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Air-Launched Weapons

Raytheon Awarded $500 Million Contract For Norwegian F-35 Stealth Jets

December 12, 2022 GDC 0

Norway’s fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighters will receive advanced medium-range AMRAAM-D air-to-air missiles. The AIM-120D3 (AMRAAM-D) is an upgraded version of the missiles previously used by both Norway’s fourth-generation F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters and the […]

Europe

Raytheon Awarded $1.2 Billion Contract To Deliver Six NASAMS II Anti-air Missiles System To Ukraine

December 1, 2022 GDC 0

In Washington, a $1.2 billion contract for six National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (Nasams) for Ukraine was awarded to Raytheon, the Pentagon said. The United States has approved sending Ukraine a total of eight Nasams […]

Air-Launched Weapons

Raytheon develops over-the-shoulder AMRAAM, making it more deadly

January 10, 2022 GDC 0

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Raytheon Australia To Develop Guided Missiles Production Capability in Australia

November 5, 2021 GDC 0

One of the companies likely to play a major role in developing local guided weapons is Raytheon Australia. The company is the prime contractor for the army’s future $1.5 billion ground-based air defence system being […]

Air-Launched Weapons

The USAF F-15C Scores World’s Longest Air-to-air Kill Record

April 18, 2021 GDC 0

A US Air Force F-15C Eagle fighter fired the longest known air-to-air “kill” shot to date in a recent test, the service said Wednesday. The fighter fired an AIM-120D Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) at […]

Air-Launched Weapons

Raytheon awarded a contract to upgrade AMRAAM’s software

September 14, 2020 GDC 0

 U.S. Air Force aerial warfare experts are asking Raytheon Technologies Corp. to upgrade the U.S. Navy and Air Force AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) under terms of a $125 million four-year contract announced Wednesday. Officials […]

Air-Launched Weapons

Raytheon’s AIM-120 AMRAAM Slammer

April 16, 2020 GDC 0

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The Raytheon AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM)

September 19, 2019 GDC 0

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  • Boeing’s Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) GBU- 31/32/38 guided air-to-surface weapon

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  • Boeing Offers P-8 Poseidon MPA to Canada

    February 16, 2022 0
    With more than 140 aircraft in service, the P-8 has executed more than 400,000 mishap-free flight-hours around the globe. Militaries that operate or have selected the P-8 include the U.S. Navy, the United Kingdom’s Royal [...]
  • 4,000 ‘Russian Legion’ Volunteers Fighting For Ukraine Plans To Topple Putin In Russia

    October 22, 2022 0
    Volunteer Russian fighters battling their compatriots in Ukraine can be a vanguard in a future revolution to topple Vladimir Putin, a prominent opposition leader has said. Russian Troops And Artillery Near Ukrainian Border Concerning For [...]
  • Finland’s HX Programme’s Fighter Jet Comparison

    February 2, 2020 0
    Finland’s HX fighter programme to replace the Finnish Air Force’s F/A-18 C/D Hornet has entered its evaluation phase with the country set to evaluate entrants from Airbus, Boeing, Dassault Aviation, Lockheed Martin and Saab ahead [...]
  • Chinese CCTV Broadcast Memorial of Chinese Soldiers Killed in Clashes with India

    February 25, 2021 0
    A wave of patriotism has swept throughout China after People’s Liberation Army (PLA) troops killed in Galwan Valley clashes with India last June were laid to rest. Indian, Chinese Soldiers Clashes Near Himalayan BorderDateJanuary 27, [...]
  • UK Confirmed The Sale Of E-3D Sentry To Chilean Air Force

    February 6, 2022 0
    Airborne early warning aircraft will be transferred to the Chilean Air Force after crew training, the UK Ministry of Defense said. Royal Air Force’s E-7A Wedgetail AWACS Received Paint SchemeDateNovember 1, 2024U.S. Air Force Trials [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

North Korea Delivers First Tranche of 140mm Towed Mortars to Russian Army

June 5, 2025 0

North Korean 140mm towed mortars have been spotted in use by Russian forces, adding to a growing list of foreign-supplied weaponry now deployed in Moscow’s war effort. The new mortar has a maximum range of […]

Europe

CZ Group Unveils BREN 3 Assault Rifles at IDET 2025 in Brno

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British Army Tests Lighter Javelin Missile Launch System at Record Range of 4km

May 28, 2025 0

The British Army has test-fired the latest Javelin command launch unit at a record range of 4 kilometers (2.48 miles). The record shot at Salisbury Plains demonstrated the Javelin’s Lightweight Command Launch Unit’s (LWCLU) enhanced […]

Central Asia

Kazakhstan started building new artillery ammunitions plant

May 26, 2025 0

Kazakhstan has launched the construction phase of a new industrial facility for the production of artillery ammunition in cooperation with a partner from Singapore. The upcoming plant will manufacture 122mm, 152mm, and 155mm caliber artillery […]

Europe

British startup unveils new high-speed ramjet artillery round

May 25, 2025 0

A British defense startup has unveiled a new ramjet-powered artillery round designed to deliver long-range precision effects in future combat environments. Tiberius Aerospace, founded in 2022 and rooted in Silicon Valley practices, introduced its flagship […]

