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Americas

U.S. Navy Launches New 40-Foot Defiant-class Patrol Boat

August 7, 2022 GDC 0

According to Naval News, the U.S. Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) to learn more about any possible replacement to the Mark VI Patrol Boats that are slated for divestment and early retirement due to […]

  • U.S. State Department Approves AH-64E Apache Helicopters For Kuwait

    January 2, 2021 0
    WASHINGTON (GDC) — The State Department has approved a Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the Government of Kuwait of AH-64E Apache Helicopters and related equipment for an estimated cost of $4.0 billion.  The Defense Security [...]
  • Ukraine To Sell Downed Russia’s Su-30SM Fighter Jets As Souvenirs

    November 10, 2022 0
    Ukrainians seeking to help their Armed Forces are crowdfunding by selling a downed Russian Su-30SM Flanker-H fighter jet as souvenirs. Russia developed Su-30SM2 with new AL-41F-1S engineDateSeptember 19, 2020Missing Russian Su-30SM may have been downed [...]
  • Turkey’s TCG Anadolu to allow drones to land, takeoff in the world first

    April 9, 2021 0
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  • Spain will purchase Eurofighter instead of F-35A fighter jets.

    August 14, 2025 0
    Spain has decided against purchasing U.S.-made F-35 fighter jets and would instead opt for European-made options, the country’s defense ministry said Wednesday, confirming an earlier report in El Pais newspaper. Airbus Offers Local Assembly For [...]
  • French Navy will upgrade FDI frigate with 32 vertical launch system.

    April 14, 2026 0
    The French Navy has confirmed a major upgrade to its FDI frigates, doubling their missile firepower by increasing vertical launch system capacity from 16 to 32 cells. France’s FDI Frigate Will Accommodate 32 Aster 30 [...]
  • The U.S. Has Offered Bangladesh Mega Arms Deal Including Super Hornet Block III, MQ-9 Reaper, Apache Helicopter, NASAMS Missile, HIMARS and TPY-4 Radar.

    February 12, 2026 0
    China recently signed a defence agreement with Bangladesh to build a drone factory in Bangladesh with Chinese assistance. The U.S. wants to supply Bangladesh with MQ-9 Reaper drones. U.S. Ambassador cautions Bangladesh over China ties, [...]
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 […]

Infantry Weapons

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

April 15, 2026 0

US intelligence indicates China delivered new air defense systems to Iran, CNN reported on Friday, citing three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments. According to intelligence outlined in the CNN report, Beijing transferred shoulder-fired FN-6 […]

  • Africa

    Putin’s Ambition: Russia Built A Naval Base In Sudan

  • Europe

    Russian Navy To Get Last Kilo-II (Project 636.3) Submarines In 2024

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Drone Strike Killed Russian Commander Travelling In A BMP-3 IFV

  • Europe

    Armenia and Czech Republic secretly transferred Indian ammunitions to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Indian Navy’s Deck-based MiG-29K Keeps Crashing On Land And In Sea

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Fighting flares at Myanmar-Thai border as rebels target stranded junta troops

  • Air Platform

    French Air Force Placed Additional Order of 42 Rafale F4 Jets

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwanese Army Practices Urban Warfare With Camouflaged M113 Armored Vehicles

  • Americas

    U.S. DSCA To Amend Upfront Payment Condition For Cash-strapped Partners

  • Civil Aviation

    Saab Awarded Contract to Produce Digital Tower For Lithuania

  • Africa

    Turkish Famous Bayraktar TB2 Joins Fight Against Al-shabab

  • Europe

    Putin’s inner circle discusses use of Iskandar nuclear missile in Ukraine, Moldova, Poland or Georgia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Half of Russia’s North Korea-Made Artillery Shells Don’t Work: Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China To Export Reverse Engineered Tor SAM Named HQ-17AE

  • Europe

    Putin lost 4,140 troops in a week for his Ukraine adventure

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Force Dropped GBU-72 Bunker Busting Bomb On Hezbollah Headquarter, Possibly Killing Terrorist Group’s Leader Hassan Nasrallah

  • Air Platform

    U.S. rejects Thailand’s request to buy eight F-35A stealth jets, instead offered F-15EX

  • Europe

    Ukrainian HIMARS Strikes Killed More Than 1,000 Wagner Mercenaries In Melitopol

  • Americas

    U.S. unveiled $2.6 billion worth of military assistance to Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Army developing autonomous technology for convoy system

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Japan deploys Type 88 anti-ship missiles amid China tensions

  • Air Platform

    Queensland to assemble Australian designed and developed UAV

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Defense Department Bans Chinese Drones

  • Air Platform

    Air Marshal AK Bharti confirmed the Indian Air Force lost nine aircraft during the Kashmir skirmish

  • Air Platform

    Italy open to Germany join GCAP sixth-generation fighter jet project.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. Navy Confirms AIM-174 (SM-6) Air Launched Configuration is ‘Operationally Deployed’

  • C4iSR

    Israeli Rafael Awarded Contract To Supply EW Suite And Guns for Philippines

  • Europe

    BAE Systems sold £15bn worth of weapons to Saudi Arabia during Yemen assault

  • Europe

    The Ukrainian military has advanced on the eastern front

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Italy continues to provide lethal aid to Ukraine, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said

  • Air Platform

    Needs Some Firepower, Have Cash: Get Eurofighter Typhoon

  • Air Platform

    Russia lost Su-34 and Su-25 fighter aircraft in a day

  • Europe

    French attack submarine Suffren begins sea trials:Report

  • Air Platform

    Leonardo to Deliver 17 HH-139B Helicopters to Italian Air Force

  • Air Platform

    Leonardo to demonstrate M-346 commanding two Baykar uncrewed fighters by mid-year.

  • C4iSR

    Germany Tests Trophy APS For Leopard 2 Tank

  • Europe

    NATO deploys Turkish Navy’s amphibious assault ship TCG Anadolu (L400) in the Baltic Sea.

  • Europe

    UK, Ukraine Signed Agreement to Enhance Ukraine’s Naval Capability

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    First Female Completes Load Master Training At Indonesian Air Force Academy

  • South Asia

    Tulsi Gabbard, A Hindu Nationalist, Does Not See Human Rights Violations in India’s Kashmir, Assam and Nagaland, But She Sees Human Rights Violations in Bangladesh and Pakistan

  • Africa

    Chad receives Chinese-made air defense systems from UAE

  • Air Platform

    Saab awarded contract to produce four Gripen C fighter jets for Hungary

  • Middle East

    Thyssenkrupp Delivers Last Two Corvettes To The Israeli Navy

  • Europe

    Russia cancels Moscow airshow due to international sanctions

  • South Asia

    Indian Navy to house INS Vikrant at a private shipyard

  • Middle East

    Israel intercepts hundreds of Iranian ballistic missiles fired at Telaviv

  • Air Platform

    Greece plans to transfer 32 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Vladimir Putin meets with commanders as Ukraine advanced in Kursk region

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian Patriot missile defense system shot down one more Su-34 fighter-bomber

  • Europe

    Russian Navy Has Degraded Significantly That It Cannot Defend Crimea Anymore: Igor Girkin

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