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Naval Platforms

The Arafura-class Offshore Patrol Vessels of RAN

April 11, 2020 GDC 0

Australia’s current Armidale Class and Cape Class patrol boats are planned to be replaced with a single class of Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV), under Project SEA 1180 Phase 1, to be built in Australia by German shipbuilder, […]

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ASC Shipbuilding Laid Keel Of Australia’s 2nd Arafura-Class OPV

April 11, 2020 GDC 0

The Australian Government’s $90 billion National Shipbuilding Program has reached another milestone with the ceremonial keel laying of the second Arafura-class Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) in Adelaide under Project SEA 1180 Phase 1. The keel […]

  • Thales to Supply FLASH Dipping Sonar to German Navy

    March 2, 2022 0
    For the first time, the German Navy will rely on Thales to equip its NH90 Multi-Role Frigate Helicopter (MRFH) with FLASH SONICS. The FLASH system (Folding Light Acoustic System for Helicopters) is currently the leading [...]
  • India, China Proxy War Raging in Myanmar’s Rakhine State for Chinese-build Port.

    August 23, 2025 0
    China and India are funding and supplying arms to the Myanmar Army and the Arakan Army as Myanmar rebels advance on strategic western frontier. While China arming the Junta and India arming the Arakan Army [...]
  • Ukraine Plans To Buy 24 More Bayraktar TB2 Drones, Says Valery Zaluzhny

    September 13, 2021 0
    The Turkish Bayraktar TB2 attack unmanned aerial vehicles in the conflict on Karabakh conflict forced the Ukrainian military to decide to purchase 24 more drones from Turkey. In the coming years, the Armed Forces of [...]
  • MBDA Deutschland to integrate Meteor BVRAAM into Lockheed’s F-35 stealth jets

    July 2, 2024 0
    European missile manufacturer MBDA plans adjustments to its Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) to make it capable of deployment on Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). The MBDA Meteor compete with Raytheon’s medium range [...]
  • First Sa’ar 6-Class Corvette to Join Israeli Navy in December

    November 8, 2020 0
    The Israeli Navy first Sa’ar 6-class corvette, INS Magen, will arrive in Israel in December, the country’s MoD said on . Within the coming year, three more Sa’ar 6 ships will be transferred to Israel [...]
  • Royal Marines Commandos have taken part in ‘high-risk’ covert operations in Ukraine, commandant general reveals

    December 16, 2022 0
    Royal Marines were deployed in Ukraine and took part in a series of ‘high-risk’ operations, a former commandant general has claimed. Royal Marines Training Ukrainian Special Forces on Complex Amphibious OperationsDateSeptember 3, 2023Babcock Pursuing Export [...]
Europe

Ukraine unveils latest 2S22 Bohdana 155mm self-propelled howitzer.

February 11, 2026 0

Ukraine’s defense industry displayed the latest version of its 2S22 Bohdana 155 mm self-propelled howitzer at the World Defense Show 2026 in Saudi Arabia. The debut signals Ukraine’s push to position a combat-proven artillery system […]

Africa

Turkey and Egypt Sign Major Defense Cooperation Agreement on 155mm Ammo and Missile Production.

February 8, 2026 0

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Aselsan and Excalibur jointly produced Korkut air defense system.

February 7, 2026 0

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Hanwha Aerospace Awarded Contract to Produce Long-range K239 Chunmoo Rockets to Norway.

January 29, 2026 0

Hanwha Aerospace Co. has secured an estimated $1.9 billion project to supply long-range rockets to Norway, with the official contract expected to be signed this week, informed industry sources said Wednesday. The contract is widely […]

Infantry Weapons

The U.S. Deploys Iranian Shahed-136 Replica LUCAS Drone in the Middle East.

January 27, 2026 0

Russia’s version of Iran’s fast, cheap Shahed attack drones have been wreaking havoc during the Ukraine conflict, saturating the skies nearly every night and terrorising civilians. Highly adaptive and hard to intercept, the United States […]

Africa

China delivers Type 59 towed guns to the UAE-backed terror group Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

January 25, 2026 0

China has shipped a batch of Type 59 130mm towed artillery systems to Rapid Support Forces, with images confirming the weapons loaded aboard a cargo vessel and prepared for export, according to open-source visuals recorded […]

  • Europe

    Ukrainian soldiers destroy Russia’s 70-years old T-55 tanks with mines and RPG

  • C4iSR

    Sanctions buster: Russia imported guidance kits from American Honeywell, Advanced Navigation and German iMAR Navigation

