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Air-Launched Weapons

BAE Systems Advanced precision kill weapon system (APKWS)

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  • Australia Double Down On M142 HIMARS Artillery Rockets

    June 27, 2023 0
    The Australian government is calling off procuring additional Protected Mobile Fire (PMF) self-propelled howitzers in favor of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS). Australian Army to acquire AS-9 self-propelled HowitzersDateJuly 8, 2020US Army [...]
  • Europe Watches As KGB Putin Commits Genocides

    March 1, 2022 0
    Ukrainian authorities say the centre of the country’s second-largest city has been hit by renewed Russian shelling. Ukraine Claimed That It Killed Second Russian General Outside Kharkiv, A Serious Blow to KGB PutinDateMarch 10, 2022What [...]
  • Brazil’s Embraer inaugurated Gripen E production line in Brazil

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  • Crimea blasts degraded Russia’s Black Sea aviation fleet

    August 15, 2022 0
    Blasts this week at the Moscow-operated Saky military airfield in the west of Russian-annexed Crimea led to the loss of eight Russian combat jets, degrading its navy’s Black Sea aviation fleet, Britain has said. Russian [...]
  • Bangladesh Army, BGB, and Police blindfolded and tortured student protesters, shot from helicopter gunships, dropped hand grenades, hot waters into protests

    July 26, 2024 0
    Students at universities and colleges in Bangladesh say they were “brutally attacked” in clashes with the authorities while innocent bystanders were being killed on their way to buy groceries. Bangladesh Air Guard’s (Thief) Helicopter Crashed [...]
  • Kazakhstan Ditches Chinese Drones for Turkish Bayraktar TB2

    December 3, 2020 0
    Kazakhstan is considering the purchase of Bayraktar Tactical Block 2 (TB2) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over Chinese drones after the Turkey-made aircraft proved capable in several fields, especially during Azerbaijan’s operations in the Caucasus, Russian [...]
Europe

Turkey test-fires the KORAOK short-range anti-tank missile.

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Australian Army successfully test-fired the first domestically manufactured HIMARS.

April 16, 2026 0

Australia test-fired the first domestically manufactured GMLRS missile from a HIMARS launcher at Woomera Test Range, South Australia on April 9, 2026. The government committed $320 million to integrate Australian suppliers into GMLRS production at […]

Infantry Weapons

China delivers FN-6 MANPAD and HJ-12E anti-tank missiles to Iran.

April 15, 2026 0

US intelligence indicates China delivered new air defense systems to Iran, CNN reported on Friday, citing three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments. According to intelligence outlined in the CNN report, Beijing transferred shoulder-fired FN-6 […]

Europe

Finland doubles its K9 Howitzer fleet to 112, strengthening its firepower.

April 15, 2026 0

Finland signed a €546.8 million deal with South Korea to acquire 112 additional K9 Thunder 155 mm self-propelled howitzers. The purchase nearly doubles its fleet and strengthens NATO’s long-range artillery power on Russia’s border. The […]

Europe

Ukrainian drones to get U.S.-made Zeus anti-tank guided missile.

April 11, 2026 0

Aeon confirmed an active integration partnership with a major unnamed Ukrainian drone manufacturer to fire Zeus guided missiles from drone platforms. A separate Ukrainian partnership covers Zeus integration onto manned and unmanned ground vehicles and […]

Europe

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia.

April 8, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia following an agreement with the Estonian government, aimed at supporting all three Baltic states. The decision was confirmed during a meeting in Washington between Estonian […]

  • Europe

    Hanwha delivers new batch of K9 howitzers to Poland

  • Defense Industry

    Poland Modernizing Its Military In Rapid Pace

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine war: Russia postponed development of prototype Su-75 Checkmate

  • Air Platform

    Austria considers purchasing M-346 advanced jet trainers from Italy

  • Air Platform

    Russian Anti-air Missile Shot Down Their Own Su-34M Bomber

  • Uncategorized

    Turkiye is developing a 2,500 km Yildirim IV Medium-Range Ballistic Missile.

