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  • [ June 18, 2026 ] South Korea Unveils Next-Generation KDDX Destroyer with VLS, AESA Radar and IEP System. East Asia and Pacific Region
  • [ June 18, 2026 ] Ukraine became the global leader in manufacturing purpose-built interceptor drones to hunt Russian Shahed-type attack drones. Counter-drone System
  • [ June 18, 2026 ] Indian Army selects Meprolight MEPRO X6 as new daytime optic for Negev light machine guns. Infantry Weapons
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Month: April 2021

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia Shortlist Five Companies For RAN’s Unammaned Helicopters Programme

April 1, 2021 GDC 0

Canberra has announced the shortlist for its Sea 129-5 acquisition, which will see Royal Australian Navy ships receive a new unmanned air vehicle (UAV) capability. The five contenders are BAE Systems Australia, Insitu Pacific, Northrop […]

Industry

South Africa Bans On Arms Export To Arab Countries Hurting Its Economy

April 1, 2021 GDC 0

The members of the National Conventional Arms Control Committee (NCACC) decide to suspend arms exports to many Arab countries, mainly Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Algeria. This body, which depends on the […]

Europe

Finland Cleared To Buy Extended-range Multiple Launch Rocket Systems

April 1, 2021 GDC 0

The State Department has approved a Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Finland of Extended Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems and related equipment for an estimated cost of $91.2 million.  The sale would […]

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  • Wagner mercenaries assault their commander using shovels

    March 4, 2023 0
    Brutal footage released by Ukraine purportedly shows Wagner Group fighters beating their commander with shovels in the city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, where the paramilitary group has focused its efforts for half a year. [...]
  • Elbit Systems Awarded Contract To Supply Seagull USV For Philippines Navy

    September 15, 2021 0
    Elbit Systems announced today that it was awarded contracts, in an aggregate amount of approximately $56 million, to supply Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) capabilities to the Philippines Navy. The contracts will be performed over a 12-month [...]
  • Construction begins on new fleet of river-class destroyers for the Royal Canadian Navy

    September 1, 2024 0
    Initial construction is beginning on a new fleet of warships for the Royal Canadian Navy, with the vessels expected to be operational by 2035, service and government officials said. Canada started the construction of state-of-the-art [...]
  • Ukraine Says It Shot Down Seven Su-30 aircraft and killed 50 special operators

    February 25, 2022 0
    Ukraine’s Defense Ministry on Friday announced that 50 Russian special forces operators were killed and seven Su-30 planes were shot down.  Ukraine shot down Russia’s Su-24 warplane over BakhmutDateMarch 19, 2023Russia lost 342 fighter bombers [...]
  • Germany drafts €377 billion defense blueprint spanning land, air, sea, space, and cyber domains.

    October 31, 2025 0
    Berlin has drafted a €377 billion multiyear defense blueprint spanning land, air, sea, space, and cyber domains. The plan marks a historic pivot in German defense financing and rearmament, reshaping NATO’s European balance with major [...]
  • China Sends Blowfish A2 Unmanned Helicopters to Indian Border

    November 24, 2020 0
    Chinese self-produced unmanned helicopters were recently equipped to People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Tibet Military Command troops at the border with India. The command had ordered smart weapons and customized equipment – from portable oxygen generators [...]
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 […]

Americas

Canada Purchases 26 HIMARS Rocket Artillery.

June 5, 2026 0

The Government of Canada said it has finalised a government-to-government agreement with the United States for the acquisition of long-range missile capability for the Canadian Armed Forces. The Government of Canada said it has finalised […]

Americas

U.S. Navy purchases Israeli soldier-portable SMASH 2000LE fire control systems.

June 4, 2026 0

An Israeli fire control technology company has now secured contracts with all four major branches of the U.S. military, completing a sweep across the American armed forces that took less than a year. Smart Shooter […]

Europe

Germany Purchases $5.4 Billion Worth of Israeli PULS Rocket Launchers.

May 29, 2026 0

Germany Advancing 5 Billion Euro Rocket Launcher Deal With Israel’s ElbitIf completed, the deal would include hundreds of rocket launchers and could increase Elbit’s order backlog by about 20 percent, strengthening the Israel-based defense contractor’s […]

  • Central Asia

    The U.S. Departs From Afghanistan, China Cashes In $3 Trillion Rare Earth Minerals

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar’s Rebels Groups ‘Three Brotherhood’ Alliance Seized Control of 1500 Outposts And Army’s Weapons Cache

  • Air Platform

    French Air Force Placed Additional Order of 42 Rafale F4 Jets

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Netherlands purchases Rheinmetall Skyranger Anti-air Gun System.

