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  • [ April 16, 2026 ] Royal Australian Navy formally established the Maritime Autonomous Systems Unit to Operate Ghost Shark XL-UUV, Bluebottle USV, and Speartooth LUUV. AUV Platform
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Naval Platforms

JMSDF BMD-capable Destroyer JS Haguro Starts Sea Trials

June 26, 2020 GDC 0

The last of Japan’s eight planned destroyers capable of intercepting ballistic missiles has started sea trials ahead of its commissioning, even as the country ponders its next move following its decision to suspend plans to introduce ground-based […]

  • U.S.-made AGM-114 Hellfire Fragmentation Found In Enerhodar, Ukraine

    August 18, 2022 0
    U.S.-made AGM-114 Hellfire missiles were used for the first time in the Ukraine war to strike against the Russian position in Energodar, Ukraine. A photo surfaced on social media confirmed the report that the fragmentation [...]
  • China’s Norinco, Poly Group And Huawei are supporting Russia’s war in Ukraine with raw materials and dual-use technology

    January 25, 2023 0
    The United States has determined that some Chinese companies are providing non-lethal assistance to Russia for use in the Ukraine war, and officials are noting their concern to the Chinese government, a source familiar with [...]
  • Estonia received six HIMARS artillery rockets

    January 24, 2025 0
    Estonia has formally received six new High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) from US defense firm Lockheed Martin at the company’s Arkansas headquarters. US Army Deploys HIMARS Near CrimeaDateApril 15, 2021Estonia Latest Country To Buy [...]
  • EuroTrophy Signs $450 Million Contract to Produce APS for Leopard 2A8.

    January 26, 2026 0
    EuroTrophy has signed a $450 million contract with KNDS Deutschland to supply Trophy Active Protection Systems for the Leopard 2A8 programs of Lithuania, The Netherlands, Czech Republic, and Croatia. The agreement was announced in Frankfurt [...]
  • Hanwha Ocean Inks Partnerships with Three Local Companies For Canadian Submarine Requirement

    October 2, 2024 0
    Hanwha Ocean, led by Vice Chairman Kwon Hyuk-woong, is actively pursuing a contract for Canada’s submarine project. Hanwha Signs Partnership Agreement with Five Canadian Companies For Patrol Submarine Project.DateJanuary 30, 2026South Korea offers comprehensive bid [...]
  • U.S. To Send Patriot Missile Defense System To Ukraine In January 2023

    December 14, 2022 0
    The officials said a directive could be approved as early as this week to transfer the Patriot, the United States’ most advanced ground-based air defense system. The United States is poised to approve sending its [...]
Infantry Weapons

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 […]

Europe

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 […]

Europe

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 […]

Europe

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 […]

Europe

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 […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin launches Hellfire missile from 10-foot cargo container.

April 2, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced Tuesday that the U.S. defense giant successfully launched a Hellfire missile from its new Grizzly launcher — housed within a 10-foot cargo container. The Grizzly system incorporates design elements of Lockheed’s M299 […]

  • Ballistic Missile

    Russia’s Sarmat nuclear ballistic missile has had six failed test launches since June 2024

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia signed landmark treaty with the UK for nuclear-powered attack submarines

  • Americas

    Why doesn’t the U.S. Army buy the Swedish CV90 after ditching the M10 Booker vehicle?

  • Europe

    Hyundai Rotem favored to land $9 billion K2 tank deal with Poland

  • South Asia

    New Book Reveals that the Indian RAW had a hand in the assassination of former Bangladesh’s dictator Sheikh Mujib in 1975.

