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  • [ June 5, 2026 ] Ukraine’s long-range kamikaze drone hit Russia’s Svetlyak-class patrol vessel in the Sea of Azov. Europe
  • [ June 5, 2026 ] Sweden’s Gripen faces moment of truth in Ukraine’s air combat with Russia. Air Platform
  • [ June 5, 2026 ] Armenia armed its Su-30 fighters with Iranian glide bombs as Russia failed to deliver missiles. Air Platform
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Americas

Elbit Systems Awarded $585 Million Contract to Produce Helmet Mounted Display for the US Navy.

April 4, 2026 GDC 0

The U.S. Navy awarded Collins Elbit Vision Systems a $585 million contract to produce Lot 18 and Lot 19 helmet-mounted display hardware for the F-35 fleet through July 2029.     The contract supports U.S. services, […]

Air Platform

U.S. F-35 fighter jet was forced to make an emergency landing at a U.S. air base.

March 20, 2026 GDC 0

A United States F-35 fighter jet was forced to make an emergency landing at a U.S. air base in the Middle East after sustaining damage during a combat mission over Iran, U.S. Central Command confirmed, […]

Middle East

Chinese military officers and commentators lambast Chinese military hardware failure in Iran, Pakistan and Venezuela.

March 5, 2026 GDC 0

Retired PLA colonel Yue Gang urges China to watch out for ‘internal infiltration and intelligence leaks’ and boost ‘security around critical targets’. Retired PLA colonel urges China to re-evaluate its military capability and shift focus […]

Air Platform

U.S. Warns Canada as Canada Weighs in Mixed Fleet with F-35 and Saab Gripen.

February 1, 2026 GDC 0

Canadian officials are weighing a mixed fighter fleet that could see Sweden’s Saab account for roughly half of the eventual replacement program by value, according to a National Post column by John Ivison published on […]

Air Platform

Van Halteren Technologies to deliver weapon loading system for Dutch F-35s.

January 26, 2026 GDC 0

Van Halteren Technologies and the Materiel and IT Command (COMMIT), part of the Netherlands Ministry of Defence, have signed an agreement for the development and delivery of a Weapon Loading Rehearsal Trainer for the F-35 […]

Air Platform

Finland Prepares to Receive Its First F-35A Stealth Jets.

January 23, 2026 GDC 0

Long before Finland’s first F-35A reaches Europe, the aircraft’s journey has involved secure U.S. facilities, according to a press release from the U.S. Air Force. As Finland, a NATO member since 2023, prepares to introduce […]

Europe

Denmark will shoot first and ask question later if the US tries to invade Greenland.

January 11, 2026 GDC 0

Danish troops will immediately respond to any invasion of Greenland with force, the country’s defence ministry warned as the US continues to weigh up military intervention to annex the territory. The ministry told Danish outlet […]

Americas

US Military Destroyed Chinese-made FK-3 and Russian-made Buk-M2E and S-300VM Missiles in Venezuela.

January 6, 2026 GDC 0

Confirmed imagery released on Saturday shows a Venezuelan-operated Buk-M2E, FK-3 and S-300VM air defense system destroyed by U.S. airstrikes at Higuerote Air Base, approximately 75 kilometers east of Caracas, marking the verified loss of the Russian- and […]

Air-Launched Weapons

Finland Purchases AIM-120D AMRAAM For Its F-35 Stealth Jets.

December 20, 2025 GDC 0

Finland approved the purchase of AIM-120D-3 AMRAAM missiles from the United States to equip its incoming F-35A fighter fleet. The procurement was authorized following U.S. congressional approval of the Foreign Military Sale in September 2025 […]

Air Platform

Qatar Started Negotiations with the U.S. to Purchase F-35 Stealth Jets.

