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Air-Launched Weapons

Ukraine Successfully Jammed Putin’s Glide Bombs

February 28, 2025 GDC 0

The highly destructive guided glide bombs Russia has long used to pummel Ukrainian defenses and cities are being jammed, according to new reports, in what could be a significant gear change in Ukraine’s ability to […]

Air-Launched Weapons

Taiwanese company TRC aiding Russia in modifying dumb bomb into glide bomb

January 5, 2025 GDC 0

A new report has revealed allegations that a Taiwanese company, TRC, has been modifying and producing servomechanisms for Russia’s deadly glide bombs. This UMPK system converts unguided aerial bombs into guided munitions. The information from […]

Air-Launched Weapons

U.S. State Department Approves AGM-154 AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon To Taiwan

May 8, 2024 GDC 0

The US is giving Taiwan’s F-16s a welcome boost of firepower with AGM-154 bombs as tensions with China ratchet up. Raytheon Missile Systems received a $68.4 million contract to build 50 glide bombs.  The order […]

Air Platform

Super Hornet Block II can carry Stormbreaker glide bomb

June 29, 2020 GDC 0

A US Navy F/A-18E/F Super Hornet successfully launched a Stormbreaker glide bomb. Stormbreaker is the Pentagon’s most advanced smart bomb to date, capable of seeking out and destroying moving targets and flying in night and […]

Air-Launched Weapons

US Navy’s Super Hornet adopts StormBreaker Smart Weapons

June 21, 2020 GDC 0

A U.S. Navy Super Hornet successfully launched a Stormbreaker glide bomb, a major step towards confirming initial operational capability (IOC). Stormbreaker is the Pentagon’s most advanced smart bomb to date, capable of seeking out and […]

  • PayPal shuts down its services in Russia, a blow to Russian retailers

    March 5, 2022 0
    Payments company PayPal Holdings Inc has shut down its services in Russia, citing “the current circumstances,” joining many financial and tech companies in suspending operations there. Russia offered S-400 system to Iraq to take advantage [...]
  • Royal Navy’s HMS Portland Receives Major Refit

    December 30, 2021 0
    HMS Portland, the Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate, is ready to take its place on the front line of naval operations after completing 8-month long regeneration. Royal Navy’s First Type 31 Frigate Starts Sea Trial in [...]
  • Russia cannot export arms anymore, bleak prospects of Russian arms industries

    March 13, 2024 0
    Russia’s once-potent arms export industry is collapsing amid the pressures of its war on Ukraine and a struggling economy, according to new data released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) on Sunday. Russia [...]
  • Why Russia didn’t use precision-guided munitions in Syria?

    August 3, 2021 0
    The Russian Air Force showed off a few precision-guided weapons in Syria; it was evident that Moscow still lacked specific capabilities such as an AESA radar, a Targeting Pod and Electronic Countermeasures. Russia seems to [...]
  • Ukrainian Air Force (UAF) Should Buy Boeing F-15EX, Says Former Chief Designer of Antonov

    August 10, 2021 0
    When choosing a new fighter, or rather – a multi-purpose tactical aircraft, it is necessary to use not outdated methods of comparison, but a comprehensive approach. This was emphasized by the former head of Antonov [...]
  • Fear Of Ukranian Drone Strikes, Russia Installs Surface-to-air Missiles On Rooftop Of Moscow Buildings

    January 21, 2023 0
    Paranoid Vladimir Putin has deployed air defence systems around Moscow as the tyrant fears being toppled amid his disastrous war in Ukraine. Chinese CPMIEC offered HQ-16 and HQ-9 ADS to Syrian regime: reports SinaDateMarch 15, [...]
Infantry Weapons

China using Egypt as military hub to supply ammo, spare parts and artillery to Russia and Africa

April 19, 2025 0

A fleet of Chinese Xi’an Y-20 strategic transport aircraft made an unusual and unannounced visit to Egypt this week. According to the Washington Post, which quoted a “classified leaked US document” dated 17 February, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi planned […]

Infantry Weapons

Indian Army’s Dhanush artillery gun fails in trial due to counterfeit Chinese bearings supplied by corrupt officials

April 18, 2025 0

India’s homegrown 155mm/45-calibre gun has taken a hit following a row of failed trials for over three months by the Indian Army, according to a top source in the army. “The Dhanush 155mm/45-caliber artillery gun […]

Infantry Weapons

Indian Army Rejected Locally-made Cheap $300 Krasnopol 155mm Artillery Ammo Due to Poor Quality

April 18, 2025 0

In an internal report to the Ministry of Defense, the Indian Army said funds spent on faulty ammunition between 2014 and 2020 could have been used to buy 100 155-mm medium artillery guns. The Indian […]

Europe

Turkiye, Germany, South Korea and France are seeking to establish a partnership with Poland for ammunition production

March 30, 2025 0

Companies from Türkiye, Germany, South Korea and France are seeking to establish a partnership with Poland for ammunition production, according to Poland’s Deputy Defense Minister Cezary Tomczyk. A joint venture, expected to be finalized within […]

Americas

General Dynamics Europe delivered first 155mm artillery barrel to the U.S.

