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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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  • Lockheed Martin And Raytheon Jointly Win $7.2 Billion Javelin Production Contract

    June 21, 2023 0
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  • Satellite pictures appear to show a ship delivering Iranian missiles to a Russian port

    September 15, 2024 0
    Satellite pictures appear to show a ship delivering Iranian missiles to a Russian port in a secret mission to supply Vladimir Putin’s war machine. Shadow War: An Iranian Oil Tanker Exploded In The Syrian Port [...]
  • F-35B STOVL Fighter Jet: Air Superiority Over South China Sea

    June 2, 2020 0
    F-35B is a stealthy aircraft carrying long-range sensors and ability to internally carry Raytheon’s AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missile make it the world’s most effective air supremacy fighter, after the F-22. The Joint Strike Missile (JSM), [...]
  • Casualties of S-400 Deal: Turkish Albayraklar Defence seized operations

    January 24, 2020 0
    Turkish government-linked small arms and armored vehicle manufacturer, Albayraklar Defence said in a statement that it has seized operations for lack of work orders and accounts receivables from the customers. Turkey has been a NATO [...]
  • Philippines Purchased Additional 12 FA-50 Light Combat Aircraft From South Korea

    June 5, 2025 0
    South Korea’s KAI has also announced that the Philippines has signed a contract to acquire 12 more F/A-50 Golden Eagle combat aircraft under a contract worth $700 million. Philippines Air Force Purchases Second Batch of [...]
  • Turkiye Delivers T129 Attack Helicopters to Somalian Army

    June 9, 2025 0
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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. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Cyber breach at China’s National Supercomputer Centre shows brainless Chinese engineer copying the physical appearance of the HIMARS rocket artillery.  

March 20, 2026 0

The National Supercomputer Centre in Tianjin appeared to have suffered a massive data leak of 10 Petabytes of internal data, including classified information. About two months ago, we saw a sales announcement on a dark […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia started manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles for HIMARS.

March 17, 2026 0

Australia has started manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles at Port Wakefield in South Australia, with the first batch expected by mid-March 2026. The move strengthens Australia’s sovereign strike capability and supply chain […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin PrSM Missile Achieves Maritime Strike Capability.

March 15, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin has completed the first flight test of the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) Increment 2, marking a significant step forward in the U.S. Army’s long-range fires modernization program. The test demonstrated the missile’s new […]

  • Europe

    Russia suffered 1630 troops losses in a day totalling 685,910 dead troops in Ukraine war

  • Defense Industry

    Ukraine may sell 50% stake in Motor Sich to Turkish firm

  • Anti-air Missiles

    The U.S. Deploys More PAC-3 and THAAD Missile Defense System in the Middle East.

  • Central Asia

    Armenia considers leaving CSTO as Russia failed to support Armenia in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

  • Europe

    Germany would not block Leopard 2 tanks delivery to Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukraine Received VAB Armored Vehicle From France

  • Europe

    Serbia tests M-84 AS1 upgraded tanks

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Army’s Cessna 152 Training Aircraft Crashed

  • Air Platform

    Flying Samosa: Indian Air Force Chief Drops Bombshell on HAL Tejas Fighter Jet for Its Poor Quality and Indefinite Delivery Timeline

  • Europe

    Ukraine received German-made RCH 155 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzers

  • Americas

    U.S. Air Force is Looking to Adopt Saab’s Design Methodologies to Arm T-7A Red Hawk

  • Air Platform

    Saab Accused Canada Of Favoring Lockheed Martin’s F-35 FFCP Competition

  • Europe

    Russia Losing 40-50 Tanks Per Week, 45% Spikes Since Ukraine’s Counteroffensive

  • Americas

    Boeing and General Atomics join forces on new laser weapon

  • Middle East

    Bahrain agrees to recognise Israel following UAE

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish Aselsan Secured $2 Billion Work Orders in 2024.

  • Europe

    Putin Sacks General Lapin, Later Found General Lapin Dead In Moscow River

  • Naval Platforms

    MH-60R Seahawk Multimission Maritime Helicopters

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    President Trump Asked DOGE to Reinstate ITAR on AUKUS Submarine, A Huge Blow to Australia

  • Middle East

    Israeli Aerospace Industries supplies Heron UAV to Morocco

  • Air Platform

    China aiming Turkey as the potential export customer of the FC-31: report

  • Middle East

    Israel wipes out Iranian Tabriz International airport in fresh round of strikes

  • Middle East

    Israeli Mosad Struck Iranian Shahed-136 Drone Factory While Russian Engineers Took Cover in Tehran Hotels

  • Africa

    Turkiye Delivers T129 Attack Helicopters to Somalian Army

  • Air Platform

    Indian to become the first Asian country to acquire American armed drone worth $3 billion

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Hurjet Light Attack Aircraft Completes First Supersonic Flight

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Eyes New Air Superiority Program After Losing NGAD Contest

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The U.S. State Department Approves Patriot Missile System’s Support Package For Taiwan

  • Air Platform

    Why You Shouldn’t Compare Fighter Jets?

  • Europe

    Thanks To Turkish TB2 Drones, Ukraine Regain Control Of Snake Island

  • Europe

    Poland to buy more South Korean K2 tanks in $6.2 billion deal

  • Europe

    Russia’s Navy has a big maintenance problem, no ships ever leave ports without a tugboat

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Luftwaffe Eurofighters Get Meteor BVRAAM

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The RTAF announced procurement programme in “White Paper 2020”

  • Europe

    Ukraine destroyed Russia’s cavalry units using horses in combat.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Pentagon warns growing Chinese naval expansion

  • Air Platform

    Austria to procure 18 AW169M helicopters

  • Middle East

    U.S. Forces In Iraq Scrambled F-15 Jet To Shot Down Iranian Drone

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia’s supply-class AOR ship tests Phalanx close-in weapons system

  • Middle East

    Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign mutual defence pact.

  • Europe

    Saab Awarded Contract For Carl Gustaf M4 Trainer

  • Air Platform

    Turkey and Saudi Arabia sign joint cooperation on KAAN fighter jet project.

  • Europe

    The israeli-made kamikaze drone of Azerbaijani military destroyed Armenian Iskander missile launcher

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Elbit Systems Awarded $172 Million Contract to Supply Light Tanks to Philippines

  • Europe

    Turkish Army Received Otokar ARMA 8×8 Armored Vehicles

  • Europe

    Russia’s Shahed-136 kamikaze drones detonated in NATO country Romania

  • Europe

    Ukraine Received 13 Terradyne Gurkha Special Armoured Ambulances

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy Commissioned Newest Littoral Combat Ship – USS Savannah

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian artillery destroyed Russian TOR surface-to-air missile system in Zaporizhzhia region

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Force Long-Range Refueling Drill In Preparation Of Iran Strike

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