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  • [ January 21, 2026 ] U.S. State Department Approves P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft for Singapore. Air Platform
  • [ January 20, 2026 ] Israel eyes privatization of defense giants IAI and Rafael via public share sale. Defense Industry
  • [ January 20, 2026 ] Egypt purchases Hensoldt TRML-4D AESA Surveillance Radar. C4iSR
  • [ January 20, 2026 ] Germany quietly building Europe’s largest conventional military. Europe
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Israel orders more Arrow 3 missiles, rushes Arrow 4 development to meet hypersonic threats

July 21, 2025 GDC 0

Defense Ministry Director General Maj. Gen. (res.) Amir Baram has signed a new order with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for a large-scale procurement of Arrow 3 missiles, which are designed to intercept ballistic missiles. While […]

Americas

US Army Validates Next-generation Patriot Radar Successor in Realistic Ballistic Missile Interception Test

May 15, 2025 GDC 0

On December 6, 2024, the U.S. Army conducted a test of its next-generation air and missile defense system, the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS), by launching a Black Dagger target missile from […]

Infantry Weapons

Israel successfully tests Arrow-2 missile interceptor

August 16, 2020 GDC 0

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Israel successfully tested its Arrow-2 ballistic missile interceptor on Wednesday, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said. “The Arrow-2 interceptor successfully performed its planned trajectory and destroyed the target,” the Pentagon agency […]

Naval Weapons

RIM-161 Standard Missile SM-3 ABM

April 29, 2020 GDC 0

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Infantry Weapons

Standard Missile 3: Shipboard and Land-based Interceptor

March 22, 2020 GDC 0

The SM-3 interceptor is a defensive weapon the U.S. Navy uses to destroy short- to intermediate-range ballistic missiles. The interceptor uses sheer force, rather than an explosive warhead, to destroy its target. Its “kill vehicle” […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin-Raytheon MIM-104 Patriot PAC3 Successfully Intercepts Tactical Ballistic Missiles

November 11, 2019 GDC 0

DALLAS — Jointly developed by Raytheon and Lockheed Martin MIM 104 Patriot PAC-3 Cost Reduction Initiative (CRI) interceptors successfully intercepted two tactical ballistic missile targets on November 7 2019 in a test at White Sands Missile […]

Infantry Weapons

Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) System

November 4, 2019 GDC 0

Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), one of the world’s most advanced missile systems, can target and blast incoming ballistic missiles. Once fired from its truck-based launcher, each interceptor uses kinetic energy to deliver “hit […]

  • Russia killed much-hyped Su-75 Checkmate single engine aircraft amid Western sanctions

    April 15, 2025 0
    Russia’s much-hyped Su-75 “Checkmate” single engine fighter project may never make it off the drawing board, as sanctions, shifting military priorities, and a lack of foreign interest stall its development. Unveiled in 2021 with fanfare [...]
  • B-21 Raider Stealth Bombers Locked And Loaded At China

    December 4, 2022 0
    The public has gotten t its first glimpse of the US military’s newest, highly classified nuclear stealth bomber, the B-21 Raider. The Production of B-21 Stealth Bombers Is On TrackDateAugust 17, 2020U.S. Air Force releases [...]
  • KAPLAN MT Medium-Weight Tank And IFV

    August 10, 2020 0
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  • Ukraine Begun Fielding Vampire Rocket System

    June 8, 2022 0
    Ukrainian Armed Forces have begun fielding the first of its recently received RM-70 Vampire rocket artillery systems. Ukraine Received Czech Republic’s RM-70 Vampire MLRSDateApril 23, 2022Ukraine To Receive Vampire Counter Drone Rockets From USADateAugust 30, [...]
  • U.S. State Department Approves AH-64E Apache Helicopters For Kuwait

    January 2, 2021 0
    WASHINGTON (GDC) — The State Department has approved a Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the Government of Kuwait of AH-64E Apache Helicopters and related equipment for an estimated cost of $4.0 billion.  The Defense Security [...]
  • Lockheed Martin inks deal for SPY-7 radar manufacturing

    August 1, 2024 0
    Lockheed Martin has awarded Indra, Escribano Mechanical and Engineering, and ICM (Integral de Conexión y Montajes, S.L.) purchase orders for AN/SPY-7(V)2 components on the F-110 frigate. Spanish Navy’s F-110 class frigate project hits a new [...]
Americas

Elbit Systems Started Manufacturing Sigma NG 155mm Howitzers in the U.S.

January 11, 2026 0

Elbit Systems has completed production of the first model of the Sigma NG 155 millimetre self-propelled howitzer at the South Carolina facility of its US subsidiary, Elbit America. The system is fully based on US […]

Europe

Germany purchases KNDS RCH155 Wheeled Howitzers.

January 8, 2026 0

The German Bundeswehr plans to acquire 229 RCH155 wheeled howitzers using the chassis of the Boxer 8 x 8 wheeled combat vehicle from KNDS. It is expected that the procurement will soon be examined by […]

Europe

Turkish drone maker Skydagger completes Skydagger 7 FPV drones trials.

December 28, 2025 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Indonesian Special Forces completes Operational Integration Test of ASELSAN SARP 12.7mm Remote Weapon Station.

December 26, 2025 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Cambodian Army’s Chinese-made Type 90B 122mm Rocket Artillery Exploded and Rolled Over Again.

