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Month: August 2023

Air Platform

Ukraine’s 47th army brigade downed seventh Ka-52 helicopter in a week using RBS-70 MANPAD

August 19, 2023 GDC 0

This is the incredible moment Ukraine annihilated a Russian Ka-52 attack helicopter using Swedish-made RBS-70 MANPAD, reported Ukraine’s 47th army brigade. This is the seventh Ka-52 helicopters downed by RBS-70 MANPAD. Vladimir Putin’s prized Ka-52 […]

Air Platform

Netherlands received its first MQ-9A Reaper drones

August 19, 2023 GDC 0

The first MQ-9A Reaper drones have arrived at the Royal Netherlands Air Force’s Leeuwarden base. Four more drones are in the queue. In 2013, the Dutch Ministry of Defence announced that it wanted to purchase […]

Europe

Sweden approves new lethal aid package for Ukraine worth $314 million

August 19, 2023 GDC 0

The Swedish government has announced a new military aid package for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The information appeared on the government website of the country. The new package will be worth $314 million and […]

Europe

Crimea Bridge Attacks: Russia’s Major Domestic Political Problem For Putin

August 19, 2023 GDC 0

As both a symbolic and strategic target for Ukraine, the 12-mile-long Kerch Bridge is posing a growing problem for Vladimir Putin. The Russian president opened structure between Crimea and the region of Krasnodar to traffic […]

Europe

Pantsir Failed Again: Ukrainian Kamikaze Drones Destroyed Moscow Building Four Kilometers From Kremlin

August 18, 2023 GDC 0

A huge explosion rocked Moscow today after a suspected Ukrainian kamikaze drone blasted a building just four kilometers from the Kremlin. Footage showed flames and a column of black smoke rising from the Moscow Expocentre […]

Air Platform

U.S. State Department approves sending F-16s to Ukraine from Denmark and Netherlands

August 18, 2023 GDC 0

The United States has approved sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine from Denmark and the Netherlands as soon as pilot training is completed, the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, says in a letter seen […]

Air Platform

Ukraine shot down two Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopters using RBS-70 MANPAD

August 18, 2023 GDC 0

Ukrainian forces shot down two of Russia’s prized Ka-52 “Alligator” attack helicopters early on Thursday morning using Swedish RBS-70 MANPAD, according to Ukraine’s military. This is the fourth attack helicopter downed by the Swedish RBS-70 […]

Anti-air Missiles

Ukrainian drone captured the moment HIMARS destroys Russian S-300V4 Antey Surface-to-air Missile

August 18, 2023 GDC 0

The Ukrainian Armed Forces were able to hit a Russian S-300V4 Antey surface-to-air missile system. The HIMARS system was able to strike at 70 kilometers range. The S-300V4’s real-world tracking range doesn’t quite live up […]

Americas

HII Launches Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Ted Stevens

August 18, 2023 GDC 0

HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding has announced the launch of USS Ted Stevens (DDG 128), a flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer (DDG 51) is a multi-mission, guided missile warship, originally commissioned in 1991. The ship conducts anti-air warfare with […]

Middle East

ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems delivers the second MEKO A-200 class frigate to the Egyptian Navy

August 18, 2023 GDC 0

On 26 May, ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) handed over the second MEKO A-200 EN frigate to the Navy of the Arab Republic of Egypt. The ceremony in Bremerhaven also included the naming of the vessel. […]

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  • Serbia Unveils 300km Range Sumadija Rocket Artillery.

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  • Northrop Grumman Offered MQ-8C Unmanned Helicopter To US Navy

    February 6, 2021 0
    Northrop Grumman is touting its MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned aircraft system (UAS) as a future ship-based anti-submarine warfare (ASW) platform, with a recent trial off the coast of California demonstrating the concept. Northrop Grumman And [...]
  • Germany sends Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine

    February 18, 2023 0
    Germany on Wednesday said it has “half a battalion” of Leopard 2 tanks to send to Ukraine, as NATO allies appear to struggle to muster the heavy vehicles pledged to Kyiv. Germany lifts its objection on [...]
  • U.S. Navy Commissions San Antonio-class LPD, USS Fort Lauderdale

    August 6, 2022 0
    San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28) departed from Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII)’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division on 11 July, en route to its commissioning site in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Huntington Ingalls Lays Keel [...]
  • Brazilian Army trials new remotely operated weapon system.

    October 28, 2025 0
    The Brazilian Army has conducted field acceptance tests on the second prototype of its upgraded remotely operated weapon system, the UT30BR2, according to the Tecnologia & Defesa. The tests were carried out on October 9 [...]
  • Raytheon’s Shipboard Modular AN/SPY-6 Radar

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Infantry Weapons

Elbit Systems PULS Rocket Artillery Precision, Modular and Universal Launching System for Battlefield Dominance.

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Philippine Army Test Fires Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm Howitzer Boosting Long-Range Strike.

April 27, 2026 0

The Philippine Army has conducted its first live firing with its new Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer during Exercise Salaknib 26, a joint U.S./Philippines military exercise, bringing a faster and more mobile long-range strike […]

Infantry Weapons

Israel uses the Roem howitzer in its first combat strikes in Lebanon.

April 24, 2026 0

The Israel Defense Forces has used its new Ro’em self-propelled howitzer in combat for the first time, firing the system during artillery strikes in southern Lebanon. Units from the 282nd Artillery Brigade brought the wheeled […]

Europe

Turkey test-fires the KORAOK short-range anti-tank missile.

