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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 […]

  • Israel Delivers First Operational Arrow-3 Missile Defense System to Germany.

    December 4, 2025 0
    System will be stationed at Holzdorf Air Base, about 40 kilometers south of Berlin; base is set to become German military’s largest installation in the east and will serve as a frontline defense point against [...]
  • Hanwha Showcases New AESA Radar For FA-50 Fighter Jet

    October 20, 2023 0
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  • 50 Years Old Icelandic Coast Guard Vessel On Sale

    November 6, 2020 0
    It has been announced over the weekend that the Coast Guard Patrol ship Ægir will be sold after 50 years of service, mbl reports. The Ægir-class offshore patrol vessel is a class of two offshore patrol vessels serving in the Icelandic Coast [...]
  • Australia purchases dozens of autonomous submarines to deter Chinese warships.

    September 22, 2025 0
    Autonomous submarines that Australia has launched into production are likely to relieve operational pressure on the country’s crewed submarines, undertake the most dangerous undersea missions, and present an enemy with greater risk of detection and [...]
  • USS Harry Truman Sustained Damage After Colliding With Merchant Ship

    February 15, 2025 0
    Exterior damage of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) viewed from a ship’s rigid-hull inflatable boat following a collision with merchant vessel Besiktas-M, Feb. 12, while operating in the vicinity of Port Said, Egypt. USS [...]
  • ABB to provide integrated power and distribution system for ASW frigates

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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 […]

  • Europe

    After losing 60,000 tons of ammunition in two days, Putin will violate the nuclear non-proliferation treaty to get missiles, drones and ammo from Iran

  • Europe

    Chinese peace plan is deception tactics to supply drones and ammo to Russia

  • Americas

    Brazilian Army purchased Czech Zuzana 2 155mm howitzer, ditching Chinese SH-15 howitzer

  • Europe

    Turkey Launched Second Ada-class Corvette For Ukrainian Navy

  • Europe

    British Army Received Europe’s Most Modern Battle Tank, The Challenger 3

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea successfully launches homegrown SLBM, report

  • South Asia

    India, Russia suspend trade in rupees, India’s defense import from Russia takes a nosedive

  • Africa

    Israel, Chad renew diplomatic relations that were severed in 1972

  • C4iSR

    Thales Awarded Contract To Deliver Air Defense Radar To Iraq

  • Middle East

    Turkish Anadolu Shipyard Delivered “Al Doha” OPV To Qatar Navy

  • C4iSR

    IBIS200 Fire Control Radar

  • Middle East

    Syrian Rebels capture Russian and Syrian army bases in Aleppo, including MiG-23 and air defense system

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    After Australia, Japan Wants Nuclear Submarines

  • Europe

    Russian forces have lost more than 15 modernized 2S33 Msta-SM howitzers per month since deployed in eastern Ukraine

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Shiekh Hasina, General Waker-Uz-Zaman, and Md Harun Ar Rashid should face the International Criminal Court for the massacre of students

  • Central Asia

    Russia withdraws failed peacekeeping mission from Nagorno-Karabakh

  • Defense Industry

    Australian air force’s plan to buy $9 billion turboprop transport aircraft is simply a crazy idea

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Canadian Bombardier Defense Opens New Office in Australia

  • C4iSR

    Pakistan’s Link 17 Data Link Designed For Fighter-to-fighter Communication For JF-17 Block 3

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Germany delivers new Patriot missile batteries to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian MiG-29 Embarrassed Putin’s Military By Shooting Down 15 Aerial Targets Including Su-34 and Su-35 Aircraft

  • Air Platform

    President Zelensky Confirms American-made F-16 Shoot Down Russian Cruise Missiles

  • Americas

    Canada Demands that South Korea Build an Auto Plant in Canada for the Purchase of the KSS-III Submarine.

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Navy To Trials Shipboard Neptune Anti-ship Missile

  • Europe

    Mad Vlad signs decree for second conscription of 147,000 men

  • Europe

    Australia, France To Jointly Produce Ammunitions For Ukraine

  • Middle East

    U.S. State Department Approves MQ-9B Drones For Qatar Worth $1.96 Billion

  • Air Platform

    Turkish AKSUNGUR drone started its first field mission

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Kuwaiti Air Force’s H225M Helicopters Equipment Exocet Anti-ship Missiles

  • Defense Industry

    Germany, France, Spain To Sign FCAS Agreement Next Week

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh gets first uranium shipment from Russia for Rooppur nuclear power plant

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s massive military buildup near Dokhlam

  • Europe

    Putin’s $120 million spy ship taken out by massive missile strike

  • Americas

    US Navy To Build Robot Warship

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Boeing Australia Trials MQ-28 Ghost Bat’s Collaborative Combat Capability.

  • Europe

    British Army Tests Lighter Javelin Missile Launch System at Record Range of 4km

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Halt Transfer Of MQ-1C Gray Eagle Armed Drone To Ukraine

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Primary Mast Affixed on China’s Type 003 Aircraft Carrier

  • Middle East

    Egyptian Navy Christens ENS Bernees (FFG 1003) Into Service

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine Proved Full Potential Of Patriot Missile Defense System Than The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA)

  • Africa

    Mali Receives Turkish Akinci Drones to Fight Terrorists Group

  • Europe

    Putin’s inner circle discusses use of Iskandar nuclear missile in Ukraine, Moldova, Poland or Georgia

  • Americas

    Huntington Ingalls Christens Virginia-class Attack Submarine USS New Jersey (SSN 796)

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Ukraine destroys Russia’s S-300 and S-400 missile launchers in Crimea

  • Europe

    France will send military trainers to Ukraine in a few days

  • Americas

    Canada exploring joining AUKUS pillar 2 amid news Japan could collaborate

  • Air Platform

    JF-17 Thunder Block-III Will Surpass Capability Of Tejas MK2

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Azerbaijan Destroyed Armenian S-300 Anti-air System Using Harop Kamikaze Drone And Bayraktar TB2 Drone

  • Europe

    Russia Wants To Buy Back CNS Liaoning From China

  • Defense Industry

    American, Israeli And European Arms Makers Making Billions Out Of Ukraine War

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