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  • [ June 12, 2026 ] Satellite imagery suggests Russia’s T-55, T-72, and T-80 tank reserve is nearly gone. Europe
  • [ June 12, 2026 ] Diehl unveils new-generation IRIS-T SLS air defense system. Anti-air Missiles
  • [ June 12, 2026 ] DZYNE Technologies Test Fires Low-cost IonStrike Kinetic Energy Interceptor. Americas
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UK-based Aeralis designing a new modular next-gen training aircraft

September 8, 2021 GDC 0

Buoyed by a recent high-profile investment from the UK Royal Air Force (RAF), and with additional backing now being sought via its latest funding drive, modular training aircraft developer Aeralis is aiming to take its […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia issues RFI for lead-in fighter trainer for RAAF

June 24, 2020 GDC 0

Canberra has commenced the search for a new advanced jet trainer to replace BAE Systems Hawk 127s operated by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). A request for information (RFI) for the Air 6002 Phase […]

  • Russia’s top General Valery Gerasimov missing for two weeks

    February 2, 2024 0
    Russia’s top general, Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov, hasn’t been seen in public this year, and the Kremlin has yet to respond to rumors of his death following a strike by Ukraine on [...]
  • Pakistan Navy’s Zulfiqar-class frigate Test Fires Locally Produced Anti-ship Ballistic Missile.

    November 28, 2025 0
    On November 25, 2025, the Pakistan Navy conducted another test flight of its indigenously developed ship-launched anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM), locally designated P-282 “SMASH”. Pakistan Navy Conducts Flight Test of Homegrown SMASH SLBMDateNovember 6, 2024Pakistan’s [...]
  • Israeli IAI Awarded $1.2 Billion Contract To Produce Air Defense System For Undisclosed Customer

    November 30, 2023 0
    Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has signed a major $1.2 billion agreement to supply air defense systems to a foreign customer, IAI announced Thursday. Israeli IAI And UAE Based Edge To Produce Drone-Guard Under A Joint [...]
  • China copies Ukraine’s drone interceptors and loitering munitions.

    October 18, 2025 0
    At the People’s Liberation Army Air Force’s “Anti-Uncontested Front-2025” maker competition in Xi’an, Chinese developers publicly displayed a new family of interceptor drones intended to counter hostile reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial systems, event coverage [...]
  • NATO members to purchase six GlobalEye AWACS, replacing E-7A Wedgetail.

    November 16, 2025 0
     NATO members have cancelled plans to acquire the Boeing E-7A Wedgetail, affecting operations at Geilenkirchen Air Base (GKE), which hosts the alliance’s aging E-3A AWACS fleet. Instead, NATO countries plan to purchase six Saab GlobalEye [...]
  • India Launches INS Himgiri Frigate

    December 18, 2020 0
    Himgiri’, the second of seven Nilgiri-class Project 17A stealth guided missile frigates being built for the Indian Navy, was launched at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE) in Kolkata on 14 December 2020. Keel [...]
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 […]

Europe

Germany Purchases $5.4 Billion Worth of Israeli PULS Rocket Launchers.

May 29, 2026 0

Germany Advancing 5 Billion Euro Rocket Launcher Deal With Israel’s ElbitIf completed, the deal would include hundreds of rocket launchers and could increase Elbit’s order backlog by about 20 percent, strengthening the Israel-based defense contractor’s […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

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  • Air Platform

    Russia ramps up Iranian-designed Shahed drones under the name Geran-2 kamikaze drone production

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Approves $100 Million To Train Ukrainian Pilots On F-15 And F-16 Fighter Jets

  • Uncategorized

    Pakistan denies cancellation of helicopter deal with Turkey

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh court imposed travel bans on 26 former ministers amid corruption allegations

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan Plans to Build 12 New Mogami-Class Advanced Frigates in 5 Years

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine targets rare Russian $100 million Nebo-U long-range VHF radar station

  • South Asia

    Corrupt Tulip Siddiq quits after ethics adviser rules she misled Brits

  • Middle East

    Elbit subsidiary acquires Israeli autonomous AI-powered off-road robotic vehicle company.

