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East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia To Build Eight Minesweepers And Hydrographic Ships

January 27, 2021 GDC 0

The ability to successfully locate and then destroy enemy mines at sea is an important role and requirement of all modern navies. To enable it to achieve its mine countermeasures functions the Royal Australian Navy […]

  • China ramps up production and export of JF-17 fighters

    July 15, 2020 0
    China has ramped up production of JF-17 fighter jet, which was jointly developed with Pakistan. In the first half of 2020, the number of aircraft delivered was the most in the past five years, according [...]
  • Serbian Defense Industries Working Round The Clock To Fulfil $855 Million Ammo Orders For Ukraine

    June 27, 2024 0
    The Kremlin has responded to a report that ammunition from Serbia, which has traditionally been seen as an ally of Moscow, has made its way indirectly to Ukraine. Putin’s Ally Serbia Made U-tern On Political [...]
  • US Air Force’s T-7A Red Hawk trainer completes taxi tests before maiden flight

    June 23, 2023 0
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  • Ukraine Shot Down Iranian-made Shahed-136 Drone In Kherson

    September 24, 2022 0
    Ukraine said on Friday (Sep 23) it had downed four Iranian-made “kamikaze” drones used by Russia’s armed forces, prompting President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to complain that Tehran was harming Ukrainian citizens. Ukraine Successfully Destroyed 85% Of [...]
  • Czech Republic Latest Country To Buy F-35 Stealth Jets Amid Ukraine War

    October 24, 2022 0
    The Czech government has submitted a letter of request to the United States for the procurement of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). Lockheed Pitching F-35 to Greece, Czech Republic and [...]
  • The Saab Gripen E: Not a fifth-gen aircraft but as stealthy as the F-35 Lightning II

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan ATACMS deal expands island’s long-range strike power.

July 19, 2026 0

The U.S. Army handed Lockheed Martin roughly $439 million to begin building the Army Tactical Missile System, known as ATACMS, along with the launcher hardware needed to fire it, and once the two sides finish […]

Europe

Poland purchases 46,000 upgraded GROT assault rifles for its soldiers.

July 6, 2026 0

Poland has ordered nearly 46,000 of its domestically produced MSBS GROT assault rifles in the latest A3 configuration, signing a contract worth approximately $160 million with the state-owned manufacturer Fabryka Broni “Łucznik” Radom, with all […]

Europe

Ukraine develops new Zetros-based 155mm howitzer called Marta.

June 22, 2026 0

Germany and Ukraine signed agreements that include €750 million ($870 million) for 200 Bohdana self-propelled artillery systems on Zetros chassis, and those systems now have a confirmed name and barrel specification: defense analyst Jeff, reporting […]

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 […]

  • Europe

    Russian Ammunition Depot In Belgorod Catches Fire

  • Air Platform

    Leonardo UK secured a contract to supply AW159 wildcat ASW helicopters to Philippine Navy.

  • Counter-drone System

    Sweden tests new sensor and anti-drone systems

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine blows up one of Russia’s electronic warfare system

  • Air Platform

    China’s Domestic Engine Problems Continue to Become A Headache For PLA-AF

  • Europe

    Ukraine receives first Gurkha medical evacuation vehicle

  • Europe

    Russian Army has fewer than 3000 tanks

  • Americas

    Royal Canadian Navy Unveils Detailed Specifications Of Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC)

  • Air Platform

    Germany Purchases 60 CH-47F Block II Helicopters.

  • Europe

    Ukraine upgrades captured Russian armored vehicles

  • Americas

    Oshkosh Defense Awarded Contract To Produce Heavy Duty Truck For US Army

  • Europe

    Humiliating Russia: Ukraine Has More Tanks Now Than When It Started War

  • Air Platform

    German Nukes, Politics and Tornadoes Replacement Programme

  • C4iSR

    Saab Awarded Contract to Produce Giraffe 1X Radar for Sweden.

  • Defense Industry

    Emirati State-owned Edge Purchases 30 Percent Stakes in Israeli Thirdeye Systems

  • Air Platform

    Turkiye to export attack helicopters to Germany and drones to USA

  • Defense Industry

    U.S. State Department Approves Harpoon Test Kits For P-8I Neptune

  • Naval Platforms

    BAE Systems built new section for Royal Navy’s Dreadnought Submarine

  • Europe

    German Leopard and British Challenger tanks smash through Russian trenches in Bakhmut

  • Middle East

    Qatari Patriot missile shoots down two Iranian Su-24 Fencer attack jets, drones and 7 ballistic missiles.

  • Middle East

    UAE Air Force Buys Israeli EW And Electronic Countermeasures For Airborne Tankers

  • Air Platform

    Boeing proposes T-7A Red Hawk next-gen trainer for Royal Air Force.

  • Americas

    The USAF wants commoditised F-16V for easier Foreign Military Sales

  • Europe

    Ukrainian forces killed 710 Russian servicemen and destroyed patrol boat using anti-tank rounds

  • Africa

    Algeria opts for the Sino Javelin HJ-12 ATGM

  • Defense Industry

    Elbit Systems awarded $1.65 billion contract to establish pilots training center in Greece

  • Air Platform

    US Air Force Receives First Jolly Green II SAR Helicopter

  • Air Platform

    China’s J-20 fighter jet enters into mass production stage

  • Ballistic Missile

    Iran fires ballistic missiles camouflaged in containers from warship

  • C4iSR

    BAE Systems completes acquisition of Collins Aerospace military GPS business

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Singapore Scrambled F-15 Fighter Jet Amid Bomb Threat Aboard Air India

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan Confirms Use of Israeli Spike ATGM in Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

  • Americas

    U.S. State Department approved the sale of NASAMS air defense system to Ukraine

  • South Asia

    India Plans to Buy 36 Additional Rafale For Its Air Force: Report

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesian Air Force wants to buy 2 squadrons of F-16V Block 72

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Japan Approves Type 88 Anti-ship Missiles for the Philippines Navy.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Lockheed Awarded Contract to Integrate AGM-158C LRASM into RAAF’s Super Hornet

  • Europe

    Patria to restart 155mm artillery ammunition production

  • Europe

    Russian Tu-22 Backfire Crashes In Kaluga Region

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Raytheon Awarded $500 Million Contract For Norwegian F-35 Stealth Jets

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s ATACMS Strikes Destroyed Russian Airfields and Pantsir Air Defense System in Kursk Oblast

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea Unveils Next-Generation KDDX Destroyer with VLS, AESA Radar and IEP System.

  • Europe

    Baykar Defence Sent Bayraktar Akinci Drone To Azerbaijan

  • Americas

    US Army Boosts Javelin Missile Order by $1.3 Billion

  • Europe

    Ukranian hackers altered Putin fanatic’s Aliexpress account and placed £20,000 worth sex toys order instead of drones

  • Cruise Missiles

    Russian Kh-55 cruise missile headed for Ukraine using Polish airspace to avoid Ukrainian IRIS-T and Patriot missiles

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    Israeli 100kw Iron Beam air defense system is fully operational.

  • Air Platform

    China’s Z-20 anti-submarine warfare helicopter

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Turkey Plans To Develop Hypersonic Cruise Missile

  • Europe

    Mad Vlad prepares FSB task force to invade Moldova from Russian occupied Transnistria

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