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RAAF F-35A Takes Off With Full Complement Of Weapons

June 11, 2021 GDC 0

Two RAAF F-35s have taken to the skies with a full complement of weapons for the first time. The landmark moment came as the pair were taking part in Exercise Arnhem Thunder 21 last month […]

  • The USAF created mini gun for air force pilots

    February 21, 2020 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 [...]
  • German arms exports surged to $8.9 billions

    January 19, 2020 0
    The German government for the first time approved arms exports worth over 8 billion euros ($8.9 billion) in 2019, official data shows. The value of export licenses jumped from 4.824 billion euros in 2018 to [...]
  • Azerbaijan Deployed Ten Thousand Troops And Artillery Near Armenia

    March 16, 2021 0
    Azerbaijan has deployed ten thousand service members and more than a hundred tanks on the border with Armenia, according to a report by aa.com.tr. Although Yerevan and Baku consider the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh settled, it [...]
  • Russia Exposed: Kazan nuclear submarine’s Soviet-era anechoic tile cracked during Cuba voyage

    June 18, 2024 0
    Modern submarines are mostly coated with Anechoic tiles. Acoustic waves from surface ship sonars reflected to the Sonar source are reduced by absorption or scattering in directions other than the direction of the source. The [...]
  • EDGE Group Awarded Contract To Produce MANSUP-ER Anti-ship Missile For Emirati Air Force

    November 17, 2023 0
    The UAE Armed Forces have signed a Letter of Intent with EDGE Group, one of the world’s leading advanced technology and defence groups, for the purchase of extended-range MANSUP-ER and the shorter-range variant of the advanced [...]
  • Hermes 900 (MALE)

    The Philippines Air Force receives Israeli Hermes 900 UAS

    January 21, 2020 0
    The Philippine Air Force (PAF) has received partial delivery of ordered Hermes 900 medium altitude long endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from Israeli firm Elbit Systems. Read More India’s Adani Group to manufacture small [...]
Europe

Ukraine develops new Zetros-based 155mm howitzer called Marta.

June 22, 2026 0

Germany and Ukraine signed agreements that include €750 million ($870 million) for 200 Bohdana self-propelled artillery systems on Zetros chassis, and those systems now have a confirmed name and barrel specification: defense analyst Jeff, reporting […]

Europe

MBDA unveils deep-strike, air defence, and smart mass-weapons portfolio.

June 21, 2026 0

MBDA will present a broad portfolio of sovereign defence solutions at Eurosatory 2026 as Europe and its allies accelerate rearmament. The company said the portfolio is intended to address armed forces’ needs in an increasingly […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin Unveils HIMARS FLEX with 12 Launch Canisters Capable of Firing Extended Range GMLRS, PrSM, and ATACMS.

June 20, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced the HIMARS FLEX on June 16, a modular evolution of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System that introduces a dual-pod launcher configuration capable of carrying double the munitions of the standard […]

Infantry Weapons

Indian Army selects Meprolight MEPRO X6 as new daytime optic for Negev light machine guns.

June 18, 2026 0

The Indian Army has selected Meprolight’s MEPRO X6 telescopic sight as the dedicated daytime optic for its Negev light machine guns (LMG), concluding a multi‑year evaluation process aimed at boosting long‑range engagement capability across frontline […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan’s Army Fires HIMARS Rocket Artillery in an Anti-invasion Drills.

June 10, 2026 0

Taiwan’s military on Wednesday fired its new mobile HIMARS rocket system, which is widely used by Ukraine, simulating an attack ​on an invading Chinese force and demonstrating its ability to “shoot-and-scoot” by avoiding ‌counter strikes. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia fires its first homegrown AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer.

June 8, 2026 0

Australia fired its first domestically built self-propelled howitzers during live-fire training last week, completing the journey from a production line in Geelong to live rounds downrange in a matter of months — a timeline that […]

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Reshuffles Key Army Positions At Scandal Riddle Directorate General of Defense Intelligence (DGFI) For Human Rights Violation

  • Europe

    Ukraine Retakes South Of Bakhmut With Lightening Fast Counteroffensive

  • Americas

    Canada started the construction of state-of-the-art river-class destroyers

  • Air Platform

    Australian Air Force trials temporary shelters for fighter jets

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Kongsberg received additional contract to produce NASAMS missile

  • Air Platform

    Canada to Join British-led Global Air Combat Program Sixth-generation Fighter Jet Consortium

  • Europe

    German Aerospace Employee Union Warns Government About Buying Super Hornet

  • Europe

    Russia’s Top General Valery Gerasimov Wounded In Eastern Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukraine To Receive 200 MaxxPro MRAP From The U.S.

