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  • [ June 4, 2026 ] Ukraine’s long-range attack drones destroyed three of Russia’s corvettes stationed in Kronstadt. Europe
  • [ June 4, 2026 ] U.S. Navy purchases Israeli soldier-portable SMASH 2000LE fire control systems. Americas
  • [ June 4, 2026 ] Katmerciler Delivers Upgraded Hizir 4×4 Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles to the Turkish Army. Europe
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Americas

USAF pilot call sign ‘Banzai’ becomes first woman to fly F-35A stealth fighter into combat

June 14, 2020 GDC 0

America has now deployed its first female stealth fighter pilot into combat, the Air Force announced. Capt. Emily Thompson, call sign “Banzai,” made headlines after she became the first female to fly the F-35A Lightning II into combat. […]

  • Northrop Grumman Awarded A Contract To Supply Three E-2D Advanced Hawkeye To French Navy

    January 9, 2022 0
    Northrop Grumman has been contracted by the US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to manufacture and deliver three E-2D Advanced Hawkeye (AHE) carrier-borne airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft for the French Navy. The [...]
  • DARPA Awards General Atomics ‘LongShot’ Drone Demo Contract

    February 17, 2021 0
    The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) “LongShot” program that aims to develop an air-launched unmanned air vehicle (UAV) that can fire multiple air-to-air weapons. Pentagon’s LongShot Air-launched [...]
  • Germany to buy Israeli Arrow 3 missile defense system worth $4.3 billion

    June 16, 2023 0
    The German lawmakers on Wednesday announced plans to purchase Israel’s Arrow 3 anti-ballistic missile system. Israel successfully tests Arrow-2 missile interceptorDateAugust 16, 2020Arrow Missile Defence SystemDateMarch 7, 2018Israeli Missile Defense Agency Test Fires Iron Dome And David’s [...]
  • Myanmar Air Force Received Su-30SME Fighter Jets From Russia

    November 6, 2022 0
    Myanmar’s military has begun taking delivery of a batch of Russian-made combat jets, a monitoring group said Friday, the latest hardware shipped from Moscow as rights campaigners accuse the junta of hitting civilians with air strikes. [...]
  • U.S. Lawmakers Ask Secretary Austin To Transfer Avengers Anti-air, C-RAM and F-16 Fighter Jets To Ukraine

    July 19, 2022 0
    In a letter, a bipartisan group of six Senators asks the Secretary of Defence to transfer more medium- and long-range air defense systems to help the Ukrainian military defend Ukrainian cities and military installations from [...]
  • More Than Fighter Jet: Lockheed Martin F-35 Is A Diplomatic Tool In Asia-Pacific Region

    September 27, 2020 0
    The Japanese Ministry of Defense announced formally its decision to select the U.S. F-35B stealth fighter as the country’s short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft. The decision was virtually assured given that the United [...]
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 […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

May 17, 2026 0

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Europe

Estonia Purchases Additional HIMARS Rocket Artillery from Lockheed Martin.

May 16, 2026 0

The Estonian Centre for Defence Investments has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin for the procurement of three additional HIMARS multiple rocket systems. The agreement also includes an investment of approximately $11 million into Estonia’s […]

Europe

Saab HEAT 758 Features Dual-Charge Warhead Inside New Carl-Gustaf Anti-Tank Round.

May 11, 2026 0

Saab is stepping up the Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle’s anti-armor role with a new round designed to defeat heavily protected vehicles on the modern battlefield. The HEAT 758 features a dual-charge warhead meant to first damage […]

Europe

Roketsan unveiled the CIDA long-range anti-tank guided missile.

May 11, 2026 0

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  • Anti-air Missiles

    Rheinmetall unveils hybrid tank and air defense system

  • Naval Weapons

    India’s DRDO Tests Missile Assisted Torpedo

  • Europe

    Australia announces new $100 million military aid package for Ukraine

  • Infantry Weapons

    Czech Republic to buy 52 Nexter Caesar Howitzers

  • South Asia

    Pakistani F-16 Carried Out Air Strikes Targetting Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s Leader Noor Wali Mehsud.

  • Air Platform

    Saab Rolls Out First Gripen F for the Brazilian Air Force.

