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  • [ May 13, 2026 ] China blames Russia’s S-300PMU2 and S-400 missiles for the reverse-engineered HQ-9B missile failure in Pakistan and Iran. Anti-air Missiles
  • [ May 13, 2026 ] Saudi and Emirati fighter jets joined the U.S. and Israeli forces in airstrikes in Iran during operation ‘Epic Fury’: Reuters. Air Platform
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Europe

Finland doubles its K9 Howitzer fleet to 112, strengthening its firepower.

April 15, 2026 GDC 0

Finland signed a €546.8 million deal with South Korea to acquire 112 additional K9 Thunder 155 mm self-propelled howitzers. The purchase nearly doubles its fleet and strengthens NATO’s long-range artillery power on Russia’s border. The […]

Europe

Heckler & Koch filed a complaint with the Finnish market court for bypassing tenders

November 28, 2023 GDC 0

German gun maker Heckler & Koch has filed a complaint with the Finnish Market Court over Finland’s direct arms purchase from a local manufacturer, bypassing competition rules, court documents seen by Reuters showed on Tuesday. […]

Europe

Finland Purchases 350 Stinger Man-portable Air Defense Missiles

January 5, 2023 GDC 0

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Europe

Finland To Train Ukrainian Troops On Winter Warfare Against Russia

December 30, 2022 GDC 0

Finland’s President Sauli Niinistö has said his country can give Ukrainian forces the training they need to take on Russian aggression. After observing Finnish Army field exercises in North Karelia, Niinistö suggested that Finland can […]

Europe

Finland Purchases K9 Thunder Howitzers From South Korea, Amid Ukraine War

December 15, 2022 GDC 0

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Europe

Finland Purchases M72 MK2 Enhanced Capability Lightweight Anti-Tank Weapons

November 6, 2022 GDC 0

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Europe

Finland Ordered Pre-production Patria 6×6 Armored Vehicle

February 21, 2022 GDC 0

The Finnish Defense Forces has signed the agreement with Patria to acquire  Patria 6×6 vehicles as a pre-series related to the joint 6×6 vehicle programme between Latvia, Finland, Estonia and Patria. The pre-series vehicles will […]

Europe

Finland Acquires Munitions For HIMARS Rockets Launchers

February 16, 2022 GDC 0

Finland’s Minister of Defense Antti Kaikkonen approved a proposal to procure ammunition for a heavy rocket launcher system from the United States. The Ministerial Finance Committee supported the procurement in its session on 10 February 2022. […]

Europe

Finland Cleared To Buy Extended-range Multiple Launch Rocket Systems

April 1, 2021 GDC 0

The State Department has approved a Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Finland of Extended Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems and related equipment for an estimated cost of $91.2 million.  The sale would […]

  • 7,684 Armored Vehicles Destroyed In Ukraine War, Desperate Russia Wants To Replenish Armored Vehicles Inventory

    November 4, 2022 0
    Russian troops fighting in Ukraine are disillusioned with the old vehicles they are forced to use because of huge equipment losses, according to British defense officials. Student Getting Better At Military Modernization, China Showcases J-20 [...]
  • China’s Type 15 (ZTQ‑15 or VT5) light tank is worse than you think.

    February 25, 2026 0
    The Type 15 is effectively the successor to the 1960s Type 62 light tank, designed and built by Norinco to deploy in Tibet, where Chinese VT-4s struggled to operate at high altitude and in difficult [...]
  • USAF’s Red Flag 21-1 Exercise Involves Air Combat, Space, Cyberspace Elements

    March 31, 2021 0
    The “Red Flag 21-2” combat scenario training exercise brought aircraft from seven NATO nations and detachments from across the U.S. Air Force together, the branch said. Saab’s Gripen C/D shines in Alaska Red Flag exerciseDateJanuary [...]
  • Google offers Gemini artificial intelligence to the Pentagon for military use.

    April 21, 2026 0
    Silicon Valley giant Google is edging closer to a major comeback with the US military — this time anchored in artificial intelligence (AI). Another Adviser to the Chinese Communist Party Warns AI Gap With the [...]
  • Ukrainian kamikaze drones hit two oil refineries in Russia’s Samara region spiking oil price in Russia

    March 17, 2024 0
    Two oil refineries in Russia’s Samara region were hit in Ukrainian drone strikes, the local governor has said, in the latest strike against the country’s infrastructure facilities, which have caused a spike in energy prices. [...]
  • Raytheon and Electromecanica to produce SkyCeptor Missile Interceptor In Romania

    June 25, 2024 0
    Romania will have a plant for the production of SkyCeptor missile interceptors. They will be part of the MIM-104 Patriot air defence system. Lockheed Martin-Raytheon MIM-104 Patriot PAC3 Successfully Intercepts Tactical Ballistic MissilesDateNovember 11, 2019Romania [...]
Europe

Saab HEAT 758 Features Dual-Charge Warhead Inside New Carl-Gustaf Anti-Tank Round.

May 11, 2026 0

Saab is stepping up the Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle’s anti-armor role with a new round designed to defeat heavily protected vehicles on the modern battlefield. The HEAT 758 features a dual-charge warhead meant to first damage […]

Europe

Roketsan unveiled the CIDA long-range anti-tank guided missile.

May 11, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Unveils Next-generation K9MH Mobile Howitzer Artillery System.

