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  • [ June 10, 2026 ] Indonesia Sent Letter of Intent to South Korea to Purchase MSAM-II Cheongung II Missile System. Anti-air Missiles
  • [ June 10, 2026 ] U.S. Designated BYD, Alibaba, and Baidu as Chinese Peoples Liberation Army-owned companies. East Asia and Pacific Region
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Saab’s Gripen C/D shines in Alaska Red Flag exercise

January 7, 2021 GDC 0

Gripen first participated in Red Flag 2006 with the Gripen A. It was assigned to the red team. It scored ten kills on the first day, including a Typhoon. The Gripen’s performance and efficiency needed […]

Air-Launched Weapons

GBU-57 MOP: The Knockout Punch of The US Air Force

November 2, 2020 GDC 0

The Air Force has given Boeing a mulit-million contract to procure the GBU-57 massive ordnance penetrator – a bomb designed to destroy hardened underground targets like those found in North Korea or Iran. The announcement does not […]

Air-Launched Weapons

The U.S. Air Force to build multi-role hypersonic missile

August 24, 2020 GDC 0

It’s called “Mayhem” – and it intends to do just that on the battlefield, reported Air Force magazine. An air-breathing hypersonic weapon capable of carrying multiple payloads, perform surveillance and reconnaissance and other intelligence functions, […]

Americas

U.S. Air Force sends three B-2 stealth bombers to Diego Garcia

August 13, 2020 GDC 0

Three American B-2 stealth bombers have arrived in the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia on the eve of Chinese live-firing naval exercises north of Taiwan. It is the first time the nuclear-capable strategic bombers […]

Air Platform

Badass F-15EX: U.S. Air Force wants 72 of them

July 21, 2020 GDC 0

Once F-22 and F-35 cleared the sky, you need something like a flying “bombs and missiles truck” that can flatten the surface of the Earth in a conventional and thermonuclear war by simply pushing a […]

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 […]

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. […]

Europe

US Air Force B1-B Lancer flew over black sea

May 31, 2020 GDC 0

US Air Force B1 Lancer flew over black sea off coast of Crimea and southern Russia escorted by Turkish and Ukrainian aircraft learned GDC citing Interfax. A few hours ago, American strategic bombers B1-B Lancer, […]

Air-Launched Weapons

Amid China and Russia Tensions, US Races to Build Hypersonic Weapons: Analysis

May 26, 2020 GDC 0

The Pentagon has created a “war room” to ramp up production of hypersonic weapons from a handful of prototypes over the last decade to “hundreds of weapons” in the near future, said Mark Lewis, modernization director for […]

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  • Lockheed Martin Started Building F-35A For Denmark

    April 20, 2020 0
    Lockheed Martin has begun building the first F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) for Denmark at its Fort Worth production facility in Texas. The company announced that the forward fuselage of aircraft L-001, the [...]
  • Thailand Plans To Buy Second Frigate From South Korea

    January 29, 2022 0
    Minister Prayut assessed that the bilateral defense cooperation has been developed continuously based on the Strategic Partnership relations, hoping to expand Thailand’s cooperation with South Korea through military education exchange, combined exercises, and a joint [...]
  • Philippines Navy Welcomes Jose Rizal (FFG150) Frigate

    June 19, 2020 0
    The Philippine Navy officially welcomed its newest and first missile-capable frigate from South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) at Alava Wharf, Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority, Subic, Zambales on June 15, 2020. The new ship, [...]
  • Russia’s Su-57 fighter jets rely on German, Swiss, Japanese, Korean, American, French and Taiwanese components

    November 10, 2024 0
    The Russian defense plant ‘Micropibor,’ located in Konakovo, Tver Region, is at the center of new concerns over the supply chain for the Su-57, Russia’s fighter jet. According to a recent report by The Telegraph, [...]
  • Turkish Aerospace obtains certification for T625 helicopter

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  • New European Union Embargo Will End Russia’s Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Aluminum Markets

    January 17, 2025 0
    The European Union is looking to end its reliance on Russia’s liquefied natural gas (LNG), with officials reportedly proposing to phase it out. U.S. imposed sanctions on Indian shipping companies for involvement in the “Arctic [...]
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 […]

  • South Asia

    Pakistan Announced $9 Billion Defense Budget Amid Tensions With India

  • Americas

    X (formerly Twitter) struggling to contain misinformation about Hamas’s attacks on Israel

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Launched 9th Type 056 Corvette In 2020

  • C4iSR

    Netherlands Considers Aegis Combat System For Future Air Defence Frigate.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Switzerland Issues Tender For Medium-range Anti-air Missile System

  • Infantry Weapons

    Lockheed Martin to Deliver THAAD Missile Defense to Saudi Arabia in 2023

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Indonesia Sent Letter of Intent to South Korea to Purchase MSAM-II Cheongung II Missile System.

