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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 […]

  • Russia Deploys Soviet-era Tor-M2DT Missile In Ukraine

    January 22, 2023 0
    Russian Armed Forces have deployed its rare arctic version of the Tor surface-to-air missile system to Ukraine.  Iran shot down Ukrainian Flight 752 using Russian-made SA-15 Tor surface-to-air missileDateJanuary 11, 2020Iran blamed the downed Ukrainian plane [...]
  • German Army to Expand Drone Fleet From 600 to 8,000 by 2029.

    August 23, 2025 0
    On August 13, 2025, as reported by Loyal magazine, the Bundeswehr presented a detailed and ambitious plan to expand its unmanned aerial systems (UAS) inventory from just over 600 today to more than 8,000 by [...]
  • Another Adviser to the Chinese Communist Party Warns AI Gap With the U.S. After Khamenei Killing in Iran Strikes.

    March 6, 2026 0
    A Chinese political scientist and adviser to Beijing said the operation in Iran showed how deeply AI is now embedded in US combat power and noted why China needs to move faster. Chinese military officers [...]
  • Greece to Receive 18 Rafale Fighters in 2021

    December 18, 2020 0
    Greece on Tuesday said it will take delivery of 18 French-made Rafale fighter jets next year, as part of a major $14.5-billion drive to modernize its armed forces amid tension with neighbor Turkey. Greek Parliament [...]
  • Sudan plans to purchase Chinese J-10C fighter jets

    February 24, 2025 0
    The Chinese website sohu.com quoted a high military official linked to the Chinese aviation industry as saying: “The Sudanese Air Force is in contact with the Chinese aviation industry to procure a batch of J-10CE [...]
  • Ukrainian HIMARS Strike Blows Up Russian ‘Command Center’ in Kherson

    October 7, 2023 0
    New footage surfacing online appears to show a reported Ukrainian strike on a Russian “command center” in the occupied southern Kherson region, in what would be the latest success for the U.S.-supplied artillery in Ukrainian [...]
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 […]

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 […]

  • Air Platform

    Biden Admin To Provide Ukraine With Killer Drones Called Switchblades

  • Europe

    Hungary orders StrikeShield APS for Lynx infantry fighting vehicles

  • Europe

    Wagner mercenary group shot down Russia’s airborne command post aircraft and electronic warfare helicopter during mutiny

  • Air Platform

    Indian Armed Forces Quietly Grounded More Than 100 HAL Dhruv Helicopters Due to Mechanical Failure

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Ukraine War: Myanmar Remains the Last True Friend of Russia in Southeast Asia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    CNS Kaifeng Enters Service With PLA Navy

  • Europe

    Germany delivers 20 more Marder infantry fighting vehicles

  • C4iSR

    U.S. Air Force Flying Triton HALE UAV over Taiwan Straits

  • Europe

    Russian Air Force’s Mi-8 Crashed In The Leningrad Region

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Seized Fully Operational Iranian-made Mahejer-6 Drones From Fleeing Russians

  • Europe

    The U.S. Urges Serbia To Pull Back Its Forces From Kosovo Border

  • Europe

    Slovakia Donates S-300 Air Defense System to Ukraine

  • South Asia

    Former Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Ex-ministers, Public Servants and Military Siphoned $16 Billion Annually From The Impoverished Country

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese Navy’s Type 076 Amphibious Assault Ship Sichuan Starts Sea Trials In Shanghai.

  • Europe

    Russia sending 1970s T-72 tanks to fight modern Leopard, Challenger and Abrams tanks

  • Europe

    Ukrainian HIMARS artillery rocket strikes killed 350 Chechen soldiers resting at night

  • Europe

    Western special forces on the ground assisting Ukrainian forces, leaked intelligence documents

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian drone captured the moment HIMARS destroys Russian S-300V4 Antey Surface-to-air Missile

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Vietnam Purchases 20 K9 self-propelled Howitzers.

  • Defense Industry

    Poland Purchases K2 Tanks And K9 Howitzers From South Korea Worth $5.76 Billion

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine’s two $1000 FPV drones destroyed Russia’s S-350 Vityaz Surface-to-air missile worth $135 million

  • Land Platform

    Saudi Arabia’s SAMI unveiled 8×8 Howitzers for export markets

  • Americas

    Raytheon demonstrates cutting-edge radar at RIMPAC

  • Air Platform

    Spanish Media Proposes KAAN fighter jet Acquisition Instead of Ordering Additional F-35.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Azerbaijan Received Chinese FD-2000B Surface-to-air Missile.

  • Europe

    Ukrainian drones struck a Russian airbase destroying two Tu-95 nuclear bombers

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Royal Australian Navy To Install C-Dome Missiles Onto Arafura Class OPV

  • Air Platform

    President Trump agrees to sale F-35 stealth jets to India in a multi-billion deal

  • Akash SAM
    East Asia and Pacific Region

    India deploys indigenous Akash SAM in Ladakh

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract To Produce Eighth THAAD Battery

  • Air Platform

    Boeing’s Advanced F-15EX / F-15X Fighter Jet

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian Patriot missiles shoot down two more Su-34 fighter bombers in just a day

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwanese Army Practices Urban Warfare With Camouflaged M113 Armored Vehicles

  • Americas

    General Dynamics Land Systems Unveils AbramsX Main Battle Tank Technology Demonstrator

  • Air Platform

    Saab starts Gripen E/F production in Brazil

  • Air Platform

    First Upgraded F-16V Of Hellenic Air Force Arrived At Texas

  • Europe

    Ukraine Destroyed Two Giatsint-S Howitzers And Captured Five Howitzers With Ammo From Fleeing Russians

  • Americas

    Saab starts production of T-7A Fighter Trainer

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese Army Inducts New Armored Vehicles, Howitzers and Rocket Launchers

  • Europe

    North Korea Sending 10,000 Troops To Russia As North Korean Soldiers Started To Surrender And Desert In Ukraine

  • Europe

    Serbia Unveils New Gavran 145 Kamikaze Drone Built to Decapitate Tanks.

  • Air Platform

    A spectacular Centenary Flypast Of RAAF

  • Anti-air Missiles

    MBDA Deutschland Enhanced Capability of Shoulder-launched Enforcer Missile

  • Europe

    Russia’s Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles Test Launches Failed in Explosions

  • Europe

    Swiss F/A-18 Hornet To Guard Its Airspace Round The Clock

  • C4iSR

    Ukrainian troops blow up Russian Krasukha-4 electronic warfare system

  • Europe

    Russia is losing its newest T-90 main battle tanks in Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Test-fires PCL191 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) Near Indian Border

  • C4iSR

    Teledyne FLIR Defense Awarded Contract to Produce Mobile Surveillance System for Saudi Arabia

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze drone blasted Russia’s Iskander ballistic missile factory

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