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Europe

Safran and MBDA fired the first Thundart munition developed for France’s Long-Range Land Strike program.

May 5, 2026 0

French defense firm Safran and missile maker MBDA successfully test-fired their jointly developed rocket-artillery munition this month, and expect to be able to deliver the first multiple-launch rocket systems in 2029 should their offer be […]

Infantry Weapons

Elbit Systems PULS Rocket Artillery Precision, Modular and Universal Launching System for Battlefield Dominance.

April 28, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Philippine Army Test Fires Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm Howitzer Boosting Long-Range Strike.

April 27, 2026 0

The Philippine Army has conducted its first live firing with its new Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer during Exercise Salaknib 26, a joint U.S./Philippines military exercise, bringing a faster and more mobile long-range strike […]

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s Type 04A (ZBD-04A) armored vehicle fires a smoke grenade at Chinese troops during an exercise.

  • Middle East

    Iran debuts its Shahed-147 surveillance drone

  • Europe

    Russian Lawmaker Admits Moscow Failed to Achieve Any Goals in Ukraine War

  • Europe

    Multiple Explosions Rocked Russian Military Base In Crimea Degrading Russian Black Sea Fleet

  • Air Platform

    Hindustan Aeronautics flew first combat ready Tejas LCA

  • Central Asia

    CSTO member Armenia to normalize ties with Azerbaijan after defeat in Nagorno-Karabakh

  • Air Platform

    Polish Air Force To Receive 16 M-346 Advanced Training Jets

  • Air Platform

    President Trump Considers Approving F-35 Stealth Jets to Turkiye.

  • Defense Industry

    Sukhoi Forecasted 600 Su-57 Sale During Design Phase of the Aircraft

  • Naval Platforms

    Royal Australian Navy’s Shortfin Barracuda Class Submarine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia donates second Guardian-class OPV to Tonga

  • Americas

    Austal USA Breaks Ground On The New Steel Manufacturing Line

  • Europe

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

  • Europe

    Czech Republic replaces Russian SAM with Israeli Spyder ADS

  • C4iSR

    Saab offers GlobalEye AEW&C to Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

  • Air Platform

    Why Gripen is the Best 4.5 Gen Fighter Jet?

  • Air Platform

    A spectacular Centenary Flypast Of RAAF

  • Central Asia

    Arms sales opportunity: China moves into Central Asia as the U.S. withdraw from Afghanistan

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall Showcases High-tech Digital Main Battle Tank KF51 Panther

  • Europe

    Italian Navy’s tenth and final FREMM frigate launched

  • Europe

    Biden Administration Announced New Military Aid To Ukraine, Included HIMARS, Patriot Missile and Howitzers

  • Europe

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

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    New Partnership for Australia’s LAND 8710 Amphibious Program

  • Europe

    Russia Lost More Than 11,000 Military Combat Vehicles In The Ukraine War, Degrading Russian Army’s Ground Warfare Capability

  • Air Platform

    Czech Republic donates new batch of Mi-24 helicopters to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukraine destroys Russian army’s 16 tanks, 14 armored vehicles, Buk and TOR missiles in a day

  • Air Platform

    Australian Army Selects Boeing AH-64E Apache Helicopters To Replace Tigers

  • Europe

    Russian State TV Commentators Compare Kherson Retreat As The Worse Military Defeat In History

  • Africa

    Pakistan has struck a $4 billion arms deal with Libyan National Army, including JF-17 fighter jets, Super Mushak trainer and other equipment.

  • Air Platform

    Denmark, the Netherlands and U.S. spearhead creation of the future Ukrainian air force

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea indirectly sent 330,000 155mm artillery shells to Ukraine

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Israeli Navy Test Fires Barak MX Anti-air Missiles

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine’s HIMARS strikes destroyed Russia’s $250 million 1K148E Yastreb-AV radar

  • Europe

    Germany delivers 18 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Croatia to purchase 30 French CAESAR 155mm Howitzers

  • Europe

    KGB Putin Suffering From Physical And Mental Health Issues, Says Former British Spy

  • Europe

    We can make Russia’s defeat ‘irreversible’: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz

  • Europe

    50 Years Old Icelandic Coast Guard Vessel On Sale

  • Middle East

    Israeli Special Forces Destroyed Underground Missile Production Factory in Syria

  • Air Platform

    Hindustan Aeronautics Delivers Tejas Light Combat Aircraft Twin Seater After 40 Years

  • Infantry Weapons

    Russia has transferred the S-300 air defense system to Libya

  • Americas

    U.S. Army evaluates mission module on newest Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV)

  • Europe

    Serbia will sign major arms deal with France a shift from Russia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China deploys fifty thousand troops near Indian border

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh reshuffled key Army positions to replace scandal riddled DGFI Director Major General Saiful Abedin

  • Europe

    Turkish Defense Giant Aselsan Started Manufacturing Ventilators

  • Europe

    Vladimir Putin Survived An Assassination Attempt, Reports NY Times

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian $500 FPV drone destroyed Russian Buk-M3 missile system worth $100 million

  • Air Platform

    Dassault Aviation Delivers Falcon 7X Jet to Greece

  • Europe

    Belarusian President Lukashenko urges Belarusians to prepare for war with Ukraine and Poland

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