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  • [ May 17, 2026 ] Former Malaysian PM Najib Razak and Defense Minister Zahid Hamidi Siphoned Billions of Dollars from Malaysian Navy’s Frigate Procurement Contract without Building any Ships. East Asia and Pacific Region
  • [ May 17, 2026 ] South Korea offers KF-21 Boramae fighter jet and Cheongung-II missile defense system to Saudi Arabia. Air Platform
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Europe

President Zelenskyy instructed the Ukrainian Armed Forces to set up separate service branches for drone forces

February 7, 2024 GDC 0

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has instructed the Cabinet of Ministers (the Ukrainian government) to set up a new service branch within the Armed Forces of Ukraine – drone forces. Decree On building up the capabilities […]

  • India Launches Sixth and Final Scorpene-class Submarine

    April 24, 2022 0
    Indian shipbuilder Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) today launched “Vagsheer”, the final Scorpene type submarine for the Indian Navy. Indian Navy Commissions Third Kalvari-Class SubmarineDateMarch 14, 2021Indian Navy Receives Scorpene-class Submarine INS VelaDateNovember 26, 2021Indian Navy’s [...]
  • Northrop Grumman to deliver MQ-4C Triton UAV to RAAF in 2023

    July 8, 2020 0
    Australia can expect delivery of its first Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in 2023, and of the second and third aircraft by early 2025, Northrop Grumman Australia Chief Executive [...]
  • Pentagon’s LongShot Air-launched Drone Project Reaches Phase 3

    July 28, 2023 0
    General Atomics has secured the US military’s LongShot air-launched armed drone program phase 3 contract. DARPA Awards General Atomics ‘LongShot’ Drone Demo ContractDateFebruary 17, 2021Australia Cancelled SkyGuardian Drone ProgramDateApril 18, 2022General Atomics to Develop AI [...]
  • Russian army’s Soviet-built MT-LB tracked armored vehicles are breaking into pieces in Ukraine

    June 17, 2024 0
    Russian unit that conducted an aborted advance on Ukrainian forces left behind vintage military vehicles that had been patched up in a do-it-yourself style, it has been reported. Ukraine’s single Bradley infantry fighting vehicles destroyed [...]
  • Missile defence gaps made Great Britain small Britain.

    April 14, 2026 0
    Great Britain becomes small Britain without any anti-ballistic or cruise-missile defence. British military bases and vital infrastructure are vulnerable to drone and missile attacks. A $1,000 drone can blow up a $100 million F-35A stealth [...]
  • President Trump is expected to abolish 1987 arms control treaty to export sophisticated drones to South Asia and the Middle East.

    September 11, 2025 0
    U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to unilaterally revise a 38-year-old arms control treaty that would allow the selling of sophisticated Reaper-style and other advanced military drones abroad, Reuters reported recently, citing a U.S. official [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

May 17, 2026 0

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Europe

Estonia Purchases Additional HIMARS Rocket Artillery from Lockheed Martin.

May 16, 2026 0

The Estonian Centre for Defence Investments has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin for the procurement of three additional HIMARS multiple rocket systems. The agreement also includes an investment of approximately $11 million into Estonia’s […]

Europe

Saab HEAT 758 Features Dual-Charge Warhead Inside New Carl-Gustaf Anti-Tank Round.

May 11, 2026 0

Saab is stepping up the Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle’s anti-armor role with a new round designed to defeat heavily protected vehicles on the modern battlefield. The HEAT 758 features a dual-charge warhead meant to first damage […]

Europe

Roketsan unveiled the CIDA long-range anti-tank guided missile.

May 11, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Unveils Next-generation K9MH Mobile Howitzer Artillery System.

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Europe

Safran and MBDA fired the first Thundart munition developed for France’s Long-Range Land Strike program.

May 5, 2026 0

French defense firm Safran and missile maker MBDA successfully test-fired their jointly developed rocket-artillery munition this month, and expect to be able to deliver the first multiple-launch rocket systems in 2029 should their offer be […]

  • Air Platform

    Turkish UAV Aksungur flies 28 hours with 12 smart munitions

  • Europe

    Lockheed Martin Awarded MK41 VLS Contract For German Navy

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s Next Aircraft Carrier Could Be Nuclear Powered

  • Air Platform

    DARPA Flys Unmanned Black Hawk Helicopters

  • Air Platform

    Air Marshal AK Bharti confirmed the Indian Air Force lost nine aircraft during the Kashmir skirmish

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall begins KF41 Lynx infantry fighting vehicle production in Ukraine

  • Middle East

    Turkish drone maker Baykar signs largest ever sales agreement with Saudi Arabia

  • Europe

    Ukraine To Receive 200 MaxxPro MRAP From The U.S.

