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‘Martlet’ Lightweight Multirole Missile (LMM)

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Air Platform

Leonardo AW159 Wildcat helicopter conducts first successful firings of Thales ‘Martlet’ Lightweight Multirole Missile (LMM)

May 29, 2020 GDC 0

Leonardo and Thales announced that the first successful firings of the Thales ‘Martlet’ Lightweight Multirole Missile (LMM) from Leonardo’s AW159 Wildcat helicopter. The firings were conducted as part of the UK MoD’s Future Anti-Surface Guided […]

  • Ukraine aims to receive 100 F-16 fighter jets from Western countries

    June 1, 2023 0
    Ukraine needs around 100 Western fighter jets, Kyiv’s defense minister has said, as a host of Western Leopard tanks arrives in Ukraine. After Leopard 2 tanks, Ukraine seeks F-16 fighter jets from EU stocksDateJanuary 26, [...]
  • Russia’s to unveil Buk-M3 air defense system at Victory Day parade 2020

    April 1, 2020 0
    The latest Buk-M3 medium-range battlefield air defense system will take part in the Victory Day parade on Moscow’s Red Square on May 9 for the first time, the press office of Russia’s Defense Ministry announced [...]
  • Ukraine’s SBU Hit Kerch Bridge With 1000kg Underwater Explosions

    June 3, 2025 0
    Ukraine’s security service (SBU) revealed a new special operation once again hitting Russia’s Kerch Bridge to Crimea, this time in an underwater attack that it said had left the structure “in disrepair”. They published a [...]
  • Denmark reactivates coastal defence system based on Naval Strike Missile

    April 19, 2025 0
    Denmark considers to reactivate its coastal defence with NSM batteriesRoyal Danish Navy’s truck-mounted Harpoon launcher, part of a Mobile Missile Battery. Ukraine adopted Neptune coastal defense systemDateSeptember 1, 2020Raytheon-Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile (NSM): Fifth-gen Over [...]
  • Lockheed Martin LANTIRN navigation and targeting system

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  • New Zealand Sells 22 Armored Vehicles to Chilean Navy

    April 29, 2022 0
    The New Zealand Defense Force has finalized a sale of 22 New Zealand light armoured vehicles (NZLAVs) to the Chilean Navy for use by their Marine Corps. UK Confirmed The Sale Of E-3D Sentry To [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

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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 […]

Europe

Roketsan unveiled the CIDA long-range anti-tank guided missile.

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East Asia and Pacific Region

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Unveils Next-generation K9MH Mobile Howitzer Artillery System.

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Europe

Safran and MBDA fired the first Thundart munition developed for France’s Long-Range Land Strike program.

May 5, 2026 0

French defense firm Safran and missile maker MBDA successfully test-fired their jointly developed rocket-artillery munition this month, and expect to be able to deliver the first multiple-launch rocket systems in 2029 should their offer be […]

  • Anti-air Missiles

    China delivers HQ-9BE surface-to-air missile systems to Pakistan

  • Europe

    State Of Emergency Declared In Russia’s Kursk Region Amid Ukraine’s Advances

  • Middle East

    Fincantieri launches Qatari Emiri Navy’s first Doha-class corvette

  • Europe

    Serbia received four MiG-29 from Belarus

  • Europe

    KGB Putin lost nearly 160 generals and colonels among 1,500 officers since Russia invaded Ukraine

  • Europe

    UAE-based Streit Group delivers armored vehicles to Russian National Guard.

  • Africa

    Senegal awarded Piriou a contract to build three OPV58 S

  • Europe

    Turkey rejects Russian Su-57 fighter jet

  • Europe

    Greece acquires French warships in multibillion-euro defense deal

  • Air Platform

    Belgium Request To Join Franco-German FCAS Sixth-Gen Fighter Jets Project

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    New Zealand Suspends Aids And High-level Contacts With Myanmar’s Junta

  • Infantry Weapons

    Lockheed Proposes AGM-184C LRASM Anti-ship Missiles For Australian Army’s LAND 4100 Phase 2

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    GBU-72: The U.S. Air Force’s F-15 Drops Enormous Bunker Buster Bomb

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor: The Ultimate Stealth Engineering

  • Europe

    Armenia Turns To France To Get Help Rebuilding Its Military

  • Europe

    Russia’s Wartime Arms Manufacturing Creates Long-term Problems For Poor Russians

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Awarded $4.76 Billion Contract to Produce PAC-3 MSE Interceptor Missiles.

  • Europe

    Russia Burning Faces Of Dead North Korean Troops in Kursk Region

  • Air Platform

    Antonov wants joint production deal with Boeing for T-7A and 737 passenger aircraft

  • Industry

    Serbia’s Defense Industry Capabilities

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish TAI Offers Attractive Packages For Malaysian Light Combat Aircraft Competition

  • Americas

    BlackSky Gen-3 Satellite Offers Higher-resolution Images for ISR Capability.

  • Air Platform

    Indian Navy Received Tenth P-8I Neptune Marine Patrol Aircraft

  • C4iSR

    Australia Establishes Defense Space Command

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Russia’s R-77 Proved A Dud In Kashmir Skirmish and Syria

  • Air Platform

    Australia To Invest In Long-range Weapons Systems To Counter China

  • Europe

    Russian Diplomat Resigned Publicly And Critized Putin For Ukraine Invasion

  • Europe

    Thousands Of Mobilized Russian Conscripts Are Unfit For Military Service In Ukraine War

  • South Asia

    More Than 1158 Bangladeshi Citizens Who Criticized Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Regime Suffered Enforced Disappearance

  • Africa

    RSF shot down Russian-crewed Sudanese Air Force’s IL-76 Transport Aircraft.

  • Europe

    Putin’s ally Ramzan Kadyrov started a new mercenary group to compete with the Wagner group

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japanese F-2 escorted Tu-95 out of Japanese airspace

  • Air Platform

    In-depth Look At Turkish First Supersonic “Hürjet /Hürjet 270/Hurkus-C” Advanced jet Trainer And Light Attack Aircraft

  • Americas

    Raytheon awarded a contract to produce AN/SPY-6(V) radars for the U.S. Navy

  • C4iSR

    Rheinmetall delivered high-tech reconnaissance system to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    First Batch of Ukrainian Pilots Completes Training on F-16 Fighting Falcon

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Modernize F-22 Raptor’s Head-up Display (HUD)

  • Europe

    North Korea delivers long-range Koksan artillery systems to Russia

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s BTR-4 Punching Holes In Russia’s BTR-82A And T-72 Tanks In The Battle For Bakhmut

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Turkish F-16 Test Fires SOM-J Anti-ship Cruise Missile.

  • Air Platform

    Greece Signed A Contract To Buy 18 Rafale Fighters

  • South Asia

    India Started Hybrid Warfare Against Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, China and the Maldives.

  • Americas

    Ursa Major successfully tests new Draper engine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Engine Problem: A Long Road Ahead of China’s J-20 Fighters to Fix Its Weaknesses

  • Europe

    US Reaffirmed Support for Greece Acquiring F-35

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force Ordered 83 HAL Tejas Aircraft Despite Aircraft Failed In Crucial Spin and Tight Turn Tests

  • Air Platform

    Tactical Heron eyes manoeuvring forces, awaits launch customer

  • South Asia

    China lays keel for Pakistan Navy’s second Type 054A class frigate

  • Air Platform

    China Discloses Close-up Photos of Deck-based J-35 Fighter Jet

  • Ballistic Missile

    Putin had huge blow as RS-24 Yars nuclear intercontinental ballistic missile exploded during the test launch

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