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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 […]

  • Ukrainian kamikaze drones blew up a large ammo depot in Russia

    September 18, 2024 0
    Ukraine’s security services said Saturday that Ukrainian drones struck a Russian ammunition depot in a border region, as Moscow’s forces claimed yet another advance on the battlefield. Ukraine’s kamikaze drones blitz Russian ammunition depots 600km [...]
  • U.S. Delivers PAC-3 And GEM-T Missiles To Ukraine Worth $2 Billion

    June 12, 2023 0
    According to Bloomberg, the United States is preparing a new long-term military aid package for Ukraine. The new military aid package is due to be announced today, June 9. The new package will be for [...]
  • Germany signs contract with Lockheed Martin to purchase F-35 stealth jets

    August 22, 2023 0
    Lockheed Martin has received more than $600 million in the programme of purchases of fifth-generation fighter jets F-35 Lightning II by Germany. This is reported by the US Department of Defense. Lockheed Martin Awarded $492.7 [...]
  • Ukraine’s kamikaze drone strikes destroyed Russia’s Su-57 fighter jets in latest embarrassment for Putin

    June 10, 2024 0
    Ukraine on Sunday said its forces hit an ultra-modern Russian warplane stationed on an air base nearly 600 kilometers (370 miles) from the front lines. Only French Rafale Can Solve Ukrainian Fighter Jets ShortageDateJune 6, [...]
  • U.S. offers F-16V to compensate $1.4 billion of Turkish investment in F-35

    October 21, 2021 0
    The United States offered F-16 fighters to Turkey to compensate for its $1.4 billion investment in the U.S.-led F-35 Lightning II project from which it was kicked out of over its Russian S-400 buy, Turkish [...]
  • Armenian Tor-M2KM surface-to-air missile systems were destroyed: Azerbaijani Defense Ministry

    October 18, 2020 0
    During the battles in the Fuzuli-Jabrayil direction over the past two days, three Tor-M2KM surface-to-air missile systems (SAM) of the Armenian armed forces have been destroyed by a MAM-L precise strike, Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Defense [...]
Europe

Germany purchases KNDS RCH155 Wheeled Howitzers.

January 8, 2026 0

The German Bundeswehr plans to acquire 229 RCH155 wheeled howitzers using the chassis of the Boxer 8 x 8 wheeled combat vehicle from KNDS. It is expected that the procurement will soon be examined by […]

Europe

Turkish drone maker Skydagger completes Skydagger 7 FPV drones trials.

December 28, 2025 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Indonesian Special Forces completes Operational Integration Test of ASELSAN SARP 12.7mm Remote Weapon Station.

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Cambodian Army’s Chinese-made Type 90B 122mm Rocket Artillery Exploded and Rolled Over Again.

December 25, 2025 0

Some design flaws and poor qualities can only be uncovered in actual combat. That’s what happened in the Thai-Cambodian War. Thailand announced on December 8, 2025, that Cambodian forces may use Chinese-made Type-90B 122 mm […]

Europe

Lithuania Becomes the Second-Largest Operator of CAESAR Howitzers in Europe.

December 25, 2025 0

Lithuania has signed a 252 million euro contract with KNDS France for a second batch of 30 CAESAR Mk II 155 mm wheeled howitzers, expanding a program first launched in 2022. The move strengthens long-range […]

Europe

Elbit Systems Awarded Contract to Produce PULS Rocket Artillery for Greece.

December 22, 2025 0

Elbit Systems said on Tuesday that Greece has taken a key step toward acquiring the Israeli company’s PULS rocket artillery system, after the Hellenic Parliament and the Government Council for National Security approved a dedicated […]

  • Air Platform

    Unconscious Russian Pilots Crashed Su-30SM Fighter Jet Into Apartment Building

  • Europe

    Armenia and Czech Republic secretly transferred Indian ammunitions to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Putin’s $120 million spy ship taken out by massive missile strike

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    HMAS Adelaide departs Sydney to maintain Navy preparedness

  • Air Platform

    Philippines to receive first Turkish attack helicopter in December

  • Air Platform

    Japan Wants to Build It’s Own Stealth Sixth-generation X-2/F-3 Fighter Jet

  • Defense Industry

    Roketsan, EDGE sign partnership agreement to produce smart munitions

  • Air Platform

    Finland Orders New Maritime Surveillance Aircraft

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drone strike destroyed Russia’s Buk-M3 missile.

