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US Navy’s Constellation Class Frigates

May 21, 2021 GDC 0

The first hull in a new Navy ship class in more than a decade is set to start construction later this year, the service’s program manager said this week. Fincantieri Marinette Marine plans to start […]

Americas

Rolls-Royce to manufacture propellers for U.S. Navy’s Constellation (FFG-62) frigates

May 11, 2021 GDC 0

Rolls-Royce has reached agreement with Fincantieri Marinette Marine to design and manufacture up to 40 fixed-pitch propellers for the U.S. Navy’s Constellation-class (FFG-62) guided missile frigate program. Fincantieri was awarded the shipbuilding contract from the […]

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

    April 15, 2025 0
    Russia’s much-hyped Su-75 “Checkmate” single engine fighter project may never make it off the drawing board, as sanctions, shifting military priorities, and a lack of foreign interest stall its development. Unveiled in 2021 with fanfare [...]
  • Turkish Aerospace Industries Advances Talks With Saudi Arabia to Sell KAAN Fighter Jets.

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  • Thales SMART-S 3D Radar

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  • Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed Russia’s oil refinery in the Kaluga region in fifth successful attacks

    May 10, 2024 0
    Ukrainian kamikaze drones sparked a huge explosion at a major oil refinery in Russia – marring the first of three voting days in Vladimir Putin’s presidential election. Ukrainian kamikaze drones hit two oil refineries in [...]
  • Myanmar Rebels shoot down Sino-Pakistan JF-17 fighter jet using FN-6 MANPAD

    June 11, 2025 0
    A JF-17 fighter jet operated by the Myanmar Air Force was shot down Tuesday by anti-junta forces in Pale Township, located in the conflict-ridden Sagaing Region. Kachin Rebel Shot Down Russian-made Mi-35 Helicopter Of TatmadawDateMay [...]
  • A Ukrainian Army Officer Warned Taiwan of Possible Wartime Scenarios.

    November 21, 2025 0
    A retired Ukrainian officer called for Taiwan’s president to be involved in simulations of possible wartime scenarios, warning Taipei not to “repeat our mistakes” as it shores up its defenses amid threats from China. Taiwan’s [...]
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 […]

  • Europe

    Humiliating Russian Army, Ukraine Sells Captured Russian T-72 Tanks and BTR-82 APC on Ebay

  • Europe

    Royal Navy’s Aircraft Carrier To Play Global Roles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia’s Hunter-class Frigate Procurement Process Was Flawed While Australia Faces Unprecedented China Tensions

  • Americas

    Great Britain Blocks 12 JF-17 Thunder Sale To Argentina

  • Americas

    U.S. Develops Ultra Long-range Air Defense Radar To Counter China

  • Americas

    US Army To Introduce Integrated Visual Augmentation Systems

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    USS Tripoli and 5000 Marines Head Towards the Middle East from Japan.

  • Naval Weapons

    Phalanx close-in weapon system

  • Land Platform

    UAE Ordered Wahash Infantry Fighting Vehicle

  • Americas

    US Orders Modified Hero Loitering Munitions for Special Operation Forces

  • C4iSR

    Israeli Rafael Tests Next-gen Sky Shield EW Attack Pod

  • Infantry Weapons

    Elbit Systems ATMOS Self Propelled Howitzer

  • South Asia

    In a hypothetical war between Bangladesh and Myanmar, who could win?

  • Americas

    BAE Systems Awarded Contract to Provide Engineering Supports for US Navy’s Sea-Launched Cruise Missile–Nuclear Program

  • Infantry Weapons

    Can Soviet-era Tor, Buk, Pantsir, S-300 and S-400 handle evolving threats?

  • Air Platform

    Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Unveils Gaza UAV

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Rheinmetall awarded contract to deliver Skyranger 30 short-range air defense systems for the Royal Danish Army

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Soldiers Praised Australian Bushmaster Armored Vehicles

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s BTR-4 Punching Holes In Russia’s BTR-82A And T-72 Tanks In The Battle For Bakhmut

  • Middle East

    The U.S. to sale F-35 as part of a secret Israeli-UAE deal

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    The USAF F-15C Scores World’s Longest Air-to-air Kill Record

  • Cyber

    Israeli Rafael Advanced Defense Awarded Contract To Provide Cyber Defense In Dubai

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan purchased 10,962 Kestrel HEAT anti-tank missiles

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Norway scraps Leopard 2 acquisition to focus on air defense system

  • Africa

    Morocco To Receive Four MQ-9B Guardian Drones From USA

  • Europe

    Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Breaks Altitude Records Of 33,000 Feet

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Aerospace Industries Set For Big Win In 2024 With Its Supersonic Jets And Drones

  • Europe

    Ukrainian troops have crossed the Dnipro River near Kherson

  • Uncategorized

    Rheinmetall sends more Leopard 2A4 tanks to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Swedish-made CB90 Armored Assault Boats Creating Nightmare For Russian Forces.

  • Americas

    Northrop Grumman to develop new guided high-explosive ammunition for US Navy

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Awarded $4.76 Billion Contract to Produce PAC-3 MSE Interceptor Missiles.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Signs $2.5 Billion Deals To Buy 75 M1A2 Abrams Tanks And 17 Assault Breacher Vehicles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia To Indeginously Develop Submarines

  • Air Platform

    Aero Vodochody delivers first three of L-39 Skyfox training aircraft to Hungary

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Ukraine could be the proxy war between North and South Korea

  • Europe

    Several HIMARS Strikes Killed 700 Russian Conscripts Defending West Bank Of Dnipro River

  • Europe

    Another setback: Russia has pulled back forces from towns opposite Kherson, says Ukraine

  • Americas

    US Navy Unveils Additional Details About the Next-Generation Trump-class Battleship.

  • Europe

    Anti-Putin Russian partisan set chemical factory, military surveillance equipment factory and oil refinery on fire

  • South Asia

    Indian Air Force Wouldn’t Buy Russia’s Su-57 Says Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Bhadauria

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Azerbaijan buys Turkish Air-launched SOM Cruise Missiles

  • Europe

    Turkish unmanned surface vessel test-fires guided cruise missile

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Virgin Airlines Pilot First to Spot Chinese Warships Off Australia’s East Coast

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Malabar Exercise to boost India, Australia Defense Cooperation

  • Europe

    Crimea Bridge Jammed With Traffic As Russians Flee After Airbase Blast

  • Europe

    Russia Wants To Buy Back CNS Liaoning From China

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Rising Maritime Ambitions Of China, Where Does The West Stand?

  • Air Platform

    No IFF: Russia shot down its own Su-35 near occupied Sevastopol

  • Air Platform

    German Nukes, Politics and Tornadoes Replacement Programme

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