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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 […]

  • Turkey to Buy 40 F-16V and 80 Upgrade Kits For F-16C

    October 11, 2021 0
    Turkey looks to modernize its air force, both with national means and with possible purchases, after the deal on F-35 jets fell through, the country has requested to buy 40 Lockheed Martin-made F-16 fighter jets and [...]
  • Switzerland broke century-old neutrality traditions to supply arms to Ukraine

    February 11, 2023 0
    Switzerland is close to breaking with centuries of tradition as a neutral state, as a pro-Ukraine shift in the public and political mood puts pressure on the government to end a ban on exports of [...]
  • India postponed order of another batch of Rafale due to COVID-19

    July 28, 2020 0
    Dassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier hinted at a new Rafale jet export contract in the making while speaking at his company’s first-half 2020 financial results conference in Paris earlier this week. “A potential new Rafale [...]
  • South Korea To Develop Air-launched Cruise Missile For KF-21 Fighter Jets

    January 17, 2023 0
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  • US Air Force’s F-15EX To Receive First Hypersonic Missile

    May 9, 2022 0
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  • Belarus unveils new low-cost precision missile ‘Ascalon’

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East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

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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.

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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 […]

  • Cyber

    Chinese state-sponsored group carried out widespread cyber espionage campaign in Israel – report

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Military’s Cowardly Silence Against Myanmar’s Fighter Jets Firing Eight Rounds Of Rockets At Bangladesh

  • Industry

    Israel-India Military Cooperation Reaches New High

  • Americas

    The President Biden would have only 12 minutes to decide nuclear launch-under-attack option

  • Europe

    Russian saboteurs targeting Russian oil refinery to stop Putin’s war in Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    UK Buys 14 Chinooks Helicopters Worth £1.4 Billion

  • Europe

    Ukraine captured TOS-1A heavy flamethrowers and turned them against retreating Russian troops

  • Americas

    U.S. Army Ordered 480 HIMARS Launchers And Multiple Variant Of Rockets

  • Europe

    Ukraine hails its first counteroffensive success in defense of Bakhmut

  • Europe

    S-400 failed: Ukraine wiped out Russian military base in Luhansk using four UK-made Storm Shadow cruise missiles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indian Navy Joins Indonesian Submarine Rescue Operations

  • Europe

    Turkish MUGEM aircraft carrier is set to be launched in 2028.

  • Europe

    Russia unveils Shahed-136 kamikaze drone production line for the first time

  • Middle East

    Hungary-based Israeli Shell Company Supplied Pagers To Hezbollah Terrorists Group

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    India, China Competing for Fighter Jets Superiority

  • Middle East

    Hamas terrorist group has agreed to release all Israeli hostages.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Taiwan started mass producing TC-2 short-range air defense system

  • Europe

    Ukraine partnered with Germany to produce Bohdana self-propelled artillery system.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Saudi Arabia to purchase South Korean Cheongung-II anti-air missiles

  • Defense Industry

    U.S. State Department Approves SM-6 And SM-2 For Australia

  • Air Platform

    RAF Typhoon will get new advanced ECRS MK2 AESA radar

  • Europe

    EU, U.S. Must Sanction Belarus For Aiding Russia and NATO Should Bomb Belarus

  • Europe

    Morale and ‘will to fight’: a precious commodity for Ukraine as winter approaches, supported by western intelligence and night vision equipment

  • Infantry Weapons

    SY-400/DF-12A/BP12A Short-range Ballistic Missile

  • Air Platform

    Turkey Started Serial Production Of Hurjet Trainer/Light Attack Aircraft

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s HIMARS strikes destroyed key Kursk bridge

  • Europe

    Royal Navy Ordered Saab Digital Tower Systems

  • Air Platform

    Romania’s Aerostar signs MOU on UAV production with Thales

  • Europe

    Iran unveils clone of U.S.-made Switchblade kamikaze drone

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    CNS Fujian vs USS Ford: here’s why the USS Ford supercarrier is superior to CNS Fujian.

  • South Asia

    Trump administration set to launch drone facility in Bangladesh to strengthen Bangladesh army and navy.

  • Air Platform

    New Zealand Received Its Final P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft

  • South Asia

    MMRCA V2.0: Indian Air Force Might Go With Rafale Again, Here’s Why?

  • Naval Platforms

    Royal Navy’s saves $100 millions dollars as F-35B survived bird ingestion

  • Europe

    Denmark will shoot first and ask question later if the US tries to invade Greenland.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan, Philippines sign new defence pacts amid tensions with China.

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has obligation to sign security pact and civil nuclear agreement with the US, Germany, France, Australia and the UK to guard democracy in Bangladesh, get Bangladesh’s military out of Indian RAW’s shadow

  • Air Platform

    General Atomic awarded $268 million contract for 13 Protector drones for the UK

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones hit Russia’s second oil refinery

  • Air Platform

    Sweden’s proposal on the Gripen sale to Thailand included significant technology transfer

  • Europe

    Russian Spy Ship Yantar Survey Sunken Cargo Vessel MV Ursa

  • Uncategorized

    Indonesia proposes receiving foreign credit for defense acquisitions worth $20 billion

  • Africa

    Morocco is the first African country to donate T-72 tanks to Ukraine

  • Industry

    India May Take More Than Decades To Develop Turbofan Engines

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Drones Destroyed Upgraded T-72B Tanks Using Grenade

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s gift to the West: Russia now has major air defense problem after S-400, S-300, Buk and Pantsir embarrassments

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy Commissioned Newest Littoral Combat Ship – USS Savannah

  • Air Platform

    Slovakia Considers Buying Bayraktar TB2 Drones

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippines Inks Deal with OCEA for 40 Coast Guard Patrol Boats

  • Europe

    Russia’s major military electronics producer Platan Electronic Research Institute engulfed in a huge fire

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