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Naval Platforms

Pakistani Shipyard Laid Keel For Third MILGEM Warship

October 29, 2020 GDC 0

Turkey’s ASFAT shipyard and Karachi Shipyard (KS) today laid keel for the third MILGEM Corvette of the Pakistan Navy, the first of the two ships to be built entirely in Pakistan. The first two MİLGEM […]

  • South Korea delivers the third Cheongung-II (M-SAM) battery to the United Arab Emirates.

    March 31, 2026 0
    South Korea’s reported delivery of a third Cheongung-II (M-SAM) battery to the United Arab Emirates indicates that a standard export programme has shifted into a strategically accelerated reinforcement effort after Iran’s recent missile and drone [...]
  • Ukraine war: Iraq grounds Mi-17 and Mi-28NE helicopters, purchases American helicopters

    February 14, 2023 0
    The Iraqi Army Aviation Command (IAAC) is planning to replace its Russian helicopters with US-made types, according to the latest quarterly report on Operation ‘Inherent Resolve’ released by the US Department of Defense’s Office of [...]
  • U.S. Should Plan Early For Foreign Military Sale, Says DSCA Chief

    February 22, 2021 0
    The United States needs to change its culture and thinking with regard to export of military equipment by planning for foreign sales from the start, says DSCA Chief Ms. Heidi Grant. U.S. DSCA To Amend [...]
  • Iron Dome: An Israeli Masterpiece Shielding Israel From Thousands Of Hamas Rockets

    May 14, 2021 0
    A confrontation between Israel and Hamas sparked by weeks of tensions in contested Jerusalem escalated Tuesday as Israel unleashed new airstrikes on Gaza while militants barraged Israel with hundreds of rockets. The exchange killed a [...]
  • Babcock cuts steel for Royal Navy’s first type 31 frigate

    September 29, 2021 0
    UK-based aerospace, defense and security company Babcock International has held the steel cutting ceremony for the first of the Royal Navy’s five new Type 31 frigates, HMS Venturer. The steel-cutting ceremony for the lead Inspiration-class [...]
  • Russia Drops Bombs on Mariupol Drama Theatre

    March 19, 2022 0
    Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry said Russia dropped a powerful bomb on Mariupol Drama Theatre housing hundreds of civilians, including pregnant women and children. Seize of Mariupol: How long the Azov regiment can hold on Russian onslaught?DateApril [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

Australian Army successfully test-fired the first domestically manufactured HIMARS.

April 16, 2026 0

Australia test-fired the first domestically manufactured GMLRS missile from a HIMARS launcher at Woomera Test Range, South Australia on April 9, 2026. The government committed $320 million to integrate Australian suppliers into GMLRS production at […]

Infantry Weapons

China delivers FN-6 MANPAD and HJ-12E anti-tank missiles to Iran.

April 15, 2026 0

US intelligence indicates China delivered new air defense systems to Iran, CNN reported on Friday, citing three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments. According to intelligence outlined in the CNN report, Beijing transferred shoulder-fired FN-6 […]

Europe

Finland doubles its K9 Howitzer fleet to 112, strengthening its firepower.

April 15, 2026 0

Finland signed a €546.8 million deal with South Korea to acquire 112 additional K9 Thunder 155 mm self-propelled howitzers. The purchase nearly doubles its fleet and strengthens NATO’s long-range artillery power on Russia’s border. The […]

Europe

Ukrainian drones to get U.S.-made Zeus anti-tank guided missile.

April 11, 2026 0

Aeon confirmed an active integration partnership with a major unnamed Ukrainian drone manufacturer to fire Zeus guided missiles from drone platforms. A separate Ukrainian partnership covers Zeus integration onto manned and unmanned ground vehicles and […]

Europe

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia.

April 8, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia following an agreement with the Estonian government, aimed at supporting all three Baltic states. The decision was confirmed during a meeting in Washington between Estonian […]

Europe

Swedish Bofors will setup 155mm artillery ammo factory in Estonia.

April 4, 2026 0

A Swedish Bofors is set to build a major 155-millimeter artillery shell factory in northeastern Estonia, a development that would represent the most significant foreign investment in the country’s nascent defense industrial base. Estonian Defense […]

  • Middle East

    Israel Gives Thumbs Up To F-35 Sale To UAE

  • Air Platform

    Boeing To Deliver 14 Extended-range Chinook Helicopters To Royal Air Force

  • South Asia

    Myanmar Navy Encircled Bangladesh’s Saint Martin’s Island As Myanmar Plans To Occupy The Bangladeshi Islands

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Qatar Deploys Patriot PAC-3 MSE Missile System.

