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C4iSR

Russia lacks the industrial capability to manufacture an active protection system, according to a Russian defence expert.

November 9, 2025 GDC 0

A prominent Russian military analyst says Russia continues to face major technical obstacles in developing and fielding an effective active protection system (APS) for its armored vehicles, despite decades of effort and the growing use […]

Europe

Turkey to equip Altay tanks with AKKOR active protection system

January 9, 2025 GDC 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Hyundai Rotem Unveils K2 Tank With The Most Advanced Active Protection System

October 13, 2024 GDC 0

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C4iSR

Elbit Systems Awarded $600 Million Contract To Produce Active Protection And EOTS For Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicles

February 29, 2024 GDC 0

Elbit Systems says it will provide “advanced protection, fighting capabilities and sensors” for new Korean-designed Infantry Fighting Vehicles. The company’s technology was stripped from Australian Army equipment over possible data security concerns three years ago. […]

Land Platform

Russian Propagandist Editing T-90M Blow-Up Video In Ukraine With Merkava Tank Fitted With Trophy Active Protection System

October 11, 2023 GDC 0

Russian propagandists have attempted to pass off footage circulating on social media of a Russian T-90M tank being blown up in the war in Ukraine as an Israeli Merkava tank being destroyed by Hamas militants. […]

Americas

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Delivered Final Trophy APS To The US

January 10, 2021 GDC 0

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has delivered the final Trophy active protection system (APS) to the US Army for integration on its line of M1 Abrams main battle tanks. The company began delivering the systems to […]

Land Platform

U.S. Army sets to upgrade Abrams tank with Israeli Trophy APS

July 13, 2020 GDC 0

The U.S. Army has announced on 10 July that it is decided to mount Trophy active protection system on Abrams tanks which will deploy to Poland. According to a press release issued Friday by the U.S. Army […]

Land Platform

Hanwha Defence AS21 Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicle

October 3, 2019 GDC 0

Hanwha’s AS21 Redback is a heavily-upgraded version of the K21 IFV that has been in service with the South Korean army since 2009. […]

  • South Korea Starts Ship-Launched Ballistic Missile Development

    November 8, 2024 0
    The Ship-to-surface Ballistic Missile program for the development and procurement of a new ship-launched ballistic missile for precision attack on major enemy targets over long distances. The research and development work will be conducted by [...]
  • Anti-Putin Russian partisan set chemical factory, military surveillance equipment factory and oil refinery on fire

    May 15, 2024 0
    On Tuesday, May 14, in the Russian Novocheboksarsk (Chuvashia), the Khimprom chemical plant associated with the Russian occupation army exploded. The footage is available on the Ukraine 365 Telegram channel. Ukraine’s HIMARS strike blew up [...]
  • Morocco to receive first batch of F-16V in 2021

    August 16, 2020 0
    Morocco will become in 2021 the first country in Africa to use the F16 Viper fighter jets, a well-informed local news outlet reported. An order has been placed by Morocco’s Royal Air Force to acquire [...]
  • Hamas Terrorists Group’s Leader Ismail Haniyeh Killed In Iran

    July 31, 2024 0
    Hamas said its political chief Ismail Haniyeh was killed in “a treacherous Zionist raid on his residence in Tehran”. Iran’s president vows to make Israel ‘regret cowardly action’, as Supreme Leader Khamenei says avenging Haniyeh’s [...]
  • UAE Stops Issuing Visas for 11 Muslim Countries, But Continues to Welcome Israelis

    November 29, 2020 0
    Travel agencies in countries across the Middle East and Africa said the United Arab Emirates has temporarily halted issuing new visas to their citizens, even as the Gulf state allows Israelis into the country visa-free [...]
  • Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems hands over fourth S44 submarine to Egyptian Navy

    August 4, 2021 0
    ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems today officially handed over the fourth Type 209/1400mod class submarine, named “S44”, to the Navy of the Arab Republic of Egypt. Thyssenkrupp Delivers Fourth Submarine To Egyptian NavyDateJuly 16, 2021Thyssenkrupp Launches Egyptian [...]
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 […]

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian industry started maintaining US Navy’s Virginia-class submarine as part of AUKUS agreement

  • Middle East

    No Country Would Have Survived Iranian Onslaught, Only Israeli Cutting-edge Arrow-2 And Arrow-3 Anti-ballistic Missile System Saved Israel

  • Europe

    Russia delivers captured Western small arms and vehicles to Hezbollah and Hamas to blame Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Switzerland Started Negotiations with the U.S. over a Fixed-Price F-35A Contract

  • Americas

    TRL Drones has developed the TALOS-J and TALOS-E interceptor drone systems.

