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Infantry Weapons

Target Galwan Valley: China tests lightweight 122mm Howitzers

August 14, 2020 GDC 0

The Chinese PLA has tested a new lightweight 122-millimeter caliber wheeled howitzer besides a wheeled vehicle mounted HJ-10 anti-tank missile system. The two new weapons made their first public appearance in live-fire drills in a […]

  • Royal New Zealand Air Force’s Super Hercules Aircraft Completes Maiden Flight Test

    April 8, 2024 0
    New Zealand’s first C-130J Super Hercules military transport aircraft has conducted its initial flight test in the US. New Zealand to buy five C-130J-30 Super Hercules transport aircraftDateJune 7, 2020Australia allocates $10 billion to purchase [...]
  • Israeli Air Force Destroyed More Iranian Fighter Jets

    June 25, 2025 0
    The Israeli military said Sunday its air force successfully struck multiple Iranian fighter jets at Dezful Airbase in western Iran, including two F-5s and three F-14 Tomcats — aircraft that date back to Iran’s pre-1979 [...]
  • Airbus Unveils French Army’s NH90 Caïman Special Operations Helicopter Prototype

    April 5, 2025 0
    Airbus has unveiled the prototype of the French Army’s NH90 Caïman Standard 2 multirole helicopter at an international special operations exhibit in Martignas-sur-Jalle. NHIndustries NH90 multi-role military helicopterDateMay 12, 2020German Navy to Buy 31 NH90 [...]
  • Australia purchased commercial ships for undersea military operations

    May 26, 2023 0
    Australia has purchased a 13-year-old Norwegian commercial vessel for 110 million Australian dollars ($73.4 million), which it will convert into a military vessel for undersea military operations, according to an ABC News Australia report. Australia to Build [...]
  • Russia lost more than 600 troops in a single day in Avdiivka

    October 19, 2023 0
    Russia lost more than 600 troops in a single day, Kyiv’s military said in an update on Wednesday, amid Ukraine’s grinding counteroffensive. Russia Loses 32 APVs, Nearly 1,300 Soldiers in a DayDateDecember 4, 2023Russia’s total [...]
  • Czech Excalibur Army Upgrades Ukraine’s T-72 Tanks Armored Protection

    December 8, 2022 0
    The Czech Company Excalibur Army specializes in the development of tanks, artillery systems, and armored vehicles and also offers refurbished solutions for Soviet-era armored vehicles such as the T-72 Main Battle Tank (MBT). For the Ukrainian army, [...]
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

    UK interested in buying Turkish Akinci drone

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Sends Spy Ship Off The Coast Of Australia

  • Middle East

    Israeli Iron Dome Shoots Down Iranian-made Drone Fired From Gaza

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drone attacks destroyed 750,000 Russian shells imported from North Korea: Intelligence Reports

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indian and Chinese Military Commanders Held Meetings To Defuse Border Tensions

  • Europe

    Russian saboteurs destroyed two An-148 aircraft and one Mi-28 helicopter near Moscow

  • Americas

    US Army Boosts Javelin Missile Order by $1.3 Billion

  • Americas

    President Zelenskyy Visits White House In First Post-Invasion Trip

  • Europe

    Thanks to Javelin, Russian Military Lost 31 Tactical Battalions, Says Volodymyr Zelensky

  • Air Platform

    China’s J-20 fighter jet enters into mass production stage

  • Uncategorized

    Turkish Aselsan awarded $13.3 million contract for software based radios

  • Africa

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

  • South Asia

    Indian Air Force Wouldn’t Buy Russia’s Su-57 Says Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Bhadauria

  • Air-Launched Weapons

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

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwanese Legislators Considers Drafting Foreign Nationals For Military Services

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    Israel Deploys Laser Weapon System in the UAE.

  • Americas

    BAE Systems demonstrates new version of US Marine Corps’ combat vehicle

  • Europe

    Russian Arms Maker Almaz-Antey Supplies Cooling System For Bangladesh And Turkish Nuclear Power Plant

  • C4iSR

    Ukrainian HIMARS Artillery Rocket Strike Destroyed Russian Electronic Warfare Vehicle

  • Air Platform

    Australian Firm Wins MRO Contract For US F/A-18

  • Air Platform

    Saab Delivered Third GlobalEye AEW&C To UAE

  • Europe

    Ukraine Struck 50 Russian Targets In Forcing Russian Navy To Retreat From Crimea

  • Air Platform

    France to finance Rafale F5 development alone after UAE co-funding talks collapsed.

  • Air Platform

    Finland Concludes Procurement of 64 F-35 Stealth Jets

  • Air Platform

    Boeing upgrades Apache version 6 with UAV and ship hunting capability

  • South Asia

    BJP Leader Warns India Not To Buy S-400: Subramanian Swamy

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Chinese HQ-9P, HQ-16 and Russian S-400 Triumf Anti-air Missiles Have Questionable Performance in India-Pakistan War

  • Europe

    Germany Approves Sophisticated IRIS-T SLM Anti-air System For Ukraine

  • South Asia

    দুর্নীতিগ্রস্থ বাংলাদেশী কর্মকর্তা রোহিঙ্গা শরণার্থীদের ৫৫,০০০ পাসপোর্ট জারি করেছেন (Google Translated)

  • Europe

    Australia delivers autonomous surveillance drone to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Hyundai Rotem favored to land $9 billion K2 tank deal with Poland

  • Air Platform

    Former CSTO member Uzbekistan in talks with France to purchase 24 Rafale jets

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia signs letter of intent with Leonardo Company to purchase M-346F Block 20, rejecting JF-17 Temu jet.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Russia deploys S-350 air defense system within the striking range of HIMARS

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Lessons from the Ukraine war, China wants to develop conventional warfighting capability to counter the U.S. influence in Indo-Pacific

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Greece considers donating S-300PMU and Tor-M1 missile to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan to purchase Turkish Bayraktar Akinci drones

  • Europe

    Fincantieri Launches Italian Navy’s Fourth PPA Patrol Ship

  • Americas

    Indonesia and USA sign major defense cooperation agreement.

  • Infantry Weapons

    How India sipped T-90 (T-72BU) poison to save Russian Tank Industry?

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Pakistan Considers Purchasing Chinese HQ-19 Ballistic Missile Interceptors As HQ-9 Failed To Intercept Any Missiles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. revoked Hong kong’s special trading status

  • Europe

    Russia Playing Catch Up In The Ukraine War, Russian State TV Presenter Says

  • Europe

    Bad News For Ukraine: Putin Learning To Value Competent Andrei Belousov And Removing Incompetent Idiots From Ministry Of Defense

  • Air Platform

    Turkish firm develops satellite terminal for UAV

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s 2S22 Bohdana self-propelled howitzers firing guided munitions

  • C4iSR

    Italian Elettronica’s High-Performance Solid State Self-Protection Systems

  • Africa

    Poor battlefield performance and sanctions on Russia forced African countries to seek military hardware from China

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s Type 094 Submarine Surfaced Again In Taiwan Strait Due To Technical Malfunction, A Sign China’s Troubled Nuclear Triad

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish HAVELSAN and Malaysia’s MIMOS signed defense cooperation agreement.

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