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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. […]

  • Japan’s defense industry faces serious challenges in export markets

    January 27, 2021 0
    According to data from Defense News, it seems to casual observers that Japanese defense companies have been losing their international competitiveness in recent years. Japanese MoD to Team Up with Private Company to Export Military HardwareDateDecember [...]
  • Russia sends troops to Tajikistan, establishes a military base

    July 9, 2021 0
    Russia will send up to six thousands servicemen and more than a hundred tanks to establish military base in Tajikstan, reported Moscow Times. Russia is prepared to activate a military base in ex-Soviet Tajikistan against [...]
  • China Unveiled American MQ-9 Reaper Copycat KVD002 Drone

    January 12, 2024 0
    The Army of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army has unveiled its first unmanned aerial vehicle. It is called KVD002. The new drone can conduct reconnaissance and strike enemy positions. The targets of KVD002 are air [...]
  • Russian Ka-52 helicopter blew up their own MT-LB tracked armored vehicle

    December 3, 2023 0
    New video purportedly shows a Russian helicopter pilot destroying his country’s tank. Ukraine’s single Bradley infantry fighting vehicles destroyed column of Russian MT-LB armored vehiclesDateDecember 17, 2023Russian army’s Soviet-built MT-LB tracked armored vehicles are breaking [...]
  • Armenia snubbed Putin by joining the International Criminal Court

    October 4, 2023 0
    The Armenian parliament voted Tuesday to join the International Criminal Court, a move that further strains the country’s ties with its old ally Russia after the court issued an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin [...]
  • BAE Systems Awarded $155 Million Contract To Upgrade Hobart-class Destroyers

    November 24, 2022 0
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Infantry Weapons

U.S. Army Deploys 500km Range High Precision PrSM Rocket Artillery to Strike Iran.

March 4, 2026 0

U.S. Central Command has employed the U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile in strikes on Iranian military targets, marking the first confirmed combat use of the ground-launched deep-strike system. The debut expands the Army’s role in […]

Infantry Weapons

U.S. M142 HIMARS Rocket Artillery Destroyed Zolfaghar and Sayyad-2 Missile System.

March 3, 2026 0

U.S. forces launched a long-range ATACMS ballistic missile from an M142 HIMARS system, destroying what appears to be an Iranian Zolfaghar short-range ballistic missile and elements of a Sayyad-2 air defense missile system. The strike, […]

Europe

Rheinmetall Unveils Fuchs Tank Destroyer Armed with 24 U.S. AGM-179 Anti-Tank Missiles.

February 27, 2026 0

Germany’s Rheinmetall has unveiled the Fuchs JAGM (Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles) at Enforce Tac 2026 in Germany, a wheeled armored vehicle capable of firing up to 24 U.S. AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles or AGM-114L Hellfire Longbow […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

China’s AVIC Unveils America’s V-BAT Copycat Drone.

February 22, 2026 0

China’s AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group has officially presented a new vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle known as the Yunying (Cloud Shadow in Chinese), a tail-sitter drone featuring a ducted-fan design closely […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Japan to manufacture long-range precision fire artillery rocket.

February 21, 2026 0

As Japan increases the range of its munitions to counter regional threats, the ability to launch them from different systems to maximize flexibility is becoming an important factor in deciding which weapons to field. While […]

Americas

U.S. Army Purchases Top-attack Terrain-shapping XM204 Munitions.

February 18, 2026 0

The U.S. Army has approved an Urgent Materiel Release for the XM204 top-attack terrain-shaping munition, accelerating its deployment to Europe, according to service information published January 12, 2026. The move reflects growing concern about near-peer […]

  • Americas

    Saab Started Production of Gripen F For Brazilian Air Force

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    The USAF Selected Raytheon’s Missile for Long-Range Standoff Weapon Capability

  • Middle East

    Navantia starts construction of new corvettes for Saudi Arabia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea Launches 2021–35 Defense Technology Plan

  • Europe

    Russia’s offensive in Avdiivka resulted in 8,500 of their soldiers, 155 tanks, and 350 armored vehicles losses