  • Europe

    American Abrams tanks fighting Russian forces in Eastern Ukraine

  • Europe

    Whole of Russia will ‘panic’ when counteroffensive begins, says Ukrainian MoD

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    ARC21: Australia, Japan, France And USA Join Naval Exercises In The West Pacific

  • C4iSR

    Lockheed Martin to acquire Vector satellite assets

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine’s Fire Point unveiled a pan-European anti-ballistic missile defense project called Freya.

  • C4iSR

    DefExpo 2020: Thales exhibits digital transformation and security solutions for defense forces

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh gets first uranium shipment from Russia for Rooppur nuclear power plant

  • Europe

    Russia Stops Exporting T-90 Tanks As It Lost Astounding 65% Of Land Platforms In Ukraine War

  • South Asia

    2018-2019 Defence Budget of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar

  • Europe

    Czech Republic is the first country to donate T-72 tanks to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Romania cancelled Gowind-class corvettes project with Naval Group

  • Air Platform

    BAE Systems To Provide Next-gen Missile Approach Warning Systems for Apache Helicopters

  • Europe

    Turkish Navy Commissions New SALVO Unmanned Surface Vessels.

  • Europe

    Ukrainian forces killed 710 Russian servicemen and destroyed patrol boat using anti-tank rounds

  • Europe

    Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko undergoing major surgery in Minsk hospital

  • Air Platform

    Analysis: Indian Air Force MMRCA V2.0

  • Air Platform

    NHIndustries NH90 multi-role military helicopter

  • Europe

    Saab Leads the OCEAN2020 Baltic Sea Live ASW Demonstration

  • Anti-air Missiles

    A drunk Russian driver drove the S-350 Vityaz air defense system straight into mines

  • Europe

    Naval Group Lays Down First Block Of Hellenic Navy’s FDI Frigate

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    France Follows UK By Sending Long-range Scalp Cruise Missiles To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Greece plans to transfer 32 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine

  • Uncategorized

    North Macedonia Donates T-72 Tanks To Ukraine

  • Naval Platforms

    Piriou Awarded Contract To Deliver 20 Harbor Tugs To French Navy

  • Air Platform

    Leonardo to Deliver 17 HH-139B Helicopters to Italian Air Force

  • Europe

    Putin fires General Rustam Muradov responsible for losing 5,000 servicemen in Donetsk region 

  • Central Asia

    Afhgan Air Force Strikes Killed 45 Pakistan-backed Taliban militants : gov’t

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Northrop Grumman delivers SiAW test missile to US Air Force

  • Europe

    U.S. State Department Urges Turkey To Avoid Transaction With Russian Defense Industries

  • Americas

    Sweden Approves $1.6 Billion Territorial Air Defense Program to Protect Cities and Infrastructure.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korean Fighter Jets Escort Russian Fighter Jets Out of Its ADIZ

  • Uncategorized

    Mosab Hassan Yousef, Son of Hamas Co-founder and Christian Convert Warns Israel ‘Hamas is More Dangerous Than ISIS’

  • Europe

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

  • Europe

    Ukraine Deploys Soviet-era S-300V1 Missiles System In Luhansk Region

  • Air Platform

    Taiwan’s T-5 Brave Eagle Achieved Initial Operational Capability

  • Air Platform

    Saab starts Gripen E/F production in Brazil

  • Europe

    Russia orders evacuation from Belgorod region amid Ukraine’s incursion in Kursk region

  • Europe

    Netherlands to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets as soon as possible

  • Air Platform

    Turkey Aerospace Industries Hurkus-2 basic trainer completes maiden flight

  • Europe

    Turkey Turned Down Russian Offer To Buy Second Batch Of S-400 SAM Amid Sanctions

  • Europe

    Chinese-made 60mm Type 83 (M-83A) mortar shells used by the Russian army in Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Saab Conducts Cold Climate Tests of Gripen E Fighter Jet

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