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Air-Launched Weapons

The USAF Selected Raytheon’s Missile for Long-Range Standoff Weapon Capability

April 21, 2020 GDC 0

The US Air Force (USAF) has ended its Long-Range Standoff Weapon (LRSO) development competition early, issuing a sole-source contract to Raytheon. Raytheon was competing with Lockheed Martin to design and build the service’s stealthy long-range, […]

  • South African Army Displays New Badger 8×8 Armored Vehicles

    December 3, 2024 0
    In a significant military development, South Africa showcased its latest development, an 8×8 wheeled armoured vehicle, the Badger, during an exercise, at the SA Army Combat Training Centre in Lohatla, Northern Cape. The Badger is [...]
  • Gripen “Smart Fighter” For Canada Is A Viable Contender For FFCP: Saab

    December 24, 2020 0
    Saab Group is confident that its single-engine Gripen E remains a viable contender for Canada’s next-generation fighter aircraft fleet, even though there are currently no immediate plans for Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) pilots to [...]
  • Dassault Rafale: A True Omnirole Combat Aircraft

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  • Israel and Sudan to normalise ties soon

    February 6, 2020 0
    Israel and Sudan have agreed to move towards forging normal relations for the first time, Israeli officials said on Monday, after the leaders of the two countries met in Uganda. The Associated Press news agency [...]
  • Ukraine handed over R-37M air-to-air missile components to British intelligence

    February 21, 2023 0
    Ukraine captured remains of Russia’s R-37M air-to-air missile were found in Ukraine. The UK has recovered Russian military equipment lost to Ukrainian forces and handed it over to national intelligence agencies and industry partners in [...]
  • MBDA Debuts Teseo Mk2/E Anti-Ship Missile at SEAFUTURE 2021

    October 11, 2021 0
    MBDA is presenting, for the first time, a 1:1 scale model of the Teseo Mk2/E anti-ship missile at SEAFUTURE2021 taking place on 28 September and 01 October 2021 at La Spezia Naval Base in Italy. [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

Cyber breach at China’s National Supercomputer Centre shows brainless Chinese engineer copying the physical appearance of the HIMARS rocket artillery.  

March 20, 2026 0

The National Supercomputer Centre in Tianjin appeared to have suffered a massive data leak of 10 Petabytes of internal data, including classified information. About two months ago, we saw a sales announcement on a dark […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia started manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles for HIMARS.

March 17, 2026 0

Australia has started manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles at Port Wakefield in South Australia, with the first batch expected by mid-March 2026. The move strengthens Australia’s sovereign strike capability and supply chain […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin PrSM Missile Achieves Maritime Strike Capability.

March 15, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin has completed the first flight test of the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) Increment 2, marking a significant step forward in the U.S. Army’s long-range fires modernization program. The test demonstrated the missile’s new […]

Europe

Germany plans to buy up to 500 KNDS MARS 3 rocket launchers.

March 12, 2026 0

Germany’s Bundeswehr intends to submit a budget request in the second half of 2026 to conclude a framework contract with KNDS for the procurement of up to 500 MARS 3, also known as EuroPuls, multiple […]

Infantry Weapons

U.S. Army Deploys 500km Range High Precision PrSM Rocket Artillery to Strike Iran.

March 4, 2026 0

U.S. Central Command has employed the U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile in strikes on Iranian military targets, marking the first confirmed combat use of the ground-launched deep-strike system. The debut expands the Army’s role in […]

Infantry Weapons

U.S. M142 HIMARS Rocket Artillery Destroyed Zolfaghar and Sayyad-2 Missile System.

March 3, 2026 0

U.S. forces launched a long-range ATACMS ballistic missile from an M142 HIMARS system, destroying what appears to be an Iranian Zolfaghar short-range ballistic missile and elements of a Sayyad-2 air defense missile system. The strike, […]

  • C4iSR

    Massive blow to Putin as Russia can no longer manufacture A-50 AEW&C planes.

  • Europe

    U.S. Will Withdraw CAATSA If Turkey Completely Removes S-400 From Its Military: Report

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese Navy’s Type 076 Amphibious Assault Ship Sichuan Starts Sea Trials In Shanghai.

  • Europe

    Swedish Saab, Polish WB Group Sign MoU to explore cooperation on UAV systems.

