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Drone Warfare

Counter-drone System

Ukraine Offers Cutting-edge AI-enabled Drone Warfare Capability to Taiwan.

June 20, 2026 GDC 0

The CEO of UFORCE, a Ukrainian producer of attack drones, flew to Tokyo in April with a pitch for Japanese officials and defense contractors: build thousands of our drones to defend yourself and allies. Days […]

Americas

U.S. Defense Innovation Unit Wants Ukraine-like Environment to Test Drone Warfare.

September 2, 2025 GDC 0

For most of the firms that participated in a late June drone trial staged by the Defense Innovation Unit in remote Alaska, it was the first time their systems had flown outside of a lab […]

Europe

Russia copies Ukraine in creating drone warfare forces

December 24, 2024 GDC 0

Russia plans to create a new branch of its military dedicated to unmanned systems, the “Unmanned Systems Forces,” by the third quarter of 2025. The announcement was made by Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov, signaling […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

New Zealand Army has begun training with tactical drones

December 17, 2024 GDC 0

The New Zealand Army has begun training to operate its recently-accepted unmanned aerial systems for tactical and humanitarian applications. The initiative is part of Wellington’s Network Enabled Army program, which seeks to modernize intelligence, surveillance, […]

Europe

Ukraine’s Security Services Detained Russia’s Agent Trying To Enrol in Ukraine’s Elite Drone School

October 3, 2023 GDC 0

Ukraine’s security service has detained a Russian FSB agent accused of high treason over an alleged plot to join a drone school in Kyiv to spy on the Ukrainian military. The SBU said on Monday […]

  • Airbus A400M Cleared For Caracals Refuelling

    June 18, 2021 0
    Airbus Defence & Space has completed the latest phase of an in-flight refuelling test campaign involving its A400M and a pair of combat search and rescue helicopters, and says certification approval for the tanker enhancement [...]
  • Russia’s tractor plant fitting out 1950s 2M-3 naval gun on MT-LB tracked vehicles

    March 20, 2023 0
    Russian commanders are so desperate for equipment that they’ve begun mounting decades-old naval guns on ancient armored tractors according to newly leaked images. Ukraine’s single Bradley infantry fighting vehicles destroyed column of Russian MT-LB armored [...]
  • Aselsan to mass produce unmanned ground vehicle

    May 11, 2020 0
    Unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) developed by the Turkish defense industry are set to join the country’s weapons inventory as a deal for the mass production of mini-tanks was signed between the Defense Industries Presidency (SSB) [...]
  • Royal Navy’s HMS Diamond arrives in Gibraltar with series of ‘kill marks’ on flanks

    February 13, 2024 0
    British warship HMS Diamond arrived back in Gibraltar with fresh ‘kill marks’ on her flanks after a Red Sea mission to thwart Iran-backed rebel attacks. The Ministry of Defense confirmed the British destroyer had shot [...]
  • Why is Russia losing so many tanks and armored vehicles?

    April 14, 2022 0
    Ukraine on Monday morning claimed that Russian material and troop losses continue to soar. At least 19,500 Russian soldiers have so far been killed in the war that started on Feb. 24 with the Russian [...]
  • President Trump Supports the Sale of F-35 Stealth Jets to Saudi Arabia.

    November 20, 2025 0
    U.S. President Donald Trump said he would back the sale of American-made F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, a day before the crown prince arrives in Washington. President Trump Considers Saudi Arabian Request to Buy [...]
Infantry Weapons

IWI’s rifle upgrade is drawing interest from the Ukrainian Army.

August 1, 2026 0

A rifle that decides, mid-trigger-pull, when to let the round go, not the shooter, is now fielded or in procurement across an estimated 10 to 15 European countries, according to Israel Weapon Industries (IWI). The […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan ATACMS deal expands island’s long-range strike power.

July 19, 2026 0

The U.S. Army handed Lockheed Martin roughly $439 million to begin building the Army Tactical Missile System, known as ATACMS, along with the launcher hardware needed to fire it, and once the two sides finish […]

Europe

Poland purchases 46,000 upgraded GROT assault rifles for its soldiers.

July 6, 2026 0

Poland has ordered nearly 46,000 of its domestically produced MSBS GROT assault rifles in the latest A3 configuration, signing a contract worth approximately $160 million with the state-owned manufacturer Fabryka Broni “Łucznik” Radom, with all […]

Europe

Ukraine develops new Zetros-based 155mm howitzer called Marta.

June 22, 2026 0

Germany and Ukraine signed agreements that include €750 million ($870 million) for 200 Bohdana self-propelled artillery systems on Zetros chassis, and those systems now have a confirmed name and barrel specification: defense analyst Jeff, reporting […]

Europe

MBDA unveils deep-strike, air defence, and smart mass-weapons portfolio.

June 21, 2026 0

MBDA will present a broad portfolio of sovereign defence solutions at Eurosatory 2026 as Europe and its allies accelerate rearmament. The company said the portfolio is intended to address armed forces’ needs in an increasingly […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin Unveils HIMARS FLEX with 12 Launch Canisters Capable of Firing Extended Range GMLRS, PrSM, and ATACMS.

