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Air Platform

Rheinmetall, Thales Awarded Contract to Support Tiger Helicopter Simulators in France and Germany

November 5, 2021 GDC 0

Thales and Rheinmetall will continue to look after the helicopter simulators used for training crews of the Tiger attack helicopter. In summer 2021, a contract to this effect was awarded through OCCAR, the European procurement […]

Air Platform

AH-64E: Australian Army’s Future Proof Attack Helicopters

June 1, 2021 GDC 0

In one of the more remarkable Defence procurement coups in living memory, the army has managed to gain approval to purchase 29 new AH-64E Apache attack helicopters with very little scrutiny. Estimated to be worth […]

Air Platform

Australia To Buy 29 AH-64E Apache Guardian Helicopters

March 22, 2021 GDC 0

It has been reported the government is planning to spend a rumoured $4.5 billion to buy 29 Apache AH64E helicopters which are made in the United States. In a statement reported in The Australian Defence […]

  • Morocco to receive first batch of F-16V in 2021

    August 16, 2020 0
    Morocco will become in 2021 the first country in Africa to use the F16 Viper fighter jets, a well-informed local news outlet reported. An order has been placed by Morocco’s Royal Air Force to acquire [...]
  • Naval Group Launches Third OPV 87 For Argentine Navy

    May 22, 2021 0
    Naval Group said it launched third of the four Offshore Patrol Vessel 87 (OPV 87) ordered by Argentina at Concarneau shipyard (Brittany). Naval Group Launches Fourth OPV for Argentine NavyDateSeptember 24, 2021Naval Group Delivers Offshore Patrol [...]
  • Oshkosh Defense awarded contract to produce unmanned launcher vehicles for US Marines

    June 1, 2024 0
    The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded the Oshkosh Defense a contract for additional unmanned missile launcher vehicles. US Marine Corps forms first unit with ground-launched Tomahawk cruise missilesDateSeptember 20, 2023US Army awards Oshkosh $1.54 billion [...]
  • Babcock Started Construction Of Second Type 31 Frigate

    February 24, 2023 0
    Babcock has reached another major milestone on the Type 31 program, to deliver five Inspiration Class frigates for the Royal Navy, as it cut steel marking the official start of HMS Active’s build program at Rosyth. [...]
  • Airbus A330 MRTT Completes Automated Refuelling Trials

    May 21, 2021 0
    In-flight refuelling operations are among the most demanding missions. Both the tanker and receiver pilots need to operate in close formation, flying aircraft with different flight envelopes and ranging speeds, in day-and-night and all weather [...]
  • BAE Systems delivers four new Eurofighter Typhoon to Kuwait

    January 18, 2024 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 […]

Europe

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia.

April 8, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia following an agreement with the Estonian government, aimed at supporting all three Baltic states. The decision was confirmed during a meeting in Washington between Estonian […]

Europe

Swedish Bofors will setup 155mm artillery ammo factory in Estonia.

April 4, 2026 0

A Swedish Bofors is set to build a major 155-millimeter artillery shell factory in northeastern Estonia, a development that would represent the most significant foreign investment in the country’s nascent defense industrial base. Estonian Defense […]

  • Central Asia

    Uzbekistan test fires FD-2000 air-defense missiles

  • Europe

    Finish Company Patria To Develop Wheeled 155mm Howitzer

  • Air Platform

    French Navy’s Upgraded Atlantique 2 MPA Achieve Full Operational Capability

  • Europe

    Ukraine Created Tank Battalion Using Captured T-62, T-72, T-80 And T-90 Tanks

  • Naval Weapons

    MBDA Scalp Naval vertically launched cruise missile

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    LAND 400 Phase III: Australian Army Shortlist Rheinmetall Defence and Hanwha Defense

  • Europe

    Saab Group To Showcase Next-gen Combat Boat-90 At DSEI 2021

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Germany Sends More Gepard Anti-air Systems To Ukraine

