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Air Platform

Sikorsky Takes Defiant X Helo To NFAC Complex For Wind Tunnel Testing

February 19, 2021 GDC 0

Sikorsky-Boeing is returning to the US Air Force’s (USAF’s) National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex (NFAC), located at Moffett Field in Mountain View, California, in March for additional wind tunnel testing of its US Army Future Long […]

Air Platform

China tests new FL-62 wind tunnel

June 2, 2020 GDC 0

China’s new wind tunnel called FL-62, conducted its first operation last Tuesday by running a test for an undisclosed new aircraft which is likely to be a new jet fighter more advance than the J-20 […]

  • Peru to buy 24 Saab Gripen E/F fighter jets worth $2.8 billion

    April 16, 2025 0
    Sweden’s Parliament has to approve the intergovernmental sales, which include four GlobalEye AEW&C aircraft and 12 Gripen E/Fs, before orders can be placed. While neither acquisition is a finished deal, once the sales are granted [...]
  • DEFIANT X

    Sikorsky Delivers Future Long-range Assault Aircraft Proposal to U.S. Army

    September 21, 2021 0
    Today the Sikorsky-Boeing team released the following statement on the early submittal of the proposal for DEFIANT X for the U.S. Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA). Sikorsky-Boeing Defiant Compound Helicopter is Undergoing Flight Tests [...]
  • U.S. to further ease arms export restrictions

    July 19, 2020 0
    WASHINGTON (GDC) — The Pentagon’s top weapons acquisition official on Thursday called for another review of what defense technology is export-restricted, in an attempt to ensure the United States remains a defense technology provider of choice [...]
  • Iranian Mullahs are the most vulnerable right now to the Israeli Air Force’s attacks

    June 15, 2025 0
    Aerial footage released by IDF captures preemptive strike on surface-to-surface missiles inside Islamic Republic; Katz briefed: most of IRGC Air Force command eliminated in underground HQ. Israeli F-35I “Adir” Entered Iranian Airspace For The First [...]
  • Luftwaffe Eurofighters Get Meteor BVRAAM

    May 16, 2021 0
    The German Air Force (Luftwaffe) has begun equipping its Eurofighter combat aircraft with the MBDA Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM), the service announced on 16 April. German Air Force’s Eurofighter Achieved Meteor CapabilityDateAugust 4, 2021Germany [...]
  • Multiple Explosions Rocked Russian Military Base In Crimea Degrading Russian Black Sea Fleet

    August 17, 2022 0
    British defense officials have said that Russia is struggling to control the Black Sea, as explosions rocked the Crimean peninsula located along its shoreline in the latest blow to Moscow’s forces in the region. Bayraktar [...]
Infantry Weapons

U.S. Army Deploys 500km Range High Precision PrSM Rocket Artillery to Strike Iran.

March 4, 2026 0

U.S. Central Command has employed the U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile in strikes on Iranian military targets, marking the first confirmed combat use of the ground-launched deep-strike system. The debut expands the Army’s role in […]

Infantry Weapons

U.S. M142 HIMARS Rocket Artillery Destroyed Zolfaghar and Sayyad-2 Missile System.

March 3, 2026 0

U.S. forces launched a long-range ATACMS ballistic missile from an M142 HIMARS system, destroying what appears to be an Iranian Zolfaghar short-range ballistic missile and elements of a Sayyad-2 air defense missile system. The strike, […]

Europe

Rheinmetall Unveils Fuchs Tank Destroyer Armed with 24 U.S. AGM-179 Anti-Tank Missiles.

February 27, 2026 0

Germany’s Rheinmetall has unveiled the Fuchs JAGM (Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles) at Enforce Tac 2026 in Germany, a wheeled armored vehicle capable of firing up to 24 U.S. AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles or AGM-114L Hellfire Longbow […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

China’s AVIC Unveils America’s V-BAT Copycat Drone.

February 22, 2026 0

China’s AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group has officially presented a new vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle known as the Yunying (Cloud Shadow in Chinese), a tail-sitter drone featuring a ducted-fan design closely […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Japan to manufacture long-range precision fire artillery rocket.

February 21, 2026 0

As Japan increases the range of its munitions to counter regional threats, the ability to launch them from different systems to maximize flexibility is becoming an important factor in deciding which weapons to field. While […]

Americas

U.S. Army Purchases Top-attack Terrain-shapping XM204 Munitions.