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Ka-52 Alligator’s Structural Design Flaws Exposed in Ukraine War

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan Bought 15 Alenia Aermacchi M-346 aircraft

  • Europe

    The Netherlands sent PzH 2000 Self-propelled Howitzers To Ukraine

  • Europe

    US Abrams tanks begin to arrive in Europe amid the Russia-Ukraine war

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    British and Ukrainian officials disarm unexploded Kinzhal hypersonic missile, gain insights on Kinzhal

  • Americas

    Pentagon Ordered 1700 Tactical ATACMS Ballistic Missiles And 700 HIMARS Launchers

  • Americas

    New Zealand Sells 22 Armored Vehicles to Chilean Navy

  • Europe

    Ukraine and Slovakia to jointly build 155mm self-propelled howitzer

  • Europe

    Sweden to receive first PATRIOT battery in November 2021

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The US State Department approves $675 million support package for Korean F-35A

  • Americas

    Anduril Industries unveils lightweigth Pulsar electronic jammer technology

  • Air Platform

    Japan Developing Anti-surface warheads for future hypersonic missiles

  • Europe

    HİSAR-A Goes Into Serial Production For Turkish Military

  • Europe

    Royal Navy’s HMS Portland Receives Major Refit

  • Air Platform

    Australian Air Force Received First Upgraded C-130J Hercules Aircraft

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Beaver Kamikaze Drone Just Destroyed Oil Depot In Sochi Near Putin’s Billion Dollars Mansion

  • Air Platform

    USAF’s Red Flag 21-1 Exercise Involves Air Combat, Space, Cyberspace Elements

  • Air Platform

    Sweden Purchases Four Embraer C-390 Transport Aircraft

  • Americas

    US Army Issued Tenders To Buy AK-74 Kalashnikov Assault Rifles For Adversary Training

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian government will invest an extra $50.3 billion into defense

  • Air Platform

    The Philosophy Behind the Fighter Jet Design

  • Europe

    Putin tastes his own medicine as Ukraine’s SBU destroyed 40 of Putin’s prized Tu-22M, Tu-95 and A-50 Beriev AWACS

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy requests $3 billion to replenish 785 Tomahawk missiles.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Saudi Arabia purchased South Korea’s Cheongung-II anti-air missiles for $3.2 billion

  • Americas

    NATO to boost military expenditures in fiscal year 2021

  • Europe

    Ukrainian HIMARS destroyed four Msta howitzers in four perfect shots

  • Middle East

    China’s L-15 advanced jet trainer showcased at Dubai Airshow

  • Infantry Weapons

    US Approves Possible Sale of 1,000 TOW Missiles to Saudi Arabia

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed’s F-16, Saab Gripen And Dassault Rafale Fighter Jets Under Consideration For Ukraine

  • Europe

    President Erdogan Visits Nagorno-Karabakh To Sign Defense Pact With Azerbaijan

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze drone destroyed Russian factory manufacturing Shahed-136 kamikaze drones

  • Air Platform

    Korean Aerospace Industries To Develop UAS Launching Capable MC-X Transport Aircraft

  • Europe

    Russian Rocket Launcher Factory Bursts Into Flames In A Suspected Sabotage

  • South Asia

    Retired Indian Army Officer Discloses India Wanted to Invade Bangladesh in 2009 to Rescue Dictator Hasina

  • Americas

    Canada and European Union sign defense pact paving the way for joint weapon procurement

  • Middle East

    No Reaction From S-300: The Israeli Air Force F-16 Strikes Near Syrian S-300 Position

  • C4iSR

    Microsoft Supplied HoloLens To Russia’s Su-57 Production Line

  • Central Asia

    Azerbaijan, Armenia open up for commerce and trade

  • Air Platform

    Royal Australian Air Force’s MQ-4C Triton Touch Down In Australia

  • Middle East

    Chinese CPMIEC offered HQ-16 and HQ-9 ADS to Syrian regime: reports Sina

  • Infantry Weapons

    The Spyder Medium/Long-Rang Air Defense System

  • Air Platform

    Analysis: Indian Air Force MMRCA V2.0

  • Europe

    Putin Warns Armenia Not to Withdraw From Ceasefire

  • Air Platform

    China Plans to Export FC-31 Fighter Jets, But Where is the Buyer?

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