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Anti-air Missiles

FrankenSAM program: Ukraine to retrofit AIM-9X Sidewinder On To Soviet-era Buk Launcher

November 30, 2023 GDC 0

Ukraine and the United States have engineered “hybrid” air defense systems allowing modern Western missiles to be fired from retrofitted Soviet launchers, The New York Times reported on 28 October. The FrankenSAM program emerged late last year […]

  • Australia Sends More Armored Vehicles And Ammo To Ukraine

    June 20, 2022 0
    Five months on from Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, Australia is bolstering military aid to the war-torn nation, sending more armoured vehicles to the frontline. Ukrainian Soldiers Praised Australian Bushmaster Armored VehiclesDateSeptember 18, 2022Australia sends [...]
  • Ukrainian PzH2000 artillery blows up Russia’s new electronic warfare system

    February 15, 2023 0
    The Ukrainian military said they destroyed Russia’s new Palantin electronic warfare (EW) system. The Ukrainian military also has released aerial footage showing the newly adopted Palantin EW system being destroyed in Ukrainian strikes. Ukrainian Bayraktar [...]
  • President Trump Re-designated Yemen’s Houthi As Terrorist Organization

    January 23, 2025 0
    U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday re-designated Yemen’s Houthi movement, known formally as Ansar Allah, as a “foreign terrorist organization”, the White House said. Constant Houthi attacks on Israel could draw U.S., UK, and Australia [...]
  • Bangladesh Appoints New Air Guard and Army Chief AKA “Graft King”

    June 13, 2021 0
    Newly-appointed Bangladesh Air Guard chief Shaikh Abdul Hannan (call sign goat face) was on Sunday adorned with the rank badge of Air Marshal at a ceremony in presence of prime minister Sheikh Hasina at Ganabhaban. [...]
  • Rheinmetall Delivers Mission Master Unmanned Ground Vehicles To British Army

    December 29, 2023 0
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  • Latvia Builds Next-generation Tactical Catamaran Patrol Boat to Bolster Maritime Defense.

    April 6, 2026 0
    Latvia is moving to expand its naval capabilities with a new multi-role offshore platform designed to address modern maritime security challenges and emerging threats. Australia donates second Guardian-class OPV to TongaDateNovember 16, 2020Mitsui Unveils OPV [...]
Infantry Weapons

Elbit Systems PULS Rocket Artillery Precision, Modular and Universal Launching System for Battlefield Dominance.

April 28, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Philippine Army Test Fires Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm Howitzer Boosting Long-Range Strike.

April 27, 2026 0

The Philippine Army has conducted its first live firing with its new Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer during Exercise Salaknib 26, a joint U.S./Philippines military exercise, bringing a faster and more mobile long-range strike […]

Infantry Weapons

Israel uses the Roem howitzer in its first combat strikes in Lebanon.

April 24, 2026 0

The Israel Defense Forces has used its new Ro’em self-propelled howitzer in combat for the first time, firing the system during artillery strikes in southern Lebanon. Units from the 282nd Artillery Brigade brought the wheeled […]

Europe

Turkey test-fires the KORAOK short-range anti-tank missile.

April 22, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Australian Army successfully test-fired the first domestically manufactured HIMARS.

April 16, 2026 0

Australia test-fired the first domestically manufactured GMLRS missile from a HIMARS launcher at Woomera Test Range, South Australia on April 9, 2026. The government committed $320 million to integrate Australian suppliers into GMLRS production at […]

Infantry Weapons

China delivers FN-6 MANPAD and HJ-12E anti-tank missiles to Iran.

April 15, 2026 0

US intelligence indicates China delivered new air defense systems to Iran, CNN reported on Friday, citing three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments. According to intelligence outlined in the CNN report, Beijing transferred shoulder-fired FN-6 […]

  • Air Platform

    Saab Offers 72 Gripen E/F Fighter Jets and Six GlobalEye AEW&C to Canada.

