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  • [ March 17, 2026 ] Leaked news reveals China’s CETC Radar Engineers and Military Officers Operating HQ-9B Missile and YLC-8B Radar Killed by Israeli and American Air Strikes on Day 1. Middle East
  • [ March 17, 2026 ] Australia started manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles for HIMARS. East Asia and Pacific Region
  • [ March 17, 2026 ] Ukraine’s FP-2 strike drone blows up Russia’s Pantsir-S1 anti-air missile. Anti-air Missiles
  • [ March 17, 2026 ] Anduril awarded $20 billion contract to produce AI battlefield network for the U.S. Army. Americas
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Americas

U.S. Air Force’s First Female Captain Lacie Hester Received Silver Star Award

November 17, 2024 GDC 0

On the night of April 13, Iran launched more than 300 ballistic missiles and drones at Israel, an attack in response to a missile strike on Damascus, Syria, that had killed a top Iranian commander. […]

  • Leaked audio calls revealed Russia suffered huge losses in Kharkiv offensives, 83th airborne brigade and 350 armored vehicles wiped out

    July 4, 2024 0
    Russia’s Victory Day offensive across Ukraine’s northern border with Russia may have aimed to capture a wide, deep swathe of territory to bring heavy artillery closer to the city of Kharkiv, 25 miles to the [...]
  • Russian air force bombed its own territory with FAB-250 bombs due to GLONASS errors

    January 7, 2024 0
    Another unexploded aviation bomb of its own was found in the Belgorod region of Russia, according to Militarnyi. The visual evidence of the unexploded ordnance surfaced on social media platforms, shedding light on another instance of [...]
  • Coronavirus was biological weapon developed at Wuhan lab for Peoples Liberation Army, U.S. State Department reports

    June 21, 2023 0
    Wuhan scientists were carrying out classified military research at “shadow labs”, bombshell emails from the US State Department reveal. China’s Newest Zhou-class Nuclear Powered Submarine Sank In The Dock In Wuhan In Series Of Embarrassment [...]
  • Ukrainian drones flew over Russia’s MoD building’s rooftop Pantsir-SM-SV that failed to shoot it down, another humiliation for Putin

    July 26, 2023 0
    A Pantsir-SM-SV anti-aircraft missile and cannon system has been standing on the roof of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in Moscow for several months. The day before, it failed to destroy a [...]
  • Czech army plans to buy 52 CAESAR howitzer

    September 27, 2021 0
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  • Britain Sends M270 Long-range Rocket Systems To Ukraine

    June 7, 2022 0
    Britain announced Monday it will supply an unspecified number of long-range missile launchers to Ukraine, following the United States’ decision last week to send similar weapons. Ukrainian troops will be trained to use the systems [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia started manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles for HIMARS.

March 17, 2026 0

Australia has started manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles at Port Wakefield in South Australia, with the first batch expected by mid-March 2026. The move strengthens Australia’s sovereign strike capability and supply chain […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin PrSM Missile Achieves Maritime Strike Capability.

March 15, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin has completed the first flight test of the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) Increment 2, marking a significant step forward in the U.S. Army’s long-range fires modernization program. The test demonstrated the missile’s new […]

Europe

Germany plans to buy up to 500 KNDS MARS 3 rocket launchers.

March 12, 2026 0

Germany’s Bundeswehr intends to submit a budget request in the second half of 2026 to conclude a framework contract with KNDS for the procurement of up to 500 MARS 3, also known as EuroPuls, multiple […]

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 […]

  • Air Platform

    Chinese J-16 Aircraft Dangerously Fly Past RAAF’s P-8A Poseidon MPA In International Airspace

  • Europe

    President Putin has replaced fishing buddy Sergei Shoigu as the country’s defense minister

  • Europe

    Polish Navy’s AW101 Helo Fly For The First Time

  • Europe

    Ukraine reports gains around Bakhmut, Ukrainian MoD says

  • Air Platform

    Egypt to Boost Rafale Order by 100 Aircraft as Its Su-35 Fails to Withstand Rafale’s Spectra Electronic Attacks

  • Europe

    Slovakia To Supply Ukraine With S-300 SAM in Return of NATO Patriot System

  • Middle East

    Italy approves the sale of two Fincantieri FREMM frigates for Egyptian Navy

  • Industry

    Axiom Precision win a contract to supply parts for F-35

  • Americas

    Anduril awarded $20 billion contract to produce AI battlefield network for the U.S. Army.

