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  • [ August 2, 2026 ] U.S. Air Force Accelerates Collaborative Combat Aircraft Testing for Operational Readiness. Americas
  • [ August 2, 2026 ] U.S. Army helicopters successfully demonstrated a networked strike sequence over the high desert. Air Platform
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Infantry Weapons

IWI’s rifle upgrade is drawing interest from the Ukrainian Army.

August 1, 2026 GDC 0

A rifle that decides, mid-trigger-pull, when to let the round go, not the shooter, is now fielded or in procurement across an estimated 10 to 15 European countries, according to Israel Weapon Industries (IWI). The […]

Europe

Germany purchases drones, missiles and assault rifles worth €2.9 billion.

December 1, 2025 GDC 0

German lawmakers are set to approve spending €2.9 billion on 11 military procurement contracts for items including drones, rifles and missiles. The defense ministry is seeking approval for purchases from domestic manufacturers such as Heckler […]

Europe

Royal Marines selected the SIG SAUER MCX rifle for the commando force

March 17, 2025 GDC 0

The Royal Marines have confirmed the selection of the SIG SAUER MCX rifle as part of an ongoing effort to modernize their elite UK Commando Force. The MCX will be issued in both 300BLK and […]

Americas

U.S. Army Received Next-generation Squad Weapon XM7 Rifle and XM250 Automatic Rifle

February 2, 2024 GDC 0

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Europe

Ukraine to localize the production of Czech CZ BREN 2 assault rifles

February 1, 2024 GDC 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

China Formally Name QBZ191 Rifle As Type 20 Assault Rifle

December 23, 2022 GDC 0

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Europe

7,684 Armored Vehicles Destroyed In Ukraine War, Desperate Russia Wants To Replenish Armored Vehicles Inventory

November 4, 2022 GDC 0

Russian troops fighting in Ukraine are disillusioned with the old vehicles they are forced to use because of huge equipment losses, according to British defense officials. The U.K. Ministry of Defense said on Thursday that […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

North Korea Started Shipping Ammo, Assault Rifles and Artillery Shells To Russia

November 3, 2022 GDC 0

The White House has accused North Korea of covertly shipping a “significant number” of artillery shells to Russia in support of its invasion of Ukraine. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the US believes North […]

Europe

Russia Purchased Iranian-made Soldier’s Gear, Bulletproof Vests, Clothing And KL7.62 Assault Rifles

November 2, 2022 GDC 0

Russian military units will soon be heading into battle with equipment provided by one of its few remaining allies: Iran. The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense confirmed the news in a statement on Monday, claiming that […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

South Korea To Develop New Submachine Gun To Replace K1A

May 11, 2021 GDC 0

South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced on 31 March that it has begun seeking offers from local weapon manufacturers to develop a submachine gun to replace the S&T Motiv K1A 5.56 mm short‐barrelled […]

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  • Lockheed Martin sends F-35A for evaluation by Finish HX programme

    February 12, 2020 0
    Lockheed Martin has officially launched the flight evaluation phase of its F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) for Finland’s HX programme, with a pair of aircraft arriving at Tampere-Pirkkala Airbase north of Helsinki on [...]
  • Russia Contemplates Opening Second Front As Vladimir Putin Welcomes Hamas and Iranian Leader in Moscow

    October 27, 2023 0
    Hamas representatives arrived in Moscow on Thursday to discuss the ongoing war with Israel with Russia’s deputy foreign minister, Mikhail Bogdanov, in a meeting that was also attended by Ali Bagheri Kani, the deputy foreign [...]
  • U.S. to send Avenger air defense systems and ammunition to Ukraine

    September 26, 2023 0
    The Biden administration announced on Thursday that the Department of Defense is sending an additional security assistance package to meet Ukraine’s critical security and defense needs.  Pentagon Announced $125 Million Defense Aid For UkraineDateApril 28, [...]
  • Algeria to receive Su-34 fighter-bomber from Russia.