December 18, 2025 GDC 0

Qatar might have quietly resumed negotiations with Washington over a potential purchase of the F-35 stealth fighter, according to a report from Israel’s Channel 12. According to Channel 12 on December 15, 2025, Qatar has […]

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  • Israeli Aerospace Industries Awarded $145 Million Contact To Produce Loitering Munitions For Undisclosed EU Nations

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  • U.S. Wants Commitment From Australia that It Would Engage AUKUS Nuclear Submarines If A Conflict With China Breaks Out.

    August 27, 2025 0
    A leading American think tank has urged Australia to provide the US with “concrete” pledges on how it would deploy nuclear-powered submarines if conflict breaks out. Australia to host nuclear submarines within five years under [...]
  • Turkish F-16 damaged during a dogfight with Greek F-16

    September 26, 2020 0
    At the peak of tensions between Greece and Turkey in the East Mediterranean, the 40-year-old Greek frigate Limnos significantly damaged the Kemal Reis, the flagship of the Turkish Navy that was violating Greece’s maritime space [...]
  • Morocco Deploys Israeli-made Spyder Air Defense System.

    May 19, 2026 0
    Spain’s defense establishment is tracking with mounting unease the operationalization of a sophisticated mobile air defense system on Moroccan soil, a deployment that is injecting fresh tension into the already delicate strategic calculus south of [...]
  • Indian Navy Ditches Russian Aircraft Carrier Design, Opts For Queen Elizabeth Class Design

    April 21, 2021 0
    The UK-India Business Council (UKIBC) has stated an intention to support efforts towards bilateral cooperation on submarines and aircraft carriers with the aim to meet future capability requirements in the Indian Navy (IN). Indian Navy [...]
  • Poland to purchase South Korean KSS-III submarine under the Orka program

    January 19, 2024 0
    During 2022-2023. Poland has ordered a number of South Korean weapons systems worth billions of dollars. Perhaps tanks, aircraft and howitzers will be joined by a submarine. Hyundai Heavy Industries Develops Indigenous KSS III Submarine [...]
Americas

U.S. Navy purchases Israeli soldier-portable SMASH 2000LE fire control systems.

June 4, 2026 0

An Israeli fire control technology company has now secured contracts with all four major branches of the U.S. military, completing a sweep across the American armed forces that took less than a year. Smart Shooter […]

Europe

Germany Purchases $5.4 Billion Worth of Israeli PULS Rocket Launchers.

May 29, 2026 0

Germany Advancing 5 Billion Euro Rocket Launcher Deal With Israel’s ElbitIf completed, the deal would include hundreds of rocket launchers and could increase Elbit’s order backlog by about 20 percent, strengthening the Israel-based defense contractor’s […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

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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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  • Defense Industry

    Germany Commits €100 Billion to Meet NATO Defense Spending Requirement

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Army General Waker-uz-Zaman, Hasina’s in-law, shut down the army’s overseas shell company bdmilitary.com that lobbied for Norinco and Rosoboronexport

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. Navy destroyer USS Halsey sails through Taiwan Straits

  • Air Platform

    Sweden Taps GKN Aerospace To Produce Future Fighter Propulsion

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy commissions 26th Virginia-class nuclear submarine.

  • Americas

    United States will send another Patriot missile air defense system to Ukraine

  • Infantry Weapons

    Arrow Missile Defence System

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Polish Firm Unveils VSHORAD System With Programmable Ammo

  • Europe

    Explosions in Belgorod: Anti-Putin Russian Volunteer Corps and Freedom of Russia Legion Took Over Positions in Belgorod

  • Naval Platforms

    TCG Anadolu: Turkish Navy’s Amphibious Assault Ship

  • Americas

    U.S. DoD Completes Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonics Test Bed (MACH-TB) Flight Tests

  • South Asia

    Former Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Ex-ministers, Public Servants and Military Siphoned $16 Billion Annually From The Impoverished Country

  • Americas

    Irving Shipbuilding Awarded Contract for the Construction of River-class Destroyers

  • South Asia

    Tarique Siddique, DGDP and Sheikh Hasina embezzled $53 million from the Bangladesh army’s TATA MRAPs contract.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Russia deploys S-350 air defense system within the striking range of HIMARS

  • Middle East

    Israeli Navy’s Submarines To Receive Ballistic And Cruise Missiles Launching Capability

  • Air Platform

    The F-15EX to complement stealth F-35 in combat missions.

