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  • [ June 7, 2026 ] Japan will transfer decommissioned Asagiri-class destroyer to Indonesia. East Asia and Pacific Region
  • [ June 7, 2026 ] Canadian Army Wants Cheap FPV Drones for Modern Combat. Americas
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Air Platform

Leonardo to deliver new helicopters to Malaysian Army

May 24, 2025 GDC 0

Leonardo and Weststar Aviation Group have signed an agreement to deliver a mix of helicopters for the Malaysian Armed Forces. Revealed at an aerospace and maritime exhibit in Langkawi, the “sale and purchase” framework will […]

Air Platform

Leonardo Company Delivers First Two Of Planned 32 AW149 Helicopters To Poland

March 19, 2024 GDC 0

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  • Turkey Debuts Akinci B UCAV With Upgraded Engines

    March 6, 2022 0
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  • F-35 Stealth Jet Directs MQ-20 Drone in New Collaborative Combat Aircraft Test.

    May 30, 2026 0
    The test paired the airborne MQ-20 with an F-35 on the ground, allowing the fighter pilot to relay commands to the unmanned aircraft via a tablet-based cockpit interface. Boeing’s MQ-25 T1 becomes the first drone [...]
  • Volvo RM12 Engine Guarantees More Than 300,000 Flying Hours For Gripen

    August 11, 2020 0
    For a single-engine aircraft, engine safety is of paramount importance. Therefore, when Volvo Aero (now GKN Aerospace) was commissioned to further develop General Electric’s engine F404 (which had only been used in twin-engine planes before) [...]
  • HMAS Toowoomba Is Undergoing AMCAP Upgrades

    September 6, 2020 0
    BAE Systems Australia has welcomed a fifth Anzac Class warship to its Henderson facility as part of the fleet upgrade that will keep the ships in service until they are replaced by the Hunter Class frigates. [...]
  • From Russia with Dud: Meet the Sukhoi Su-30 and Su-35 Fighter Jets

    September 8, 2019 0
    “The [Su-30MKI] fleet is prohibitively expensive equipment and faces problems due to high, premature failure rate of subsystems like engines, radars, missiles, avionics, etc.” Vinod Kumar Narang, a retired Indian Air Force air vice-marshal. A [...]
  • China Decommissioned All Type 051 Destroyers

    November 20, 2020 0
    China reportedly launched its eighth Type 055 and 25th Type 052D destroyers on Sunday, only two days after the decommissioning of two Type 051 destroyers attached to the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, which [...]
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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Europe

Estonia Purchases Additional HIMARS Rocket Artillery from Lockheed Martin.

May 16, 2026 0

The Estonian Centre for Defence Investments has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin for the procurement of three additional HIMARS multiple rocket systems. The agreement also includes an investment of approximately $11 million into Estonia’s […]

Europe

Saab HEAT 758 Features Dual-Charge Warhead Inside New Carl-Gustaf Anti-Tank Round.

May 11, 2026 0

Saab is stepping up the Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle’s anti-armor role with a new round designed to defeat heavily protected vehicles on the modern battlefield. The HEAT 758 features a dual-charge warhead meant to first damage […]

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Russian-born Australian Army Soldier Kira Korolev And Her Husband Charged With Espionage For Russia

  • Industry

    Rostec Will Unite Sukhoi and Mikoyan Design Bureau To Avoid Bankruptcy

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwanese Navy unveils two variants of next-generation frigates.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian forces blew up the Russian modernized Buk-M3 missile system

  • Europe

    Ukraine used autonomous FPV drone for the first time

  • Infantry Weapons

    Indian Army to acquire RQ-11 UAV and Spike Smart Munitions

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    MBDA to develop MHT/MLP Missile For French Army

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    After Australia, Japan Wants Nuclear Submarines

  • Europe

    Germany commits to 2% NATO spending goal by 2031 for first time

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Needs to Scrap the Army’s Sampriti Exercise, Land Corridor, Rail Links, Fibre Optic Connection, Port Access, and Rooppur Nuclear Civil Works with India to Enhance National Security and Counterintelligence Against India’s RAW

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Russia built Garpiya-3 attack drones in China with the help of Chinese experts and materials

