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BAE Systems Advanced precision kill weapon system (APKWS)

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  • Sanstions on Russia: Chinese Banks Limit Borrowing Capacity Of Russian Banks

    February 27, 2022 0
    China’s largest public financial institutions are reportedly limiting financing to purchase raw materials from Russia under the threat of sanctions from the US and allies over the military operation in Ukraine. Sanctions-hit Russia Seeks Aircraft, [...]
  • Turkish shipbuilder delivers the MILGEM corvette PNS Khaibar to the Pakistan Navy.

    December 23, 2025 0
    On December 20, 2025, Türkiye formally delivered the MILGEM corvette PNS Khaibar to the Pakistan Navy during a ceremony in Istanbul led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The handover underscores Ankara’s expanding defense export footprint [...]
  • Japan Plans to Build 12 New Mogami-Class Advanced Frigates in 5 Years

    December 12, 2023 0
    Japan will acquire 12 new Mogami-class (FFM) frigates from 2024 to 2028 amid the government’s recent push for a stronger defense posture. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Started Fitting Out Mk41 Vertical Launching System on Mogami-class FridayDateApril [...]
  • Nigerian Inducts A-29 Super Tucano Light Attack Aircraft

    September 2, 2021 0
    The Nigerian Air Force inducted A-29 Super Tucano aircraft it signed a contract for four years ago, on August 31. The induction ceremony was hosted by Nigerian Minister of Defence Bashir Salihi Magashi and the [...]
  • Lockheed Martin ramps up production of HIMARS artillery rockets amid high demands from European nations

    March 15, 2023 0
    Lockheed Martin’s mobile rocket launcher plant in Camden, Arkansas is gearing up to boost production of the HIMARS system after its success on the battlefield in Ukraine drove up demand from other nations, executives said [...]
  • Russia’s Su-27 fighter jet dumped fuel on American MQ-9 Reaper drone over Black Sea forcing it crash

    March 15, 2023 0
    When a Russian fighter jet collided with a large US surveillance drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday, it was a rare but serious incident that triggered a US diplomatic protest and raised concerns about the possibility [...]
Europe

Germany plans to buy up to 500 KNDS MARS 3 rocket launchers.

March 12, 2026 0

Germany’s Bundeswehr intends to submit a budget request in the second half of 2026 to conclude a framework contract with KNDS for the procurement of up to 500 MARS 3, also known as EuroPuls, multiple […]

Infantry Weapons

U.S. Army Deploys 500km Range High Precision PrSM Rocket Artillery to Strike Iran.

March 4, 2026 0

U.S. Central Command has employed the U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile in strikes on Iranian military targets, marking the first confirmed combat use of the ground-launched deep-strike system. The debut expands the Army’s role in […]

Infantry Weapons

U.S. M142 HIMARS Rocket Artillery Destroyed Zolfaghar and Sayyad-2 Missile System.

March 3, 2026 0

U.S. forces launched a long-range ATACMS ballistic missile from an M142 HIMARS system, destroying what appears to be an Iranian Zolfaghar short-range ballistic missile and elements of a Sayyad-2 air defense missile system. The strike, […]

Europe

Rheinmetall Unveils Fuchs Tank Destroyer Armed with 24 U.S. AGM-179 Anti-Tank Missiles.

February 27, 2026 0

Germany’s Rheinmetall has unveiled the Fuchs JAGM (Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles) at Enforce Tac 2026 in Germany, a wheeled armored vehicle capable of firing up to 24 U.S. AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles or AGM-114L Hellfire Longbow […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

China’s AVIC Unveils America’s V-BAT Copycat Drone.

February 22, 2026 0

China’s AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group has officially presented a new vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle known as the Yunying (Cloud Shadow in Chinese), a tail-sitter drone featuring a ducted-fan design closely […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Japan to manufacture long-range precision fire artillery rocket.

February 21, 2026 0

As Japan increases the range of its munitions to counter regional threats, the ability to launch them from different systems to maximize flexibility is becoming an important factor in deciding which weapons to field. While […]

  • Europe

    NATO Will Put Boots On The Ground If Putin Nukes Ukraine

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine received decomissioned Israeli Patriot missile defense system.

