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Denel Land Systems Military Industrial Capabilities

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Singaporean Defense Industries

December 11, 2019 GDC 0

The Singaporean defense budget is valued at US$11 billion in 2018, and registered a CAGR of 2.99% during the historic period. […]

  • Lockheed Martin Awarded $504 Million Contact To Build 12 MH-60R Helicopters For Australian Navy

    September 2, 2022 0
    Lockheed Martin has secured a $504 million contract related to additional Sikorsky MH-60R helicopters for Australia. Lockheed Martin gets $447M to build 12 MH-60R helicopters for South Korean NavyDateJuly 12, 2021Indian Navy’s MH-60R AWS helicopter [...]
  • RAAF redefines the role of the C-27J Spartan fleet

    December 7, 2021 0
    The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has redefined the role of its 10 Leonardo C-27J Spartan tactical airlifters, designating them as primarily meant for use in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) operations. RAAF’s C27J [...]
  • Ukraine’s top strike-drone maker, Fire Point, moves into ballistic missile defence.

    July 8, 2026 0
    The Ukrainian firm behind many of the long-range drone strikes that now regularly hit Russian oil refineries hundreds of miles inside its borders is moving into missile defense, signing a major deal this month to [...]
  • Ukraine strikes Russian air base housing thousands of Shahed kamikaze drones

    August 4, 2025 0
    Ukrainian drones targeted industrial sites across several Russian regions overnight Friday, including a facility which hosts Iranian-designed drones. Turkey Confirms Delivery Of Bayraktar TB2 To UkraineDateMay 1, 2021A Growing Cooperation Between Ukraine and Turkey is [...]
  • Iran’s nuclear, ballistic missile and drone program was wiped out, but with skilled manpower, scientific, engineering, financial and leadership losses, the IRGC cannot rebuild itself in 20 years.

    April 9, 2026 0
    As of early April 2026, Iran’s energy infrastructure has suffered significant damage from US-Israeli strikes, including crucial hits on the South Pars gas field, which provides 70% of Iran’s gas. Operations Epic Fury degraded Iran’s [...]
  • U.S. startup shoots down Shahed replica with T-REX 26-2 interceptor drone.

    June 12, 2026 0
    A Cambridge-based AI startup successfully intercepted a replica of the Iranian-designed Shahed-type long-range one-way attack drone in mid-air during a U.S. military test event in Indiana earlier this month, using a small, high-speed vertical take-off [...]
Infantry Weapons

IWI’s rifle upgrade is drawing interest from the Ukrainian Army.

August 1, 2026 0

A rifle that decides, mid-trigger-pull, when to let the round go, not the shooter, is now fielded or in procurement across an estimated 10 to 15 European countries, according to Israel Weapon Industries (IWI). The […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan ATACMS deal expands island’s long-range strike power.

July 19, 2026 0

The U.S. Army handed Lockheed Martin roughly $439 million to begin building the Army Tactical Missile System, known as ATACMS, along with the launcher hardware needed to fire it, and once the two sides finish […]

Europe

Poland purchases 46,000 upgraded GROT assault rifles for its soldiers.

July 6, 2026 0

Poland has ordered nearly 46,000 of its domestically produced MSBS GROT assault rifles in the latest A3 configuration, signing a contract worth approximately $160 million with the state-owned manufacturer Fabryka Broni “Łucznik” Radom, with all […]

Europe

Ukraine develops new Zetros-based 155mm howitzer called Marta.

June 22, 2026 0

Germany and Ukraine signed agreements that include €750 million ($870 million) for 200 Bohdana self-propelled artillery systems on Zetros chassis, and those systems now have a confirmed name and barrel specification: defense analyst Jeff, reporting […]

Europe

MBDA unveils deep-strike, air defence, and smart mass-weapons portfolio.

June 21, 2026 0

MBDA will present a broad portfolio of sovereign defence solutions at Eurosatory 2026 as Europe and its allies accelerate rearmament. The company said the portfolio is intended to address armed forces’ needs in an increasingly […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin Unveils HIMARS FLEX with 12 Launch Canisters Capable of Firing Extended Range GMLRS, PrSM, and ATACMS.

