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  • [ March 15, 2026 ] Lockheed Martin PrSM Missile Achieves Maritime Strike Capability. Americas
  • [ March 15, 2026 ] North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile as the U.S. and South Korea Conduct Military Exercise. Ballistic Missile
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Month: April 2021

Defense Industry

Italy, Egypt To Sign Mega Arms Deal Includes 24 Eurofighters, 24 M346 Trainers and 6 Frigates

April 29, 2021 GDC 0

According to the Italian newspaper La Republica, the Italian government is set up to soon approve the MEGA defense deal with Egypt that includes 6 Frigates including 2x confirmed FREMM Bergamini, 24 M-346 trainer jets, […]

Defense Industry

Cash-strapped Denel Dynamics Is Shattered, What Next?

April 29, 2021 GDC 0

Government’s actions, or perhaps better inaction, have made it quite clear that it has no interest in maintaining an effective defence force; nor any interest in retaining the defence industry. Or perhaps it does not […]

Air Platform

South Korea To Buy 20 F-35B For LPX-II Program

April 29, 2021 GDC 0

South Korea could invest approximately $2.7 billion in buying 20 vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) jets, most likely the U.S.-made F-35B, for its planned aircraft carrier. Seoul wants to build a 30,000 ton-class light aircraft […]

Africa

Corruption Hinders Growth Of Kenyan Defense Sectors

April 28, 2021 GDC 0

Kenya spent an average of 5.1% of its allocated defense budget on capital expenditure (CAPEX) during 2015-2019. During the forecast period the country is expected to invest around 8.6% of its defense budget on CAPEX. […]

Africa

Kenyan Air Force Received All Three C-27J Spartan Transport Aircraft

April 28, 2021 GDC 0

The Kenya Air Force is now operating all three of its C-27J Spartan transport aircraft it had ordered, after the third was held back in Italy due to the coronavirus pandemic. The final aircraft resumed […]

C4iSR

Leonardo Acquires 25.1% Stakes In Hensoldt AG

April 28, 2021 GDC 0

Leonardo has entered into a definitive agreement with Square Lux Holding II S.à r.l., a portfolio company controlled by funds advised by Kohlberg Kravis & Roberts & Co. L.P., to purchase a 25.1% stake in […]

Europe

Pentagon Announced $125 Million Defense Aid For Ukraine

April 28, 2021 GDC 0

The Pentagon announced Monday a $125 million military aid package for Ukraine, the first of its kind under the Biden administration. The package is funded through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, a Pentagon fund whose […]

C4iSR

China’s CETC Displays KLJ-7A Radar For JF-17 Block III

April 28, 2021 GDC 0

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Air Platform

South Korean KF-21 Will Squeeze Russian Su-57 Markets

April 27, 2021 GDC 0

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Defense Industry

Ukrainian Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Russia For Smuggling S-300 Parts

April 27, 2021 GDC 0

A Ukrainian man who tried to buy parts of the S-300 air defense system (ADS) called Klystrons for $163,000 has been sentenced to 10 years in prison reported Tass news agency. The man, Alexander Marchenko […]

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  • Greece Lends Patriot Missile System to Saudi Arabia

    September 15, 2021 0
    Greece and Saudi Arabia have signed a deal to lend a Patriot air defense system to the Arab country to protect critical energy facilities, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said in statement. Greek Patriot Systems [...]
  • Japan’s Soryu-class Submarine Collides With Commercial Ship

    February 9, 2021 0
     Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine collided Monday with a commercial vessel in the Pacific Ocean off Shikoku, with three crew members on the submarine slightly injured but no major damage reported, government officials said. Japan [...]
  • HENSOLDT’s Kalaetron Attack Jammer To Provide Electronic Shield For Eurofighter and FCAS

    April 28, 2020 0
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  • Biden Administration Working on Plans to Evacuate Afghan Interpreters

    June 27, 2021 0
    The State Department and the Pentagon are working on plans to evacuate thousands of Afghan citizens who worked for the United States during the 20-year war in Afghanistan, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby confirmed Thursday at [...]
  • Australia Joins French-led Naval Exercise In The Bay Of Bengal

    April 5, 2021 0
    Australia has sent two warships to take part in French-led naval training with other members of the so-called Quad – the United States, India and Japan. The French-led “La Perouse” war game will be conducted [...]
  • PayPal shuts down its services in Russia, a blow to Russian retailers

    March 5, 2022 0
    Payments company PayPal Holdings Inc has shut down its services in Russia, citing “the current circumstances,” joining many financial and tech companies in suspending operations there. Russia offered S-400 system to Iraq to take advantage [...]
Americas

Lockheed Martin PrSM Missile Achieves Maritime Strike Capability.

March 15, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin has completed the first flight test of the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) Increment 2, marking a significant step forward in the U.S. Army’s long-range fires modernization program. The test demonstrated the missile’s new […]

Europe

Germany plans to buy up to 500 KNDS MARS 3 rocket launchers.

