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  • [ November 15, 2025 ] Colombia purchases 17 Gripen E/F Fighter Jets. Air Platform
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UK Buys 14 Chinooks Helicopters Worth £1.4 Billion

June 10, 2021 GDC 0

The UK is close to closing a purchase of 14 new extended-range CH-47 Chinooks from Boeing in a deal worth around £1.4 billion. The UK has reportedly agreed to defer the delivery of the helicopters […]

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TAI Conducts Full-scale Static Tests On T625 Helicopter

June 2, 2021 GDC 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Leonardo Delivers AW109 Trekker To Flykomala Private Charter Company

March 15, 2021 GDC 0

Leonardo announced yesterday the delivery of an AW109 Trekker light twin to FlyKomala of Indonesia, marking the entrance of the type into the country’s helicopter market. The helicopters are suitable to perform various missions from […]

Air Platform

Sikorsky delivers first batch of S-70i helicopters to Philippines

November 11, 2020 GDC 0

The first five of 16 Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk helicopters ordered for the Philippine Air Force (PAF) in 2019 have arrived at Clark Air Base, north of Manila. The rotorcraft, which were manufactured by PZL […]

Air Platform

Portuguese Super Lynx Helicopter Delivery Delayed To 2021

October 17, 2020 GDC 0

The delivery of the first modernised Super Lynx Mk 95A helicopter to the Portuguese Navy has been pushed back to early January 2021. Deliveries of all five modernised Super Lynx Mk 95 helicopters to the […]

Americas

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

October 17, 2020 GDC 0

The milestone, announced by the service on 9 October, was marked by a release ceremony held at Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD) in Texas, and came some six months after the US Army completed its […]

Air Platform

Boeing completed delivery of Chinook helicopters to the Indian Air Force

August 12, 2020 GDC 0

In 2020, Boeing completed the delivery of 15 CH-47F(I) Chinook helicopters to the Indian Air Force. The CH-47F is an advanced multi-mission helicopter for the U.S. Army and international defense forces. It contains a fully […]

Air Platform

KAI aims to export first Korean-made helicopter to Indonesia

July 7, 2020 GDC 0

Korea Aerospace Industries Co. (KAI), South Korea’s sole aircraft manufacturer, aims to export the first Korean-made helicopter to Indonesia, a company executive said Wednesday. KAI has exported 16 T-50 advanced trainer jets and 20 KT-1 […]

Air Platform

JGSDF plans to procure new attack helicopter

June 28, 2020 GDC 0

Amid an increasingly challenging geopolitical environment in South China Sea, the Japan Ground Self-Defence Force (JGSDF) is upgrading its rotorcraft capabilities to better deal with littoral missions. In early May, the JGSDF’s first pair of […]

Africa

Nigerian Navy received four Leonardo AW139 Helicopter

May 24, 2020 GDC 0

The Nigerian Navy received yesterday the first of the four AW139 from Leonardo Helicopters Division. The delivery, according to local sources, is part of the contract signed in 2018 between the Ministry of Defense and […]

  • Czech Republic to buy 52 Nexter Caesar Howitzers

    June 9, 2020 0
    The Ministry of Defense of Czech Republic has begun negotiations with French firm Nexter to acquire 52 units of Caesar 155mm 8×8 self-propelled howitzers for CZK 5.95 billion ($249.2 million). A formal contract is expected [...]
  • Here’s Why Indian Air Force Declined Russia’s Offer to Buy 117S Engine and Irbis-E Radar?

    December 21, 2021 0
    The Su-30MKI is powered by two Lyulka-Saturn AL-31FP turbofans, each rated at 12,500 kgf (27,550 lbf) of full afterburning thrust, which enable speeds of up to Mach 2 in horizontal flight and a rate of [...]
  • Huntington Ingalls Lays Keel For U.S. Navy’s LPD

    February 8, 2022 0
    Huntington Ingalls Industries laid the keel for the 14th San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship, the future USS Harrisburg (LPD 30) with a ceremony held on January 28. The future USS Harrisburg will be the [...]
  • Germany plans to purchase 15 additional F-35 stealth jets.

