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  • [ June 19, 2026 ] Russia’s S-500, S-400, S-300, Pantsir, and Pechora have completely failed against Ukraine’s saturated drone and missile attacks. Europe
  • [ June 19, 2026 ] Castellion Awarded Contract to Produce Blackbeard Hypersonic Missiles for the U.S. Navy. Americas
  • [ June 19, 2026 ] Ukraine’s drone attacks on Moscow’s oil refinery embarrass Putin for the second time in a row. Europe
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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 […]

  • Russian Ministry of Labor Quietly Requested 230,000 Death Certificates For Ukraine War Veterans

    September 20, 2023 0
    Russia’s Ministry of Labor has requested 230,000 death certificates for family members of deceased combat veterans and over 750,000 certificates for combat deployment, which is several times more than before (such documents are to certify [...]
  • Royal Malaysian Navy Successfully Conducts EXOCET Anti-Ship Missile Firings

    August 25, 2021 0
    The Royal Malaysian Navy (Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia; TLDM or RMN) recently conducted a complex live firing exercise. It consisted in the coordinated launch of surface-launched Exocet MM40 and sub-surface Exocet SM39 missiles. Exocet MM40 [...]
  • JASDF Is Routinely Intercepting Chinese Aircraft In Japanese Airspace

    August 2, 2020 0
    Japanese fighter pilot Lt. Col. Takamichi Shirota says his country is under increasing pressure from the air. Analysts say it’s a pressure faced by few other nations according a report by CNN news. More than [...]
  • Nigerian President Fired Military Chiefs After Failed Boko Haram Operations

    January 28, 2021 0
    Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has fired the heads of the three branches of country’s armed forces whom he appointed when he first took office in 2015, learned GDC citing BBC news. Temu tank: Nigerian Army’s [...]
  • 1000 students died, and 12,500 were injured as the Bangladesh Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) raped and orchestrated brutal crackdown

    July 17, 2024 0
    The protests escalated dramatically late on Sunday night, with thousands of students across the country leaving their dormitories to demand the immediate elimination of quotas. On Monday, university campuses turned into battlegrounds, with heavily armed [...]
  • Putin stored hundreds of thousands of dead bodies in the secret morgue all over Russia

    March 10, 2025 0
    A shocking video has been leaked showing the full horror of Vladimir Putin’s war. Hundreds of bodies of Putin’s paratroopers killed on his cannon fodder frontline are seen in black plastic bags. Russia Lost Almost [...]
Infantry Weapons

Indian Army selects Meprolight MEPRO X6 as new daytime optic for Negev light machine guns.

June 18, 2026 0

The Indian Army has selected Meprolight’s MEPRO X6 telescopic sight as the dedicated daytime optic for its Negev light machine guns (LMG), concluding a multi‑year evaluation process aimed at boosting long‑range engagement capability across frontline […]

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 […]

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Norway suspends export licenses of Naval Strike Missile to Malaysia.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Biden Administration Working on Plans to Evacuate Afghan Interpreters

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Unveils Type 625 Anti-air Gun System

  • Americas

    US Air Force Purchases E-11A Battlefield Communications Aircraft

  • Anti-air Missiles

    MBDA Awarded Contract To Produce CAMM Missiles For Sweden’s Visby Class Corvettes

  • Europe

    Royal Navy Tests Gravity Jet Packs

  • Land Platform

    The Griffon 6×6 Wheeled Multi-mission Armored Fighting Vehicle

  • Americas

    Hyundai Heavy Industries ramps up bid to win Canadian submarine contract

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy Launches Two Unarmed Trident II Nuclear Capable Missiles From USS Wyoming Submarine

  • Europe

    Germany plans to buy up to 500 KNDS MARS 3 rocket launchers.

  • Middle East

    Navantia Launches Second Corvette For Royal Saudi Navy

  • South Asia

    Indian CBI uncovers human trafficking racket duping people into fighting for Russia in Ukraine

  • Middle East

    U.S. Warships launch missiles to bomb Iran-backed Houthi targets in Yemen

  • Europe

    Ukrainian drone army killed 1060 Russian troops, destroyed 66 artillery systems and 78 vehicles in one day

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Poland Purchases 200 Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile

  • Air Platform

    Greece to purchase 49 UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters for its armed forces

  • South Asia

    Turkiye to establish drone assembly facility in Pakistan.

  • Civil Aviation

    Russian Sukhoi Superjet Commercial Airliner Crashed In A Test Flight

  • Europe

    Russian Missile Developer Mikhail Shatsky Found Dead Near Moscow, A Huge Setback For Russia, India and China

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    North Korea agrees to replenish Russia’s depleted ammunition, tanks and missile stocks

  • Defense Industry

    South Korea awards $355 million contract for F-100 engines

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Turkish Air Force to deploy Siper long-range air defense system by end of 2024

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Israel Aerospace Industries unveils LAHAT ALPHA missile with 20km range.

  • Americas

    UK and US have announced significant military aid packages to support Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukrainian FPV drones set fire at a Russian warehouse, destroying billions of spare parts for high-value military vehicles

  • Europe

    Ukraine war puts Rheinmetall’s technologically advanced Leopard 2 tank in spotlight

  • Europe

    Putin’s inner circle discusses use of Iskandar nuclear missile in Ukraine, Moldova, Poland or Georgia

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine shot down two Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopters using RBS-70 MANPAD

  • Europe

    Raytheon Awarded $182 Million Contact To Produce NASAMS II For Ukraine

  • C4iSR

    Leonardo RAT 31DL and RAT 31DL/M 3D Radar Family

  • Middle East

    Israeli Navy’s Submarines To Receive Ballistic And Cruise Missiles Launching Capability

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia and Australia sign new bilateral defense treaty

  • Europe

    Ukraine Requests More Bushmaster And Hawkei Armored Vehicles

  • Europe

    Russia lost all North Korean Ammunition in Recent Drone Attacks

  • Europe

    Russian military lost 31,996 pieces of equipment in Ukraine war, but how bad Russia’s equipment losses are?

  • Americas

    US Army gets one step closer to medium-range hypersonic missiles

  • Air Platform

    Japanese F-2 gets new ASM-3 anti-ship missiles

  • Infantry Weapons

    FGM-148 Javelin Anti-tank Guided Missile

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Soldiers Find New Way To Use Javelin ATGM Busting Wagner Group’s Bunker In Bakhmut

  • Europe

    Czech Republic Purchases 44 Leopard 2A8 Main Battle Tanks.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine has shared Russia’s missile intelligence with Patriot maker Lockheed Martin.

  • Air Platform

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

  • Defense Industry

    Saab awarded contract to produce Curl-gustaf and RBS 70 NG missiles worth $767.54 million

  • Europe

    Ukrainian ATACMS strikes destroyed a Russian oil depot in Luhansk region

  • Air Platform

    Australia to purchase 30 more F-35 stealth jets

  • Europe

    Turkey to manufacture Ejder Yalçın 4X4 tactical wheeled armored vehicle in Hungary

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh’s anti-corruption commission seized 9.7kg gold from disgraced dictator Sheikh Hasina’s lockers.

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian kamikaze Beaver drones destroyed six IL-76 transport aircraft and Tu-22M3 bombers in Pskov airport

  • Europe

    Saab Awarded $15.3 Million Contract For Swedish Navy’s Torpedo Tube

  • Americas

    U.S. To Send EW Capable MQ-1C Gray Eagle To Ukraine

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