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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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  • Bangladesh Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR -Thief) Directorate’s false arms procurement news release deprecates the military’s capability.

    November 3, 2025 0
    The Bangladesh Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Directorate, the public relations division of the armed forces in Bangladesh, runs false and misleading news campaigns about arms purchases to shape public perception of the military. The Bangladesh [...]
  • Two Russian colonels fell out of windows and found dead

    February 7, 2025 0
    Two Russian colonels are reported to have fallen out of windows in the space of two days, adding to a growing list of high-ranking officials who have died in mysterious circumstances since Vladimir Putin’s war [...]
  • Major explosions and fire have torn through Russian factory manufacturing engines for tanks and armoured vehicles

    November 30, 2023 0
    In a tank factory in the Russian city of Chelyabinsk, there was a severe explosion late Sunday evening, as reported by German news website merkur.de. Ukraine’s HIMARS strike blew up Russia’s major oil depot in [...]
  • Abengoa has inked a contract with Navantia to supply its AIP system

    June 15, 2020 0
    Abengoa, an international company has signed a contract as technologist and main supplier of the AIP System for the S80 submarines with the Spanish public company that is a reference in the design and construction [...]
  • Chinese jets ‘buzzed’ Canadian CP-140 Aurora EW aircraft, risking mid-air collision

    June 8, 2022 0
    China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) fighter jets have repeatedly “buzzed” a Canadian reconnaissance aircraft on a U.N. mission in East Asia, with over two dozen intercepts deemed dangerous, a media outlet in Canada [...]
  • Human Rights Groups Accused Bangladesh DGFI of Protecting Rapist Awami League Leader and Bank’s MD

    November 26, 2020 0
    Monira Sultana Popy, former assistant vice-president of the bank, filed the case against the trio for harassing her physically and otherwise. She filed the case with Gulshan police station, reported Bangladeshi newspaper the Daily Sun. [...]
Infantry Weapons

Elbit Systems PULS Rocket Artillery Precision, Modular and Universal Launching System for Battlefield Dominance.

April 28, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Philippine Army Test Fires Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm Howitzer Boosting Long-Range Strike.

April 27, 2026 0

The Philippine Army has conducted its first live firing with its new Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer during Exercise Salaknib 26, a joint U.S./Philippines military exercise, bringing a faster and more mobile long-range strike […]

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.

April 22, 2026 0

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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 […]

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Shoot Down Russian Mi-28N Helicopter Using British Starstreak Missile

  • Air Platform

    TRMotor to provide auxiliary power unit for Turkish KAAN fighter jet

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy intercepted all Chinese-made CM-302 missiles fired at USS Abraham Lincoln.

  • Anti-air Missiles

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

  • Europe

    Saab send Gripen E and GlobalEye to Finland for a lucrative £10 billion Contract

  • Americas

    The USMC to ditch tanks and induct long-range missiles

  • Middle East

    Egyptian Navy Takes Delivery of First Domestically Built Corvette

  • Europe

    South Korea’s new KF-21 fighter jet passes AESA radar test

  • Europe

    Saab Group Lays Keel For Swedish Navy’s Blekinge-class Submarine

  • Europe

    Ukrainian troops are better at fighting at night, and Russian soldiers struggle

  • Americas

    U.S. Air Force Awarded $4.9 Billion Contract To Develop Next-gen Adaptive Engines

  • Europe

    Hellenic Army Purchases Rafael Spike NLOS Missiles

  • Europe

    Sweden’s push for increasing conscripts, training and preparedness, amid Russian aggressions

  • Americas

    Ukraine Delivers Dozor-B Armored Vehicle To The U.S. Army

  • Defense Industry

    Pakistan Navy Ditches Chinese Missiles For MILGEM Corvetter, Opt-in for Albatros NG

  • Middle East

    Israel Agrees To Help Mohammed bin Salman In Fulfilling Saudi Vision 2030

  • Europe

    KGB Putin Sacks Generals After Losing 73 Vehicles And 1000 Men In Failed River Crossing Bid in Luhansk

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China deploys HQ-9 and HQ-16 SAM in Galwan Valley

  • Defense Industry

    Thales Australia awarded $160 million contract to build more Bushmasters after donating 90 to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Finish Authority Arrested A Group For Exporting Millions of Dollars Of Drones And Anti-drone Tech To Russia

  • Air Platform

    Serbia plans to buy 20 T-7A Redhawk Light Combat/Trainer Aircraft

  • Air Platform

    Airbus A330 Multi-role Tanker Transport (MRTT) Demonstrates Fully Automatic Aerial Refueling Capability

  • Europe

    Underwear elastic exposes Russian state TV propaganda, Russian soldier killing wounded comrade

  • Europe

    Russia Weaponize Natural Gas, Cut Off Gas Supply To Finland

  • Central Asia

    John Bolton warns Taliban may get nuclear weapons from Pakistan

  • Americas

    Gripen “Smart Fighter” For Canada Is A Viable Contender For FFCP: Saab

  • Air Platform

    Joy Ride: Israeli F-35 Pilot Grounded For Creating Sonic Boom Over Residential Area

  • Americas

    Amid China and Russia tensions, US considering nuclear tests after 28 years hiatus

  • Europe

    Yevgeny Prigozhin admits battle of Bakhmut severely degraded Wagner mercenary group

  • Europe

    Ukraine Deploys U.S.-made Scorpion Mortar For The First Time

  • Africa

    Mali Receives Turkish Akinci Drones to Fight Terrorists Group

  • Africa

    Israel, Chad renew diplomatic relations that were severed in 1972

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Northrop Grumman Anti-Radiation Missile Enters Full-rate Production

  • Defense Industry

    Czech, Polish And Bulgarian Defense Industries Making Billions Supplying Soviet-era Weapons To Ukraine

  • Middle East

    Israel Adopts Sa’ar 6 As Maritime Anti-ship Doctrine

  • Europe

    Sanction Buster: Russia’s Kalibr Missile, Orlan UAV And Ka-52 Helicopter Components Come From America, South Korea, Taiwan And Japan

  • Air Platform

    The Phillippines receives first two T129 attack helicopters from Turkey

  • Air Platform

    Germany to purchase three more P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Israel Aerospace Industries unveils LAHAT ALPHA missile with 20km range.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar’s Junta Collapsing Under Pressure From Three Brotherhood Rebels

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Japan will conduct anti-ship missile firing exercises first time in Australia

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Commences Full-rate Production of T-7A Red Hawk

  • Europe

    Dassault Aviation Stock Plunged Amid Five Rafale Losses in Kashmir Skirmish

  • Europe

    Turkey deploys Syrian rebels as PMC in Azerbaijan

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Special Forces Are Playing Pivotal Role in Combating Russian Army

  • Defense Industry

    The U.S. State Department Approves 155mm M109A6 Paladin Medium Self-Propelled Howitzer System For Taiwan

  • Air Platform

    Turkey’s first homegrown TFX fighter jet began taxi trials

  • Land Platform

    Lazar III Multi-Role Armoured Vehicle

  • Air Platform

    Republic of Korea Army Received KUH-1 Surion Transport Helicopters

  • Air-Launched Weapons

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

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