April 22, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Australian Army successfully test-fired the first domestically manufactured HIMARS.

April 16, 2026 0

Australia test-fired the first domestically manufactured GMLRS missile from a HIMARS launcher at Woomera Test Range, South Australia on April 9, 2026. The government committed $320 million to integrate Australian suppliers into GMLRS production at […]

Infantry Weapons

China delivers FN-6 MANPAD and HJ-12E anti-tank missiles to Iran.

April 15, 2026 0

US intelligence indicates China delivered new air defense systems to Iran, CNN reported on Friday, citing three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments. According to intelligence outlined in the CNN report, Beijing transferred shoulder-fired FN-6 […]

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  • Middle East

    Satellite Images Show Iran Rebuilding Missile Factory Hit By Israeli Air Strike.

  • Air Platform

    Bangladesh Air Guard’s Untrained Pilots Caught in Camera Performing Unsafe Flying Stunts Again

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar’s rebels captured Indian border town blocking access to Myanmar army

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Israeli Army Used White Phosphorus Artillery Munitions To Destroy Hamas Tunnels And Bunkers

  • Europe

    Western Hi-tech Weapons Give Ukraine Greater Chance Fight Off Russians

  • C4iSR

    Thales SMART-S 3D Radar

  • Defense Industry

    Naval Group Opens Office In Philippines For Prospective Submarine Deal

  • Europe

    Greece announced €10 billion military modernization plans

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Army To Finally Inducts ‘Owl’ Electric-Powered Kamikaze Drone

  • C4iSR

    Saab Delivers GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning Aircraft To Poland

  • Africa

    The U.S. is preparing CAATSA sanctions as Algeria receives four Su-57E fourth-generation jets from Russia.

  • Europe

    British Storm Shadow Missile Struck Military Installation Killing Russian General

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. State Department Approves 300 Javelin Missiles For Thailand

  • Europe

    Putin Struggling To Contain In-fighting Among His Generals And Advisors

  • Europe

    Dutch Navy selects Naval Group’s Barracuda class submarine with Tomahawk cruise missiles

  • Americas

    BAE Systems Awarded Contract to Provide Engineering Supports for US Navy’s Sea-Launched Cruise Missile–Nuclear Program

  • Air Platform

    Army Wants To Accelerate FTUAS Drone Development

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine has provided the West with vast intelligence about Russian weaponry that CIA, NSA, MI6, Bundesnachrichtendienst, DGSE failed to collect

  • C4iSR

    Saab Successfully Conducted Flight Test Of Fourth GlobalEye AEW&C

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese military video appears to show Chinese F-16 releasing chaffs in the flight path of Australian P-8A Poseidon aircraft over South China Sea

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesian Army Received First Batch Of Bushmaster Armored Vehicles

  • Infantry Weapons

    Lockheed Proposes AGM-184C LRASM Anti-ship Missiles For Australian Army’s LAND 4100 Phase 2

  • Europe

    BAE Systems Shipyard Receives 12 Missile Tubes For HMS Dreadnought

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Navy receives its sixth Evolved Cape-class patrol vessel

  • Europe

    Russia’s first moon mission in 50 years crashed, another humiliation for Putin

  • Europe

    Poland to purchase South Korean KSS-III submarine under the Orka program

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian DoD scheduled construction of first shortfin Barracuda-class submarine from 2023 onward

  • Air Platform

    Baykar Lined Up Ten Prospective Customers Of Bayraktar TB2 Drones, Says Selçuk Bayraktar

  • Defense Industry

    Germany Commits €100 Billion to Meet NATO Defense Spending Requirement

  • C4iSR

    Taiwan’s F-16V fighters to receive IRST21 sensors that can track Chinese J-20

  • Air Platform

    Saudi Arabia Purchases Four C-27J Maritime Patrol Aircraft.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha Ocean Unveils All-unmanned Aircraft Carrier Concept

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine destroys half of Russia’s ‘key’ Pantsir air defense systems, security service says.

  • Americas

    Argentine Navy commissions third OPV ARA Storni

  • Middle East

    Russian warships arrived in red sea as Houthis targets commercial ships

  • Anti-drone System

    Israeli IAI Secretly Supplied Counter-UAV Drone Guard Systems to Maldives and Sri Lanka

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Pyongyang Conducts Tactical Ballistic Missile Tests

  • Europe

    Polish Army received Borsuk infantry fighting vehicles.

  • Air Platform

    Australia to transfer RAAF’s classic Hornets aircraft to Ukraine

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin delivers 900th THAAD interceptor launcher

  • Industry

    Austal to Acquire Queensland-based BSE Marine Solutions

  • Naval Platforms

    Russia Delivers Indian Navy’s Warship ‘INS Tushil’ After Eight Years, Explains Soviet-era Shipbuilding Still Ongoing In Russia

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Germany Purchases Additional Arrow-3 Missile Defense System Worth $3.1 Billion.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Mitsubishi extends life of Japan’s Type 10 main battle tanks

  • Air Platform

    AeroVironment Awarded A Contract to Produce Switchblades Kamikaze Drones For Ukraine

  • Europe

    Explosion rocks Russian-occupied Melitopol, amid Ukrainian counteroffensive

  • South Asia

    Pakistan Air Force to receive 12 JF-17B twin seat fighter aircraft

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. Navy Destroyer USS Kidd Sails Through Taiwan Strait

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    HMS Queen Elizabeth Leads Carrier Groups Of Royal Navy

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