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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 […]

  • Putin fires General Rustam Muradov responsible for losing 5,000 servicemen in Donetsk region 

    April 11, 2023 0
    A Russian commander who presided over attacks in Ukraine that led thousands of men to slaughter has been dismissed from his post, Western officials have claimed. Putin Fires Lieutenant General Sukhrab Akhmedov, Who Lined Up [...]
  • Trump’s Executive Order to Freeze USAID Hit Hard on Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia

    January 31, 2025 0
    On the Thai-Myanmar border, sick patients are being sent home from hospital. In Laos, school meals have been interrupted. And in Cambodia, hundreds of staff at the agency responsible for clearing land mines have been [...]
  • Drenched in Blood: Bangladesh Army, BGB and Police Shoot Bangladeshi Student Protesters in Point Blank

    July 25, 2024 0
    Student activists in Bangladesh have alleged they were abducted and tortured during a violent police crackdown on the protests that have swept the country and led to the arrest of thousands of political opponents and [...]
  • Indian Army General Upendra Dwivedi Said That Bangladesh Army Chief General Waqar-uz-Zaman Colluded with Indian Security Agencies on 5th August for Safe Departure of Ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to India

    September 12, 2024 0
    Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was safely escorted to India following her resignation amid political turmoil. Security measures were stringent, involving the Indian Air Force and top officials. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met [...]
  • Digital Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (DJHMCS) on the F-15EX

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

    February 10, 2022 0
    According to the latest report published on the US Navy’s Gerald R. Ford Carrier Program, the lead ship of the new Ford-class, USS Gerald R. Ford, is expected to be deployed by fall 2022. USS [...]
Europe

Ukrainian drones to get U.S.-made Zeus anti-tank guided missile.

April 11, 2026 0

Aeon confirmed an active integration partnership with a major unnamed Ukrainian drone manufacturer to fire Zeus guided missiles from drone platforms. A separate Ukrainian partnership covers Zeus integration onto manned and unmanned ground vehicles and […]

Europe

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia.

April 8, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia following an agreement with the Estonian government, aimed at supporting all three Baltic states. The decision was confirmed during a meeting in Washington between Estonian […]

Europe

Swedish Bofors will setup 155mm artillery ammo factory in Estonia.

April 4, 2026 0

A Swedish Bofors is set to build a major 155-millimeter artillery shell factory in northeastern Estonia, a development that would represent the most significant foreign investment in the country’s nascent defense industrial base. Estonian Defense […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin launches Hellfire missile from 10-foot cargo container.

April 2, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced Tuesday that the U.S. defense giant successfully launched a Hellfire missile from its new Grizzly launcher — housed within a 10-foot cargo container. The Grizzly system incorporates design elements of Lockheed’s M299 […]

Europe

Spain signs Indra–Hanwha deal for K9-based self-propelled artillery systems.

March 27, 2026 0

Spain’s Indra Group and South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace on March 24 signed a binding agreement in Madrid to jointly develop new tracked self-propelled artillery systems for the Spanish Armed Forces, the companies said. The agreement […]

Americas

Aeon tests Zeus low-cost alternative to Javelin anti-tank missile.

March 26, 2026 0

Aeon conducted a test launch of its new Zeus shoulder-fired missile system at a ranch in East Texas, according to Rochefort Ventures CEO Kyle Bass, who announced the milestone on Friday. Bass wrote that the launch marked […]

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesian PT PAL Signs Contract With MBDA to Upgrade Bung Tomo Class Warship

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    USS Portland (LPD-27) fired powerful laser weapons to destroy drones

  • Central Asia

    Azerbaijani President Accused Iran of Drone Attacks on Azerbaijani Airport.