  • Europe

    Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu could succeed Putin as leader of Russia, leaked FSB document

  • C4iSR

    Naval Group showcases new drone management solution

  • Air Platform

    Exposed: Export Variant Su-57E Borrows Radar, OLS From MiG-35 And Engine From Su-35

  • Europe

    Havelsan Developed Unmanned Ground Vehicle

  • Naval Platforms

    France’s Naval group negotiating with both MDL and L&T for Indian submarine project 75I

  • Europe

    Russian army’s Soviet-built MT-LB tracked armored vehicles are breaking into pieces in Ukraine

  • Europe

    Royal Marines selected the SIG SAUER MCX rifle for the commando force

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    New Zealand Will Spend $5 Billion on Defense Under Major Military Overhaul

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    Australian Army Purchases Fractl 2 Portable Laser Weapons

  • Europe

    Explosion in Military Plant: Anti-Putin Troops Sabotage Russian Military Plant in Bryansk

  • Europe

    Bizarre videos show drunk Russians walking towards oil explosions

  • Europe

    Saab Launches New Autonomous Ocean Core for Naval Vessels

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Su-34 dropped glide bombs on Belgorod apartment due to GLONASS guidance error, not the Ukrainian Tochka-U missile

  • Europe

    Spain Delivers 40 Leopard 2A4 Tanks And Aspide Anti-air Missiles To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s MiG-29 Pilot Dies During Crash Landing

  • Europe

    Ukraine Started Shelling Deep Inside Occupied Lugansk Region Using HIMARS

  • Europe

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

  • Americas

    The US Army to deploy offensive and defense measures to counter missile threats

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Ukrainian Forces Shoot Down Russian Cruise Missiles for the First Time

  • Middle East

    Israel seems determined to tackle Hezbollah decisively inside Lebanon

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall Showcases Skyranger 30 Anti-air System

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Kamikaze Drones Hit Russia’s Black Sea Port

  • Africa

    Algeria opts for the Sino Javelin HJ-12 ATGM

  • C4iSR

    Hensoldt secured £1.5 billion contract from Airbus to develop AESA radar for Eurofighters

  • Europe

    HMS Queen Elizabeth Departs For Training

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Nexter Delivers 105mm Howitzers To Thailand

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian kamikaze drone strike destroys Russian Su-30SM and Su-24 aircraft based in Crimea

  • C4iSR

    Saab delivered the first GlobalEye Swing Role Surveillance System aircraft to the United Arab Emirates

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Why Missiles Fired From F-22 Raptor And F-35 Are Hard To Detect?

  • Americas

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

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Force Bombed Damascus and Aleppo Airports To Stop Iranian Weapons Shipment To Hamas And Hezbollah

  • Middle East

    The U.S. to Build Kuwait Armed Forces HQ Worth $1 Billion

  • Air Platform

    Airbus Officially Asked Germany’s Bundestag to Cancel Lockheed’s F-35 Stealth Jets Contract

  • Air Platform

    Boeing awarded $4.7 billion contract to build 96 AH-64E Apache helicopters for Poland.

  • Air Platform

    The Brazilian Air Force Officially Inducts Gripen E Into Service

  • Naval Platforms

    Turkey reveals more details for Barbaros-class frigate

  • Europe

    Putin’s protection officer defects, revealing Putin’s luxurious life and intense paranoia

  • Industry

    The Grand Ambition of Turkish Defense Industries

  • C4iSR

    U.S. State Department approves $304 million sale of AN/TPS-78 long-range radar to Egypt

  • Europe

    German Government Approves Sale Of 100 PzH 2000 Howitzers To Ukraine

  • Infantry Weapons

    Turkey decided to sell the S-400 air defense systems it purchased from Russia to the U.S.

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