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Air-Launched Weapons

The USAF F-15C Scores World’s Longest Air-to-air Kill Record

April 18, 2021 GDC 0

A US Air Force F-15C Eagle fighter fired the longest known air-to-air “kill” shot to date in a recent test, the service said Wednesday. The fighter fired an AIM-120D Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) at […]

  • BAE Systems Announced Industry Partnerships For Next-gen Howitzers

    December 12, 2023 0
    ARCHER Artillery Alliance announces its approach for the UK’s Mobile Fires Platform and to revitalise critical UK artillery capabilities. BAE System’s ARCHER 155mm Self-propelled HowitzerDateNovember 19, 2020British Army Deploys Archer Howitzers In The FieldDateOctober 3, [...]
  • Captured Russia’s V2U kamikaze drone exposed Russia’s use of American and Japanese microchips

    June 13, 2025 0
    Ukrainian military intelligence has revealed that Russia’s new V2U kamikaze drone, which features artificial intelligence-based targeting, is heavily reliant on foreign components, primarily of Chinese origin. Ukraine’s kamikaze drone attacks destroyed 750,000 Russian shells imported [...]
  • German Parliament Approves Acquisition Of 38 Eurofighter Typhoon

    November 11, 2020 0
    The German Parliament has announced its commitment for the acquisition of 38 new Eurofighter jets for the country’s airforce. A budget of €5.5bn has been released for the contract award, which is expected to be [...]
  • 24 Su-35 Downed in Ukraine War, Russia’s Over-hyped Su-35 Fighter Jet is Doomed

    November 12, 2022 0
    Brig. Gen. Oleksiy Gromov, deputy chief of the Ukrainian General Staff, had some hot gossip to spill about the Russian aviation industry in a briefing to the Ukrainian Media Center on August 11. Ukraine Shot Down Another [...]
  • Hungary-based Israeli Shell Company Supplied Pagers To Hezbollah Terrorists Group

    September 19, 2024 0
    The report explained that while the company did produce regular pagers for other clients, those manufactured for Hezbollah were “produced separately, they contained batteries laced with explosive.” Israeli Mossad’s Ex-spy Drops Bombshell On Hezbollah and [...]
  • Australia’s Rear Admiral Stephen Hughes highlights four priorities for Australian naval capability.

    June 19, 2026 0
    Rear Admiral Stephen Hughes, Head of Navy Capability for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), spoke to Global Defense Corp at the Indo-Pacific 2025 naval exhibition held in Sydney from 4-6 November. He highlighted his four [...]
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

    Turkish MUGEM aircraft carrier is set to be launched in 2028.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Signs $2.5 Billion Deals To Buy 75 M1A2 Abrams Tanks And 17 Assault Breacher Vehicles

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Air Guard’s F-7BG Crashed in West Bengal, India: Report PTI

  • Europe

    Poland purchases three Swedish-built A26 class submarines.

  • Europe

    Ukraine Claimed That It Killed More Than Dozens High-ranking Russian Army Officers

  • South Asia

    Indian spy agency RAW is behind the killing of anti-Indian protester Sharif Osman Hadi in Bangladesh.

  • Europe

    Video shows Russian forces fleeing frontline after Ukraine deployed cluster munitions

  • Europe

    Lockheed Martin and Rheinmetall to develop German variant of HIMARS

  • C4iSR

    Sweden sends $1.3 billion worth aid package to Ukraine, includes two ASC 890 Airborne Early Warning Aircraft

  • Europe

    British Army Tests Lighter Javelin Missile Launch System at Record Range of 4km

  • Loitering Munitions

    Iran fumed after Chinese-made Shahed copycat SF-200 drones were intercepted by America’s Patriot missile system.

  • Air Platform

    TAI Conducts Full-scale Static Tests On T625 Helicopter

  • Americas

    F-35 Stealth Jet Directs MQ-20 Drone in New Collaborative Combat Aircraft Test.

  • Air Platform

    French engine maker Safran is ready to build an engine in India if India purchases 114 Rafale.

  • Europe

    Ukrainian HIMARS artillery rocket strikes killed 350 Chechen soldiers resting at night

  • Europe

    Russia Failed To Get Re-elected As Member Of United Nations Human Rights Council

  • Naval Platforms

    RAN tests camcopter drone onboard HMAS Ballarat

  • Europe

    Ukrainian drone struck Russian oil installation 500km inside Russia

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force’s Jaguar Fighter Jet Crashed Near Rajasthan’s Churu District

  • Middle East

    Russian warships arrived in red sea as Houthis targets commercial ships

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall Showcases Skyranger 30 Anti-air System

  • Air Platform

    France Offered Indian Navy To Loan Four Upgraded Rafale-M Fighter Jets

  • Defense Industry

    Germany mulls buying Australian Boxer CRV armored vehicles worth $1.9 billion

  • Americas

    Norwegian Kongsberg wins a contract to supply Naval Strike Missile

  • Naval Platforms

    France’s Naval group negotiating with both MDL and L&T for Indian submarine project 75I

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Israeli Arrow-3 Interceptor Missile Shot Down Houthi Ballistic Missiles For The First Time

  • Anti-ship Missile

    U.S. Army conducted the first Typhon missile system live fire exercise in Australia

  • South Asia

    Jailed Bangladesh Army General Mujibur Rahman Accumulated $41 Million in Wealth From Extortion and Corruption, Purchased Two Apartments in New York: Reports

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Army Received First Boxer Armored Vehicle

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones blitz Russia’s oil depots and power grids

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Czech Republic to purchase Spyder LR anti-air missiles from Israel

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish TAI, Motor Sich ink deal for Atak 2 helicopter engines

  • Air Platform

    Russia pulls back fighter jets hundreds of kilometers inside Russia amid fear of Storm Shadow and ATACMS strikes

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia Declares KRI Nanggala Has Sunk

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Delivers First Operational Super Hornet Block III to the U.S. Navy

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Australia purchased LRASM and JSM for its F-35 stealth jets

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Abandoned Plans to Build Fifth and Sixth Aircraft Carrier

  • Air Platform

    Peru shortlists F-16, KF-21 or Gripen fighter jet to replace Russian-made MiG-29

  • Air Platform

    Leonardo Awarded $396 Million Contract To Supply 18 AW169M Helicopters to Austria

  • Europe

    Satellite pictures appear to show a ship delivering Iranian missiles to a Russian port

  • Air Platform

    Egypt And Algeria Received 1980s MiG-29 Airframes, Because MiG-35 Was Propaganda Jet

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    East Asia and Pacific Region

    PT PAL delivered SIGMA  PKR class frigate to the Indonesian Navy

  • Air Platform

    Boeing completed delivery of Chinook helicopters to the Indian Air Force

  • Europe

    Ukraine showcases unmanned fighter jet concept at Philippine summit.

  • Air Platform

    Russia and India are discussing “additional” production of Russian military equipment in India

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Turkish Air Force to deploy Siper long-range air defense system by end of 2024

  • Europe

    Orizzonte Sistemi Navali awarded contract to build six next-gen OPVs for the Italian Navy

  • Air Platform

    BAE Systems Stops Eurofighter Typhoon Production As International And Domestic Orders Dried Up

  • Europe

    Israeli, UAE, Greek And French Air Forces Conduct Simulated Air Strikes Exercises

  • South Asia

    16,000 people killed in former Bangladesh’s prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s last five years of rule: report

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