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  • [ June 19, 2026 ] Russia’s S-500, S-400, S-300, Pantsir, and Pechora have completely failed against Ukraine’s saturated drone and missile attacks. Europe
  • [ June 19, 2026 ] Castellion Awarded Contract to Produce Blackbeard Hypersonic Missiles for the U.S. Navy. Americas
  • [ June 19, 2026 ] Ukraine’s drone attacks on Moscow’s oil refinery embarrass Putin for the second time in a row. Europe
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East Asia and Pacific Region

RAN’s All Female Crews Take MH-60R To The Sky For The First Time

January 30, 2021 GDC 0

A Nowra-based crew has made Australian history by becoming the first all-female flight team to operate an MH-60R Seahawk helicopter. Pilot Lieutenant Rhiannon Thomson, aviation warfare officer Royal Navy Lieutenant Hannah Best and sensor operator […]

South Asia

Shivangi Singh is the first woman set to fly a Rafale for IAF

October 7, 2020 GDC 0

At 25, the flight lieutenant from Varanasi is about to make history. And she was only 15 when she first framed her dream of ‘wanting to touch the sky’. She was in her teens when […]

South Asia

Indian female pilot to fly Rafale jet

September 22, 2020 GDC 0

The Indian Air Force’s all-male Rafale squadron in Ambala is all set to get its first woman fighter pilot soon. India Today has learnt that one of the IAF’s 10 current active woman fighter pilots […]

Middle East

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

September 20, 2020 GDC 0

Twenty years after the first woman took to the skies as Israel’s first combat pilot, the Israel Air Force has made history with its first female F-35 pilot.Cpt. S. flew F-16s before she began flying […]

  • Turkey agreed to procure second batch of S-400

    June 12, 2020 0
    Turkey has agreed in principle with Russia to procure a second batch of S-400 air defence systems, Ismail Demir, head of the Turkish Presidency of Defence Industries (SSB), told the local NTV news channel on [...]
  • SM-2 standard missile Block IIIA & IIIB

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  • Kongsberg To Deliver Three Mk2 NASAMS Canisters Launcher To Australia

    February 2, 2022 0
    The first three Mk 2 Canister Launchers (CLs) for the Australian Army’s future Enhanced National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS) capability are expected to arrive in-country in April, following the completion of Factory [...]
  • Putin fired Colonel-General Gennady Anashkin for lying about battlefield gains

    November 26, 2024 0
    A top Russian commander has been sacked after allegedly misleading Vladimir Putin over battlefield successes and faking wins. Putin started removing Russian Generals who spoke up against inept and inadequate support from the KremlinDateNovember 24, [...]
  • Success of Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Is A Lesson For Britain: British Minister

    July 20, 2020 0
    British defence secretary emphasized the “game-changing” role of Turkish Bayraktar TB-2 UAVs in modern warfare in the Middle East and North Africa. “We need to look at the lessons of others. Look how Turkey has [...]
  • Russia’s major military electronics producer Platan Electronic Research Institute engulfed in a huge fire

    June 25, 2024 0
    At least eight people have died in the Platan Electronic Research Institute fire near Moscow, the regional Governor Andrey Vorobyov has said. Huge blaze has broken out at Moscow’s main powerplantsDateMay 12, 2023Mystery Fires Ripped [...]
Infantry Weapons

Indian Army selects Meprolight MEPRO X6 as new daytime optic for Negev light machine guns.

June 18, 2026 0

The Indian Army has selected Meprolight’s MEPRO X6 telescopic sight as the dedicated daytime optic for its Negev light machine guns (LMG), concluding a multi‑year evaluation process aimed at boosting long‑range engagement capability across frontline […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan’s Army Fires HIMARS Rocket Artillery in an Anti-invasion Drills.

June 10, 2026 0

Taiwan’s military on Wednesday fired its new mobile HIMARS rocket system, which is widely used by Ukraine, simulating an attack ​on an invading Chinese force and demonstrating its ability to “shoot-and-scoot” by avoiding ‌counter strikes. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia fires its first homegrown AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer.

June 8, 2026 0

Australia fired its first domestically built self-propelled howitzers during live-fire training last week, completing the journey from a production line in Geelong to live rounds downrange in a matter of months — a timeline that […]

Americas

Canada Purchases 26 HIMARS Rocket Artillery.

June 5, 2026 0

The Government of Canada said it has finalised a government-to-government agreement with the United States for the acquisition of long-range missile capability for the Canadian Armed Forces. The Government of Canada said it has finalised […]

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 […]

  • Europe

    Lockheed Martin begins production of F-35 for Royal Danish Air Force

  • Middle East

    U.S. Approves $6.67 Billion Arms Sales to Israel and $9 billion arms sales to Saudi Arabia.  

