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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 […]

  • Tehran sent a mega arms purchase proposal to Beijing, fearing further air strikes by the IDF

    August 16, 2025 0
    A new report from Israeli media has warned of increased military cooperation between Iran and China, particularly in the production of surface-to-surface and surface-to-air missiles, after Israeli air strikes destroyed the Iranian ballistic missile production [...]
  • China will deliver 30 J-35A Temu fighter jets to Pakistan by 2026

    May 26, 2025 0
    China is fast-tracking delivery of its advanced J-35A fourth-generation fighters to Pakistan, with the first batch expected by early 2026, according to senior diplomatic and military sources cited in regional defense reports and Pakistani media. [...]
  • Germany Finalized Rescue Package For Troubled Werften Shipyard

    June 7, 2021 0
    The German federal government approved a new round of financing to support the financially troubled MV Werften shipyard with operations in Wismar, Warnemunde, and Stralsund, Germany. The shipyard had been facing bankruptcy since its operations [...]
  • Canada to purchase Australian-made over-the-horizon radar JORN system, ditching American Raytheon

    March 19, 2025 0
    AIDN welcomes the $A6.6 billion deal for Canada to buy the proven Australian developed long range Over The Horizon radar system, opening up supply chain opportunities. Lockheed Martin Awarded A Contract To Deliver AN/TPS77 Long-Range [...]
  • Iran Purchases Russian-made Sukhoi Su-35 Fighter Jets, IRGC Reported

    January 29, 2025 0
    Iran has purchased Russian-made Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets, a senior Revolutionary Guards commander said on Monday, amid Western concerns about Tehran and Moscow’s growing military cooperation. Earlier this month, Iran and Russia signed a comprehensive [...]
  • Keel laid for Brazilian Navy’s first Tamandaré-class frigate

    December 11, 2023 0
    The Brazilian Navy and Águas Azuis, a special purpose entity (SPE) formed by thyssenkrupp Marine Systems, Embraer Defense & Security and Atech, laid the keel for the first Tamandaré-class frigate. Brazil’s Tamandare-class frigate project marks important [...]
East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

May 17, 2026 0

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Europe

Estonia Purchases Additional HIMARS Rocket Artillery from Lockheed Martin.

May 16, 2026 0

The Estonian Centre for Defence Investments has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin for the procurement of three additional HIMARS multiple rocket systems. The agreement also includes an investment of approximately $11 million into Estonia’s […]

Europe

Saab HEAT 758 Features Dual-Charge Warhead Inside New Carl-Gustaf Anti-Tank Round.

May 11, 2026 0

Saab is stepping up the Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle’s anti-armor role with a new round designed to defeat heavily protected vehicles on the modern battlefield. The HEAT 758 features a dual-charge warhead meant to first damage […]

Europe

Roketsan unveiled the CIDA long-range anti-tank guided missile.

May 11, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Unveils Next-generation K9MH Mobile Howitzer Artillery System.

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Europe

Safran and MBDA fired the first Thundart munition developed for France’s Long-Range Land Strike program.

May 5, 2026 0

French defense firm Safran and missile maker MBDA successfully test-fired their jointly developed rocket-artillery munition this month, and expect to be able to deliver the first multiple-launch rocket systems in 2029 should their offer be […]

  • Europe

    Turkish MRAP Vuran Test Fires Rockets

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Thyssenkrupp and Saab signed agreement to promote MEKO A-200 platform for Australia’s general purpose frigate

  • Europe

    No rations: Russian troops suffered radiation poison after fishing next to Chernobyl nuclear site

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Poland purchases AIM-120D-3 AMRAAM missile to arm F-35A fighter jets.

