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  • [ June 19, 2026 ] Russia’s S-500, S-400, S-300, Pantsir, and Pechora have completely failed against Ukraine’s saturated drone and missile attacks. Europe
  • [ June 19, 2026 ] Castellion Awarded Contract to Produce Blackbeard Hypersonic Missiles for the U.S. Navy. Americas
  • [ June 19, 2026 ] Ukraine’s drone attacks on Moscow’s oil refinery embarrass Putin for the second time in a row. Europe
  • [ June 19, 2026 ] India’s DRDO Test Fires Locally-produced Cruise Missiles Based on Soviet-era Kh-31 and Kh-55 missiles. Cruise Missiles
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Central Asia

The U.S. Departs From Afghanistan, China Cashes In $3 Trillion Rare Earth Minerals

August 23, 2021 GDC 0

“Afghanistan is a long-term play on the best of days and now that the Taliban have ‘won’, it’s more of a long-term play for Chinese interests.” — Byron King, Agora Financial Diplomatic observers have said […]

  • UK Carried Out Successful Test Launch of SPEAR Missile

    December 15, 2024 0
    The U.K. has successfully tested a new cruise missile, London said on Sunday, as Western militaries push for defense investment and Russia, China and North Korea funnel resources into their weapons development programs. MBDA Unveiled [...]
  • North Korea showcases unnamed new main battle tank

    October 14, 2021 0
    North Korea showcases its new main battle tank, reminiscent of the both American “M1 Abrams” and Russian T-90, which was shown at the exhibition of achievements held in Pyongyang. North Korea unveiled Chonma-20 main battle [...]
  • Poland Purchases K2 Tanks And K9 Howitzers From South Korea Worth $5.76 Billion

    October 22, 2022 0
    Two South Korean companies have signed a $5.76 billion contract with Poland to export tanks and howitzers, Seoul’s arms procurement agency said on Saturday, after Warsaw agreed to ramp up arms imports amid tensions with [...]
  • British Intelligence Gathers Data From Destroyed Russian Mi-35 Hind helicopter

    May 10, 2022 0
    Ukrainian emergency service recovered from the bottom of the Kyiv Reservoir the wreckage of a Russian Mi-24/35 Hind attack helicopter that was shot down during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. British intelligence, so used to [...]
  • Kadyrov’s feud with the Kremlin will lead him to the same fate as Yevgeny Prigozhin

    December 2, 2023 0
    The leaders of Moscow-controlled entities reliant on government subsidies may punish their local officials if orders to balance the books aren’t met, the Russian finance ministry told Global Defense Corp. Russian Troops And Artillery Near [...]
  • Lockheed Martin Opens Hypersonic Weapons Production Facility

    October 10, 2021 0
    Lockheed Martin is breaking barriers in hypersonic technology, adding to its world-class portfolio another milestone with the grand opening of an advanced production facility in Courtland, Alabama, focused on hypersonic strike production. U.S. Army envisions [...]
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 […]

Americas

Canada Purchases 26 HIMARS Rocket Artillery.

June 5, 2026 0

The Government of Canada said it has finalised a government-to-government agreement with the United States for the acquisition of long-range missile capability for the Canadian Armed Forces. The Government of Canada said it has finalised […]

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 […]

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin awarded $1.4 billion contract for C-130J aircraft

  • Europe

    Norway, Denmark and Netherlands to Transfer 50 F-16 Fighting Falcon to Ukraine

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh needs to stop purchasing Indian, Pakistani, Chinese and Russian junk military hardware

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    HMAS Sydney Leaves Home Port For Combat Trials

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Awarded Contract To Build New Frigates For JMSDF

  • C4iSR

    Royal Air Force’s E-7A Wedgetail AWACS Received Paint Scheme

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s HIMARS Strikes Killed 200 North Korean Troops

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Pilots Started Training on F-16 Fighting Falcon in Denmark

  • Air Platform

    Pentagon’s LongShot Air-launched Drone Project Reaches Phase 3

  • Americas

    Oshkosh Defense awarded contract to produce unmanned launcher vehicles for US Marines

  • Air Platform

    Poland receives two new FA-50 light combat jet

  • Europe

    Ukraine Launches Drone Swarms Over Moscow, Including Putin’s Resident

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s MiG-29 drops American-made GBU-62 on major Russian bridge, cutting off major supply lines.

