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  • [ July 11, 2026 ] Turkey plans to sell its S-400 air defence system to Qatar or the UAE to comply with U.S. demands. Anti-air Missiles
  • [ July 11, 2026 ] Ukraine obliterated 48 Russian shadow-fleet oil tankers in an Azov Sea blitz. Europe
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East Asia and Pacific Region

Babcock Announced Joint Venture With Bell Helicopters for the Requirement of Australian SAS Helicopter

May 28, 2020 GDC 0

Babcock announces that it had selected the Bell 429 Global Ranger helicopter in its bid for the LAND 2097 Phase 4 Project to support the Australian Special Air Service (SAS) helicopter capability. As part of […]

  • North Macedonia Donates T-72 Tanks To Ukraine

    August 1, 2022 0
    According to information published by the Radio Television of Serbia on July 29, 2022, the Ministry of Defense of North Macedonia confirms the donation of its T-72A Main Battle Tanks to Ukraine. On July 30, 2022, a video was [...]
  • China, Solomon Security Pact Highlights How Inept Australian Defense Planners Are!

    April 25, 2022 0
    China’s foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin told reporters on Tuesday that the framework pact was recently signed by China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, and the foreign minister of Solomon Islands, Jeremiah Manele. He did not [...]
  • More HIMARS Pain For Putin As U.S. Sends 18 HIMARS To Ukraine

    October 22, 2022 0
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  • U.S. Airstrike Hits Iranian Telecom Site Tied to Internet Censorship, Amid the Strait of Hormuz War.

    March 16, 2026 0
    The U.S.-led Operation Epic Fury, now in its third week since February 28, has hit over 5,000 Iranian targets to curb retaliation, including a recent airstrike on a telecommunications site possibly tied to censorship. US [...]
  • Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission Sued Ten Former Top Military Generals and Air Guard Chief

    July 28, 2025 0
    Bangladesh faces significant corruption challenges across various sectors, impacting daily life and economic development. Despite having anti-corruption legislation, enforcement is often weak, and corruption is deeply ingrained in society. This pervasive corruption affects everything from [...]
  • Pandemic sees spike in number of ADF recruits

    December 25, 2020 0
    The number of young Australians joining the armed forces is rising sharply. The diversity of the new recruits is shattering some stereotypes about the ADF. Australia deploys C-17 transport aircraft, KC-30 tankers and ADF personnel [...]
Europe

Poland purchases 46,000 upgraded GROT assault rifles for its soldiers.

July 6, 2026 0

Poland has ordered nearly 46,000 of its domestically produced MSBS GROT assault rifles in the latest A3 configuration, signing a contract worth approximately $160 million with the state-owned manufacturer Fabryka Broni “Łucznik” Radom, with all […]

Europe

Ukraine develops new Zetros-based 155mm howitzer called Marta.

June 22, 2026 0

Germany and Ukraine signed agreements that include €750 million ($870 million) for 200 Bohdana self-propelled artillery systems on Zetros chassis, and those systems now have a confirmed name and barrel specification: defense analyst Jeff, reporting […]

Europe

MBDA unveils deep-strike, air defence, and smart mass-weapons portfolio.

June 21, 2026 0

MBDA will present a broad portfolio of sovereign defence solutions at Eurosatory 2026 as Europe and its allies accelerate rearmament. The company said the portfolio is intended to address armed forces’ needs in an increasingly […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin Unveils HIMARS FLEX with 12 Launch Canisters Capable of Firing Extended Range GMLRS, PrSM, and ATACMS.

June 20, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced the HIMARS FLEX on June 16, a modular evolution of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System that introduces a dual-pod launcher configuration capable of carrying double the munitions of the standard […]

Infantry Weapons

Indian Army selects Meprolight MEPRO X6 as new daytime optic for Negev light machine guns.

June 18, 2026 0

The Indian Army has selected Meprolight’s MEPRO X6 telescopic sight as the dedicated daytime optic for its Negev light machine guns (LMG), concluding a multi‑year evaluation process aimed at boosting long‑range engagement capability across frontline […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan’s Army Fires HIMARS Rocket Artillery in an Anti-invasion Drills.

June 10, 2026 0

Taiwan’s military on Wednesday fired its new mobile HIMARS rocket system, which is widely used by Ukraine, simulating an attack ​on an invading Chinese force and demonstrating its ability to “shoot-and-scoot” by avoiding ‌counter strikes. […]

  • Europe

    Sweden’s new A-26 Blekinge Class submarines can perform seabed warfare

  • Air Platform

    Peru cancels plans to buy Russian Yak-130 aircraft after several crashed in Bangladesh

  • Air Platform

    GE Aviation delivers the first F414-GE-400K engine to KAI for KFX fighters

  • Americas

    US Army Seeks Potential Manufacturer of Next-Gen Abrams M1E3 Tank.

