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  • [ June 28, 2026 ] France’s Safran to buy sea drone maker Exail Technologies. Defense Industry
  • [ June 27, 2026 ] Ukraine Started 40 Days Blitz of St Petersburg, Moscow and Crimea. Europe
  • [ June 27, 2026 ] Malaysia purchases Turkish Anka-S drones worth $103 million. East Asia and Pacific Region
  • [ June 27, 2026 ] Ukraine Purchases 500,000 Domestically Developed Brave1 Interceptor Drones to Combat Russia’s Shahed Drones. Europe
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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 […]

  • Germany Unveils New Leopard 2A8 Advanced Battle Tank.

    January 5, 2026 0
    Germany has completed the first newly built Leopard 2A8 main battle tank at the KNDS plant in Munich, the country’s first full-production tank for its own forces since 1992. The move strengthens NATO’s eastern flank [...]
  • Convicted criminal Trump orchestrated january 6 riots in Washington, calling President Zelensky a dictator is ludicrous

    February 21, 2025 0
    President Donald Trump took the oath of office in the United States Capitol in Washington, DC, where a mob of his supporters had rampaged on January 6, 2021, during the last presidential handover of power. [...]
  • L3Harris Awarded Contract to Produce Integrated Platform Management System for Hunter-class Frigates

    January 15, 2025 0
    L3Harris Technologies has received a contract to provide its integrated platform management system (IPMS) for the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) Hunter-class frigates.  Anschütz awarded contract to produce integrated bridge for Hunter-class frigatesDateNovember 25, 2023Hunter-class Frigate [...]
  • Fincantieri Began Construction of Italian Navy’s U212NFS Submarines

    January 16, 2022 0
    Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has begun production activities for the first of two next-generation U212NFS submarines for the Italian Navy. The two units will be built at the Muggiano, La Spezia, shipyard. Fincantieri cuts steel for [...]
  • Pakistan Considers Purchasing Chinese HQ-19 Ballistic Missile Interceptors As HQ-9 Failed To Intercept Any Missiles

    June 3, 2025 0
    Pakistan is considering acquiring China’s latest HQ-19 missile defense system following its four-day conflict with India in May. In the recent Kashmir skirmish, Pakistan’s HQ-16, HQ-9 and India’s S-400 proved to be very inefficient systems [...]
  • New U.S. Sanctions Hit Putin’s Family Members

    April 8, 2022 0
    The US has announced fresh sanctions targeting two daughters of Vladimir Putin, as well as Russia’s biggest public and private banks, as part of a common western effort to starve Vladimir Putin’s war machine of [...]
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

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 […]

  • Air Platform

    The US Navy to receive F/A-18 Super Hornet Block III By The End of May

  • Europe

    Russian Shahed drones are beginning to fall apart midair as quality worsens.

  • Europe

    The Czech-led initiative purchased one million ammunition for Ukraine as it battles Russia’s invasion

  • Air Platform

    RTAF Denies Report Of F-35 Purchase, Opt In For Gripen E/F

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Singaporean Defense Company ST Engineering Commences Production Of Terrex Armored Fighting Vehicle

  • Europe

    Russian Army has fewer than 3000 tanks

  • Europe

    Russia deploys Soviet-era T-34 tanks in the Ukraine war

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China parades DF-26 ballistic missiles

  • Infantry Weapons

    China delivers FN-6 MANPAD and HJ-12E anti-tank missiles to Iran.

  • Americas

    US senator blocks arms sales to Hungary over stalling Sweden’s NATO bid

  • South Asia

    Pakistan Air Force to receive 12 JF-17B twin seat fighter aircraft

  • Air Platform

    Türkiye’s Hurjet trainer jet conducts its first flight

  • Air Platform

    China will deliver 30 J-35A Temu fighter jets to Pakistan by 2026

  • Americas

    US Allies Should Not Buy Russian Weapons, Secretary Blinken

  • Europe

    General Dynamics Awarded Contract to Produce Reconnaissance Vehicles for Bundeswehr.

  • Europe

    Russia launches Shahed kamikaze drones with wooden warhead without explosive charges

  • Air Platform

    China Plans to Export FC-31 Fighter Jets, But Where is the Buyer?

  • Air Platform

    The USAF Seriously Considering To Build 4.5 Generation Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Ukrainian troops retaken north of Bakhmut days after Wagner mercenaries handed over Bakhmut to Russian army

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Tu-141 Drone Struck Russia’s Nuclear Airbase Again, Reputational Damage For S-400 SAM

  • Europe

    Turkish Navy Commissions Havelsan’s Sancar Armed USV.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Raytheon Received $736 Million Contract To Produce AIM-9X Sidewinder Missile

  • Naval Platforms

    Saffren-class Attack Submarines: The Tip of Spear of French Navy

  • Europe

    Russia has lost over 530,000 soldiers and significant amounts of military equipment, including tanks, artillery systems, and combat vehicles

  • C4iSR

    China Panic: British and Americans Are Gathering Vital Intelligence From Russia’s Prized Su-35S Jet

  • Air Platform

    Antonov wants joint production deal with Boeing for T-7A and 737 passenger aircraft

  • Europe

    Has Ukraine become Russia’s Iraq or Afghanistan 2.0 for Putin?

  • Europe

    Russia Loses 127 Tanks, 239 APVs and 161 Artillery Systems in a Week

  • Air Platform

    Gripen has the best multi-domain warfare capability, says Hungarian pilots

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Baykar successfully tested its AI-powered KEMANKES 1 mini cruise missile

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    US Navy Admiral Visits Taiwan For The First Time

  • Europe

    Russian army used banned choking gas at Ukrainian forces

  • Air Platform

    Analysis: JF-17 Thunder fighter or CAC FC-1 Xiaolong jets

  • Air Platform

    Russian air force stops flying over Kherson after losing three Su-34 aircraft

  • Europe

    Turkish Defense Industries suffer as France, Germany and America stop supplying spare parts and components to Turkish companies

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Delivers Second F-15EX Eagle II Fighter Plane To US Air Force

  • Americas

    U.S. Army’s future Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) anti-ship ballistic missile will have 1000km range.

  • Central Asia

    Arms sales opportunity: China moves into Central Asia as the U.S. withdraw from Afghanistan

  • Europe

    Ukraine Claimed That It Killed Second Russian General Outside Kharkiv, A Serious Blow to KGB Putin

  • Air Platform

    Colombia To Purchase 16 Rafale Fighter Jets Worth $3.15 Billion

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall offers SILAM High Mobility Rocket Launcher System to Spain.

  • Europe

    Ukraine aims to knock out Kerch bridge after U.S. approves use of ATACMS to strike inside Russia

  • Europe

    Hellenic Air Force To Showcase Rafale Fighters In Air Show

  • Europe

    No Medivac: One Russian Dying Every Three Minutes To Fight Putin’s War In Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Airbus to compete in Australian Special Forces Helicopter Under LAND 2097 Programme

  • Europe

    European Union Kick Off Historic Accession Process For Ukraine And Moldova

  • Africa

    Morocco Ordered 30 Ceasar Self-propelled Howitzers

  • Americas

    Boeing Proposes T-7A Red Hawk For U.S. Navy’s Jet Trainer Bid

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s Type 071 Amphibious Dock Landing Craft Joins Naval Exercises First Time

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Boeing awarded $3.1 billion contract to supply Harpoon and SLAM ER

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