  • Americas

    Pentagon Announced Top Ten Contenders For Counter-drone Technology

  • Europe

    Making a fool of Putin’s forces, Ukraine’s decoy weapons cost Russia billions of dollars

  • Europe

    No Medivac: One Russian Dying Every Three Minutes To Fight Putin’s War In Ukraine

  • Americas

    Embraer Wins $17 Million Deal to Supply SABER M200 Radar to Brazilian Army

  • Air Platform

    Turkey To Upgrade F-16 Fighters To F-16V Standard

  • Americas

    F-16 Fighting Falcon Received Upgraded AN/ALQ-257 Integrated Viper Electronic Warfare Suite

  • Naval Platforms

    Abengoa has inked a contract with Navantia to supply its AIP system

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia Purchased Two Scorpene-Class Submarines From France

  • Air Platform

    US Air Force deploys F-22 Raptor to Poland, amid Russia tensions

  • Europe

    Russia Repositioned Its Troops Near Kyiv, Intensify Bombing in Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Badass F-15EX: U.S. Air Force wants 72 of them

  • Air Platform

    Should IAF Fulfill Fighter Jets Shortage By Procuring Super Hornet?

  • Europe

    Ukraine Captured North Korean Troops in Kursk Region

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    India plans to invite Australian Navy to join Malabar exercise

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    AIM-174B ‘Gunslinger’ Nickname Hinted at by Commander, Naval Air Forces and U.S. Pacific Fleet

  • South Asia

    Drenched in Blood: Bangladesh Army, BGB and Police Shoot Bangladeshi Student Protesters in Point Blank

  • Europe

    Ukraine To Build 100 Unmanned Surface Vessels (USV) For Its Navy

  • Europe

    Corruption Scandals Erupted in the Russian Media for Buying Golf Buggies for War Instead of Armoured Vehicles.

  • Defense Industry

    U.S. Prepares $20 Billion Arms Package for Taiwan Amid China Warnings.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Taiwan started mass producing TC-2 short-range air defense system

  • Air Platform

    A Pakistani JF-17 fighter jet crashed in Jalalabad suffered fuel pump failure in mid-flight.

  • Americas

    Russian Military Suppliers Exploit Loophole in US Microchip Embargo

  • Europe

    Liz Truss and Boris Johnson urge Prime Minister Sunak to send F-35 or Eurofighter Typhoon to Ukraine

  • Americas

    Raytheon awarded contract to produce Tomahawk block V cruise missiles for Australia and Japan

  • Naval Platforms

    India’s Indigenously Built Aircraft Carrier ‘INS Vikrant’ Completes Maiden Sea Trial

  • C4iSR

    China unveils new KJ-3000 airborne early warning and control aircraft

  • Europe

    Germany quietly building Europe’s largest conventional military.

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Loyal Wingman UCAV Engaged Landing Gear for the First Time

  • Europe

    Russia’s Aeroflot grounded all aircraft after pro-Ukrainian hackers launched massive cyber attacks on Aeroflot

  • Europe

    UK Delivers Tracked Spartan Armored Vehicles To Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. Secretly Sent Marine Raider to Train Taiwanese Special Forces

  • Europe

    Royal Navy commissions fourth Astute-class submarine

  • Air Platform

    Boeing awarded contract to build 15 KC-46A Pegasus tankers for U.S. Air Force

  • Air Platform

    Netherlands Cancelled Sale Of 28 F-16 Fighting Falcon To Draken International In Favor Of Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones strike Russian ammunition depot

  • Europe

    Belgian military received the initial batch of Falcon armored vehicles

  • Air Platform

    South Korea Unveils Prototype KF-21 Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Spain to buy more Eurofighter to replace aging F/A-18 Hornet

  • Air Platform

    US Air Force’s T-7A Red Hawk trainer completes taxi tests before maiden flight

  • Europe

    Kongsberg awarded $1.5 billion contract to produce naval strike missiles for Poland

  • Air Platform

    Collins Aerospace To Continue Collaboration With Indian HAL

  • Europe

    Saab receives order for Gripen development

  • Europe

    Russian IL-76 Military Aircraft Crashed Due To Engine Fire

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Turkiye unveils $6.5 billion steel dome integrated air defense system.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian new defense vessel ‘Reliant’ kicks off maiden voyage

  • Defense Industry

    F-35A Leads Swiss Air Force Fighters Competition

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