  • Loitering Munitions

    Israeli Aerospace Industries Awarded $145 Million Contact To Produce Loitering Munitions For Undisclosed EU Nations

  • Europe

    Norwegian Army Orders More K9 Thunder Howitzers From South Korea

  • Infantry Weapons

    Under Pressure From U.S. Senate, Turkish President Erdogan Could Sale S-400 to U.S. Army

  • Air Platform

    Sikorsky delivers first batch of S-70i helicopters to Philippines

  • Europe

    Russian army so degraded that it will not recover in centuries, U.S. army veteran says

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine seeks deadly AH-64E Apache attack helicopters from the U.S. and allies to stop Russian ground offensive

  • Europe

    Putin underestimated and miscalculated Ukraine’s will to fight back, says Lieutenant General Ihor Romanenko

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine shot down Russia’s Mi-35M helicopter in Kharkiv

  • Africa

    Nigerian Navy received four Leonardo AW139 Helicopter

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    US Navy says Chinese warship fired weapons grade laser at US aircraft

  • South Asia

    Former Bangladesh’s dictator Sheikh Hasina is sentenced to six months in prison for contempt of court

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Raytheon AGM-65 Maverick Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM)

  • Europe

    Azerbaijani army shot down Armenian Su-25 fighter jet

  • Air Platform

    History repeats itself as Russian Army faces Stinger missile after four decades in Ukraine

  • Africa

    US and Morocco Sign $240 Million Armor Vehicle Deal

  • Europe

    Explosion Rocked At Russian Military’s Airbase In Belarus

  • Europe

    Belarusian Forces Will Soon Join Ukraine Invasion, Says President Alexander Lukashenko

  • Americas

    Raytheon awarded contract to produce Tomahawk block V cruise missiles for Australia and Japan

  • Europe

    Russia scraps Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier giving up blue water naval ambitions

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Azerbaijan Destroyed Armenian S-300 Anti-air System Using Harop Kamikaze Drone And Bayraktar TB2 Drone

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Babcock International Vying to Win South Korean LPX-II Aircraft Carrier Program

  • Air Platform

    India ditches Russian missile and chooses MBDA MICA as the medium-range missile

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force Pursuing Modi Government To Purchase 40 More Rafale To Counter Bangladesh

  • Infantry Weapons

    Egypt unveils domestically developed 40km range Raad 200 multiple rocket launcher

  • Europe

    BAE Systems started design work of successor to Astute-class submarines

  • Europe

    Vlad is the most ‘harmful and toxic’ person on earth, Belarusian President Lukashenko says

  • Middle East

    SyAAF MiG-29-fleet is in bad shape, as obvious from the recent crash of MiG-29

  • Europe

    Ukraine Armed Forces received donated Shark UAS drones

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar’s UN Envoy Courageously Appealed International Community To Stop The Military Coup

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    South Korea Purchased MBDA Meteor BVRAAM For Homegrown KF-21 Fighter Jet

  • Middle East

    Hamas used Iranian-made kamikaze drones to target Israeli positions, and IDF started bombing Hamas Positions

  • Middle East

    UAE,Israeli, Bahrain Peace Deal Matters For Middle East

  • Europe

    Biden Admin Sends More Weapons To Ukraine Worth $2.5 Billion

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    PLA Air Force Carrying GB100 Precision-guided Bomb In Patrol Mission

  • Europe

    Britain to send more heavy rocket launchers to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    General Atomic awarded $268 million contract for 13 Protector drones for the UK

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Rocketsan Showcases MIDLAS Quad-pack Verticle Launching System

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese supply chain that helped Iran evade international sanctions paid off for the Communist Party through the Iran war.

  • Air Platform

    Royal Thai Air Force Unveils Plan To Procure Gripen Jets, Drones, GlobalEye AEW&C And Air Defense System

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    President Biden Sanctions Myanmar Military Junta

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea Launches New 8,200-Ton Aegis Destroyer

  • Air Platform

    Russian Air Force Wants Su-57 With Old-Engine

  • Europe

    Ukraine sent more kamikaze drones over Moscow amid air defense failure.

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Air Guard’s F-7BJI Aircraft Crashed on School, Killing 57 and Injuring 200 Civilians

  • Europe

    Why Sweden and Finland’s NATO Membership Have Russia Worried?

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    PLA Takes Control of Karakoram Pass Near Galwan Valley

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