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Europe

UK must spend 2.5 percent of GDP on defense, says departing armed forces minister

April 9, 2024 GDC 0

The departing Armed Forces minister said the UK must ‘urgently’ invest more in defense. James Heappey, who announced he would quit the government, issued the public demand from the Commons despatch box yesterday. He wrote […]

  • Bulgarian Pilots Will Be Trained in USA to Operate F-16V Fighter Jets

    September 8, 2021 0
    Two military pilots will join the second and third groups that are earmarked to go to the US to be trained to pilot F-16 fighter jets, said Deputy Defense Minister Atanas Zapryanov at the sitting [...]
  • Northrop Grumman’s AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR)

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  • Denmark Orders SAMP/T NG Air Defense Missile Systems to Counter Ballistic Threats.

    March 11, 2026 0
    Denmark has placed a landmark order for the French SAMP/T NG ground-based air and missile defense system, gaining a theater-level capability to intercept cruise missiles, advanced aircraft, and short- to medium-range ballistic missiles. The move [...]
  • U.S. Purchased Taiwanese MIM-23B Hawk Anti-air System For Ukrainian Forces

    July 16, 2023 0
    A report published by the China Times on July 14, 2023, suggests the United States is set to acquire decommissioned Hawk MIM-23 air defense missile systems from the Taiwanese military. These systems are destined for Ukraine to fortify its [...]
  • Northrop Grumman Anti-Radiation Missile Enters Full-rate Production

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  • Israel Adopts Sa’ar 6 As Maritime Anti-ship Doctrine

    July 10, 2021 0
    The Israeli Navy received the first of four new Sa’ar 6-class corvettes from Germany — its first new missile ships in over a quarter-century — which will be used to defend Israel’s natural gas rigs [...]
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

Germany plans to buy up to 500 KNDS MARS 3 rocket launchers.

March 12, 2026 0

Germany’s Bundeswehr intends to submit a budget request in the second half of 2026 to conclude a framework contract with KNDS for the procurement of up to 500 MARS 3, also known as EuroPuls, multiple […]

Infantry Weapons

U.S. Army Deploys 500km Range High Precision PrSM Rocket Artillery to Strike Iran.

March 4, 2026 0

U.S. Central Command has employed the U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile in strikes on Iranian military targets, marking the first confirmed combat use of the ground-launched deep-strike system. The debut expands the Army’s role in […]

Infantry Weapons

U.S. M142 HIMARS Rocket Artillery Destroyed Zolfaghar and Sayyad-2 Missile System.

March 3, 2026 0

U.S. forces launched a long-range ATACMS ballistic missile from an M142 HIMARS system, destroying what appears to be an Iranian Zolfaghar short-range ballistic missile and elements of a Sayyad-2 air defense missile system. The strike, […]

Europe

Rheinmetall Unveils Fuchs Tank Destroyer Armed with 24 U.S. AGM-179 Anti-Tank Missiles.

February 27, 2026 0

Germany’s Rheinmetall has unveiled the Fuchs JAGM (Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles) at Enforce Tac 2026 in Germany, a wheeled armored vehicle capable of firing up to 24 U.S. AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles or AGM-114L Hellfire Longbow […]

  • Cruise Missiles

    Ukraine unveils domestically developed 1,000km range Neptune cruise missile.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Rheinmetall to export Australian-made turrets to Hungary

  • Europe

    Russian Troops Celebrates Death Of Notorious Russian Major General Pavel Klimenko Who Turtured Own Troops

  • Industry

    Boeing Secured $800 Million Contract To Support Qatari F-15QA Fighters

  • Europe

    Italy Sending Sophisticated SAM/T Long-range Anti-ballistic Missiles To Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Russia postponed delivery of Su-57 to Russian Aerospace Force (VKS) until 2025

  • Air Platform

    Swiss Lawmakers Pass Legislation To Buy 36 F-35A Stealth Jets

  • C4iSR

    Saab’s Ceros 200 fire control director

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Turkish Air Force’s Eurofighter Typhoon Acquisition Driven By MBDA Meteor BVRAAM Missile

