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Europe

Ukraine blows up Horlivka bridge destroying Russian convoy

October 17, 2023 GDC 0

A bridge near the occupied town of Horlivka in eastern Ukraine was said to have been blown up by Ukrainian armed forces to stop the Russian column.  The Ukrainian military has claimed that they have destroyed […]

  • Germany purchases drones, missiles and assault rifles worth €2.9 billion.

    December 1, 2025 0
    German lawmakers are set to approve spending €2.9 billion on 11 military procurement contracts for items including drones, rifles and missiles. Heckler & Koch filed a complaint with the Finnish market court for bypassing tendersDateNovember [...]
  • Sound Surveillance System (SOSUS): The “Fish Hook” That Catches Chinese Submarines

    January 15, 2020 0
    Today, China is building an underwater Great Wall that reaches out to the first island chain that stretches from Japan to Taiwan to the Philippines to Indonesia, composed of its own sound surveillance system (SOSUS) [...]
  • Pakistan’s Field Marshal Asim Munir secretly agreed to help President Trump strike Iran.

    January 14, 2026 0
    Pakistan’s Field Marshal Asim Munir secretly agreed to help President Trump by allowing access to Pakistan’s military bases for a possible US military strike on Iran, according to multiple diplomatic sources in Pakistan. In a [...]
  • US Military Selected Barrett Multi-caliber MRAD Sniper Rifle to Replace M2010 and M107 sniper rifles

    March 1, 2020 0
    The US military’s newest sniper rifle of choice appears to be the Barrett Multi-Role Adaptive Design (MRAD) bolt-action rifle, a weapon in which the Army, Marines, and special operators have all expressed interest, citing budget [...]
  • Japan’s Defense Ministry Asks 8.3% budget increase

    October 1, 2020 0
    Japan’s Defense Ministry is asking for a 8.3% budget increase in 2020, its largest rise in more than two decades, in the face of China’s rapid military modernization and a looming threat from North Korea. [...]
  • Raytheon Awarded $111 Million Sustainment Contract For NASAM

    April 1, 2021 0
    Raytheon Australia has been awarded an $84.5m (A$111m) sustainment contract by the Australian Department of Defence for the national advanced surface to air missile system (NASAMS). Raytheon’s National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) GBADDateOctober 11, [...]
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

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 […]

  • Middle East

    Saudi Arabia and the UAE are urging President Trump to finish the job by changing the regime.

  • Air Platform

    Denmark announced its readiness to donate 30 F-16 fighters to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Russia Lost 162 Aircraft, Desperate Russia Reactivating Soviet-era MiG-29 Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    MBDA Awarded Contract To Produce Aster 30 Missiles For Royal Navy

  • C4iSR

    Ukrainian defense intelligence confirms Russia using Elon Musk’s Starlink internet in occupied territories

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Ukraine authorized to use British-supplied Storm Shadow cruise missiles and Paveway IV bombs to strike inside Russia

  • Europe

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

  • Europe

    Russia’s Crude Oil Shipment Plunge To 50% Since EU Introduced Price Cap

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    US Air Force approves use of StormBreaker smart weapons

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha Unveils New K-NIFV Next-gen Infantry Fighting Vehicle.

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Pearl Harbor Drone Attacks Exposed Putin’s Nuclear Bluff

  • Air Platform

    Sweden Purchases Four Embraer C-390 Transport Aircraft

  • Europe

    Romania plans to purchase Turkish Hisar-class offshore patrol vessel

  • Middle East

    Russian warships arrived in red sea as Houthis targets commercial ships

  • Air Platform

    Japan’s RQ-4B Global Hawk Makes First Flight

  • Europe

    French Navy’s Charles de Gaulle Aircraft Carrier Now Supporting NATO Mission

  • Europe

    Ukraine To Receive 300KM Range ATACMS Missiles, U.S. Department of Defense Reported

  • Africa

    Rostec hopes African countries will fund the Su-75 Checkmate

  • Europe

    Drone Warfare: How Azerbaijan Defeated Armenia?

  • Europe

    Turkish MoD Unveils Next-gen Fast Attack Craft

  • Europe

    Until Ireland Invest in Irish Air Corps, Russia will continue to violate its sovereignty

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian HIMARS artillery rockets humiliate Putin by destroying prized S-400 SAM

  • Europe

    Russia scraps Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier giving up blue water naval ambitions

  • Europe

    Russians started to display domestic dissent against Kremlin’s mass mobilization attempts

  • Defense Industry

    Civmec to acquire shipbuilder Luerssen Australia

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drone destroyed the S-300 SAM of Armenia

  • Europe

    Ukraine launches its biggest drone attack on Russian Rosneft’s fourth-largest oil refinery

  • Industry

    Aero India 2021: HAL Displays Its Own Loyal Wingman Concept

  • Europe

    Top 5 Weapons Platform Russia Couldn’t Afford, Aimed At Export Customers

  • Europe

    Ukrainian soldiers captured Russia’s armored vehicles in the Donbas region

  • Europe

    Greek Frigate Limnos rammed Turkish MEKO-class frigates

  • Air Platform

    Turkish TAI Needs Additional 6000 Skilled Workers To Start TFX Program

  • C4iSR

    Sweden-based Lumibird Photonics Awarded Contract to Produce 57 VIDAR Laser Range Finder

  • Europe

    US sending latest generation 155mm M777A2 howitzers to Ukraine

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Rheinmetall Australia to Produce Ammunition for F-35

  • The Thief
    South Asia

    Bangladesh Military (Thief): A History of Coup, Corruption, Rape And Torture

  • Europe

    Russia is preparing to mobilize 300,000 troops by June 2024

  • Air Platform

    Sukhoi Delayed Delivery Of Su-57 Fighters To VKS

  • Defense Industry

    Italy, Egypt To Sign Mega Arms Deal Includes 24 Eurofighters, 24 M346 Trainers and 6 Frigates

  • Defense Industry

    U.S. State Department Approves F-16V For Philippines Worth $2.43 Billion

  • Uncategorized

    Putin’s troops are shelling each other as Chinese-made walkies-talkies can’t communicate long-distances

  • Europe

    Russian Warship Fired Warning Shots At Royal Navy’s HMS Defender

  • Land Platform

    India’s new Zorawar light tank fitted with aluminium side skirts, vulnerable to FPV drones

  • Defense Industry

    Poland signed $33 billion mega arms contracts with South Korean and European defense manufacturers.

  • Africa

    South African Army Displays New Badger 8×8 Armored Vehicles

  • Ballistic Missile

    Putin Orders Nuclear Missile Drills As Tyrant’s Ukraine Invasion Failing

  • Europe

    Safran and MBDA fired the first Thundart munition developed for France’s Long-Range Land Strike program.

  • Europe

    Turkey Exported $900 Million Of Dual-use Technology To Russian Defense Industries, Violating International Sanctions

  • Europe

    Saudi Arabia To Conduct Military Exercise With France, Greece, Sudan And Pakistan

  • Air Platform

    Boeing Starts Production Of T-7A Red Hawk

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