  • Air Platform

    Russian pilot Alexei who crashed Su-57, previously crashed Su-30, MiG-29 and Mi-8 helicopters: report

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine destroys Russia’s $100 million Nebo-SVU VHF radar

  • Middle East

    Royal Navy’s HMS Diamond arrives in Gibraltar with series of ‘kill marks’ on flanks

  • Europe

    South Korea Became Largest Weapons Exporter To Poland

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Force Chief Amikam Norkin Expresses Hopes And Concerns On Regional Air Power

  • Europe

    Su-34 bomber crashed in Khabarovsk Territory in Russia

  • Air Platform

    Israeli IAI Creates World First Drone Interceptor Drone Dubbed Drone Guard

  • Europe

    Ukraine to start fresh offensive during spring as the morale of the Russian army shuttered

  • Middle East

    Constant Houthi attacks on Israel could draw U.S., UK, and Australia into a broader Middle East conflict

  • South Asia

    Pakistan Army shot down Indian quadcopter in Kashmir

  • Europe

    Australia Sends 155mm Howitzers And Ammunition To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones hit Russia’s Chkalovsky air base near Moscow

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Austal hands over 16th Guardian-Class patrol boat to Australian DoD

  • Middle East

    U.S. Warships launch missiles to bomb Iran-backed Houthi targets in Yemen

  • C4iSR

    Moldovan Army Plans To Buy Thales Ground Master 200 Surveillance Radar

  • Europe

    French Navy to Purchase Swedish CB90 Assault Boats

  • Naval Platforms

    Chantiers de l’Atlantique to Start Construction of French Navy’s Chevallier-Class Replenishment Tanker

  • Europe

    Explosion Rocked At Russian Military’s Airbase In Belarus

  • Air Platform

    Turkey To Develop Naval Variant Of ATAK II Helicopter

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

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

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Awarded $2.76 Billion US Army Contracts For M142 HIMARS

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia to spend $366 million to create naval nuclear safety regulator

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Mass Exodus From Myanmar To Bangladesh, India and Thailand After Junta Declared Mandatory Conscription

  • Uncategorized

    Russia to relocate black sea fleet naval base to Georgian breakaway province in Abkhazia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia undertake life-of-type extension project for Collins-class submarines

  • Americas

    Brazil’s Nuclear-Powered Submarine Project SN-BR Making Progress

  • Europe

    Ukraine Says Struck Second Key Bridge in Russia’s Kursk Region

  • Americas

    U.S. DoD Completes Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonics Test Bed (MACH-TB) Flight Tests

  • Europe

    Huge Explosion Destroys Moscow Mega Shopping Mall

  • Europe

    Saab Signs Two Contracts for Next Generation Corvettes for Sweden

  • Infantry Weapons

    India’s indigenous artillery gun passes validation trials

  • Air Platform

    GE Aviation delivers the first F414-GE-400K engine to KAI for KFX fighters

  • Anti-drone System

    KNDS Unveils AI-assisted RAPIDFire Counter-Drone System.

  • Air Platform

    Swiss RUAG to produce payload suspensions for Saab Gripen E/F

  • Air Platform

    China is replacing Russia as a major arms exporter, offering J-10C fighters and HQ-9B anti-air missiles to Iran

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Czech Crowdfunding ‘Gift for Putin’ Donates 15 Viktor Anti-air System To Ukraine

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    The MBDA AIM-132 Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM)

  • Air Platform

    Türkiye and Saudi Arabia signed a MoU covering a joint production of the Gökbey multirole helicopter.

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Troops Captured Unexploded Iranian-made Shahed-136 Kamikaze Drones

  • South Asia

    Retired Brigadier General Shamsul Alam Chowdury (Shams), a former Chatra League leader and Indian RAW agent, orchestrated the Bangladesh Rifles mutiny.

  • Europe

    Ukrainian troops blow up Russian BTR-82A armored vehicles convoy in Skadovsk

  • Air Platform

    Zelenskyy: Swedish-made ‘Sukhoi killer’ Gripen jets nearing appearance in Ukrainian skies

  • Americas

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

  • Air Platform

    Indian Army’s HAL Dhruv Helicopter crashes into Ranjit Sagar Dam

  • Middle East

    Saudi Arabia and Iraq Sign Security Pact to Enhance Security Cooperation

  • Americas

    US Secretary of Navy Unveils Name of Two Future Aircraft Carrier

  • Europe

    Russian T-90M Proryv-3 Tank Blew Up In Inexpensive Ukraine’s Landmine

  • Europe

    Mad Vlad Started Show Treason Trials Of Russian Hypersonic Missile Scientists

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