  • Europe

    China Delivers FK-3 (HQ-22) Anti-air System To Serbia

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s F-16 launches ground strikes on Russian targets

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Air Force Wants One Company To Build Sixth-Gen NGAD Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Poland to purchase heavy infantry fighting vehicles

  • Air Platform

    Boeing’s P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft just hit a significant milestone

  • Air Platform

    Sukhoi To Deliver 11 Su-35 To Egypt By Next Year

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Royal Navy To Integrate Meteor BVRAAM and SPEAR missile into F-35B stealth jet

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Italy To Deliver SkyGuard, SPADA And SAMP/T Anti-air System To Ukraine

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Major Humiliation For Putin, Ukraine’s ATACMS Strikes Destroyed Russia’s Newest S-500 Prometey Surface-to-air Missile

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine Destroys Three S-400 Launchers and 96L6 Radar Using ATACMS Cluster Munitions In Donetsk

  • Air Platform

    Canada began construction of Quick Reaction Alert facility in Quebec

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Shot Down Su-35, Su-34 And Two Mi-8 Helicopters Using American-made NASAMS Anti-air Missiles

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    MBDA to develop MHT/MLP Missile For French Army

  • Europe

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

  • Middle East

    Kuwait Purchases Bayraktar TB2 Drones Worth $370 Million

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Sweden Purchased Saab Mobile Short Range Air Defense System

  • Air Platform

    Hongdu L-15/JL-15 Falcon advanced trainer/light attack aircraft

  • Air Platform

    Ballistic Missiles Shrapnel And Debris Destroyed 20 Israeli F-35I Stealth Jets As Israel Intercepts 400 Iranian Ballistic Missiles

  • Americas

    BWXT awarded $1.5 billion contract for naval nuclear propulsion.

  • Air Platform

    Watch Cool F-35 Onboard Aircraft Carriers

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Building Military Facilities In Galwan Valley, Ladakh

  • Europe

    NVL Group christens future German K130 Braunschweig class corvette Karlsruhe

  • Air Platform

    Turkey became the second country to destroy Buk-M and Pantsir ADS after Israel

  • Naval Platforms

    Saffren-class Attack Submarines: The Tip of Spear of French Navy

  • Middle East

    U.S. and Israel considering special operations mission to seize Iran’s weapons-grade uranium stockpile at the Isfahan nuclear facility.

  • Europe

    Ukraine Plans To Buy 24 More Bayraktar TB2 Drones, Says Valery Zaluzhny

  • Europe

    BAE Systems Awarded Contract to Produce 30 Amphibious Combat Vehicles.

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s HIMARS Strike Destroyed Two S-400 Batteries And One S-300’s Radar Station

  • Europe

    Ukrainian soldier shot down Russian missile with M2 machine gun

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Virginia-class Submarines: The Guardian of Indo-Pacific Region

  • Air Platform

    Royal Thai Air Force To Upgrade Saab 340 AEW&C

  • Europe

    Russia’s Budget Surplus Wiped Out To Finance Putin’s War In Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    India postponed order of another batch of Rafale due to COVID-19

  • Anti-drone System

    Telekom and Rheinmetall join forces on drone defence shield for cities and infrastructure.

  • Europe

    Russia will deliver S-400 system to India by the end of 2021

  • Europe

    Russian Convoy Stuck in Mud an Example of Poor Mission Planning

  • Europe

    Serbian Army Undergoing Training on New NORA B-52 Self-propelled Howitzers

  • Air Platform

    Leonardo Set To Flight Trial New AW249 Attack Helicopter For Italian Army

  • Defense Industry

    Rostec Looking For Export Customer To Fund Two Seater Su-57

  • Europe

    The Type 26 frigate and its derivative, the Hunter-class, serve as a cautionary tale for Australia and the UK.

  • Middle East

    Italy approves the sale of two Fincantieri FREMM frigates for Egyptian Navy

  • Europe

    Czech Excalibur Army Upgrades Ukraine’s T-72 Tanks Armored Protection

  • C4iSR

    Thales Awarded Contract To Deliver GM200 Surveillance Radar To Ukraine

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