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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 […]

  • Desperate Russian army is attaching wooden logs as armor with trucks and tanks

    April 10, 2022 0
    Russian forces appear to be attaching makeshift metal cages to the tops of their tanks in Ukraine in a crude effort to protect themselves against anti-tank missiles.  Analysts say the cages are inadequate protection against [...]
  • Combat Exercise Cobra Gold Reaffirms Ties Between the US and Thailand

    March 13, 2020 0
    “Thailand is the Land of Smiles. Working with Thai officers and learning a little bit of Thai — like sawasdee krub and la korn — are the most important lessons for me,” Capt McArthur of US Marine Corp said. [...]
  • Bangladesh’s Corruption Watchdog Indicted Bangladesh Navy Chief Admiral Mohammad Nazmul Hassan (thief) for Multi-billion-Dollar Corruption and Embezzlement.

    April 22, 2026 0
    Bangladesh Anti-Corruption Commission documents also reveal the alleged involvement in corruption of Chittagong Port Authority Chairman Rear Adm S N Moniruzzaman. Bangladesh’s Navy chief Admiral Mohammad Nazmul Hassan (thief) and Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) Chairman [...]
  • Russia’s Su-25 Fighter Jet Crashed Near Tourist Beach in Latest Humiliation For Putin

    July 19, 2023 0
    Dramatic footage captured a Russian Su-25 fighter jet crashing into the sea just off a packed tourist beach. Unconscious Russian Pilots Crashed Su-30SM Fighter Jet Into Apartment BuildingDateOctober 24, 2022Russian Air Force’s Su-35 Crashed Near [...]
  • Death rate of Russian soldiers at its highest, more than 40,000 Wagner prison recruits are dead, injured or deserted in the Donetsk region

    February 14, 2023 0
    Last week Ukraine’s outgoing defense minister, Oleksiy Reznikov, said the new offensive is expected around February 24, which is the first anniversary of the full-scale invasion. In the first week of the invasion an average [...]
  • General Dynamics Awarded Contract to Produce Next-Generation Battle Tank Design.

    January 3, 2026 0
    According to information published by the “Defense News” website on May 31, 2025, the U.S. Army has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) a contract to begin the preliminary design of the next-generation M1 Abrams [...]
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.

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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 […]

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s Type 075 amphibious assault ship caught fire

  • Europe

    Ukraine Destroyed 52 Russian Tanks and Killed 1000 Russian Soldiers in Siverskyi Donets River Crossing

  • Naval Platforms

    Turkey begins construction of fourth Ada-class corvette for Pakistan

  • Europe

    Russian Missile Developer Mikhail Shatsky Found Dead Near Moscow, A Huge Setback For Russia, India and China

  • Air Platform

    Australian Air Force trials temporary shelters for fighter jets

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia slaps sanctions on Myanmar military ruler and Iranian military officials

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia-China diplomatic relationship hits lowest point

  • C4iSR

    Rafael SKY SHIELD – Airborne Support Jammer

  • Air Platform

    Russia Su-34 fighter jet crashes in North Ossetia: Russian Defense Ministry

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Cyber breach at China’s National Supercomputer Centre shows brainless Chinese engineer copying the physical appearance of the HIMARS rocket artillery.  

  • Defense Industry

    Japan to jointly develop sixth generation fighter with the UK

  • C4iSR

    Airbus Sole Bidder For India’s AEW&C Requirements

  • Air Platform

    First French-supplied Mirage 2000-5F fighter jets spotted in Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Fast and furious: China’s shipbuilding at a mammoth scale

  • Europe

    Ukraine Says Struck Second Key Bridge in Russia’s Kursk Region

  • Europe

    Ukraine sinks Russian ship as Moscow accused of forcible deportations from Mariupol

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    Boeing Started Delivering Version 6 Apache Attack Helicopter

  • Air Platform

    KAI to develop single-seater FA-50 light combat aircraft with new investment plan

  • Americas

    Ukraine Delivers T-84UD Oplot Tank to US Army

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall Awarded Contract To Deliver 54 Leopard 2 Tanks To Norway

  • Middle East

    Hamas Terrorists Group’s Leader Ismail Haniyeh Killed In Iran

  • Air Platform

    Slovakia Considers Buying Bayraktar TB2 Drones

  • Air Platform

    Indra Joins FCAS Programme With Equal Partnership

  • Europe

    314,290 Dead: Russia’s Third Mass Mobilization Is Imminent As Soldier’s Families Plan To Protest

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    French To Seek Compensation From Australian For Cancelled Submarine Project

  • Air Platform

    CAC-PAC JF-17 Thunder Block III Fourth Generation Fighter Aircraft

  • Cruise Missiles

    Senior Ukrainian officials meet Raytheon officials for the delivery of Tomahawk cruise missiles.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Turkiye’s defense company MKE successfully tested its Tolga anti-drone system.

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan Army enters Nagorno-Karabakh district after peace deal

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian artillery destroyed Russian TOR surface-to-air missile system in Zaporizhzhia region

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze drones hit Moscow’s Domodedovo civillian airport

  • Africa

    Egypt Will Go To War With Ethiopia Over Grand Renaissance Dam, Says President Al-Sisi

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine war: Iraq grounds Mi-17 and Mi-28NE helicopters, purchases American helicopters

  • Anti-air Missiles

    U.S. Sends THAAD Anti-ballistic Missile System To Israel

  • Europe

    Russia’s $300 billion frozen assets in the West must be used to rearm and rebuild Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia Shortlisted Four Designs For Its Frigate Requirement

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar Military Takes Full Control Of Country And Private Enterprises

  • C4iSR

    China arrested 300 employees of CCTV manufacturer Hikvision linked to Ali Khamenei’s death.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian kamikaze drone attacks destroyed three S-300 surface-to-air missile launchers

  • Americas

    Pentagon considers sending an additional 10,000 ground troops to the Middle East for Trump amid the Iran war.

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Patriot Missile Shot Down Russian Su-35 Fighter Jet Over Kherson, reports Ukrainian Air Force

  • South Asia

    Pakistan Announced $9 Billion Defense Budget Amid Tensions With India

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Scott Morrison unveils whopping $270 billion defense funds to counter China

  • Air Platform

    UAE Plans to Buy CATIC L-15 Light Combat Aircraft

  • Americas

    US Army tests cutting-edge Stryker variant for CBRN detection

  • C4iSR

    Russia’s high-value 96L6 radar system burnt in occupied Crimea

  • C4iSR

    HENSOLDT, RAFAEL develop jamming system to protect naval ships

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Air Force Hunts for New Fighter jets

  • Air Platform

    Three More Rafale Fighters To Arrive In India On November 5

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Air Force Completes GE XA100 Sixth-Gen Fighter Jet Engine

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