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Americas

Northrop Grumman to produce Hydra-70 illuminating flares for US Army

February 18, 2025 GDC 0

Northrop Grumman has received a contract to produce illuminating flares for the US Army’s Tactical Aviation and Ground Munitions’ (TAGM) unguided Hydra-70 Rocket programme. The five-year indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract was awarded by General Dynamics […]

Air-Launched Weapons

Ukraine received Hydra 70 unguided rockets worth $300 million

June 21, 2023 GDC 0

The U.S. Department of Defense on Wednesday announced the 37th security assistance pack for Ukraine, which includes Hydra 70 unguided rockets. The package, valued at up to $300 million, includes additional ammunition for U.S.-provided HIMARS, […]

  • Ukrainian kamikaze sea drones destroyed two new Vasily Bykov class patrol boats

    September 16, 2023 0
    Ukrainian forces struck two Russian patrol ships, Vasily Bykov, on the morning of Sept. 14, reported the military’s Strategic Communications Directorate. The ships stationed in the southwestern part of the Black Sea sustained major damages and no [...]
  • Ukraine War: Hyped Up Su-75 Checkmate Remained As A Pipe-dream For Russian Air Force

    November 14, 2023 0
    To hype their Su-75 “Checkmate” aircraft at the Dubai Air Show last month, Russia’s Sukhoi Design Bureau officials offered up bottles of a limited-edition Checkmate perfume. No fragrance, however, will mask how the Su-75 isn’t a [...]
  • Turkish Bayraktar TB Used Aselsan Electro Optical Pod For The First Time

    November 9, 2020 0
    Turkish Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) on Friday conducted a successful test-fire using domestically made ammunition with the leading defense firm ASELSAN-developed Common Aperture Targeting System (CATS). Baykar, the company that developed the [...]
  • Raytheon awarded contract to upgrade Small Diameter Bomb

    April 16, 2020 0
    Raytheon has been awarded a $450 million contract for engineering changes and development of the Small Diameter Bomb II, an update for the U.S. Air Force. The contract, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, is for [...]
  • Amid China tensions, Indian Defense Ministry’s $10 billion shopping spree

    June 28, 2020 0
    MOSCOW (GDC) — Minister Rajnath Singh arrived in Moscow on the evening of June 22 to attend the victory parade scheduled for June 24. Defence ministry officials said the visit will “strengthen the longstanding special [...]
  • KGB Putin Suffering From Physical And Mental Health Issues, Says Former British Spy

    May 23, 2022 0
    President Vladimir Putin’s grip on power is fading, and he has to take regular breaks for medical treatment, according to former British spy Christopher Steele.  Ukraine Shoot Down Russian Mi-28N Helicopter Using British Starstreak MissileDateApril [...]
Europe

Kosovo received Turkish Skydagger kamikaze drones.

October 11, 2025 0

Containers carrying thousands of Turkish Skydagger kamikaze drones have already arrived in Kosovo, marking an early delivery under a contract with Turkish defense firm Baykar, Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti announced on Wednesday. Dozens of […]

Europe

Serbia Unveils NORA next-gen 155mm self-propelled howitzer.

October 10, 2025 0

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Europe

Cyprus National Guard Received Serbian-made Tamnava MLRS.

October 4, 2025 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia Purchases 48 New HIMARS Rocket Artillery For Ship-killer Role.

October 4, 2025 0

The Australian Army’s appetite for the M142 HIMARS is proving voracious. With the first two of 42 units arriving in Australia only in March, the country is already eyeing another 48 of these U.S.-built rocket […]

Europe

Serbia Unveils 300km Range Sumadija Rocket Artillery.

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Europe

Poland purchases 2,506 FGM-148F Javelin missiles and 253 Javelin Command Launch Units.

