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  • [ June 27, 2026 ] Ukraine Started 40 Day Blitz of St Petersburg, Moscow and Crimea. Europe
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  • [ June 27, 2026 ] Ukraine Purchases 500,000 Domestically Developed Brave1 Interceptor Drones to Combat Russia’s Shahed Drones. Europe
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Year: 2020

Europe

BAE Systems awarded contracts for type 31 frigates gun

October 3, 2020 GDC 0

BAE Systems will produce and deliver Bofors 40 Mk4 and Bofors 57 Mk3 naval guns for the U.K. Ministry of Defence’s Type 31 general purpose frigate program. The agreement, through a contract with Babcock International, […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Singapore, Australia conducts joint naval exercises

October 2, 2020 GDC 0

They defended against “enemy” aircraft attacks and coordinated simultaneous flights of manned helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at sea – these scenarios put members of the Singapore and Australian navies to the test during […]

Air Platform

Saab delivered second GlobalEye AEW&C to UAE

October 2, 2020 GDC 0

Saab delivers the second GlobalEye Swing Role Surveillance System to the United Arab Emirates on 30 September 2020 learnt GDC citing Saab’s press release. This follows Saab’s delivery of the first GlobalEye aircraft in April […]

Naval Platforms

Royal Danish Navy’s Ivar Huitfeldt Class Frigates

October 2, 2020 GDC 0

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Europe

BAE Systems Delivered Final Two River-class OPV

October 2, 2020 GDC 0

BAE Systems has announced that the fifth and final River Class Batch 2 Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV), HMS Spey, has left the Glasgow shipyard. The ship is on its way to its new home at […]

Air Platform

China flooded the markets with drones as the U.S. just started exporting armed drones

October 2, 2020 GDC 0

In only a few years, China has been able to research, produce and refine its armed unmanned aerial vehicles. The White House’s recent decision to allow the sale of advanced weapons systems to the United […]

Europe

Russia sent three MiG-29 to Armenia

October 1, 2020 GDC 0

The conflict between Asia’s two neighbors, Armenia and Azerbaijan, continues, with some experts expecting even more violent clashes in the coming hours and days. The Russian military had begun transferring its fighters to Yerevan to […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Japan’s Defense Ministry Asks 8.3% budget increase

October 1, 2020 GDC 0

Japan’s Defense Ministry is asking for a 8.3% budget increase in 2020, its largest rise in more than two decades, in the face of China’s rapid military modernization and a looming threat from North Korea. […]

Europe

A Turkish F-16 shot down an Armenian Su-25

October 1, 2020 GDC 0

The Armenian defense ministry reports that a Turkish Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16 shot down an Armenian Sukhoi-25. The pilot was killed. The operation took place in Armenian airspace, added ministry spokesperson Shushan Stepanyan. Yerevan […]

Air Platform

RAAF’s Protector drone makes maiden flight

October 1, 2020 GDC 0

The first General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) Protector RG1 medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for the United Kingdom has made its maiden flight, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 28 September. […]

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  • Korea Aerospace Industries Completes KF-21 Boramae AESA Radar Testing.

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  • Come Back Alive Foundation donates Mk19 grenade launchers to Ukrainian forces

    November 8, 2023 0
    The Come Back Alive charitable foundation has supplied the first batch of 35 specialized sights for U.S.-made Mk19 grenade launchers for the Ukrainian military. Ukrainian Defense Industry CapabilitiesDateAugust 24, 2019Ukraine Used Bayraktar TB2 Drone To [...]
  • North Korean Military Units Will Arrive In Ukraine Early July In Return Of Spy Satellite From Russia

    June 27, 2024 0
    The North Korean unit is expected to arrive in Ukraine as soon as next month, raising fears that Pyongyang is becoming an active combatant in the war. North Korea has supplied Russia with 3 million [...]
  • China’s Type 054B Frigate Equipped with Russian-origin APAR Radar