    September 4, 2025 0
    An export-configured Su-34M, featuring an unusual desert-tone camouflage, has been spotted at Zhukovsky Airport near Moscow. These images, notably shared on X by @OsintWarfare, have fueled the view that Russia is preparing to deliver its [...]
  • Ukraine’s MiG-29 fighter jet wipes out Russia’s drone operations base using Hammer precision-guided bombs.

    April 11, 2026 0
    Ukrainian Air Force aircraft destroyed a building used by Russian FPV drone operators in the northern sector using high-precision strike using AASM Hammer precision-guided bombs. Ukraine’s MiG-29 Bombed Russia’s FSB Office in BelgorodDateJune 3, 2025Ukrainian [...]
  • Russian troops find Ukraine’s Sentinel radar mockup

    April 4, 2024 0
    Russian soldiers have founded a decoy mimicking the American-made AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel radar, which Ukraine commonly uses on the battlefield to mislead adversaries. Ukraine forces use US-made AN/MPQ-64 radar to fight off RussiansDateJune 25, 2022The Thales-Raytheon [...]
Infantry Weapons

IWI’s rifle upgrade is drawing interest from the Ukrainian Army.

August 1, 2026 0

A rifle that decides, mid-trigger-pull, when to let the round go, not the shooter, is now fielded or in procurement across an estimated 10 to 15 European countries, according to Israel Weapon Industries (IWI). The […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan ATACMS deal expands island’s long-range strike power.

July 19, 2026 0

The U.S. Army handed Lockheed Martin roughly $439 million to begin building the Army Tactical Missile System, known as ATACMS, along with the launcher hardware needed to fire it, and once the two sides finish […]

Europe

Poland purchases 46,000 upgraded GROT assault rifles for its soldiers.

July 6, 2026 0

Poland has ordered nearly 46,000 of its domestically produced MSBS GROT assault rifles in the latest A3 configuration, signing a contract worth approximately $160 million with the state-owned manufacturer Fabryka Broni “Łucznik” Radom, with all […]

Europe

Ukraine develops new Zetros-based 155mm howitzer called Marta.

June 22, 2026 0

Germany and Ukraine signed agreements that include €750 million ($870 million) for 200 Bohdana self-propelled artillery systems on Zetros chassis, and those systems now have a confirmed name and barrel specification: defense analyst Jeff, reporting […]

Europe

MBDA unveils deep-strike, air defence, and smart mass-weapons portfolio.

June 21, 2026 0

MBDA will present a broad portfolio of sovereign defence solutions at Eurosatory 2026 as Europe and its allies accelerate rearmament. The company said the portfolio is intended to address armed forces’ needs in an increasingly […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin Unveils HIMARS FLEX with 12 Launch Canisters Capable of Firing Extended Range GMLRS, PrSM, and ATACMS.

June 20, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced the HIMARS FLEX on June 16, a modular evolution of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System that introduces a dual-pod launcher configuration capable of carrying double the munitions of the standard […]

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    United Nations Investigators Find Systematic Torture in Myanmar Involving Senior Military Officers

  • Air Platform

    U.S. approves sale of 38 Danish F-16 and Norwegian 4 P-3 Orion aircraft to Argentina deterring Chinese influence

  • Americas

    US Army Unveils $185.9 Billion Capital Expenditure Budget Plan for 2025

  • Americas

    Raytheon awarded contract to produce Tomahawk block V cruise missiles for Australia and Japan

  • Defense Industry

    Russia’s Nebo-M Radar, is it a scam or propaganda?

