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British Army Orders More XACT NV33 Night Vision Goggles

January 16, 2023 GDC 0

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Saab Awarded Fresh Contract To Produce NLAW For British Army

January 11, 2023 GDC 0

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Sweden, Germany and UK jointly acquire 436 BAE Systems BvS10 all-terrain vehicles for artic operations

December 22, 2022 GDC 0

Sweden, Germany and the United Kingdom have reached an agreement with BAE Systems to purchase 436 BvS10 all-terrain vehicles. The joint procurement, worth $760 million, is in support of Arctic operations for the Collaborative AllTerrain Vehicle (CATV) […]

British Army To Purchase Extended Range Variant M270 Artillery Rocket

October 17, 2022 GDC 0

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British Army To Upgrade M270 Rocket Launchers With New Lauch Mechanism

June 14, 2022 GDC 0

Following a recent agreement struck with the U.S. Department of Defense, the British army will be embarking on a five-year programme to update its M270 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS), it announces on its website. Upgrades will […]

British Army Flying The Most Advanced AH-64E Apache Helicopters

January 27, 2022 GDC 0

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Christmas in the trenches, Merry Christmas to all servicemen and servicewomen

December 25, 2021 GDC 0

British Special Air Service (SAS): Who Dares Wins

November 19, 2021 GDC 0

The Special Air Service (SAS) is a special forces unit of the British Army. The SAS was founded in 1941 as a regiment and later reconstituted as a corps in 1950. The unit specializes in […]

British Troops Survived A Friendly Fire From Estonian Troops in Mali

November 7, 2021 GDC 0

British military personnel serving on a UN peacekeeping mission in Mali have escaped a “friendly fire” incident unharmed after Estonian troops mistook them for Islamist insurgents. A minibus carrying the RAF crew and UK troops […]

First smoothbore gun enters production for Challenger 3 upgrade program

October 12, 2021 GDC 0

Two Rheinmetall 120mm smoothbore L55A1 weapons for testing and trialling have now entered production, ahead of schedule, at Rheinmetall’s Unterluess facility. The weapon is a key component to the Challenger 3 upgrade programme, which aims […]

Russian Black Sea Fleet HQ Hit By Unknown Drones, Ukraine Denies Responsibility

August 1, 2022 0

Unidentified UAV hits Russian Black Sea Navy HQ in Sevastopol, damaging the building and wounding at least 5 personnel, on Jul 31, according to statement issued by city’s Governor. Real extent of damages and number [...]
Former Bangladesh’s dictator Sheikh Hasina personally ordered disappearance of 1569 BNP leaders out of 6000 forced disappearances cases under her authoritarian rule.

January 8, 2026 0

Thousands of forced disappearances under Hasina rule in Bangladesh: InquiryThe Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances finds that Sheikh Hasina personally ordered disappearance of 1,569 dissident, 287 fell into the ‘missing and dead’ category. Ousted [...]
The Kazakhstan Air Force MiG-31 Crashed In Remote Countryside

April 18, 2020 0

The Kazakhstan MoD reported that a MiG-31 fighter jet crashed near remote countryside away from settlement and the pilot was able to steered the MiG-31 jet to a remote field. Taken on Apr. 16, 2020 [...]
The West Should Support Myanmar’s Rebels As They Do In Syria

March 30, 2021 0

SIPRI estimates suggest that between 2015 and 2019, Myanmar imported 49 percent of its arms from China while the share of Russia and India stood at 16 percent and 14 percent respectively. Barely a week [...]
Hyundai Rotem Offers Poland Advanced N-WAV Armored Vehicle with Italian Hitfact Turret

December 18, 2023 0

South Korean company Hyundai Rotem has put forward a proposal to develop a new 8×8 fire support vehicle in Poland. This innovative vehicle will be based on the chassis of the newly designed N-WAV (Next [...]
UK, Greece Sign Defense Cooperation Agreement

March 27, 2023 0

The defense ministers of the UK and Greece will sign a declaration of defense cooperation on a British Royal Navy cruiser at the naval base of Portsmouth on Tuesday. Ben Wallace and Nikos Panagiotopoulos will [...]

Spain signs Indra–Hanwha deal for K9-based self-propelled artillery systems.

March 27, 2026 0

Spain’s Indra Group and South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace on March 24 signed a binding agreement in Madrid to jointly develop new tracked self-propelled artillery systems for the Spanish Armed Forces, the companies said. The agreement […]

Aeon tests Zeus low-cost alternative to Javelin anti-tank missile.

March 26, 2026 0

Aeon conducted a test launch of its new Zeus shoulder-fired missile system at a ranch in East Texas, according to Rochefort Ventures CEO Kyle Bass, who announced the milestone on Friday. Bass wrote that the launch marked […]

North Korea Test Fires KN-25 600MM Multiple Rocket Launch System.

March 24, 2026 0

North Korea confirmed that twelve KN-25 600mm multiple rocket launch systems were used during its latest military test drill. The exercise highlights Pyongyang’s continued efforts to expand long-range precision-strike capabilities within its rocket artillery forces. […]

Cyber breach at China’s National Supercomputer Centre shows brainless Chinese engineer copying the physical appearance of the HIMARS rocket artillery.

March 20, 2026 0

The National Supercomputer Centre in Tianjin appeared to have suffered a massive data leak of 10 Petabytes of internal data, including classified information. About two months ago, we saw a sales announcement on a dark […]

Australia started manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles for HIMARS.

March 17, 2026 0

Australia has started manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles at Port Wakefield in South Australia, with the first batch expected by mid-March 2026. The move strengthens Australia’s sovereign strike capability and supply chain […]

Lockheed Martin PrSM Missile Achieves Maritime Strike Capability.

March 15, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin has completed the first flight test of the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) Increment 2, marking a significant step forward in the U.S. Army’s long-range fires modernization program. The test demonstrated the missile’s new […]