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  • [ May 26, 2026 ] U.S. Destroyed Iran’s Attack Boats in the Strait of Hormuz. Middle East
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C4iSR

EuroTrophy Signs $450 Million Contract to Produce APS for Leopard 2A8.

January 26, 2026 GDC 0

EuroTrophy has signed a $450 million contract with KNDS Deutschland to supply Trophy Active Protection Systems for the Leopard 2A8 programs of Lithuania, The Netherlands, Czech Republic, and Croatia. The agreement was announced in Frankfurt […]

C4iSR

Russia lacks the industrial capability to manufacture an active protection system, according to a Russian defence expert.

November 9, 2025 GDC 0

A prominent Russian military analyst says Russia continues to face major technical obstacles in developing and fielding an effective active protection system (APS) for its armored vehicles, despite decades of effort and the growing use […]

C4iSR

Germany Tests Trophy APS For Leopard 2 Tank

November 12, 2021 GDC 0

Germany and Israel announced successful live fire test of Rafael-made Trophy Active Protection System (APS) from the German Army’s Leopard 2 tanks recently. Rafael said in a statement that the Trophy APS, designed for anti-armor […]

Land Platform

Hanwha Defence AS21 Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicle

October 3, 2019 GDC 0

Hanwha’s AS21 Redback is a heavily-upgraded version of the K21 IFV that has been in service with the South Korean army since 2009. […]

  • Indonesia Reportedly Will Cancel Contract With South Korean-made Submarine and Consider Turkish Type 214 SSk

    April 4, 2020 0
    The Indonesian government is considering cancelling a contract with South Korea for three Nagapasa-class diesel-electric attack subs. The Indonesian government and DSME signed a contract for three Nagapasa-class SSKs in December 2011 under the MoD’s 2024 Defense Strategic [...]
  • Barracuda-class Attack Submarine and it’s derivatives

    May 7, 2020 0
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  • A Chinese Man Seeking Political Asylum And Freedom In Taiwan

    May 6, 2021 0
    Taiwan authorities are investigating whether a man from mainland China had managed to cross the Taiwan Strait in a rubber dinghy in a bid to seek political sanctuary. USS Curtis Wilbur Transits Taiwan StraitDateMay 19, 2021Chinese [...]
  • India Deploys Chinooks And Apache Helicopters In Ladakh

    June 20, 2020 0
    For providing air support to the Indian Army troops in the eastern Ladakh sector, the American Apache attack helicopters have been deployed in the close vicinity of the areas where operations by the ground troops [...]
  • U.S. Senate Passes $95.3 Billion Aid Packages For Ukraine, Israel And Taiwan

    February 14, 2024 0
    The US Senate has passed a roughly $95.3 billion package that includes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, after weeks of hurdles. U.S. House of Representatives approves a $95 billion foreign aid package for Ukraine, [...]
  • Myanmar’s raging civil war creates human catastrophe for displaced Karen, Kachin and Rohingya

    November 8, 2024 0
    Myanmar is mired in crisis as conflict escalates, with criminal networks “out of control” and human suffering at unprecedented levels, a United Nations report has warned. In a hypothetical war between Bangladesh and Myanmar, who [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

May 17, 2026 0

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Europe

Estonia Purchases Additional HIMARS Rocket Artillery from Lockheed Martin.

May 16, 2026 0

The Estonian Centre for Defence Investments has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin for the procurement of three additional HIMARS multiple rocket systems. The agreement also includes an investment of approximately $11 million into Estonia’s […]

Europe

Saab HEAT 758 Features Dual-Charge Warhead Inside New Carl-Gustaf Anti-Tank Round.

May 11, 2026 0

Saab is stepping up the Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle’s anti-armor role with a new round designed to defeat heavily protected vehicles on the modern battlefield. The HEAT 758 features a dual-charge warhead meant to first damage […]

Europe

Roketsan unveiled the CIDA long-range anti-tank guided missile.

May 11, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Unveils Next-generation K9MH Mobile Howitzer Artillery System.

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Europe

Safran and MBDA fired the first Thundart munition developed for France’s Long-Range Land Strike program.

May 5, 2026 0

French defense firm Safran and missile maker MBDA successfully test-fired their jointly developed rocket-artillery munition this month, and expect to be able to deliver the first multiple-launch rocket systems in 2029 should their offer be […]

  • Middle East

    Egyptian Navy’s Maritime Capability

  • Middle East

    Where are Iran’s main nuclear sites, and what is it used for?