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Ukraine Successfully Jammed Putin’s Glide Bombs

  • Air Platform

    Brazil Orders Additional 36 Gripen Fighters

  • South Asia

    Bangladeshis turned to Virtual Private Network (VPN) as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ordered DGFI to crackdown on citizens using draconian ICT law

  • Infantry Weapons

    Rocketsan developed new OMTAS ATGM and Armor for multipurpose vehicles

  • Air Platform

    Indian Navy Rejected HAL Druv Helicopters

  • Infantry Weapons

    Lockheed Martin to Deliver THAAD Missile Defense to Saudi Arabia in 2023

  • Europe

    Turkey Turned Down Russian Offer To Buy Second Batch Of S-400 SAM Amid Sanctions

  • Europe

    Latvia To Buy HIMARS Rocket Artillery From U.S.

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish Company Repkon to Supply Ammunition Parts to German Rheinmetall

  • Americas

    Naval Group Launches Third OPV 87 For Argentine Navy

  • Europe

    Russia lost its first Chinese-made all-terrain vehicles in Ukraine

  • Europe

    Vladimir Putin Prepared Evacuation Plans To Iran, Belarus Or Myanmar Should The Russian Army Fail In Ukraine

  • Americas

    Epirus shows its drone-killing HPM phased array microwave weapon in action

  • South Asia

    Indian RAW and Bangladeshi corrupt government officials issued counterfeit European visas to Indian nationals from Bangladesh.

  • Middle East

    Jubilant Iranians: Israeli and American Fighter Jets Fly Uncontested over Iranian Airspace as EA-18G Growler Destroys YLC-8B Radar, HQ-9B and S-400 Missile System.

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Kamikaze Drones Hit Russia’s Several Air Bases

  • Europe

    Death rate of Russian soldiers at its highest, more than 40,000 Wagner prison recruits are dead, injured or deserted in the Donetsk region

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia orders 18 more Rafale fighter jets worth $2.3 billion

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Lieutenant Colonel Boniface Aruma of PNG army to serve as deputy commander of the Australian Army’s 3rd Brigade in Townsville

  • South Asia

    Singapore’s DBS Bank, the British Arab Commercial Bank, and Bangladesh’s UCB bank sued ousted dictator Sheikh Hasina’s ally Saifuzzaman Chowdhury and Tulip Siddiq.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Engine Problems: How China Was Coerced Into Buying Su-35 And S-400

  • Infantry Weapons

    The UAE and Saudi Arabia Reject Russian S-400 And Opt-in For Israeli Iron-Dome

  • Americas

    Lockheed’s F-16V Block 70 Achieves Networked Targetting Capability with Real-time Sensor Data.

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drone attacks damaged two MiG-31K fighter jets at Savasleyka airbase in Nizhny Novgorod

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s special operations forces captured the Russian Buk battery

  • Europe

    MBDA showcases new anti-tank Brimstone missile-equipped concept vehicles

  • Europe

    Turkiye’s Drone Carrier LHD TCG Anadolu Starts Sea Trial

  • South Asia

    বাংলাদেশ এয়ার গার্ড (চোর): মরনের একটি ব্যান্ড (Translated Version)

  • Anti-air Missiles

    MBDA accelerates ASTER missile production for partner countries

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RAAF redefines the role of the C-27J Spartan fleet

  • Europe

    Leaked phone calls revealed Russian politician Akhmedov referred to Putin as “Satan” and “dwarf”

  • Naval Platforms

    Indian Navy Launches Third Arihant Class Submarine

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    South Korean F-15K Test Fires Taurus KEPD Long-range Missile

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall unveiled next-generation HX3 tactical mobility truck

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine’s Patriot crews intercepting ballistic missiles, with one missile proving Patriot’s 100 percent efficacy.

  • Infantry Weapons

    Indo-Israeli Joint Venture Makes First MRSAM for Indian Army

  • Naval Platforms

    India bought two mothballed Project 11356 warships from Russia

  • Air Platform

    F-16 Can Fly Air Defense, SEAD And DEAD Missions If U.S. Does Not Want Ukraine To Strike Russian Territories

  • Air Platform

    Australia Received Two CH-47H Chinook Helicopters

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