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  • [ May 5, 2026 ] Trump Admin approves advanced AN/APG-83 SABR radar for Pakistan’s F-16 fleet, worth $488 million. C4iSR
  • [ May 5, 2026 ] Hungary Received JAS Gripen C Fighter Jets from Saab. Air Platform
  • [ May 5, 2026 ] UAE’s Air Defense System Intercepts Iranian Cruise Missiles and Drones. Middle East
  • [ May 5, 2026 ] Safran and MBDA fired the first Thundart munition developed for France’s Long-Range Land Strike program. 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 […]

  • U.S., Japan to collaborate on next-gen drone and AI project

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

    October 30, 2023 0
    Russian forces have lost 127 tanks, 239 armored personnel vehicles (APVs) and 161 artillery systems in a week, Kyiv has said, as Russia steps up its attacks on Ukrainian defenses in eastern Ukraine. Moscow’s forces [...]
  • India nails Russia’s defense industries coffin by selecting German submarines

    February 7, 2025 0
    Germany’s Thyssenkrupp will build six submarines for the Indian Navy along with its Indian partner. However, the deal does not necessarily mean New Delhi will end its defense sector dependence on Russia. France’s Naval Group [...]
  • Japan Test Fires Type 12 Anti-ship Missile in Exercises Talisman Sabre 2023

    July 25, 2023 0
    The Talisman Sabre 2023 exercise kicked off last week. As part of the event, which will run until 4 August, Japan launched a Type 12 anti-ship missile. Japan will conduct anti-ship missile firing exercises first [...]
  • The U.S. state department approves the sale of F-35 to Singapore

    January 13, 2020 0
    The US State Department has approved the sale of up to 12 F-35 fighter jets and related equipment to Singapore at an estimated cost of $US2.75 billion ($A18.57 billion), pending approval from Congress, the US [...]
  • U.S. air force tests AI-enabled VISTA X-62A aircraft based on F-16

    April 2, 2023 0
    Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp. announced on Monday that the VISTA X-62A recently completed a series of flight tests, where the aircraft was flown entirely by Artificial Intelligence (AI) for incredible 17-plus  hours. [...]
Europe

Safran and MBDA fired the first Thundart munition developed for France’s Long-Range Land Strike program.

May 5, 2026 0

French defense firm Safran and missile maker MBDA successfully test-fired their jointly developed rocket-artillery munition this month, and expect to be able to deliver the first multiple-launch rocket systems in 2029 should their offer be […]

Infantry Weapons

Elbit Systems PULS Rocket Artillery Precision, Modular and Universal Launching System for Battlefield Dominance.

April 28, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

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

April 27, 2026 0

The Philippine Army has conducted its first live firing with its new Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer during Exercise Salaknib 26, a joint U.S./Philippines military exercise, bringing a faster and more mobile long-range strike […]

Infantry Weapons

Israel uses the Roem howitzer in its first combat strikes in Lebanon.

April 24, 2026 0

The Israel Defense Forces has used its new Ro’em self-propelled howitzer in combat for the first time, firing the system during artillery strikes in southern Lebanon. Units from the 282nd Artillery Brigade brought the wheeled […]

Europe

Turkey test-fires the KORAOK short-range anti-tank missile.

April 22, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Australian Army successfully test-fired the first domestically manufactured HIMARS.

April 16, 2026 0

Australia test-fired the first domestically manufactured GMLRS missile from a HIMARS launcher at Woomera Test Range, South Australia on April 9, 2026. The government committed $320 million to integrate Australian suppliers into GMLRS production at […]

  • Naval Platforms

    Evolution of Stealthy Gotland-class Lead to Almost Invisible A26 The Disruptor

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Lithuania Purchases Additional NASAMS Anti-air Missiles

  • Europe

    CSTO Member Belarus Purchased Chinese M20 Ballistic Missile Instead of Iskander-M Missile

  • Infantry Weapons

    Vulnerabilities of Almaz-Antay S-400 Triumf (SA-21)

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan Commissions Fourth Taigei-class Conventional Submarine

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Claims Its MiG-29 Shot Down A Russian Su-35 In Eastern Ukraine

  • Europe

    Norway purchases two more Type 212CD submarines.

