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Direct-energy Weapons

UK laser weapon could be used against Russian drones in Ukraine, British defense secretary says

April 30, 2024 GDC 0

A new high-tech laser weapon developed by the UK that is capable of shooting down enemy drones and missiles could be sent to Ukraine. The weapon, dubbed DragonFire, was originally slated for deployment by 2027, […]

Direct-energy Weapons

British DragonFire Laser Knocks Drones Out Of Skies For $13 A Shot

January 25, 2024 GDC 0

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Direct-energy Weapons

UK’s Dragonfire Laser Directed Energy Weapon Started Trials

August 11, 2022 GDC 0

Dragonfire, the UK’s Laser Directed Energy Programme (LDEW) led by MBDA, has successfully begun a series of trials to prove the accuracy and power of the novel laser weapon. The first of these trials recently […]

  • Australia To Build Guided-missile As Part Of Billion Dollar Manufacturing Deal

    April 1, 2021 0
    Australia will move to produce its own guided missiles under a $1 billion plan to establish a new weapons facility with a global arms manufacturer. Australia To Invest In Long-range Weapons Systems To Counter ChinaDateJanuary 26, [...]
  • Russia’s attempts to occupy Donbas has failed by Ukrainian resistance

    April 2, 2023 0
    Russia’s winter offensive to achieve total control over the Donbas “has failed”, eighty days since it started, according to the Ministry of Defense. The temporary advantage Russia gained from mobilising some 300,000 troops in the [...]
  • German Navy christens second K130 Batch II corvette Emden

    May 30, 2023 0
    In October 2019, NVL started the construction of the second ship in this batch for the German Navy. The vessel Emden is also the seventh K130 (Braunschweig-class) corvette. The second ship in the second batch [...]
  • Hungary Plans To Buy Israeli Iron Dome Anti-artillery Missiles

    December 1, 2022 0
    Hungarian official have signaled an interest in the Israel-made Iron Dome system, with radar components expected to arrive early next year that could fit into the air-defense weapon’s architecture. Israel Delivers Second Batch Of Iron [...]
  • Boeing Integrated Advanced Tactical Augmented Reality Systems into AH-64E Apache and T-7A RedHawk.

    November 24, 2025 0
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  • Boeing awarded contract to produce 150 km range GLSDB for Ukraine

    February 7, 2023 0
    The United States is readying more than $2 billion worth of military aid for Ukraine that is expected to include longer-range rockets for the first time and other munitions and weapons, two U.S. officials briefed [...]
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 […]

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.

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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 […]

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Awarded Contract to Extend the Life Cycle of Super Hornet Block II.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia to Outfit Collins-class Submarines with Tomahawk Missiles

  • Defense Industry

    U.S. State Department Approves Harpoon Test Kits For P-8I Neptune

  • Europe

    Wagner will not hesitate to kill Russian commanders, Russian commander Igor Girkin says

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korean Daegu-class multi-role frigates

  • Middle East

    Naval Group Launched First Gowind Corvette for UAE Navy

  • Naval Weapons

    RIM-161 Standard Missile SM-3 ABM

  • Ballistic Missile

    Indonesia received the Turkish KHAN ballistic missile

  • Air Platform

    Sweden’s proposal on the Gripen sale to Thailand included significant technology transfer

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar Ordered Pantsir-S1, Can Russia Deliver Any Weapons?

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. Considers Supplying 370km Range JASSM Missiles to Ukraine, Which Could Alter Course of War

  • Europe

    Ireland to consult the public in preparation for joining NATO after Finland abandoned military neutrality

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China deploys troops, tanks and air defense system near Myanmar’s Shan state

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine started negotiating with Sweden to purchase Saab Gripen and GlobalEye AWACS

  • C4iSR

    Germany Tests Trophy APS For Leopard 2 Tank

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Su-35 Fighter Jet Crashed In Izium, Ukraine

  • Europe

    Slovak KONŠTRUKTA-Defence develops new 155mm self-propelled howitzer

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Trinidad and Tobago Commissions Two Cape-class Patrol Boats

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Kuwait upgrades its Patriot missile defense system

  • Air Platform

    Virtual Reality (VR) Training of the F-35 Lightning II

  • Europe

    Turkey’s Flagship TCG Anadolu LHD To Be Delivered To Turkish Navy This Year

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    United States and Japan unveiled plans to strengthen security cooperation in the face of shared worries about China.

  • Europe

    Evidence Shows Polish Missile Attacks Were Russian-origin S-300 Missile Fired From Belarus, Not From Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia’s acquisition of 42 Chinese J-10C jets poses a significant threat to Australia, the US, the UK, South Korea and France.

  • Air Platform

    Ballistic Missiles Shrapnel And Debris Destroyed 20 Israeli F-35I Stealth Jets As Israel Intercepts 400 Iranian Ballistic Missiles

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Awarded Contract For Three Loyal Wingman For RAAF

  • Middle East

    Ukraine Donates 500 Tons Of Wheat To New Syrian Government

  • Europe

    Ukraine To Buy 11 IRIS-T SLM Anti-air System From Germany

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese Spy Ship Spotted Near Taiwan During Missile Tests

  • Europe

    First Tranche Of 1500 North Korean Troops Received Russian Uniform And Fake ID In Russia

  • Americas

    BAE Systems To Develop Optionally Manned Vehicle For US Army

  • Europe

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

  • Middle East

    Israel declares state of war after Hamas killed more than 700 hundreds civilians and abducted 100 citizens

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia To Build New Bases For Nuclear Submarines

  • Air Platform

    KAI aims to export first Korean-made helicopter to Indonesia

  • Air Platform

    Why Doesn’t Sukhoi Name Fighters With Block Upgrades?

  • C4iSR

    Philippines plans to purchase Saab GlobalEye AEW&C Aircraft

  • Air Platform

    Turkey wants to rejoin F-35 program under Trump Administration

  • Europe

    NATO Submarines And Frigates Hunt Russian Submarine In Black Sea.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Sends Spy Ship Off The Coast Of Australia

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Raytheon’s AIM-7 Sparrow Radar Guided Air-to-Air Missile

  • Europe

    Quantum Systems Awarded Contract To Deliver UAS To Ukrainian Army

  • Air Platform

    Czech Republic Latest Country To Buy F-35 Stealth Jets Amid Ukraine War

  • Europe

    Poland Received 24 K9 Self-propelled Howitzers From South Korea

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Deadliest Female Sniper ‘Joan of Arc’ Has Strong Lady Balls Than Putin’s Mangina

  • Africa

    Nigeria received the first batch of Turkish T129 ATAK attack helicopters

  • Middle East

    Saudi Arabia’s National Security Challenges, Palestinian Statehood, Iran Threats, Cozying Up With Israel

  • Air Platform

    Canada to review American F-35 purchases, amid Trump’s trade war

  • Air Platform

    Azerbaijan Purchased Sino-Pakistani JF-17 Block III Fighter Jets Worth $1.6 Billion

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy Commissions San Antonio-class LPD, USS Fort Lauderdale

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