  • Industry

    Hindustan Aeronautics updates on Helicopter programme

  • Naval Platforms

    RAN installs new mast on HMAS Warramunga frigate

  • South Asia

    Indian Army General Upendra Dwivedi Said That Bangladesh Army Chief General Waqar-uz-Zaman Colluded with Indian Security Agencies on 5th August for Safe Departure of Ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to India

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Army undergoes major reshuffle after Sheikh Hasina fled to India

  • Air Platform

    Revolutionary: Saab Manufactures 3D Printed Parts For Gripen Fighter Jet

  • Europe

    Breaking News: U.S. Law Makers Introduces Bill To Train Ukrainian Pilots On F-15 And F-16 Fighter Jets

  • Africa

    Morocco, Bangladesh, and Indonesia Deny Reports of Discussions with Pakistan on the JF-17 Temu Jet.

  • Industry

    Turkey Established New Facilities For TFX Fighters

  • Europe

    Type 31 Inspiration-Class Multi-mission Frigate

  • Defense Industry

    Boeing Awarded $1.17 Billion Contract To Produce Harpoon Anti-ship Missiles For Taiwan

  • Europe

    Ukraine developed unmanned submarine that can target Russian warship in 1000km range

  • Infantry Weapons

    Lockheed Proposes AGM-184C LRASM Anti-ship Missiles For Australian Army’s LAND 4100 Phase 2

  • Air Platform

    France Started Engine Testing For Sixth-Gen FCAS Fighter Jets

  • Europe

    The Czech-led initiative purchased one million ammunition for Ukraine as it battles Russia’s invasion

  • Air Platform

    Netherlands sent three more F-16 to Romania to train Ukrainian pilots

  • South Asia

    Pakistan Promotes General Syed Asim Munir to Field Marshal, A Significant Event in India-Pakistan Geopolitical Tensions

  • Naval Platforms

    Enhancing Capability of the Egyptian Navy

  • Air Platform

    Peru cancels plans to buy Russian Yak-130 aircraft after several crashed in Bangladesh

  • Middle East

    Israeli Air Force’s New Cross-border Infiltration Training Method Will Create Fears in Regional Air Forces.

  • Cruise Missiles

    France and the UK authorize the use of Storm Shadow/Scalp Cruise Missiles Deep Inside Russia

  • Air Platform

    German-made IRIS-T SLM scored first Su-34 fighter-bomber kill

  • Europe

    Boeing rolled out first P-8A Poseidon Aircraft for Norway

  • Air Platform

    French Mirage 2000-5F Fighter Jets Incept Russian Drones in Ukraine

  • Europe

    Desperate Putin To Meet Tyrant Kim Jong Un For New Shipment Of Ammunitions, Tanks And Missiles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

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

  • Air Platform

    Turkey Aims To Sale TFX Fighter At $100 Million Apiece

  • Cruise Missiles

    China Deployed and Exported Cruise Missile Filled With Water Instead of Fuel in Major Corruption Scandal

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China unveils next-gen ZTZ-201 light tank

  • Air Platform

    IAI Heron Showcases Its Maritime Surveillance Capability For Royal Navy

  • C4iSR

    Thales Awarded Contract To Deliver GM200 Surveillance Radar To Ukraine

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    State Department Approves AIM-9X Sidewinder for Canada

  • Africa

    Kenyan Air Force Received All Three C-27J Spartan Transport Aircraft

  • Europe

    BAE Systems Awarded Contract to Produce 30 Amphibious Combat Vehicles.

  • Air Platform

    Russia confirms loss of two Mi-8s helicopters in drone strikes

  • Europe

    NATO Allies Intercept Russian Aircraft Over Europe

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan destroyed Armenian Tor-M2KM surface-to-air missile systems

  • Europe

    Russian troops cannot counterattack or retreat: Putin’s minefields backfired on his forces

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia To Indeginously Develop Submarines

  • Europe

    Russia Purchased Iranian Fateh-110 and Zolfaghar Ballistic Missiles, Russia Ran Out of Iskander Missiles

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish Defense Giant Aselsan’s Q1 Profit Surge To 34%

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Germany signs $2.5 billion deal to supply Ukraine with IRIS-T systems

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