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Europe

FN Herstal Awarded 4,000 ‘FN Minimi’ Light Machine Guns For Norway

September 14, 2021 GDC 0

The Belgian company competed against three American suppliers for the contract. Norway is the 37th country to select the 7.62x51mm NATO caliber weapon for its armed forces. FN Herstal, a Belgian designer and manufacturer of […]

  • Russia’s tractor plant fitting out 1950s 2M-3 naval gun on MT-LB tracked vehicles

    March 20, 2023 0
    Russian commanders are so desperate for equipment that they’ve begun mounting decades-old naval guns on ancient armored tractors according to newly leaked images. Ukraine’s single Bradley infantry fighting vehicles destroyed column of Russian MT-LB armored [...]
  • Human Rights Groups Accused Bangladesh DGFI of Protecting Rapist Awami League Leader and Bank’s MD

    November 26, 2020 0
    Monira Sultana Popy, former assistant vice-president of the bank, filed the case against the trio for harassing her physically and otherwise. She filed the case with Gulshan police station, reported Bangladeshi newspaper the Daily Sun. [...]
  • Bangladesh central banker accuses Sheikh Hasina and her cronies of siphoning out $234 billion with DGFI spy agency help: FT reports

    December 3, 2024 0
    A white paper on Bangladesh’s economy, presented to Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, claimed $234 billion was illegally siphoned out of the country, some through and to India. The report, highlighting economic mismanagement during the Hasina [...]
  • Greece, Israel, France And Cyprus Join Military Exercises And Deepen Defense Cooperation

    March 14, 2021 0
    The Israeli military says it has conducted a joint naval exercise with Greece and Cyprus, in the latest sign of increased cooperation among three countries that increasingly view Turkey as a rival in the Mediterranean [...]
  • Norinco QBZ-191/QBZ-19 Standard Issue Assault Rifle

    April 27, 2020 0
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  • BAE Systems Awarded £220 Million Contract For Ten Eurofighter Simulators

    November 15, 2021 0
    BAE Systems’ air sector business is growing this year, boosted by new Typhoon contract awards, the defense company said on November 8, 2021. In a trading update, the defense group highlighted higher Eurofighter Typhoon production [...]
Europe

STM Defense Technologies develops new Alpagu loitering munition.

November 6, 2025 0

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Americas

Brazilian Army trials new remotely operated weapon system.

October 28, 2025 0

The Brazilian Army has conducted field acceptance tests on the second prototype of its upgraded remotely operated weapon system, the UT30BR2, according to the Tecnologia & Defesa. The tests were carried out on October 9 […]

Central Asia

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

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Europe

Estonia purchases South Korea’s K239 Chunmoo multiple rocket launchers.

October 26, 2025 0

Estonia’s Ministry of Defense has signed a defense agreement in Seoul to acquire South Korea’s K239 Chunmoo multiple rocket launchers, expanding its long-range fires beyond the U.S.-made HIMARS. The move strengthens Estonia’s deterrence posture on […]

Europe

EuroSpike Awarded $2.5 Billion Contract to Produce Rafael’s Spike Missile for Germany.

October 24, 2025 0

Germany has finalized a $2.5 billion framework with EuroSpike, the European consortium marketing Rafael’s Spike missile line, through NATO’s Support and Procurement Agency. The contract reflects Berlin’s push to rebuild anti-armor capabilities and stabilize long-term […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

North Korea unveiled a copy of the U.S. HIMARS rocket launcher.

October 13, 2025 0

North Korea unveiled a copy of the U.S. HIMARS rocket launcher during a major military parade in Pyongyang on October 11, 2025. The system’s close resemblance to the American platform has raised concern over Pyongyang’s […]

  • Europe

    Russia’s FM Sergei Lavrov Claims Hitler Was A Jew, Sparking Sharp Criticism From Israel

  • Middle East

    Top Hamas commander killed as Israeli army pushes deeper in besieged Gaza

  • Uncategorized

    Indian Air Force Backflips on MMRCA V2.0 As Prime Minister Modi Stressed Procurement of Locally Made LCA