  • Europe

    Russia sends the 1950s BTR-50 vehicles to the frontline, a sign Russia is running out of platforms

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    PLA Navy Fired Weapons Grade Laser at Australian Navy’s P-8A Poseidon Aircraft

  • Europe

    Portugal Donates M113 Armored Personnel Carrier To Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    New Zealand Army has begun training with tactical drones

  • South Asia

    Sino-India War: China Bags Bangladesh In Chinese Side

  • Air Platform

    Russian Air Force Wants Su-57 With Old-Engine

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s SBU Hit Kerch Bridge With 1000kg Underwater Explosions

  • Uncategorized

    Russian men escaped to Alaska by boat to avoid Putin’s draft

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish drone giant Baykar signs joint venture deal for UAV factory in Indonesia

  • Africa

    Libyan Army Completes Turkish Army’s Training

  • Defense Industry

    U.S. Prepares $20 Billion Arms Package for Taiwan Amid China Warnings.

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin Delivered 500th F-35 to the USAF

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese peace bluff: China agreed to deliver suicide drones, artillery and ammo to Russia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s claim of South China Sea Is Not Valid: Joint Statement By America And Australia

  • Europe

    Britain welcomes Germany’s participation in the Tempest sixth-generation fighter jet program.

  • Europe

    Russia’s Missiles Flew Over Moldova and Romanian Territories Before Hitting Targets in Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Elbit Systems Awarded Contract To Supply Seagull USV For Philippines Navy

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin To Display Top Gun Maverick Movie’s Darkstar Hypersonic Jet In Air Show

  • Europe

    France Donates A Large Batch Of Armored Vehicles To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Eyes New Air Superiority Program After Losing NGAD Contest

  • Europe

    Russia’s Belbek air base near Sevastopol is no longer operable after ATACMS strikes

  • Central Asia

    Leaked audio reveals Russia planned to annex part of Kazakhstan’s territory

  • Europe

    Croatia plans to acquire two new multipurpose corvettes.

  • Europe

    CCTV Footage Revealed Turkish MAM-L Munition Strikes At S-300 SAM Of Armenia

  • Europe

    Hecto Drone unveils the HD-606 heavy unmanned aerial system.

  • Europe

    Baykar Akinci To Integrate 100km Range Cakir Cruise Missile

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine shot down three Su-30SM, two Su-34 and Su-27 in the Donbas region

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    Europe

    Here’s why so many Russian generals and commanders are dead in Ukraine?

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan Joins the Competition with Australia and South Korea to Buy U.S.-made Nuclear-powered Submarine.

  • Europe

    Russian Lieutenant General Yuri Kuznetsov detained in suspected criminal prosecution

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Turkey rejects U.S. request to send S-400 surface-to-air missile to Ukraine

  • Infantry Weapons

    Qatar Becomes the First Export Customer of HISAR SAM

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Air Force activate first overseas F-35A squadron in England

  • Air Platform

    Putin just lost 300th Russian helicopter since he invaded Ukraine, totaling 1,285 airborne assets destroyed

  • Americas

    The US Marine Corps Declared First Operational F-35C Squadron

  • Middle East

    U.S. to name Qatar as a major non-NATO ally

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s drone strikes destroyed two of Putin’s oil refineries, reducing 8.8 million tons of refining capacity.

  • Americas

    Huntington Ingalls Industries To Build Fourth America-class Amphibious Assault Ship

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall offers SILAM High Mobility Rocket Launcher System to Spain.

  • Ballistic Missile

    Pakistan Army Test Fires Ghauri Medium-range Range Ballistic Missile

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    USS Tripoli and 5000 Marines Head Towards the Middle East from Japan.

  • Anti-drone System

    Australia will invest $7 billion in drone and counter-drone technology.

  • Europe

    Putin Orders Tactical Nuclear Train To Move Towards Ukrainian Border

  • South Asia

    Modi Asked Local Bidders to Submit Proposals for Next-gen Fighters Amid Failed Air Combat Against Pakistan in Kashmir Skirmish

  • Land Platform

    Indian Army’s T-90 Tank Lost Multi-nation Tank Biathlon Due To Engine Oil Leaks

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian government will invest an extra $50.3 billion into defense

  • Europe

    Russian Army’s BTR-82A armored vehicle rolls over in front of Ukrainian soldiers

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Lists Arafura-Class Patrol Boat As ‘Project Of Concern’

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s AVIC Executive Jailed for Taking Bribes

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