  • C4iSR

    Ukrainian kamikaze drone blew up Russia’s microchip factory that produce missile components

  • Europe

    Russia’s naval decline is evident in the nuclear-powered submarine Kazan, which visited Cuba in 2024 and again in 2026 with the same broken tiles.

  • Europe

    Hyundai Rotem proposed K2 Black Panther for Polish MBT requirement

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Russia’s Kh-101 cruise missile crashes mid-air due to propulsion malfunction

  • Americas

    L3Harris To Provide “Viper Shield” EW Suite For F-16V Block 70/72

  • Europe

    A Russian Tu-95 Pilot Behind Strikes on Ukraine Shot Dead Inside Russia’s Engels Airbase

  • Europe

    Russia to hike interest rates to 8% as weak rouble adds to high inflation

  • Air Platform

    Iraq Buys 12 Sino-Pakistani JF-17 Block III Aircraft

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Signs $2.5 Billion Deals To Buy 75 M1A2 Abrams Tanks And 17 Assault Breacher Vehicles

  • Americas

    AeroVironment Awarded $86.4 Million Contract To Produce RQ-20B Drones For US Army

  • Americas

    Lockheed Awarded $9.8 Billion Contract to Produce 1,970 Patriot PAC3 Missiles.

  • Europe

    First FDI frigate built by Naval Group for Hellenic Navy hits the water

  • Europe

    Poland Delivers Additional T-72 Tanks To Ukraine

  • Americas

    The US flew Super Hornet fighter jets over Guyana to send clear message to Venezuela

  • Europe

    Ukrainian heavy artillery inflicts ‘hell’ on Russian lines near Bakhmut

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    US plans to send Israel SPICE precision bombs to minimize collateral damage

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Japan test fired new type 12 anti-ship missile with 1000km range

  • Europe

    Iskandar Tactical Missiles Were Useless in Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, Says Armenian Prime Minister

  • Air Platform

    Swiss Lawmakers Pass Legislation To Buy 36 F-35A Stealth Jets

  • South Asia

    Violence Erupted In Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts As Indian RAW Infiltrates Chakma Tribes And Destabilize Bangladesh

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Air Guard’s helicopter crash-landed in Rangamati: Report

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indian Tajinder Kumar becomes first RAAF officer

  • Naval Platforms

    TCG Anadolu: Turkish Navy’s Amphibious Assault Ship

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Australia Completed First Flight Of Royal Wingman UCAV

  • Europe

    Poland to purchase heavy infantry fighting vehicles

  • Europe

    AERO Vodochody delivers cargo ramps for C-390 transport aircraft to Embraer

  • Americas

    BAE Systems demonstrates new version of US Marine Corps’ combat vehicle

  • Europe

    New European Union Embargo Will End Russia’s Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Aluminum Markets

  • Middle East

    U.S. Special Forces Seized Chinese Cargo Ship Off the Coast of Sri Lanka Linked to Iran’s Missile Program.

  • Europe

    France delivers Akeron MP anti-tank guided missiles to Ukraine

  • Central Asia

    China Quietly Supplying Arms To Central Asian Nations

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones hit high-rise buildings in Kazan

  • Air Platform

    France sends first batch of Mirage fourth-gen fighter jets to Ukraine

  • Middle East

    Iran confirmed that it deployed Chinese-made HQ-16, HQ-17AE, QW-2 and FN-6 Air defence batteries.

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Air Force Formally Inducts Cutting-edge T-7A Red Hawk Jet Trainers.

  • Industry

    Israeli Defense Exports Rise to $7.2 billion

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Poland to deploy Naval Strike Missiles to Protect Baltic Coast

  • South Asia

    Indian-made military hardware falling apart in Bangladesh, Ecuador, Bolivia, Armenia and the Philippines

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Denmark reactivates coastal defence system based on Naval Strike Missile

  • Europe

    Ukraine is busy blowing up Russia’s oil depots, including tankers on rail links

  • Africa

    Turkish Otokar Delivers Arma APC To Ugandan Army

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian kamikaze drone attacks blew up PAK-DA bombers factory near Moscow

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