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Naval Platforms

The Philippine Navy’s José Rizal-class frigate

November 10, 2019 GDC 0

South Korean shipbuilding giant Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has launched the second José Rizal-class frigate on order for the Philippine Navy. The Rizal-class is based on HDF-3000 ship design of HHI. A ceremonial launch of […]

  • Freshly Mobilized Russian Conscripts Killed Each Other At Belgorod Army Base

    October 16, 2022 0
    Two volunteer soldiers fired at other troops on Saturday at a Russian military firing range, killing 11 and wounding 15, the country’s defence ministry said. Russian army sergeant set off grenades on conscripts in a [...]
  • Russian Shahed drones are beginning to fall apart midair as quality worsens.

    April 23, 2026 0
    Ukrainian military footage shows intercepted Russian Shahed drones arriving with detached access panels, bent wingtips, and missing nose fairings, indicating systemic assembly failures. Ukraine strikes Russian air base housing thousands of Shahed kamikaze dronesDateAugust 4, [...]
  • India to arm 100 Heron drones with missiles

    August 11, 2020 0
    In a bid to boost their fire power in the middle of ongoing operations against China, the defence forces have proposed to equip around 100 Heron drones with missiles to tackle out enemy positions. “A [...]
  • Hellenic Air Force Purchases Israeli Spice Air-to-surface Precision Guided Munitions

    January 21, 2024 0
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  • Saab starts production of T-7A Fighter Trainer

    January 23, 2020 0
    On 21 January Saab released a statement that it started production of T-7A fighter trainer for the US Air Force. On January 10, 2020 Saab started assembly of its section of the T-7A aircraft, the [...]
  • Damen launches new offshore patrol vessel 2600 for Pakistan Navy

    March 15, 2024 0
    Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania has held a launching ceremony for PNS Hunain, one of a series of offshore patrol vessels (OPV) 2600 that Damen is constructing for the Pakistan Navy. Pakistan Navy commissioned Damen-built [...]
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. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia fires its first homegrown AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer.

June 8, 2026 0

Australia fired its first domestically built self-propelled howitzers during live-fire training last week, completing the journey from a production line in Geelong to live rounds downrange in a matter of months — a timeline that […]

Americas

Canada Purchases 26 HIMARS Rocket Artillery.

June 5, 2026 0

The Government of Canada said it has finalised a government-to-government agreement with the United States for the acquisition of long-range missile capability for the Canadian Armed Forces. The Government of Canada said it has finalised […]

Americas

U.S. Navy purchases Israeli soldier-portable SMASH 2000LE fire control systems.

June 4, 2026 0

An Israeli fire control technology company has now secured contracts with all four major branches of the U.S. military, completing a sweep across the American armed forces that took less than a year. Smart Shooter […]

Europe

Germany Purchases $5.4 Billion Worth of Israeli PULS Rocket Launchers.

May 29, 2026 0

Germany Advancing 5 Billion Euro Rocket Launcher Deal With Israel’s ElbitIf completed, the deal would include hundreds of rocket launchers and could increase Elbit’s order backlog by about 20 percent, strengthening the Israel-based defense contractor’s […]

  • South Asia

    U.S. State Department Approves Sale of 31 MQ-9B Predator Drones, Missiles and Support Equipment to India

  • Americas

    U.S. Air Force releases new CGI rendering of B-21 Raider strategic bomber

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The Path to Insanity: South China Sea Explosion Explained!

  • Counter-drone System

    South Korea Launched Hard-kill Counter-drone System.

  • Europe

    Baltic States Call for European NATO Countries to Reinstate Conscription

  • Air Platform

    Turkey To Upgrade F-16 Fighters To F-16V Standard

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Austal Showcases New Offshore Patrol Concept 60

  • Land Platform

    Turkey Sold Minesweepers to Azerbaijan

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hunting Chinese And Russian Low-tech Submarines By High-tech USN, JMSDF And RAN Submarines

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The U.S. state department approves the sale of F-35 to Singapore

  • Europe

    Russian Army General Fanil Sarvarov Killed in Car Bomb in Moscow.

