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Thales SeaFire Radar Qualified and Ready for Integration on FDI Frigates

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Europe

Naval Group Launches Second FDI Class Frigate

October 23, 2021 GDC 0

According to information published by Mer et Marine on September 2021, the French firm Naval Group launches construction of the second Frigate for defense and intervention or FDI in La Montagne, West France. The FDI […]

  • Pakistan Air Force to receive 12 JF-17B twin seat fighter aircraft

    February 6, 2020 0
    Deliveries of the first 12 of 26 twin-seat JF-17B Thunder multirole combat aircraft on order for the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) are expected to commence “in the near future”, PAF officials have told Jane’s . Eight of [...]
  • Crimea Bridge Jammed With Traffic As Russians Flee After Airbase Blast

    August 13, 2022 0
    Videos posted to social media show Russian vacationers fleeing Crimea following blasts at a military air base in the region that Moscow seized from Ukraine in 2014. Ukrainian Drone Strikes Destroyed Russia’s Fighter Jets In [...]
  • Saab to deliver Giraffe ground-based longe-range surveillance radar systems to UAE

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  • US bans arms exports to Hongkong

    July 1, 2020 0
    The US will bar the export of weapons and sensitive technology to Hong Kong, as it revokes the territory’s special trade status in response to China’s imposition of national security legislation on the Asian financial hub. Mike [...]
  • Turkey integrates South Korean engine with MBT Altay

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  • Russia says two of its commanders killed as Kyiv wages Bakhmut offensive

    May 20, 2023 0
    Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Sunday that two of its military commanders were killed in eastern Ukraine, as Kyiv’s forces renewed efforts to break through Russian defences in the embattled city of Bakhmut. Ukraine killed [...]
Americas

U.S. Army Purchases Top-attack Terrain-shapping XM204 Munitions.

February 18, 2026 0

The U.S. Army has approved an Urgent Materiel Release for the XM204 top-attack terrain-shaping munition, accelerating its deployment to Europe, according to service information published January 12, 2026. The move reflects growing concern about near-peer […]

Europe

Ukraine unveils latest 2S22 Bohdana 155mm self-propelled howitzer.

February 11, 2026 0

Ukraine’s defense industry displayed the latest version of its 2S22 Bohdana 155 mm self-propelled howitzer at the World Defense Show 2026 in Saudi Arabia. The debut signals Ukraine’s push to position a combat-proven artillery system […]

Africa

Turkey and Egypt Sign Major Defense Cooperation Agreement on 155mm Ammo and Missile Production.

February 8, 2026 0

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Europe

Aselsan and Excalibur jointly produced Korkut air defense system.

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Europe

Hanwha Aerospace Awarded Contract to Produce Long-range K239 Chunmoo Rockets to Norway.

January 29, 2026 0

Hanwha Aerospace Co. has secured an estimated $1.9 billion project to supply long-range rockets to Norway, with the official contract expected to be signed this week, informed industry sources said Wednesday. The contract is widely […]

Infantry Weapons

The U.S. Deploys Iranian Shahed-136 Replica LUCAS Drone in the Middle East.

January 27, 2026 0

Russia’s version of Iran’s fast, cheap Shahed attack drones have been wreaking havoc during the Ukraine conflict, saturating the skies nearly every night and terrorising civilians. Highly adaptive and hard to intercept, the United States […]

  • Americas

    Boeing to expedite T-7A Red Hawk Trials

  • Africa

    Rostec hopes African countries will fund the Su-75 Checkmate

  • Europe

    Russia limits the transportation of military cargo via the railway section of the Crimea bridge

  • Air Platform

    Croatia Donates Fourteen Mi-8 Transport Helicopters To Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia interested to procure Austrian Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 1

  • Europe

    ATACMS Are Blowing Up Russian S-400 Anti-air Missiles Before F-16 Becomes Operational

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin to Build 128 F-16V Block 72 For Export Customers

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Royal Navy To Integrate Meteor BVRAAM and SPEAR missile into F-35B stealth jet

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s HIMARS Strike Destroyed Two S-400 Batteries And One S-300’s Radar Station