  • Europe

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

  • Europe

    Royal Navy’s operational F-35 jets mark first landing on HMS Queen Elizabeth

  • Industry

    ASC Shipbuilding awarded a contract to GHD Group for Hunter-class frigates

  • Europe

    Denmark to purchase three Arctic patrol ships

  • Europe

    Iranian drone operators were killed in Crimea, Kyiv official says

  • Air Platform

    Rheinmetall Unveils LUNA Reconnaissance UAV

  • Europe

    Ukraine used autonomous FPV drone for the first time

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. Sent 72 AGM-88 HARM Anti-radiation Missiles To Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia, Japan Signs Defense Pact

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Russia’s Failure Promoted China To Lure Australian And British Pilots To Train PLA Air Force Pilots

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korean Daegu-class multi-role frigates

  • Europe

    Putin calls the terrorist group Taliban an ally of Russia

  • Europe

    Russia deployed North Korean short-range anti-tank missile in the Ukraine war

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Russia leaning towards Iranian Bavar-373 and Chinese HQ-9 anti-air missiles ahead of winter

  • Air Platform

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

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Egypt Wants More Meteor And Scalp Missiles For Its Rafale

  • Europe

    Russia Started Relocating Helicopters From Crimea, ATACMS Exceeds Expectations, Ukrainian Intelligence Says

  • Europe

    Turkish TAI To Produce Thermoplastics For Boeing Defense

  • C4iSR

    NRIET Type 1475 (KLJ-5) AESA radar for J-20 fighters, the Russian KRET assisted China with MiG-35’s Zhuk-AME technology

  • South Asia

    India recruited and deployed 100,000 RAW agents in Bangladesh to control ousted Sheikh Hasina regime

  • C4iSR

    Saab Unveils Deployable 5G Network at UMEX 2022

  • C4iSR

    Russian troops find Ukraine’s Sentinel radar mockup

  • Europe

    Russia stole land, grain from Ukraine, now Russia stealing timbers through industrial-scale logging

  • Air Platform

    The UAE Placed Follow-on Orders Of Saab GlobalEye AEW&C Aircraft

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Slovakia is in discussion with the U.S. to purchase MIM-104 Patriot missile defense system

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy Purchases 785 Tomahawks and 540 SM-6 Missiles to Rebuild Fleet Firepower and Stocks.

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Completes Flight Tests of Next-Generation Short-Range Interceptor Missile.

  • C4iSR

    LIG Nex1 and Korean Air awarded contract to develop first domestic electronic warfare aircraft.

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh DGFI Operates Uyghur-style Secret Detention And Solitary Confinement Facilities In Dhaka

  • Europe

    Ukrspecsystems develops new Shark reconnaissance drone

  • Europe

    Turkey Starts Mass Producing HISAR-A+ And HISAR-O+ Missiles

  • Air Platform

    Korean Aerospace Industries Started Production Of Polish FA-50PL Light Combat Aircraft

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    The Raytheon PHASER Drone Killing High Energy Radar

  • Africa

    Nigerian President Fired Military Chiefs After Failed Boko Haram Operations

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh’s former dictator, Sheikh Hasina, was a key conspirator of the 2009 Bangladesh Rifles massacre.

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Havelsan Developed Kamikaze Drone that Kills Enemy Drones

  • Air Platform

    U.S. State Department Approves CH-47F Chinook Helo For Australia

  • Europe

    China Refuses to Supply Aircraft Parts to Russia

  • Americas

    U.S. Air Force is Looking to Adopt Saab’s Design Methodologies to Arm T-7A Red Hawk

  • Europe

    Belarus Unveiled Extended-range Polonez-M Rockets

  • Defense Industry

    Saab Awarded Contract For A26 Submarine For Sweden

  • South Asia

    Indian Army General Upendra Dwivedi Said That Bangladesh Army Chief General Waqar-uz-Zaman Colluded with Indian Security Agencies on 5th August for Safe Departure of Ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to India

  • Air Platform

    MiG-35 : A Lemon from Russia’s Mikoyan Design Bureau

  • C4iSR

    UK Confirmed The Sale Of E-3D Sentry To Chilean Air Force

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Satellite images reveal North Korea is constructing the largest warship ever

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s Type 15 (ZTQ‑15 or VT5) light tank is worse than you think.

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