Infantry Weapons

India fields Swedish-made Carl-Gustaf M4 launcher ditching locally-made Nag Mk-2 ATGM

May 25, 2025 0

The Indian Army has begun fielding the Carl-Gustaf M4 recoilless rifle. The deployment follows Saab FFVO India Pvt Ltd, a fully foreign-owned subsidiary of Saab AB, establishing a new production facility in India. According to […]

  • Europe

    Putin has sent S-400 surface-to-air missiles to North Korea in return of 20,000 troops

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian Army Started Using Taiwan-made Revolver 860 Drones

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s modernized Su-30SM crashed in Kalingrad due to engine malfunction

  • C4iSR

    NATO Sets Out Future Electronic Warfare Capability

  • Europe

    Russian army so degraded that it will not recover in centuries, U.S. army veteran says

  • Americas

    US Marines Conduct Drills With Israeli Iron Dome Anti-air Missile System

  • C4iSR

    Russia confirms that the second A-50 early warning aircraft was downed by the Ukrainian Patriot missile defense system

  • Americas

    Saab’s Gripen C/D shines in Alaska Red Flag exercise

  • Air Platform

    TRMotor to provide auxiliary power unit for Turkish KAAN fighter jet

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Troops Shot Down Aircraft Using Marlet Anti-air Missile

  • Europe

    Humiliating pictures showed the destroyed Russian submarine with massive hull breaches

  • Europe

    Ukraine is winning energy war against Russia by hitting Russian oil depots

  • Defense Industry

    Norwegian F-35 Stealth Jets to Get Joint Strike Missiles

  • Europe

    Russian commander killed in Mariupol by a car bomb

  • Ballistic Missile

    Iran Delivers Hundreds of Fath-360 and Fateh-313 Theatre Ballistic Missiles to Russia

  • Europe

    A Significant Fire Engulfed At Russia’s Rocket Manufacturing NPO Avtomatiki Plant

  • C4iSR

    Turkish Air Force Used NATO-compitable Peace Eagle AEW&C And ELINT to hunt and Shot Down Syrian Su-24

  • Europe

    Ukraine and Turkey to Deepen Defense Cooperation

  • South Asia

    Indian MoD awarded $5.25 billion contract for 83 HAL Tejas MK 1A

  • Infantry Weapons

    UAE To Buy South Korean M-SAM Worth $3.5 Billion

  • Air Platform

    General Atomics Successfully Trials Lockheed’s Legion Pod On Avengers UAV

  • Europe

    Ukrainian drone attacks destroyed two Tu-22M3 nuke bombers and three Su-34 bombers at Soltsky-2 airbase

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Mitsui Unveils OPV Design Proposal For JMSDF OPV Requirement

  • Europe

    Germany is now Europe’s top defense spender, reported SIPRI

  • Europe

    Russian Navy top admiral shakeup follows new defeat in Black Sea

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Germany Delivers Two Skynex Anti-air Gun To Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar unveils locally developed MMT-40 light tanks

  • Air Platform

    Bulgaria Received New F-16V Block 70 Aircraft

  • C4iSR

    Air 555 Phase 1: Royal Australian Air Force To Induct MC-55A Peregrine EW Aircraft, Amid China Tensions

  • Americas

    Finland Became 31st Member Of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

  • Europe

    Cut Belarus and Russia off from SWIFT system to dismantle their economies

  • Europe

    Blast Reported In Ukraine’s Nuclear Power Plant

  • Europe

    15 Tugboats: What Russia Didn’t Tell The World About HMS Defender Incident?

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China built military base in Galwan Valley in just three weeks

  • Middle East

    Israel, US, Jordan and UK forces help shoot down Iranian Muhajer-10 drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles over Jordan, Syria, Israel and Iraq

  • Europe

    Germany delivers 18 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    The Italian Air Force takes delivery of its most advanced Eurofighter Typhoon

  • Europe

    Ukrainian troops complete Challenger 2 tanks training in UK

  • Anti-drone System

    Israeli IAI Secretly Supplied Counter-UAV Drone Guard Systems to Maldives and Sri Lanka

  • Middle East

    European Union To Sanction Iran As It Kills 160 Student Protesters

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippine Army Plans To Purchase Additional BrahMos Cruise Missile

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Anti-Chinese Sentiment Rises in Myanmar as China Fears $1.5 Billion Myanmar-China Gas Pipeline Sabotage

  • Air Platform

    US Army to induct UH-72B Lakota Helicopters

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze drones hit Moscow’s Domodedovo civillian airport

  • South Asia

    Bangladeshi court sentenced former army chief General Harunur Rashid and 18 others to 12 years in prison for embezzlement and money laundering

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall unveiled next-generation HX3 tactical mobility truck

  • Uncategorized

    MBDA Sea Venom Antiship Missiles

  • Europe

    Russia Ran Out of Anti-air Missile System, Faces Huge Challenge To Counter Ukraine’s Kamikaze Drone

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korean Daegu-class multi-role frigates

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Poland Purchases 200 Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile

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