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Taiwan Upgrades 42 F-16A/B To F-16V Standard

March 21, 2021 GDC 0

Taiwan’s Air Force has already upgraded 42 F-16 A/B jet fighters to the new F-16V standard, and it is aiming to complete all 141 planned upgrades by 2023. As part of a $3.8 billion military […]

  • U.S. Navy Purchases 785 Tomahawks and 540 SM-6 Missiles to Rebuild Fleet Firepower and Stocks.

    April 13, 2026 0
     On April 6, 2026, USNI reported that the latest Pentagon budget request calls for a major increase in procurement for two of the U.S. Navy’s most important ship-launched missiles, the Tomahawk and the SM-6. The [...]
  • Ukraine wiped out 58,965 pieces of Russia’s military equipment

    October 20, 2023 0
    Russia has lost over 58,965 pieces of military equipment and weapons between destroyed and captured gear since it launched the invasion of Ukraine last year, according to Oryx, a military blog that records both sides’ [...]
  • Pro-Ukraine partisans blew up Russian railway line carrying North Korean ammunition

    July 7, 2024 0
    Pro-Ukraine partisans claim they have blown up a railway line deep inside Russia that was being used to transport North Korean ammunition to the front line. Russian bridge blown up with homemade bomb planted by [...]
  • Turkish Havelsan Test Fires Kamikaze Drone From BARKAN Unmanned Ground Vehicle

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  • Only Israel Can help Greece With Drone Guards

    July 8, 2021 0
    The latest wars in our region, in which Turkish drones have played a key role, have justifiably, albeit perhaps excessively, alarmed military analysts around the world. Saudi Arabia buys Turkey’s armed dronesDateApril 6, 2021Greek-Turkey tensions [...]
  • Hellenic Navy plans to purchase four Multi-Mission MMSC frigates

    November 13, 2020 0
    According to information published on www.ekathimerini.com website on November 6, 2020, the Hellenic (Greek) Navy would like to purchase four American Multi-Mission Surface Combatant (MMSC) frigates. The MMSC is a tailored littoral combat ship variant [...]
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 […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin launches Hellfire missile from 10-foot cargo container.

April 2, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced Tuesday that the U.S. defense giant successfully launched a Hellfire missile from its new Grizzly launcher — housed within a 10-foot cargo container. The Grizzly system incorporates design elements of Lockheed’s M299 […]

Europe

Spain signs Indra–Hanwha deal for K9-based self-propelled artillery systems.

March 27, 2026 0

Spain’s Indra Group and South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace on March 24 signed a binding agreement in Madrid to jointly develop new tracked self-propelled artillery systems for the Spanish Armed Forces, the companies said. The agreement […]

Americas

Aeon tests Zeus low-cost alternative to Javelin anti-tank missile.

March 26, 2026 0

Aeon conducted a test launch of its new Zeus shoulder-fired missile system at a ranch in East Texas, according to Rochefort Ventures CEO Kyle Bass, who announced the milestone on Friday. Bass wrote that the launch marked […]

  • Africa

    Morocco purchased Israeli Merkava IV Main Battle Tanks

  • Europe

    Boeing launches flight evaluation of Super Hornet and Growler for Finland’s HX programme

  • Europe

    Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drone is the first UCAV in the world to complete a barrel roll

  • C4iSR

    Saab to deliver Giraffe ground-based longe-range surveillance radar systems to UAE

  • Africa

    Nigeria plans to purchase 12 AH-1Z Cobra attack helicopters

  • Air Platform

    US Air Force’s F-15EX To Receive First Hypersonic Missile

  • Middle East

    First Israeli Female Pilot Takes F-35I to the Sky

  • C4iSR

    Exposed! Sukhoi Su-57’s X-band N036 Byelka And N036L L Band Radars Are Not What You Think?

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China displays FK-3 and FK-2000 (Sino Pantsir) air defense systems

  • Americas

    U.S. Army Deploys Six THAAD Batteries in Guam Amid China Tensions

  • Middle East

    Ukraine War: U.S. Arms Makers Dominated Dubai Air Show As Failed To Conclude A Single Sale

  • Middle East

    Hezbollah Terrorist Group Fired Rockets At Israel From Southern Lebanon

  • South Asia

    American FBI Submitted Evidence of Sheikh Hasina and Sajeeb Wajed Siphoning $300 Million From Bangladesh to the US via Cayman Islands and Hong Kong

  • Europe

    Russia lost 550 Russian conscripts, 33 artillery systems, 11 armoured vehicles, and eight tanks in Bakhmut in a day

  • Europe

    Canada Delivers Armored Combat Support Vehicles To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Huge blaze has broken out at Moscow’s main powerplants

  • Air Platform

    US Air Force’s T-7A Red Hawk trainer completes taxi tests before maiden flight

  • Americas

    HII Started Building Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129)

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan Air Force’s Chinese-made J-10C ‘Temu’ Fighter Jet’s WS-10B Engine Caught Fire During Take-off.

  • Infantry Weapons

    SKY Dragon 50 Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile System

  • Europe

    Germany’s Rheinmetall opens first joint production facility in Ukraine

  • Europe

    Russia May Run Of Kalibr Cruise Missiles In January 2023 If It Continues To Mass Strike

  • C4iSR

    Ukrainian kamikaze drones destroy Russian Voronezh-DM early warning radar

  • Americas

    U.S. Senate may restrict F-35 sales to the United Arab Emirates

  • Air Platform

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

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Turkiye’s Steel Dome Will Become Full Spectrum Integrated Air Defense System.

  • Air Platform

    Israeli Air Force Bombed Iranian Helicopters Fleet

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s claim of South China Sea Is Not Valid: Joint Statement By America And Australia

  • Africa

    Tunisia Bought 3 Anka-S Drones Worth $80 Million

  • Middle East

    UK sent special forces in Lebanon to support any rescue missions

  • Europe

    Ukrainian ATACMS strikes destroyed a Russian oil depot in Luhansk region

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian ‘zirconium’ powering adversary state China’s ballistic missile, cruise missile and fighter jets.

  • Air Platform

    Saab Group And Canada Sign MoU on Gripen Research Centre In Quebec

  • Europe

    Royal Navy’s operational F-35 jets mark first landing on HMS Queen Elizabeth

  • Africa

    Ethiopian Air Force Showcases Turkish Akinci Drones

  • Air Platform

    World First Grenade Launching Drone Tested in Australia

  • Europe

    Russian Man Killed Military Commander Recruiting Conscripts For Ukraine War

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian Su-25s are now armed with French Hammer bombs

  • Europe

    Belarus shot down Russian Shahed drones for violating its airspace

  • South Asia

    US, Maldives Defense Pact: Both Nations Complete First Ever Defense And Security Dialogue

  • Europe

    Colt CZ presented the Mk 47 automatic grenade launcher at Milipol 2025.

  • Europe

    Russia Executing Their Own Retreating Soldiers Near Avdiivka

  • Defense Industry

    French arms export hits record high $30 billion in Asia and Middle East

  • Middle East

    Saudi Patriot Battery Intercepts Houthi Ballistic Missiles

  • Europe

    Ukrainian drone struck Russia’s TOS-1A thermobaric artillery

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia ordered amphibious armored vehicles from Russia

  • Europe

    Ukraine Launches New Neptune Anti-ship Cruise Missile

  • Europe

    Poland buys 24 Turkish drones in first for NATO

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

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

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The RAN Warship Joins Multinational Military Exercise In South China Sea

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