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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 […]

US Air Force Deploys F-15C, F-16 In Poland

July 3, 2021 0

USAF F-15s, F-16s, and C-130s are training in Poland in an agile combat employment exercise that comes as Russia executes a massive buildup on the border with neighboring Ukraine, though U.S. officials say the exercise [...]
Debt trap: These countries owe China billions. Most are struggling to pay back

May 26, 2024 0

In 2013, China’s President Xi Jinping launched the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Originally set to be a massive programme of investments in infrastructure development that would ultimately link Asia to Europe, the plan later [...]
Turkey Established New Facilities For TFX Fighters

August 5, 2020 0

A brand new factory within the Turkish Aviation and Space Industry (TUSAŞ) premises has been created to manufacture the fifth-generation TF-X Fighter Jet targeted for August 2023 roll out. Some 3000 engineers will work in an [...]
Russia’s first moon mission in 50 years crashed, another humiliation for Putin

August 20, 2023 0

Russia’s first moon mission in 50 years has ended in a catastrophic failure as it’s robot spacecraft spun out of control and crashed. Russian Troops And Artillery Near Ukrainian Border Concerning For NATODateApril 11, 2021Russia’s [...]
Ukrainian Patriot missile shot down Russian Air Force’s A-50 Early Warning Aircraft

February 24, 2024 0

Incredibly, the Russian air force has lost another one of its rare Beriev A-50M/U Mainstay radar early-warning planes. Video that circulated online on Friday reportedly depicts the A-50’s burning wreckage in Krasnodar Krai, in Russia [...]
Iraq Received Two H225M Caracal Medium-lift Helicopters

May 6, 2025 0

Iraq has received two H225M Caracal medium-lift helicopters from Airbus as part of a 14-helicopter deal signed last year. Kuwaiti Air Force’s H225M Helicopters Equipment Exocet Anti-ship MissilesDateMarch 22, 2023Airbus Delivered First H225M Naval Combat [...]

Germany plans to buy up to 500 KNDS MARS 3 rocket launchers.

March 12, 2026 0

Germany’s Bundeswehr intends to submit a budget request in the second half of 2026 to conclude a framework contract with KNDS for the procurement of up to 500 MARS 3, also known as EuroPuls, multiple […]

U.S. Army Deploys 500km Range High Precision PrSM Rocket Artillery to Strike Iran.

March 4, 2026 0

U.S. Central Command has employed the U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile in strikes on Iranian military targets, marking the first confirmed combat use of the ground-launched deep-strike system. The debut expands the Army’s role in […]

U.S. M142 HIMARS Rocket Artillery Destroyed Zolfaghar and Sayyad-2 Missile System.

March 3, 2026 0

U.S. forces launched a long-range ATACMS ballistic missile from an M142 HIMARS system, destroying what appears to be an Iranian Zolfaghar short-range ballistic missile and elements of a Sayyad-2 air defense missile system. The strike, […]

Rheinmetall Unveils Fuchs Tank Destroyer Armed with 24 U.S. AGM-179 Anti-Tank Missiles.

February 27, 2026 0

Germany’s Rheinmetall has unveiled the Fuchs JAGM (Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles) at Enforce Tac 2026 in Germany, a wheeled armored vehicle capable of firing up to 24 U.S. AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles or AGM-114L Hellfire Longbow […]

China’s AVIC Unveils America’s V-BAT Copycat Drone.

February 22, 2026 0

China’s AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group has officially presented a new vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle known as the Yunying (Cloud Shadow in Chinese), a tail-sitter drone featuring a ducted-fan design closely […]

Japan to manufacture long-range precision fire artillery rocket.

February 21, 2026 0

As Japan increases the range of its munitions to counter regional threats, the ability to launch them from different systems to maximize flexibility is becoming an important factor in deciding which weapons to field. While […]