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  • Ukraine requests evil twins of Storm Shadow, 500km range bunker busting Taurus cruise missiles from Germany

    May 29, 2023 0
    Ukraine has asked Germany to supply it with Taurus cruise missiles, an air-launched weapon with a range of some 500 kilometers, a spokeswoman for the Defense Ministry in Berlin said on May 27. Germany, UK [...]
  • Pentagon Released China’s Missile Threat Updates That Leave Australia Vulnerable to Chinese Attacks

    July 1, 2025 0
    The Chinese Rocket Force’s increasingly capable missile fleet is a growing threat to U.S. bases and security partners in the Asia-Pacific, top Pentagon officials told lawmakers. PLA Rocket Force Test Fires DF-26 Ballistic MissilesDateJune 15, [...]
Europe

Ukraine develops new Zetros-based 155mm howitzer called Marta.

June 22, 2026 0

Germany and Ukraine signed agreements that include €750 million ($870 million) for 200 Bohdana self-propelled artillery systems on Zetros chassis, and those systems now have a confirmed name and barrel specification: defense analyst Jeff, reporting […]

Europe

MBDA unveils deep-strike, air defence, and smart mass-weapons portfolio.

June 21, 2026 0

MBDA will present a broad portfolio of sovereign defence solutions at Eurosatory 2026 as Europe and its allies accelerate rearmament. The company said the portfolio is intended to address armed forces’ needs in an increasingly […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin Unveils HIMARS FLEX with 12 Launch Canisters Capable of Firing Extended Range GMLRS, PrSM, and ATACMS.

June 20, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced the HIMARS FLEX on June 16, a modular evolution of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System that introduces a dual-pod launcher configuration capable of carrying double the munitions of the standard […]

Infantry Weapons

Indian Army selects Meprolight MEPRO X6 as new daytime optic for Negev light machine guns.

June 18, 2026 0

The Indian Army has selected Meprolight’s MEPRO X6 telescopic sight as the dedicated daytime optic for its Negev light machine guns (LMG), concluding a multi‑year evaluation process aimed at boosting long‑range engagement capability across frontline […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan’s Army Fires HIMARS Rocket Artillery in an Anti-invasion Drills.

June 10, 2026 0

Taiwan’s military on Wednesday fired its new mobile HIMARS rocket system, which is widely used by Ukraine, simulating an attack ​on an invading Chinese force and demonstrating its ability to “shoot-and-scoot” by avoiding ‌counter strikes. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia fires its first homegrown AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer.

June 8, 2026 0

Australia fired its first domestically built self-propelled howitzers during live-fire training last week, completing the journey from a production line in Geelong to live rounds downrange in a matter of months — a timeline that […]

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Su-25 failed to release landing gear in mid-air and crash landed in runway

  • Middle East

    Iran and Israel secretly maintain oil pipeline joint venture, EAPC

  • Air Platform

    Brazil’s Embraer Sells 100 Phenom 300E jets to NetJets

  • Americas

    US Navy Selects Proven Arleigh Burke Class Design For Future Destroyer

  • Cyber

    Twitter deletes 20,000 fake accounts linked to Saudi Arabian, Indonesian, Honduran Serbian, Russian and Egyptian governments

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s MiG-31K Absent From Air Sorties After Exhausting Service Life

  • Air Platform

    Ecuador Grounds Indian-made HAL Dhruv Junk Helicopters After Four Crashes

  • C4iSR

    Turkish Baykar and France’s Safran sign MoU covering work on sensors, weaponry, and navigation systems.