  • Middle East

    Israeli military says it killed Iran’s wartime chief of staff

  • Europe

    German Arms Export Reaches $8.01 Billion, 30% Growth In Six Months

  • Middle East

    Iranian General Abolfazl Alijani Killed In Syria

  • Middle East

    Russian troops reportedly began evacuating from Tal Rifaat airbase in Syria

  • Air Platform

    Dassault Aviation Delivers Six Rafale Out Of Twelve To Croatia

  • Land Platform

    Indian Army Buys 118 Arjun MK1A Main Battle Tanks

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Babcock Completes Maintenance for Australian Navy’s Arafura-Class OPV

  • Infantry Weapons

    BAE Systems To Manufacturer M777 Light Weight Howitzers In India

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Russia’s R-77 Proved A Dud In Kashmir Skirmish and Syria

  • C4iSR

    China unveils new KJ-3000 airborne early warning and control aircraft

  • Air Platform

    Chinese J-16 Aircraft Dangerously Fly Past RAAF’s P-8A Poseidon MPA In International Airspace

  • Air Platform

    Denmark Purchases Boeing P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft.

  • Europe

    Belarusian helicopters repeatedly violating Polish airspace, NATO, Russia conflict looming

  • Air Platform

    Thai Air Force’s Gripen Fighter Jets Launched Precision Strikes Against Cambodian Artillery Positions

  • Europe

    Turkey Confirms Delivery Of Bayraktar TB2 To Ukraine

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine’s HIMARS strike destroyed Russia’s Pantsir-S1 missile system in Belgorod

  • Middle East

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

  • Naval Platforms

    Turkiye donates Dogan-class fast attack craft to Maldives

  • Europe

    Russia suffered significant losses in Krasnohorivka, includes 63 BTR-82A armored vehicles, 55 T-90 tanks and 700 servicemen

  • Europe

    Russia uses Iranian-made anti-tank Dehlavieh missiles to strike Ukrainian targets

  • Europe

    Denmark to field unmanned surface vessels for monitoring busy shipping routes

  • Air Platform

    Inept Russian Ground Crew Rammed Fuel Truck Into Su-25 Fighter Jets

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China sent spy ships and survey vessels inside the exclusive economic zone of India

  • Europe

    Russian forces destroyed their own T-90M tank using kamikaze drone

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan Says It Will Shot Down PRC Drones If It Enters Into ADIZ

  • Americas

    U.S. Announced New Aid Package Includes GLSDB Launcher and Ammunitions

  • Air Platform

    Australia released RFI for RAAF’s Advanced Jet Training Aircraft

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea wants U.S. nuclear technology to build its own nuclear submarines

  • C4iSR

    Royal Australian Air Force To Upgrade EA-18G Growler’s Electronic Warfare System

  • Europe

    Turkish Army to Get New Indigenous Heavy Machine Guns

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Australia will increase missile defense capability following China’s ICBM tests

  • C4iSR

    India and China deploy drones in Galwan Valley near Ladakh

  • Air Platform

    Airbus A400M Cleared For Caracals Refuelling

  • Europe

    U.S. M1A1 Abrams MBTs officially join the fight against Russian forces

  • Europe

    Ukrainian F-16 Pilots Learned How to Unlearn Soviet-Era Tactics and Relearn Western Flying Mindset at the British Academy.

  • C4iSR

    U.S. State Department Approves $11.9 Billion Aegis Combat System Sale to Germany.

  • Central Asia

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

  • Defense Industry

    Fincantieri Signed Agreement With Italy To Build Two Next-generation Submarine

  • Americas

    The US Navy Is Developing Robot Submarine

  • Naval Platforms

    Japan to fund $348 million for Six Vietnamese Patrol Boats

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s Chairman Tarique Rahman: The Original Graft King And Drug Lord Announced his Return To Politics After Surrendering His Bangladeshi Passport

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