December 25, 2025 0

Some design flaws and poor qualities can only be uncovered in actual combat. That’s what happened in the Thai-Cambodian War. Thailand announced on December 8, 2025, that Cambodian forces may use Chinese-made Type-90B 122 mm […]

Europe

Lithuania Becomes the Second-Largest Operator of CAESAR Howitzers in Europe.

December 25, 2025 0

Lithuania has signed a 252 million euro contract with KNDS France for a second batch of 30 CAESAR Mk II 155 mm wheeled howitzers, expanding a program first launched in 2022. The move strengthens long-range […]

  • South Asia

    WHO Director Saima Wazed Putul, the daughter of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina is corrupt, criminal and part of racketeering gang

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Thailand Rejects Chinese Proposal To Build $390 Million Submarine With Underperforming And Noisy Chinese-made CHD620 Diesel Engine

  • Europe

    Czech Republic replaces Russian SAM with Israeli Spyder ADS

  • Naval Weapons

    Leonardo’s 127mm 127/64 LW – Vulcano

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha Systems inked a contract to produce maritime surveillance drone worth $352.8 million

  • Europe

    World-first, Turkish Akinci drone test fires Cakir cruise missiles

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Shoots Down Second Russian Su-25 Combat Jet In Five Days

  • C4iSR

    Su-57’s AESA Radar Is Yet to Pass Debugging Phase, Says Tikhomirov-NIIP Director General Yuri Bely

  • Ballistic Missile

    Turkiye successfully test fires Tayfun ballistic missile.

  • Europe

    Germany and Norway jointly started building six Type 212CD submarines

  • Europe

    Freedom is coming: Dramatic footage shows anti-Putin troops storm FSB building and captured town in Belgorod

  • Europe

    Cancer Riddled Vlad Cancels Annual Press Conference First-time In Ten Years

  • Europe

    Ukraine Hauls 1970s Russian Weapons Left Behind By Fleeing Russians

  • Naval Platforms

    Fincantieri’s Pattugliatore Polivalente d’Altura offshore patrol vessel (OPV)

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Samkang M&T to Build FFX Ulsan-class Batch III Frigate for RoK Navy

  • Europe

    Paranoid Putin sleeping in Kremlin office and using body doubles, amid fears of assassination

  • Europe

    Wagner mercenaries assault their commander using shovels

  • Europe

    Rocketsan, Kale Jet Engines signed agreement to build jet engines for cruise missile.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    EU To Block Merger Of Korean Shipbuilding Giants, Daewoo And Hyundai

  • C4iSR

    France’s MERIO develops drone-based laser targeting system.

  • Europe

    Russia no longer deploys warships in the Black Sea after ATACMS strikes in Crimea

  • Air Platform

    EaglePicher to Develop New Battery For Gripen E Combat Jet

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s Type 076 LHD Could Be Potent Amphibious Platform In Asia-Pacific Region

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Turkish Siper Long-range Anti-air Missile System Completes Final Trial

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Iran unveils Bavar-373 air defense system amid Israel tensions

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Vestdavit scores order for four davits for evolved Cape-class OPVs

  • Americas

    Ukrainian startup Himera supplies secure radios to the US Air Force

  • Europe

    Quantum Systems Awarded Contract To Deliver UAS To Ukrainian Army

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The RAN receives third and final Hobart-class destroyer

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Female Pilots Became The First Pilot To Score Air-to-air Kill Against Houthis

  • Americas

    F-16 Video Shows First-Ever Manned F-16 Versus X-62A AI-piloted Aerial Dogfight

  • Americas

    General Dynamics Europe delivered first 155mm artillery barrel to the U.S.

  • Air Platform

    Russian Air Force’s Non-combat Losses During The Ukraine War Accounts 84 Aircraft

  • Air Platform

    German-made IRIS-T SLM scored first Su-34 fighter-bomber kill

  • Europe

    Ukraine Parades Captured Russian Military Vehicles In Kyiv

  • Americas

    US Navy test fires Trident II D5 submarine-launched ballistic missile

  • Industry

    Boeing eyes on T-7A exports to Asia-Pacific markets

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    French To Seek Compensation From Australian For Cancelled Submarine Project

  • Air Platform

    Indonesian Fighter Jets Procurement, Latest French Rafale Report

  • Europe

    No sh$t: Russian soldiers are using bow and arrow in the Ukraine war

  • Defense Industry

    Israel will invest $110 billion to develop independent arms industry.

  • Europe

    French Navy’s Charles de Gaulle Aircraft Carrier Now Supporting NATO Mission

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan to collaborate with the U.S. on Railgun development

  • Cyber

    Royal Navy Chief Warns Russia Could Cut Underwater Cables Off To Disrupt Global Communication

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish Arms Export Record High to $5.5 Billion Amid Ukraine War

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Anti-Chinese Sentiment Rises in Myanmar as China Fears $1.5 Billion Myanmar-China Gas Pipeline Sabotage

  • Air Platform

    Denmark, the Netherlands and U.S. spearhead creation of the future Ukrainian air force

  • Europe

    NATO Confirmed Ukraine’s Bid To Join The Transatlantic Military Alliance

  • Defense Industry

    Spanish Navantia Shortlisted To Build Three Frigates For Polish Navy

  • Europe

    Challenger 3: The Most Lethal Tank Of Digital-edge

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