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  • [ July 4, 2026 ] Ukraine destroyed seven Su-30SM, Su-30 fighters and Su-24 bombers at a Crimean airfield. Europe
  • [ July 4, 2026 ] Ukraine Launches Massive Drone Attack Targeting Moscow and Crimea. Europe
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Americas

BWX Technologies Awarded $2.1 Billion Nuclear Propulsion Contract

February 24, 2025 GDC 0

US-based BWX Technologies (BWXT) has been awarded US Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program contracts totalling approximately $2.1 billion to manufacture nuclear reactor components. Naval nuclear reactor component manufacturing and material procurement activities for Columbia and Virginia […]

Americas

BWXT Awarded $1 Billion Contract for Naval Nuclear Reactor

March 1, 2022 GDC 0

US-based supplier of nuclear components and fuel BWX Technologies has revealed that the US Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program has exercised contract options totalling approximately $1 billion for manufacturing naval nuclear reactor components and fuel. As […]

  • India Purchases 113 GE-404 Engines for Tejas Mk1A Fighter Jets.

    November 9, 2025 0
    India signed a deal on Friday to buy 113 engines from General Electric to power an advanced variant of its home-produced Tejas fighter jets, in a sign of warming ties with the U.S. following months [...]
  • Ukrainian Air Force Shot Down 157 Russian Cruise Missiles Using Patriot Missile System

    July 2, 2023 0
    The Ukrainian Defense Forces have managed to destroy more than a hundred Russian missiles of various types over the past month. These included the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic/aeroballistic missiles. Ukrainian Air Force Shot Down 40 Kh-55, [...]
  • Indian Air Force Rejected Russia’s Su-57E and Recommends F-35 Acquisition

    July 31, 2025 0
    Indian Air Force again rejected Su-57E fighter jet for not having a mature avionics, reduced radar cross-section, AESA radar and engines. The Su-57, Russia’s advertised fifth-generation fighter jet, faces criticism regarding its stealth capabilities, build quality, [...]
  • Turkey speeds up the development of anti-ballistic missiles

    May 22, 2021 0
    Turkey has stepped up efforts to develop anti-ballistic missile systems, a critical technology owned by few countries. For instance, a leading local defense company, Roketsan, recently said it is accelerating its work on the technology. [...]
  • Iraq Buys 12 Sino-Pakistani JF-17 Block III Aircraft

    February 4, 2022 0
    Iraq has signed a contract with Pakistani company to purchase an unspecified number of aircraft, believed to be JF-17 Block III. Iraq Plans to Buy 12 JF-17 Block IIIDateSeptember 27, 2021Azerbaijan Plans to Buy 24 [...]
  • ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems delivers the second MEKO A-200 class frigate to the Egyptian Navy

    August 18, 2023 0
    On 26 May, ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) handed over the second MEKO A-200 EN frigate to the Navy of the Arab Republic of Egypt. Thyssenkrupp Marinesystems MEKO-class FrigateDateMay 29, 2020ThyssenKrupp Delivers First MEKO A-200 Frigate [...]
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. […]

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 […]

  • South Asia

    Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh is ill-informed about the underperforming S-400 missiles, 41 S-400 missiles were destroyed in the Ukraine war and are incapable of detecting aircraft beyond 250km.

  • Europe

    Western Analyst Worried China Learned Containerized Drone Swarms Against Taiwanese Military Bases

  • Europe

    Babcock cuts steel for Royal Navy’s first type 31 frigate

  • Europe

    STM Defense Technologies develops new Alpagu loitering munition.

