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Americas

US Navy christens destroyer USS Patrick Gallagher

July 31, 2024 GDC 0

The US Navy has christened the future USS Patrick Gallagher, the last Flight IIA Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer. As informed, the vessel was named at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Maine on July 27, 2024. […]

Americas

HII awarded contract to build nine new Arleigh Burke-class destroyers for U.S. Navy

November 17, 2023 GDC 0

General Dynamics Bath Iron Works and HII have been awarded multiyear procurement contracts to build nine Arleigh Burke-class destroyers for the U.S. Navy. According to the Pentagon’s announcements, last week, HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division was […]

Americas

HII Launches Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Ted Stevens

August 18, 2023 GDC 0

HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding has announced the launch of USS Ted Stevens (DDG 128), a flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer (DDG 51) is a multi-mission, guided missile warship, originally commissioned in 1991. The ship conducts anti-air warfare with […]

Americas

U.S. Navy’s DDG 51 Destroyer Starts SPY-6 Radar Testing

December 27, 2021 GDC 0

Raytheon Missiles & Defense’s SPY-6 Air and Missile Defense Radar attained another milestone when the future USS Jack H. Lucas achieved “light off” on its Aegis Combat System, marking the beginning of on-board system testing […]

Americas

U.S. Navy Commissions Its 69th Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer

December 11, 2021 GDC 0

The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest guided-missile destroyer, USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118), Dec. 8, 2021 in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. DDG 118 is the third of nine Arleigh Burke-class, “Flight IIA: Technology Insertion” variant. “Technology […]

  • MBDA awarded contract to supply VL MICA to Moroccan Army

    May 26, 2020 0
    The Moroccan government has signed an export loan agreement with France’s BNP Paribas for the acquisition of a new ground-based air defence (GBAD) system. Announced via the country’s government gazette on 18 May, the loan [...]
  • Leonardo Company to build ‘Michelangelo Dome’ missile defense system.

    December 13, 2025 0
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  • AeroVironment Awarded A Contract to Produce Switchblades Kamikaze Drones For Ukraine

    May 23, 2022 0
    The U.S. Army has contracted California-based unmanned aerial vehicles manufacturer AeroVironment to supply the tube-launched loitering munition to Ukraine. AeroVironment Ramps Up Production Of Switchblades Kamikaze DronesDateOctober 14, 2022U.S. Donates Mi-17 Helicopters, Switchblades Drones And [...]
  • Greek Parliament Approves Purchase of 18 Rafale Fighter Jets

    January 18, 2021 0
    Greek lawmakers in a vote Thursday approved a defense procurement program to purchase 18 French-made Rafale fighter planes, part of an armaments plan announced by the government in September. Amid Turkey Tensions, Greece Buys Six [...]
  • Irving Shipbuilding Awarded Contract for the Construction of River-class Destroyers

    March 12, 2025 0
    Today, the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Quebec Lieutenant, and the Honourable Darren Fisher, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of [...]
  • UAE Plans to Buy Dassault Rafale Fighter Jets

    November 22, 2021 0
    French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to the United Arab Emirates in early December 2021, according to two well-informed officials. Bloomberg news agency reported that the officials refused to provide details, while a spokeswoman for [...]
Africa

Turkey and Egypt Sign Major Defense Cooperation Agreement on 155mm Ammo and Missile Production.

February 8, 2026 0

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Europe

Aselsan and Excalibur jointly produced Korkut air defense system.

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Europe

Hanwha Aerospace Awarded Contract to Produce Long-range K239 Chunmoo Rockets to Norway.

January 29, 2026 0

Hanwha Aerospace Co. has secured an estimated $1.9 billion project to supply long-range rockets to Norway, with the official contract expected to be signed this week, informed industry sources said Wednesday. The contract is widely […]

Infantry Weapons

The U.S. Deploys Iranian Shahed-136 Replica LUCAS Drone in the Middle East.

January 27, 2026 0

Russia’s version of Iran’s fast, cheap Shahed attack drones have been wreaking havoc during the Ukraine conflict, saturating the skies nearly every night and terrorising civilians. Highly adaptive and hard to intercept, the United States […]

Africa

China delivers Type 59 towed guns to the UAE-backed terror group Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

January 25, 2026 0

China has shipped a batch of Type 59 130mm towed artillery systems to Rapid Support Forces, with images confirming the weapons loaded aboard a cargo vessel and prepared for export, according to open-source visuals recorded […]

Americas

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

January 11, 2026 0

Elbit Systems has completed production of the first model of the Sigma NG 155 millimetre self-propelled howitzer at the South Carolina facility of its US subsidiary, Elbit America. The system is fully based on US […]

