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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

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  • Netherlands Pledges $164 Million In F-16 Ammunition for Ukraine

    April 1, 2024 0
    Ukraine’s F-16 fighter jet program is getting another boost from its NATO allies. The Netherlands has pledged to deliver Kyiv with $164 million in ammunition for the aircraft. Netherlands delivered first batch of F-16 fighter [...]
  • Ukraine deploys its Grom-2 tactical ballistic missile to fight Russian troops

    April 12, 2023 0
    According to a video released by the Russian Ministry of Defense on March 30, 2023, the Ukrainian armed forces will have deployed its new locally-made Grim-2 short-range ballistic missile system. In the video released by [...]
  • U.S. Military Bases In The Pacific Is Crucial To Counter China’s Hegemony

    June 29, 2020 0
    China’s decades of rapid economic growth have underwritten a surge in military modernization, regional assertiveness, and global activity. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has taken lessons from the U.S. military’s logistical, tactical, and operational dominance [...]
  • Taiwan to open F-16 maintenance and upgrade facility

    August 25, 2020 0
    A Taiwanese plane maker will on Friday open a maintenance centre for F-16 fighter jets in collaboration with US defence contractor Lockheed Martin, the first such facility in the Indo-Pacific, as tensions across the Taiwan Strait [...]
  • Russia Exposed: Kazan nuclear submarine’s Soviet-era anechoic tile cracked during Cuba voyage

    June 18, 2024 0
    Modern submarines are mostly coated with Anechoic tiles. Acoustic waves from surface ship sonars reflected to the Sonar source are reduced by absorption or scattering in directions other than the direction of the source. The [...]
  • BAE Systems Begin Construction Of Dreadnought Class Ballistic Missile Submarine

    February 11, 2023 0
    The UK has begun constructing its third Dreadnought-class ballistic missile submarine at BAE Systems’ Barrow-in-Furness site. BAE Systems Shipyard Receives 12 Missile Tubes For HMS DreadnoughtDateDecember 26, 2021BAE Systems built new section for Royal Navy’s [...]
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 […]

  • Infantry Weapons

    Israeli Rafael Unveils Sixth-generation Spike NLOS With Extended Range And Fire Powers

  • Europe

    Babcock Floats Royal Navy’s First Type 31 Frigate HMS Venturer

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    US Navy Test Fires New Air-Launched Missile

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s Second Type 055 Destroyer Enters Service With PLA Navy

  • Air Platform

    Armenia pauses Indian Tejas deal after Dubai air show crash.

  • Europe

    Baltic States Call for European NATO Countries to Reinstate Conscription

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Unveils Third Aircraft Carrier CNS Fujian, But China Has No Fighter Jets To Fill The Deck

  • South Asia

    Pro-India Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sought to weaken the Bangladesh military and declined US offers of economic and security cooperation for the country

  • Americas

    U.S. Marine Corps Purchases 44 Iron Dome Launchers and 1840 Missiles

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine War: Hyped Up Su-75 Checkmate Remained As A Pipe-dream For Russian Air Force

  • Europe

    United States Sends More Missiles And Ammunition To Ukraine Worth $400 Million

  • Air Platform

    Finland Prepares to Receive Its First F-35A Stealth Jets.

  • Europe

    Russia brings back thousands of Soviet-era T-72 tanks from storage for Ukraine war

  • Ballistic Missile

    Beijing Reacts to U.S. Concerns About China’s Nuclear Weapons

  • Air Platform

    Spain Wants to Buy More Eurofighter Typhoon until F-35 is Available

  • Air Platform

    New Zealand Plans To Buy 28 Secondhand F-16C/D to Replace Skyhawk

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    US Air Force approves use of StormBreaker smart weapons

  • Air Platform

    The U.S. Asked Egypt to Supply 50 MiG-29M2 to Ukraine in Return of F-15EX

  • Americas

    Argentina selected South Korean FA-50 as the Interim Fighter Aircraft

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Poland Purchases 200 Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile

  • Europe

    Estonia Selects Blue Spear Anti-Ship Missile for Coastal Batteries

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Received F-16 From Netherlands, Mirage 2000 From France

  • Americas

    Huntington Ingalls Industries Completes Initial Sea Trials of 21st Virginia-class Submarine

  • Air Platform

    The Philippines Acquires 32 S70i Black Hawk Helicopters from Poland Worth $624 Million

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Iran unveils Bavar-373 air defense system amid Israel tensions

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Why Did China Send Soviet-era J-7 To Taiwan Strait?

  • Europe

    France Delivers Crotale NG Anti-air And LRU MLRS To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force Stand Up Second Tejas Squadron

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed Russia’s 9S32M fire control radar of overhyped S-400V4 surface-to-air missile system.

  • Central Asia

    Three Brothers 2021: Turkey, Azerbaijan, Pakistan start joint military exercises

  • Ballistic Missile

    North Korean KN-23, KN-24 and KN-25 ballistic missiles fired by Russia contains American, European and Japanese components

  • Industry

    Belarusian Defence Enterprises

  • Europe

    Croatia plans to acquire two new multipurpose corvettes.

  • Europe

    BAE Systems successfully tests M109 Self-Propelled Howitzer modified with 52-caliber cannon

  • Europe

    Su-34 bomber crashed in Khabarovsk Territory in Russia

  • South Asia

    Sacked Bangladesh Army Major General Ziaul Ahsan arrested on mass murder charge

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall unveiled next-generation HX3 tactical mobility truck

  • Middle East

    China’s Y-20 transport aircraft delivers weapons and tunnel boring equipments to Iran under an $8 billion gold-for-weapons deal.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indian Navy Test Fires Brahmos Missile

  • Europe

    Cancer Riddled Vlad Falls Down Stairs and Soils Himself While Doctors Stabilize Him

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    East Asia and Pacific Region

    Austal Awarded Contract to Build Six Cape-class Patrol Boats for Royal Australian Navy

  • Africa

    Chad Latest Muslim Country Opens Embassy In Israel

  • Americas

    Ingalls Shipbuilding Launched First LPD Flight II Harrisburg

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Polish Firm Unveils VSHORAD System With Programmable Ammo

  • Air Platform

    India’s Hindustan Aeronautics And BrahMos Aerospace Directly Supplying Military Components To Russia’s Sukhoi Design Bureau Circumventing Sanctions

  • Europe

    Ukraine Received 13 Terradyne Gurkha Special Armoured Ambulances

  • Middle East

    Saudi Arabia wants to establish diplomatic ties with Israel: Prince Turki al-Faisal

  • Ballistic Missile

    Ukraine’s 500km range SAPSAN ballistic missile program could be a game changer for its counteroffensive

  • Industry

    Axiom Precision win a contract to supply parts for F-35

  • Europe

    Ukraine says it hit Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tankers with underwater drones in Black Sea.

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