  • Europe

    Turkey continues to test 6×6 special ops vehicle

  • C4iSR

    Turkey upgrades its F-16 Fighting Falcon with Asalsan’s cutting-edge AESA radar

  • Air Platform

    Czech Republic Transfers A Squadron Of Mi-24 Helicopters To Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan cleared to upgrade Patriot Missile Defense System to PAC3 Level

  • Ballistic Missile

    North Korea Test Fires Solid Fuel Hwasong-19 ICBM

  • Central Asia

    Azerbaijan, Armenia open up for commerce and trade

  • Europe

    Major Explosion Rocks Russian Oil Depot In Long-Range Ukrainian Strike

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine Once Again Shot Down Kinzhal Hypersonic Missile Using Patriot PAC-3 Missile

  • Europe

    Ukraine Retakes South Of Bakhmut With Lightening Fast Counteroffensive

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Boeing and Australian Ferra Engineering Signed MoU to Produce Joint Direct Attack Munition Extended Range (JDAM ER) Wing Kits

  • Europe

    VKS Is Inferior To The US Air Force, Says Russian Tech Entrepreneur Mikhail Bolshakov

  • South Asia

    Pakistan launched retaliatory attacks in Iran after Iranian drone strikes in Pakistan

  • Europe

    China delivers a batch of Desertcross 1000 all-terrain vehicles to Russia

  • Europe

    President-elect Trump’s Strength And Unpredictability Can End The War With Russia, President Zelensky Says

  • Americas

    Russia Admits Committing World Largest Environmental Catastrophe in Antarctica

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian Patriot Missiles Shot Down Two More Su-34 in Avdiivka and Mariupol. 14 Aircraft Downed in 12 Days

  • Europe

    Bulgaria selected Lürssen to build two multimission corvettes for Bulgarian Navy

  • Europe

    Ukraine Says It Shot Down Seven Su-30 aircraft and killed 50 special operators

  • Air Platform

    Leaked Documents Show Russia Struggling to Manufacture Gearbox for Su-57, Su-75 and PAK DA Aircraft.

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine can retake Crimea using F-16 and stand-off JASSM missiles

  • Middle East

    Analysis: UAE And Israeli Diplomatic Relationships

  • Americas

    U.S. Army Trials Indirect Fires Protection Capability (IFPC) Using AIM-9X and Tamir Interceptor Missiles

  • Air Platform

    J-20 exposed: new photos reveal China’s J-20 Mighty Dragon has visible screws, rivets and quality issues on the airframe.  

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s allies urge European countries to supply F-16 jets to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukrainian volunteers convert Humvee into mobile 120mm multiple rocket launcher

  • Air Platform

    Saab Conducts Cold Climate Tests of Gripen E Fighter Jet

  • Americas

    US Army Unveils $185.9 Billion Capital Expenditure Budget Plan for 2025

  • Americas

    US Navy’s JPALS landing system reaches initial operational capability

  • Naval Platforms

    China plans to develop a new amphibious assault ship dubbed type 076 LHD

  • Europe

    Lockheed Martin and Rheinmetall to develop German variant of HIMARS

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The PRC should take Gripen E as a template, says Senior Colonel Li Chunghua Hua of the PLAAF

  • Africa

    Algeria Plans to Purchase 14 Sukhoi Su-57 Fighters

  • Europe

    Ukrainian artillery strikes blew up Russian supply train with spectacular fires

  • Air Platform

    Sanctions On Russia: Indian Air Force Postponed Su-30MKI Upgrade Plan, Could Ground Entire Su-30MKI Fleet

  • Europe

    Ukraine Sunk Russian Supply Ship Using Danish Supplied Harpoon Anti-ship Missiles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Facebook Bans Myanmar Military’s Facebook And Instagram Pages

  • Infantry Weapons

    How Iron Dome Missile Systems Protects Israeli Cities?

  • Europe

    Putin wants 15 kilometers buffer zone to stop Ukraine’s cross-border incursion by special forces

  • Europe

    T-14 Armata tanks fell short of their hype, hence withdrawing from the Kharkiv region, reported TASS

  • Middle East

    Naval Group Launched First Gowind Corvette for UAE Navy

  • Middle East

    US, UAE finalizing a deal for F-35 stealth jets

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