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‘Martlet’ Lightweight Multirole Missile (LMM)

May 29, 2020 GDC 0

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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 […]

Chinese J-15 Naval Aircraft Crashed Near Xiangyang

March 16, 2025 0

A J-15 naval fighter jet crashed during a training exercise in southern China, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) said on Saturday. Chinese CGTN commentators called J-15 a ‘flopping fish’. Flopping Fish: The Shenyang J-15, A [...]
US Navy Sold Two Aircraft Carriers to Scrap Yards For One Cent

October 11, 2021 0

The US Navy sold two aircraft carriers to a ship-breaking company for 1 cent each after decades of service. US Navy Will Retrofit John F Kennedy Aircraft Carrier To Launch F-35 From DeckDateNovember 11, 2020USS [...]
China poses a real threat to peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region

September 8, 2023 0

China’s push for its military forces to be stationed in the Solomon Islands is another sign of the “constant pressure” being applied in the Pacific region. China, Solomon Islands security pact is a grave concern [...]
China prepares a shipment of HQ-9B, HQ-16, HQ-7, FN-6, C-802, and tunnel boring machines and ballistic missile launchers to Iran via the CPEC corridor.

April 11, 2026 0

China prepares a large shipment of 5 HQ-9B batteries, 16 HQ-16 batteries, 24 HQ-7 batteries, 1000 shoulder-fired FN-6, 150 C-802 anti-ship missiles, and digging equipment, along with ballistic missile launchers, through the CPEC corridor to [...]
Swiss Air 2030: Second RFP has been issued to the manufacturers of fighter aircraft

February 20, 2020 0

On January 2020, armasuisse has issued the second request for proposal for new fighter aircraft to the government authorities where the four potential suppliers are located: Germany (Airbus Eurofighter), France (Dassault Rafale) and the USA [...]
President Erdogan Visits Nagorno-Karabakh To Sign Defense Pact With Azerbaijan

June 19, 2021 0

Azerbaijan and Turkey signed a declaration of alliance on Tuesday, as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Shusha, a city in Karabakh, after the war between Azerbaijan and Armenia. Turkey, Azerbaijan Signed Joint Drone Production [...]

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

May 17, 2026 0

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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 […]

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 […]

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

May 11, 2026 0

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

May 6, 2026 0

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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 […]