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  • [ July 1, 2026 ] Ukraine Unveils ‘Sweetheart’ Drone for Low-Cost Deep Reconnaissance Missions. Europe
  • [ July 1, 2026 ] Sweden and Ukraine signed an agreement covering the Gripen E fighter jet for Ukraine’s Air Force. Air Platform
  • [ July 1, 2026 ] Turkiye Weighs Purchases of American Patriot and EuroSAM SAMP/T Missiles. Anti-air Missiles
  • [ July 1, 2026 ] Qatar and Saudi Arabia purchased Israeli C-MUSIC countermeasures for the royal family’s planes and received Israeli military gear for F-15QA and F-15SA. Middle East
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Europe

Polish Coast Guard to procure OPV from France

October 10, 2020 GDC 0

Following a European call for tenders with competitive bidding launched at the end of 2019, SOCARENAM was able to develop and propose a tailor-made, high-performance and competitive technical solution de signed to meet the Coast […]

Naval Platforms

Boeing submits proposal for Indian Navy’s fighters requirement

October 7, 2020 GDC 0

Boeing has expressed interest in supplying the F/A-18 Block III Super Hornet fighter jet to the Indian Navy. Responding to queries from BusinessLine, the company said, “We have responded to the Indian Navy’s Request for Information […]

Middle East

Egypt Orders 2 Italian FREMM Frigates for €1.2B

October 4, 2020 GDC 0

Egypt has reportedly placed an order for two Italian FREMM Bergamini-class frigates for $1.2 billion. The contract was signed in late August. The Egyptian Navy will receive its first frigate by the end of this […]

Industry

AMRA Submits Proposals For RAN’s Magnetic Treatment Facility

October 4, 2020 GDC 0

Victorian-based Advanced Magnetic Ranges Australia Pty Limited (AMRA), a joint venture combining the engineering expertise of AMOG with French naval technology specialist ECA Group, has just submitted their bid for the Royal Australian Navy’s Magnetic […]

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, […]

Naval Platforms

Royal Danish Navy’s Ivar Huitfeldt Class Frigates

October 2, 2020 GDC 0

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Middle East

Thyssenkrupp Launches Egyptian Navy’s Type 209 Submarine

October 1, 2020 GDC 0

On September 29, 2020, the fourth 209/1400mod class submarine for the Navy of Arab Republic of Egypt was named and launched at the shipyard of thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) in Kiel. Following the very strict […]

Americas

U.S. destroyer breaks Navy record for longest stint at sea

October 1, 2020 GDC 0

A U.S. guided missile destroyer ship has broken the record for the longest consecutive number of days at sea for a military surface vessel, the Navy said Tuesday, underscoring the effects of restrictions related to the […]

Air Platform

South Korea Plans to Procure More F-35A and F-35B Variants Aircraft

September 28, 2020 GDC 0

South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has announced earlier this month that 20 more F-35A Lightning II fifth-generation stealth fighters will be procured under the second phase of its F-X3 program. The South Korean […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

JMSDF’s High-tech Warships Can Dismantle Low-tech Chinese Submarine

September 28, 2020 GDC 0

Japanese forces chased a Chinese Jin-class submarine out of Japanese waters in July 2020. Officials in Tokyo characterized the sub’s infiltration as part of China’s escalating land-grab across the western Pacific. A Japanese “destroyer”—actually, the […]

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  • U.S. Navy Cancels Critical Air-launched HALO Hypersonic Missile Citing Cost Concerns

    April 12, 2025 0
    The Hypersonic Air Launched Offensive (HALO) missile in development for the U.S. Navy’s high priority Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare Increment 2 (OASuW Inc 2) program has been cancelled, according to a statement given to Naval News [...]
  • Germany Approves Refurbished Leopard 1 Tanks For Ukraine

    February 4, 2023 0
    Germany has approved the export of older Leopard 1 battle tanks, which would add to the raft of fighting vehicles Berlin promised last week it would send to Ukraine. Canada sending Leopard 2 tanks to UkraineDateJanuary [...]
  • Remarkable Footage Shows Russian Troops Surrendered To Ukrainian Drone As Ukraine Advances In Bakhmut

    May 16, 2023 0
    Remarkable footage shows how a Russian soldier crawled ‘through hell’ to surrender to Ukraine by communicating with a drone to follow it out of No Man’s Land – while missiles launched by his former comrades [...]
  • Japan Purchases Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles Extended Range (JASSM-ER) Missiles

    January 19, 2025 0
    The US State Department has greenlighted a potential $39-million sale of Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles Extended Range (JASSM-ER) to Japan. JASSM-ER: Long-range air-launched standoff cruise missileDateFebruary 6, 2020Japan to arm its F-35 with heavy hitter [...]
  • Russia Weaponize Natural Gas, Cut Off Gas Supply To Finland

    May 21, 2022 0
    Russia will cut off natural gas to Finland after the Nordic country that applied for NATO membership this week refused President Vladimir Putin’s demand to pay in rubles, the Finnish state-owned energy company said Friday, the latest escalation [...]
  • Taiwan warned off Chinese J-10 fighters

    June 17, 2020 0
    TAIPEI (GDC) — A Chinese J-10 fighter jet entered Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on June 16 morning from the north and east, according to Taiwan news. Despite the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Chinese [...]
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

    Armenian Su-30s turned out to be useless in the Karabakh conflict: Professor Boris Sokolov

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Xi Jinping Sacked Two More PLA Senior Generals.