  • Europe

    Germany Donates Locally Made Vector Drones To Ukraine

  • Americas

    USS Gerald R. Ford successfully completes final shock trials

  • Europe

    President Alexander Lukashenko misses major state celebration, amid speculation of paralysis

  • Europe

    Britain and Turkey Agreed to Provide Further Lethal Aid to Ukraine

  • Anti-air Missiles

    U.S. sends more NASAMS missiles, Stryker armored vehicles and Bradley infantry fighting vehicles

  • Europe

    Russia To Buy North Korean KN-09 And Chinese PCL191 Rocket Artillery To Counter HIMARS

  • Europe

    Italian Navy’s tenth and final FREMM frigate launched

  • Americas

    US Coast Guard Commissions 44th Sentinel-Class Fast Response Cutter

  • South Asia

    Bangladeshi court sentenced former army chief General Harunur Rashid and 18 others to 12 years in prison for embezzlement and money laundering

  • Air Platform

    Royal Thai Air Force Requested U.S. State Department To Approve The Sale Of Two F-35A Stealth Jets

  • Europe

    Kongsberg awarded $1.5 billion contract to produce naval strike missiles for Poland

  • Europe

    France To Supply CEASAR 155mm Howitzers To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Iraq Plans to Buy 12 JF-17 Block III

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s $500 FPV drones destroying $4.3 million T-90 Proryv tank

  • Land Platform

    US Army’s M1 Abrams tests fire 120mm canon

  • Naval Platforms

    Indonesia launches two PC-40 class patrol boats

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Israel Unveils Long-range LORA Air-launched Ballistic Missile

  • Americas

    USS Gerald R. Ford Headed to Souda Bay for Repairs After Non-combat Fire.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia, Japan, South Korea And New Zealand To Deepen Cooperation With NATO Amid China Tensions

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Indian Air Force to Replace Russian-made R-77 Missile With Israeli I-Derby ER

  • Europe

    Russia retreated its forces from ATACMS ranges in the Kherson region

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian troops destroyed two Russian Pantsir-S1 missiles in Donetsk and Luhansk region

  • Europe

    Australia bans exports of alumina, aluminium ores, bauxite to Russia

  • Europe

    Russia’s only aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov will not return to service

  • Air Platform

    U.S. and Australia plan to send 41 retired RAAF’s F/A-18 Hornets to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukraine Launches Massive Drone Attack with Around 400 Drones Targeting Moscow, Southern Russia, and Russian-Occupied Crimea.

  • C4iSR

    Russia imports more than 2000 microelectronics components from Europe, Japan, South Korea and America for all Sukhoi-made fighter jets and Almaz-Antey missiles

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    France Follows UK By Sending Long-range Scalp Cruise Missiles To Ukraine

  • The Thief
    South Asia

    What strategic defense looks like for Bangladesh

  • Air Platform

    Colombian Air Force selects Saab Gripen E/F fighter jets against Lockheed’s F-16V Block 70

  • Air Platform

    Boeing F/A-18 Semi-Stealth Advanced Super Hornet Block III

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Rocketsan Showcases MIDLAS Quad-pack Verticle Launching System

  • Europe

    Ukrainian drone swarm wreck havoc over Moscow, Russia shuts down four major airports

  • Naval Platforms

    RAN Hobart-class air warfare destroyers to be upgraded with Aegis combat system

  • Europe

    HIMARS Artillery Rocket Strikes Forced Russian To Retreat From Key Military Outposts Of Kherson

  • Europe

    Russia’s Aeroflot grounded all aircraft after pro-Ukrainian hackers launched massive cyber attacks on Aeroflot

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chin Brotherhood Forces Seize Control Of Myanmar Junta’s FAB-250 and FAB-500 Bombs Manufacturing Plant, Junta Lost 40 Military Sites To Arakan Army

  • Air Platform

    US Air Force’s new B-21 stealth bomber made successful loads calibration test

  • Americas

    BAE, Oshkosh to build prototype cold-weather vehicles for U.S. Army

  • Europe

    Netherlands To Buy Leopard Tanks From Rheinmetall

  • Americas

    NATO Link 16 data link that shaped the operation Epic Fury during the Iran War.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Northrop Grumman AGM-88G Long-Range Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW)

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Unveils Several Anti-air Missiles Types At Zhuhai Airshow

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Delivers 300KW High Energy Laser To US Army

  • Africa

    Nigeria purchases 24 M-346FA fighter jets after grounding Chinese-made JF-17 blunder fighter jets.

  • Air Platform

    Croatia Has Shown Interest In F-35 Stealth Jets

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