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Air-Launched Weapons

BAE Systems Advanced precision kill weapon system (APKWS)

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  • US Navy’s JPALS landing system reaches initial operational capability

    May 30, 2021 0
    The Navy declared initial operational capability for the Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS) earlier this month, according to a press release issued Tuesday. Italian Navy’s F-35B Lands Aboard ITS Cavour For The First [...]
  • Primoco UAV Awarded Contract To Produce 24 Drones For Undisclosed Customer

    September 5, 2024 0
    Primoco UAV SE, a leading manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the Czech Republic, has announced its largest order to date. The company will deliver 24 One 150 UAVs to a European customer in [...]
  • Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Breaks Altitude Records Of 33,000 Feet

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  • Ethiopian Air Force Showcases Turkish Akinci Drones

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  • U.S. Transfers Cyclone-class Patrol Ships to Philippine Navy

    April 30, 2023 0
    It was revealed during Tuesday’s decommissioning ceremony of USS Monsoon (PC 4) and USS Chinook (PC 9) that the ships will be transferred to the Philippine Navy. The Cyclone-class Patrol Coastal Ships were the last [...]
  • RAAF’s Protector drone makes maiden flight

    October 1, 2020 0
    The first General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) Protector RG1 medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for the United Kingdom has made its maiden flight, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 28 September. [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan’s Army Fires HIMARS Rocket Artillery in an Anti-invasion Drills.

June 10, 2026 0

Taiwan’s military on Wednesday fired its new mobile HIMARS rocket system, which is widely used by Ukraine, simulating an attack ​on an invading Chinese force and demonstrating its ability to “shoot-and-scoot” by avoiding ‌counter strikes. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia fires its first homegrown AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer.

June 8, 2026 0

Australia fired its first domestically built self-propelled howitzers during live-fire training last week, completing the journey from a production line in Geelong to live rounds downrange in a matter of months — a timeline that […]

Americas

Canada Purchases 26 HIMARS Rocket Artillery.

June 5, 2026 0

The Government of Canada said it has finalised a government-to-government agreement with the United States for the acquisition of long-range missile capability for the Canadian Armed Forces. The Government of Canada said it has finalised […]

Americas

U.S. Navy purchases Israeli soldier-portable SMASH 2000LE fire control systems.

June 4, 2026 0

An Israeli fire control technology company has now secured contracts with all four major branches of the U.S. military, completing a sweep across the American armed forces that took less than a year. Smart Shooter […]

Europe

Germany Purchases $5.4 Billion Worth of Israeli PULS Rocket Launchers.

May 29, 2026 0

Germany Advancing 5 Billion Euro Rocket Launcher Deal With Israel’s ElbitIf completed, the deal would include hundreds of rocket launchers and could increase Elbit’s order backlog by about 20 percent, strengthening the Israel-based defense contractor’s […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

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  • Anti-air Missiles

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

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippines Received Three Batteries Of Israeli Spyder SAM Worth $141 Million

  • Americas

    General Electric Awarded $1.6 Billion Contract For F-15EX Fighter’s Engines

  • Air Platform

    French Navy’s First H160 SAR Helicopter Starts Flight Tests

  • Europe

    Russia Admits Two More Commanders Killed In Botched River Crossing

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian Patriot Missile Shot Down Russia’s Iskander Ballistic Missiles Over Kyiv

  • Air Platform

    US Air Force Buys Eight Turkish F-35A

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Commences Full-rate Production of T-7A Red Hawk

  • Air Platform

    China’s Beihang UAS readies BZK-005E long-range reconnaissance UAV

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. Navy’s AGM-88G AARGM-ER Missile Enters Production Phase

  • Naval Platforms

    Indian Navy Wants Rolls-Royce MT30 Marine Propulsion For Its Warships

  • Air Platform

    Swedish Air Force Plans To Retain Gripen C/D Beyond 2030

  • Europe

    Rolls-Royce To Supply Automated Platform Management System For F126 Frigates

  • Air Platform

    Turkey wants to rejoin F-35 program under Trump Administration

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    HARM Anti-radiation Missiles Taken Out Russian Radars, Now Bayraktar TB2 Rules The Skies In Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Started Granting Protection Visa For High-ranking Myanmar Military’s Defectors

  • Infantry Weapons

    Vulnerabilities of Almaz-Antay S-400 Triumf (SA-21)

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The U.S., Australia, the UK, Germany, Spain, Italy, France, Sweden, Canada, Switzerland, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and Taiwan are directly arming the Chinese Military by supplying dual-use technology and microchips to the PLA.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. Industrial Base To Support Australia’s SSN AUKUS Class Submarines

  • Europe

    First FDI frigate built by Naval Group for Hellenic Navy hits the water

  • Air Platform

    May The Best Bird Win:Battle For Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA)

  • Europe

    NATO fighter jets intercept Russia’s MiG-31 fighter jets over Estonian airspace.

  • Air Platform

    T-7A Red Hawk achieved major milestones with 500 flights

  • Americas

    Fincantieri awarded contract to build two more Constellation-class frigates for US Navy

  • Air Platform

    U.S. State Department 18 CH-53K Helicopters For Israel

  • Americas

    Why Lockheed Martin Selected Raytheon to Build Distributed Aperture Systems

  • Europe

    North Korea to deliver ammunitions, tanks and artillery to Russia in return of military satellite

  • Africa

    Nigerian Navy received four Leonardo AW139 Helicopter

  • Air Platform

    Israeli Air Force Deploys 200 Fighter Jets and Dropped 1200 Bombs in Iran.

  • Air Platform

    Type 075 Amphibious Assault Ship Enter Service With PLA Navy

  • Americas

    US Navy test fires Trident II D5 submarine-launched ballistic missile

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Humiliating Russian military, Russia has asked China for missiles, drones, armoured vehicles: Financial Times

  • Europe

    Turkish new PARS ALPHA armored scout vehicle debuts in Spain

  • Europe

    Turkish Air Force Received First Operational ANKA-3 Stealth Drones

  • Infantry Weapons

    SKY Dragon 50 Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile System

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Air Force Wants AI-operated Autonomous Drones

  • Europe

    Russian Navy’s Captain Caught Stealing Propellers Of His Ship Worth $530,000

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    Israeli Defense Forces Received First Operational Iron Beam Laser Weapon System.

  • Europe

    Ukraine Deploys Inguar 3 Armored Vehicles In Battlefield

  • Air Platform

    Outdated and Unreliable Su-57 Forced Russia to Send 12 Years Old ‘Prototype 054’ Su-57 to India, China and UAE

  • Europe

    Ukraine Called Off Strike On Moscow At U.S. Request

  • Air Platform

    Poland purchases upgraded Rosomak fighting vehicles worth $1 billion

  • Air Platform

    T929 Atak 2 Helicopter: Turkish Advanced Heavy Attack Helicopter

  • Europe

    Ukraine Destroyed Multi-billion Russian Equipment in Snake Island

  • Americas

    Royal Canadian Navy launched sixth and final Arctic and offshore patrol ship (AOPS)

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine says its Neptune cruise missiles hit the Russian airbase in Crimea damaging 12 Su-30 and one Su-24 aircraft

  • Europe

    Finland To Donate Leopard Tanks To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Here’s Why Russia Lost 31 Su-34 Fullback Fighter Bombers in Ukraine War, Some Were Downed By Cheap MANPAD

  • Air Platform

    Australia Receives Last Batch of F-35A

  • Infantry Weapons

    Hamas Using Chinese-made A200 Rockets With 120km Range To Attack Israel

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