  • Europe

    Russian Wagner mercenary shot down two Russian helicopters and IL-22 plane during mutiny

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed Russia’s oil refinery in the Kaluga region in fifth successful attacks

  • Europe

    No sh$t: Russian soldiers are using bow and arrow in the Ukraine war

  • Europe

    Poland signed $2.6 billion deal to buy 150 K9 howitzers

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed’s F-16 Block 70 Fighter Jet Carried Out First Flight

  • Infantry Weapons

    Israeli Missile Defense Agency Test Fires Iron Dome And David’s Sling Missiles

  • Middle East

    Israel Agrees To Help Mohammed bin Salman In Fulfilling Saudi Vision 2030

  • Europe

    Europe Watches As KGB Putin Commits Genocides

  • Europe

    Belgian Company Sells 64 Second-hand M109A4BE Self-propelled Howitzers To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Canada plans to buy 72 4.5 generation fighter jets from Sweden or France

  • Air Platform

    Russian Mi-28 Attack Helicopter Crashed in Crimea

  • Air Platform

    AESA Radar Equipped J-11B Enters Service With PLA Air Force

  • Americas

    U.S. Army Ordered 480 HIMARS Launchers And Multiple Variant Of Rockets

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    The Raytheon PHASER Drone Killing High Energy Radar

  • Americas

    Prime Minister Trudeau Ordered Downing Of Third Unidentified Object Over Canadian Airspace

  • Air Platform

    South Korea and UAE signed agreement to co-develop KF-21 Boramae fighter jets

  • Air Platform

    Airbus to offer Tranche 5 Eurofighters to replace German Tornados

  • Europe

    Russia May Use Turkish-made TB2 Drone Attacks As A Pretext For Flase-flag Operation In Ukraine: Report

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh’s military officers, who travelled to India for the annual parade, participated in the SAMPRITI exercise were honey-trapped by India’s RAW and received lavish gifts.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Japan will transfer PAC-3 interceptor missiles to the U.S. to backfill U.S. stocks

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s UAC to manufacture a downgraded variant of the Yak-130 trainer jet.

  • Middle East

    Iran’s Head of Counter-intelligence Unit General Ismail Qaani Dies in Heart Attacks During Brutal Interrogation for Suspicious of Israeli Mossad Double Agent

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    New Zealand to upgrade Anzac-class frigates with new communication systems

  • Europe

    Russian FSB investigated Rosatom-owned company for corruption, selling shoddy equipment to reactors at home and abroad, pocketing profits – Carnegie Endowment finds

  • Air Platform

    No IFF: Russia Shot Down Its Own Ka-52 Attack Helicopter

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Chinese-made PL-15 missile missed its target and debris found in India

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. Approves SLAM-ER And MS-110 Reconnaissance Pods For Taiwan

  • Europe

    Crimea Bridge Jammed With Traffic As Russians Flee After Airbase Blast

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia Reportedly Will Cancel Contract With South Korean-made Submarine and Consider Turkish Type 214 SSk

  • Industry

    Boeing wants to certify Super Hornet for ski-jump operations

  • Air Platform

    Could Canada’s convoluted procurement process leave RCAF without operable fighters?

  • Defense Industry

    Germany mulls buying Australian Boxer CRV armored vehicles worth $1.9 billion

  • Air Platform

    India Canceled 48 Mi-17 Choppers Deal with Russia, Amid Poor Performance in Ukraine War

  • Europe

    Polish Army wants to buy new Rosomak armored personnel carriers

  • Americas

    Canada to replace US-made M777 howitzers with new 155mm howitzers

  • Europe

    Russia’s Budget Surplus Wiped Out To Finance Putin’s War In Ukraine

  • C4iSR

    The Miniature Air-Launched Decoy (MALD): An Antidote to S-400 Triumf (SA-21 Growler)

  • Naval Platforms

    Damen’s Leading Role In German MKS-180 Frigate Programme

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Delivers MH-47G Block II Chinook Helicopters to US Special Forces

  • Europe

    Ukraine’e Tochka-U missile hit Russian apartment building in Belgorod

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    South Korea To Develop Air-launched Cruise Missile For KF-21 Fighter Jets

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