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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. […]

  • BAE Systems developed digital twin and 3D printing techniques for Tempest fighter

    August 27, 2020 0
    BAE Systems has unveiled the digital techniques that are being used to design Britain’s Tempest sixth-generation fighter jet. By using a combination of computer-simulated digital twins and 3D-printed models, the goal is to simplify and speed up [...]
  • Russia Running Out Trained Soldiers, Offers Cash Bonus To Russians For Joining Ukraine War

    August 14, 2022 0
    Russia is planning to expand its forces by offering “lucrative” cash bonuses to volunteers once they head to fight in Ukraine, said the British Ministry of Defense. Russian FSB human trafficking Cubans to fight Putin’s [...]
  • TEKEVER Signs Maritime Surveillance Contract with European Maritime Safety Agency

    October 23, 2021 0
    TEKEVER has signed a new contract with the European Maritime Safety Agency for maritime surveillance by remotely piloted aircrafts. This innovative contract includes the deployment of lifeboats and many new sensors. Naval Group showcases new [...]
  • Tarique Siddique, DGDP and Sheikh Hasina embezzled $76.4 million from the Bangladesh army’s black hawk helicopter contract.

    November 14, 2025 0
    The Bangladesh Army is acquiring four refurbished UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters from the United States to boost its air mobility and operational capabilities. These versatile utility helicopters are renowned for their reliability and will be [...]
  • North Korea has supplied Russia with 3 million 152mm artillery shells, but half of them are faulty

    March 3, 2024 0
    North Korean munitions factories are operating at full capacity to supply weapons to Russia in exchange for much-needed food and other necessities, South Korea’s defense chief has said. Half of Russia’s North Korea-Made Artillery Shells [...]
  • Ukraine launched major border incursion into Russia’s Kursk region

    August 8, 2024 0
    Russia on Wednesday battled a major cross-border incursion from Ukraine for a second day, the most serious attack on Russian territory by Kyiv’s forces in months that prompted both countries to evacuate several thousand civilians. [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

Philippine Army Test Fires Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm Howitzer Boosting Long-Range Strike.

April 27, 2026 0

The Philippine Army has conducted its first live firing with its new Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer during Exercise Salaknib 26, a joint U.S./Philippines military exercise, bringing a faster and more mobile long-range strike […]

Infantry Weapons

Israel uses the Roem howitzer in its first combat strikes in Lebanon.

April 24, 2026 0

The Israel Defense Forces has used its new Ro’em self-propelled howitzer in combat for the first time, firing the system during artillery strikes in southern Lebanon. Units from the 282nd Artillery Brigade brought the wheeled […]

Europe

Turkey test-fires the KORAOK short-range anti-tank missile.

April 22, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Australian Army successfully test-fired the first domestically manufactured HIMARS.

April 16, 2026 0

Australia test-fired the first domestically manufactured GMLRS missile from a HIMARS launcher at Woomera Test Range, South Australia on April 9, 2026. The government committed $320 million to integrate Australian suppliers into GMLRS production at […]

Infantry Weapons

China delivers FN-6 MANPAD and HJ-12E anti-tank missiles to Iran.

April 15, 2026 0

US intelligence indicates China delivered new air defense systems to Iran, CNN reported on Friday, citing three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments. According to intelligence outlined in the CNN report, Beijing transferred shoulder-fired FN-6 […]

Europe

Finland doubles its K9 Howitzer fleet to 112, strengthening its firepower.

April 15, 2026 0

Finland signed a €546.8 million deal with South Korea to acquire 112 additional K9 Thunder 155 mm self-propelled howitzers. The purchase nearly doubles its fleet and strengthens NATO’s long-range artillery power on Russia’s border. The […]

  • Infantry Weapons

    Textron Systems’ cased-telescoped (CT) weapons and ammunition systems

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Why India and China should be given secondary sanctions?

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Delivers 400th V-22 Osprey Tiltrotor Aircraft

  • Americas

    President-elect Joe Biden Nominates Retired Army General Lloyd Austin As Defense Secretary

  • Europe

    Mad Vlad Started Show Treason Trials Of Russian Hypersonic Missile Scientists

  • C4iSR

    Turkey to modernize its own F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets with domestic AESA radar

  • Air Platform

    Sanctions Buster: Russian Orlan-10 UAV Made Of American, Japanese, German And Chinese Components

  • Defense Industry

    Why do Russia’s Su-75 Checkmate and Su-57 have visible screws and rivets?

