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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 […]

  • China Flexes Dong Feng 17 Ballistic Missile in First Live Firing Demonstration.

    July 15, 2026 0
    China’s Dong Feng-17 ballistic missile has probably existed for more than a decade, quietly adding to the People’s Liberation Army’s arsenal of ever more modern weaponry. Suddenly, in June, it was showcased for the first [...]
  • Israeli IAI To Convert Ethiopian 767-300 Passenger Aircraft Into Freighter

    August 28, 2021 0
    Israel Aerospace Industries will establish a new conversion site at Addis Ababa. The company will work with Ethiopian Airlines to convert three Boeing 767-300 passenger aircraft into freighters at the new site. Israeli IAI returns [...]
  • Bangladeshi Court Sentenced British MP Tulip Siddiq, Former Dictator Hasina’s Niece to Prison for Corruption.

    December 2, 2025 0
    The former leader and her niece, UK lawmaker Tulip Siddiq, were sentenced in absentia for corruption in a land deal. Corrupt British MP Tulip Siddiq will be extradited to Bangladesh to serve prison sentences, Tarique [...]
  • Raytheon Developed Sensors Payload For DARPA’s Blackjack Small Satellite

    February 5, 2021 0
    Raytheon Intelligence and Space’s (RI&S’) sensor payload for the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA’s) Blackjack small satellite programme passed its critical design review (CDR) in November 2020, the company has announced. Raytheon Tests [...]
  • Afghanistan’s Civil War Just Started As Taliban Battles Isis-K, Panjshir Valley’s NRF And Itself

    August 31, 2021 0
    Panjshir Valley, nearly 150km north of Kabul, is home to a largely ethnic Tajik population and through four decades of civil war and Taliban insurgency has been a centre of resistance. Panjshir resisted the Soviet [...]
  • Sweden approves new lethal aid package for Ukraine worth $314 million

    August 19, 2023 0
    The Swedish government has announced a new military aid package for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Sweden Donates 51 CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicles To UkraineDateFebruary 16, 2023Sweden to provide Ukraine with assault boats as part [...]
Europe

Poland purchases 46,000 upgraded GROT assault rifles for its soldiers.

July 6, 2026 0

Poland has ordered nearly 46,000 of its domestically produced MSBS GROT assault rifles in the latest A3 configuration, signing a contract worth approximately $160 million with the state-owned manufacturer Fabryka Broni “Łucznik” Radom, with all […]

Europe

Ukraine develops new Zetros-based 155mm howitzer called Marta.

June 22, 2026 0

Germany and Ukraine signed agreements that include €750 million ($870 million) for 200 Bohdana self-propelled artillery systems on Zetros chassis, and those systems now have a confirmed name and barrel specification: defense analyst Jeff, reporting […]

Europe

MBDA unveils deep-strike, air defence, and smart mass-weapons portfolio.

June 21, 2026 0

MBDA will present a broad portfolio of sovereign defence solutions at Eurosatory 2026 as Europe and its allies accelerate rearmament. The company said the portfolio is intended to address armed forces’ needs in an increasingly […]

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

    Philippine Army Plans To Purchase Additional BrahMos Cruise Missile

  • C4iSR

    Saab open new sensor production facility in Finland

  • C4iSR

    India Dumps Russian IL-76A-50EI AEW&C And Opt-in European Options

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine’s FP-2 strike drone blows up Russia’s Pantsir-S1 anti-air missile.

  • Air Platform

    Taiwan Building New Hangars Ahead Of F-16V Delivery

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Russian cargo ship Ursa Major sank in the Mediterranean Sea, carrying a nuclear reactor to North Korea.

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan Confirms Use of Israeli Spike ATGM in Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

  • Air Platform

    China tests new FL-62 wind tunnel

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones blitz Moscow for the second night

  • Defense Industry

    Finland Receives Multi-vendors Bids For $12 Billion HX Competition

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. and Fiji have signed a new security pact as tensions rise in the Pacific

  • Europe

    Ukrainian troops complete Challenger 2 tanks training in UK

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    UAE’s EDGE Group to integrate Desert Sting Guided Bomb onto Bayraktar TB2 Drone.

  • Europe

    ATACMS Are Blowing Up Russian S-400 Anti-air Missiles Before F-16 Becomes Operational

  • Africa

    Nigerian Air Force Will Purchase 24 M-346 Light Attack Aircraft And 10 AW-109 Helicopters

  • Defense Industry

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

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin To Develop A New Variant Of F-35 For Unspecified Customer

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Air Force extends A-10 Warthog attack aircraft’s service life to 2030.

  • Europe

    Ukraine recaptured half the territory from Russia since its invasion

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Developed Sukil-200 Drones And Hrim Smart Ground Attack Munitions

  • Europe

    Russian Marine and Airborne Commanders Killed as Ukraine Recaptured City of Chuhuiv

  • Air Platform

    Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Unveils Gaza UAV

  • Central Asia

    Amid Tensions, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan To Pull Back Troops

  • Air Platform

    US Air Force equips F-16s with artificial intelligence flight systems

  • Europe

    Belarus Cozzies Up With Turkey, A Snab To Russia

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh DGFI Operates Uyghur-style Secret Detention And Solitary Confinement Facilities In Dhaka

  • Air Platform

    Anduril Industries Developed Multipurpose Altius-600 UAV

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Malaysia’s king vows wider hunt for the corrupt military officers as scandal engulfs top ranks.

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin Upgrades Hellenic Air Force’s F-16s To F-16V Standard

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Luftwaffe Eurofighters Get Meteor BVRAAM

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Italy To Deliver SkyGuard, SPADA And SAMP/T Anti-air System To Ukraine

  • Naval Platforms

    India’s domestically developed AIP for project 75I submarine

  • Defense Industry

    Rohde & Schwarz selected as supplier for Slovak Air Force F-16V aircraft

  • Europe

    Hanwha Defense To Supply 288 K239 Chunmoo MLRS To Poland

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    Europe

    Poland sets to order Rak Self-propelled Mortars

  • Americas

    Huntington Ingalls Lays Keel For U.S. Navy’s LPD

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Air Force wants to fly KAAN, Eurofighter and F-16V Block 70 Jets

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia Denies Speculation Of Su-35 Discussion With Russia To Avoid Political Fallout With Upcoming Trump Administration

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Norway to Provide Ukraine With Additional NASAMS Air Defense Missile Systems

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia, UK sign key agreement on AUKUS nuclear submarine build

  • Europe

    Hellenic Army Purchases Rafael Spike NLOS Missiles

  • Europe

    KMW, NEXTER Demonstrate Next-gen Enhanced Main Battle Tank

  • Europe

    What type of weapons does Ukraine need right now to drive Russia out of Ukraine, including Crimea?

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    North Korean Troops Committing Suicide to Avoid Capture in Kursk Region

  • Europe

    Poland Received First Batch Of Bayraktar TB2 Drones From Turkey

  • Middle East

    Iran Plans to Buy Fighter Jets from Russia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    India’s Biggest Problem Is Not Dokhlam, But China’s Silk Road

  • Air Platform

    Germany Agreed to Deliver First Eurofighter Typhoon to Turkiye in 2028.

  • Europe

    Russian Army’s BTR-82A armored vehicles turned into fried chicken in every battle it fought

  • Europe

    Crimea blasts degraded Russia’s Black Sea aviation fleet

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