  • Europe

    The USAF Global Hawk is scanning frequency of Gravestone Radar of S-400 Triumf

  • Air Platform

    Turkey Aims To Sale TFX Fighter At $100 Million Apiece

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwanese PAC3 missile shot down Chinese Su-35s fighter jet

  • Europe

    Embarrassing Russian Army, Drunk Russian Troops Ditches BMD-2 IFV

  • Naval Platforms

    Damen completes sea trials of Pola-class frigate ‘ARM Reformador’ of Mexican Navy

  • Naval Platforms

    Israeli and Greek shipyards to co-produce naval corvette

  • C4iSR

    Aselsan Koral Land-Based Transportable Radar Electronic Attack System

  • Air Platform

    Turkey delivers first Bayraktar TB2 UCAV to Ukrainian Navy

  • Europe

    Ukraine destroyed Russia’s cavalry units using horses in combat.

  • Industry

    Hindustan Aeronautics Shuts Down Production Line Of Su-30MKI Fighters

  • C4iSR

    South Korea plans to launch its second spy satellite in April

  • Europe

    Turkish drone giant Baykar acquires Italy’s Piaggio Aerospace

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    USS Curtis Wilbur Transits Taiwan Strait

  • Air Platform

    Malaysia Receives MD 530G Light Attack Helicopters

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Royal Australian Navy’s Hunter Class Frigate Is In Troubled Water

  • Defense Industry

    South Korea awards $355 million contract for F-100 engines

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Strikes Killed IRGC Chief Devil Ahmad Vahidi and Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran.

  • Air Platform

    The Italian Air Force takes delivery of its most advanced Eurofighter Typhoon

  • South Asia

    India, U.S. begin two-day naval exercise in eastern Indian Ocean region

  • Americas

    Saab’s Gripen C/D shines in Alaska Red Flag exercise

  • Middle East

    Satellite imagery shows before and aftermath of US strikes on Iran’s key nuclear sites

  • Air Platform

    Boeing awarded contract to build 15 KC-46A Pegasus tankers for U.S. Air Force

  • Europe

    Russia wasted 110,000 lives and $50 billion worth of military hardware in the Ukraine Invasion, achieved nothing

  • Europe

    MBDA Awarded Contract To Produce Aster 30 Missiles For Royal Navy

  • Europe

    Anti-Putin Russian volunteer corp ravaged Belgorod, 340,000 residents will be evacuated

  • Air Platform

    German Nukes, Politics and Tornadoes Replacement Programme

  • Europe

    Russia offered Su-57 fighter jets to Azerbaijan

  • Anti-air Missiles

    FrankenSAM program: Ukraine to retrofit AIM-9X Sidewinder On To Soviet-era Buk Launcher

  • Air Platform

    Saab delivers aft section of T-7A trainer for testing

  • Infantry Weapons

    Russia Unable To Deliver Second Batch Of S-400 SAM To India, Amid Crippling Western Sanctions

  • Naval Platforms

    In-depth Analysis of FREMM European Multi-mission Frigate

  • Americas

    Embraer Wins $17 Million Deal to Supply SABER M200 Radar to Brazilian Army

  • Americas

    General Dynamics Europe delivered first 155mm artillery barrel to the U.S.

  • Air Platform

    US Marines say F-35 stealth fighter squadron clocked 5,000 hours without any mishaps.

  • Europe

    F-16 or no F-16, the West is already at war with Russia and China shipped lethal aid to Russia

  • South Asia

    Amid China tensions, Indian Defense Ministry’s $10 billion shopping spree

  • Middle East

    Hamas Terrorists Group’s Leader Ismail Haniyeh Killed In Iran

  • Civil Aviation

    Russia seeks India’s assistance in importing 22 critical Western components for the Sukhoi Superjet 100, thereby circumventing sanctions.

  • Americas

    American Tech Firm Extreme Networks Supplied Networking Equipment For Russia’s S-400 Missiles

  • Middle East

    Russian Spetsnaz special forces surrendered to Syrian rebels

  • Air Platform

    Brazil To Purchase More Saab Gripen Fighter Jets, Defense Minister Jose Mucio Said

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia purchases precision strike missiles with 500km range worth $1.6 billion

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