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The US Army short lists SIG SAUER for Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW)

November 14, 2019 GDC 0

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US Army’s M4 Carbine Replacement Program

November 13, 2019 GDC 0

The US Army announced Aug. 29 2019 that it has selected three companies to develop prototype service weapons it says will make ground troops more lethal in future battles. The US Army will select a […]

Retreating Putin’s Soldiers Stole Raccoons, Wolves, Peacocks, Llama and Donkey From Kherson Zoo

November 16, 2022 0

Russian soldiers retreating from Ukraine’s Kherson were caught on camera stealing animals from a local zoo during their withdrawal from the area. Seven raccoons, two female wolves, peacocks, a llama and a donkey from Kherson [...]
Morocco purchases Skylock anti-drone system

December 1, 2021 0

The Kingdom of Morocco is intensifying its purchases of anti-aircraft systems, which have become a threat in terms of their ability to reconnaissance and attack, especially with the difficulty of targeting them using traditional defensive [...]
KGB Putin Declared Martial Law In Four Annexed Regions

October 20, 2022 0

Vladimir Putin has declared martial law in Ukraine’s Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, which Moscow proclaimed to have annexed in “sham” referenda last month. Russians Flee From Front-line Of Kherson, Moved Back To Dnieper RiverDateOctober [...]
Putin’s ‘meat grinder’ assault on Ukraine cost Russia 50,000 troops this year, totalling 450,000 troops loses

April 18, 2024 0

Toll surges by quarter in a year as Kremlin persists in ordering wave after wave of men forward to wear down Ukraine forces. On an average Russia lost more 500-700 troops per day in Avdiivka, [...]
Russia lost more than 1000 soldiers, 21 tanks and 93 drones in a day

November 28, 2023 0

Russian forces in Ukraine have lost more than 1,000 soldiers, nearly a dozen tanks and almost 100 airborne drones in a single day, Kyiv’s military said on Sunday, after Moscow launched the “largest drone strike” [...]
Ukraine’s kamikaze drone destroyed Russia’s shadow oil tanker and killed top Russian General.

December 20, 2025 0

Vladimir Putin has vowed to seek revenge on those behind the killing of one of his top generals after a deadly Ukrainian drone strike in the Mediterranean. Ukraine’s sea baby kamikaze drone destroyed another Russia’s [...]

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 […]

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 […]

Finland doubles its K9 Howitzer fleet to 112, strengthening its firepower.

April 15, 2026 0

Finland signed a €546.8 million deal with South Korea to acquire 112 additional K9 Thunder 155 mm self-propelled howitzers. The purchase nearly doubles its fleet and strengthens NATO’s long-range artillery power on Russia’s border. The […]

Ukrainian drones to get U.S.-made Zeus anti-tank guided missile.

April 11, 2026 0

Aeon confirmed an active integration partnership with a major unnamed Ukrainian drone manufacturer to fire Zeus guided missiles from drone platforms. A separate Ukrainian partnership covers Zeus integration onto manned and unmanned ground vehicles and […]

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia.

April 8, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia following an agreement with the Estonian government, aimed at supporting all three Baltic states. The decision was confirmed during a meeting in Washington between Estonian […]

Swedish Bofors will setup 155mm artillery ammo factory in Estonia.

April 4, 2026 0

A Swedish Bofors is set to build a major 155-millimeter artillery shell factory in northeastern Estonia, a development that would represent the most significant foreign investment in the country’s nascent defense industrial base. Estonian Defense […]