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Italy Considers Boosting the Number of Troops by 60 Percent.

February 22, 2026 GDC 0

Italy is considering boosting its military troops by more than 60 percent over the next 18 years at an estimated cost of about 6 billion euros ($7 billion). Military experts drafted the strategy and presented […]

Anti-air Missiles

Italian Army Received Fourth Kronos Radar For SAMP/T NG Anti-air Missile

June 12, 2025 GDC 0

The Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation has announced the completion of factory acceptance trials of the fourth Kronos radar for the Italian variant of the SAMP/T NG (new-generation) air and missile defense system. The test […]

Europe

Italy to purchase 1050 Rheinmetall Lynx infantry fighting vehicles under $18 billion program

January 26, 2025 GDC 0

As reported by Jon Hawkes on January 21, 2025, Italy provided additional details about its Army Armoured Combat System (A2CS) program during the Defence IQ International Armoured Vehicles (IAV) conference, held in Farnborough, UK. This […]

Europe

Italy will place $21 billion tanks and armored vehicles order to Rheinmetall

September 23, 2024 GDC 0

Italy is reputedly planning to buy hundreds of tanks from German defense giant Rheinmetall in what would be the group’s biggest-ever order, valued at around 20 billion euros ($21.5 billion), the Handelsblatt business daily reported […]

Europe

Italian Defense Ministry Approves Upgrading C1 Ariete Tanks

August 28, 2022 GDC 0

According to a tweet posted by Ciro Nappi on 25 July, 2022, the Italian DPP 2022 (multi-year Defence planning document) includes the “green light” for the Italian Army’s upgrade programme of its C1 Ariete MBT (AMV/Aggiornamento Mezza […]

Air Platform

Leonardo Set To Flight Trial New AW249 Attack Helicopter For Italian Army

August 1, 2022 GDC 0

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  • Ukraine Captured Russia’s Orion-10 and Eleron-3 Drones

    April 28, 2022 0
    In seven weeks of fighting in Ukraine, Russia has lost an estimated three dozen unmanned aircraft, according to military analysts. Ukraine Plans To Buy 24 More Bayraktar TB2 Drones, Says Valery ZaluzhnyDateSeptember 13, 2021Turkey Supplying [...]
  • New Zealand to buy five C-130J-30 Super Hercules transport aircraft

    June 7, 2020 0
    WELLINGTON (GDC) — New Zealand’s military said on Friday it will buy five Super Hercules transport aircraft from Lockheed Martin for US$1 billion learned GDC citing Defense News. The planes will replace the military’s existing [...]
  • Greece to Procure Lockheed’s F-35 Stealth Jets

    December 28, 2021 0
    The F-35 is a multi-role fighter aircraft that is ideally suited to the task of monitoring, protecting and defending contested airspace. The Swiss and Finish Government selected the F-35A in 2021, marking the beginning of [...]
  • Ukrainian FPV drone knocked out Russia’s new artillery system

    April 10, 2024 0
    Ukraine claims to have destroyed a Russian most advanced operational artillery system, nicknamed the “Floks.” Ukraine used autonomous FPV drone for the first timeDateApril 26, 2024Ukraine’s FPV drone blew up Russian TOR air defense systemDateDecember [...]
  • Taiwan To Complete IDS Submarine Pressure Hull By June 2022

    February 8, 2022 0
    According to the latest Taiwanese cabinet report, the assembly of pressure hull blocks for the indigenous submarine is expected to be finished by the end of June 2022. Taiwan’s IDS Submarine to be Launched Ahead [...]
  • China’s Tokamak Nuclear Reactor Generated Whopping 101 Million Degree Celsius

    June 11, 2021 0
    China’s “artificial sun” tokamak has sustained a plasma reaction for a whopping 101 seconds at 120 million degrees Celsius, setting new records in the field of nuclear fusion. The breakthrough could pave the way for a [...]
Europe

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia.

April 8, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin will establish a HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia following an agreement with the Estonian government, aimed at supporting all three Baltic states. The decision was confirmed during a meeting in Washington between Estonian […]

Europe

Swedish Bofors will setup 155mm artillery ammo factory in Estonia.

April 4, 2026 0

A Swedish Bofors is set to build a major 155-millimeter artillery shell factory in northeastern Estonia, a development that would represent the most significant foreign investment in the country’s nascent defense industrial base. Estonian Defense […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin launches Hellfire missile from 10-foot cargo container.

April 2, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced Tuesday that the U.S. defense giant successfully launched a Hellfire missile from its new Grizzly launcher — housed within a 10-foot cargo container. The Grizzly system incorporates design elements of Lockheed’s M299 […]

Europe

Spain signs Indra–Hanwha deal for K9-based self-propelled artillery systems.

March 27, 2026 0

Spain’s Indra Group and South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace on March 24 signed a binding agreement in Madrid to jointly develop new tracked self-propelled artillery systems for the Spanish Armed Forces, the companies said. The agreement […]

Americas

Aeon tests Zeus low-cost alternative to Javelin anti-tank missile.

