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East Asia and Pacific Region

Leonardo Delivers AW109 Trekker To Flykomala Private Charter Company

March 15, 2021 GDC 0

Leonardo announced yesterday the delivery of an AW109 Trekker light twin to FlyKomala of Indonesia, marking the entrance of the type into the country’s helicopter market. The helicopters are suitable to perform various missions from […]

Air Platform

Australia’s Special Air Service (SAS) is on the hunt for a new helicopter

December 10, 2019 GDC 0

Australia’s Special Operations Forces are among the hardest worked troops in the defence force. From the mountains of Afghanistan to the deserts of Iraq, they’ve spent the past two decades quietly doing their immensely difficult […]

  • Armenia Opts For Rheinmetall Oerlikon SHORAD, Ditches Failed Pantsir

    April 9, 2021 0
    Armenia has abandoned Russian weapons in favor of French and German weapons. Although six months have passed since Karabakh’s armed conflict, Armenia decided not to rush to acquire Russian weapons, paying attention to French and [...]
  • Turkish TAI Signed An Agreement With Ukrainian FED Company For TF-X Fighters

    September 2, 2021 0
    Turkish defense industry companies have combined their capabilities for the National Combat Aircraft (MMU), a fifth-generation indigenous stealth fighter jet and one of the country’s long-awaited technology projects. Turkey working with Rolls-Royce on 5th-gen TFX [...]
  • Fincantieri Began Construction of Italian Navy’s U212NFS Submarines

    January 16, 2022 0
    Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has begun production activities for the first of two next-generation U212NFS submarines for the Italian Navy. The two units will be built at the Muggiano, La Spezia, shipyard. Fincantieri cuts steel for [...]
  • Canada’s defense giant Bombardier Defense, General Dynamics unite to export new Maritime Surveillance Aircraft

    February 25, 2024 0
    The Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC), in collaboration with General Dynamics Mission Systems–Canada and Bombardier Defense, has officially entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to bolster export prospects for Canada’s advanced long-range multi-mission patrol aircraft [...]
  • French Navy’s first defense and intervention frigate kicks off sea trials

    December 21, 2024 0
    French shipbuilder Naval Group has unveiled that the French Navy’s first defense and intervention frigate (FDI), Amiral Ronarc’h, has started sea trials. France’s FDI Frigate Will Accommodate 32 Aster 30 Missiles.DateNovember 6, 2025Hellenic Navy’s HS Kimon [...]
  • Indian Army General Upendra Dwivedi Said That Bangladesh Army Chief General Waqar-uz-Zaman Colluded with Indian Security Agencies on 5th August for Safe Departure of Ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to India

    September 12, 2024 0
    Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was safely escorted to India following her resignation amid political turmoil. Security measures were stringent, involving the Indian Air Force and top officials. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met [...]
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 […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin launches Hellfire missile from 10-foot cargo container.

April 2, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced Tuesday that the U.S. defense giant successfully launched a Hellfire missile from its new Grizzly launcher — housed within a 10-foot cargo container. The Grizzly system incorporates design elements of Lockheed’s M299 […]

Europe

Spain signs Indra–Hanwha deal for K9-based self-propelled artillery systems.

March 27, 2026 0

Spain’s Indra Group and South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace on March 24 signed a binding agreement in Madrid to jointly develop new tracked self-propelled artillery systems for the Spanish Armed Forces, the companies said. The agreement […]

Americas

Aeon tests Zeus low-cost alternative to Javelin anti-tank missile.