March 12, 2026 0

Germany’s Bundeswehr intends to submit a budget request in the second half of 2026 to conclude a framework contract with KNDS for the procurement of up to 500 MARS 3, also known as EuroPuls, multiple […]

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 […]

  • Europe

    European Nations Band Together to Build Next-generation Main Battle Tank

  • Air Platform

    Sikorsky, AMMROC Announced Partnership for Black Hawk Helicopter Maintenance in the UAE

  • Africa

    Algeria acquired Norinco SR-5 MLRS

  • Europe

    Armenian Tor-M2KM surface-to-air missile systems were destroyed: Azerbaijani Defense Ministry

  • Middle East

    Israeli F-16I Destroyed Russian-made S-200 SAM In Syria

  • Europe

    Serbia Unveils New Gavran 145 Kamikaze Drone Built to Decapitate Tanks.

  • South Asia

    India Deploys Chinooks And Apache Helicopters In Ladakh

  • Americas

    Maj. Gen. Doug Pearson Who Became First Person to Destroy A Satellite In Space Flying A F-15

  • Anti-air Missiles

    In First, U.S.-made THAAD Anti-ballistic Missile System Intercepts Houthi Ballistic Missile In Israel

  • Europe

    Turkish Navy’s Follow-on Istanbul-Class Frigate Will Receive 16 VLS Missiles

  • Americas

    BAE, Elbit Demonstrate Future Fighting Vehicle For US Army

  • Air Platform

    Here’s why China’s Chengdu J-10C Vigorous Dragon is worse than you think.

  • Americas

    The US flew Super Hornet fighter jets over Guyana to send clear message to Venezuela

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Iran announces development of new hypersonic glide vehicle

  • Europe

    Australia Sends 30 More Armored Vehicles to Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia could lease nuclear-powered submarines from the US, says defense minister Peter Dutton

  • Europe

    Ukraine develops new Bohdana 155mm howitzer variants

  • Europe

    Boeing launches flight evaluation of Super Hornet and Growler for Finland’s HX programme

  • Air Platform

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

  • Europe

    The U.S. sends warship in Crete to monitor Greece, Turkey tensions

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Test Fires Extended-range GMLRS

  • Europe

    Germany Selects Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet to Replace Aging Tornado

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin delivers 500th ground-based AESA radars

  • Europe

    US Navy and Royal Navy warships entered the Barents Sea

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Ukraine destroys Russia’s S-300 and S-400 missile launchers in Crimea

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    HHI Plans to Export Littoral Mission Ships (LMS) to Malaysia

  • C4iSR

    Sanctions Buster: South Korea Must Stop Supplying Gallium Arsenide and Semiconductor to Russia’s JSC Phazotron-NIIP

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy Plans To Deploy USS Gerald R. Ford By 2022

  • Middle East

    The West watches as corrupt Ali Khamenei killed 2000 protesters.

  • Middle East

    F-15 forced an Iranian passenger jet to turn around

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China supplying Russia with metal, composite, aircraft parts, electronics, drones and vehicles to support Russian war in Ukraine

  • C4iSR

    Saab, KAI To Build GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning Aircraft For Korean Air Force

  • Uncategorized

    China’s Djibouti naval base is big enough to fight a war

  • Europe

    Slovenia Donates Soviet-era M-84 Tanks to Ukraine.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Two Chinese Coast Guard Vessels Sustained Significant Damage Ramming Each Other While Chasing Philippines Vessel.

  • Air Platform

    GE Aviation delivers the first F414-GE-400K engine to KAI for KFX fighters

  • Europe

    Downing of Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik-B Combat Drone Exposed Russia’s Great Stealth Hoax

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippines Sends Warships To South China Sea To Stop Chinese Fishing Flotilla Entering Its EEZ

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Iron Dome Interceptor: An Israeli Super Weapon That Saves Lives

  • Air Platform

    Turkey May Have Planted Kill Switch In Bayraktar TB2 Drones

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Cluster Bombs Will Help Ukraine Retake Bakhmut and Shorten Trench Warfare in Donbas Region

  • Europe

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

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Air Guard (Thief) Orders Leonardo’s Kronos Surveillance Radar.

  • Europe

    U.S. To Supply Phoenix Ghost Kamikaze Drones To Ukraine

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    BAE Systems Advanced precision kill weapon system (APKWS)

  • Europe

    Russia’s Retreat From Kherson Put Critical Supply Route Within HIMARS Strike Range

  • South Asia

    Indian ATS Arrests A HAL Employee For Supplying Aircraft Information to Pakistan

  • Europe

    Russian Troops And Artillery Near Ukrainian Border Concerning For NATO

  • Air Platform

    France sends first batch of Mirage fourth-gen fighter jets to Ukraine

  • Central Asia

    Afhgan Air Force Strikes Killed 45 Pakistan-backed Taliban militants : gov’t

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