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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 […]

  • Boeing Awarded Contract To Produce 24 F-15EX Eagle II Fighter Jets For Indonesia

    August 24, 2023 0
    Indonesia’s defense ministry and U.S. planemaker Boeing (BA.N) have signed an agreement on the sale of 24 F-15EX fighter jets to help modernize the Southeast Asian country’s aging fleet, the ministry and the company said. [...]
  • New Zealand Special Air Service (SAS) – Who Dares Wins

    September 10, 2021 0
    The New Zealand Special Air Service, abbreviated as NZSAS Regiment, was formed on 7 July 1955 and is the special forces unit of the New Zealand Army, closely modelled on the British Special Air Service [...]
  • Sweden Purchases CAMM Missile System for Visby-class Frigate.

    November 19, 2025 0
    MBDA has signed a contract amendment with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration – FMV (Försvarets MaterielVerk) – to enable follow-on deliveries of the Common Anti-air Modular Missiles (CAMM). MBDA Awarded Contract To Produce CAMM Missiles [...]
  • UK Begins Manufacturing Sixth-generation Combat Aircraft

    August 9, 2024 0
    The United Kingdom’s leading defense industry partners have announced that the main structure for the country’s first crewed combat air demonstrator in a generation is now being manufactured and assembled. According to a press release [...]
  • Japan’s Coast Guard to Purchase MQ-9B SeaGuardian UAV

    April 22, 2022 0
    General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has been selected by the Japan Coast Guard to provide MQ-9B SeaGuardian for its Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) project. General Atomics To Integrate SeaSpray AESA Radar On MQ-9B SeaGuardian [...]
  • Destination Transnistria: Putin Aiming An Wider Conflict in Europe

    May 1, 2022 0
    After the utter destruction of Mariupol, the second stage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is underway. The scope of the war now appears to be establishing complete control over Donbas and southern Ukraine. If successful, [...]
Infantry Weapons

U.S. Army Deploys 500km Range High Precision PrSM Rocket Artillery to Strike Iran.

March 4, 2026 0

U.S. Central Command has employed the U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile in strikes on Iranian military targets, marking the first confirmed combat use of the ground-launched deep-strike system. The debut expands the Army’s role in […]

Infantry Weapons

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, […]

Europe

Rheinmetall Unveils Fuchs Tank Destroyer Armed with 24 U.S. AGM-179 Anti-Tank Missiles.

February 27, 2026 0

Germany’s Rheinmetall has unveiled the Fuchs JAGM (Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles) at Enforce Tac 2026 in Germany, a wheeled armored vehicle capable of firing up to 24 U.S. AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles or AGM-114L Hellfire Longbow […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

China’s AVIC Unveils America’s V-BAT Copycat Drone.

February 22, 2026 0

China’s AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group has officially presented a new vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle known as the Yunying (Cloud Shadow in Chinese), a tail-sitter drone featuring a ducted-fan design closely […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Japan to manufacture long-range precision fire artillery rocket.

February 21, 2026 0

As Japan increases the range of its munitions to counter regional threats, the ability to launch them from different systems to maximize flexibility is becoming an important factor in deciding which weapons to field. While […]

Americas

U.S. Army Purchases Top-attack Terrain-shapping XM204 Munitions.

February 18, 2026 0

The U.S. Army has approved an Urgent Materiel Release for the XM204 top-attack terrain-shaping munition, accelerating its deployment to Europe, according to service information published January 12, 2026. The move reflects growing concern about near-peer […]

  • Europe

    Russian saboteurs destroyed two An-148 aircraft and one Mi-28 helicopter near Moscow

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Royal Australian Navy Commissions Replenishment Ship HMAS Stalwart

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Thailand Test-fires Multi-calibre Israeli-made D11A Artillery Rocket System

  • Europe

    Ukraine blew up 83 of Russia’s BTR-82A armored vehicles in Krynky like tin cans

  • Air Platform

    Where Is Indian Tejas MKII And AMCA In The Global Fighter Jets Competition?

