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Europe

BAE Systems Starts Floating Off Second Type 26 Frigate

September 17, 2024 GDC 0

A team of engineering specialists transferred the ship – which has Welsh singing star Katherine Jenkins as her official sponsor – from the shipyard slipway to a barge to begin the float-off process.  HMS Cardiff […]

Europe

Royal Navy’s Warships, Submarines and Aircraft Carriers Progressively Ahead of Other European Navies

October 25, 2021 GDC 0

UK’s Royal Navy has achieved some key milestones this year. Not only have HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales set off on their first missions, but two new warship classes are being developed […]

Europe

BAE Systems Rolls Out Bow Of Type 26 Frigate

June 26, 2021 GDC 0

The bow of HMS Glasgow – the first City Class Type 26 frigate being built for the Royal Navy – has been rolled out of the build hall at BAE Systems shipyard on the River Clyde. In […]

  • Beijing Reacts to U.S. Concerns About China’s Nuclear Weapons

    August 10, 2024 0
    China has accused the United States and Japan of triggering nuclear proliferation while claiming its nuclear capability is kept at a “minimum level.” Beijing was responding to the ministerial meeting between the U.S. and Japan [...]
  • TAURUS KEPD 350E Precision Strike Stand-Off Missile

    October 24, 2019 0
    TAURUS KEPD 350E – the modular stand-off weapon system for precision strikes against hardened and high-value point and area targets – is deployed on the German Tornado IDS and the Spanish EF-18 aircraft. The TAURUS KEPD is [...]
  • Indian spy agency RAW is behind the killing of anti-Indian protester Sharif Osman Hadi in Bangladesh.

    December 20, 2025 0
    Violent protests have erupted in multiple cities in Bangladesh after prominent youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi died at Singapore’s General Hospital on Thursday. Bangladesh’s PM Tarique Rahman, following the playbook of dictator Sheikh Hasina, is [...]
  • Slovakia And Finland To Jointly Develop Armored Combat Vehicle

    September 8, 2022 0
    Slovakia and Finland have signed a deal that would see the former’s industry participate in producing 76 armored combat vehicles already on order from Patria, the Finnish defense company announced Tuesday. Slovakia started local production [...]
  • France’s Naval Group is the front runner as India shortlists potential bidders of project 75I submarine

    January 23, 2020 0
    India’s intention to build domestic submarine manufacturing capabilities including an indigenous air-independent propulsion (AIP) system, sensors, and communication and electronic warfare suites. The selection and transfer of technology of the foreign-made AIP system will depend [...]
  • Penske Australia Awarded $40 Million Contract For Australian Army’s Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles

    November 26, 2022 0
    Penske Australia has signed a deed of agreement with Rheinmetall Defence Australia for the assembly of powerpacks for Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles. In a deal worth approximately $40M, more than 100 power packs for the [...]
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.

May 17, 2026 0

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Europe

Estonia Purchases Additional HIMARS Rocket Artillery from Lockheed Martin.

May 16, 2026 0

The Estonian Centre for Defence Investments has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin for the procurement of three additional HIMARS multiple rocket systems. The agreement also includes an investment of approximately $11 million into Estonia’s […]

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Su-25 crashed during a training flight

  • South Asia

    Tata, Lockheed Martin bring new cutting-edge aerospace technology to India

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The Path to Insanity: South China Sea Explosion Explained!

  • Anti-drone System

    Slovakian DefTech Firm Unveils Wolf 25 AD Drone Hunter Vehicle

  • Air Platform

    U.S. State Department 18 CH-53K Helicopters For Israel

  • Air Platform

    Vietnam is considering French-made Rafale fighter jets to replace its Soviet-era Su-30MK2 aircraft.

