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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, […]

  • Raytheon GBU-53B SDB II Bomb

    April 20, 2020 0
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  • Ukrainian HIMARS Artillery Rockets Destroyed Russia’s Modernized Buk-M3 Missile, Killed 700 Russian Troops

    July 27, 2023 0
    The Ukrainian forces have destroyed a Russian Buk surface-to-air missile system. The launcher was eliminated with the assistance of a drone. The Ukrainian forces made seven strikes on concentrations of Russian manpower over the last [...]
  • Kazakhstan Latest Country To Buy Bayraktar TB2 Drones

    May 6, 2021 0
    Kazakhstan is reportedly considering buying Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) from Turkey. The interest is believed to stem from the drones’ performance in overwhelming Armenia’s Russian-origin air defense systems in the Nagorno Karabakh war [...]
  • ASC upgrades Shipbuilding facilities in Adelaide to launch $35 billion naval project

    May 27, 2020 0
    Shipbuilding in South Australia is proving a bright spark in the economy with the first new construction shed for the nation’s $35 billion Hunter Class Frigate program now ready for action. Work is almost finished in [...]
  • Israeli Air Force’s Fighter Jets Flew Low Over Saudi Airspace To Bomb Houthis

    September 30, 2024 0
    Israel informed Saudi Arabia in advance of its attack on the Yemeni port city of Hudaydah on Sunday, with Riyadh allowing Israeli warplanes to pass through its airspace to bomb Ansarullah targets, Israeli Army Radio [...]
  • Ukrainian Pilot Takes Out Russian Bridge In Daring Raid In Kursk Region

    September 9, 2024 0
    Famous Ukrainian fighter pilot takes out bridges in Russia’s Kursk region. The pilot, whose call sign is Karaya, used an American-provided munition system that is engineered to work with Ukraine’s Soviet-era MiGs to complete his [...]
Europe

STM Defense Technologies develops new Alpagu loitering munition.

November 6, 2025 0

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Americas

Brazilian Army trials new remotely operated weapon system.

October 28, 2025 0

The Brazilian Army has conducted field acceptance tests on the second prototype of its upgraded remotely operated weapon system, the UT30BR2, according to the Tecnologia & Defesa. The tests were carried out on October 9 […]

Central Asia

Serbian and Azerbaijan army train with B-52 M-15 Nora howitzers ahead of deliveries.

October 27, 2025 0

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Europe

Estonia purchases South Korea’s K239 Chunmoo multiple rocket launchers.

October 26, 2025 0

Estonia’s Ministry of Defense has signed a defense agreement in Seoul to acquire South Korea’s K239 Chunmoo multiple rocket launchers, expanding its long-range fires beyond the U.S.-made HIMARS. The move strengthens Estonia’s deterrence posture on […]

Europe

EuroSpike Awarded $2.5 Billion Contract to Produce Rafael’s Spike Missile for Germany.

October 24, 2025 0

Germany has finalized a $2.5 billion framework with EuroSpike, the European consortium marketing Rafael’s Spike missile line, through NATO’s Support and Procurement Agency. The contract reflects Berlin’s push to rebuild anti-armor capabilities and stabilize long-term […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

North Korea unveiled a copy of the U.S. HIMARS rocket launcher.

October 13, 2025 0

North Korea unveiled a copy of the U.S. HIMARS rocket launcher during a major military parade in Pyongyang on October 11, 2025. The system’s close resemblance to the American platform has raised concern over Pyongyang’s […]

  • Middle East

    Ukraine War: Russia Lost Its Fighter Jet Export Markets In the Middle East, Asia and Africa

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Iraq Purchases 8 M-SAM II Air Defense Missile System Batteries from Korea Worth $2.56 Billion

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    EDGE Group Awarded Contract To Produce MANSUP-ER Anti-ship Missile For Emirati Air Force

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Test Fires Extended-range GMLRS

  • Americas

    AH-64E Apache And Jolly Green II Complete Joint Exercise

  • Air Platform

    British Tempest Fighter To Create 20000 Jobs In UK

  • Africa

    Pakistan Delivers Three JF-17 Thunder To Nigeria

  • Europe

    Ukraine Received 13 Terradyne Gurkha Special Armoured Ambulances

  • Europe

    MBDA Awarded Contract To Produce Aster 30 Missiles For Royal Navy

  • Air Platform

    Turkey to acquire 500 kamikaze Drones

  • Air Platform

    GE To Qualify New T901-900 Turboshaft Engine For UH-60M Helicopter

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Turkish F-16 Test Fires SOM-J Anti-ship Cruise Missile.