  • Air Platform

    Russia lost 342 fighter bombers and 325 various helicopters since the beginning of war

  • Industry

    Naval Group awarded sub-contracts to local suppliers for Australian submarine

  • Europe

    Sukhoi Design Bureau Employ Stole $10 Million In Cash And Disappeared

  • Europe

    23 Retired Army Generals Of France Threaten A Coup D’état

  • Naval Weapons

    India’s DRDO Tests Missile Assisted Torpedo

  • Europe

    KGB Putin ordered FSB to mass report against Twitter accounts and Youtube channels posting the true story of the Ukraine invasion

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese military base in Vanuatu would be a great concern for Australia

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian Patriot Missile Shot Down Russia’s Iskander Ballistic Missiles Over Kyiv

  • South Asia

    In a major strategic shift, Pakistan offers a seaport and naval base to the U.S.

  • Europe

    U.S.-made HIMARS Destroys Russian Ammunition Depot And Warehouse In Kakhovka

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian Navy’s SSN-AUKUS (SSN-A) will receive evolved version of AN/BYG-1 combat control system

  • Air Platform

    CATIC Delivered 7 K-8W Training Aircraft to Bangladesh Air Guard

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. State Department Approves 75 M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams Tanks For Australia

  • Europe

    Britain Sends M270 Long-range Rocket Systems To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Russians who settled in Crimea post 2014 occupation started to flee Crimea after the Ukrainian assault using sea drones and missiles

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s elite Alpha unit destroyed $4 billion worth of Russia’s S-400, S-300, Buk-M3, Tor-M2 and Pantsir-S1 air defenses in 2025.

  • Europe

    A Russian gunpowder factory caught fire, another sabotage destroyed a major manufacturing hub

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea Bans Arms Export To Myanmar Junta

  • Europe

    Dramatic Footage Shows One German Leopard Tank Took Out Column Of Putin’s T-90M Proryv Tanks And BTR-82A Armored Vehicles

  • Europe

    Russia Launching Unguided Iskander Ballistic Missiles At Ukrainian Towns To Deplete Ukrainian Anti-air Missiles

  • C4iSR

    Armenia Turned Down Russian Offer to Buy More Weapons

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Paratroopers Wiped Out Dozens Of Russian Elite Commandos In Eastern Donetsk

  • South Asia

    Amid China tensions, Indian Defense Ministry’s $10 billion shopping spree

  • Air Platform

    China’s GAIC unveils first export order for FTC-2000G AJT

  • Middle East

    Egyptian Navy takes delivery of Aster-30 Missiles and Vulcano Munitions for FREMM frigates

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine’s MGM-140 ATACMS missile perfectly exploits Russia’s S-400 Triumf’s 92N6E multi-function radar

  • Naval Platforms

    China and India assist Myanmar Navy to build its ASW corvettes and frigates

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    North Korea Tests New Hypersonic Missile ‘Hwasong-8’ Off East Coast

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hyundai Heavy Industries Received $325 Million Contract to Build Ulsan-class Batch III Frigate

  • Air Platform

    Brazilian Gripen E Starts Supersonic Flight Test

  • Europe

    Leaked FSB document shows childhood trauma made KGB Putin a narcissistic lair

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Australia To Build Hypersonic Missiles With U.S. And UK

  • South Asia

    U.S. State Department Approves Sale of 31 MQ-9B Predator Drones, Missiles and Support Equipment to India

  • Americas

    U.S. Air Force Shoots Down Chinese Spy Ballon

  • Europe

    Assassination fear: paranoid Putin goes to extreme lengths to isolate himself from Russian people

  • Americas

    US Air Force Seeking Shahed-136 Drone Replica to Improve Countermeasures.

  • Infantry Weapons

    Swedish Defense Giant Saab to Setup Carl-gustaf Manufacturing Facility In India

  • Air Platform

    Saab Offers 64 Gripen E And Two GlobalEye In Its Final Bid For Finland’s HX Competition

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Puzzled At US Navy’s Intention To Build Sixth-generation Fighter

  • Americas

    Saab Awarded A Contract For US Navy’s LCS Sensors Suite

  • Europe

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

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Turkiye will not sell the S-400 missile system to India as speculated by the Indian media.

  • F-16 Indonesian Air Force
    East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia deployed F-16 fighter jets and frigates on patrol duty in South China Sea

  • Europe

    Ukrainian HIMARS blew up Russia’s Ka-52 helicopters ammunition depot

  • Europe

    Israeli space-age weapons of Azerbaijani military dismantles Russian-origin Armenian weapons

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