  • Industry

    Australia To Build Guided-missile As Part Of Billion Dollar Manufacturing Deal

  • Air Platform

    Structural Cracks Appearing on Pakistan’s JF-17 Thunder’s Vertical Stabilizer

  • Americas

    Canada exploring joining AUKUS pillar 2 amid news Japan could collaborate

  • Americas

    US blocks deliveries of engines and flight control systems of Comac C919 to China

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Shot Down Three Ka-52 Attack Helicopters In Kherson

  • Air Platform

    Australian think tanks recommend purchasing B-21 Raider stealth bombers for long-range strike missions in the Indo-Pacific

  • Europe

    Ukraine received new batch of TB2 drones from Turkey

  • Naval Platforms

    U.S. Navy Going Ahead with Sixth-generation F/A-XX Fighter Jet

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Army General Waker-uz-Zaman, Hasina’s in-law, shut down the army’s overseas shell company bdmilitary.com that lobbied for Norinco and Rosoboronexport

  • Air Platform

    Saab Awarded Contract To Upgrade Gripen C/D Variant Fighter Jets To Latest E Standard

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    GRSE Delivered The Last Of Eight LCU To Indian Navy

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Leonardo Company to build ‘Michelangelo Dome’ missile defense system.

  • Europe

    Ukraine keeps finding Western parts in Russia’s S-70 Okhotnik Drone

  • Air Platform

    Kazakhstan Ditches Chinese Drones for Turkish Bayraktar TB2

  • Anti-air Missiles

    U.S. sends more NASAMS missiles, Stryker armored vehicles and Bradley infantry fighting vehicles

  • Europe

    Greek Parliament Releases FDI Frigate’s Specification

  • Air Platform

    Malaysia Will Purchase Ex-Kuwaiti F/A-18 Hornets After Years Of Corruption And Mismanagement Of Its Air Wing

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s thermite drones rain down flames on Russian troops hiding in trees

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine Proved Full Potential Of Patriot Missile Defense System Than The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA)

  • South Asia

    Pakistani F-16 Carried Out Air Strikes Targetting Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s Leader Noor Wali Mehsud.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    British And American Nationals Fighting Alongside Anti-coup Myanmar’s Rebels

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Norway orders new NASAMS II air defense systems

  • Anti-ship Missile

    IAI teams up with Thales to supply Royal Navy with sea serpent missiles

  • Air Platform

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

  • Europe

    KGB Putin To Undergo Cancer Treatment, Looking For Suitable Replacement Who Can Pardon Him For Corruption

  • Air Platform

    Fifth-gen Aircraft Are Necessity, Says Thai Air Force

  • Europe

    Why Is Russia Losing So Many Tanks In Ukraine?

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia plans to transfer ageing ANZAC class frigates to the Philippines Navy

  • Naval Platforms

    RAN Hobart-class air warfare destroyers to be upgraded with Aegis combat system

  • Europe

    Saab Launches New Autonomous Ocean Core for Naval Vessels

  • Air Platform

    Portuguese Air Force Adopt Embraer C-390 Millennium For Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Missions

  • Europe

    Poland Signs Contract With South Korea To Buy K2 Tanks And K9 Howitzers

  • Africa

    Libyan War Contributed Lucrative Arms Deal For Russia and China, Financed By UAE, Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia

  • Europe

    Turkish Navy Commissions New SALVO Unmanned Surface Vessels.

  • Air Platform

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

  • Europe

    Ukrainian kamikaze drone destroyed Russia’s T-90M battle tanks

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy Ordered Two Columbia-class nuclear Submarine

  • Europe

    Denmark Purchases BLOCKER Smart Naval Mine for Greenland’s Defense

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Japan Test Fires Type 12 Anti-ship Missile in Exercises Talisman Sabre 2023

  • Africa

    Nigeria received the first batch of Turkish T129 ATAK attack helicopters

  • Africa

    The U.S. is preparing CAATSA sanctions as Algeria receives four Su-57E fourth-generation jets from Russia.

  • Air Platform

    India Buys 16 Used Mirage 2000 Fighters From France

  • Middle East

    Israel Seized Russian-made missiles and rockets at Hezbollah possession

  • Americas

    Poland Orders Three more Kormoran II MCM Vessels

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Mitsubishi launches new Taigei-class submarine for JMSDF

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