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  • [ May 5, 2026 ] UAE’s Air Defense System Intercepts Iranian Cruise Missiles and Drones. Middle East
  • [ May 5, 2026 ] Safran and MBDA fired the first Thundart munition developed for France’s Long-Range Land Strike program. Europe
  • [ May 4, 2026 ] Russia Cancels 2026 Victory Parade Due to Equipment Shortages, Putin Moves to Bunker Fearing FPV Drone. Europe
  • [ May 4, 2026 ] U.S. Navy commissions 26th Virginia-class nuclear submarine. Americas
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Americas

U.S. Navy commissions 26th Virginia-class nuclear submarine.

May 4, 2026 GDC 0

The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest fast-attack submarine, USS Idaho, at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut on April 25, 2026 — adding a boat built for undersea warfare, surveillance, and special operations […]

Middle East

Bangladesh Navy withdraws corvettes from peacekeeping mission in Lebanon after UN terminates UNIFIL mandate.

May 3, 2026 GDC 0

The UNIFIL has faced a growing number of casualties as Israel continues air raids despite a ceasefire and Hezbollah has responded with rockets and drones. China’s ambassador to the United Nations, Fu Cong, has said […]

Americas

Hanwha Offers Full Armored Vehicle and KSS-III Submarine Production in Canada.

May 2, 2026 GDC 0

South Korean defence conglomerate Hanwha and Canada’s Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association (APMA) have announced a landmark joint venture to establish a new Canadian entity with full capabilities to produce non-commercial industrial vehicles and heavy military […]

Africa

Moroccan Navy Deploys Avante 1800 Patrol Vessel in Gibraltar Corridor.

May 1, 2026 GDC 0

Morocco has taken a step toward expanding its maritime reach as a new offshore patrol vessel completed sea trials, signaling a near-term boost in surveillance and rapid-response capability across critical sea lanes. The development strengthens […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Norway joins the UK’s Global Combat Ship partnership with Canada and Australia.

April 30, 2026 GDC 0

 Norway has joined a four-nation effort with the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia to align their Type 26 warship programs, expanding a common frigate design into a coordinated allied fleet. This will improve North Atlantic […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Singapore’s ST Engineering launched the first of six Victory-class Multi-Role Combat Vessel (MRCV).

April 30, 2026 GDC 0

On April 29, 2026, the Republic of Singapore Navy held the steel cutting ceremony of the third and fourth Multi-Role Combat Vessels (MRCV) at a ST Engineering shipyard in Singapore. The Republic of Singapore Navy […]

Europe

Turkiye Offers LHD-230 Drone Carrier for Export with Amphibious Assault and UAV Operations.

April 30, 2026 GDC 0

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Europe

Fincantieri awarded contract to upgrade the Italian Navy’s patrol frigate into a combat-capable frigate.

April 28, 2026 GDC 0

Fincantieri has signed an agreement to upgrade the Italian Navy’s Pattugliatore Polivalente d’Altura (PPA) multipurpose offshore patrol frigates into “full combat” systems. The effort, managed by European procurement agency OCCAR, will convert vessels in the […]

Europe

Israeli Aerospace Industries Delivered Autonomous Submarine to German Navy.

April 26, 2026 GDC 0

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has delivered a “BlueWhale” autonomous submarine to the German Navy, the company announced. The vessel is the first unmanned submarine developed by an Israeli defense company. It is the product of […]

Europe

Britain Needs Cheap, Quickly Delivered Type 31 Frigates to Rebuild Its Navy.

April 26, 2026 GDC 0

In the 150m-long Venturer build hall at Rosyth Dockyard on the River Forth near Edinburgh, a Royal Navy ship is taking shape. This is HMS Formidable, a frigate intended for general missions such as escorting merchant […]

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  • Azerbaijani army shot down Armenian Su-25 fighter jet

    October 22, 2020 0
    In the statement made by the Azerbaijan Ministry of Defense, it was reported that at around 12.30 local time today,  the Su-25 fighter aircraft belonging to the  Armenian army attempted to attack the Azerbaijani army in the direction of Gabriel. Azerbaijan [...]
  • European Union Has Enough Evidence to Prove Putin’s Fishing Vessels and Research Ships Behind Undersea Cables Sabotages

    February 14, 2025 0
    Western nations have long suspected that Russia has been deliberately severing vital underseas cables — but without much to prove it. That may have changed after officials in Finland pointed to an unusually vivid piece [...]
  • France wants 80 percent workshare for Franco-German FCAS fighter jet

    July 12, 2025 0
    France has told Germany it wants a workshare of some 80% in the joint Franco-German fighter jet FCAS, a defence industry source told Reuters, backing up a report by respected German defence publication Hartpunkt. Germany [...]
  • Morocco Ordered Airbus H135 Helicopters

    August 10, 2022 0
    The Moroccan Forces Royales Air have ordered a fleet of H135s for military primary training missions. The light twin-engine H135, a reference helicopter in the segment, will be used for training pilots to perform a [...]
  • Mitsui Unveils OPV Design Proposal For JMSDF OPV Requirement

    June 17, 2021 0
    The defense exhibition and conference currently held near Tokyo, Japan, local shipbuilder Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (Mitsui E&S) unveiled its OPV design currently competing for a JMSDF requirement. Japan’s Minitry of Defense (MoD) recently launched [...]
  • North Korea delivered millions of rounds of ammo, but its poor quality hurt Russian soldiers and damaged turrets

    February 4, 2024 0
    Russia is using low-quality, often-defective artillery shells from North Korea that can cause problems on the front lines, Ukraine’s army said in a Facebook post Tuesday. Ukraine’s kamikaze drone attacks destroyed 750,000 Russian shells imported [...]
Europe

Safran and MBDA fired the first Thundart munition developed for France’s Long-Range Land Strike program.

