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US Navy Selected Fincantieri Marinette to Build FFG(X) Frigate

May 2, 2020 GDC 0

The U.S. Navy on Thursday announced that it has selected Fincantieri Marinette Marine in Wisconsin for a massive contract to build the Guided-Missile Frigates FFG(X) that replaces the current LCS design. The contract will be at […]

Americas

The US Navy to order next-generation frigate FFG (X)

March 4, 2020 GDC 0

WASHINGTON – Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly told conservative radio talk show host Hugh Hewitt that he had tasked Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition James Geurts to look at accelerating the award […]

Europe

Azerbaijan Bought 15 Alenia Aermacchi M-346 aircraft

February 24, 2020 GDC 0

Within the framework of the state visit of President Ilham Aliyev to Italy, a declaration on an agreement between Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Defense and Leonardo S.p.A aerospace company was signed in connection with the acquisition […]

C4iSR

Leonardo RAT 31DL and RAT 31DL/M 3D Radar Family

September 11, 2019 LM Publications 0

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

    October 7, 2020 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’. Indian female pilot to fly Rafale [...]
  • Taiwan progressed with domestically designed submarine

    June 29, 2020 0
    First indigenous defence submarine to be launched in five years, shipbuilder says as construction work begins, according to Taiwanese media. Taiwan has revealed details of its home-built submarine as President Tsai Ing-wen vowed to bolster [...]
  • Boeing Begins Building New Zealand’s P-8A Poseidon Aircraft

    March 21, 2022 0
    This process, also called ‘keeling,’ was done at the Spirit AeroSystems facility where all Boeing 737 fuselages, nacelles and pylons are designed and built. Laying the keel is an important production milestone during the build [...]
  • German Navy Christens First K130 Batch II Corvette

    May 5, 2022 0
    A christening ceremony was held today (21 April) at Blohm+Voss shipyard in Hamburg for the first of five K130 Batch II corvettes, Köln, built for the German Navy. Lürssen Group Started Construction of K130 Braunschweig-class CorvetteDateFebruary [...]
  • Russian Ministry Of Finance Requested $225 For 289,700 Families With Deceased Ukraine War Veterans

    October 17, 2023 0
    Russia’s proposed 2024 budget allocates funding to the families of 289,700 military personnel killed in Ukraine, giving insight into Moscow’s likely death toll in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine that began in February [...]
  • Australia prepares for space race with a hybrid rocket for low-Earth orbit flight

    August 9, 2023 0
    Australia is just months away from joining the satellite-launching space race after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday unveiled the country’s first homegrown rocket designed to enter orbit. Australia launches dart rocket carrying radio frequency [...]
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 […]

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 […]

  • Air Platform

    UK purchased six H145 helicopters for training mission

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine supplied air defense systems to Azerbaijan

  • Infantry Weapons

    Italy deploys SAMP/T air defense system in Kuwait

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. State Department Approves 30 HIMARS Rocket Artillery For Australia

  • Air Platform

    Greece will purchase additional Rafale F4 fighter jets.

  • Infantry Weapons

    Hanwha Awarded K9 Howitzer Contract For Egyptian Army

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Hurjet Light Attack Aircraft Completes First Supersonic Flight

  • Europe

    Israel Approves Sending Blue Spear Anti-ship Missile And Spike NLOS To Ukraine By Estonia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesian Air Force wants to buy 2 squadrons of F-16V Block 72

  • Defense Industry

    SNT Heavy Industries To Provide Transmission For Turkish Altay Main Battle Tank

  • Central Asia

    Armenia Turns Away From Russia And Towards The U.S., Amid Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

  • Middle East

    Russia deployed an inflatable dummy S-300 air defense system in Al Tabqah airbase

  • Americas

    Biden Administration decided to lift the ban on American military contractors deploying in Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Denmark Receives Four Additional F-35s From US

  • Air Platform

    Israel’s F-35I fighters defend national airspace amid Iran attack

  • Explore

    BAE, Rheinmetall To Manufacture Challenger 3 Tank For British Army

  • Land Platform

    Russian T-14 was useless in Syria as the Su-57:report

  • C4iSR

    Polish-made kamikaze ‘Warmate’ drone destroyed Russia’s Podlyot radar complex

  • South Asia

    Nepal arrested Russian people smugglers tried to recruit Gurkhas to fight in Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukraine To Buy 11 IRIS-T SLM Anti-air System From Germany

  • Europe

    Ukraine War: Russia Lost Global LNG Export Markets By 15 Percent

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    DARPA’s Hypersonic Cruise Missile Prototype Completes Test Flight

  • Naval Weapons

    RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles

  • Air Platform

    The Key Characteristics and Features of America’s AI-driven T-7A Red Hawk Advanced Trainer.

  • Americas

    Israel wants greater military cooperation with the U.S. to counter Iran

  • Europe

    MKE Delivers First Indigenous 76mm Naval Gun To The Turkish Navy

  • Ballistic Missile

    Iran Prepares Short-range Ballistic Missile Shipment To Russia

  • Air Platform

    Slovakia Considers Buying Bayraktar TB2 Drones

  • Air Platform

    Russia Quietly Dumped AESA Radar and TVC In MiG-35 Fighters

  • Air Platform

    Hellenic Aerospace Industries Upgrades Greek F-16 To Viper Standard

  • Americas

    In a hypothetical war, If F-35 face-off with Su-57, who would win?

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s Next Aircraft Carrier Likely To Be Nuclear Powered

  • Europe

    Slovenia Donates 35 BVP M-80A Tracked Infantry Fighting Vehicles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia, Japan, South Korea And New Zealand To Deepen Cooperation With NATO Amid China Tensions

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwanese Air Force scrambles F-16 again to warn off Chinese J-11 jets

  • South Asia

    Pakistan Navy commissioned Damen-built PNS Yarmook

  • Defense Industry

    India Cancels Ka-31 Helicopters Order From Russia, Amid Crippling Western Sanctions

  • Air Platform

    Myanmar’s Air Force inducted three Russian Mi-38T helicopters and two Chinese Y-8F-200W transport aircraft.

  • Middle East

    Biden Administration Pauses Precision Guided Munitions Sale To Saudi Arabia

  • Air Platform

    Italy Procures Five F-35A and One F-35B Jets for $368.2M

  • Europe

    Alaska Meeting Was Putin’s Prank to Trump, Russia Will Not Join Peace Talks.

  • Europe

    Russia Loses 32 APVs, Nearly 1,300 Soldiers in a Day

  • Air Platform

    Philippines Air Force Purchases Second Batch of Korean FA-50 Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Russia is losing its newest T-90 main battle tanks in Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha Defense Demonstrates AS9 SPH And AARV To Australian Army

  • Middle East

    Israel declares state of war after Hamas killed more than 700 hundreds civilians and abducted 100 citizens

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine’s Fire Point unveiled a pan-European anti-ballistic missile defense project called Freya.

  • Europe

    Saab Awarded Contract to Produce Pylons for Gripen C/D Fighter Jets.

  • Air Platform

    BAE Systems Australia to build support warehouse for Australian F-35A stealth jets

  • Air Platform

    Germany and France cancelled the joint FCAS fighter jet project.

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