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  • [ June 29, 2026 ] Ukraine Launches Massive Drone Attack with Around 400 Drones Targeting Moscow, Southern Russia, and Russian-Occupied Crimea. Europe
  • [ June 29, 2026 ] MBDA conducted the second development firing of the MICA NG from a Rafale. Air-Launched Weapons
  • [ June 29, 2026 ] IAI, Palladyne AI to team up to sell Harpy and Harop kamikaze drones to Department of War. Americas
  • [ June 29, 2026 ] Rheinmetall and Destinus accelerate RUTA Block 3 cruise missile development. Cruise Missiles
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Anti-air Missiles

Ukraine started using seized Chinese-made FN-16 MANPADs destined for Iran.

May 15, 2026 GDC 0

Chinese-made FN-16 man-portable air defence systems have appeared in service with soldiers of the air defence battalion of Ukraine’s 160th Mechanised Brigade, photographs published by the brigade’s press service confirm. The brigade’s press service published […]

  • Lockheed Martin Started Building F-35A For Denmark

    April 20, 2020 0
    Lockheed Martin has begun building the first F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) for Denmark at its Fort Worth production facility in Texas. The company announced that the forward fuselage of aircraft L-001, the [...]
  • 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 [...]
  • Rheinmetall Awarded Contract to Produce 120mm Tank Ammunition.

    December 10, 2025 0
    Germany has placed a fresh multi-hundred-million-euro call off with Rheinmetall for 120 mm Leopard 2 tank ammunition under its expanded 4 billion euro framework agreement running to 2030. The move underpins Berlin’s Zeitenwende rearmament effort, [...]
  • Fighting flares at Myanmar-Thai border as rebels target stranded junta troops

    April 24, 2024 0
    Fighting raged at Myanmar’s eastern frontier with Thailand on Saturday, witnesses, media and Thailand’s government said, forcing about 200 civilians to flee as rebels pressed to flush out junta troops holed up for days at [...]
  • China is helping General Ahmad Vahidi detonate Iran’s first nuke in months, not years.

    April 25, 2026 0
    China is a nuclear cartel that undermines the West’s nuclear capability, supporting covert nuclear proliferation. There is no greater risk to the West and Israel than General Ahmad Vahidi running Iran as its new dictator, surpassing [...]
  • Saab to upgrade German Tornado’s radar warnering receiver

    May 27, 2021 0
    Saab has received an order from Panavia Aircraft GmbH to upgrade the radar warning equipment on the Tornado aircraft operated by the German Air Force. The order value is approximately 400 million SEK. Germany Selects [...]
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

    Poland purchases upgraded Rosomak fighting vehicles worth $1 billion

  • Uncategorized

    Russia received Iranian BAVAR 373 air defense system for its war effort in Ukraine

  • Africa

    Morocco purchases Skylock anti-drone system

  • Naval Platforms

    Mighty US Navy: This Is How US Can Take Spratly Islands!

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan and Australia to strengthened bilateral military co-operation

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    North Korea Started Shipping Ammo, Assault Rifles and Artillery Shells To Russia

  • Industry

    Singaporean Defense Industries

  • South Asia

    Disgraced Dictator Sheikh Hasina Received $8 Million (BDT 100 Crore) Grease Payment From Simin Rahman.

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Su-57 is a Su-35 beneath a new airframe

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Ukraine War: Rocketsan Started Mass Producing Guided Munitions For Drones

  • Americas

    U.S. Air Force Trials Australian E-7 Wedgetail As A Replacement For E-3 Sentry AEW&C

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Shoot Down Russian Mi-28N Helicopter Using British Starstreak Missile

  • Europe

    After a series of setbacks in Ukraine war, Russia will restructure its military and critical infrastructure  

  • Europe

    Russian military lost 31,996 pieces of equipment in Ukraine war, but how bad Russia’s equipment losses are?

  • Europe

    Turkiye, Spain forge partnership to build aircraft carrier for Turkish Navy

  • The Thief
    South Asia

    Bangladesh hikes defense spends by 8% in budget for FY2021

  • Air Platform

    Saab Prepares For Gripen E Replacement With Sixth-gen Fighter Jet and AI-powered Loyal Wingman

  • Air Platform

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

  • Air Platform

    Philippines to receive two T-129 attack helicopters in September

  • Defense Industry

    The Philippines Plans To Buy Saab’s Gripen Fighters In 2022

  • Europe

    Putin underestimated and miscalculated Ukraine’s will to fight back, says Lieutenant General Ihor Romanenko

  • Europe

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

  • C4iSR

    AIR 6500 Project: CEA Technologies Awarded Contract To Build Four Air Defense Radar For Australian Air Force

  • C4iSR

    Turkish PUHU portable EW system

  • Europe

    Ukraine breaks through Russian front and now faces even more massive obstacles

  • Europe

    Russian troops fled from Ukraine frontline, Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin claims

  • Europe

    Ukrainian army retakes east bank of Dnipro river in Kherson region cutting off Russian supply lines

  • South Asia

    Corrupt Bangladeshi officials issued 54000 passports to Rohingya refugees, says foreign minister

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Pentagon approved AIM-120D AMRAAM missiles and F-16 upgrade packages for Pakistan.

  • Middle East

    Israeli Female Soldiers Killed More Than 100 Hamas Terrorists

  • Defense Industry

    U.S. State Department Approves Four Multi-mission Surface Combatant For Hellenic Navy

  • Infantry Weapons

    BAE Systems To Manufacturer M777 Light Weight Howitzers In India

  • Air Platform

    Belgium Request To Join Franco-German FCAS Sixth-Gen Fighter Jets Project

  • Air Platform

    Saab showcases Gripen E and Globaleye AEW&C in Kauhava airshow Finland

  • Europe

    Russian ships ‘high activity’ in the channel

  • Middle East

    United Arab Emirates to get F-35 and MQ-9 Reaper drones

  • Europe

    Serbia Plans To Invest More In Its Military

  • Air Platform

    China flooded the markets with drones as the U.S. just started exporting armed drones

  • Defense Industry

    Too Expensive and Complex Export Laws: Japanese Defense Industries Faces Existential Threat Without Exports

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Awarded $870 Million F-35’s Sustainment Contract

  • Europe

    Russian nuclear missile failure makes Putin’s threats of the use of nukes more vague than actual

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Why Australia should ditch the conventional submarine project and build nuclear submarines?

  • Europe

    Turkish Navy deploys Reis class submarine TCG Piri Reis in Bosphorus Strait

  • Central Asia

    Serbian and Azerbaijan army train with B-52 M-15 Nora howitzers ahead of deliveries.

  • Air Platform

    TAI Anka-2, Anka-S and Bayraktar TB2 MALE Drone

  • Europe

    Polish WZU SA has completed the first Lockheed Martin production readiness review

  • Air Platform

    Lithuania Handed Over Crowd-funded Turkish-made TB2 Drones To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Turkey plans to export KAAN fifth-generation fighter jet to Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan, Pakistan and Qatar

  • Europe

    Israeli Aerospace Industries Delivered Autonomous Submarine to German Navy.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    US Army Test Fires Patriot Missiles In Talisman Sabre Exercises

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