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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, […]

  • Russians started to display domestic dissent against Kremlin’s mass mobilization attempts

    November 22, 2023 0
    Cracks are beginning to appear in Russian support for the Ukraine war, as the streets of Moscow have become the stage for a damning display of domestic dissent. Turkey Confirms Delivery Of Bayraktar TB2 To [...]
  • Ukrainian UJ-22 kamikaze drones struck Russian Kh-59 anti-ship missile factory

    October 3, 2023 0
    Russian media reports that the Smolensk plant was attacked by Ukrainian-made UJ-22 Airborne kamikaze drones. The fact of the strike itself has been officially confirmed by Ukraine. Ukraine Developed Sukil-200 Drones And Hrim Smart Ground [...]
  • Estonian Firm to Build Drone Plant With Daily Capacity of 2,000

    May 19, 2025 0
    Estonian company Meridein Group is set to build a high-capacity unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) production plant to bolster the Baltic region’s defense capabilities, local outlet ERR reported. NATO fighter jets intercept Russia’s MiG-31 fighter jets [...]
  • Indonesia expressed its interest in joining the Turkish KAAN fighter jet program

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  • Indonesia ordered two Iver Huitfeldt class frigates from Danish Odense Maritime

    July 3, 2020 0
    The Indonesian Ministry of Defense has signed a preliminary contract with the representative of Danish Odense Maritime Technology to supply two Iver Huitfeldt class frigates within five years at a total cost of $ 720 [...]
  • Japan’s First FFM Frigate JS Mogami Started Sea Trials

    October 14, 2021 0
    Pictures by local ship spotters in Nagasaki show that the first FFM Frigate for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) started sea trials on 10 October 2021. Japan Commissions First-in-Class FFM Frigate ‘Mogami ’DateMay 15, [...]
Americas

U.S. Army Purchases Top-attack Terrain-shapping XM204 Munitions.

February 18, 2026 0

The U.S. Army has approved an Urgent Materiel Release for the XM204 top-attack terrain-shaping munition, accelerating its deployment to Europe, according to service information published January 12, 2026. The move reflects growing concern about near-peer […]

Europe

Ukraine unveils latest 2S22 Bohdana 155mm self-propelled howitzer.

February 11, 2026 0

Ukraine’s defense industry displayed the latest version of its 2S22 Bohdana 155 mm self-propelled howitzer at the World Defense Show 2026 in Saudi Arabia. The debut signals Ukraine’s push to position a combat-proven artillery system […]

Africa

Turkey and Egypt Sign Major Defense Cooperation Agreement on 155mm Ammo and Missile Production.

February 8, 2026 0

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Europe

Aselsan and Excalibur jointly produced Korkut air defense system.

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Europe

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

January 29, 2026 0

Hanwha Aerospace Co. has secured an estimated $1.9 billion project to supply long-range rockets to Norway, with the official contract expected to be signed this week, informed industry sources said Wednesday. The contract is widely […]

Infantry Weapons

The U.S. Deploys Iranian Shahed-136 Replica LUCAS Drone in the Middle East.

January 27, 2026 0

Russia’s version of Iran’s fast, cheap Shahed attack drones have been wreaking havoc during the Ukraine conflict, saturating the skies nearly every night and terrorising civilians. Highly adaptive and hard to intercept, the United States […]

  • Land Platform

    Russian Knows how to increase missile ranges without considering effectiveness of radar

  • Air Platform

    Sukhoi Su-35, A Disaster Fighter Jets for Russia

  • Central Asia

    CSTO Dead: U.S. Invites Armenia and Azerbaijan to NATO Summit in Washington

  • Europe

    Italy, UK, Japan fighter jet programme could open up to UAE and Saudi Arabia

  • Americas

    Raytheon, Rafael to build new Tamir missile production facility in Arkansas

  • Air Platform

    Eurofighter Typhoon shows some crazy maneuver

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    New Zealand to upgrade Anzac-class frigates with new communication systems

  • South Asia

    Sri Lanka Seized Russian Aeroflot Aircraft, Amid Sanctions And Aircraft Registration Issues