  • Defense Industry

    Saab Awarded Gripen Sustainment Contract For Swedish Air Force

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Defense Forces Validate Warfighting Capabilities in FCP20

  • Middle East

    Russia deployed an inflatable dummy S-300 air defense system in Al Tabqah airbase

  • Africa

    Norinco Delivers Artillery, VT4 MBT & STI Tank Destroyer to Nigeria

  • Europe

    Ireland needs fighter jets for full air defense capability, says Major General Ralph James

  • Europe

    Russia’s High-ranking Customs Official Detained in Criminal Investigation, Interfax Reports

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Kamikaze Sea Drones damaged Russia’s tugboat Smirnov and a barge

  • Europe

    Ukraine to produce Czech CZ BREN 2 assault rifles

  • Middle East

    Why Saudi Arabia Failed to Intercept Houthi Drones?

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwanese Armed Forces Conduct Large-Scale Exercises Against Simulated Invasion By Chinese Military

  • Europe

    British Storm Shadow Cruise Missiles Destroyed Russian Military Headquarter In Luhansk

  • Anti-air Missiles

    American-made VAMPIRE surface-to-air missile system knocking out Russia’s Shahid kamikaze drones

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. State Department Approves 30 HIMARS Rocket Artillery For Australia

  • Americas

    Ankara Defies Washington: Implement CAATSA Sanctions on Turkey Now!

  • Europe

    American-made HIMARS Destroys 69 Ammo Delivery Trucks Of Russian Army

  • Central Asia

    Three Brothers 2021: Turkey, Azerbaijan, Pakistan start joint military exercises

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    The U.S. Air Force to build multi-role hypersonic missile

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Sergei Shoigu Secured Ammunitions, Pokpung Ho II Tanks, And GeumSeong-3 Cruise Missiles Deal With North Korea In Return of Food Relief

  • Europe

    Leaked video shows Chinese army officers working as military advisers for Russia and former Chinese soldiers working as mercenaries to fight Putin’s war in Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea Launches 2021–35 Defense Technology Plan

  • Land Platform

    Plasan provides armored vehicles to IDF amid war with Hamas

  • Infantry Weapons

    Hezbollah used Iranian-made Almas anti-tank missile for the first time

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Strikes Destroyed Iranian Drone Assembly Factory In Syria

  • Infantry Weapons

    India’s indigenous artillery gun passes validation trials

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Purchases 150 Gripen E/F and 100 Dassault Rafale F4 Fighter Jets.

  • Air Platform

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

  • C4iSR

    France purchases Saab GlobalEye Early Warning And Control Aircraft

  • Air Platform

    Royal Thai Air Force allocates $538 million to purchase of 12 new Gripen fighter jets

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drone caused significant damage to Russia’s second-largest Ust-Luga gas terminal

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The US State Department Aproves Link16, and IFF Upgrades of South Korean F-16

  • C4iSR

    France and Germany signed agreement to jointly develop a European missile early warning system.

  • C4iSR

    Ukrainian kamikaze drones destroy Russian Voronezh-DM early warning radar

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Raises Defense Spending By 7.1% To $229 Billion

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China warns Australia against following NATO and America’s footsteps to boost defense spending

  • Europe

    China delivers Shahed-136 copycat Sunflower-200 drones, ammunition and aircraft spare parts to Russia

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s F-16s prove effective in air defense role deterring Russian air sorties, expert says

  • Europe

    Poland Delivers 18 Krab Howitzers To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Offers P-8 Poseidon MPA to Canada

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Amid China tensions, Australia signs comprehensive defense pact with India

  • Infantry Weapons

    Australian Army to acquire 251 RWS for Bushmaster and Hawkei Armored Vehicles

  • Europe

    Norway boosts defense spending by whopping $48 billion

  • Naval Platforms

    France’s FDI Frigate Will Accommodate 32 Aster 30 Missiles.

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