  • C4iSR

    Philippines plans to purchase Saab GlobalEye AEW&C Aircraft

  • Defense Industry

    Egypt’s Arms Purchase Surged By 136 Percent After 30 Rafale Order

  • Air Platform

    Spanish Leftist Government Considers Turkish KAAN Fighter Jet as F-35 Alternative.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Kongsberg’s propulsion systems for Philippine Navy’s new OPVs

  • Air Platform

    Russian Air Force has grounded half the Il-76 planes due to maintenance issues

  • Middle East

    Iran Attacked Israeli Oil Tanker Using Kamikaze Drone

  • Europe

    Gerlach armored tactical vehicle received Norwegian-made remote weapon station.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia To Build New Bases For Nuclear Submarines

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese J-10 jet drops flares in front of Australian Navy’s Sea Hawk helicopter above international waters

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    India plans to invite Australian Navy to join Malabar exercise

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Strategic Partnership with China and Russia Means Avoidance of Alliance. Ask Armenia, Pakistan, Iran, Venezuela, Cambodia and Bangladesh. 

  • Europe

    Serbia unveils new M-84AS3 tank with active protection system.

  • Air Platform

    RSAF’s A330 MRTT Gains Full Operational Capability

  • Europe

    Wagner Group recruited 49,000 convicts, 32,000 were dead within weeks of deployment in Bakhmut

  • Europe

    3 Dead After Russia’s Prototype Il-112V Military Transport Plane Crashes Near Moscow

  • Europe

    U.S.-supplied ATACMS dealt significant damage to Russian airbases in a recent attack

  • Middle East

    Israeli drones hit near nuclear site in Iran

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Chinese PL-15/PL-12D active radar-guided air-to-air missiles loosely analogous to the American AIM-120A

  • Europe

    No Medivac: One Russian Dying Every Three Minutes To Fight Putin’s War In Ukraine

  • Middle East

    ‘Suicide drone’ used to attack Israeli ship, report

  • Africa

    Pentagon Approves MIM-104 Patriot Missiles For Morocco

  • Europe

    Ukraine Takes Control of Russian Pantsir Missile System, Destroys Russian Su-25 Jet

  • Air Platform

    Boeing, Honeywell and Rolls-Royce Deutschland Partner to Service Bundeswehr’s H-47 Chinook Engines

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Drone Strike Killed Russian Commander Travelling In A BMP-3 IFV

  • Europe

    Russia Demonstrates New Remote-Controlled Combat Module on BTR-82 APC

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan’s Air Force Received U.S.-made MQ-9B SkyGuardian Drones.

  • Europe

    Russia’s Su-25 Fighter Jet Crashed During Take-off In Crimea Airbase

  • Air Platform

    U.S. State Department Approves CH-47F Chinook Helo For Australia

  • Europe

    S-300 Has No Interception Capability Against Tactical Missile

  • Europe

    Putin deploys presidential regiment to Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts amid troop shortage

  • Europe

    Ukraine will build 7 million drones in 2026, deputy defense minister Serhiy Boev said.

  • Americas

    Raytheon Awarded $867 Million Contract For SM-3 Block IIA Missiles

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Rebuild Soviet-era Tu-160M Bomber, A Sign Russia Does Not Have The Tech To Build PAK DA

  • Middle East

    Russian Su-35 is no match for Turkish F-16s supported by Peace Eagle AEW&C says Chinese defense expert

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RoKAF received fourth and final Global Hawk UAV

  • Central Asia

    Taliban Seized Massive Weapons Cache, Received Supplies From Pakistan

  • Defense Industry

    Israeli Elbit Systems Profit Surges Amid Global Arms Demand

  • Europe

    U.S. RQ-180 Stealth Drone Offers Rare Insight into Sensors and Mission Role.

  • Middle East

    Israeli High Court rejects ban on arms sales to Azerbaijan

  • Americas

    United States lifts decades-old arms embargo on Cyprus

  • Europe

    Sweden, Germany and UK jointly acquire 436 BAE Systems BvS10 all-terrain vehicles for artic operations

  • Air Platform

    Qatar Received Its First Eurofighter Typhoon From The UK

  • C4iSR

    NRIET Type 1475 (KLJ-5) AESA radar for J-20 fighters, the Russian KRET assisted China with MiG-35’s Zhuk-AME technology

  • South Asia

    Why Pakistan Surprised India Despite India Spends Billions On Its Air Force

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