March 26, 2026 0

Aeon conducted a test launch of its new Zeus shoulder-fired missile system at a ranch in East Texas, according to Rochefort Ventures CEO Kyle Bass, who announced the milestone on Friday. Bass wrote that the launch marked […]

  • Europe

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

  • Europe

    KNDS unveils Leclerc Evolution tank at Eurosatory

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Neptune Cruise Missiles Hit Russia’s Black Sea Fleet Head Quarter

  • Air Platform

    Philippines Receives Two T129 ATAK Helicopters From Turkey

  • Air Platform

    Russian Il-76 transport aircraft exploded after the failed pressure test

  • Europe

    Canada sending Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine

  • Defense Industry

    The Philippines Plans To Buy Saab’s Gripen Fighters In 2022

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Philippines Air Force Received Spyder Surface-to-air Missile From Israel

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Shot Down Russia’s Ka-52 Helicopter In Kherson

  • Infantry Weapons

    The KM-SAM surface-to-air missile system

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Shot Down Russia’s Su-25 Aircraft Using Igla Shoulder Launched Missile

  • South Asia

    Tarique Siddique, DGDP and Sheikh Hasina embezzled $53 million from the Bangladesh army’s TATA MRAPs contract.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Jakarta is negotiating with the US to procure Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II

  • Industry

    ASC And CSIRO To Pioneer Additive Manufacturing Using Supersonic Cold Spray

  • Cruise Missiles

    MBDA awarded contract to produce Storm Shadow/SCALP-EG cruise missile for UK and France

  • Europe

    Russian saboteurs targeting Russian oil refinery to stop Putin’s war in Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    South Korean FA-50 Wins Malaysian Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Competition

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Defense Forces Validate Warfighting Capabilities in FCP20

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan’s secretive submarine program progressed

  • Europe

    EuroSpike Awarded $2.5 Billion Contract to Produce Rafael’s Spike Missile for Germany.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese Su-30 aircraft violates Taiwanese airspace

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Thailand approves purchases of Chinese-built S26T submarines despite worries about Chinese-made engine.

  • Uncategorized

    China’s WS-10B With TVC Is A Milestone, But Long Road Ahead

  • Air Platform

    Why is F-15EX a better choice for USAF to replace F-15s?

  • Air Platform

    A Russian pilot tried to defect to Italy with his Tu-22M3 strategic bomber like the MiG-25 Foxbat defected to Japan

  • Uncategorized

    Lockheed Martin Awarded $311 Million Contact To Produce 1,800 Javelin Missiles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia, Japan, South Korea And New Zealand To Deepen Cooperation With NATO Amid China Tensions

  • Air Platform

    Saab delivers aft section of T-7A trainer for testing

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall will sends 139 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine

  • Defense Industry

    U.S. Senate Approves $6.5 Military Aid Package For Taiwan

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Drones Destroyed Upgraded T-72B Tanks Using Grenade

  • Land Platform

    Indian Army Buys 118 Arjun MK1A Main Battle Tanks

  • Americas

    U.S. Air Force Received First Airborne Laser Weapons

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The US State Department approves Apache AH-64E and AH-1Z Viper Helicopter For Philippines

  • Europe

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

  • Europe

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

  • Europe

    U.S. Donates Mi-17 Helicopters, Switchblades Drones And Javelin to Ukraine Worth $800 Million

  • Middle East

    Iran’s new nuclear site is 80 meters deep underground

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China deploys long-range PCL191 MLRS near Indian border

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Rheinmetall Awarded Contract To Deliver SkyRanger Air Defense System To Undiscovered Customer

  • Middle East

    UK, Qatar To Operate Joint Hawk T2 Training Unit

  • C4iSR

    Azerbaijan captured Russian-made electronic warfare system in Nagorno-Karabakh

  • Europe

    Hard To Kill: Why HIMARS Is So Difficult To Intercept?

  • Infantry Weapons

    Exocet MM40 Block III Anti-ship Missiles

  • Europe

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

  • Middle East

    Israeli Female Soldiers Killed More Than 100 Hamas Terrorists

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Kongsberg awarded contract to produce NASAMS and NOMADS air defense for Netherlands

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Russian air force bombed its own territory with FAB-250 bombs due to GLONASS errors

  • Europe

    EU sanctions on Russia make Italian-Russian Military Joint Venture Unsustainable

  • Air Platform

    Realty Of Russian Aerospace Industries: China upgrades Russian-made Su-35 for PLAAF

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