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  • [ June 21, 2026 ] The Peoples Liberation Army’s spy satellite site is now fully operational in Cuba. Americas
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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 […]

  • PT PAL Begins Construction of Philippines Navy’s LPD

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  • Credit Suisse bank freezes $19 billion in Russian assets

    February 13, 2023 0
    Swiss bank Credit Suisse blocked over $19 billion in Russian money, according to SonntagsZeitung newspaper. Russia’s $300 billion frozen assets in the West must be used to rearm and rebuild UkraineDateDecember 29, 2023G7 Countries agreed [...]
  • Malaysia Evaluates Offshore Patrol Boats of Damen and SwiftShips

    October 31, 2020 0
    The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) has begun an initial process to evaluate possible vessel types for its second Littoral Mission Ship (LMS) project. Multiple industry sources close to the process have confirmed with British magazine [...]
  • U.S. State Department Approves Joint Stand-Off Weapons (JSOW) For Oman

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  • Ukraine says Russian forces leaving southern town of Nova Kakhovka in Kherson region

    April 18, 2023 0
    Russian forces have left the town of Nova Kakhovka in southern Kherson region, the Ukrainian military’s General Staff said on Thursday, but a Russian-installed official in the region denied the troops had left. Ukraine says [...]
  • Rheinmetall awarded contract to produce ammo for PUMA infantry fighting vehicles

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Europe

MBDA unveils deep-strike, air defence, and smart mass-weapons portfolio.

June 21, 2026 0

MBDA will present a broad portfolio of sovereign defence solutions at Eurosatory 2026 as Europe and its allies accelerate rearmament. The company said the portfolio is intended to address armed forces’ needs in an increasingly […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin Unveils HIMARS FLEX with 12 Launch Canisters Capable of Firing Extended Range GMLRS, PrSM, and ATACMS.

June 20, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced the HIMARS FLEX on June 16, a modular evolution of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System that introduces a dual-pod launcher configuration capable of carrying double the munitions of the standard […]

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

    HII awarded contract to build nine new Arleigh Burke-class destroyers for U.S. Navy

  • Americas

    Pentagon Announced Combined Arms Training For Ukrainian Soldiers

  • Europe

    A major fire ripped through the Sukhoi Design Bureau office in Moscow

  • Air Platform

    Anti-Putin partisan shot down Russian Su-27 fighter jet over Belgorod

  • Europe

    POS 145 anti-tank missile: Serbian Yugoimport’s answer to American Javelin

  • Europe

    Russia Lost Almost 6,000 Troops In Harsh Winter As Dead Bodies Piling Up In Bakhmut

  • Africa

    Nigeria Inducts JF-17 Thunder Fighter Jets

  • C4iSR

    South Korea plans to launch its second spy satellite in April

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Luerssen Australia Launches Second Arafura Class Offshore Patrol Boat For RAN

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippines Inks Deal with OCEA for 40 Coast Guard Patrol Boats

  • Europe

    Ukraine Plans To Buy Marder IFV From Rheinmetall

  • Air Platform

    Royal Thai Navy acquired two Airbus C295 surveillance aircraft.

  • Air Platform

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

  • C4iSR

    France purchases Saab GlobalEye Early Warning And Control Aircraft

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australian ‘zirconium’ powering adversary state China’s ballistic missile, cruise missile and fighter jets.

  • Air Platform

    Boeing rolls out Super Hornet Block III for US Navy

  • Air Platform

    Slovenia procures C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    MBDA launches Akeron tactical missile series

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract to Ramp-up LRASM Missile Production.

  • Europe

    Explosion Rocked At Russian Military’s Airbase In Belarus

  • Europe

    COVID-19: Eurofighter Typhoon production lines will be kept Open

  • Europe

    French Navy’s First FREMM DA Alsace To Start Sea Trials In October 2020

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. Navy’s Carrier Battle Groups In South China Sea Is The Strongest Message To China

  • Air Platform

    Vietnam Turning Cold War Era MiG-21 mothballs into target drones

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RoK Navy’s Released First Photo Of Envisioned Aircraft Carrier

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    55 Chinese submariners feared dead after a type 093 submarine ran into hook and anchor trap

  • Europe

    Giant Fireball Erupted On Russian Military’s HQ After Ukrainian Beaver Drones Struck In Rostov-on-Don And Moscow

  • Air Platform

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

  • Air Platform

    Poland purchases upgraded Rosomak fighting vehicles worth $1 billion

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    The MBDA AIM-132 Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM)

  • Air Platform

    France Offers Additional Rafale Fighter Jets to India

  • Defense Industry

    Belgium to join Franco-German Sixth-Gen FCAS Fighter Jet Project

  • Infantry Weapons

    Saudi Arabia Purchases THAAD Anti-ballistic Missile System

  • Air Platform

    Why Gripen is the Best 4.5 Gen Fighter Jet?

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Australia advances the developments of Loyal Wingman for the RAAF

  • Middle East

    Iran Unveils New Reconnaissance Combat Drones

  • Americas

    U.S. Army Awarded $521 Million Contract To Produce HIMARS Rockets

  • C4iSR

    Aselsan UMTAS Data Link System

  • Europe

    Turkish Navy’s First Aircraft Carrier Starts Sea Trials

  • South Asia

    The U.S. Should Coordinate With EU, Australia And UK To Sanction Bangladesh RAB And DGFI

  • Europe

    Leaked FSB document shows mad Vlad wants to annex Belarus by 2030

  • Air Platform

    America and Britain Could Disrupt Development of Russia’s Su-75 Checkmate Fighter

  • Europe

    Czech company LPP Holding unveils “Hornet,” autonomous unmanned ground vehicle

  • Europe

    Russian submarine sunk in Crimean port, four S-400 missile systems destroyed worth $2 billion

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drone strike destroyed Russia’s Buk-M3 missile.

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy commissions 26th Virginia-class nuclear submarine.

  • Naval Platforms

    Sukhoi Proposes Su-57 Naval Variant For China

  • Americas

    United States has strengthened its dominance in the global arms trade, accounting for 43 percent

  • Infantry Weapons

    Ukraine adopted Neptune coastal defense system

  • Africa

    Israeli Foreign Minister to Visit Morocco to Meet His Counterpart

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