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BAE Systems Advanced precision kill weapon system (APKWS)

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  • Netherlands Purchases M142 HIMARS Worth $670 Million

    March 6, 2023 0
    The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency on February 16 announced that the State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the Netherlands of M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket [...]
  • U.S. Army to equip Stryker armored vehicles with 50kw laser weapons

    September 30, 2023 0
    The U.S. Army wants a laser weapon to equip its Stryker wheeled armoured personnel carriers. The project has been chosen for the Kord Technologies Inc. team, based in Huntsville, Alabama. U.S. Army Deploys Stryker Armored [...]
  • Tikhomirov NIIP BARS: A Glorified Soviet-era Phased Array Radar

    March 12, 2021 0
    German Ace Eric Hartmann said, ‘He who sees first has half the battle.’ The Bars is a family of Russian all-weather multimode airborne radars developed by the Tikhomirov Scientific Research Institute of Instrument Design for [...]
  • Royal Navy Commissioned HMS Spey Into Service

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    Royal Navy patrol ship is officially ready to take to the open seas after a special ceremony in Ross-shire on 19 June. Royal Navy Deploys Two OPVs in Indo-Pacific RegionDateSeptember 19, 2021HMS Severn rejoins Royal [...]
  • Turkey Weigh-in 4.5 Gen Fighter Jets Between Eurofighter And Gripen

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  • Paranoid Putin sleeping in Kremlin office and using body doubles, amid fears of assassination

    March 29, 2023 0
    Vladimir Putin is “sleeping in his Kremlin office” for security reasons as fears of a possible assassination increase. Putin started wearing bulletproof vests in public appearance over assassination fearsDateJune 6, 2024Russian Troops And Artillery Near [...]
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

Swedish Bofors will setup 155mm artillery ammo factory in Estonia.

April 4, 2026 0

A Swedish Bofors is set to build a major 155-millimeter artillery shell factory in northeastern Estonia, a development that would represent the most significant foreign investment in the country’s nascent defense industrial base. Estonian Defense […]

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    Armenia Purchases French CEASAR Howitzers Amid Azerbaijan Tensions

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    Iran Delivers First Batch of Body Armor And Helmets To Russia

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    U.S. State Department Approves Guided Bomb Kits, Bulldozers and Demolition Equipments to Israel

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    Philippine wants to buy T129 but Turkey can’t get an export license

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    International Criminal Court to Prosecute Myanmar’s Top Military Leaders

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    Japan Wants to Build It’s Own Stealth Sixth-generation X-2/F-3 Fighter Jet

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

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    China has announced $178.2 billion defense budget, a 6.6 percent growth for this year

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    Amid tensions along Pakistan and China borders, India pushes for early delivery of four Rafale fighters

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    Royal Malaysian Navy launched second Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), Raja Muda Nala

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    1000 North Koreans Killed Since Russia Deployed North Korean Troops in Kursk Counteroffensive

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    Northrop Grumman Completes Second Successful AARGM-ER Test

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    German IRIS-T SLM Becomes Popular European Anti-air Missiles System After Ukraine War Succes

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    Qatar, Turkey agree to enhance defense cooperation

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    BAE Systems Awarded $299 Million Contact To Build Combat Vehicles

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    Ukraine Rejects Russia’s Claim On Soledar

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    Larsen and Navantia team up on India’s Project 75 submarines

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    U.S. Denies Ousted Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Delusional Sheikh Hasina’s Claim that U.S. Organized Student Protests in Bangladesh

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    Pakistan inducts VT-4 main battle tank

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    Ukraine destroyed three Russian attack helicopters in a sabotage attack

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    Ukraine seeks deadly AH-64E Apache attack helicopters from the U.S. and allies to stop Russian ground offensive

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    India set to acquire 30 MQ-9 Reaper or Predator-B HALE UAV from US worths $3 billion

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    Czech Republic to buy 52 Nexter Caesar Howitzers

  • Europe

    Ukrainian artillery strike damaged Russian ‘Velikiy Ustyug’ missile corvette

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    Finland Prepares to Receive Its First F-35A Stealth Jets.

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    RAN upgrades Anzac-class frigate

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    Turkmenistan ordered six M-346s and eight AW139s worth 446 million euros

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    Britain to Send StarStreak Anti-air Missiles to Ukraine

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