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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 […]

  • Malaysia to receive first FA-50M fighter jets this month

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  • The US State Department approves NASAMS II and Avenger ADS for India

    February 15, 2020 0
    ­­­WASHINGTON – The State Department has approved a Foreign Military Sale to India of an Integrated Air Defense Weapon System (IADWS) known as NASAMS II and Avenger ADS for an estimated cost of $1.867 billion.  [...]
  • Hamas used Iranian-made kamikaze drones to target Israeli positions, and IDF started bombing Hamas Positions

    October 9, 2023 0
    Palestinian militant group Hamas has released a short video of an improvised attack drone, also known as a kamikaze drone, launched during a Saturday morning surprise attack on Israel. Israeli Kamikaze Drones Struck At Iranian [...]
  • Saab receives order for Gripen development

    April 27, 2024 0
    Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to support future development of the Gripen system. The order is valued at SEK 540 million and pertains to work during the 2024 [...]
  • Lithuania transfers L-39 attack aircraft to Ukraine

    July 21, 2024 0
    Lithuania has handed over another military aid to Ukraine. It is an L-39ZA Albatross training attack aircraft. Lithuania Handed Over Crowd-funded Turkish-made TB2 Drones To UkraineDateJuly 9, 2022Russian specialty: A RuAF pilot crashes L-39 light [...]
  • Zelenskyy promises to use Tomahawk cruise missiles only against Russian military targets.

    October 15, 2025 0
    This handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on October 11, 2025 shows Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky listening during a phone call with the US President while sitting at his office [...]
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.

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Europe

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 […]

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy Prepares for BALTOPS Baltic Sea Exercise in June

  • Air Platform

    China Upgrades Russian-made Su-35 To Chinese Standard

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy Plans To Deploy USS Gerald R. Ford By 2022

  • Europe

    Ukraine becomes the first country to use Caracal air assault vehicles in combat

  • Europe

    Greek-Turkey tensions are not going away soon

  • C4iSR

    Turkey Developed New YAKAMOS Hull Mounted Sonar

  • South Asia

    Bangladeshi Muslim Dr. Shadman Zaman, A Jewish Convert Visited State of Israel For the First Time

  • South Asia

    45,000 Rohingya refugees enter Bangladesh as Myanmar army burns and behead Rohingya

  • Naval Platforms

    Pakistan Navy launches first Hangor-class submarine in China

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea Considers Directly Supplying Arms To Ukraine After Three Years Of Indecisions

  • Europe

    General Oleksandr Syrsky replaces General Valery Zaluzhny as Ukraine’s new army chief

  • Air Platform

    Germany to Send 50 Leopard Tank to Ukraine

  • Europe

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

  • Air Platform

    Dassault Aviation Awarded Contract to Produce Falcon Albatros Maritime Surveillance Aircraft.

  • Infantry Weapons

    Iran used Chinese derivatives M-7 AKA Fateh-313 and Qiam-1 missile to attack US-base in Iraq

  • Europe

    Serbia Unveils New Gavran 145 Kamikaze Drone Built to Decapitate Tanks.

  • Air Platform

    Hindustan Aeronautics To Propose Su-30MKI Upgrade Program By 2021

  • Europe

    Hanwha Defense Delivers K239 Chunmoo Rocket Launchers to Poland

  • Europe

    Ukraine to receive M1 Abrams tanks from the U.S. as soon as this fall

  • Europe

    Huge Explosion Destroys Moscow Mega Shopping Mall

  • Air Platform

    Outdated and Unreliable Su-57 Forced Russia to Send 12 Years Old ‘Prototype 054’ Su-57 to India, China and UAE

  • Europe

    Russia used paintings to reassemble fighter jets at Crimea airbase after evacuating jets from the peninsula

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    US Air Force approves use of StormBreaker smart weapons

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Raytheon to deliver new Patriot missile defense systems to Romania

  • South Asia

    Australian Federal Police Investigating Corrupt Bangladesh High Commission Officials for Issuing Fake Passports to Rohingya Refugees

  • Defense Industry

    Rheinmetall purchases Spainish weapons manufacturer Expal

  • Americas

    U.S. Defense Giant L3Harris Purchases Engine Manufacturer Aerojet Rocketdyne Worth $4.7 Billion

  • Air Platform

    Indonesian Rafale Procurement Delayed By Funding Shortage

  • Americas

    Raytheon demonstrates counter-UAS solutions effective against drones

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Saudi Arabia and UAE’s Obsession With Anti-air System Driven By Anti-Iran Anxiety

  • South Asia

    Pakistan’s military court sentenced Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed to 14 years in prison.

  • C4iSR

    Leonardo Awarded Contract To Equip E-2D AEW&C With HF Radio

  • South Asia

    Turkiye to establish drone assembly facility in Pakistan.

  • Europe

    Polish military fields new version of Rosomak armored combat vehicle

  • South Asia

    UN Urges Bangladesh To Open Criminal Probe Into Bangladesh Army Chief’s Corruption

  • Americas

    Saab delivers Curl-Gustaf Ammunition to U.S. armed forces

  • Europe

    Ukraine takes more territory from Russia in Kursk offensive

  • Americas

    US Coast Guard Commissions 44th Sentinel-Class Fast Response Cutter

  • Air Platform

    Russia lost 10,000 troops in Ukraine’s counteroffensive in Kherson; the Belarusian morgue is full of 24,000 dead Russian soldiers

  • Americas

    Brazil rejects Indian-made Akash SAM, citing accuracy issues with the missile

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    India’s DRDO Flight Test New Helina ATGM

  • Defense Industry

    Iraq Plans To Buy Bayraktar TB2, T-129 And Koral EW From Turkey

  • Europe

    U.S. Confirms North Korea Deployed 10,000 Troops In Russia To Boost Putin’s Faltering War Efforts

  • Europe

    Cut Belarus and Russia off from SWIFT system to dismantle their economies

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indian Air Force To Join Desert Flag Exercise in UAE

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Raytheon Tests Fire AMRAAM-ER Missiles

  • Industry

    Israel Arms Exports Increased By 77%, India Largest Recipient

  • Air Platform

    President Trump’s Actions Allowing F-35 Partners Question About American Weapons and Making Europe’s Defense Industries Great Again

  • Americas

    Littoral combat ship USS Savannah delivered to U.S. Navy

  • Air Platform

    Hindustan Aeronautics Delivers Tejas Light Combat Aircraft Twin Seater After 40 Years

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