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Air-Launched Weapons

Russia’s Kh-47M2 Kinzhal Hypersonic BS: Not What You Think

September 22, 2022 GDC 0

The Kh-47M2 Kinzhal is an air-launched Iskander-M ballistic missile based on weapon from the 1980s. The Kh-47M2 Kinzhal (Russian for Dagger) entered operational service in 2017, according to Russian statements made in 2018. It is not […]

Europe

The Kinzhal Hypersonic Air-launched Missile Operational with Russian Air Force

March 22, 2018 LM Publications 0

The Sputniknews reported that the Kinzhal hypersonic air-launched system has been operational with RuAF. The Kinzhal is capable is able to destroy large, moving sea-based targets such as aircraft carriers, destroyers and cruisers, Russian Deputy Defense Minister […]

Europe

Fact Check: Russia’s President Vladimir Putin unveils ‘invincible’ nuclear weapons

March 2, 2018 LM Publications 0

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  • Israeli IAI Ramps Up Missile Interceptors Production.

    January 21, 2026 0
    Israel Aerospace Industries CEO Boaz Levy said Israel is ready for another round of fighting with Iran and has been producing missile interceptors continuously since October 7. Speaking at a conference organised by the Israeli-American [...]
  • Northrop Grumman Awarded Minuteman ICBM’s Propulsion Contract

    July 5, 2021 0
    Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $287 million base contract by the US Air Force to provide engineering services to assist in sustaining the Minuteman III missile system. Northrop Grumman $2.3 Billion Maintenance Contract For [...]
  • Sweden orders new CB90 Combat Boats from Saab

    October 11, 2024 0
    Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for ten combat boats. The order value is approximately SEK 400 million (~$37.7 million). The contract period begins in 2024 and deliveries will [...]
  • Russian paratroopers to get high-speed buggies based on armored vehicles

    August 7, 2020 0
    MOSCOW (GDC) — Russia is developing a new high-speed buggy for paratroopers based on the latest family of Strela armored vehicles, Airborne Force Commander Colonel-General Andrei Serdyukov said in an interview with the Defense Ministry’s [...]
  • U.S. to further ease arms export restrictions

    July 19, 2020 0
    WASHINGTON (GDC) — The Pentagon’s top weapons acquisition official on Thursday called for another review of what defense technology is export-restricted, in an attempt to ensure the United States remains a defense technology provider of choice [...]
  • Russian Pilots Complain in Tiktok Videos About Poor Working Conditions, Frostbite, No Food And No Water

    June 16, 2022 0
    Russia’s assault on Ukraine’s east has brought it some battlefield success as its military has advanced slowly in fierce fighting in Donbas. Russia Losses In Ukraine Invasion Is Significant And Damaging To Russian Army’s Warfighting [...]
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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  • Europe

    Putin Will Not Live To See 2024, Says Exiled Russian Official

  • Europe

    Russian military packing and stealing goods from Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Ukrainian energy official says

  • Africa

    Algeria, Egypt Seek AESA Radar in Russia’s Su-30MKA and Su-35, or Return The Aircraft

  • Europe

    Beretta Defence Proposes Next-gen GRAYBURN Rifle for British Armed Forces.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Coup Or No Coup, Myanmar Will Never Be An Ally Of The West

  • Air Platform

    Norway Sold 32 Second-hand F-16 Fighting Falcon To Romania

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Royal Thai Army Purchases VN1 Armored Vehicles Despite VT-4 Tanks and VN1 Failing in Border Skirmish.

  • Europe

    Poland Delivers Piorun Man-portable Air Defense System To Norway

  • Europe

    Saab Group Test-fires New RBS98 Short-range Air Defense System

  • Africa

    Israel Shipyard to supply two OPV 45 to undisclosed African customer

  • Europe

    Ukraine Says Struck Second Key Bridge in Russia’s Kursk Region

  • Defense Industry

    India signs deal with American General Electric for 113 GE-404 engines for HAL Tejas Mk1A.

  • Air Platform

    Saudi Arabia Latest Country To Buy Bayraktar TB2 Drones

  • Cruise Missiles

    US Deploys Tomahawk Long-range cruise missiles in Germany

  • Industry

    International Arms Trade: Grease Payments by Rosoboronexport and Rostec

  • Defense Industry

    Indonesia agrees to pay 30% of KF-21 jet’s development cost to South Korea

  • Europe

    Russia Used Deep Fake Photos Of American Adult Entertainment Actress To Recruit Conscripts

  • Europe

    Ukraine captures more Russian territory in a week than Russia captured Ukraine’s territory in eight months

  • Air Platform

    German Navy NH90 Sea Tiger Performs Maiden Flight

  • Americas

    U.S. Sending Third Aircraft Carrier USS George H.W. Bush in the Middle East.

  • Defense Industry

    BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce to Design Royal Navy’s Future Submarines

  • Naval Platforms

    Chinese Type 094 Nuclear Submarine in ‘embarrassing’ South China Sea incident

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall sets up maintenance hub in Romania for Ukraine weapons

  • Air Platform

    Pentagon Officials Confirmed That U.S. Sending F-16 Fighter Jets To Crash Putin In Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia’s acquisition of 42 Chinese J-10C jets poses a significant threat to Australia, the US, the UK, South Korea and France.

  • Air Platform

    Land 2097 Phase 4: Australia’s Special Operations Forces Helicopter

  • Air Platform

    Russia started restoring Soviet-era An-124 transport aircraft for Ukraine war

  • Americas

    BAE Systems Awarded Contract To Deliver Amphibious Vehicles For U.S. Marines

  • South Asia

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

  • Middle East

    Egypt to Build Armed Offshore Patrol Vessels

  • Land Platform

    UAE Ordered Wahash Infantry Fighting Vehicle

  • Air Platform

    Indonesian Rafale Procurement Delayed By Funding Shortage

  • Europe

    Russian Air Force’s Su-35 Crashed Near Dzemgi Airbase

  • Europe

    Serbia Plans To Invest More In Its Military

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korean Navy Launches 8,200 Tons Aegis Destroyer

  • Europe

    CZ Group Unveils BREN 3 Assault Rifles at IDET 2025 in Brno

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RAN’s $45 Billion Hunter Class Will Hit The Water On Time, Says Defense Minister Marles

  • Americas

    BWX Technologies Awarded $2.1 Billion Nuclear Propulsion Contract

  • Europe

    Ruble Crashed: International Sanctions Hit Putin’s Face With A Big Slap

  • Air Platform

    US State Department approves potential sale of 32 F-35 stealth jets to Romania

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Russia Test Fires Nuclear-tipped Air-to-air Missiles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    US bans arms exports to Hongkong

  • Air Platform

    Will Germany Ever Replace Panavia Tornado?

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s MAGURA V5 sea drone destroyed Russia’s Saturn tugboat that towed Admiral Kuznetsov

  • Air Platform

    Peru to buy 24 Saab Gripen E/F fighter jets worth $2.8 billion

  • Europe

    Italian Navy’s U212 NFS Submarine Project Reaches New Milestone

  • South Asia

    India wants to buy $2 billion worth mothballed Soviet-era MiG-29 and submarines from Russia

  • Europe

    Prime Minister Sunak pledges long-range attack drones for Ukraine

  • Europe

    Biggest Environmental Catastrophe Unfolding in the Black Sea after Ukraine’s drone strikes set Russia’s oil refinery ablaze.

  • Europe

    South Korea’s new KF-21 fighter jet passes AESA radar test

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