  • Europe

    The U.S. Urges Serbia To Pull Back Its Forces From Kosovo Border

  • Air Platform

    German firm developed AI backbone for the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program

  • Europe

    Turkey deploys T129 attack helicopters to Azerbaijan

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Awarded A Contract to Upgrade Japan’s F-15J

  • Air Platform

    Turkish KAAN Fighter Jets Emerged As F-35 Alternative For Air Forces Worldwide

  • Anti-air Missiles

    U.S. Relocates THAAD Missile Defense System From South Korea to the Middle East.

  • Air Platform

    Danish F-16 Fighting Falcon starts patrolling over Greenland amid US tensions.

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy’s Virginia Block V Has One Mission: Kill Chinese Warships and Submarines

  • Infantry Weapons

    Chinese HQ-22 (HQ-12 or KS-1) Surface-to-Air Missile

  • Air Platform

    JAS Gripen E/F: the Flying Swedish Assassin of Russian- and Chinese-made Jets.

  • Ballistic Missile

    Israeli Air Force has destroyed Iranian Shahab 3 medium-range ballistic missile stockpile.

  • South Asia

    Modi wanted to weaken Bangladesh’s military by supplying third-grade Indian equipment. Bangladesh cancelled the Navy’s contract with the Indian shipbuilder

  • Europe

    General Dynamics Awarded Contract to Produce Reconnaissance Vehicles for Bundeswehr.

  • Europe

    Norway Sent 100 Mistral Anti-air System To Ukraine

  • C4iSR

    Turkish army receives updated KORAL electronic attack system

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Hellenic Air Force Purchases Israeli Spice Air-to-surface Precision Guided Munitions

  • Europe

    Ukraine strikes a Russian naval vessel in the Caspian Sea.

  • Americas

    BAE, Elbit Demonstrate Future Fighting Vehicle For US Army

  • Air Platform

    Brazil Purchases Additional Gripen E, Sweden Purchases Brazilian KC-390 Transport Aircraft In Bilateral Deals

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    France recalls ambassadors in the US, Australia in submarine deal backlash

  • Europe

    Russian Major General Vladimir Zavadsky was killed by a landmine placed by his own side.

  • Europe

    Credit Suisse bank freezes $19 billion in Russian assets

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indian Tajinder Kumar becomes first RAAF officer

  • Europe

    The Netherlands to extend the life of Walrus class submarines

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Su-57 is a Su-35 beneath a new airframe

  • Europe

    Ukraine launched biggest drone attacks in Moscow

  • Air Platform

    French DGA Takes Delivery of A400M Capable of Automatic Low Altitude Flight, Releasing Paratroopers

  • Europe

    Russian army so degraded that it will not recover in centuries, U.S. army veteran says

  • Europe

    Czech Republic Delivers 45 Upgraded T-72B Tanks To Ukraine

  • Middle East

    what are Iran’s ballistic, cruise missile and drones capabilities?

  • Central Asia

    Taliban Shipping Captured Arms to Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, A Banned Terrorist Group In Kashmir, India

  • Air Platform

    Saab starts Gripen E/F production in Brazil

  • Europe

    U.S. M1A1 Abrams MBTs officially join the fight against Russian forces

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Malaysian Army to purchase EVA M2 155mm howitzer

  • Industry

    Israeli IAI And UAE Based Edge To Produce Drone-Guard Under A Joint Venture

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Sweden Purchases CAMM Missile System for Visby-class Frigate.

  • Air Platform

    Brazilian Pilots Completes Gripen E Training in Saab’s Gripen Center in Sweden

  • Infantry Weapons

    Australian Army to acquire AS-9 self-propelled Howitzers

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Raytheon awarded a contract to upgrade AMRAAM’s software

  • C4iSR

    Hensoldt and ERA to produce an integrated airspace surveillance system for the German Luftwaffe

  • Europe

    The First Greek FDI frigate starts sea trials

  • Air Platform

    Germany purchased additional 20 Eurofighter Typhoon jets

  • Industry

    Pakistan, Ukraine To Sign Joint Ventures And Technology Transfer Deals

  • Defense Industry

    Turkey Negotiating With UK To Purchase Eurofighter, Type 23 Frigate And C-130J Aircraft

  • Europe

    Poland’s New Surface-to-air Missiles Hit Stealth Target

  • Americas

    L3Harris Awarded $345 Million Contact For U.S. Army’s Tactical Radio System

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian Patriot missile shot down Su-34 fighter-bomber again

  • C4iSR

    Lockheed Martin to Participate RAAF’s Next-gen Air Battle Management Systems Evaluation Stages

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