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Finland’s HX Programme’s Fighter Jet Comparison

February 2, 2020 GDC 0

Finland’s HX fighter programme to replace the Finnish Air Force’s F/A-18 C/D Hornet has entered its evaluation phase with the country set to evaluate entrants from Airbus, Boeing, Dassault Aviation, Lockheed Martin and Saab ahead […]

  • Russian navy is completely inactive in the Ukraine war except occasionally launching Kalibr missiles from Sevastopol

    April 20, 2023 0
    Since Russia invaded Ukraine a year ago, most of the fighting has been on land. However, there has also been a less visible – but crucial – maritime dimension to the war across the full [...]
  • Turkey plans to build fifth-gen KAAN fighter jets by 2030 if Germany doesn’t sell Eurofighters

    November 29, 2023 0
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  • South Korea Unveils kamikaze drones that can coordinate salvo strikes.

    October 8, 2025 0
    The S10s suicide drone is a tank-hunting platform capable of coordinated “salvo strikes” and modular payload customization for combat missions. Azerbaijan destroyed Armenian T-90 tank regiments using Harop kamikaze dronesDateDecember 9, 2020Israeli Kamikaze Drones Are [...]
  • Lithuania Purchases Switchblade 600 Loitering Munitions

    February 7, 2023 0
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  • The trouble with Russia’s S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missiles in the Ukraine war

    August 24, 2023 0
    Ukraine has destroyed more than five batteries of Almaz-Antey manufactured S-400 surface-to-air missiles in Donetsk Oblast, Kherson Oblast, Tokmak and Crimean peninsula using cheap kamikaze drones and American-made HIMARS artillery rockets. Threat detection, tracking, and [...]
  • Finish Navy’s Hamina-class tests fire torpedoes

    August 24, 2020 0
    On 19 August, the Finnish Navy conducted its first torpedo firing in the Archipelago Sea with a TP45 torpedo borrowed from Försvarets Materialverk, FMV, Swedish Defence Materiel Administration. This was the first time that a [...]
Infantry Weapons

U.S. Army Deploys 500km Range High Precision PrSM Rocket Artillery to Strike Iran.

March 4, 2026 0

U.S. Central Command has employed the U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile in strikes on Iranian military targets, marking the first confirmed combat use of the ground-launched deep-strike system. The debut expands the Army’s role in […]

Infantry Weapons

U.S. M142 HIMARS Rocket Artillery Destroyed Zolfaghar and Sayyad-2 Missile System.

March 3, 2026 0

U.S. forces launched a long-range ATACMS ballistic missile from an M142 HIMARS system, destroying what appears to be an Iranian Zolfaghar short-range ballistic missile and elements of a Sayyad-2 air defense missile system. The strike, […]

Europe

Rheinmetall Unveils Fuchs Tank Destroyer Armed with 24 U.S. AGM-179 Anti-Tank Missiles.

February 27, 2026 0

Germany’s Rheinmetall has unveiled the Fuchs JAGM (Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles) at Enforce Tac 2026 in Germany, a wheeled armored vehicle capable of firing up to 24 U.S. AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles or AGM-114L Hellfire Longbow […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

China’s AVIC Unveils America’s V-BAT Copycat Drone.

February 22, 2026 0

China’s AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group has officially presented a new vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle known as the Yunying (Cloud Shadow in Chinese), a tail-sitter drone featuring a ducted-fan design closely […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Japan to manufacture long-range precision fire artillery rocket.

February 21, 2026 0

As Japan increases the range of its munitions to counter regional threats, the ability to launch them from different systems to maximize flexibility is becoming an important factor in deciding which weapons to field. While […]

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 […]

  • Defense Industry

    Pakistan’s NESCOM to manufacturer parts for Turkish Anka drone

  • South Asia

    Bangladeshi court issued arrest warrants against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her daughter Saima Wazed, sister Sheikh Rehana, and British MP Tulip Siddiq

  • Infantry Weapons

    NORINCO Delivers SR-5 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems To Bahrain

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar Army Planning Rwanda Style Genocide As It Imports Guns, Bullets, Flamethrowers And Tear Shells From China