  • Air Platform

    Sweden sent Gripen spare parts to Ukraine as precursor to Gripen C/D jets

  • Europe

    Serbia displayed the new Senka electric VTOL unmanned aircraft system

  • Europe

    Ukraine In Discussion With Germany To Receive Longer-range Patriot Missile Defense System

  • South Asia

    The US State Department approves NASAMS II and Avenger ADS for India

  • Europe

    Ukraine started mass producing thousands of long-range drones in 2024, digital minister says

  • Defense Industry

    Malaysia Purchases 18 FA-50 LCA From KAI Worth $920 Million

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Fighting A Modern Warfare

  • Europe

    Saab Group Lays Keel For Swedish Navy’s Blekinge-class Submarine

  • Uncategorized

    Myanmar Policemen Seek Refuge In India As Tatmadaw Crackdowns Protesters

  • Middle East

    Saudi Navy Received Second Avante 2200 Class Corvette

  • Middle East

    Canada to export LAV 700 Armored Vehicles to Saudi Arabia

  • Defense Industry

    Myanmar Expands Military Cooperation With Russia, Commander-in-Chief Says

  • Europe

    Ukraine has destroyed Russia’s Podlet radar complex in occupied Crimea

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Australia Purchases 200 AIM-120D AMRAAM from Raytheon

  • Central Asia

    Armenia Purchases French CEASAR Howitzers Amid Azerbaijan Tensions

  • Air Platform

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

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine war: Iraq grounds Mi-17 and Mi-28NE helicopters, purchases American helicopters

  • Middle East

    Halcon unveils anti-ship cruise missile

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    CNS Kaifeng Enters Service With PLA Navy

  • Europe

    Ukrainian ATACMS tactical ballistic missiles fired at Kerch bridge

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    UK becomes first country delivering long-range Storm Shadow cruise missiles to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Putin Claimed He Could Strike UK With A Missile To Kill Boris Johnson

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan expressed interest in purchasing additional Saab 2000 Erieye AEW&C and Gripen E/F fighter jets

  • Europe

    Poland buys 1400 new infantry fighting vehicles amid Ukraine war

  • Middle East

    Iranian Shahed-136 kamikaze drone struck an Israeli oil tanker

  • Air Platform

    Israel’s unique version of the F-35I Adir showing highest level of combat readiness

  • Land Platform

    Hanwha Defence AS21 Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicle

  • Air Platform

    India’s Tejas Fighter Jet Crashed For The First Time, Pilot Ejected

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Hungary boosts air defense capability with NASAMS anti-air system

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. State Department Approves Harpoon And AIM-9X Sidewinder Missiles For Philippines

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan Bought A Large Number Of Israeli Weapons And Well Prepared For The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Malaysia purchases three Anka drones from Turkish Aerospace Industries

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    TAURUS KEPD 350E Precision Strike Stand-Off Missile

  • Americas

    Raytheon’s GhostEye Air Defense Radar Defeat Cruise Missile

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s MiG-29 Fighter Jets Strike Inside Russia For The First Time

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Australia To Build Hypersonic Missiles With U.S. And UK

  • Europe

    Orizzonte Sistemi Navali awarded contract to build six next-gen OPVs for the Italian Navy

  • Europe

    Western special forces on the ground assisting Ukrainian forces, leaked intelligence documents

  • Africa

    Nigerian Air Force Will Purchase 24 M-346 Light Attack Aircraft And 10 AW-109 Helicopters

  • Infantry Weapons

    Iron Dome: An Israeli Masterpiece Shielding Israel From Thousands Of Hamas Rockets

  • Europe

    Roshel rolls out new versions of Senator vehicle in Poland

  • Air Platform

    A Russian Su-34 fighter jet crashed in the Belgorod region

  • Defense Industry

    Saab Receives Order For Gripen C/D Capability Enhancement Development

  • Europe

    German Navy Upgrades Radar Systems Of F124 Sachsen-class Frigates

  • Middle East

    President Erdogan Normalizes Ties With Egypt And Saudi Arabia

  • C4iSR

    US Army Demonstrates Remotely Controlled EW Sensors

  • Middle East

    Israel Adopts Sa’ar 6 As Maritime Anti-ship Doctrine

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