  • Africa

    Putin Linked Russian mercenaries (Wagner Group) abandoned Libyan National Army

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s Next Aircraft Carrier Could Be Nuclear Powered

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian military receives dozens of surveillance drones from Volunteers

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s air-launched cruise missiles destroyed Russia’s two landing ships

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. State Department Approves 75 M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams Tanks For Australia

  • Air Platform

    TAI Unveils New T629 Unmanned Helicopter

  • Uncategorized

    Russian Rubezh missile system destroyed by fire

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    First South Korea Designed Submarine Starts Sea Trials

  • Middle East

    Israel And United Arab Emirates Strike Historic Diplomatic Agreement

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Australia rolls out first Loyal Wingman for RAAF

  • Europe

    Britain Deploys Sky Sabre Medium-Range Anti-air System To Poland

  • South Asia

    Former Bangladesh’s dictator Sheikh Hasina personally ordered disappearance of 1569 BNP leaders out of 6000 forced disappearances cases under her authoritarian rule.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar’s raging civil war creates instability in neighboring India, Bangladesh, China, and Thailand as the West fixated on Ukraine and Israel

  • Air Platform

    Thailand Commits to Procure Gripen E/F Fighter Jets to Replace Ageing F-16

  • Air Platform

    South Korean FA-50 Fighter Enhanced Its Capability With Sniper Targeting Pod

  • Air Platform

    Spain plans to purchase Turkish KAAN fighter jets.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. Develops Counter-Electronics High Power Microwave Advanced Missile Project (CHAMP) That Could Destroy Iran’s Nuclear Facilities

  • Europe

    Poland Opens Regional Abrams Main Battle Tank Maintenance Center

  • Europe

    Turkey Arrested Ten Retired Admirals Over Criticism Of Erdogan Government

  • Middle East

    Egyptian navy received fourth S-44 submarine

  • Europe

    Ukrainian military hints about using new Grim-2 ballistic missile

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Delivers First F-16V Block 70 To Bulgaria

  • Uncategorized

    Mosab Hassan Yousef, Son of Hamas Co-founder and Christian Convert Warns Israel ‘Hamas is More Dangerous Than ISIS’

  • Air Platform

    From Israel To China: An In-depth Analysis of The J-10 Vigorous Dragon Fighter Jet

  • Naval Platforms

    Indian Navy’s INS Vikrant Aircraft Carrier To Start Basin Tests

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan Army enters Nagorno-Karabakh district after peace deal

  • Air Platform

    Norway agrees to donate F-16 planes to Ukraine

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Force Achieves Air Superiority in 48 Hours and Russian Air Force Fails in Three Years

  • Middle East

    Israel sent captured Russian arms in Syria, Lebanon and Gaza to Ukraine

  • Europe

    U.S. Confirmed Delivery Of Two NASAMS Anti-air Missiles and Radars To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Russian army’s Belarus-made armed drone was shot down in Ukraine

  • Middle East

    Halcon unveils anti-ship cruise missile

  • Europe

    British startup unveils new high-speed ramjet artillery round

  • Europe

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

  • Air Platform

    Germany Wants to Buy F-35 Stealth Jets, Report Deutsche Press

  • South Asia

    Systemic corruption, Ponzi scheme, and Russian and Chinese companies bribing, but European and American companies don’t bribe: a retired Bangladesh army general exposed the inside story.

  • Europe

    Russia uses Iranian-made anti-tank Dehlavieh missiles to strike Ukrainian targets

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia’s Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott Visits Taiwan

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Lists Arafura-Class Patrol Boat As ‘Project Of Concern’

  • Americas

    Boeing and General Atomics join forces on new laser weapon

  • Europe

    Turkey considers sending Bayraktar Akinci drones to Ukraine

  • Europe

    North Koreans Tasked To Defend Russian Territories Humiliating Putin’s Inept Army

  • Europe

    Ukraine Captured Russian POWs, Tanks And Weapons In Lyman As Russian Fleeing Occupied Territories

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan using Israeli “kamikaze drones” in Nagorno-Karabakh clashes

  • Europe

    ‘Made in Ireland’ parts found in Russian drones violating Western sanctions

  • Europe

    Russian Missile Developer Mikhail Shatsky Found Dead Near Moscow, A Huge Setback For Russia, India and China

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