AIM-174 – Global Defense Corp

U.S. Navy Confirms AIM-174 (SM-6) Air Launched Configuration is ‘Operationally Deployed’

July 8, 2024 GDC 0

The SM-6 Air Launched Configuration (ALC), known by its official designation as the AIM-174, is the longest range air-to-air missile ever fielded by the U.S. Navy. This week, U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F Super Hornets participating in […]

Xi Jinping Snubs Vlad For Faltering Ukraine Invasion, Assures Kazakhstan’s Sovereignty

September 17, 2022 0

Russian President Vladimir Putin praised China’s “balanced position” on the Ukraine war, though he conceded Beijing had “questions and concerns” over the invasion, in what appeared to be a veiled admission of their diverging views [...]
President Trump is expected to abolish 1987 arms control treaty to export sophisticated drones to South Asia and the Middle East.

September 11, 2025 0

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to unilaterally revise a 38-year-old arms control treaty that would allow the selling of sophisticated Reaper-style and other advanced military drones abroad, Reuters reported recently, citing a U.S. official [...]
Northrop Grumman completes design review of new laser weapon system

August 7, 2022 0

U.S. defense contractor Northrop Grumman announced on Monday that it recently completed the preliminary design review for a high-energy laser prototype. US Army Selected Northrop Short Range Air Defense System Selected as Command and Control [...]
Raytheon Awarded $321 Million Stinger Missiles Contract For U.S. Army

July 13, 2021 0

The U.S. Army today awarded Raytheon approximately $321 million for Stinger missile production. Finland Purchases 350 Stinger Man-portable Air Defense MissilesDateJanuary 5, 2023U.S. Delivers Avenger Surface-to-air Missiles And Stinger MANPAD To UkraineDateNovember 14, 2022AN/TWQ-1 Avenger [...]
Norway purchases British-made Type 26 frigates to patrol the North Atlantic ocean.

September 2, 2025 0

Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, center, flanked by Defense Minister Tore O. Sandvik, left, and Chief of Defense Eirik Kristoffersen, reports on the status of the purchase of Type 26 frigates from the United [...]
Indonesian Navy Loses Contact With Submarine Near Bali

April 21, 2021 0

The Indonesian Navy has lost contact with a submarine near Bali with 53 people on board. Indian Navy Joins Indonesian Submarine Rescue OperationsDateApril 22, 2021Indonesia Declares KRI Nanggala Has SunkDateApril 25, 2021Australia Joins SAR Mission [...]

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 […]

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 […]

China delivers Type 59 towed guns to the UAE-backed terror group Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

January 25, 2026 0

China has shipped a batch of Type 59 130mm towed artillery systems to Rapid Support Forces, with images confirming the weapons loaded aboard a cargo vessel and prepared for export, according to open-source visuals recorded […]

Elbit Systems Started Manufacturing Sigma NG 155mm Howitzers in the U.S.

January 11, 2026 0

Elbit Systems has completed production of the first model of the Sigma NG 155 millimetre self-propelled howitzer at the South Carolina facility of its US subsidiary, Elbit America. The system is fully based on US […]

Germany purchases KNDS RCH155 Wheeled Howitzers.

January 8, 2026 0

The German Bundeswehr plans to acquire 229 RCH155 wheeled howitzers using the chassis of the Boxer 8 x 8 wheeled combat vehicle from KNDS. It is expected that the procurement will soon be examined by […]

Turkish drone maker Skydagger completes Skydagger 7 FPV drones trials.

December 28, 2025 0

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