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Infantry Weapons

An In-depth Look At The Raytheon’s MIM-104 Patriot Missile Defense System

February 27, 2021 GDC 0

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Americas

Boeing submits proposals for next-gen interceptor to U.S. Missile Defense Agency

August 17, 2020 GDC 0

HUNTSVILLE (GDC) — Today, Boeing [NYSE: BA] submitted its offer to the U.S. Missile Defense Agency for the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) competition, proposing a design that leverages the company’s more than 60-year track record and […]

Infantry Weapons

Standard Missile 3: Shipboard and Land-based Interceptor

March 22, 2020 GDC 0

The SM-3 interceptor is a defensive weapon the U.S. Navy uses to destroy short- to intermediate-range ballistic missiles. The interceptor uses sheer force, rather than an explosive warhead, to destroy its target. Its “kill vehicle” […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin-Raytheon MIM-104 Patriot PAC3 Successfully Intercepts Tactical Ballistic Missiles

November 11, 2019 GDC 0

DALLAS — Jointly developed by Raytheon and Lockheed Martin MIM 104 Patriot PAC-3 Cost Reduction Initiative (CRI) interceptors successfully intercepted two tactical ballistic missile targets on November 7 2019 in a test at White Sands Missile […]

Infantry Weapons

Arrow Missile Defence System

March 7, 2018 LM Publications 0

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Europe

Fact Check: Russia’s President Vladimir Putin unveils ‘invincible’ nuclear weapons

March 2, 2018 LM Publications 0

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C4iSR

ELM – 2080 Green Pine Radar System

February 27, 2018 LM Publications 0

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  • Leonardo to deliver new helicopters to Malaysian Army

    May 24, 2025 0
    Leonardo and Weststar Aviation Group have signed an agreement to deliver a mix of helicopters for the Malaysian Armed Forces. Malaysia Purchases FA-50 Fighter Jets And ATR-72MP MPA Worth $2.2 BillionDateMay 28, 2023Malaysia Issued Tender [...]
  • Wagner transport plane Ilyushin Il-76 exploded during landing at Gao Airport in Mali

    September 28, 2023 0
    Video shared on social media shows the dramatic moment when a plane purportedly linked to the Russian Wagner private military company (PMC) crashed on a runway in Mali. Russian IL-76 Military Aircraft Crashed Due To [...]
  • Indra Joins FCAS Programme With Equal Partnership

    August 3, 2020 0
    Indra has confirmed that it is participating in the New Generation Weapon System/Future Combat Air System (NGWS/FCAS) Joint Concept Study as the national co-ordinator for Spain, on a par with Dassault (France) and Airbus D&S (Germany). [...]
  • Ukraine Reclaims Entire Kharkiv Region As Russian Retreats

    September 14, 2022 0
    Ukraine consolidated its control of the Kharkiv region on Tuesday, raising flags on towns and villages occupied by Russian troops for six months and reclaiming areas seized by Moscow on the first day of Vladimir [...]
  • Ex-Russian Commander Igor Girkin Admits Ukraine Successfully Repelling Putin’s Troops

    May 11, 2023 0
    Former Russian commander Igor Girkin admitted on Sunday that Ukrainian troops were able to “successfully” fight Russian forces throughout the month of April as the war continues to drag on. Putin’s forces already lost the [...]
  • Elbit Systems to supply tank ammunition to NATO country

    June 4, 2024 0
    Israel defense giant Elbit Systems announced on Wednesday that it was awarded a contract worth approximately $115 million to supply tank ammunition to a NATO country. Elbit Systems Awarded $172 Million Contract to Supply Light [...]
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 […]

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 […]

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Military Used DJI and Norinco Supplied Weapons in Ukraine War

  • Europe

    Putin’s ‘meat grinder’ assault on Ukraine cost Russia 50,000 troops this year, totalling 450,000 troops loses

  • C4iSR

    Netherlands Purchased Seven Ground Master 200 Multi-Mission Radars

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Kuwait upgrades its Patriot missile defense system

  • Anti-ship Missile

    China secretly supplied Iran with $5 billion worth of weapons, including CM-302 anti-ship missiles, which failed to hit the US Navy’s warships.

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Force Bombed Hamas Headquarters in Qatar’s Capital Doha.