March 30, 2025 0

General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) has announced the delivery of a new 155mm/52-caliber artillery barrel to the United States. In a statement issued Tuesday, GDELS said its Santa Bárbara Sistemas division will deliver the […]

Europe

Croatia to purchase 30 French CAESAR 155mm Howitzers

March 27, 2025 0

On March 25, 2025, Croatian Minister of Defence Ivan Anušić met in Paris with French Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu during an official visit to the French Republic. The meeting addressed Croatia’s ongoing […]

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China deploys HQ-9 and HQ-16 SAM in Galwan Valley

  • C4iSR

    Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 Drone Destroyed Russia’s Electronic Warfare Vehicles

  • Europe

    Spanish F-110 Frigate Program Passes Critical Design Phase

  • Air Platform

    Russian MiG-31K Interceptor Aircraft Crashed in Kamchatka Region

  • Air Platform

    Bell began manufacturing 360 Invictus Attack Helicopters

  • Central Asia

    Azerbaijani President Aliyev accuses Russia of shooting down passenger plane

  • Americas

    U.S. Air Force Trials Australian E-7 Wedgetail As A Replacement For E-3 Sentry AEW&C

  • Uncategorized

    Raytheon Launches Stinger Missiles From Javelin Launcher

  • Europe

    Ukraine Destroyed 50 Ammunition Depots Using HIMARS Rocket Artillery

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Inaccurate FAB-500 is the primary reason Russia lost so many aircraft in Ukraine war

  • Americas

    US Army Unveils $185.9 Billion Capital Expenditure Budget Plan for 2025

  • Central Asia

    Taliban Could Sell Captured A-29, C-130 and UH-60 Aircraft To China, Report

  • Europe

    Hanwha Aerospace offers advanced Redback IFV combat vehicles to Romania

  • Middle East

    Russia To Supply Advanced Spy Satellite To Iran, Washington Post

  • Africa

    Nigeria plans to purchase 12 AH-1Z Cobra attack helicopters

  • Air Platform

    The Saab Gripen E: Not a fifth-gen aircraft but as stealthy as the F-35 Lightning II

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    General Dynamics Awarded Sustainment Contract For Taiwanese M1 Abrams Tanks

  • Europe

    Czech Republic Buys CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicles

  • Naval Platforms

    Indian Navy Launches Third Arihant Class Submarine

  • Europe

    Prime Minister Sunak ordered the deployment of military assets to the eastern Mediterranean

  • Europe

    Russian conscript dropped a grenade on a Russian infantry fighting vehicle

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar military airstrike kills 53 in Sagaing region

  • Air Platform

    South Korea selects Embraer C-390 Millennium transport aircraft

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia To Unveil Final Design Of AUKUS Submarine

  • Europe

    More than 8,000 Russian soldiers were killed in 2023 in the battle for Soledar and Bakhmut

  • Europe

    Thyssenkrupp to Build Six Type 212 CD Submarines For Germany And Norway

  • Air Platform

    Sweden Purchases Four Embraer C-390 Transport Aircraft

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan’s Ministry of Defense to test first artificial intelligence enabled aircraft in 2025

  • Air Platform

    Biden Administration Won’t Block British And Dutch Effort To Transfer F-16 Fighter Jets To Ukraine

  • Middle East

    Where are Iran’s main nuclear sites, and what is it used for?

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Israelis Cheated Deaths Thanks To Arrow-3, Iron Dome And David’s Sling Anti-air Missiles

  • Anti-air Missiles

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

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia to Invest $4.3 Billion Shipbuilding Capacity in Henderson Shipyard

  • Air Platform

    Here’s Why Indian Air Force Declined Russia’s Offer to Buy 117S Engine and Irbis-E Radar?

  • Europe

    Russian Army General arrested on large-scale bribery charges

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Navy accepts 2nd Supply-class Replenishment ship

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Vietnam Plans To Procure South Korean K9 Howitzer Ending Russia-centric Weapons Procurement Policy

  • Anti-air Missiles

    South Korea completes development of new L-SAM air defense system

  • Europe

    Israel Approves Sending Blue Spear Anti-ship Missile And Spike NLOS To Ukraine By Estonia

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Navy commissioned two new P-72 MPAs

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Russia used Kh-69 cruise missiles for the first time in Ukraine war

  • Europe

    Ukrainian forces seize Russian modernized T-72B3 tank on the battlefield

  • Europe

    Turkey Unveils Aipar Unmanned Ground Vehicle(UGV)

  • Europe

    Putin Tastes His Own Medicine As Ukraine Gains Russian Territory

  • C4iSR

    Aselsan to Deliver AESA for F-16 Fighter Jet by 2022

  • Defense Industry

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

  • Americas

    Northrop Grumman $2.3 Billion Maintenance Contract For LGM-30 Minuteman III

  • Europe

    Turkish Shipbuilder Developed Unmanned Surface Vessel

  • Central Asia

    Israeli, Azerbaijan Defence Companies Co-produced Orbiter Drone in Azerbaijan

  • Air Platform

    US Air Force Receives First Jolly Green II SAR Helicopter

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