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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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  • Australia and Papua New Guinea agree to finalize talks on the bilateral security treaty

    January 14, 2023 0
    Australia and Papua New Guinea have vowed to finalise negotiations on a bilateral security treaty by the end of April as the two countries move to expand defence cooperation and cement military ties. Papua New [...]
  • Saab Unveils Ultra-compact Giraffe 1X AESA Radar

    May 23, 2024 0
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  • Wagner mercenaries assault their commander using shovels

    March 4, 2023 0
    Brutal footage released by Ukraine purportedly shows Wagner Group fighters beating their commander with shovels in the city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, where the paramilitary group has focused its efforts for half a year. [...]
  • Russian Arms Makers Kalashnikov Lost $760 Million Due to CAATSA Sanctions: Report

    June 8, 2020 0
    Russia has lost an estimated 50 billion rubles ($760 million) in potential gun and ammo sales since international sanctions sealed off the U.S. market in 2014, the state-owned Rostec corporation has said. Russia’s estimated 4.5 [...]
  • Poland purchases three Swedish-built A26 class submarines.

    November 27, 2025 0
    Poland said on Wednesday it had chosen Sweden’s Saab to supply it with three submarines, in a multi-billion-dollar deal that forms a key element of Warsaw’s efforts to bolster its defences in the Baltic Sea. [...]
  • Russia deploys latest S-500 air defense systems to Crimea, Ukraine’s HUR says

    June 13, 2024 0
    On June 12, 2024, Ukraine’s military intelligence chief, Kyrylo Budanov, reported that Russia had deployed its advanced S-500 air defense systems in occupied Crimea. This move comes amid ongoing military actions, with Ukrainian forces targeting [...]
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 […]

Americas

Canada Purchases 26 HIMARS Rocket Artillery.

June 5, 2026 0

The Government of Canada said it has finalised a government-to-government agreement with the United States for the acquisition of long-range missile capability for the Canadian Armed Forces. The Government of Canada said it has finalised […]

Americas

U.S. Navy purchases Israeli soldier-portable SMASH 2000LE fire control systems.

June 4, 2026 0

An Israeli fire control technology company has now secured contracts with all four major branches of the U.S. military, completing a sweep across the American armed forces that took less than a year. Smart Shooter […]

Europe

Germany Purchases $5.4 Billion Worth of Israeli PULS Rocket Launchers.

May 29, 2026 0

Germany Advancing 5 Billion Euro Rocket Launcher Deal With Israel’s ElbitIf completed, the deal would include hundreds of rocket launchers and could increase Elbit’s order backlog by about 20 percent, strengthening the Israel-based defense contractor’s […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

May 17, 2026 0

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  • C4iSR

    France purchases Saab GlobalEye Early Warning And Control Aircraft

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine destroys Russian Pantsir-S1 anti-air missile in Bakhmut

  • Air Platform

    Czech Republic Transfers A Squadron Of Mi-24 Helicopters To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Japan Wants to Export Sixth-gen F-X/F-3 Fighter Jets to Compensate Development Costs

  • Middle East

    Egyptian Navy takes delivery of Aster-30 Missiles and Vulcano Munitions for FREMM frigates

  • Europe

    Putin’s new air defense system is nets between lampposts to catch FPV drones, but it doesn’t help

  • Europe

    Russia Executing Their Own Retreating Soldiers Near Avdiivka

  • Americas

    US Coast Guard Commissions 44th Sentinel-Class Fast Response Cutter

  • Europe

    Ukraine Wiped Out Russia’s Elite Spetsnaz Unit

  • Europe

    Romania Increases 2022 Defense Budget By 32%

  • Air Platform

    Leonardo Company Delivers First Two Of Planned 32 AW149 Helicopters To Poland

  • C4iSR

    Exposed! Sukhoi Su-57’s X-band N036 Byelka And N036L L Band Radars Are Not What You Think?

  • Central Asia

    Kazakhstan expands domestic armored vehicle production

  • Air Platform

    TAI Conducts Full-scale Static Tests On T625 Helicopter

  • Europe

    Swedish Government Pushes Gripen E And GlobalEye To Finland’s HX Competition

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Israeli Arrow-3 Interceptor Missile Shot Down Houthi Ballistic Missiles For The First Time

  • Air Platform

    China Sent J-10C And J-11B To Sino-Pak Air Combat Exercise

  • Africa

    Turkish E-7T AWACS patrolling over central Mediterranean Sea

  • Europe

    Lithuania Asked Belarus to Clarify Accidents At Rosatom-made Nuclear Power Plant

  • Anti-air Missiles

    UK delivers 200 Starstreak man-portable missiles to Ukraine after Russia’s mass missile blitz

  • Europe

    Ukrainian RUBAKA kamikaze drone can hit target at 500km range

  • C4iSR

    Chinese-made CCTV cameras are not surveillance tools; they are enemy eyes. India removes 140,000 Chinese-made cameras linked to Ali Khamenei’s death.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea, Philippines To Strengthen Naval Cooperation Between Both Navies

  • Americas

    Amid China and Russia tensions, US considering nuclear tests after 28 years hiatus

  • Europe

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

  • Europe

    Russian commander killed in action in Donbas region

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin Selected StandardAero To Assemble BlackHawk Helicopters For British Army

  • Air Platform

    Slovakian Air Force’s F-16V Block 70 Takes Maiden Flight In South Carolina

  • Americas

    U.S. Navy’s Virginia Block V Has One Mission: Kill Chinese Warships and Submarines

  • Europe

    Russian State TV Confirms Killing Of Two More Generals In Eastern Ukraine

  • Naval Weapons

    Raytheon to develop Evolved Sea Sparrow Block II

  • Uncategorized

    Slovakia Pledged To Transfer 11 MiG-29 Fighter Jets To Ukraine

  • Europe

    Ukraine War: Russian Economy Shrinks By 4% In A Single Quarter

  • Europe

    Australia To Build Six New Patrol Vessels, Amid Laser Attack On RAAF’S Poseidon Aircraft

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s kamikaze sea drones set Kerch bridge on fire again

  • Middle East

    ThyssenKrupp Delivers First MEKO A-200 Frigate To Egyptian Navy

  • Europe

    Anadolu Shipyard delivers four landing ships to Qatari Navy

  • Europe

    Russian army’s Soviet-built MT-LB tracked armored vehicles are breaking into pieces in Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan’s new Mogami-class frigate enters service

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Received F-16 From Netherlands, Mirage 2000 From France

  • Africa

    Algeria to Receive Su-57 in 2028

  • Air Platform

    Rafale will have a strategic advantage over Sukhoi fighters: Air Chief Marshal Dhanoa

  • Air Platform

    Pakistan sent experts to revive Myanmar’s grounded JF-17 aircraft as fighting between the junta and rebels intensify

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine shot down Russia’s Mi-35M helicopter in Kharkiv

  • Naval Platforms

    PLAN’s Type 055 Destroyer

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Malaysian Army Apologies To Public After Its T-72M1 Tanks Constantly Breaks Down On Road

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s Erratic Behavior And Land Grabbing In Southeast Asia Could Cost Its Economy

  • Industry

    Singaporean Defense Industries

  • Air Platform

    The USAF Seriously Considering To Build 4.5 Generation Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    Ukraine Hauls 1970s Russian Weapons Left Behind By Fleeing Russians

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