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  • [ June 10, 2026 ] Taiwan’s Army Fires HIMARS Rocket Artillery in an Anti-invasion Drills. East Asia and Pacific Region
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Naval Platforms

Damen completes sea trials of Pola-class frigate ‘ARM Reformador’ of Mexican Navy

January 19, 2020 GDC 0

The Damen Shipyards Group has completed successful sea trials of the Mexican Navy’s POLA-class ARM Reformador. The programme of sea trials was comprehensive, including testing of platform and combat systems in addition to training of […]

  • Russian Leaves Their Country to Finland, Mastercard and Visa Suspend Operations in Russia

    March 6, 2022 0
    Russians waited in long queues outside ATMs on Sunday, worried that new Western sanctions over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine will trigger cash shortages and disrupt payments. Moves to block some Russian banks from the SWIFT [...]
  • Israeli Air Force Will Upgrade F-16I Barak Aircraft to F-16V Block 70 Standard after Successful Iran Strikes.

    October 3, 2025 0
    IAF eyes major overhaul of F-16s, used to strike Iran, to meet future combat needsThe decades-old F-16 “Barak” aircraft managed to strike in Iran without refueling, and added significant capacity to the Israel Air Force’s [...]
  • Russia sends the 1950s BTR-50 vehicles to the frontline, a sign Russia is running out of platforms

    February 25, 2023 0
    Russian Army reportedly has dipped into its stockpile of antiquated Cold War-era vehicles and sent them to Ukraine. Stupid Russian Attached Timbers In Front Of BTR-82A APC To Protect It From JavelinDateJanuary 28, 2023Russian BTR-82 [...]
  • Russia Running Out Trained Soldiers, Offers Cash Bonus To Russians For Joining Ukraine War

    August 14, 2022 0
    Russia is planning to expand its forces by offering “lucrative” cash bonuses to volunteers once they head to fight in Ukraine, said the British Ministry of Defense. Russian FSB human trafficking Cubans to fight Putin’s [...]
  • U.S. and Australia plan to send 41 retired RAAF’s F/A-18 Hornets to Ukraine

    June 7, 2023 0
    Australia should send Ukraine our 41 retired RAAF jets instead of letting them “sit in a shed and rot”, reported Sky news. Australia to transfer RAAF’s classic Hornets aircraft to UkraineDateJuly 11, 2023Australia cannot deliver [...]
  • Dead, wounded: The voices of desperate Russian soldiers trying to escape Ukraine

    November 27, 2023 0
    Secretly recorded calls of Russian soldiers speaking from the front lines in Ukraine with loved ones back home offer a rare glimpse of the war through Russian eyes. As the war in Ukraine grinds into [...]
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.

May 17, 2026 0

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  • Naval Platforms

    The Arafura-class Offshore Patrol Vessels of RAN

  • Anti-air Missiles

    South Korea Showcases New Medium Range L-SAM Missile Interceptor

  • Naval Platforms

    Thyssenkrupp Marinesystems MEKO-class Frigate

  • Africa

    China exports first HJ-12 ATGM to Nigeria

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia Completes Order For 42 French Rafale Fighter Jets Worth $8.1 Billion

  • Air Platform

    India will not receive the F-35 as well as the Su-57, report

  • Europe

    Italian Navy’s U212 NFS Submarine Project Reaches New Milestone

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Pyongyang Conducts Tactical Ballistic Missile Tests

  • Air Platform

    India’s HAL Tejas Light Fighter Jet Plagued With Safety Issues, Quality Issues, Delays and Cost Overrun

  • Industry

    Singaporean Defense Industries

  • Land Platform

    Indian Army’s T-90 Tank Lost Multi-nation Tank Biathlon Due To Engine Oil Leaks

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy requests $3 billion to replenish 785 Tomahawk missiles.

  • Middle East

    The U.S. has destroyed Iran’s submarine fleet, 16 classes of warships totalling 150 ships destroyed.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Satellite Images Show Aftermath Of ATACMS Strikes In Crimea Airfield, Destroying Several S-300 and S-400 Launchers

  • Europe

    Russia lost more than 1000 soldiers, 21 tanks and 93 drones in a day

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Pete Hegseth warns allies over imminent China threat in the region

  • Europe

    Turkey seeks approval to locally produce GE F404 engines for KAAN and Hurjet fighter jets

  • Europe

    Crimea Bridge Jammed With Traffic As Russians Flee After Airbase Blast

  • Middle East

    Syria’s Russian-made radars reportedly of little use against alleged Israeli and Turkish strikes

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    India tests locally made anti-radiation missiles

  • Defense Industry

    Poland Became The Largest HIMARS Operator In Europe, Placing $10 Billion Order

  • Europe

    Russian soldiers gears are not suitable for winter combat, Russian former defense minister Igor Sergeyev says

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar rebels hit Chinese consulate in Yangon

  • South Asia

    India sends MiG-29K to Ladakh Border

  • Europe

    KNDS unveils Colibri suicide drone at Eurosatory 2024

  • Naval Platforms

    Piriou Awarded Contract To Deliver 20 Harbor Tugs To French Navy

  • Europe

    Sweden Hikes Defense Spending Amid Russia Tensions

  • Anti-drone System

    Lithuania is buying the American-made Merops counter-drone system.

  • Europe

    ATACMS missile hits a warship for the first time sinking Russian corvette ‘Tsiklon’ (Project 22800) in the port of Sevastopol

  • Europe

    Why Putin Doesn’t Care About 100,000 Dead Russian Soldiers?

  • Central Asia

    Armenia to purchase South Korean K2 Black Panther main battle tanks

  • Defense Industry

    China boosts its military budget by nearly $230 billion this year – 7.2% of its spending

  • Europe

    Double Troubles For Russia: Ukraine Bought 5,100 MATADOR Anti-tank Weapons

  • Air Platform

    PLA Air Force Retires All J-7 Aircraft And Replaces With J-10, J-11 And J-16

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy Commissioned Newest Littoral Combat Ship – USS Savannah

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh to investigate alleged Indian RAW involvement during 2009 paramilitary mutiny.

  • Europe

    Russia and Iran are terrorist states, President Zelenskyy criticized Iran over both conflicts

  • Americas

    Why Fighter Jet Prices Are Different in Each Purchasing Country?

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Russia relocates S-400 air defense system from Kaliningrad to Moscow to protect government buildings in winter

  • Naval Platforms

    The Hobart-class Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD)

  • Air Platform

    Spectacular and Crashing Defeats of Armenia, Thanks to Turkish and Israeli High-tech Drones

  • Air Platform

    Russia cannot repair and maintain 368 Antonov-manufactured aircraft due to the Ukraine war.

  • Americas

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

  • Air Platform

    Stealth Matter: The USAF F-35A Struck Syrian position protected by S-300 and S-400

  • Europe

    Wagner Group Commander Andrei Medvedev Seeks Asylum In Norway

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japanese Soryu-class submarine detects type 094 submarine in its territorial waters near Amami Islands

  • Middle East

    Syrian Rebel Shot Down Russian Mi-35 Helicopter Using Chinese FN-6 MANPAD

  • C4iSR

    Turkey develops and deploys acoustic deceptor and jammer

  • South Asia

    The US State Department approves NASAMS II and Avenger ADS for India

  • C4iSR

    France and Germany signed agreement to jointly develop a European missile early warning system.

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