  • Middle East

    Egypt, Algeria And Indonesia Pulled Out Of Su-35 Deals

  • Naval Weapons

    RIM-161 Standard Missile SM-3 ABM

  • Europe

    Russian Army’s BTR-82A armored vehicle rolls over in front of Ukrainian soldiers

  • Cyber

    Ukraine hacked the Kremlin’s secret files of all correspondences, a massive blow to Putin

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    BAE Systems Negotiating With Taiwan To Sale M109A7 Paladin Howitzer

  • South Asia

    Fugitive former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Faces 8,500 Pages of Chargesheets, including 1,400 Murders, 3,500 Disappearances, Corruption, Embezzlement and Money Laundering

  • Americas

    President Zelenskyy Visits White House In First Post-Invasion Trip

  • C4iSR

    TALIOS multifunction targetting pod makes Rafale F3R more dangerous

  • Air Platform

    Germany Negotiating With The U.S. To Buy F-35 Stealth Jets

  • C4iSR

    Hanwha Showcases New AESA Radar For FA-50 Fighter Jet

  • Europe

    Russia’s drone parts warehouse engulfed in fires destroying $16 million Western components

  • Europe

    Dutch navy’s anti-submarine warfare frigates to enter service in 2029

  • Americas

    Kongsberg demonstrates counter-drone capabilities on amphibious combat vehicle

  • Africa

    Morocco is the first African country to donate T-72 tanks to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Turkiye Increased Defense Budget to $51 Billion in 2026.

  • Europe

    Russia May Run Out Of Iranian-made Shahed-136 Kamikaze Drones

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan to begin assembly of Patria AMV XP armored vehicles

  • Europe

    U.S.-supplied army tactical missile system (ATACMS) missiles completely demoralized Russian forces stationed in Crimea

  • Americas

    Sikorsky to build nine CH-53K King Stallion helicopters for U.S. Marines

  • Air Platform

    Biden Administration green light European allies to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 jets

  • Americas

    Biden urged to fast-track research into submarines using non-weapons grade uranium for AUKUS alliance

  • Europe

    Blast Reported In Ukraine’s Nuclear Power Plant

  • Europe

    Ukraine says Russian forces leave southern town of Nova Kakhovka in Kherson region

  • Europe

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

  • Defense Industry

    Turkey To Collaborate With Foreign Partners On TFX Fighter, Says Ismail Demir

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Thousands of US marines land in Darwin, Australia for training

  • Industry

    Saudi Arabia Largest Importer Of Arms, U.S. Largest Exporter Of Arms

  • Air Platform

    China is replacing Russia as a major arms exporter, offering J-10C fighters and HQ-9B anti-air missiles to Iran

  • Europe

    Amid Russia Tensions, U.S. Deploys F-15 Fighter Jets in Poland

  • Ballistic Missile

    Pakistan Army Test Fires Ghauri Medium-range Range Ballistic Missile

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force’s Rafale Fighter Jet Crashes Near Airbase After Night Raid Fourth Rafale Aircraft Loss in Kashmir Skirmish

  • Middle East

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

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China dismissed top ranking army Generals from their positions

  • Infantry Weapons

    The Pentagon successfully tested hypersonic glide vehicle

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s Type 071 Amphibious Dock Landing Craft Joins Naval Exercises First Time

  • C4iSR

    Saab Integrated Arexis Jamming Pod Into Gripen E Making Gripen More Lethal

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Australia purchases 60 AGM-88G Missiles For F-35 Jets

  • Air Platform

    Russia copies Boeing X-32 and embeds it into the cold-war MiG 1.44 project to create Checkmate LCA

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Thales Awarded Support Contract for Australian Navy’s Anti-submarine Torpedo

  • South Asia

    Handing Over Magisterial Power To General Waker-uz-Zaman Led Army Will Deteriorate Democracy In Bangladesh As Waker Himself A Corrupt Gangster Who Has Financial Interest Overseas

  • Africa

    Chinese CH-4B Drones Keep Crashing In Algeria For Technical Fault

  • Air Platform

    The Philippines Shortlisted South Korean KF-21 For $7 Billion Fighter Jets Acquisition Program

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Babcock Signs $900 Million Contract To Deliver Future Submarine Capability At Devonport

  • Industry

    Israeli drone company Gadfin plans for worldwide aerial-supply networks

  • Air Platform

    KAI to produce first KF-X prototype by April 2021

  • Air Platform

    Turkish TFX fighter will fly at Mach 2 speed

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