  • Europe

    Germany Outlaws Public Display of Russia’s “Z” War Symbol

  • Europe

    Ukraine claims Bakhmut gains after Russian troops flee frontline

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    South Korea’s KF-21 Boramae fighter jet has fired an IRIS-T air-to-air missile for the first time

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia purchased 220 Tomahawk cruise missiles for Hobart class destroyers

  • Europe

    Russian State TV Commentators Compare Kherson Retreat As The Worse Military Defeat In History

  • Naval Weapons

    Raytheon to develop Evolved Sea Sparrow Block II

  • Europe

    Explosion Rocked At Russian Military’s Airbase In Belarus

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    Australian Electro Optic Systems Developed New Directed-energy counter-drone technology

  • Air Platform

    Exposed: Export Variant Su-57E Borrows Radar, OLS From MiG-35 And Engine From Su-35

  • Europe

    NATO Scrambles Fighter Jet To Intercept Russian Tu-160 Blackjack

  • Europe

    Baltic States Call for European NATO Countries to Reinstate Conscription

  • Europe

    Netherlands will give Ukraine minesweepers, drone radars, and M3 amphibious bridge

  • Americas

    BAE Systems To Develop Optionally Manned Vehicle For US Army

  • Europe

    Kremlin’s power struggles between wagner boss Prigozhin and defense minister Shoigu as sickly Vlad’s exit plans finalized by FSB

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan destroyed Russian-made drone of Armenia

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine To Receive Hand-held Black Hornet Surveillance Drone From Norway

  • Air Platform

    Royal Thai Air Force Purchases New A330 MRTT Airborne Refuelling Tanker.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Iran unveils Bavar-373 air defense system amid Israel tensions

  • South Asia

    India recruited and deployed 100,000 RAW agents in Bangladesh to control ousted Sheikh Hasina regime

  • C4iSR

    France and Germany signed agreement to jointly develop a European missile early warning system.

  • Europe

    Belarusian anti-Lukashenko BYPOL and Cyber Partisans are preparing major sabotages in Belarus and Kaliningrad

  • Europe

    Desperate Russia Wants To Buy Medi-vac Vehicles From Estonia

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine’s artillery strikes destroyed Russia’s Kasta-2E2 radar complex in Zaporizhzhia Oblast

  • Central Asia

    Azerbaijan’s Russian-made Mi-17 helicopter crashed, 14 killed

  • Europe

    Sweden to deliver CV90 infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine

  • Europe

    T-14 Armata tanks fell short of their hype, hence withdrawing from the Kharkiv region, reported TASS

  • Air Platform

    Egypt Receives First Five of 21 Su-35 From Russia

  • Air Platform

    Indonesian Rafale Procurement Delayed By Funding Shortage

  • Europe

    Cancer Riddled Vlad Cancels Annual Press Conference First-time In Ten Years

  • Air Platform

    China Debuts MH-60R Copycat Z-20 Anti-Submarine Warfare Helicopter

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippines to receive helicopters and tanks from Japan as part of military grant

  • Europe

    Ukraine keeps finding Western parts in Russia’s S-70 Okhotnik Drone

  • Europe

    Turkish Defense Export Surpasses to $10 Billion in 2025.

  • Europe

    Hellenic Army Plans to Buy 300 M2A2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles From USA

  • Air Platform

    Turkey to Display TFX Mockup, Hurjet and Drones in Singapore Air Show

  • South Asia

    Indian RAW and Bangladeshi corrupt government officials issued counterfeit European visas to Indian nationals from Bangladesh.

  • Europe

    Grim milestone: Russia passed 400,000 casualties in the Ukraine war

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Su-25 failed to release landing gear in mid-air and crash landed in runway

  • Air Platform

    BAE Systems proposed a new large area display (LAD) cockpit for Finland’s HX bid

  • Defense Industry

    South Korean Companies to Supply Engines for Turkey’s Altay Tank

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Saudi Arabia’s Weird Purchases of Disintegrated East-West Air Defense Systems to Counter Modern Threats

  • Air Platform

    Israel approves buying 25 new F-35 stealth fighter jets

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