  • Europe

    Russians Flee From Front-line Of Kherson, Moved Back To Dnieper River

  • Middle East

    Egypt Plans to Buy France’s Barracuda Class Submarines

  • Europe

    Russian Air Force’s Mi-8 Crashed In The Leningrad Region

  • Europe

    Lockheed Martin and Rheinmetall to develop German variant of HIMARS

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Royal Australian Navy Short-lists ThyssenKrupp’s MEKO A200 and Mitsubishi’s Mogami Class For $7.6 Billion Frigate Contract

  • C4iSR

    NRIET’s KLJ-7A Multi-Mode AESA Radar for JF-17 Block III and J-20 Stealth Fighter Jet

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall to supply Ukraine with artillery ammunition worth $232 million

  • Middle East

    The UAE Ordered 50 F-35A Stealth Jets And 18 MQ-9B Drones Worth $23 Billion

  • Air Platform

    Germany, France decided to settle row over FCAS sixth-generation fighter jet

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Polish Firm Unveils VSHORAD System With Programmable Ammo

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Patriot, NASAMS and Iris-T showing 100 percent success rate in Ukraine as Russia using long-range bombers instead of fighter jets to strike Kyiv

  • Africa

    Moroccan Navy Deploys Avante 1800 Patrol Vessel in Gibraltar Corridor.

  • Americas

    U.S. Senator Seeks to Bolster Taiwan’s Asymmetric Defense With New Bill

  • Land Platform

    Bharat Forge, TATA, Mahindra And Adani want HAL Out Of Naval Helicopter Race For IN

  • Central Asia

    Pakistan’s ISI Trained Taliban Special Forces “Badri 313”

  • Europe

    Spanish Navantia Proposes F110-Class Frigates For Hellenic Navy

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract To Upgrade Singapore’s F-16 Fighter Jets

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Awarded $1.1 Billion Contract To Develop Integrated Combat Systems For US Navy And US Coast Guard

  • Europe

    Ukraine Wiped Out Russia’s Elite Spetsnaz Unit

  • C4iSR

    France’s MERIO develops drone-based laser targeting system.

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Kamikaze Drones Hit Russia’s Black Sea Port

  • Middle East

    Israeli Navy’s ‘Shayetet 13’ Elite Commandos Thwarted Hamas Terrorists Boat Infiltrating Israeli Coast

  • Americas

    US to start mass production of new Booker combat vehicles

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Bayraktar TB2 drone destroyed Russia’s Landing Craft Vessel

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Taiwanese company TRC aiding Russia in modifying dumb bomb into glide bomb

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Qatar Deploys Patriot PAC-3 MSE Missile System.

  • Americas

    Pentagon will invest $1 billion in L3Harris rocket motor firm.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi Considers Sending Warship to the Strait of Hormuz.

  • Americas

    US Officials Confirmed, Turkey Has Requested Deployment of Patriot Missile Defense in Turkey

  • Europe

    Russian General Yuri Afanasevskii Severely Injured After Ukraine’s Secret Services Gave Him An Exploding Mobile Phone

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Poland Purchases GBU-39B Bombs For F-35 and F-16 Fighter Jets.

  • Europe

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

  • Air Platform

    Germany and France cancelled the joint FCAS fighter jet project.

  • Europe

    A Second Ukrainian Drone Strike Destroyed Russian Oil Depot In Crimea

  • South Asia

    Indian Authority Demolishes 800 Years Old Shahi Mosque, Shrines And Muslim Cemetery

  • Europe

    Taiwan’s $1.5 Billion Indigenous Submarine Prototype Set for Final Tests

  • Air Platform

    Sukhoi To Deliver 11 Su-35 To Egypt By Next Year

  • Americas

    U.S. Army Received Next-generation Squad Weapon XM7 Rifle and XM250 Automatic Rifle

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine’s FP-2 strike drone blows up Russia’s Pantsir-S1 anti-air missile.

  • Africa

    EDEX 2023: Turkey wants to transfer technology to Egypt

  • Americas

    U.S. Army Awarded $521 Million Contract To Produce HIMARS Rockets

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Taiwan partners with US firm MARTAC to produce unmanned surface vessels.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese frigates spotted off the coast of Australia

  • Africa

    Algerian Air Force’s Su-30 Crashed Near Oum El Bouaghi District

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