  • Industry

    Israeli IAI signed drone tech transfer deal with Indian HAL

  • Middle East

    The time has come for Bangladesh to recognize Israel after UAE, Morocco, and Bahrain

  • South Asia

    Shivangi Singh is the first woman set to fly a Rafale for IAF

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Russia Cannot Fund Foreign Nuclear Powerplant Projects Since Ukraine Invasion, Rosatom Goes Bankrupt

  • Europe

    Hungarian Gripen Intercepted Serbian Civilian Aircraft

  • Europe

    Moldova’s breakaway region Transnistria asks Russia to send troops

  • Weapons

    Bangladesh Air Guard’s (Thief) Helicopter Crashed into Television Tower, 4 Killed

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Royal Navy Deploys Two OPVs in Indo-Pacific Region

  • Europe

    Sweden Sending Stridsvagn 122 Main Battle Tank to Ukraine

  • Infantry Weapons

    Hanwha Defense Awarded $1.7 Billion Contract To Deliver 200 K9 Artillery System

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s FP-1 long-range drone shot down Russia’s Mi-8 helicopter.

  • Europe

    CCTV Footage Shows Russian TOR air defense missile debris rain down on Crimea beach, not Ukrainian ATACMS

  • Americas

    The U.S. Developing New Microwaves Weapons

  • Naval Platforms

    In-depth Look At Damen OPV 1900 (PNS Yarmook)

  • C4iSR

    Thales secured contract to produce land-based TRC 3900 radio systems for Malaysia.

  • Europe

    Russia’s drone parts warehouse engulfed in fires destroying $16 million Western components

  • South Asia

    India allocates $18.48 billion for new procurement in FY2021 budget

  • Infantry Weapons

    Elbit Systems ATMOS Self Propelled Howitzer

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drone strikes destroyed Russia’s depot storing 400 Shahed-136 drones

  • Infantry Weapons

    Taiwan to develop land-based point defense system

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin To Display Top Gun Maverick Movie’s Darkstar Hypersonic Jet In Air Show

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Russia sends Pantsir-SM air defense system to frontline

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian troops shoot down Russian Mi-8 helicopter using RBS-70 MANPAD

  • Europe

    Russia May Use Turkish-made TB2 Drone Attacks As A Pretext For Flase-flag Operation In Ukraine: Report

  • C4iSR

    Finland Invited To Join Eurofighter’s Next-gen Radar Program

  • C4iSR

    Swedish-made AWACS shadowed Russia’s Su-35 fighter jet before F-16 shot down F-16

  • Europe

    CCTV Footage Revealed Turkish MAM-L Munition Strikes At S-300 SAM Of Armenia

  • Middle East

    U.S. Navy’s HMAS Stirling-based AUKUS Rotational Virginia-class Nuclear Submarine USS Minnesota Torpedoed Iranian Frigate off Sri Lanka.

  • Middle East

    Egyptian Navy Takes Delivery of First Domestically Built Corvette

  • Middle East

    Turkey Strikes Kurdish Militants After Deadly Attack on Turkish Defense Firm

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia Officially Turned Down Russia’s Offer to Buy Su-35

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission Sued Ten Former Top Military Generals and Air Guard Chief

  • Air Platform

    Turkey Successfully Tests New Akinci B Drone

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    North Korea Restarted Yongbyon Nuclear Research Facility, Says IAEA

  • Air Platform

    TAI Conducts Full-scale Static Tests On T625 Helicopter

  • Middle East

    Biden Administration Pauses Precision Guided Munitions Sale To Saudi Arabia

  • Europe

    Russia withdraws mobilized troops from Donetsk to stop in-fighting between DPR troops with Russian troops

  • South Asia

    U.S. State Department Approves Sale of 31 MQ-9B Predator Drones, Missiles and Support Equipment to India

  • Middle East

    Israeli Mosad Struck Iranian Shahed-136 Drone Factory While Russian Engineers Took Cover in Tehran Hotels

  • Europe

    Armenia and Czech Republic secretly transferred Indian ammunitions to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Has Approved Spare Parts For Taiwan’s F-16 Fighter Jet Valued At $385 Million

  • Air Platform

    U.S. State Department approves sale of 50 F-35 to UAE

  • Europe

    Liz Truss and Boris Johnson urge Prime Minister Sunak to send F-35 or Eurofighter Typhoon to Ukraine

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