September 22, 2025 0

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Poland of Javelin Missile Systems and related support, a package estimated at $780 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) delivered the required […]

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    Taiwan developing vehicle-mounted 50kw laser weapon system

  • Middle East

    Russia’s Su-34 Fighter-bomber Fly-in Syria Using American GPS

  • Europe

    French Navy to Purchase Swedish CB90 Assault Boats

  • Americas

    The U.S. Navy Sends 25 EA-18G Growler EW Aircraft to Boneyard

  • Air Platform

    China Commissions Aerial Refueling Variant Y-20 Heavy-lift Aircraft

  • Africa

    African Lion 21: U.S. Army teams up with troops in Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal for exercise

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia To Send 30 Additional Bushmaster Vehicles To Ukraine, Train Ukrainian Soldiers In UK

  • Europe

    Ukraine captured TOS-1A heavy flamethrowers and turned them against retreating Russian troops

  • Infantry Weapons

    Hamas deployed Chinese-made HJ-8L anti-tank missile against Israeli armored vehicle

  • Europe

    Germany bought five P-8 Poseidon worth 1.1 billion euros

  • Europe

    MBDA Carried Out First Tests Firing Of MMP Missiles

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia Denies Speculation Of Su-35 Discussion With Russia To Avoid Political Fallout With Upcoming Trump Administration

  • South Asia

    Afghan Air Force To Fight Back Against Taliban Insurgents Using A-29, AC-208 And Black Hawks

  • Americas

    Northrop Grumman demonstrates flying data center, processing real-time intelligence from satellites and drones to aid military operations

  • Air Platform

    Future Combat Air System (FCAS): Franco-German-Spanish sixth-generation fighter jet project

  • Europe

    Ukraine blew up Engels Airbase Housing Russia’s Nuclear Bomber

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    PRC regrets buying Russian S-400 air defense system

  • Air Platform

    Qatari F-15QA Received Israeli Sky Shield EW Pod

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish Defense Industries Becoming Global Arms Exporter

  • Europe

    German Arms Export Reaches $8.01 Billion, 30% Growth In Six Months

  • Europe

    Turkey will be amongst the top military spenders in 2024

  • Defense Industry

    Indonesian PT Dirgantara to upgrade Turkish CN235 aircraft

  • Europe

    Putin puts nuclear deterrent on alert as the Russian economy is on the verge of collapse

  • Africa

    Sanctions Hit Rostec, China Quietly Replaced Russia As Arms Exporter

  • Europe

    British Air Force Commander Urges Western Countries To Supply Fighter Jets To Ukraine

  • South Asia

    Indian Government is likely to order more Rafale

  • Europe

    Yevgeny Prigozhin admits battle of Bakhmut severely degraded Wagner mercenary group

  • Defense Industry

    UAE Plans To Develop Domestic Defense Industry

  • Air Platform

    Israel receives new F-35 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin

  • Europe

    Russian navy is completely inactive in the Ukraine war except occasionally launching Kalibr missiles from Sevastopol

  • Africa

    Turkish E-7T AWACS patrolling over central Mediterranean Sea

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Royal Navy Deploys Two OPVs in Indo-Pacific Region

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s Type 094 Submarine Surfaced Again In Taiwan Strait Due To Technical Malfunction, A Sign China’s Troubled Nuclear Triad

  • Africa

    Turkish Famous Bayraktar TB2 Joins Fight Against Al-shabab

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Philippines Air Force Received Spyder Surface-to-air Missile From Israel

  • Air Platform

    Why You Shouldn’t Compare Fighter Jets?

  • Europe

    Former British Sniper and SAS Joins Ukrainian Forces, A Nightmare For KGB Putin

  • Europe

    Poland signed a $2.6 billion deal to buy 150 South Korean K9 howitzers

  • Europe

    Australia delivers autonomous surveillance drone to Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RAN Shows Off Amphibious Operations Capability

  • Europe

    Finland Considers Decoupling Its NATO Application From Sweden As Turkey Objects Sweden’s NATO Bid

  • Americas

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

  • Air Platform

    President Trump Intends to Deliver F-35 Stealth Jets to Turkiye

  • South Asia

    Bangladeshi-origin British Minister Tulip Siddiq accused of failing to tell Brits she was involved in arms dealing with Russia in 2013

  • Middle East

    Hamas Tunnels: High-tech Israeli Armed Forces Face The Biggest Challenge

  • Naval Platforms

    Turkey begins construction of fourth Ada-class corvette for Pakistan

  • C4iSR

    The Western Radar and EW are increasingly leveraging Gallium Nitride (GaN) technology to meet stringent high-performance criteria

  • Europe

    Nagorno-Karabakh War: A Modern Warfare Of Drone Age

  • Africa

    UAE Sends Armed Drones to Support Ethiopia

  • Europe

    Russia Hit by Gas Shortages as Kamikaze Drones Attack Its Biggest Black Sea Oil Refinery

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