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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

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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 […]

  • The RTAF announced procurement programme in “White Paper 2020”

    February 21, 2020 0
    Replacement for F-16 fighter jets, L-39s trainers; upgrade of Saab Early Warning System; purchase of transport, VIP, helicopters and unmanned aircraft besides spy satellites figure in the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) White Paper 2020 released today. [...]
  • Norwegian Kongsberg wins a contract to supply Naval Strike Missile

    March 13, 2020 0
    Norwegian Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA) has signed a contract with US-based Raytheon Missile Systems for Naval Strike Missiles (NSM) to the US Navy Over-The-Horizon Weapon System (OTH WS) program. The deal is valued at [...]
  • Russian invasion in Ukraine is not going according to plan, says Jens Stoltenberg

    May 27, 2022 0
    Nato’s secretary-general says Russia’s war in Ukraine is not going to plan and that its attempt to capture the eastern Donbas region has “stalled”. Russia Losses In Ukraine Invasion Is Significant And Damaging To Russian [...]
  • Indian Navy Received Tenth P-8I Neptune Marine Patrol Aircraft

    July 22, 2021 0
    Ministry of Defence had initially signed a contract with Boeing for ten P-8I aircraft in 2009 for Indian Navy. It later signed another contract for six additional P-8I aircraft in 2021. General Bipin Rawat praises [...]
  • UK’s National Crime Agency has frozen $121,896 million worth of London property owned by former Bangladesh’s dictator Sheikh Hasina and her associates

    May 25, 2025 0
    The Guardian reports that the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has frozen almost $121,896 million of luxury London property belonging to Salman F Rahman’s son, Ahmed Shayan Rahman, and his cousin, Ahmed Shahryar Rahman. Former [...]
  • France Test-fires M51 Nuclear Ballistic Missile

    April 29, 2021 0
    The French Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) successfully conducted a test firing of an M51 nuclear strategic ballistic missile without a warhead from the Landes site of DGA Missile Tests today. Florence Parly, Minister of [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

North Korea Delivers First Tranche of 140mm Towed Mortars to Russian Army

June 5, 2025 0

North Korean 140mm towed mortars have been spotted in use by Russian forces, adding to a growing list of foreign-supplied weaponry now deployed in Moscow’s war effort. The new mortar has a maximum range of […]

Europe

CZ Group Unveils BREN 3 Assault Rifles at IDET 2025 in Brno

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British Army Tests Lighter Javelin Missile Launch System at Record Range of 4km

May 28, 2025 0

The British Army has test-fired the latest Javelin command launch unit at a record range of 4 kilometers (2.48 miles). The record shot at Salisbury Plains demonstrated the Javelin’s Lightweight Command Launch Unit’s (LWCLU) enhanced […]

Central Asia

Kazakhstan started building new artillery ammunitions plant

May 26, 2025 0

Kazakhstan has launched the construction phase of a new industrial facility for the production of artillery ammunition in cooperation with a partner from Singapore. The upcoming plant will manufacture 122mm, 152mm, and 155mm caliber artillery […]

Europe

British startup unveils new high-speed ramjet artillery round

May 25, 2025 0

A British defense startup has unveiled a new ramjet-powered artillery round designed to deliver long-range precision effects in future combat environments. Tiberius Aerospace, founded in 2022 and rooted in Silicon Valley practices, introduced its flagship […]

Infantry Weapons

India fields Swedish-made Carl-Gustaf M4 launcher ditching locally-made Nag Mk-2 ATGM

May 25, 2025 0

The Indian Army has begun fielding the Carl-Gustaf M4 recoilless rifle. The deployment follows Saab FFVO India Pvt Ltd, a fully foreign-owned subsidiary of Saab AB, establishing a new production facility in India. According to […]

  • Ballistic Missile

    Russia Invaded Ukraine Three Times After Ukraine Gave Up Nuclear Missiles

  • Europe

    The UK to Send Harpoon Anti-ship Missiles to Ukraine

  • Middle East

    China Shipping Arms To Conflict Region Via Africa

  • Air Platform

    Saab Trials New X-band AESA Radar on Gripen D

  • Europe

    Turkey is likely to buy second batch of S-400

  • Air Platform

    JF-17 Thunder Block-III Will Surpass Capability Of Tejas MK2

  • Air Platform

    Turkey’s new Atak-2 heavy attack helicopter takes first flight

  • Europe

    Ukraine Repels ‘Butcher Of Bakhmut’ Wagner Group’s Attacks

  • Defense Industry

    Enhancing Turkey, Ukraine defense co-operation irks Russia

  • Europe

    Portugal joins Czech initiatives to purchase ammunition for Ukraine

  • Middle East

    Britain suspended 30 out of 350 arms export licences to Israel

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    New Zealand Army has begun training with tactical drones