June 20, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced the HIMARS FLEX on June 16, a modular evolution of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System that introduces a dual-pod launcher configuration capable of carrying double the munitions of the standard […]

  • Europe

    Russia Blames American Raytheon For Upgrading Soviet-era Tu-141 Kamikaze Drones

  • Americas

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

  • Europe

    President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed Lieutenant General Yuri Sodol amid accusations of incompetence

  • Land Platform

    Saudi Arabia’s SAMI unveiled 8×8 Howitzers for export markets

  • Air Platform

    Swiss Air Force faces public opposition to its F-35 deal, prompting SAF to look for European jets

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s Kamikaze Drones Destroyed Russia’s An-26 Transport Aircraft in Crimea.

  • Air Platform

    The U.S. State Dept Approves 36 F-15EX To Indonesian Government

  • Air Platform

    Airbus to offer Tranche 5 Eurofighters to replace German Tornados

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Japan Completes Type 12 Land-based Anti-ship Missile Trials.

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan using Israeli “kamikaze drones” in Nagorno-Karabakh clashes

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    M-61A1 20mm Gatling gun

  • Europe

    Finland’s HX Programme’s Fighter Jet Comparison

  • Air Platform

    Airbus Proposed Tranche 5 Eurofighter to Luftwaffe

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Israeli defense industry tracks Indo-Pakistan war as Israel expects a multi-billion-dollar defense order for Barak and Arrow-3 missiles

  • Air Platform

    Saab proposes GlobalEye for South Korean AEW&C requirement

  • Naval Weapons

    RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile Block 1

  • Europe

    Putin’s Moscow residence targeted by two kamikaze drones

  • Naval Platforms

    RAN upgrades Anzac-class frigate

  • Europe

    Greece to transfer Leopard tanks to Ukraine in exchange of Italian Leopard tanks

  • Europe

    An engine explosion caused the crash of the Su-27 in Crimea in March

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Peoples Liberation Army has a big problem, and its systemic corruption from Generals to Privates.

  • Air Platform

    UK Wants To Buy More F-35 Fighter Jets

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    How Does Chinese HQ-16 SAM Compare to Western Modern Anti-Air System?

  • Europe

    Turkiye, Spain forge partnership to build aircraft carrier for Turkish Navy

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine shot down Russia’s Ka-52 Alligator helicopter using RBS-70 MANPAD

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Deploys Nuclear Capable B-52 Bombers In Australia

  • Europe

    Swedish Military Procures THeMIS Cargo Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) for Trials

  • Americas

    US House of Representatives approves the transfer of $8 billion in frozen Russian assets to Ukraine

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh’s military officers, who travelled to India for the annual parade, participated in the SAMPRITI exercise were honey-trapped by India’s RAW and received lavish gifts.

  • Air Platform

    Spanish Leftist Government Considers Turkish KAAN Fighter Jet as F-35 Alternative.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. Secretly Sent Marine Raider to Train Taiwanese Special Forces

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian soldiers blow up a Russian Ka-52 helicopter with an anti-tank missile

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Soldiers blow up and destroy Russian artillery system

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RAAF P-8 Poseidon And US Navy Take Part In An Exercise

  • Americas

    EDGE Awarded Contract To Produce MANSUP Anti-ship Missiles For Brazil

  • C4iSR

    Armenia Turned Down Russian Offer to Buy More Weapons

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha Defense Awarded $7 Billion Contract To Build Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicles for Australian Army

  • Air Platform

    Russia lost 342 fighter bombers and 325 various helicopters since the beginning of war

  • C4iSR

    Saab awarded a contract for the delivery of Saab 2000 Erieye to an undisclosed customer

  • Americas

    Raytheon Standard Missile 6 is the most versatile missile ever deployed by the U.S.

  • C4iSR

    Rafael Drone Dome (C-UAS) System

  • Europe

    Ukraine Destroys Soviet-era Uragan Artillery Rockets

  • Infantry Weapons

    Russia Unable To Deliver Second Batch Of S-400 SAM To India, Amid Crippling Western Sanctions

  • Europe

    Turkish STM Completes Design Phase of Preveze Submarine Modernization Project

  • Defense Industry

    France surpassed Russia as the second largest arms exporter

  • Europe

    Russia’s Su-27 fighter jet dumped fuel on American MQ-9 Reaper drone over Black Sea forcing it crash

  • Air Platform

    Kachin Independence Army Hit Myanmar Army’s Mi-17 Helicopter With FPV Drone

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar’s Arakan Army launches offensive, captured Myanmar Army’s posts

  • Middle East

    Israel Army Deploys Troops Near Syrian Border To Create Buffer Zone

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The RAN Warship Joins Multinational Military Exercise In South China Sea

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