The first ever F-35 “Frankenbird” took its maiden flight this week. A previously crashed F-35A 17-5269 was taken and restored to flying condition by merging parts of another F-35A serial… Continue reading "F-35 ‘Frankenbird’ Makes Its First Flight"
The Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production, and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction of 1997, known informally as the Ottawa Treaty, the Anti-Personnel Mine… Continue reading "NATO Eastern Flank States Discuss Withdrawal From Ottawa Convention"
The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) of India has successfully conducted three consecutive flight trials of the Very Short-Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) off the coast of Odisha on… Continue reading "DRDO conducts successive flight trials of Very Short-Range Air Defence System"
Japan’s military procurement agency announced February 7, that it had successfully conducted a series of flight tests with its prototype hypersonic glide vehicle design. In a statement, the Acquisition, Technology… Continue reading "Japan Reveals New Hypersonic Glide Vehicle Flight Tests"
Latvia has officially started producing Patria 6×6 armored personnel carriers (APCs) for Ukraine, as confirmed by the Embassy of Ukraine in Latvia on February 4, 2025. The first batch of… Continue reading "Latvia Starts Production of Patria 6×6 Armored Vehicles for Ukraine"
The Turkish defense industry, which has achieved developments in the field of fixed-wing armed unmanned aerial vehicles in recent years, is now focusing on developing solutions for First Person View… Continue reading "MERKUT: Turkey’s New FPV Drone Ready for Operations"
On January 29, 2025, the Netherlands announced plans to purchase 22 Skyranger 30 short-range air defense systems mounted on ACSV Gen 5 tracked armored vehicles, for a total of 1.3… Continue reading "Netherlands Acquires 22 Skyranger 30 Vehicles to Combat Drone Threats"
Dassault Aviation CEO Éric Trappier has officially presented the first Rafale F4 fighter jet built for the United Arab Emirates Air Force (UAE AF). The event was attended by French… Continue reading "Dassault Aviation Unveils First Rafale F4 for UAE Air Force"
The Romanian Ministry of National Defense plans to sign €8 billion($8.32 billion) worth of defense contracts in 2025 to modernize its military. A major part of this plan is the… Continue reading "Romania to Acquire 150 Piranha 5 Armored Vehicles in 2025 as Part of €8 Billion Military Upgrade"
The Italian Ministry of Defence has announced plans to enhance its ground forces by potentially acquiring up to 380 new German KF51 Panther tanks. The initiative, announced at the IAV… Continue reading "Italy to Modernize Military with New KF51 Tanks and IFVs"