  • Americas

    U.S. House Approves $1 Billion For Replenishing Israeli IronDome Missiles

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish Yörük among 5 finalists in Japanese armored vehicle tender

  • Europe

    Ukraine’e Tochka-U missile hit Russian apartment building in Belgorod

  • Americas

    United States will send another Patriot missile air defense system to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Korean KF-21 Boramae jet joins Peruvian Air Force’s next-generation combat aircraft competition

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha Ocean awarded contract to build two Ulsan-class Batch-IV frigates for South Korean Navy

  • Europe

    Belarusian Yak-130 Crashed Killing Two Pilots

  • Americas

    First Sikh Women Graduated From US Military Academy

  • Middle East

    Hamas’s attack was Israeli and American colossal intelligence failure on multiple fronts

  • Europe

    Norway Invites Four Contenders For Frigate Competition

  • C4iSR

    Raytheon Developed GhostEye MR AESA Radar For NASAMS II SAM

  • Europe

    Lithuania Becomes the Second-Largest Operator of CAESAR Howitzers in Europe.

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Kamikaze Drones Blew Up Russian Oil Refinery

  • Defense Industry

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

  • Middle East

    UAE Plans to Buy Dassault Rafale Fighter Jets

  • South Asia

    India vs Pakistan: Military Strength And Armaments

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    How China Influenced Military Coup In Myanmar?

  • Americas

    Italian Navy’s Submarine Showcases Swimmer Delivery Vehicle

  • Europe

    Orizzonte Sistemi Navali awarded contract to build six next-gen OPVs for the Italian Navy

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Destroyed Russian Mi-24 Helicopter In Kherson

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    BAE Systems Australia Test-Fires Next-Generation ATLAS UGV Automated Turret

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesian Navy Approves Terma CMS For KCR-60 FAC

  • Uncategorized

    Ukrainian forces destroyed Russian Zoopark-1 counter-battery radar

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s Nuclear Triad Took A Hit After Nuclear Submarine Sank In Port

  • Americas

    Leonardo to Deliver AW119Kx Helicopters to Brazilian Police

  • Europe

    Putin’s FSB setup explosive charge aboard Wagner chief’s plane killing Yevgeny Prigozhin

  • Land Platform

    Hanwha to send two prototypes AS21 Redback IFV to Australia for LAND 400 Phase 3 bid

  • Air Platform

    Denmark will invest $13.7 billion in F-35 jets, patrol boats and armored vehicles.

  • Air Platform

    Russian-made Mi-171 and Mi-26 helicopter accidents injure more than 1000 members of the Indian Army’s Rapid Response Team and Paratroopers.

  • Air Platform

    Ecuador Replaces HAL Dhruv and Mi-171 Helicopters With Airbus H225M Helicopters

  • Americas

    BAE Systems Awarded Contract to Provide IFF for US Navy’s E-2D Hawkeye Aircraft

  • Air Platform

    Taiwanese Firm Donates Drones to Ukrainian Military Worth $35,000

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Australia to Buy Tomahawk Cruise Missiles and Hypersonic Weapons

  • Europe

    Ukraine captures more Russian territory in a week than Russia captured Ukraine’s territory in eight months

  • Air Platform

    Turkey orders additional 57 locally-made T626 Gökbey transport helicopters

  • Air Platform

    French DGA Takes Delivery of A400M Capable of Automatic Low Altitude Flight, Releasing Paratroopers

  • Air Platform

    Pilot killed in Indian Tejas fighter jet crash due to flight control system malfunction during demo flight at Dubai Air Show.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Signs $2.5 Billion Deals To Buy 75 M1A2 Abrams Tanks And 17 Assault Breacher Vehicles

  • Air Platform

    Russia lost 342 fighter bombers and 325 various helicopters since the beginning of war

  • Europe

    Putin deploys presidential regiment to Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts amid troop shortage

  • Europe

    Poland gets first US-made M1 Abrams SEPv3 main battle tanks

  • Europe

    Eurosam Signs Contract to Develop Next- Gen SAMP/T Air Defence Systems

  • Europe

    Ousted Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Hasina’s niece British MP Tulip Siddiq faces new investigation over rent on $2,550,370 house

  • Middle East

    Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard deputy commander General Abbas Nilforoushan killed in Israeli air strikes in Beirut

  • C4iSR

    Turkey Developed New YAKAMOS Hull Mounted Sonar

  • South Asia

    Indian-made military hardware falling apart in Bangladesh, Ecuador, Bolivia, Armenia and the Philippines

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Luerssen cuts the first steel of 6th Arafura-class OPV

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan destroyed Nebo-M radar of Armenia using TB2 drone

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