  • Air Platform

    Rafale Bonanza: Saudi Arabia Mulls Buying Up To 200 Dassault Rafale F4 Fighter Jets

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian Border Guards Shot Down Su-34 Fighter-bomber In Bakhmut

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Boeing Defense received contracts to build P-8As Poseidon for South Korea and New Zealand

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s attack on Novorossiysk port complicated the future of Russian Navy

  • Middle East

    UAE, Israel to jointly develop unmanned anti-submarine warfare vessels

  • Americas

    US Military Selected Barrett Multi-caliber MRAD Sniper Rifle to Replace M2010 and M107 sniper rifles

  • Europe

    Turkish Akinci Drone Successfully Test-fires Laser-Guided Bomb

  • Europe

    UK Delivers Tracked Spartan Armored Vehicles To Ukraine

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin ramps up production of HIMARS artillery rockets amid high demands from European nations

  • Air Platform

    Leonardo Delivers First 2 Eurofighter to Kuwait

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia, Japan, South Korea And New Zealand To Deepen Cooperation With NATO Amid China Tensions

  • Air Platform

    Israeli Air Force Equips Domestically-made Stealth Fuel Tanks for F-35I Adir.

  • Air Platform

    Italian Leonardo Converts Lineage 1000 Into MPA For Pakistan Navy

  • Africa

    Algeria to receive Su-34 fighter-bomber from Russia.

  • Air Platform

    US Air Force’s B-2 stealth bombers dropped GBU-57 MOP to Iran’s Nuclear Sites

  • Air Platform

    Sec. Blinken says U.S. ready to move forward with sale of F-35s, drones to UAE

  • Europe

    Russia Retreats High-value Frigates And Warships From Crimea, Amid Intensified Drone Strikes

  • Europe

    Ukraine Rejects Russia’s Claim On Soledar

  • Defense Industry

    Brazil’s Embraer inaugurated Gripen E production line in Brazil

  • Europe

    Croatia to Purchase Six Bayraktar TB2 Drones for $95 Million

  • Europe

    Sweden short-listed Arrowhead 120, Alfa 4000 and FDI Frigate for the Luleå-class frigate program.

  • C4iSR

    Thales Awarded Contract To Deliver Air Defense Radar To Iraq

  • Air Platform

    South Korea Ramps Up FA-50 Light Combat Aircraft Production After Export Success In Poland, Thailand And Malaysia

  • Europe

    Ukraine destroyed Putin’s favorite T-90M tanks with artillery trikes

  • Air Platform

    Gripen E Fighter Jet Performs Anti-Access and Area Denial (A2AD) Role Through Superior EW, Situational Awareness, and Cutting-Edge Weapon System

  • AUV Platform

    Ukraine’s ‘Sub Sea Baby’ Underwater Drones Are Deadly Threat to the Existance of Russian Navy.

  • Europe

    Ukrainian heavy artillery inflicts ‘hell’ on Russian lines near Bakhmut

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s $5 billion military parade is a direct warning to the Indo-Pacific regions.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia undertake life-of-type extension project for Collins-class submarines

  • Europe

    Turkey Starts Mass Producing HISAR-A+ And HISAR-O+ Missiles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indian Defense Ministry Sold INS Viraat to Ship Breaker

  • Air Platform

    Hellenic Air Force Buys Three MQ-9 Drones

  • Americas

    U.S. Marines successfully fired a new NMESIS anti-ship missile

  • Americas

    Nexter Proposes Ceasar Howitzer For US Army

  • Europe

    Turkey Launched Second Ada-class Corvette For Ukrainian Navy

  • Ballistic Missile

    French M51 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) entered service with French Navy.

  • Europe

    Saab to Upgrade Swedish Gotland-class Submarines

  • Europe

    Defexpo 2018 – Saab Group Pavillion

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Saab RBS15 Mk4 Anti-ship Missile Achieved More Than 300km Strike Range.

  • Europe

    Slovakia Donates S-300 Air Defense System to Ukraine

  • C4iSR

    Russian Propaganda Exposed In Ukraine War As TB2 Drone Destroys Russian-made Anti-stealth 48YA6-K1 Radar In Kherson

  • Europe

    Swedish Air Force seeking new basic training aircraft

  • Europe

    S-400 Failed: Ukraine’s ATACMS with M39 munition destroyed Russia’s S-400 SAM in Luhansk Oblast

  • Defense Industry

    Austria Purchases 18 AW169 Multirole Helicopters

  • Americas

    Lockheed’s Patriot missile’s success in the Ukraine war silenced most critics of the system

  • Middle East

    China’s big reverse-engineering fail in Iran, Pakistan and Venezuela as HQ-9B, HQ-16, CM-302 and YJ-21E destroyed by American air strikes.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    US-ally Philippines Reports Confrontation With Chinese Coast Guard

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