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Pentagon Wants To Equip MQ-9 Reaper With Directed-Energy Weapons

July 15, 2021 GDC 0

The Department of Defense is looking to equip MQ-9 UCAV with directed-energy weapons such as low-powered lasers and microwave beams, as well as more familiar weapons, such as laser dazzler for UAVs, unmanned ground attack […]

Direct-energy Weapons

The HELWS, PHASER, and THOR weapons system

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  • Ukraine just hit Russia’s Ropucha-class landing ship Konstantin Olshansky with a Neptune R-360 anti-ship missile

    March 26, 2024 0
    Ukraine hit the Konstantin Olshansky landing ship, which Russia captured from Ukraine in 2014, with a missile, Ukrainian navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk said on Tuesday morning. Ukraine’s Neptune Cruise Missile Upgrades Put Putin’s Black Sea [...]
  • India learnt lessons dealing with Russian mafia of Sukhoi and Mikoyan

    September 30, 2020 0
    India has a long history of dealing with Russia’s mafia styled arms exports to India. Till to date, India is the milk-cow for Russian arms dealers mainly Rosoboronexport and Rostec. Kickbacks, bribery and grafts are [...]
  • Taiwan Deployed Hai Feng Shore-based Anti-Ship Missile Amid China Tension

    May 25, 2024 0
    A defense official said yesterday that the armed forces will establish the Republic of China Navy Sea Control Missile Command in Yunlin County’s Huwei Township by the end of the year. Taiwan will deploy 1400 [...]
  • IDF Deploys Jaguar Unmanned Ground Vehicles In Gaza

    May 10, 2021 0
    The Israel Defense Forces has unveiled its new semi-autonomous robotic ground vehicle called the Jaguar. According to an IDF statement, the Jaguar is one of the first military robots in the world that can replace [...]
  • The USAF Relocates B-52 and B-2 Stealth Bombers from Guam to USA

    April 26, 2020 0
    For the first time in 16 years, the United States Air Force has no heavy bombers at Anderson Air Base, Guam. When five B-52s Stratofortresses left Andersen Air Force Base on the Pacific island on [...]
  • Leonardo Delivers AW109 Trekker To Flykomala Private Charter Company

    March 15, 2021 0
    Leonardo announced yesterday the delivery of an AW109 Trekker light twin to FlyKomala of Indonesia, marking the entrance of the type into the country’s helicopter market. Australia’s Special Air Service (SAS) is on the hunt [...]
Infantry Weapons

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

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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 […]

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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.

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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 […]

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    Japan Prepares For F-35B STOVL Aircraft’s Carrier Operations

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    Collapsing CSTO: Russia completely withdraws its troops from Nagorno-Karabakh

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    Latvia Buys Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Drones

  • Africa

    Nigerian Air Force Plans to Purchase Chinese Air Defense Radar

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    Hawkei PMV armor vehicle to enter full-rate production

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    South Korea, Philippines To Strengthen Naval Cooperation Between Both Navies

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    Pakistan Navy Conducts Flight Test of Homegrown SMASH SLBM

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin To Acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne, Strengthening Position As Leading Provider Of Technologies

  • Africa

    Turkish Famous Bayraktar TB2 Joins Fight Against Al-shabab

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Lockheed Martin Opens Hypersonic Weapons Production Facility

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    Boeing Started Production Of T-7A Red Hawk

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    U.S. Army Deploys Paratroopers In Afghanistan To Support Evacuation

  • Europe

    Italian Navy’s tenth and final FREMM frigate launched

  • Europe

    Dead, wounded: The voices of desperate Russian soldiers trying to escape Ukraine

  • Middle East

    An Israeli ADS shot down a Su-22 fighter over Syria

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia Drops South Korean Submarine In Favor Of French Scorpene Class Submarine Worth $2.16 Billion

  • Americas

    US Army Successfully Tests Future Missile Defense Radar For Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor

  • Industry

    Israeli IAI And UAE Based Edge To Produce Drone-Guard Under A Joint Venture

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    SIG SAUER Unveiled 716i TREAD Assault Weapons

  • Air Platform

    Israeli Air Force destroys rare Iranian F-14 fighter jets and shahed drone launchers

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    Hyundai and Hanwha To Compete In South Korean KDDX Destroyer Program

  • Defense Industry

    Ukraine in talks with Western weapons makers about setting up production line in Kyiv

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Showcases F-35 Stealth Jets At Aero India 2023

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Lockheed Martin’s F-35B is the right fighters for Singapore

  • Infantry Weapons

    Rafael Spike LR II Missile System: The Ultimate Tank Killer

  • C4iSR

    Australian Bushmasters To Receive Electronic Warfare Capability

  • Europe

    British-supplied Storm Shadow Cruise Missile Killed Russian General Oleg Tsokov

  • Europe

    Europe lifts constraints on striking inside Russia using Western weapons

  • Europe

    Russia sending more troops near Kupyansk to make up for deceased troops

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed Russia’s oil refinery in the Kaluga region in fifth successful attacks

  • Air Platform

    Cyber Espionage And Reverse Engineering Did Not Make Chengdu J-20 A Stealth Aircraft

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    Raytheon’s Shipboard Modular AN/SPY-6 Radar

  • Europe

    Azerbaijani Army suppresses Armenia’s combat activity

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Exposed! Russia’s Kinzhal Hypersonic Missile Lacks Advanced Targeting System As It Hits Russian Town

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    John Bolton warns Taliban may get nuclear weapons from Pakistan

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s F-16 fitted with advanced electronic warfare suite

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    European Countries Helping Taiwan Design And Build Submarines Domestically

  • Europe

    In a rare admission, Russia confirms that its military is losing a minimum of 250 soldiers per day

  • Naval Platforms

    JL-3 Missile: The Chinese Military Becomes Nuclear Triad

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    Israeli special forces have killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza

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    Indonesia Prepares for Dassault Rafale Integration into Indonesian Air Force

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    Boeing Awarded Contract For 12 KC-46 Aerial Refueling Aircraft

  • Europe

    Turkey Delivered Precision Strike Capable TRLG-300 Missiles To Ukraine

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    Thales to deliver TACTICOS CMS for Type 31 frigates of Royal Navy

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    Israeli IAI Successfully Test Fires Barak ER Missile Interceptors

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    ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems delivers the second MEKO A-200 class frigate to the Egyptian Navy

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    Poland to build Life Guard Maritime Rescue Ship

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    Israel, Hamas Agree on Ceasefire After 15 Months of Bloodsheds

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    Indonesia To Indeginously Develop Submarines

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