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  • [ June 20, 2026 ] Malaysia’s king vows wider hunt for the corrupt military officers as scandal engulfs top ranks. East Asia and Pacific Region
  • [ June 20, 2026 ] Lockheed Martin Unveils HIMARS FLEX with 12 Launch Canisters Capable of Firing Extended Range GMLRS, PrSM, and ATACMS. Americas
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Middle East

Israel F-15I Escorts American B-52 Bombers Over Gulf Of Oman

March 14, 2021 GDC 0

Israeli F-15 fighter jets escorted two American B-52 bombers through Israeli airspace on Sunday in a new show of force by the United States against Iran — with an Israeli element — amid rising tensions […]

  • U.S. M142 HIMARS Rocket Artillery Destroyed Zolfaghar and Sayyad-2 Missile System.

    March 3, 2026 0
    U.S. forces launched a long-range ATACMS ballistic missile from an M142 HIMARS system, destroying what appears to be an Iranian Zolfaghar short-range ballistic missile and elements of a Sayyad-2 air defense missile system. The strike, [...]
  • Ukraine to get more NASAMS anti-air missile system from Norway

    March 14, 2024 0
    Norwegian Defense Minister Bjørn Arild Gram recently proposed to the Norwegian Parliament to order a further ten launch units and four fire control centers of the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems, better known as NASAMS, [...]
  • U.S. State Department Approves AGM-154 AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon To Taiwan

    May 8, 2024 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.  Ukraine to [...]
  • Azerbaijani President Aliyev posed for photos next to Israeli Harop kamikaze drone near Iranian border

    October 7, 2021 1
    On October 4, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev visited the Jebrail region, where a new military unit of the border service is deployed about 10 km from the border with Iran. Why does Israel highly values [...]
  • 2019-2020 Defense Budget of China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand

    August 21, 2019 0
    Defense Budget of China 2019-2020 China on Tuesday set its 2019 defense spending at 7.5 percent higher than a year ago — or 1.19 trillion yuan ($177.61 billion).That’s lower than the 8.1 percent growth in [...]
  • Ukraine forces shoot down Russian Su-25 combat aircraft near Bakhmut

    April 22, 2023 0
    Ukrainian forces reportedly shoot down a Russian combat aircraft near the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. Ukrainian Border Guards Shot Down Su-34 Fighter-bomber In BakhmutDateDecember 5, 2022Ukraine shot down Russia’s Su-24 warplane over BakhmutDateMarch 19, [...]
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 […]

Americas

Canada Purchases 26 HIMARS Rocket Artillery.

June 5, 2026 0

The Government of Canada said it has finalised a government-to-government agreement with the United States for the acquisition of long-range missile capability for the Canadian Armed Forces. The Government of Canada said it has finalised […]

Americas

U.S. Navy purchases Israeli soldier-portable SMASH 2000LE fire control systems.

June 4, 2026 0

An Israeli fire control technology company has now secured contracts with all four major branches of the U.S. military, completing a sweep across the American armed forces that took less than a year. Smart Shooter […]

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Armed Drones And Its Variants

  • Naval Weapons

    Sagem VIGY MM electro-optical fire control system for the 76mm cannon

  • Air Platform

    First Upgraded F-16V Of Hellenic Air Force Arrived At Texas

  • Naval Platforms

    Poland to build Life Guard Maritime Rescue Ship

  • Air Platform

    Iran’s ‘new’ Simorgh aircraft is just reverse engineered Ukrainian An-140T

  • Air Platform

    Bangladesh Air Guard’s Untrained Pilots Caught in Camera Performing Unsafe Flying Stunts Again

  • Europe

    UK Defense company unveils Baby Raptor and Raptor XL interceptor drones.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan’s secretive submarine program progressed

  • Ballistic Missile

    Russia prepares Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile to strike Ukraine: report

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RAN’s AOR Supply Ship Starts Sea Trials

  • Air Platform

    The KUS-FS UAV to be deployed for RoKA Ground Operations Command

  • Counter-drone System

    ParaZero has clinched a new order for its DefendAir counter-drone system.

  • Defense Industry

    Saab Awarded Contract To Carl-Gustaf M4 For Undisclosed Customer

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drone strike destroyed Russia’s Buk-M3 missile.

  • Europe

    Ukraine plans to rebuild its naval fleet by 2035

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Xi Jinping Sacked Two More PLA Senior Generals.

  • Air Platform

    Turkish T929 Atak II Helicopter Started Flight Trials Using Ukrainian Engine

  • Anti-air Missiles

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

  • Africa

    Morocco Normalize Diplomatic Relations with Israel

  • Air Platform

    F-15EX: The Bombs And Missiles Truck Of The US Air Force

  • Americas

    US Navy Selected Fincantieri Marinette to Build FFG(X) Frigate

  • C4iSR

    Belarusian Partisan Fighting With Ukrainian Troops Struck Russian A-50U AEW&C With Drones

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin secures $233 million deal for IRST21 Block II Systems.

  • Europe

    France will send military trainers to Ukraine in a few days

  • Europe

    Putin Orders Tactical Nuclear Train To Move Towards Ukrainian Border

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze drone strikes destroyed Russian oil depot, all flights were canceled

  • Air Platform

    Forget the Clunky Airframe of Su-57, Su-57’s Cockpit Will Never Make It A Fifth-Gen Fighter

  • Naval Platforms

    Indian Navy Ditches Russian Aircraft Carrier Design, Opts For Queen Elizabeth Class Design

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese Navy commissions first Type 054B frigate

  • C4iSR

    U.S. intelligence detects signs that China considered providing Iran with JY-27A radar systems.

  • South Asia

    Pakistan Air Force to receive 12 JF-17B twin seat fighter aircraft

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

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

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine supplied air defense systems to Azerbaijan

  • Americas

    Raytheon Developed Sensors Payload For DARPA’s Blackjack Small Satellite

  • South Asia

    India, Russia suspend trade in rupees, India’s defense import from Russia takes a nosedive

  • Uncategorized

    Paramount Engineering Delivers First Alan-2 Protected Mobility Vehicles To Kazakhstan Army

  • Air Platform

    Turkey’s new Atak-2 heavy attack helicopter takes first flight

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    BAE Systems Awarded £2.4 Billion Contract To Manufacture Munitions For British Military

  • Europe

    Hungary to ratify Sweden’s NATO membership bid

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s Next Aircraft Carrier Likely To Be Nuclear Powered

  • Europe

    Yevgeny Prigozhin Admits Ukrainian Troops Still Controls The City Of Bakhmut

  • Air Platform

    U.S. State Department Approves 20 F-16V Block 70 to Philippines Amid China Tensions

  • Europe

    Ukraine wants to sell arms to Asia, Africa and the Middle East to counter Russia.

  • C4iSR

    Germany supplies Ukraine with LUNA NG ultramodern reconnaissance system

  • Air Platform

    First French-supplied Mirage 2000-5F fighter jets spotted in Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Babcock Announced Joint Venture With Bell Helicopters for the Requirement of Australian SAS Helicopter

  • Americas

    The USAF Relocates B-52 and B-2 Stealth Bombers from Guam to USA

  • Europe

    Russian troop losses in Ukraine surpass the one million mark

  • Ballistic Missile

    North Korea Test Fires Solid Fuel Hwasong-19 ICBM

  • Europe

    Russia Destroys Its Own S-300 Air Defense System Using Kamikaze Drone

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