June 20, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced the HIMARS FLEX on June 16, a modular evolution of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System that introduces a dual-pod launcher configuration capable of carrying double the munitions of the standard […]

  • Middle East

    Israeli Shipyard Awarded Contract To Build Five Reshef-class Corvettes

  • Naval Weapons

    Japan Developing Hypersonic Anti-ship Missile

  • Europe

    Saab Awarded Fresh Contract To Produce NLAW For British Army

  • Central Asia

    Mongolian President Gives Putin History Lesson After Putin’s Historic Claim Of Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea orders 150 K2 Black Panther Battle Tanks

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Malaysian police will investigate senior army officers for corruption and abuse of powers

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drone strike set the oil refinery ablaze, cutting off 70 percent of the fuel supply to Moscow.

  • Air Platform

    Australia To Invest In Long-range Weapons Systems To Counter China

  • South Asia

    India’s PM Narendra Modi Accused of Offering Ministerial Position to Female MPs in Exchange for Sex, Reported BJP Member.

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    Rheinmetall and MBDA to establish a joint venture for naval laser weapon.

  • Air Platform

    Brazilian Gripen E Starts Supersonic Flight Test

  • Africa

    Morocco Ordered 30 Ceasar Self-propelled Howitzers

  • Europe

    Dramatic Footage Shows One German Leopard Tank Took Out Column Of Putin’s T-90M Proryv Tanks And BTR-82A Armored Vehicles

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Israeli-made Loitering Munitions, Simulators Draw Interest In Middle East

  • Air Platform

    Turkiye weighs $500 billion energy deals with the U.S. in exchange of returning to F-35 program.

  • Air Platform

    Elbit Systems to deliver two maritime patrol aircraft to the Philippines navy

  • Europe

    Russia’s military restructuring is a response to NATO expansion, says General Valery Gerasimov

  • Africa

    Ukrainian Special Forces Struck Wagner-backed RSF Militia In Sudan

  • Europe

    British-supplied Brimstone Missiles Forced Russians To Retreat From Frontline

  • Air Platform

    BIRD Aerosystems delivers advanced missile protection suite for Israeli Apache helicopters.

  • C4iSR

    United States donated AN/PVS-14 night vision monoculars to Ukraine

  • South Asia

    DW News Exposes Cover Up Of Illegal Torture, Extra-judicial Killings And Disappearance Of Citizens By Bangladeshi DGFI And RAB

  • Europe

    Cars registered in Russia could no longer enter the European Union, says EU commission

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    L3Harris Awarded Contract to Produce Integrated Platform Management System for Hunter-class Frigates

  • Central Asia

    Pakistan sent commandos and drones in Panjshir Valley to help Taliban, reports

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    The JASDF, RAAF and the USAF should team up to collaborate on Loyal Wingman Programme to countering China

  • Air Platform

    Peruvian Air Force Short-list Rafale F4, Saab Gripen And F-16V Block 70 For 24 Fighter Jets Requirements

  • Air Platform

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

  • Europe

    Finland’s new Pohjanmaa-class corvette receives advanced composite armor fitted.

  • Europe

    Germany to invest $85 billion in new warships, fighter jets, and missile acquisition program.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Taiwan started mass producing TC-2 short-range air defense system

  • C4iSR

    Armenian, Syrian and Libyan War Proved That The Russian Air Defense Systems Overrated Useless In An Actual Combat

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Lockheed Martin completes the first test firing of its Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM).

  • C4iSR

    Azerbaijan captured Russian-made electronic warfare system in Nagorno-Karabakh

  • Central Asia

    Anti-Taliban Resistance NRF Captured Four More Districts

  • Counter-drone System

    ParaZero has clinched a new order for its DefendAir counter-drone system.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s propaganda and disinformation campaigns about PLA

  • Europe

    Russia Admits That It Suffered Significant Losses in Ukraine

  • Infantry Weapons

    SIG SAUER Unveiled 716i TREAD Assault Weapons

  • Europe

    Germany Sent MATADOR ATGM And Ammo To Ukraine

  • Americas

    Construction begins on new fleet of river-class destroyers for the Royal Canadian Navy

  • Air Platform

    South Korean KAI Unveils Polish FA-50GF Fighter Jet

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Thai Army Stryker Fleet to Receive Leonardo’s Battle Management Systems

  • C4iSR

    Spanish Indra will build Shipborne Multiband AESA Radar.

  • Europe

    UK To Boost Defense Exports to APAC Region

  • Europe

    Russia’s T-14 Armata tanks aren’t ready to fight in Ukraine war

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Chinese Navy Focuses On Ship-borne Hypersonic Anti-ship Missile ‘Eagle Strike 21’ To Counter U.S. Navy

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Spain cleared to buy three batteries of Patriot missile defense system after it donates Patriot missile to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s MiG-35 fighter is being briefly used against Ukraine, UAC reported

  • C4iSR

    HENSOLDT, RAFAEL develop jamming system to protect naval ships

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