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  • [ July 6, 2026 ] Poland purchases 46,000 upgraded GROT assault rifles for its soldiers. Europe
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Air Platform

Romania’s Aerostar signs MOU on UAV production with Thales

July 29, 2021 GDC 0

Romanian aircraft equipment manufacturer and services provider Aerostar has signed a collaboration agreement with UK joint venture U-TacS for the potential production of Watchkeeper X unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in Romania. A social media post […]

  • Ukraine Received 60 Leopard 2 Tanks From Western Allies

    June 4, 2023 0
    According to information released by Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov on June 1, 2023, Ukraine has already received about 60 Leopard 2 tanks from the allies. “So far we have received about two battalions of [...]
  • Hanwha Defence AS21 Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicle

    October 3, 2019 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. […]
  • Sweden’s Gripen faces moment of truth in Ukraine’s air combat with Russia.

    June 5, 2026 0
    After Ukraine said it will make the Gripen the backbone of its air force, the Swedish fighter jet is ​finally set to be tested in the role it was designed for: confronting Russia. Ukraine has [...]
  • Israeli Defense Forces announced that it will destroy Iran’s pre-war ballistic and nuclear capability.

    April 3, 2026 0
    The IDF deemed “critical” targets as those that immediately threatened Israel, such as ballistic missile industry targets, as well as targets that were at the heart of the mission goals of the war. Israeli Defense [...]
  • Ukraine unveils domestically developed 1,000km range Neptune cruise missile.

    August 27, 2025 0
    Ukraine has publicly revealed a new long-range version of its domestically developed cruise missile, known unofficially as the “Long Neptune.” The missile, with a reported range of 1,000 kilometers, was shown for the first time, [...]
  • Indonesian Navy Inaugurates Landing Ship Tank

    July 25, 2021 0
    The Indonesian Navy today inaugurated its newest ship, KRI Teluk Youtefa 522 which is the third ship of the Teluk Bintuni class tank transport ships. Indonesian Navy commissions 9th and Final Bintuni-Class LSTDateAugust 30, 2022Indonesia’s [...]
Europe

Poland purchases 46,000 upgraded GROT assault rifles for its soldiers.

July 6, 2026 0

Poland has ordered nearly 46,000 of its domestically produced MSBS GROT assault rifles in the latest A3 configuration, signing a contract worth approximately $160 million with the state-owned manufacturer Fabryka Broni “Łucznik” Radom, with all […]

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. […]

  • Air Platform

    Bell Delivers 12 AH-1Z Viper to Bahrain

  • Europe

    U.S. Asks Turkey To Transfer S-400 To Ukraine And Get F-35 And Patriot System

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Defense Department Ordered Eight Boeing F-15EX Fighters

  • Cruise Missiles

    Royal Australian Navy’s HMAS Brisbane Destroyer Test Fired Tomahawk Cruise Missile

  • Americas

    BWXT awarded $1.5 billion contract for naval nuclear propulsion.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Russian Defense Exports to Southeast Asia

  • Europe

    British Special Boat Service (SBS) Trained And Equipped Ukrainian Special Forces To Retake Snake Island

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh replaces director general of infamous military intelligence agency DGFI for abduction, torture and disappearance of thousands of political prisoners

  • Europe

    U.S. Modern Weapon Will Help Change the War: Ukraine Ambassador

  • Europe

    U.S. Sanctions Chinese Company For Making Garpiya-3 Attack Drone For Russia

  • Americas

    Australian And American Super Hornets To Receive Next-gen Airborne Jammer

  • Europe

    Putin wants to kill Wagner mercenary boss Prigozhin and army chief General Armageddon for plotting to overthrow regime

  • Africa

    Turkish Famous Bayraktar TB2 Joins Fight Against Al-shabab

  • Air Platform

    Leonardo Set To Flight Trial New AW249 Attack Helicopter For Italian Army

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RAN’s HMAS Toowoomba Joins South China Sea Patrols With the Philippines and the United States

  • Air Platform

    Morocco Ordered Airbus H135 Helicopters

  • C4iSR

    Israeli IAI Unveils Groundbreaking Surveillance Systems

  • Americas

    Boeing delivers 100th P-8A Poseidon to US Navy

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia Officially Turned Down Russia’s Offer to Buy Su-35

  • Middle East

    Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems hands over fourth S44 submarine to Egyptian Navy

  • Americas

    Damen To Build Sigma Class Frigates For Colombia

  • Defense Industry

    Australia To Invest $3.4 Billion In Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator (ASCA) Projects

  • Naval Platforms

    Indonesia launches two PC-40 class patrol boats

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s F-16 Fighting Falcon Conducts First Sortie Dropping Precision Guided Bombs On Russian Position In Ukraine

  • C4iSR

    Elta and Hensoldt to build ballistic missile defense radar for Germany

  • Americas

    Why Lockheed Martin Selected Raytheon to Build Distributed Aperture Systems

  • Europe

    Putin planned to capture Ukraine’s economic resources and use these resources to invade Baltic states

  • C4iSR

    A Long Road Ahead of Russia’s Phazotron-NIIR Zhuk AESA Radar to Pass the Test

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian artillery destroyed Russian TOR surface-to-air missile system in Zaporizhzhia region

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese researcher imported American Nvidia Jetson TX2i chipset for its hypersonic test missile.

  • Middle East

    Fall of Assad Regime Huge Gain for Turkey and Israel, Big Blow to Iran and Russia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Commissioned Fourth Type 055 Destroyer ‘Anshan’ With PLA Navy

  • C4iSR

    Saab Giraffe AMB gains 1-second scan capability for near-real-time air surveillance.

  • Europe

    North Korea sent additional 1500 troops to Russia totalling 3000 troops

  • Middle East

    Saudi Arabia Purchases Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Drones

  • Americas

    U.S. Air Force’s First Female Captain Lacie Hester Received Silver Star Award

  • C4iSR

    Ukrainian kamikaze drones destroy Russian Voronezh-DM early warning radar

  • Europe

    Russia is losing 20,000 to 25,000 troops per month in the Ukraine war, NATO assessment.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    China’s CJ-10 Long Sword / DH-10 land-attack cruise missile

  • Americas

    Israel wants greater military cooperation with the U.S. to counter Iran

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha Unveils New K-NIFV Next-gen Infantry Fighting Vehicle.

  • Air Platform

    PLA Air Force Retires All J-7 Aircraft And Replaces With J-10, J-11 And J-16

  • Americas

    Trump administration approves first arms sale to Ukraine

  • Ballistic Missile

    South Korea’s new Hyunmoo-V monster missile carries nine tons warhead

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Launches Arafura-Class OPV (SEA 1180) Programme

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia fired its ATACMS missile for the first time

  • Air Platform

    Türkiye and Saudi Arabia signed a MoU covering a joint production of the Gökbey multirole helicopter.

  • Americas

    US Secretary of Navy Unveils Name of Two Future Aircraft Carrier

  • Air Platform

    Airbus CEO criticizes German Bundestag for export ban on Eurofighter Typhoon jets to Saudi Arabia

  • Europe

    Turkish STM Completes Design Phase of Preveze Submarine Modernization Project

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