warning system to F-16 fighter jets […]

  • Tunisia Bought 3 Anka-S Drones Worth $80 Million

    March 4, 2021 0
    Tunisia has reportedly signed a contract with Turkish Aerospace Industries to buy three Anka-S Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) at a cost of $80 million. Tunisia ordered Turkish Anka-S DroneDateMarch 14, 2020Turkish Air Force Receives New [...]
  • Indian Navy Submarine

    Indian Navy Suffers Budget Crisis As It Plans to Expand Operations

    December 16, 2020 0
    Indian Navy’s planned acquisition of a third Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC-2) is at risk of running aground. On December 3, during the annual navy press conference held in New Delhi, Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral [...]
  • 43,000 young Ukrainian women ditch lipsticks and take up arms against Russian forces

    November 22, 2023 0
    Ukrainian women are stepping forward to fill the ranks of their nation’s military. With the war transforming into a grinding war of attrition and male soldiers in short supply, women across Ukraine are undergoing rigorous [...]
  • British Tempest Fighter To Create 20000 Jobs In UK

    October 18, 2020 0
    Britain’s new Tempest warplane will support 20,000 jobs for a quarter of a century, many of them in less wealthy parts of the country, BAE Systems Plc said as it set out the economic benefits of [...]
  • U.S. donates $500 million in military aid to Ukraine

    December 16, 2024 0
    The United States will give Ukraine $500m in military aid as part of an 11th-hour push by outgoing President Joe Biden to bolster the country’s defences before he leaves office early next year. Pentagon Announced [...]
  • North Korean KN-23 failed in the Ukraine war, but that didn’t stop Kim Jong Un from having a photo opportunity with the Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile

    July 29, 2024 0
    North Korea’s new arsenal of ballistic missiles is set for its first real-world test on the battlefield in Ukraine. But Kim Jong-un may be worried based on the success of US interceptor systems in that [...]
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

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia.

April 8, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia following an agreement with the Estonian government, aimed at supporting all three Baltic states. The decision was confirmed during a meeting in Washington between Estonian […]

Europe

Swedish Bofors will setup 155mm artillery ammo factory in Estonia.

April 4, 2026 0

A Swedish Bofors is set to build a major 155-millimeter artillery shell factory in northeastern Estonia, a development that would represent the most significant foreign investment in the country’s nascent defense industrial base. Estonian Defense […]

  • Air Platform

    Sweden Purchases Four Embraer C-390 Transport Aircraft

  • Air Platform

    BAE Systems To Submit Final Eurofighter Proposal To Finish HX Competition

  • Air Platform

    Russia Supplying 24 Su-35 Fighter Aircraft To Iran Originally Destined To Egypt

  • Europe

    Wagner mercenaries assault their commander using shovels

  • Anti-air Missiles

    German and U.S. governments are sending Patriot missile defense system

  • Air Platform

    U.S. to Replenish Polish MiG-29 Inventory With F-16, If Poland Transfers MiGs to Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Defense Forces Validate Warfighting Capabilities in FCP20

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Royal Air Force To Replenish Storm Shadow Cruise Missiles Stock With Israeli Rampage Missiles

  • Europe

    The US State Department Approves Javelin for Poland

  • Defense Industry

    Russia to Merge UAC, MiG and Sukhoi to Prevent Mikoyan’s Bankruptcy

  • Europe

    S-400 Failed: Ukraine Destroyed Crimea Bridge Using British-made Storm Shadow Cruise Missiles

  • Air Platform

    Red 6 Awarded Contract To Retrofit Augmented Reality Into T-38 Training Jet

  • Air Platform

    Israel’s unique version of the F-35I Adir showing highest level of combat readiness

  • Air Platform

    Russia tasked Mikoyan Design Bureau to build a basic pilot trainer after disastrous Ukraine invasion

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

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

  • Middle East

    U.S. Navy’s HMAS Stirling-based AUKUS Rotational Virginia-class Nuclear Submarine USS Minnesota Torpedoed Iranian Frigate off Sri Lanka.

  • Europe

    Simultaneous Explosions Rocked Russian Cities Destroying Military Base, Gunpowder And Iskander Missile Factories

  • Middle East

    Biden Administration Plans To Halt Arms Sale To UAE And Saudi Arabia For Violating Human Rights

  • Europe

    Ukraine Ordered Turkish Ada-class Corvettes

  • Europe

    Germany commits to 2% NATO spending goal by 2031 for first time

  • Europe

    Russia says two of its commanders killed as Kyiv wages Bakhmut offensive

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese spies can destroy Australia’s hundreds of billions of dollars of military bases using cheap kamikaze drone attacks from within Australia

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s MiG-29 Fighter Jets Strike Inside Russia For The First Time

  • Air Platform

    U.S. State Department Approves Sale Of P-8 Poseidon MPA For Germany

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia pledges $2.7 billion to progress nuclear submarine shipyard build.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan’s defense industry faces serious challenges in export markets

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Switzerland Procures Five IRIS-T SLM Air Defense Systems 

  • Air Platform

    India’s Tejas Fighter Jet Crashed For The First Time, Pilot Ejected

  • Air Platform

    China rolls out new J-20B fighters with TVC

  • Europe

    Vladimir Putin “realizes he’s made a mistake” with the invasion of Ukraine, says Commander James Stavridis

  • Naval Weapons

    Saab Receives Order for Torpedo 62 Life Extension

  • Europe

    Corrupt British MP Tulip Siddiq lied about her Bangladeshi national ID card, tax file number and passport, the Times reported.

  • Uncategorized

    Babcock Pursuing Export Opportunity of Type 31 Frigate to Indonesia, Poland and Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukraine Can Win War Against Disorganised Russian Military, Ex-NATO Chief Said

  • Europe

    Russian Soldiers Blow Up Turret Of Their Own Howitzers

  • Air Platform

    Hellenic Navy Received S-70B Helicopters

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine started negotiating with Sweden to purchase Saab Gripen and GlobalEye AWACS

  • Air Platform

    China’s J-10C Defeats J-16 In A War Game: Report

  • Defense Industry

    Germany mulls buying Australian Boxer CRV armored vehicles worth $1.9 billion

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    US State Department approves weapons, sensors and missiles to Taiwan worth $1.8 billion

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RAN Shows Off Amphibious Operations Capability

  • Europe

    The Kinzhal Hypersonic Air-launched Missile Operational with Russian Air Force

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan to procure Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Drones

  • Middle East

    Putin’s troops are humiliated in Syria as locals mock and spit at Russians as they flee Syria

  • Europe

    U.S. M1A1 Abrams MBTs officially join the fight against Russian forces

  • Europe

    Hindustan Aeronautics and Shenyang Aircraft Corporation are assisting Russia’s UAC to manufacture the Soviet-era Su-35 jet.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia purchases precision strike missiles with 500km range worth $1.6 billion

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin Offers F-16V Block 70 to Philippines Air Force with Skilled Manpower Development Opportunity in Philippines

  • Europe

    Ukrainian soldiers captured Russia’s armored vehicles in the Donbas region

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Forces Pushed Russian Troops 70 KM from Kyiv

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