  • Middle East

    Israeli Navy’s ‘Shayetet 13’ Elite Commandos Thwarted Hamas Terrorists Boat Infiltrating Israeli Coast

  • Central Asia

    Azerbaijani President Aliyev posed for photos next to Israeli Harop kamikaze drone near Iranian border

  • Europe

    Ukraine Plans To Buy Marder IFV From Rheinmetall

  • Air Platform

    Romania purchased 32 second-hand F-16 jets from Norway

  • Industry

    General Electric CODLAG Marine Propulsion system

  • Air Platform

    Legendary A-10 Warthog Received New Wing Mounted Kits

  • Middle East

    The U.S. is weighing ground operations on Iran’s Kharg Island oil hub and has bombed Bandar Abbas Airbase in the ongoing war.

  • Americas

    Elbit Systems to upgrade U.S. Army’s next-generation Bradley infantry fighting vehicle

  • C4iSR

    Elbit Systems awarded contract to deliver EW suite for German Chinook helicopters

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    India’s BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. State Department approves Harpoon missiles to Taiwan worth $2.37 billion

  • Infantry Weapons

    UAE Purchases Israeli Spyder Anti-air Missiles, Saudis Curious Attempts To Buy Israeli Iron Dome

  • Americas

    First Brazilian Gripen E arrives in Brazil

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia ordered amphibious armored vehicles from Russia

  • Middle East

    Egyptian Navy takes delivery of Aster-30 Missiles and Vulcano Munitions for FREMM frigates

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan used Harpy-2 drone to destroy another S-300 SAM site in Armenia

  • Europe

    Ukraine provides evidence of Western tech in Russian weapons

  • Air Platform

    CAIC Zhishengji-10 (Z-10) Attack Helicopter

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh’s Corruption Watchdog Indicted Bangladesh Navy Commodore Mohammad Matiur Rahman (thief) for Significant Corruption.

  • Europe

    Denmark Announces $2 Billion Security Plan For Arctic Region

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia needs to reduce its dependence on great power as it did for a century

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia To Build New Bases For Nuclear Submarines

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Rocketsan test fires SIPER-1D long-range surface-to-air missile

  • Air Platform

    F-36 Kingsnake: A Hypothetical 4.75 Gen Fighter Jet

  • Air Platform

    Boeing UCAV For Royal Australian Air Force

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    US bans arms exports to Hongkong

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia purchases 24 more Rafale fighter jets to retire Russian-built fighter jets

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Royal Thai Army Purchases VN1 Armored Vehicles Despite VT-4 Tanks and VN1 Failing in Border Skirmish.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indian Navy’s Fifth Scorpene-class Submarine Starts Sea Trials

  • Europe

    Rusted guns, no food, and filthy beds: Putin now sends troops to fight Ukrainians on the backs of horses

  • Europe

    Slovakia And Finland To Jointly Develop Armored Combat Vehicle

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia, Japan, South Korea And New Zealand To Deepen Cooperation With NATO Amid China Tensions

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan Develops Wheeled Anti-tank Vehicles

  • Europe

    Ukraine Received VAB Armored Vehicle From France

  • Europe

    Ukrainian drone attack destroyed major combat refuelling hub in Crimea

  • C4iSR

    Aselsan Delivers First ALP-300G Portable Early Warning Radar System to the Turkish Armed Forces

  • Americas

    Dictator in Chief Donald Trump Wants Chinese-style Military Parade in Washington DC

  • Europe

    Wrecked images of Russian military hardware, incompetence, corruption, drunk conscripts and inadequate training in Russia’s disastrous Ukraine invasion

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish Defense Exports Reached $8.5 Billion in 2024.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Started Granting Protection Visa For High-ranking Myanmar Military’s Defectors

  • Air Platform

    German Eurofighter Typhoon Is Coming To Australia For Exercises ‘Pitch Black’

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RoK Navy’s Released First Photo Of Envisioned Aircraft Carrier

  • Europe

    Iskandar Tactical Missiles Were Useless in Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, Says Armenian Prime Minister

  • Americas

    The RSAF Trainee Pilots Are Cleared To Train at the US Naval Bases

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Su-57 fighter jet downed its own S-70 heavy armed drone in a collateral incident.

  • Air Platform

    Denmark Purchases Boeing P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft.

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