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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 […]

  • Canada Stationed Troops To The West of Dnieper River In Ukraine

    January 31, 2022 0
    OTTAWA (GDC) — Candian Defense Minister Anita Anand says Canada remains open to enhancing military aid to Ukraine amid rising tensions with Russia, a message she will convey to her Ukrainian counterpart during an upcoming [...]
  • Putin watches American-made Humvees and Bradley vehicles roll into Russia, making history for American weapons

    August 16, 2024 0
    New footage from Ukraine shows how US-built Humvees prove their worth; American-made Humvee and Bradley infantry fighting vehicles invading Russia; this is one for the history books. New Footage Shows American-made Bradley IFV Destroying Russia’s [...]
  • France authorizes the use of long-range SCALP missiles to strike inside Russia

    November 25, 2024 0
    French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot told the BBC that Ukraine can shoot French longer-range missiles into Russia in the “logics of self-defense.” The French Scalp missiles are the same as the UK’s Storm Shadow missiles, which Ukraine [...]
  • Norway allocates additional $5.7 billion to Ukraine until 2030

    September 21, 2024 0
    Oslo announced on Sept. 20 that Norway’s civil and military support program for Ukraine, known as the Nansen program, will be extended until 2030 and increased by 5 billion kroner ($475 million) this year. Norway [...]
  • Lockheed Martin Delivered 500th F-35 to the USAF

    March 4, 2020 0
    Lockheed Martin has delivered the 500th F-35 fighter, with the fleet also surpassing the 250,000 flight hour mark. The 500th example delivered is an F-35A that will serve with the Vermont Air National Guard, says [...]
  • Sweden Weighs Saab-Babcock Arrowhead 140 Frigate.

    February 9, 2026 0
    Sweden’s Defence Materiel Administration is evaluating a joint proposal from Saab and UK-based Babcock for the Arrowhead 140 frigate design as a candidate for its future Luleå-class surface combatants, according to reporting in Swedish media [...]
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.

April 22, 2026 0

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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 […]

Europe

Finland doubles its K9 Howitzer fleet to 112, strengthening its firepower.

April 15, 2026 0

Finland signed a €546.8 million deal with South Korea to acquire 112 additional K9 Thunder 155 mm self-propelled howitzers. The purchase nearly doubles its fleet and strengthens NATO’s long-range artillery power on Russia’s border. The […]

Europe

Ukrainian drones to get U.S.-made Zeus anti-tank guided missile.

April 11, 2026 0

Aeon confirmed an active integration partnership with a major unnamed Ukrainian drone manufacturer to fire Zeus guided missiles from drone platforms. A separate Ukrainian partnership covers Zeus integration onto manned and unmanned ground vehicles and […]

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine destroys Russian Pantsir-S1 anti-air missile in Bakhmut

  • Air Platform

    Israeli Defense Forces Launch First-of-its-kind International Drone Exercise

  • Europe

    Mad Vlad Diagnosed With Advanced Stages Of Stomach Cancer, Only Foreign Doctors Kept Him Alive

  • Naval Weapons

    India Procured air-launched Harpoon for P-8I Poseidon

  • Infantry Weapons

    Pakistan Successfully Tests Shaheen 1A Ballistic Missiles

  • Europe

    Russia copies Ukraine in creating drone warfare forces

  • Europe

    Anti-Putin partisan ‘black bridge’ set Russia’s FSB building on fire

  • Naval Platforms

    India’s New Aircraft Carrier INS Vikrant Starts 2nd Round Of Sea Trials

  • Europe

    Indonesian Navy commissions 9th and Final Bintuni-Class LST

  • Air Platform

    Canada purchases 16 Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft

  • Americas

    Saab Awarded Contract to Supply Sea Giraffe For Canadian Navy

  • C4iSR

    HENSOLDT, RAFAEL develop jamming system to protect naval ships

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Saab RBS15 Mk4 Anti-ship Missile Achieved More Than 300km Strike Range.

  • Americas

    Anduril Acquired Infrared Sensor Company American Infrared Solutions (AIRS).

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Strikes Killed Two Top Hamas Commanders Responsible For Kibbutz Nirim Massacre

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Northrop Grumman Completes Second Successful AARGM-ER Test

  • Air Platform

    Philippines to receive first Turkish attack helicopter in December

  • Uncategorized

    HX Programme: Saab offers Gripen E/F with advanced electronic attack platforms to Finland

  • Air Platform

    German Air Force to upgrade Eurofighter Typhoon with new Captor-E AESA radar

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Taiwan unveils ‘T-Dome’ missile shield modelled on Israel’s Iron Dome.

  • C4iSR

    Hanwha Showcases New AESA Radar For FA-50 Fighter Jet

  • Europe

    French to build six new patrol boats for New Caledonia

  • Europe

    U.S Air Force Shoots Down Unidentified Object Over Alaska

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha Ocean awarded contract to build two Ulsan-class Batch-IV frigates for South Korean Navy

  • Middle East

    Leaked news reveals China’s CETC Radar Engineers and Military Officers Operating HQ-9B Missile and YLC-8B Radar Killed by Israeli and American Air Strikes on Day 1.

  • Europe

    Putin’s forces already lost the war, former Russian commander says

  • Europe

    Ukraine downed 348 aircraft and 325 helicopters. Russia grounded 187 aircraft for overuse; hence, RuAF aircraft is missing the action

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RAAF P-8 Poseidon And US Navy Take Part In An Exercise

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Cambodian Armed Force’s Chinese-made KS-1C (FK-3) Missile System Failed to Intercept Thai Air Force’s Missile and Fighter Jet.

  • Europe

    Iranian drone operators were killed in Crimea, Kyiv official says

  • Middle East

    Israeli Defense Forces announced that it will destroy Iran’s pre-war ballistic and nuclear capability.

  • Air Platform

    The British Army will operate uncrewed aircraft alongside AH-64 Apache helicopters.

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract To Upgrade Singapore’s F-16 Fighter Jets

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Chinese EOTDC PL-10 Semi-active Air-to-Air Missile and PL-10E Infrared-guided Air-to-air Missile, A Reverse-engineered Italian APSIDE Missile

  • Europe

    Serbian Army Puts Pantsir-S2 Short-range Air Defense System in Service

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan aimed its defence spending to counter a ‘total blockade’ by China

  • Cyber

    Russia could cut Ireland off the internet by cyberattacks and sabotaging undersea cables

  • Air Platform

    Israel inks $3 billion deal to purchase 25 US F-35 fighter jets

  • Europe

    Leonardo Company’s Proteus Unmanned Helicopter Completes First Flight.

  • Air Platform

    China Plans to Export FC-31 Fighter Jets, But Where is the Buyer?

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Alpha Unit Has Destroyed 15 Russian Aircraft Including Su-30, Su-34, MiG-31 and An-26.

  • Air Platform

    Türkiye says Malaysia, Indonesia and Japan are interested in buying Bayraktar TB2 drones

  • Europe

    Moldova’s President-elect Asked Russia to Withdraw Troops From its territory

  • Air Platform

    Dassault Rafale: A True Omnirole Combat Aircraft

  • Middle East

    The time has come for Bangladesh to recognize Israel after UAE, Morocco, and Bahrain

  • Air Platform

    Dassault Aviation Sets Out Ambitious Rafale F4 Upgrade Path

  • Infantry Weapons

    Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) System

  • Europe

    Marshall Awarded Contract To Produce Command and Control Systems Shelter For Sweden

  • C4iSR

    KRONOS Naval Multifunctional Radar

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan conducts first flight test of its hypersonic missile system.

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