    October 22, 2025 0
    German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius intends to order an additional 15 F-35 fighter jets from U.S. manufacturer Lockheed Martin (LMT.N), a parliamentary source told Reuters on Monday, confirming a report by Spiegel magazine. Planners expect [...]
  • USS Tripoli (LHA 7), an America-class amphibious assault ship joins the fleet

    September 16, 2020 0
    The U.S. Navy commissioned USS Tripoli (LHA 7), yesterday, July 15, 2020. Although the Navy canceled the traditional public commissioning ceremony due to public health and safety restrictions on large public gatherings, the Navy commissioned [...]
  • Kim Jong Un to visit Moscow to sign reciprocal deal for North Korea receives spy satellites and Russia receives Hwasal-2 cruise and KN-23 ballistic missiles

    November 27, 2024 0
    South Korea’s defense chief Shin Won-sik said on Sunday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un could visit Russia soon. North Korea started mass producing KN-24 ballistic missiles to fulfil Russia’s orderDateJanuary 24, 2024North Korea [...]
Europe

STM Defense Technologies develops new Alpagu loitering munition.

November 6, 2025 0

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Americas

Brazilian Army trials new remotely operated weapon system.

October 28, 2025 0

The Brazilian Army has conducted field acceptance tests on the second prototype of its upgraded remotely operated weapon system, the UT30BR2, according to the Tecnologia & Defesa. The tests were carried out on October 9 […]

Central Asia

Serbian and Azerbaijan army train with B-52 M-15 Nora howitzers ahead of deliveries.

October 27, 2025 0

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Europe

Estonia purchases South Korea’s K239 Chunmoo multiple rocket launchers.

October 26, 2025 0

Estonia’s Ministry of Defense has signed a defense agreement in Seoul to acquire South Korea’s K239 Chunmoo multiple rocket launchers, expanding its long-range fires beyond the U.S.-made HIMARS. The move strengthens Estonia’s deterrence posture on […]

Europe

EuroSpike Awarded $2.5 Billion Contract to Produce Rafael’s Spike Missile for Germany.

October 24, 2025 0

Germany has finalized a $2.5 billion framework with EuroSpike, the European consortium marketing Rafael’s Spike missile line, through NATO’s Support and Procurement Agency. The contract reflects Berlin’s push to rebuild anti-armor capabilities and stabilize long-term […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

North Korea unveiled a copy of the U.S. HIMARS rocket launcher.

October 13, 2025 0

North Korea unveiled a copy of the U.S. HIMARS rocket launcher during a major military parade in Pyongyang on October 11, 2025. The system’s close resemblance to the American platform has raised concern over Pyongyang’s […]

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  • Africa

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    Philippines army received first batch of Guarani 6×6 armored personnel carriers

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    Ukrainian ATACMS strikes destroyed Russia’s space tracking and communication center in Crimea

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    Vlad is in trouble, Russian conscripts revolt, break gates and storm out of Kazan military base

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    Pro-India Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sought to weaken the Bangladesh military and declined US offers of economic and security cooperation for the country

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    Egypt unveils domestically developed 40km range Raad 200 multiple rocket launcher

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    Israeli Defense Forces Launch First-of-its-kind International Drone Exercise

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    Fearing Coup: Putin Removes Major General Vladimir Seliverstov From His Position

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    Saab Awarded $15.3 Million Contract For Swedish Navy’s Torpedo Tube

  • Americas

    USS Zumwalt destroyers first to receive hypersonic missiles under new deal

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    The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Stealth 5th Generation Fighter jet

  • Europe

    Ukraine Used Bayraktar TB2 Drone To Strike In Donbass

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    Russian Air Defense Systems Have Drone Headache

  • Middle East

    Egyptian Navy’s Maritime Capability

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    Sweden scrambles Gripen fighter jets after Russian military plane enters airspace

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    Turkey exported unmanned aerial vehicles to 40 countries worth $5.5 billion

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  • Uncategorized

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  • South Asia

    MMRCA Does Not Impact On US, India Strategic Relationship

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Indian Defense Ministry Allocate $10.18 Billion To Acquire Western Anti-ship and Anti-radiation Missiles

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    Russia’s Yak-130 Training Aircraft Crashed In Volgorod Due To Flight Control System Malfunction

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  • Europe

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    Russia Had ‘Strategic Defeat’ In Ukraine War, Former Russian Military Intelligence Officer Says

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

  • Europe

    BAE Systems Demonstrates Sting Ray Lightweight Torpedo Deployment Using T-600 heavy-lift Drone

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    Bangladesh DGFI Operates Uyghur-style Secret Detention And Solitary Confinement Facilities In Dhaka

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    Saab delivers fifth GlobalEye to the United Arab Emirates

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    Ukraine’s first Turkish-built corvette ‘Hetman Ivan Mazepa’ starts sea trials

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