May 5, 2026 0

French defense firm Safran and missile maker MBDA successfully test-fired their jointly developed rocket-artillery munition this month, and expect to be able to deliver the first multiple-launch rocket systems in 2029 should their offer be […]

Infantry Weapons

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

April 28, 2026 0

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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 […]

  • Americas

    US Marines Selects Two Companies to Build Prototype Recon Vehicle

  • Europe

    Russia’s Finance Ministry Borrowed $13.6 Billion To Fund Faltering Ukraine Invasion

  • Air Platform

    Saab wants second Gripen production hub as Ukraine placed 150 jet orders.

  • Middle East

    Iran abandons Houthis under relentless US bombardment

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Raytheon Awarded $500 Million Contract For Norwegian F-35 Stealth Jets

  • Americas

    Pentagon Approves Long-range Tomahawk Cruise Missile for Ukraine.

  • Air Platform

    Greece to purchase 49 UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters for its armed forces

  • Air Platform

    Leonardo M-346FA Light Combat Aircraft

  • Air Platform

    Australian KC-30A Airborne Tanker Refuelled Japanese F-2 Fighter Jets in an Interoperability Trials.

  • Air Platform

    Philippines Invites Saab, Lockheed, KAI And TAI For $7 Billion Fighter Jets Tenders

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze drone hits second time on upper floor of the same skyscraper it hit last week

  • Air Platform

    Boeing’s F-15 Fighter Jet Celebrate 50 Years Of Undefeated Streak

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    New Partnership for Australia’s LAND 8710 Amphibious Program

  • Americas

    Barrett To Supply U.S. Army With MK22 Sniper Rifles

  • Naval Platforms

    China’s Hudong Zhonghua shipyard lauched the third Type 054 A/P Frigate for Pakistan

  • Europe

    Denmark Delivered 2,700 Anti-tank Rockets and 300 Stinger Missiles to Ukraine

  • South Asia

    Thales Modernizes Bangladesh’s Air Traffic Management Infrastructure

  • Europe

    S-400 Failed: Ukraine Destroyed Crimea Bridge Using British-made Storm Shadow Cruise Missiles

  • Defense Industry

    Cash-strapped Denel Dynamics Is Shattered, What Next?

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Brazil delivers VBTP-MR Guarani 6×6 APC armored vehicles to the Philippines

  • Air Platform

    Analysis: J-10 (Jian 10) Vigorous Dragon Multirole Fighter

  • Middle East

    Royal Navy captured large cache of Iranian-made missiles shipment to Hezbollah

  • South Asia

    Indian Navy’s mishaps are as common as Russian Navy’s mishaps, INS Brahmaputra frigate caught fire and sank at the Mumbai Dockyard

  • Air Platform

    Saab Sees Potential Opportunities For New Built Gripen C/D In Southeast Asia

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s HIMARS Rockets Hit Russian Training Ground Killing Hundreds of Russian Soldiers

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Should the Royal Australian Navy induct Lockheed Martin F-35B to counter PLA Navy?

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 Strikes Russia’s Self-propelled Howitzers

  • Europe

    Russian Journalists Exposing Russian Army’s Casualties In Putin’s War

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Royal Navy Deploys Two OPVs in Indo-Pacific Region

  • Europe

    Greece will purchase four Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ships from the U.S.

  • Europe

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

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan signed a contract with undisclosed country to sale JF-17 Block III.

  • Air Platform

    Austria to procure 18 AW169M helicopters

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian NASAMS Shot Down Russia’s Over-hyped Su-35 Fighter Jet In Bakhmut

  • Europe

    President Zelensky discloses his annual income to bring transparency to his country

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Qatar Unveils Truck-mounted NASAMS High-mobility Launcher System.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) To Build Six OPV For Philippines Navy

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Aerospace Industries Set For Big Win In 2024 With Its Supersonic Jets And Drones

  • Air Platform

    Egypt to Boost Rafale Order by 100 Aircraft as Its Su-35 Fails to Withstand Rafale’s Spectra Electronic Attacks

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia purchases three Mogami-class frigates worth $10 billion.

  • Air Platform

    Images show Argentine insignias on recently purchased F-16 Fighting Falcon

  • Europe

    British-supplied Brimstone Missiles Forced Russians To Retreat From Frontline

  • Europe

    Dearsan unveils its new F142 frigate concept and USV 15 models

  • Air Platform

    TAI Conducts Full-scale Static Tests On T625 Helicopter

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze sea drones destroyed two new Vasily Bykov class patrol boats

  • Middle East

    Prime Minister Netanyahu Visits Rafael’s Iron Dome Manufacturing Facility in Northern Israel

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Rolls-Royce Contracted to Produce Propulsion System for South Korea’s Ulsan-class Warships

  • Defense Industry

    Turkey’s TAI builds Europe’s 2nd-largest subsonic wind tunnel

  • Africa

    Algeria Is Third Country To Deploy S-400 Surface-to-air Missile System

  • Europe

    Double Troubles For Russia: Ukraine Bought 5,100 MATADOR Anti-tank Weapons

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