  • C4iSR

    Saab GlobalEye: A True Multi-domain Battlespace Management Solutions

  • Europe

    STM Defense Technologies develops new Alpagu loitering munition.

  • Africa

    The U.S. Must Supply Arms To African Countries To Counter Chinese Arms Exports

  • Uncategorized

    COVID-19 Has No Effect On PLA Navy’s Type 003 Aircraft Carrier Construction

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Kuwait upgrades its Patriot missile defense system

  • Europe

    Ireland considering procurement of fighter jets

  • Air Platform

    South Korean KAI Unveils Fifth Generation Combat Aircraft Mockup

  • Ballistic Missile

    South Korea Starts Ship-Launched Ballistic Missile Development

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Army To Finally Inducts ‘Owl’ Electric-Powered Kamikaze Drone

  • Defense Industry

    U.S. Sends $1 Billion Defense Aid, Including NASAMS And HIMARS

  • Weapons

    Common Anti-air Modular Missile (CAMM) missile systems

  • South Asia

    Pakistan Navy test fired antiship missile

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy’s Super Hornet Receives Next-gen Electronic Attack Pod

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Austal Shipyard awarded contract to produce two evolved Cape-class patrol ships

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Force Destroying More Than 150 Iranian Anti-air Missiles, Missile and Drone Factories are Blessings for Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    In-depth Look At KAI KF-21 Boramae (Nicknamed “Baby Raptor”) Fighter Jet

  • Europe

    Come Back Alive Foundation donates Mk19 grenade launchers to Ukrainian forces

  • Naval Platforms

    The Fassmer’s MPV70 MK II Multipurpose Combat Vessel

  • Air Platform

    Russian Technicians Sabotaging MiG-29 Fleet Worldwide, Amid Fears Of Transferring MiGs to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Brazil plans to double fighter jets fleet by procuring cutting-edge F-39E Gripen jets

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Repeat Incursions By PLA Air Force Into Taiwanese Airspace

  • Europe

    Russia Failed To Launch Satan II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

  • Europe

    U.S.-made ATACMS pounding in Crimea as Russia shuts Kerch bridge

  • Air Platform

    Denmark to donate 30 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine by summer: acting defense chief

  • C4iSR

    In-depth Analysis Of Eurofighter Typhoon’s Cutting-edge ECRS Mk2 AESA Radar

  • Naval Platforms

    PLAN’s Type 055 Destroyer

  • Defense Industry

    Japan Unveils $320 Billion Defense Spending, The Largest Capital Spends Since WWII

  • Air Platform

    Netherlands received its first MQ-9A Reaper drones

  • Air Platform

    Saudi Arabia Mulls Purchasing 100 Turkish KAAN Fifth-generation Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Dramatic Footage Shows Ukrainian Special Forces Stormed Wagner Hideouts In Bakhmut

  • Europe

    Russian troops swept away by flood while fleeing Kherson

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Czech Crowdfunding ‘Gift for Putin’ Donates 15 Viktor Anti-air System To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Untrained Russian Conscripts Struggling To Operate Tanks And Armored Vehicles

  • Defense Industry

    European Union Will Spend $867 Billion on Collective Security and Decoupling American Companies from Europe

  • Uncategorized

    U.S. Asks Cyprus to Transfer Its Russian-made Weapons to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Awarded Contract To Produce 25 F-15 Fighter Jets Israel

  • Infantry Weapons

    Belarusian Flute Multiple launch rocket system (MLRS)

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin to Build 128 F-16V Block 72 For Export Customers

  • Europe

    Dutch army’s airmobile brigade receives first GRF tactical vehicle

  • Middle East

    Disappearance Of Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar Prompted Speculation That Israeli Air Strikes Killed Sinwar And His Family On August 1

  • Europe

    French Air Force Participates In Skyros 2021 Air Combat Exercise With Hellenic Air Force

  • Europe

    Evidence Shows Polish Missile Attacks Were Russian-origin S-300 Missile Fired From Belarus, Not From Ukraine

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