March 26, 2026 0

Aeon conducted a test launch of its new Zeus shoulder-fired missile system at a ranch in East Texas, according to Rochefort Ventures CEO Kyle Bass, who announced the milestone on Friday. Bass wrote that the launch marked […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

North Korea Test Fires KN-25 600MM Multiple Rocket Launch System.

March 24, 2026 0

North Korea confirmed that twelve KN-25 600mm multiple rocket launch systems were used during its latest military test drill. The exercise highlights Pyongyang’s continued efforts to expand long-range precision-strike capabilities within its rocket artillery forces. […]

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    Australia Buys 1 EA-18 Growler to Replace damaged Growler

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian soldiers show off captured Russian TOR anti-aircraft systems

  • Middle East

    Israeli Navy Test-fires Gabriel V Anti-ship Missile

  • Air Platform

    Netherlands received its first MQ-9A Reaper drones

  • Defense Industry

    Fincantieri Signed Agreement With Italy To Build Two Next-generation Submarine

  • Anti-air Missiles

    U.S. sends more NASAMS missiles, Stryker armored vehicles and Bradley infantry fighting vehicles

  • Europe

    Sweden Purchases 44 New Leopard 2A8 Main Battle Tanks

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Needs Cruise Missile Killer C-RAM Weapon Systems To Defend Against Russian Missiles

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Turkiye plans to build ‘Steel Dome’ integrated air defense system

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    LRASM: A Long-range, precision-guided, anti-ship stand-off missile

  • Americas

    Lockheed to Develop New Electronic Warfare Hardware For F-35

  • Air Platform

    South Korean FA-50 Fighter Enhanced Its Capability With Sniper Targeting Pod

  • Naval Platforms

    Pakistani Shipyard Laid Keel For Third MILGEM Warship

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Destroyed Russian Mi-24 Helicopter In Kherson

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Russia’s Kh-101 cruise missile crashes mid-air due to propulsion malfunction

  • Europe

    Ukrainian HIMARS destroyed 60 high-value ammunition depots since it received the artillery rockets system

  • Europe

    German Navy christened fourth K130 corvette in Hamburg

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Kamikaze Sea Drones damaged Russia’s tugboat Smirnov and a barge

  • Europe

    Serbia displayed the new Senka electric VTOL unmanned aircraft system

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Northrop Grumman AGM-88G Long-Range Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW)

  • Middle East

    Israel intercepts hundreds of Iranian ballistic missiles fired at Telaviv

  • Air Platform

    US Marines say F-35 stealth fighter squadron clocked 5,000 hours without any mishaps.

  • Middle East

    Israeli F-35I Adir hits the area protected by S-300 and S-400 SAM systems in Syria

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Awarded $7.8 Billion Contract To Produce 126 F-35 Stealth Jets

  • Europe

    FN Herstal Launches Evolys LMG

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    United States and Japan unveiled plans to strengthen security cooperation in the face of shared worries about China.

  • Air Platform

    Indian Navy Receives Two More P-8I Neptune MPA

  • Naval Platforms

    Evolution of Stealthy Gotland-class Lead to Almost Invisible A26 The Disruptor

  • Air Platform

    The State Department Approves 12 MQ-9B Guardian Armed Drones For Australia

  • Air Platform

    Stealth Matter: The USAF F-35A Struck Syrian position protected by S-300 and S-400

  • Air Platform

    US Air Force Buys Eight Turkish F-35A

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    H&B Awarded Contract Support AUKUS Submarine’s Supply Chain

  • Air Platform

    Russia’s Su-30 fighter jet crashed in Crimea due to engine explosion.

  • Naval Platforms

    In-depth Look At Damen OPV 1900 (PNS Yarmook)

  • Industry

    The United States is the number one arms exporter in 2015-2019

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Waiting Game: China Could Alter Taiwan Invasion Strategy By 2025

  • South Asia

    Indian Rafale Destroyed Pakistani Airbase, Israeli-made Barak SAM Shot Down F-16 and JF-17 Block III Fighter Jets

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Philippines to receive helicopters and tanks from Japan as part of military grant

  • Americas

    Chinese Nationals Arrested for Attempted Smuggling of Nvidia AI Chips to China.

  • Europe

    U.S.-made HIMARS Destroys Russian Ammunition Depot And Warehouse In Kakhovka

  • Europe

    Zelensky thinks he’ll win the war before the 2024 US election

  • Europe

    Royal Navy To Replace Harpoon Anti-ship Missile With Kongsberg NSM Stealth Missile

  • Land Platform

    Hanwha to send two prototypes AS21 Redback IFV to Australia for LAND 400 Phase 3 bid

  • Americas

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

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RAAF redefines the role of the C-27J Spartan fleet

  • Europe

    Poland, UK and the Czech Republic Send Tanks, Missiles and Armored Vehicles to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Saab Delivers Third T-7A Aft Section To Test Program

  • Europe

    British Type 31 Frigate Passes Critical Design Phase

  • Europe

    Russia Covertly Buying Chinese Military Hardware From Pakistan, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Algeria, Egypt, Syria and Uzbekistan

  • Europe

    Su-30SM fighters are limited in their tactical capabilities, says Armenia

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