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  • [ June 20, 2026 ] Malaysia’s king vows wider hunt for the corrupt military officers as scandal engulfs top ranks. East Asia and Pacific Region
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Germany and France cancelled the joint FCAS fighter jet project.

June 10, 2026 GDC 0

The leaders of Germanyand France have agreed to scrap a landmark project to ​develop and build a new-generation fighter jet, officials said on Monday, bowing to industrial rivalries over Europe’s most ambitious defence programme. German […]

Air Platform

Indonesian Rafale Procurement Delayed By Funding Shortage

May 26, 2021 GDC 0

The Indonesian Ministry of Defense (MOD) has made further progress in its effort to procure 36 Rafale multirole fighter aircraft from Dassault Aviation but a formal contract may be delayed by a lack of clarity […]

Middle East

Saudi, Qatar Diplomatic Rows Made Qatar A Strong Military Power In The Middle East

January 9, 2021 GDC 0

Qatar has embarked on one of the most ambitious armament programmes seen in the Middle East in recent times. Its armed forces are growing exponentially as its air force increases in size from 12 to […]

Air Platform

Airbus Announced Demonstrator Phase For The Sixth-generation Future Combat Air System

April 8, 2020 GDC 0

Paris/Munich – The governments of France and Germany have awarded  Dassault Aviation, Airbus, together with their partners MTU Aero Engines, Safran, MBDA and Thales, the initial framework contract (Phase 1A), which launches the demonstrator phase […]

Air Platform

Future Combat Air System (FCAS): Franco-German-Spanish sixth-generation fighter jet project

April 8, 2020 GDC 0

German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen and French Defense Minister Florence Parly announced plans to produce a new joint fighter jet dubbed as the Future Combat Air System (FCAS). Germany and France signed a […]

  • Ukraine Hauls 1970s Russian Weapons Left Behind By Fleeing Russians

    September 17, 2022 0
    Ukraine’s counteroffensive is delivering big gains in territory—plus a large number of Russian military vehicles that are set to be used against the invaders. Ukraine Captured Russian POWs, Tanks And Weapons In Lyman As Russian [...]
  • International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for General Valery Gerasimov and Sergei Shoigu for war crimes

    June 26, 2024 0
    The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for the head of Russia’s military and its recently sacked defence minister over strikes against civilian targets in Ukraine. North Korean Military Units Will Arrive In [...]
  • Former Bangladesh’s dictator Sheikh Hasina’s schizophrenia and paranoia about America started in 1975 when the Indian RAW brainwashed her in exile.

    September 26, 2025 0
    Sheikh Hasina was welcomed by the Indian spy agency, the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), in 1975 and again in 2024. On both occasions, Sheikh Hasina fled to India and was politically and culturally indoctrinated [...]
  • Russian commander killed in Mariupol by a car bomb

    April 10, 2023 0
    An attempt has been made on the life of Mikhail Moskvin, a police chief in the Russian-controlled Ukrainian city of Mariupol, state-run news outlets reported Monday morning. Surgical strike: explosions in Russian-occupied Mariupol are suspected [...]
  • Turkey To Buy 40 New F-16V Jets And Upgrade 79 F-16 Fighter Jets

    September 3, 2022 0
    A Turkish military delegation headed to the U.S. on Monday for talks on the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Türkiye. Turkey plans to maintain a fleet of fighter jets comprising F-16V, KAAN, Eurofighter and [...]
  • Royal Navy Begin Upgrading Type 23 Frigate With NSM Missiles

    March 29, 2023 0
    The Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate HMS Somerset announced the commencement of Naval Strike Missile (NSM) upgrade work. Royal Canadian Navy Unveils Detailed Specifications Of Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC)DateNovember 18, 2020Norwegian Kongsberg wins a contract [...]
Americas

Lockheed Martin Unveils HIMARS FLEX with 12 Launch Canisters Capable of Firing Extended Range GMLRS, PrSM, and ATACMS.

June 20, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced the HIMARS FLEX on June 16, a modular evolution of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System that introduces a dual-pod launcher configuration capable of carrying double the munitions of the standard […]

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

    Russia retreated its forces from ATACMS ranges in the Kherson region

  • Europe

    BAE Systems And IVECO To Promote Amphibious Combat Vehicle In International Markets

  • Defense Industry

    Airbus eyes Air Combat Cloud role on Tempest

  • Europe

    Bayraktar Kızılelma achieves simulated Gökdoğan air-to-air missile firing at F-16 fighter jet.

