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Americas

U.S. Navy’s DDG 51 Destroyer Starts SPY-6 Radar Testing

December 27, 2021 GDC 0

Raytheon Missiles & Defense’s SPY-6 Air and Missile Defense Radar attained another milestone when the future USS Jack H. Lucas achieved “light off” on its Aegis Combat System, marking the beginning of on-board system testing […]

  • Russian Tank Manufacturer Uralvagonzavod Added Steel Casing On Top of T-90M Tank To Stop FPV Drone from Dropping Grenades In Open Hatch

    October 16, 2023 0
    In a significant move to bolster its armored capabilities against emerging aerial threats in Ukraine, the Russian army has taken delivery of advanced T-90M Proryv and T-72B3M Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) with enhanced turret protection. [...]
  • The U.S. air force to retire its older aircraft and buy F-15EX fighters

    September 14, 2021 0
    The U.S. Department of Defense plans to propose retiring hundreds of the Air Force’s aging fighter jets and bomber aircraft over the next five years to shift resources toward building new capabilities to counter China and Russia, [...]
  • Norinco Delivers Sky Dragon 50 To Morocco

    April 10, 2021 0
    Morocco took delivery 24 Norinco Sky Dragon 50 medium-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems in December 2017, the Hespress.com website reported on 28 January without citing any sources. SKY Dragon 50 Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile SystemDateFebruary 1, [...]
  • Ukraine launched major border incursion into Russia’s Kursk region

    August 8, 2024 0
    Russia on Wednesday battled a major cross-border incursion from Ukraine for a second day, the most serious attack on Russian territory by Kyiv’s forces in months that prompted both countries to evacuate several thousand civilians. [...]
  • Indonesia Purchased Two Scorpene-Class Submarines From France

    February 14, 2022 0
    French Minister for the Armed Forces Florence Parly has revealed in its recent tweet that Indonesia purchased two Scorpene-class submarines from France. Indonesia, France Signed Defense Agreement for More Rafale Jets, Scorpene-class Submarines, Light Frigates [...]
  • Most components of the Chinese J-16, J-10C, J-20, FC-31, J-35, J-36, and J-50 fighters are sourced from the US, the UK, Germany, Sweden, Italy, France, Canada, Taiwan, Japan, Russia and South Korea.

    November 4, 2025 0
    When the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) acquired its first tranche of Russian-made Sukhoi Su-27SK fighters in the early 1990s, long-time observers of China’s industrial base asked two questions. The first question was how [...]
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 […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

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  • Europe

    Ukraine captured 30 T-90M Proryv Tank in Avdiivka and Donetsk

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Saudi Arabia and UAE’s Obsession With Anti-air System Driven By Anti-Iran Anxiety

  • Europe

    Ukraine Killed Or Injured More Than 75,000 Russian Soldiers, Report

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    AUKUS Deal: U.S. Congress Passes Legislation Allowing Transfer of Nuclear Submarines to Australia

  • Air Platform

    Slovakia Considers Sending MiG-29 to Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia to receive three secondhand nuclear submarines from the U.S.

  • Europe

    Ukrainian HIMARS Artillery Rockets Strikes Killed More Than 200 Russian Soldiers In Dzharylhach

  • Americas

    Naval Group Delivers Offshore Patrol Boats To Argentina

  • Air Platform

    Hellenic Air Force Gets One Step Closer To Fly F-35 Stealth Jets

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korean Daegu-class multi-role frigates

  • Defense Industry

    Ukraine War: Why Can’t Swedish Arms Maker Fill The Vacuum Left By Russian Arms Maker?

  • Naval Platforms

    Japan retrofit Izumo-class helicopter carriers to support F-35B operations

  • Air Platform

    Chinese Military Helicopter Flew Dangerously Close to Australian Navy’s Helicopter.

  • Middle East

    Israel F-15I Escorts American B-52 Bombers Over Gulf Of Oman

  • Air Platform

    Why Gripen is the Best 4.5 Gen Fighter Jet?

  • Africa

    South African Army Displays New Badger 8×8 Armored Vehicles

  • Air Platform

    Boeing submits response for RCAF’s future fighter capability project (FFCP) programme

  • Europe

    Russians Stole Goods From Supermarkets Before Leaving Kherson

  • Infantry Weapons

    Barrett MRAD: A Brand New Sniper Rifle

  • Americas

    F-16 Video Shows First-Ever Manned F-16 Versus X-62A AI-piloted Aerial Dogfight

  • Air Platform

    Israeli Air Force destroys rare Iranian F-14 fighter jets and shahed drone launchers

  • Americas

    Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract To Build Homes Moon’s Orbit

  • Defense Industry

    Ukraine War Promoted Rapid Growth Of Israeli Weapons Export To Europe And Asia

  • Europe

    Ukraine Shot down Iranian-made Mohajer-6 Drone

  • Europe

    UK Defense company unveils Baby Raptor and Raptor XL interceptor drones.

  • Air Platform

    Israel Sells 29 Retired F-16s To American Top Aces Company

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China unveils copycat German Boxer armored vehicles.

  • Americas

    The U.S. Air Force to procure 80 Boeing F-15X

  • Air Platform

    F414 (RM12) engine to be installed on to NASA’s X-59 aircraft

  • Defense Industry

    Malaysia Released Tender for Lead-In Light Fighter/Trainer Aircraft

  • Anti-air Missiles

    China blames Russia’s S-300PMU2 and S-400 missiles for the reverse-engineered HQ-9B missile failure in Pakistan and Iran.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Proliferation of SY-400 SRBM in Southeast Asia and Middle East

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar Junta Sentenced Six Army Generals To Death For Surrendering, Junta Hunts Officers Who Deserted Their Post And Escaped To Bangladesh

  • Air Platform

    China unveiled scale model of F-35 copycat FC-31

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed delivers two MH-60R maritime helicopters to Indian Navy

  • Middle East

    Syrian Rebels capture Russian and Syrian army bases in Aleppo, including MiG-23 and air defense system

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. Considers Supplying 370km Range JASSM Missiles to Ukraine, Which Could Alter Course of War

  • Air Platform

    Philippines to receive first Turkish attack helicopter in December

  • Middle East

    UAE, France $18 Billion Rafale Deal Explained!

  • Americas

    U.S. Air Force is Looking to Adopt Saab’s Design Methodologies to Arm T-7A Red Hawk

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China To Launch Third Aircraft Carrier In Late 2021

  • Europe

    Turkish Aerospace Industries Unveils ANKA-3 Stealth Drone

  • Middle East

    UAE and Israel Cooperate on Military Industrial Ventures to Counter Iranian Threat

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Singaporean Navy Will Build Second Multi-Role Combat Vessel

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s new jet-powered kamikaze drones wrecking havoc in Russia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia’s Chief of Navy says Chinese military vessels are regularly shadowing Australian warships

  • Europe

    UK To Boost Defense Exports to APAC Region

  • Africa

    Sudanese lawmakers to review Russian naval base deal: Sudan’s Foreign Minister

  • Defense Industry

    BAE Systems Awarded $800 Million Contract For Development Of Sixth-Gen Tempest Fighter Jet

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    North Korea unveiled Chonma-20 main battle tank.

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