  • Europe

    Turkey continues to test 6×6 special ops vehicle

  • Air Platform

    PAC-CAC JF-17 Thunder Multi-role Combat Aircraft

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    BAE Systems, DMTC Team Up To Support Hunter-class Frigate Program

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia to spend $366 million to create naval nuclear safety regulator

  • Naval Platforms

    Hunter Class Frigates (Type 26 Global Combat Ship) of Royal Australian Navy

  • Europe

    Spanish Navy’s F-110 class frigate project hits a new milestone

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Received F-16 From Netherlands, Mirage 2000 From France

  • Europe

    Russia’s weekly personnel losses increased to 8,710, including North Korean losses.

  • Europe

    Ukrainian HIMARS Artillery Rockets Destroyed Russia’s Modernized Buk-M3 Missile, Killed 700 Russian Troops

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s Type 15 (ZTQ‑15 or VT5) light tank is worse than you think.

  • Africa

    South African Army Displays New Badger 8×8 Armored Vehicles

  • C4iSR

    Lockheed Martin TPS-77 Multi-Role Radar (MRR)

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine targets rare Russian $100 million Nebo-U long-range VHF radar station

  • Middle East

    Six Near-impossible Black Ops Successfully Conducted By Israeli Special Forces

  • Air Platform

    British Army Flying The Most Advanced AH-64E Apache Helicopters

  • Americas

    Naval Group Launches Fourth OPV for Argentine Navy

  • South Asia

    If Israel, UAE, Bahrain can make peace, why can’t India, Pakistan?

  • Naval Platforms

    RAN tests camcopter drone onboard HMAS Ballarat

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Lockheed Martin’s AGM-114R Hellfire II Air-to-ground Missile

  • Europe

    Heavy fighting continued in Russia’s Belgorod region as Ukrainian forces attempted breakthrough

  • Europe

    Serbia ditches Russian arms, signs deal with Israel to purchase PULS artillery and Hermes 900 drones from Israel

  • C4iSR

    The Thales-Raytheon AN/MPQ-64F1 Sentinel Radar

  • Europe

    ATACMS missile hits a warship for the first time sinking Russian corvette ‘Tsiklon’ (Project 22800) in the port of Sevastopol

  • Europe

    Hanwha Aerospace Awarded Contract to Produce Long-range K239 Chunmoo Rockets to Norway.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Zero design changes is the way forward for Royal Australian Navy’s tier 2 frigates

  • Africa

    Turkish Dearsan lays keel of first of two OPVs for Nigeria

  • Air Platform

    Poland Purchases 48 FA-50 Light Combat Aircraft From South Korea

  • Europe

    UK must spend 2.5 percent of GDP on defense, says departing armed forces minister

  • Europe

    Russian Military Admits That Its Soldiers Killed, Including Army General

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan unveils new domestically developed 105mm Cheetah wheeled tank

  • Americas

    What is the Monroe Doctrine, which President Trump has cited over Venezuela operations.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Debt trap: These countries owe China billions. Most are struggling to pay back

  • Middle East

    Syrian Rebels Capture Russian Pantsir System, Helicopter, L-39 Albatros Aircraft and Syrian Army General Malik Hassan Muhaybar

  • Europe

    Ukraine sinks Russian ship as Moscow accused of forcible deportations from Mariupol

  • Middle East

    Israeli Navy receives new US-built INS Komemiyut landing craft

  • Americas

    Austal USA Breaks Ground On The New Steel Manufacturing Line

  • Air Platform

    MQ-9 Reaper Flying With Eight Hellfire Missiles

  • Air Platform

    Russia Proposes To Upgrade Indian Su-30MKI Fighters

  • Middle East

    South Korea and Israel deepen defense ties by acquiring the Trophy active protection system.

  • Americas

    GE Aerospace tests breakthrough hypersonic dual-mode ramjet

  • South Asia

    India cleared military maintenance contract worth $7.6 billion.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesian Navy’s Underwater Warfare Capability

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s long-range RAM X FPV drones wreaked havoc on the Russian air defense system

  • Naval Platforms

    After some embarrassing display of submarine incidents, China copy Virginia-class SSN for next-generation submarine

  • Air Platform

    China’s GAIC unveils first export order for FTC-2000G AJT

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Spain orders new NASAMS systems to modernise air defence capabilities

  • Europe

    Chilling Comms and Dramatic Video Footage Shows Killing of Russian Commander Colonel Andrei Zakharov

  • Europe

    Ukraine becomes the first country to use Caracal air assault vehicles in combat

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