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Infantry Weapons

The USAF created mini gun for air force pilots

February 21, 2020 GDC 0

The U.S. Air Force developed a new assault rifle that breaks down into two pieces, allowing it to be stored in the ejection seat of modern jets. The GAU-5A carbine is designed to provide the […]

  • Ukraine Received 20 MiG-29 Fighter Jets from The U.S. And Allies

    May 8, 2022 0
    The Ukrainian Air Force has added about 20 more operational aircraft to its fleet because of an influx of spare parts, according to a senior US defense official. Ukraine Receives Fighter Jets, plane parts from [...]
  • Myanmar’s mass exodus to neighbouring countries prompted junta to introduce mandatory conscription

    February 22, 2024 0
    Mandatory military service is not an uncommon practice around the world. In Myanmar, such a law was first introduced in 1959, but had never been enforced. Myanmar junta declared mandatory conscription for young men and [...]
  • Dassault Aviation Resumes Delivery Of Rafale F3R To French Air Force

    January 12, 2023 0
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  • Japan Approves Highest Ever Defense Budget

    January 6, 2022 0
    Japan’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) Japan’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced the outline of the FY2022 defense budget on December 24, 2021. According to the MoD, the budget for FY2022 will be designed as a [...]
  • Germany is now Europe’s top defense spender, reported SIPRI

    April 29, 2025 0
    Germany became Europe’s biggest defence spender for the first time since the end of the Cold War last year after spending billions on procurement, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said on Monday. The [...]
  • HMAS Sydney Fired Naval Strike Missile For The First Time

    July 24, 2024 0
    Hobart class destroyer, HMAS Sydney, successfully fired the Naval Strike Missile, Navy’s replacement for the ageing Harpoon weapon system. Royal Australian Navy’s HMAS Sydney (V) Completes Sea TrialsDateNovember 12, 2019RAN’s Warship Showcases State-of-the-art Fire PowersDateDecember [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

China’s AVIC Unveils America’s V-BAT Copycat Drone.

February 22, 2026 0

China’s AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group has officially presented a new vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle known as the Yunying (Cloud Shadow in Chinese), a tail-sitter drone featuring a ducted-fan design closely […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Japan to manufacture long-range precision fire artillery rocket.

February 21, 2026 0

As Japan increases the range of its munitions to counter regional threats, the ability to launch them from different systems to maximize flexibility is becoming an important factor in deciding which weapons to field. While […]

Americas

U.S. Army Purchases Top-attack Terrain-shapping XM204 Munitions.

February 18, 2026 0

The U.S. Army has approved an Urgent Materiel Release for the XM204 top-attack terrain-shaping munition, accelerating its deployment to Europe, according to service information published January 12, 2026. The move reflects growing concern about near-peer […]

Europe

Ukraine unveils latest 2S22 Bohdana 155mm self-propelled howitzer.

February 11, 2026 0

Ukraine’s defense industry displayed the latest version of its 2S22 Bohdana 155 mm self-propelled howitzer at the World Defense Show 2026 in Saudi Arabia. The debut signals Ukraine’s push to position a combat-proven artillery system […]

Africa

Turkey and Egypt Sign Major Defense Cooperation Agreement on 155mm Ammo and Missile Production.

February 8, 2026 0

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Europe

Aselsan and Excalibur jointly produced Korkut air defense system.

February 7, 2026 0

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  • Defense Industry

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    Ukraine Retakes Key Town Trifonova In Kherson As Russian Army Retreats

  • Industry

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    The US Army Deployed Patriot Missile Defense System And C-RAM In Iraq

  • Europe

    Ukraine receives first Gurkha medical evacuation vehicle

  • Africa

    Russia Denies Selling Su-34ME To Algerian Air Force

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    The UAE and Saudi Arabia Reject Russian S-400 And Opt-in For Israeli Iron-Dome

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The U.S. Marine Raiders in Taiwan, a warning to China!

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    Russian commander killed in action in Donbas region

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    What Field Marshall Asim Munir achieved at the Whitehouse, Bangladesh Army Chief General Waker-uz-Zaman failed to achieve?

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    Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Strikes in Aleppo For The First Time

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    India’s defense ministry signs $2.8 billion deal for 464 T-90MS MBT

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    Singaporean Defense Company ST Engineering Commences Production Of Terrex Armored Fighting Vehicle

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    Boeing submits proposal for Indian Navy’s fighters requirement

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    EA-18G Growler: The King of Electronic Warfare

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    Saab Leads the OCEAN2020 Baltic Sea Live ASW Demonstration

  • Americas

    Dwindling NORAD: Why Canadian Don’t Think Defense Procurement Like Ice Hokey?

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    Coronavirus was biological weapon developed at Wuhan lab for Peoples Liberation Army, U.S. State Department reports

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    Bangladesh Army, BGB, and Police blindfolded and tortured student protesters, shot from helicopter gunships, dropped hand grenades, hot waters into protests

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    India’s RAW orchestrated targeted killings in Bangladesh and has a dedicated office at the DGFI building in Dhaka cantonment

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    Peru cancels plans to buy Russian Yak-130 aircraft after several crashed in Bangladesh

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    U.S. Donates Mi-17 Helicopters, Switchblades Drones And Javelin to Ukraine Worth $800 Million

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    A drunk Russian drove T-90M tank off the cliff, then hit by Ukrainian drone

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    U.S. pledged to expedite delivery of Black Hawk helicopters to Australian Army

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    Russian air force stops flying over Kherson after losing three Su-34 aircraft

  • Europe

    Ukrspecsystems develops new Shark reconnaissance drone

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine To Receive Hand-held Black Hornet Surveillance Drone From Norway

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    Digital Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (DJHMCS) on the F-15EX

  • Europe

    Russian kamikaze drone blew up Ukraine’s IRIS-T SLM Mockup

  • Americas

    Raytheon Completes Testing of SPY-6 Radar’s Cooperative Engagement Capability

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    Pakistan’s ISI Trained Taliban Special Forces “Badri 313”

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    Hezbollah Terrorist Group Fired Rockets At Israel From Southern Lebanon

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    East Asia and Pacific Region

    Korean Navy Commissions Fourth Daegu-class FFX Batch II Frigate

  • Europe

    Why Is Russia Losing So Many Tanks In Ukraine?

  • Defense Industry

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

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    Qatar has ordered Hamas to leave Doha on U.S. request

  • Americas

    President Trump Ordered Pentagon to Start Nuclear Weapons Tests.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Most components of the Chinese J-16, J-10C, J-20, FC-31, J-35, J-36, and J-50 fighters are sourced from the US, the UK, Germany, Sweden, Italy, France, Canada, Taiwan, Japan, Russia and South Korea.

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    Chinese Type 055 destroyer: 12,000 tonnes, 180 meters long with 128-cell VLS mammoth ship

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    Germany to Upgrade Airbus A400M Airlifter Fleet for $165 Million

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    Germany Sold 1.6 Billion Euros Arms To Arab Countries In 2020

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    Lockheed Delivers First F-16V Block 70 To Bulgaria

  • C4iSR

    The US Space Force Tests Space Telescope in Western Australia

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    Italy to purchase 25 more F-35 stealth jets

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    Turkey Paused F-16V Acquisition in Favor of F-35 Stealth Jets

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    Rafale will have a strategic advantage over Sukhoi fighters: Air Chief Marshal Dhanoa

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