  • Europe

    Russian commander killed in Mariupol by a car bomb

  • Americas

    L3Harris Invests $125 million in building production facility for Trump’s Golden Dome

  • Defense Industry

    French arms export hits record high $30 billion in Asia and Middle East

  • Europe

    Turkey’s Flagship TCG Anadolu LHD To Be Delivered To Turkish Navy This Year

  • Americas

    Castellion Awarded Contract to Produce Blackbeard Hypersonic Missiles for the U.S. Navy.

  • Europe

    The USAF Global Hawk is scanning frequency of Gravestone Radar of S-400 Triumf

  • Middle East

    Iran’s President Pezeshkian Seeks Resignation Amid Leadership Crisis.

  • Americas

    BAE Systems Awarded Contract to Produce Bradley A4s Infantry Fighting Vehicles.

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall Showcases Skyranger 30 Anti-air System

  • Air Platform

    South Korea To Buy 20 F-35B For LPX-II Program

  • Africa

    Sudan’s RSF militants questions the efficacy of the Chinese FB-10A and FK-2000 missile system.

  • Americas

    Pentagon considers sending an additional 10,000 ground troops to the Middle East for Trump amid the Iran war.

  • Anti-ship Missile

    China’s Overhyped YJ-21 is Nothing But Air-launched SY-400 Ballistic Missile.

  • C4iSR

    Why AESA radar is superior to PESA radar?

  • Middle East

    Israel’s New Dolphin-II Submarine Could Have VLS

  • Air Platform

    Saab Offers Gripen and GlobalEye Production in Canada with Technology Transfer.

  • Naval Platforms

    Indian Navy’s INS Vikrant Aircraft Carrier To Start Basin Tests

  • Americas

    Raytheon Awarded $867 Million Contract For SM-3 Block IIA Missiles

  • Europe

    Turkiye Unveils Guchan Turbofan Engine With 42,000-Pound Thrust at SAHA Expo 2026.

  • Europe

    Multiple Explosions Rocked Russian Military Base In Crimea Degrading Russian Black Sea Fleet

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian military receives dozens of surveillance drones from Volunteers

  • Infantry Weapons

    U.S. State Department Approves NASAMS Anti-air System For Kuwait

  • Central Asia

    Afghanistan’s Civil War Just Started As Taliban Battles Isis-K, Panjshir Valley’s NRF And Itself

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Erdogan asked Putin to take back the S-400 missile system to rejoin the F-35 program.

  • Europe

    EU Slaps Sanctions On Russia’s Wagner Group

  • Middle East

    Ukraine’s President Zelensky to visit Israel next week

  • Middle East

    U.S. and Israeli forces conduct airstrikes on multiple Iranian nuclear facilities, universities, steel factories, and the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant.

  • Europe

    Russia offered Su-57 fighter jets to Azerbaijan

  • Air Platform

    Hellenic Air Force will modernize 38 F-16 to F-16V Block 70 standard

  • C4iSR

    Australia deploys high-tech E-7A Wedgetail spy plane to protect the United Arab Emirates.

  • Air Platform

    Latvia delivers four helicopters to the Ukrainian army

  • Europe

    A Russian gunpowder factory caught fire, another sabotage destroyed a major manufacturing hub

  • Europe

    Poland Delivers Piorun Man-portable Air Defense System To Norway

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Austal Delivers 15th Guardian-class Patrol Boats

  • Europe

    Royal Navy’s First Type 31 Frigate Starts Sea Trial in 2023

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Naval Group To Sale Submarine To The Philippines Navy

  • Counter-drone System

    ParaZero has clinched a new order for its DefendAir counter-drone system.

  • Naval Platforms

    Lockheed Martin awarded $375 million contract to customize Indian Navy’s MH-60R

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia To Host Naval Exercises With British Carrier Strike Group

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

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

  • Europe

    British MoD Authorized £1.4 Billion Arms Sale To Saudi Arabia

  • South Asia

    Disgraced Dictator Sheikh Hasina Received $8 Million (BDT 100 Crore) Grease Payment From Simin Rahman.

  • Middle East

    Saudi Arabia’s National Security Challenges, Palestinian Statehood, Iran Threats, Cozying Up With Israel

  • Europe

    Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drone is the first UCAV in the world to complete a barrel roll

  • Europe

    Belgium Formally Joins Lockheed Martin F-35 Programme

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Ukraine could be the proxy war between North and South Korea

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