  • Naval Platforms

    Iran has requested India and Sri Lanka to take control of Iranian Navy’s ships, not return them to Iran.

  • Europe

    Ukraine is Seeking to Gain Control of Russian Oligarch’s Frozen Assets

  • Europe

    Germany announced $1.1 billion military aid package for Ukraine

  • Africa

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

  • Defense Industry

    UAE Plans To Develop Domestic Defense Industry

  • Europe

    Ukraine blow up Russia’s easy target T-90M Tank using a Swedish AT4 recoilless rifle

  • Industry

    Boeing eyes on T-7A exports to Asia-Pacific markets

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Female Pilots Became The First Pilot To Score Air-to-air Kill Against Houthis

  • Air Platform

    Spain Orders 20 Additional Latest Variant Eurofighter Typhoon

  • Air Platform

    Tempest Partners Detailed Progress On Six-generation Tempest Fighter

  • Middle East

    Shocking Drone Footage Shows Hamas Terrorists Beating Palestinians and Stealing Food Aid

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh’s former dictator, Sheikh Hasina, was a key conspirator of the 2009 Bangladesh Rifles massacre.

  • Europe

    South Korea Offers Fighter Jets, Submarine, and Drones to Greece

  • Europe

    Turkey says it tested new Tayfun short-range ballistic missile

  • Europe

    Ukraine Deploys U.S.-made Scorpion Mortar For The First Time

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Baykar to Develop Unmanned Fighter Jet

  • C4iSR

    Hensoldt Produces Twinvis Surveillance Radar To Bolster Situational Awareness

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Tu-141 Drone Struck Third Russian Airbase

  • Middle East

    Russia helped Yemeni Houthi terrorists with British and American cargo ships tracking data

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian $500 FPV drone destroyed Russian Buk-M3 missile system worth $100 million

  • Europe

    U.S. Delivers Avenger Surface-to-air Missiles And Stinger MANPAD To Ukraine

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine Destroyed Russia’s $45 Million Nebo-SVU Radar Advertised As Stealth Aircraft Detector

  • Air Platform

    Saab Offers 72 Gripen E/F Fighter Jets and Six GlobalEye AEW&C to Canada.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The US State Department approves Apache AH-64E and AH-1Z Viper Helicopter For Philippines

  • Europe

    Ukraine started winning against Russia as Putin’s war horrors come to Moscow.

  • Air Platform

    Land 2097 Phase 4: Australia’s Special Operations Forces Helicopter

  • Industry

    India, A Lucrative Defense Export Market For Russia, America, France And Israel

  • South Asia

    Washington is pressuring Delhi to abandon Russian S-400 missile systems

  • Middle East

    An Israeli ADS shot down a Su-22 fighter over Syria

  • Air Platform

    Russia Running Out Of Drone Warfare Options As Its Iranian-made Shahed-136 Drones Riddled With Defects

  • South Asia

    Pakistan Navy commissioned Damen-built PNS Yarmook

  • Europe

    Germany to purchase four Type 212CD submarines

  • Air Platform

    Turkey Invites Malaysia for “Hurjet” Combat-Trainer Project as the U.S. Sanctioned Turkey

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    India donated a submarine to Myanmar to gain edge over China

  • Air Platform

    Germin Company Says It Will Investigate Use Of GPS Tech In Bayraktar TB

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Slovakia Purchases Barak MX Anti-air Missile System From Israel

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Vestdavit wins contract to supply boat-launch and recovery system for RAN

  • Europe

    European Union Has Enough Evidence to Prove Putin’s Fishing Vessels and Research Ships Behind Undersea Cables Sabotages

  • Land Platform

    Indian Army’s T-90 Tank Lost Multi-nation Tank Biathlon Due To Engine Oil Leaks

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Leonardo Delivers AW109 Trekker To Flykomala Private Charter Company

  • Europe

    The Netherlands sent PzH 2000 Self-propelled Howitzers To Ukraine

  • Middle East

    Israeli High Court rejects ban on arms sales to Azerbaijan

  • Europe

    Serbia unveils new M-84AS3 tank with active protection system.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    India Purchases Israeli Spice GPS-guided Bombs.

  • Air Platform

    CAC-PAC JF-17 Thunder Block III Fourth Generation Fighter Aircraft

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