  • Europe

    BAE Systems started design work of successor to Astute-class submarines

  • Europe

    GLONASS errors caused Russian cruise missiles to hit Russia’s Lipetsk region

  • Central Asia

    Turkmenistan becomes as launch customer for Leonardo M-346FA light combat aircraft

  • Air Platform

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

  • Europe

    Occupied Crimea is within the reach of U.S.-supplied ground launched small diameter bomb  

  • Defense Industry

    Israeli Arms Export Soars Amid Middle East Conflict And Ukraine War

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    Australian Army to Acquire Land-based Electronic Warfare Capability

  • Defense Industry

    South Korea Announced $262.8 Billion Defense Budget For Five Years

  • Europe

    Fincantieri cuts steel for French Navy’s logistics support ships

  • Americas

    Boeing Awarded Contract For Two New P-8 MPA For RAF And Nine P-8 For USN

  • Air Platform

    Switzerland Started Negotiations with the U.S. over a Fixed-Price F-35A Contract

  • Europe

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

  • Air Platform

    Australian P-8A Poseidon Makes Inaugural Visit To French Réunion Island

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    UK Carried Out Successful Test Launch of SPEAR Missile

  • C4iSR

    Stanford University Developed Advanced Sonar That Detects Submarine From Air

  • Europe

    Norwegian Coast Guard Named First Jan Mayen-class OPV

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission Seized $200,000 From Lieutenant General Saiful Alam’s Residence

  • Air Platform

    American, European and Japanese Sixth-Generation Fighter Jets

  • C4iSR

    Saab Unveils Deployable 5G Network at UMEX 2022

  • Air Platform

    Gripen has the best multi-domain warfare capability, says Hungarian pilots

  • Defense Industry

    Thailand To Buy More KAI T-50TH Advanced Trainer Aircraft

  • Europe

    A Russian Tu-95 Pilot Behind Strikes on Ukraine Shot Dead Inside Russia’s Engels Airbase

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Lithuania purchases RBS-70 NG Man Portable Anti-air Missile.

  • Africa

    Rosoboronexport received small arms and vehicles order from African countries worth $1.7bn

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Denmark to purchase Naval Strike Missile (NSM) as a replacement for Harpoon missile

  • Air Platform

    France, Egypt 30 Rafale jets deal came into effect on 15 November

  • Europe

    Russia announced $166 billion defense budget for 2026.

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Is High Demand In Europe

  • Europe

    Saab To Upgrade Swedish Navy’s Gotland Class Submarine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hyundai Heavy Industries Begins Shipbuilding of the Philippine Navy’s First Corvette

  • Air Platform

    Russia Supplying 24 Su-35 Fighter Aircraft To Iran Originally Destined To Egypt

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Two South Korean Firms Battle To Win Australia’s General Purpose Frigate Contract

  • South Asia

    Indian Rafale Destroyed Pakistani Airbase, Israeli-made Barak SAM Shot Down F-16 and JF-17 Block III Fighter Jets

  • C4iSR

    Japan will deploy space-based sensors to counter China.

  • Air Platform

    Turkey orders additional 57 locally-made T626 Gökbey transport helicopters

  • C4iSR

    Russia’s attempt to build its own Starlink clone broadband constellation fell back into Earth’s atmosphere.

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze sea drones destroyed two new Vasily Bykov class patrol boats

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippines fixes airstrip on South China Sea island

  • Air Platform

    Malaysia Will Purchase Ex-Kuwaiti F/A-18 Hornets After Years Of Corruption And Mismanagement Of Its Air Wing

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall awarded contract to produce ammo for PUMA infantry fighting vehicles

  • South Asia

    Tulsi Gabbard, A Hindu Nationalist, Does Not See Human Rights Violations in India’s Kashmir, Assam and Nagaland, But She Sees Human Rights Violations in Bangladesh and Pakistan

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    North Korea has supplied Russia with 3 million 152mm artillery shells, but half of them are faulty

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan Is Not Crimea: China’s land-grabbing attitude could cost its economy dearly

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    AUKUS Partners Ready to Share Nuclear Propulsion Information with Australia

  • Air Platform

    Why the U.S. Navy purchased 78 Super Hornet block III?

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