  • Europe

    Ukraine Reclaims Entire Kharkiv Region As Russian Retreats

  • Air Platform

    French Navy’s Upgraded Atlantique 2 MPA Achieve Full Operational Capability

  • Africa

    Turkish Dearsan lays keel of first of two OPVs for Nigeria

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RoK Navy’s Released First Photo Of Envisioned Aircraft Carrier

  • Naval Platforms

    Taiwan progressed with domestically designed submarine

  • Europe

    Putin Claimed He Could Strike UK With A Missile To Kill Boris Johnson

  • Air Platform

    Faulty Engine, Design Deficiencies Resulted Third MiG-29K Crash: Indian Navy

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    India to arm Rafale with HAMMER precision strike missile

  • C4iSR

    Active Electronically Scanned Array (ASEA) Radar

  • Europe

    Turkish Navy to launch first Istanbul-class (MILGEM project) frigate this year

  • Europe

    NVL Group christens future German K130 Braunschweig class corvette Karlsruhe

  • Defense Industry

    Elbit Systems Completes UTACS Acquisition in the UK.

  • Naval Platforms

    China plans to develop a new amphibious assault ship dubbed type 076 LHD

  • Air Platform

    Qatar Started Negotiations with the U.S. to Purchase F-35 Stealth Jets.

  • Air Platform

    U.S. rejects Thailand’s request to buy eight F-35A stealth jets, instead offered F-15EX

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s AVIC Unveils America’s V-BAT Copycat Drone.

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall offers next-generation KF51 main battle tanks to Romania.

  • Defense Industry

    Ukraine War: China’s Norinco, AVIC, Shenyang And Poly Group Emerged As Weapons Exporter To Russia Violating Sanctions

  • Air Platform

    Virtual Reality (VR) Training of the F-35 Lightning II

  • Europe

    Ukrainian artillery strikes blew up Russian supply train with spectacular fires

  • South Asia

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Pressed President Joe Biden to Go Easy on Ousted Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Allowing Hasina to Kill Thousands of Civilians

  • Middle East

    Russian Spetsnaz special forces surrendered to Syrian rebels

  • Infantry Weapons

    Aselsan awarded $93.2 million contract to supply anti-tank missiles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan launches fourth multi-mission Mogami-class frigate

  • Europe

    Russian State TV Prepared Storyline Blaming US-made HIMARS For Kherson Loss

  • Americas

    US Army test fires mid-range Typhon weapon system

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin delivers 900th THAAD interceptor launcher

  • Europe

    Norway, Sweden and Finland host NATO military exercises

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Air Force Needs More Than 500 F-47 and B-21s Fend off China in the Indo-Pacific.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia increases defense budget to $10.6 billion despite coronavirus pandemic

  • Europe

    Russia’s transportation minister found dead hours after Putin sacked him

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian Air Force Shot Down 157 Russian Cruise Missiles Using Patriot Missile System

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall will sends 139 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine

  • Europe

    A new fleet of Ukrainian ‘Sea Baby’ drones ready to hunt for the Russian navy

  • Air Platform

    Biden Administration Approves $23 Billion F-35 And MQ-9B Sales To UAE

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Russia Ran Out Of Precision Guided Missile, Used 1960s Kh-22 Anti-ship Missile At Land Targets

  • Uncategorized

    Ukraine Shot Down Su-25 and Su-24 Fighter-bomber In Bakhmut

  • Europe

    Ukrainian HIMARS Rockets Struck Russian Military Base In Donetsk Killing 1500 Troops

  • Americas

    Boeing’s Orca autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV)

  • Europe

    Turkish Air Force Received First Operational ANKA-3 Stealth Drones

  • Europe

    Ukraine wants to sell arms to Asia, Africa and the Middle East to counter Russia.

  • Cyber

    Chinese Communist Party Sponsored Hackers Stole 40 Million Voter Records From British Electoral Commission’s Computer Systems

  • Middle East

    Biden Administration Plans To Halt Arms Sale To UAE And Saudi Arabia For Violating Human Rights

  • Europe

    Russia warns Britain and prepares nuclear drills over the West’s deepening role in Ukraine

  • South Asia

    Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan was misinformed about F-7, poorly trained pilot was to blame for the F-7 crash

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