  • Europe

    Russian Navy frigate collided with Swiss reefer in Oresund, Denmark

  • Europe

    Ukraine Started Using Excalibur Precision Strike Artillery Rounds

  • Air Platform

    TRMotor to provide auxiliary power unit for Turkish KAAN fighter jet

  • Defense Industry

    Switzerland Purchases 36 F-35 Stealth Jets Worth $6.25 Billion

  • Air Platform

    Greece to Receive First Rafale Jets on January 19

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Turkish Defense Contractor Expands Smart Munitions Capability Beyond MAM-L

  • Europe

    Military neutrality of Serbia, an act to balance between Russia and the NATO

  • South Asia

    Here’s why JF-17 Block III and J-10C Temu Fighter Jets are the Wrong Choice for the Bangladesh Air Guard.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Nexter Delivers 105mm Howitzers To Thailand

  • Middle East

    Pakistan’s economic trouble worsens as Saudi Arabia and the UAE demand debt repayment as Pakistan failed to keep military promises.

  • Defense Industry

    Thyssenkrupp unveils powerful MEKO A300 class frigate

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    General Atomics has successfully tested its Long Range Maneuvering Projectile.

  • Air Platform

    Embraer begins building KC-390 Millennium airlifter for Hungary

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Roketsan Smart Micro Munition (MAM-L)

  • Europe

    Prime Minister Sunak ordered the deployment of military assets to the eastern Mediterranean

  • Europe

    Ukraine Thwarts 32 Russian Air Attacks Over Kyiv

  • Europe

    Russian Army General Fighting For His Life After Ukraine’s Drone Strikes

  • Infantry Weapons

    Indian Army’s Dhanush artillery gun fails in trial due to counterfeit Chinese bearings supplied by corrupt officials

  • Europe

    Ukraine Created Tank Battalion Using Captured T-62, T-72, T-80 And T-90 Tanks

  • Uncategorized

    Russian Rubezh missile system destroyed by fire

  • Europe

    Ukraine destroys Russian landing ship ‘Novocherkassk’ in Crimea

  • Europe

    U.S. delivers M1117 ASV 4×4 armored vehicles to Ukraine

  • Civil Aviation

    Russian Sukhoi Superjet Commercial Airliner Crashed In A Test Flight

  • Land Platform

    Bangladesh Army rushed to import Indian-made TATA MRAP vehicles to crackdown on protesters

  • Europe

    4,000 ‘Russian Legion’ Volunteers Fighting For Ukraine Plans To Topple Putin In Russia

  • Europe

    Tourists Flee From Greek Islands After Turkish F-16 Creates Sonic Booms

  • Central Asia

    Israeli Elbit Systems awarded contract to produce 300km range PULS artillery rocket for Azerbaijan

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Integrated Advanced Tactical Augmented Reality Systems into AH-64E Apache and T-7A RedHawk.

  • Air Platform

    RCAF’s Future Fighter Capability Project (FFCP) Is On Track To Select Either Gripen, Super Hornet Or F-35

  • Americas

    U.S. Develops Ultra Long-range Air Defense Radar To Counter China

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan now can hits back to mainland China with HIMARS

  • Europe

    Norway Received First Leopard 2A8 Main Battle Tank.

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin gets $447M to build 12 MH-60R helicopters for South Korean Navy

  • Air Platform

    U.S. State Department Approves 20 F-16V Block 70 to Philippines Amid China Tensions

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    South Asia

    Bangladesh Army Watches As Myanmar Border Guard Fights Arakan Rebels Inside Bangladesh

  • Europe

    Soviet-era Mindset: Russia’s death toll to rise 500,000 by sending poorly trained and AK-47 equipped soldiers to Ukrainian slaughterhouse

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippine Coast Guard Inducts Multi-role Response Vessel MRRV-9701

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    AUKUS Agreement: Australia Cannot Fix British And American Submarine Industrial Bases Capacity Problem

  • Air Platform

    South Korea to receive first MH-60R Seahawk maritime helicopters in February

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