  • Europe

    Russia lined up 165 soldiers to parade in front of Major General Oleg Moiseev, then Ukrainian HIMARS strikes killed everyone

  • Europe

    Babcock Floats Royal Navy’s First Type 31 Frigate HMS Venturer

  • Europe

    Ukrainian troops sever Russian supply lines in the Kursk region

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S.-made AGM-114 Hellfire Fragmentation Found In Enerhodar, Ukraine

  • South Asia

    GE Aerospace to power Indian Navy’s next-gen missile vessel ditching Russian propulsions

  • Europe

    France’s Weapons Exports Jumped 72 Percent in 2015-2019

  • Air Platform

    Israel Sells 29 Retired F-16s To American Top Aces Company

  • South Asia

    Pakistani F-16 Carried Out Air Strikes Targetting Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s Leader Noor Wali Mehsud.

  • Americas

    The Atlantic Released Entire Signal Chat Showing Significant Security Breaches By Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard, Mike Waltz and JD Vance

  • Americas

    The type 26 Global Combat Ship to defend Canadian Coast for decades to come

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin Wants to Sale F-16V Block 70 to Asia, Africa and Latin America

  • Middle East

    Egypt Plans to Buy France’s Barracuda Class Submarines

  • Middle East

    Iranian Navy’s Warship IRIS Sahand Capsized Twice And Sinks

  • Anti-air Missiles

    German Army Purchases 600 Skyranger Short-range Air Defence System.

  • South Asia

    India to receive four Rafale fighters on July 27

  • Europe

    Russia wasted 110,000 lives and $50 billion worth of military hardware in the Ukraine Invasion, achieved nothing

  • Europe

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

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan Hails Royal Navy For Sending HMS Queen Elizabeth To South China Sea

  • Air Platform

    India’s Hindustan Aeronautics And BrahMos Aerospace Directly Supplying Military Components To Russia’s Sukhoi Design Bureau Circumventing Sanctions

  • Americas

    US to start mass production of new Booker combat vehicles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Vestdavit wins contract to supply boat-launch and recovery system for RAN

  • Europe

    Major explosions and fire have torn through Russian factory manufacturing engines for tanks and armoured vehicles

  • Ballistic Missile

    Rocketsan Test Fires Tayfun Short-range Ballistic Missile

  • Americas

    General Dynamics AbramsX Tank To Receive New Gun And 120mm Mid-range Ammo

  • Europe

    Russia shot down its own Orlan-10 drones

  • Americas

    Russia Steals Lockheed Martin’s Promotional Video in Su-75 Checkmate Propaganda Video: Report

  • Air Platform

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

  • Europe

    In Major U-tern, Germany Sends Stinger Missiles, Armored Vehicles and Anti-tank Weapons to Ukraine

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Israel signs landmark deal to sell David’s Sling air defense system to Finland

  • Europe

    Fifth Russian General Killed in Ukraine War

  • Americas

    General Dynamics Europe delivered first 155mm artillery barrel to the U.S.

  • Americas

    China suspends $6.5 billion currency swap deal with Argentina as the country purchases American F-16 jets

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Myanmar military airstrike kills 53 in Sagaing region

  • Anti-air Missiles

    South Korea completes development of L-SAM missile defense system

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s MiG-35 fighter is being briefly used against Ukraine, UAC reported

  • Air Platform

    Royal Air Force’s Typhoon Aircraft Landed On Highway In Finland

  • Europe

    Ukraine Thwarts 32 Russian Air Attacks Over Kyiv

  • Air Platform

    Australia Purchases 12 MH-60R And 29 AH-64E Apache Helicopters

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