  • Europe

    Tugboat Navy: Failed launch of a cruise missile almost sunk Putin’s destroyer, “Marshal Shaposhnikov”

  • Europe

    Russia detained Major General Ivan Popov After Raising Concerns Over High Casualties In Ukraine War

  • Defense Industry

    UAE Plans To Develop Domestic Defense Industry

  • Europe

    Wagner mercenary boss says Ukraine makes gains in Bakhmut; Kyiv says counteroffensive yet to begin

  • Middle East

    President El-Sisi Of Egypt Secretly Ordered 40,000 Rockets For Russian Army

  • C4iSR

    Saab Oneview PSIM: Eye And Ear Of Urban Security Systems

  • Europe

    ICC issued arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin

  • Infantry Weapons

    The USAF created mini gun for air force pilots

  • Air Platform

    India approves $1.8 billion to develop prototype AMCA fighter jet

  • Europe

    Turkey unveils stealthy Anka-3 drone demonstrator

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Army Recaptured 400 Square Kilometers In Kherson

  • Air Platform

    Dassault Aviation Resumes Delivery Of Rafale F3R To French Air Force

  • Europe

    Slovakia Donates 15 BMP-1 Infantry Fighting Vehicles To Ukraine

  • South Asia

    45,000 Rohingya refugees enter Bangladesh as Myanmar army burns and behead Rohingya

  • Air Platform

    Boeing upgrades Apache version 6 with UAV and ship hunting capability

  • C4iSR

    Taiwan Air Force considers buying 6 additional E-2D Hawkeye early warning aircraft

  • Europe

    Pentagon explained Harpoon AShM adjustment for Ukraine’s Armed Forces coastal defense

  • Middle East

    Iran Financed, Trained, Provided Material Support And Authorized Hamas’s Attack On Israel To Sabotage Israel-Saudi Peace Deal

  • Air Platform

    Russian Technicians Sabotaging MiG-29 Fleet Worldwide, Amid Fears Of Transferring MiGs to Ukraine

  • Americas

    US Army Completes Third Test of Precision Strike Missile

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    US to build submarine presence on strategic Australian coast under AUKUS

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Day: Lieutenant Colonel Meng Wang of Australian Army’s Aviation Command Received Conspicuous Service Medal

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed’s F-16, Saab Gripen And Dassault Rafale Fighter Jets Under Consideration For Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    President Trump Intends to Deliver F-35 Stealth Jets to Turkiye

  • Air Platform

    Skylark 3 Field Deployable Tactical UAS

  • Explore

    Russian army is no longer capable of ground-based tactical warfare, UK defense intelligence report

  • Air Platform

    Production Variant Su-57’s Screws, Welding and Rivets Are Exposed At Zhuhai Airshow

  • Africa

    China launches OPV for Algeria based on Type 056 corvette

  • Air Platform

    RAF Typhoon will get new advanced ECRS MK2 AESA radar

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Greece considers donating S-300PMU and Tor-M1 missile to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    The Third Prototype of Turkey’s Akinci UCAV Makes First Flight

  • Europe

    Babcock Arrowhead Frigate Wins Polish Navy’s MIECZNIK Program

  • Europe

    Russian Black Sea Fleet HQ Hit By Unknown Drones, Ukraine Denies Responsibility

  • Europe

    Russia Losing 40-50 Tanks Per Week, 45% Spikes Since Ukraine’s Counteroffensive

  • C4iSR

    Defeating the S-400 Triumf is not rocket science but SEAD science

  • Europe

    Lithuania To Purchase 18 Nexter CEASAR Self-propelled Howitzers From France

  • Europe

    Saab Gripen Is The Cost-effective Fire Power, Says Croatia

  • Europe

    Leopard frenzy: Czech Republic to buy 50 Leopard 2 main battle tanks

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