February 18, 2026 0

The U.S. Army has approved an Urgent Materiel Release for the XM204 top-attack terrain-shaping munition, accelerating its deployment to Europe, according to service information published January 12, 2026. The move reflects growing concern about near-peer […]

  • Europe

    Australia announces new $100 million military aid package for Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Lancet kamikaze drone destroys mock-up of Ukraine’s Su-25 aircraft

  • Air Platform

    The first KF-21 Boramae serially produced jet nears completion

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Israel Considers Sending Iron Dome Anti-air Missiles To Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Delivers Seventh Mogami-class Frigate to Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Japan confirms fielding of new 400km range ASM-3A air-to-surface missile

  • Europe

    Russia’s vital supply route paralyzed in river dam collapse

  • Middle East

    Iran Financed, Trained, Provided Material Support And Authorized Hamas’s Attack On Israel To Sabotage Israel-Saudi Peace Deal

  • Europe

    Denmark Delivered 2,700 Anti-tank Rockets and 300 Stinger Missiles to Ukraine

  • Europe

    PayPal shuts down its services in Russia, a blow to Russian retailers

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Awarded Contract To Build New Frigates For JMSDF

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Offers P-8A Poseidon Aircraft To Canadian Multi-mission Aircraft Project

  • The Thief
    South Asia

    Bangladesh Army (Thief) Siphoned $20 Million to Buy 200 Indian-made TATA Hexa Sports Utility Vehicles

  • Air Platform

    HAL Tejas: India’s LCA is worse than you think, comparable to 1950s MiG-21, IAF internal assessment report

  • Europe

    Russia tells Israel not even think of attacking Iran’s nuclear facilities

  • Americas

    Trump picks Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence, Gabbard has been accused of parroting Russian propaganda

  • Europe

    Finland Purchases K9 Thunder Howitzers From South Korea, Amid Ukraine War

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine has shared Russia’s missile intelligence with Patriot maker Lockheed Martin.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

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

  • Europe

    Putin deploys presidential regiment to Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts amid troop shortage

  • Europe

    Sweden and Finland to Join NATO Soon, Prompted by Russian Aggression

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine’s HIMARS strikes destroyed Russia’s $250 million 1K148E Yastreb-AV radar

  • Europe

    North Korea Sends More Ammo and Artillery To Russia

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Sweden Purchases CAMM Missile System for Visby-class Frigate.

  • Middle East

    UAE, Israel to jointly develop unmanned anti-submarine warfare vessels

  • Air-Launched Weapons

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

  • Africa

    Turkish ASFAT Awarded Contract To Supply MEMATT Minesweeper For West Africa

  • Naval Platforms

    China’s Hudong Zhonghua shipyard lauched the third Type 054 A/P Frigate for Pakistan

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar Army’s Entire Battalion of 127 Soldiers Surrendered to Three Brotherhood Rebels Group in Shan State

  • Ballistic Missile

    Turkey confirms 2,000km range ballistic missile program

  • Europe

    Ukrainian troops complete Challenger 2 tanks training in UK

  • Europe

    Turkish drone giant Baykar acquires Italy’s Piaggio Aerospace

  • Europe

    Hellenic Navy plans to purchase four Multi-Mission MMSC frigates

  • Europe

    Ukraine says Russian forces leaving southern town of Nova Kakhovka in Kherson region

  • C4iSR

    Hensoldt Unveils Mobile 3D Printer to Manufacture Airborne Jamming Pod.

  • Air Platform

    Egypt Approved to Join Turkish KAAN Fifth-generation Fighter Jet Program

  • Europe

    Turkey develops CIWS for naval platforms

  • C4iSR

    Israel’s drone strikes destroyed Iran’s 30N6E target engagement radar near Isfahan airport

  • Americas

    First Sikh Women Graduated From US Military Academy

  • Naval Platforms

    South Korean Navy’s KDDX Future Destroyer

  • Air Platform

    Japan Wants to Export Sixth-gen F-X/F-3 Fighter Jets to Compensate Development Costs

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan seizes control of the second largest city of Nagorno-karabakh

  • Europe

    Russia endured 100,000 casualties for battle of Bakhmut

  • Europe

    ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems Delivers Fourth F125 Frigate To German Navy

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan Christens Indigenous Landing Platform Dock

  • Americas

    Russia Steals Lockheed Martin’s Promotional Video in Su-75 Checkmate Propaganda Video: Report

  • South Asia

    Pakistan moves twenty thousands troops to Indian border

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Burnt Russia’s Su-27 Fighter Jets

  • Industry

    International Arms Trade: Grease Payments by Rosoboronexport and Rostec

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Awarded Contract For 28 Super Hornet Of Kuwait

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