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  • [ July 31, 2026 ] Türkiye launches the sixth Istanbul-class frigate, TCG Karadeniz, at Sedef Shipyard. Europe
  • [ July 31, 2026 ] U.S. firm built autonomous platform that enables drones to launch and recover from moving unmanned ground vehicles. Americas
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Sikorsky Takes Defiant X Helo To NFAC Complex For Wind Tunnel Testing

February 19, 2021 GDC 0

Sikorsky-Boeing is returning to the US Air Force’s (USAF’s) National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex (NFAC), located at Moffett Field in Mountain View, California, in March for additional wind tunnel testing of its US Army Future Long […]

Air Platform

May The Best Bird Win:Battle For Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA)

March 24, 2020 GDC 0

The U.S. Army has selected Textron (NYSE: TXT) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) to battle to build its new Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA), with the prize a potential $40 billion-plus contract to replace the […]

  • Kuwaiti F/A-18 pilot didn’t follow the IFF procedure or didn’t turn on the IFF transponder before carrying out air defence missions, resulting in the downing of America’s F-15 jets.

    March 5, 2026 0
    An American-origin F/A-18 fighter jet of the Kuwait Air Force, and not Patriot surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) as initially believed, had taken out the three F-15E Strike Eagles in a friendly fire incident in Kuwaiti airspace [...]
  • ROKETSAN delivered TAYFUN Block-2 ballistic missiles to the Turkish Armed Forces.

    June 26, 2026 0
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  • Indo-Israeli Joint Venture Makes First MRSAM for Indian Army

    March 20, 2021 0
    Kalyani Rafael Advanced Systems (KRAS), a joint venture between India’s Kalyani Group and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems of Israel rolled out its first batch of Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) for the Indian [...]
  • Soviet-era Mindset: Russia’s death toll to rise 500,000 by sending poorly trained and AK-47 equipped soldiers to Ukrainian slaughterhouse

    February 9, 2024 0
    Russia is on course to lose 500,000 troops by the end of 2024 after turning its forces into a ‘low quality, high quantity mass army,’ says UK intelRussia is on course to have lost half [...]
  • Thales to Deliver Second Air Defense System and Radars to Ukraine

    June 15, 2024 0
    Thales has signed a deal with the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense to deliver a second complete air defense system. Thales Awarded Contract To Deliver GM200 Surveillance Radar To UkraineDateMarch 12, 2023Thales To Hire 12,000 Staff [...]
  • Project FURY: Russia is about lose its entire Black Sea fleet as Ukraine launches the biggest kamikaze sea drones attacks

    January 27, 2024 0
    Ukraine is set to unveil its latest underwater robot drone that will target Putin’s Black Sea fleet in a bid to turn the tide of the war. Ukraine’s new invisible suicide submersible set to be [...]
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 […]

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 […]

  • Europe

    Umka-2021: Russian Nuclear Submarines Were Forced To Surface, Lacks Countermeasures, Says Maxim Klimov

  • Air Platform

    RAAF F-35A Takes Off With Full Complement Of Weapons

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippine Coast Guard Inducts Multi-role Response Vessel MRRV-9701

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippine Army Plans To Purchase Additional BrahMos Cruise Missile

  • South Asia

    If Israel, UAE, Bahrain can make peace, why can’t India, Pakistan?

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Drones Destroyed Upgraded T-72B Tanks Using Grenade

  • Air Platform

    Why Dassault Rafale Makes More Sales In Southeast Asia And Middle East?

  • Europe

    Russian military abandoned tanks and vehicles in Ukraine, amid logistics problems and low morale

  • Europe

    Royal Navy Tests Jet Suits to Board Ships

  • C4iSR

    Aselsan Koral Land-Based Transportable Radar Electronic Attack System

  • Defense Industry

    French arms export hits record high $30 billion in Asia and Middle East

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    JMSDF’s High-tech Warships Can Dismantle Low-tech Chinese Submarine

  • Europe

    Russian Wagner mercenary shot down two Russian helicopters and IL-22 plane during mutiny

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RAN Shows Off Amphibious Operations Capability

  • Europe

    Norway purchased six multi-mission MH-60R Seahawk helicopters

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish TRMotor To Develop Engines For TF-X Fighters

  • Europe

    Ukraine Launches Drone Swarms Over Moscow, Including Putin’s Resident

  • Uncategorized

    Norwegian F-35A Successfully Launches Joint Strike Missile

  • Americas

    Canada could be the next target of the Russian GRU, warned the head of NATO

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    The HELWS, PHASER, and THOR weapons system

  • Middle East

    Turkey shot down a MiG-29 and a Mi-8 helicopter in Libya

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Poland Purchases 200 Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile

  • Air Platform

    General Atomics to Develop AI Sensors for Prototype Drone

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea To Boost Defense Exports

  • Air Platform

    Turkey to use Ukrainian engine in its ATAK 2 attack helicopters

  • Europe

    Russia’s Shahed-136 kamikaze drones detonated in NATO country Romania

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin’s F-35 sales compared to Tesla sales in Europe

  • C4iSR

    Taiwan Developed Anti-stealth Radar To Detect Next-Gen Aircraft

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy to Start Building Constellation-Class Frigate This Year

  • Infantry Weapons

    Australian Army Ordered More Thales EF88 Rifles

  • Middle East

    Israeli Could Strike Iran As It Struck Iraqi And Syrian Nuclear Reactor

  • Air Platform

    Royal Thai Navy acquired two Airbus C295 surveillance aircraft.

  • Middle East

    Mojtaba Khamenei, the grand thief of Iran, built a $3 billion property empire in London, Dubai, Frankfurt and Madrid.

  • Europe

    Sweden, France Sign Letter of Intent on Defense Cooperation

  • Europe

    Quantum Systems Awarded Contract To Deliver UAS To Ukrainian Army

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. to expedite arms exports to Indo-Pacific nations

  • Americas

    Anduril Industries unveils lightweigth Pulsar electronic jammer technology

  • C4iSR

    Israeli IAI unveils Scorpius electronic warfare system for multi-threat countermeasures

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Awarded $10.8 Billion Contract To Upgrade F-22 Raptor

  • Anti-air Missiles

    MBDA Deutschland Enhanced Capability of Shoulder-launched Enforcer Missile

  • Middle East

    Elbit Systems Awarded Contract To Produce Iron Sting Mortar Munitions

  • Industry

    India, A Lucrative Defense Export Market For Russia, America, France And Israel

  • Air Platform

    Russia curtailed the Su-57 flight along the border after Ukraine received Gripen jets.

  • Air Platform

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

  • Europe

    Four Swiss bankers who helped Putin’s friend set up bank accounts in Switzerland convicted

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Japan will conduct anti-ship missile firing exercises first time in Australia

  • South Asia

    India Deploys Chinooks And Apache Helicopters In Ladakh

  • Europe

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

  • Europe

    Croatia to purchase 30 French CAESAR 155mm Howitzers

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Aerospace Industries Signed 48 KAAN Fighter Jets Export Deal With Indonesia Worth $10 Billion

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