  • Air Platform

    Boeing receives $265 million orders for nine Chinook helicopters

  • South Asia

    India and Pakistan’s nuclear arms purchase networks

  • Europe

    Russian Troops And Artillery Near Ukrainian Border Concerning For NATO

  • Air Platform

    Korean Aerospace Industries Flies Surion Marine Attack Helicopter

  • Americas

    Raytheon Awarded Contract to Supply AESA Radar for Canadian CF-18 Fleet

  • Americas

    Raytheon Standard Missile 6 is the most versatile missile ever deployed by the U.S.

  • Europe

    Sweden Considers Supplying Deadly Archer Self-propelled Howitzer And RBS70 Anti-air Missile

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Hungary boosts air defense capability with NASAMS anti-air system

  • Air Platform

    Greece is looking for buyers of its ageing 18 Mirage 2000 fighter jets

  • Air Platform

    Colombia purchases undisclosed number of Gripen E, Peru next in line to purchase Gripen

  • Americas

    Fincantieri allocates three U.S. Shipyards to build Constellation class frigates

  • Naval Platforms

    India to acquire six P-8I Poseidon MPA worth $1.8 billion

  • Europe

    Lithuania purchases 100 CV90 armored fighting vehicles.

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    Defense Industry

    Japan Set To Become Largest Defense Spender In Indo-Pacific Region

  • Air Platform

    Turkey’s first homegrown TFX fighter jet began taxi trials

  • Middle East

    Fincantieri Lays Keel of Qatar’s Air Defense LPD

  • Europe

    Russia’s Su-25 Fighter Jet Crashed In Belgorod Due To Pilot Fatigue

  • South Asia

    India’s MMRCA: Evaluation Results Of Rafale, Gripen, Eurofighter Typhoon, MiG-35 and Super Hornet

  • Europe

    What Do The Z Symbols On Russian Tanks Mean?

  • Europe

    Turkey Launched Second Ada-class Corvette For Ukrainian Navy

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan sent three warships to South China Sea for anti-submarine warfare

  • C4iSR

    Israeli IAI Unveiled Light New STAR-X 3D Radar For OPV

  • Europe

    Oil depot fire, casualties reported in Russia’s Krasnador Krai following Ukraine’s drone strike

  • Europe

    First phase of the European Patrol Corvette (EPC) project kicks off

  • Europe

    The Ukrainian air force increases airstrikes to help its forces to stop Russia’s offensive

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Kongsberg Defense Awarded $2 Billion Contract To Produce Naval Strike Missiles For Poland

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Australia will increase missile defense capability following China’s ICBM tests

  • Central Asia

    After Major Corruption Scandals in Bangladesh and South Africa, Armenia Backs Out of Nuclear Energy Deal With Russia’s Rosatom

  • Europe

    U.S. Asks Turkey To Transfer S-400 To Ukraine And Get F-35 And Patriot System

  • Americas

    X (formerly Twitter) struggling to contain misinformation about Hamas’s attacks on Israel

  • Middle East

    Iran has agreed to give up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium as part of framework agreement.

  • Europe

    Proxy war: Wagner Group in Belarus possess serious threat to Poland, Lithuania and Slovakia

  • Europe

    Russians Fleeing as Sabotage Caused Huge Explosion at Ammunition Depot in Crimea

  • Defense Industry

    Rheinmetall awarded contract to produce 40mm grenade launcher ammo for Germany

  • Europe

    Germany will transfer $19.1 billion worth of weapons to Ukraine over the next few years

  • Europe

    S-400 failed: Ukraine wiped out Russian military base in Luhansk using four UK-made Storm Shadow cruise missiles

  • Central Asia

    Weak Russia: Azerbaijan says it will continue the Nagorno-Karabakh offensive until Armenian military surrender

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