  • Americas

    Lockheed unveils new Sentinel A4 radar for US Army

  • Europe

    Germany sends more Gepard air-defense tanks to Ukraine

  • Africa

    Nigeria Inducts JF-17 Thunder Fighter Jets

  • Americas

    Troubled Argentine Air Force Can’t Find Modern Fighter Jets Without British Components Or Influence

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea launches fifth FFX II Daegu-class frigate ROKS Daejeon

  • Air Platform

    Sukhoi Delayed Delivery Of Su-57 Fighters To VKS

  • Africa

    Turkey to deliver 100 Otokar Cobra II APC to Uganda

  • Air Platform

    President Zelensky Confirms American-made F-16 Shoot Down Russian Cruise Missiles

  • Central Asia

    Turkmenistan ordered six M-346s and eight AW139s worth 446 million euros

  • Air Platform

    The Philosophy Behind the Fighter Jet Design

  • Europe

    British MoD To Compensate For Damages Caused By RAF Typhoon’s Sonic Boom

  • C4iSR

    Saab Successfully Conducted Flight Test Of Fourth GlobalEye AEW&C

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Saudi Arabia purchased South Korea’s Cheongung-II anti-air missiles for $3.2 billion

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Army takes delivery of six Bayraktar TB2 drones

  • Africa

    Sudan’s RSF militants questions the efficacy of the Chinese FB-10A and FK-2000 missile system.

  • Air Platform

    Peru confirmed purchases of 24 Gripen E/F fighter jets instead of Rafale and F-16V

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Marand Joins Rheinmetall To Build IFV For Australian Army

  • Naval Platforms

    Indian Navy Receives Scorpene-class Submarine INS Vela

  • Americas

    Saab Awarded Contract to Supply Sea Giraffe For Canadian Navy

  • Americas

    President Trump Seeking $1.5 Trillion Defense Spending in 2027.

  • Cruise Missiles

    Germany, UK in Talks Over Cruise Missile Swap Deal for Ukraine

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Leidos Australia to Arm Sea Archer and Long Bow Unmanned Surface Vessels with Naval Strike Missile.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    PLA Adopts QBZ-191 Assault Weapons

  • Middle East

    Hezbollah Terrorist Group Fired Rockets At Israel From Southern Lebanon

  • Air Platform

    Philippines To Buy 32 Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk Helicopters Worth $620 Million

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Received 20 MiG-29 Fighter Jets from The U.S. And Allies

  • Air Platform

    H160M Guepard Joint Light Helicopter

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Name Their Children Javelin and Javelina, U.S. Boost Missile Production

  • South Asia

    Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan was misinformed about F-7, poorly trained pilot was to blame for the F-7 crash

  • Air Platform

    Australian Firm Wins MRO Contract For US F/A-18

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Deploys Nuclear Capable B-52 Bombers In Australia

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force’s Jaguar Fighter Jet Crashed Near Rajasthan’s Churu District

  • Europe

    Turkish STM Unveils Fast Attack Craft Design

  • Europe

    Heavy fighting continued in Russia’s Belgorod region as Ukrainian forces attempted breakthrough

  • Air Platform

    India Likely to Order 31 Rafale-M After 114 Rafale Orders.

  • Africa

    Sudan plans to purchase Chinese J-10C fighter jets

  • Europe

    Turkiye to deliver advanced Bayraktar Akinci combat drones to Somalia

  • South Asia

    Indian Air Force readies Airbase to welcome Rafale Fighter Jet

  • C4iSR

    Saab’s Ceros 200 fire control director

  • Air Platform

    US Air Force’s new B-21 stealth bomber made successful loads calibration test

  • C4iSR

    Moldovan Army Plans To Buy Thales Ground Master 200 Surveillance Radar

  • Defense Industry

    U.S. State Department Approves Missiles Sales To Belgium, Switzerland And Lithuania

  • South Asia

    Russian pilots and crews helping Myanmar’s junta to bomb schools, hospitals and monasteries

  • Air Platform

    Turkey To Co-Produce Anka Drone With Kazakhstan

  • Air Platform

    The F-15EX to complement stealth F-35 in combat missions.

  • Air Platform

    Turkey wants to rejoin the F-35 program after Trump takes over the Whitehouse.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Norwegian-German defense companies jointly develops supersonic missile

  • Air Platform

    Finland Selects Lockheed’s F-35A In HX Competition

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