  • Europe

    Turkish defense firm HAVELSAN to cooperate with TAI for homegrown TFX fighter jet

  • Europe

    Russian IL-76 Military Aircraft Crashed Due To Engine Fire

  • Africa

    Morocco to receive first batch of F-16V in 2021

  • South Asia

    Fugitive former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Faces 8,500 Pages of Chargesheets, including 1,400 Murders, 3,500 Disappearances, Corruption, Embezzlement and Money Laundering

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Approves Deadly MQ-9 Reaper Armed Drones For Ukraine

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. State Department Approves 250 AMRAAM For Sweden Worth $605 Million

  • Europe

    More than 8,000 Russian soldiers were killed in 2023 in the battle for Soledar and Bakhmut

  • Defense Industry

    Russia Releases Photo Of New Single Engine Fighter “The Checkmate”

  • Europe

    UK MoD Delays Upgrade Of Armored Vehicles And Tanks

  • Americas

    Northrop Grumman Developed AI Powered Command And Control Systems

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Norway’s Piorun Air Defense System Completes First Live-Fire Test

  • Europe

    Putin’s Ally Serbia Made U-tern On Political And Military Relationships With Russia Over Ukraine War

  • Africa

    Turkey to deliver 100 Otokar Cobra II APC to Uganda

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    Israel has signed a $500 million deal with Rafael for Iron Beam production

  • Americas

    U.S. Senate Cleared $4.9 Billion Funding For New Arleigh Burke-class Destroyers

  • South Asia

    Amid China tensions, Indian Defense Ministry’s $10 billion shopping spree

  • Air Platform

    Greece plans to transfer 32 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine

  • Middle East

    Israeli F-35I Adir hits the area protected by S-300 and S-400 SAM systems in Syria

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan scrambles F-16 to intercept Chinese KQ-200 MPA

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Singaporean Air Force Achieved Full Operational Capability of SAMP/T Aster-30 Missile System

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Cluster of Chinese coast guard vessels spotted near Russian oil rig off Vietnam

  • Africa

    China More Assertive As It Plans To Build Second Naval Base In West Africa

  • Explore

    Russian army is no longer capable of ground-based tactical warfare, UK defense intelligence report

  • Americas

    Pentagon wants Ukraine’s $2000 interceptor drones for the US Army.

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Army received an undisclosed number of LAVR armored vehicles

  • C4iSR

    LIG Nex1 and Korean Air awarded contract to develop first domestic electronic warfare aircraft.

  • Air Platform

    No IFF: Pakistan’s HQ-16 Missile Shot Down Its Own Mirage Jet, Proving Chinese Copycat HQ-16 Retained Buk Missile’s Characteristics

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. approves $10 billion in medium-range missiles, howitzers, and drones for Taiwan.

  • Americas

    Lockheed to Develop New Electronic Warfare Hardware For F-35

  • Europe

    U.S. To Send Hawk Medium-range Anti-air Missile To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukraine started equipping locally built drones with guided munitions

  • Air Platform

    Anduril Industries Developed Multipurpose Altius-600 UAV

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze drones blew up Russian train carrying Kalibr cruise missiles to naval base

  • Defense Industry

    Elbit Systems awarded $1.65 billion contract to establish pilots training center in Greece

  • C4iSR

    U.S. State Department Approves $11.9 Billion Aegis Combat System Sale to Germany.

  • Naval Platforms

    Ukraine to Supply Marine Propulsion Systems for Indian Navy Frigates

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Royal Navy To Integrate Meteor BVRAAM and SPEAR missile into F-35B stealth jet

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian NASAMS Shot Down Russia’s Over-hyped Su-35 Fighter Jet In Bakhmut

  • Air Platform

    Azerbaijan Grounded JF-17 Fighter Jets, Demands Turkish Missile, Avionics and Prospective TF35000 Engine in JF-17 Jet.

  • Loitering Munitions

    Elbit Systems Unveils Lanius Micro-suicide Drones

  • Air Platform

    Will AUKUS Bring B-21 Raider Long-Range Stealth Bombers To Australia?

  • Middle East

    Israeli Navy Fires Naval Spike NLOS Missiles At Hamas Positions

  • Land Platform

    Israel to accelerate Merkava tank and armored vehicle production.

  • Defense Industry

    Czech, Polish And Bulgarian Defense Industries Making Billions Supplying Soviet-era Weapons To Ukraine

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