  • Ballistic Missile

    Russia launches RS-26 Rubezh intercontinental ballistic missile targeting Ukraine’s Dnipro city

  • Defense Industry

    German-speaking Countries will collaborate in the military space program.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian kamikaze drones wiped out Russia’s Pantsir and Kornet ATGM manufacturing factory in Tula

  • Air Platform

    Russia killed much-hyped Su-75 Checkmate single engine aircraft amid Western sanctions

  • Europe

    Romania plans to purchase Turkish Hisar-class offshore patrol vessel

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Army received an undisclosed number of LAVR armored vehicles

  • Middle East

    France, Israel And Cyprus Conduct Noble Dina Exercises

  • Middle East

    Israel And United Arab Emirates Strike Historic Diplomatic Agreement

  • Europe

    Royal Air Force P-8A Poseidons fleet arrived at Scottish air base

  • South Asia

    More Than 1158 Bangladeshi Citizens Who Criticized Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Regime Suffered Enforced Disappearance

  • Middle East

    Heightened risk to the West is that radical IRGC General Ahmad Vahidi is running the country.

  • South Asia

    Russia to accept mandarins instead of money amid payment difficulties related Western sanctions

  • Land Platform

    Indian army’s T-90 tanks appear with cope cage defense on top of turret

  • Middle East

    Russian Su-35 is no match for Turkish F-16s supported by Peace Eagle AEW&C says Chinese defense expert

  • Americas

    Oshkosh Defense Awarded $942.9 Million Contract For Stryker Armaments

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Unveils Short-range FB-10A Anti-air Missiles

  • Ballistic Missile

    China Deploys DF-100 Medium-range Ballistic Missile Targeting Japan

  • Air Platform

    A Russian pilot tried to defect to Italy with his Tu-22M3 strategic bomber like the MiG-25 Foxbat defected to Japan

  • Americas

    Shield AI rolls out radar-free ViDAR Pod surveillance system for combat aircraft

  • Europe

    Tugboat Navy: Russia’s nuclear-powered submarine Orel (K-266) lost its power off the coast of Denmark

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia’s supply-class AOR ship tests Phalanx close-in weapons system

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Taiwanese Air Force test-fires locally made cruise missiles

  • Middle East

    Israeli Defense Forces Confirmed That It had Destroyed Iran’s Caspian Sea Naval Base and 5 Frigates Before Ceasefire.

  • Middle East

    Russia helped Yemeni Houthi terrorists with British and American cargo ships tracking data

  • Middle East

    US warns Iran to stay 100 metres away from its warships or interpreted as threat: President Trump

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    In-depth Analysis: Three-stages Solid Fuelled Hwasong-18 Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

  • Europe

    Biden Administration Announced New Military Aid To Ukraine, Included HIMARS, Patriot Missile and Howitzers

  • Uncategorized

    More HIMARS Pain For Putin As U.S. Sends 18 HIMARS To Ukraine

  • Defense Industry

    Israeli Rafael’s Releases Animated Promo Video of New Missile Hitting Russian Ship

  • Middle East

    Israeli IAI, Rafael Exhibit Military Equipment at Dubai Air Show

  • Europe

    U.S. Confirmed Delivery Of Two NASAMS Anti-air Missiles and Radars To Ukraine

  • Americas

    Fincantieri allocates three U.S. Shipyards to build Constellation class frigates

  • Americas

    Raytheon awarded contract to produce Tomahawk block V cruise missiles for Australia and Japan

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