  • Middle East

    Israeli Defense Forces Started Ground Operations In Southern Lebanon

  • Air Platform

    Poorly Maintained Russia’s S-24 Fencer Crashed In Ukraine

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Norwegian-German defense companies jointly develops supersonic missile

  • Europe

    Notorious Wagner Group Recruited African Prisoners To Fight In Ukraine War For Russia

  • Europe

    Bizarre videos show drunk Russians walking towards oil explosions

  • Americas

    Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet Becomes More Advanced With Latest Technology

  • C4iSR

    Hanwha Systems Developed KFX AESA Radar

  • Air Platform

    US Air Force Tests F-15EX And F-35 With Advanced Weapon Systems

  • C4iSR

    United States donated AN/PVS-14 night vision monoculars to Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwanese F-16 Pilots Take Chinese Su-30 Pilots To School Over Taiwan Straits

  • Air Platform

    Egypt Receives First Five of 21 Su-35 From Russia

  • Europe

    Pentagon to equip Ukraine’s F-16 jets with JDAM precision-guided bombs

  • Europe

    Ukraine Liberates Andriivka Village Near Bakhmut in Counteroffensive Milestone

  • Europe

    Ukraine Celebrates Kherson Victory, Russia Destroyed Vital Infrastructure Before Leaving Kherson City

  • Americas

    Canada to diversify weapons import and reduce reliance on US weapons

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR -Thief) Directorate’s false arms procurement news release deprecates the military’s capability.

  • Air Platform

    Slovakian Air Force’s F-16V Block 70 Takes Maiden Flight In South Carolina

  • Air Platform

    Poland Signs Mega Arms With South Korea Worth $14.5 Billion

  • Americas

    Peru to purchase South Korean K2 Black Panther Tanks

  • C4iSR

    Saab Awarded Contract To Produce Arexis Electronic Warfare Suite For German Eurofighter Typhoon

  • Air Platform

    Thailand To Upgrade Gripen C/D To MS20 Standard

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea to build two more FFX batch III frigates

  • Middle East

    UAE, Israel Build Close Military Ties in The Middle East

  • Air Platform

    Denmark Purchases Boeing P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft.

  • Europe

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

  • Europe

    Ukrainian special forces blew up Russia’s mining platform in Black Sea

  • Air Platform

    Su-57 may not be built with quality workmanship, says Vietnam’s MoD

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Fear Of Ukranian Drone Strikes, Russia Installs Surface-to-air Missiles On Rooftop Of Moscow Buildings

  • Americas

    U.S. Department of Justice Sought Information From Saab North America On Brazil’s Gripen Purchase

  • Europe

    Bad News For Russia, Saudi Arabia Returns Grom 2 Ballistic Missiles To Ukraine

  • Defense Industry

    Malaysia Released Tender for Lead-In Light Fighter/Trainer Aircraft

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Burnt Russia’s Su-27 Fighter Jets

  • South Asia

    Indian Army And Chinese Army Fistfight In Indian State Of Arunachal

  • Europe

    US Navy and Royal Navy warships entered the Barents Sea

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar’s ethnic armed groups captured more township from Junta forces in Shan state

  • Europe

    Demoralized Russian Troops Ran Over Colonel Yuri Medvedev Using A Tank

  • Europe

    Russia’s FM Sergei Lavrov Claims Hitler Was A Jew, Sparking Sharp Criticism From Israel

  • Americas

    Ukrainian startup Himera supplies secure radios to the US Air Force

  • Direct-energy Weapons

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

  • Air Platform

    China’s New WJ-700 Completes Maiden Flight

  • C4iSR

    Korea Aerospace Industries Completes KF-21 Boramae AESA Radar Testing.

  • Defense Industry

    Polish Defense Industry And Its Future Growth

  • Americas

    US blocks chip supplies to Chinese Huawei Technologies

  • Air Platform

    BAE Systems to develop next-gen touch-screen display, sensors and datalink for Eurofighter

  • Air Platform

    Russian Su-35 stopped harassing MQ-9 Reaper Drones Over Syrian Airspace After U.S. Deploys F-35 Stealth Jets In Middle East

  • Europe

    Ukrainian HIMARS Strikes Killed More Than 1,000 Wagner Mercenaries In Melitopol

  • Europe

    UK to send Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine

  • Infantry Weapons

    India’s indigenous artillery gun passes validation trials

  • Middle East

    President-elect Joe Biden Won’t Be A Savior For Palestine

  • Europe

    Baykar Defence To Produce AI Integrated Bayraktar TB2 Drones

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