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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 […]

  • Australian Army’s Boxer CRV Infantry Fighting Vehicles Achieved Initial Operational Capability

    December 2, 2022 0
    The Australian Army has announced that its Boxer 8×8 combat reconnaissance vehicle (CRV) has successfully reached initial operational capability (IOC) following rigorous testing. Australian Army’s Boxer CRV Infantry Fighting Vehicles Reaches Initial Operational CapabilityDateNovember 8, 2022Rheinmetall completes [...]
  • Pakistan, Ukraine To Sign Joint Ventures And Technology Transfer Deals

    June 13, 2021 0
    Ukraine and Pakistan appear to be discussing several options for joint ventures and technology transfer following last month’s visit of Pak Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa to Ukraine where he was given a demonstration of tanks, [...]
  • Australian company Codan Radio Communications wins Bangladesh Army’s Portable radio deal

    November 3, 2018 0
    IHS Jane’s Defence reported that Australian company Codan Radio Communications, a division of Codan Limited (ASX:CDA), has won a deal from the Bangladesh Army to supply portable communications devices. Under the contract, which was announced [...]
  • RAN deploys new type of survey craft from Canberra-class LHD

    November 13, 2020 0
    The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) announced on 8 November that its Maritime Geospatial Warfare Unit recently deployed for the first time a new type of small survey craft from its Canberra-class landing helicopter dock (LHD) [...]
  • Video shows Russian forces fleeing frontline after Ukraine deployed cluster munitions

    July 23, 2023 0
    US-supplied cluster munitions have been deployed in Ukraine and are having an impact on the counteroffensive against Russian forces, a senior White House official has said. “We have gotten some initial feedback from the Ukrainians, and they’re [...]
  • Ukranian Ivchenko-Progress’s Role In Turkish Drone And Helicopter Programme

    August 9, 2020 0
    Ukraine’s Ivchenko-Progress turned down a request from Turkey’s state-owned TUSAŞ Engine Industries (TUSAŞ Motor Sanayii A.Ş., or TEI) in 2015 for the transfer of technology for turboshaft engines to pave the way for the production [...]
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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  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin Enters U.S. Air Force’s Tanker Competition

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Philippines intends to buy ground-launched Tomahawk and SM-6 missiles

  • Air Platform

    Iraq Received Two H225M Caracal Medium-lift Helicopters

  • Air Platform

    China Plans to Export FC-31 Fighter Jets, But Where is the Buyer?

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    North Korea Fires Two Ballistic Missiles

  • Defense Industry

    Saab awarded contract to produce Curl-gustaf and RBS 70 NG missiles worth $767.54 million

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    Europe

    Poland sets to order Rak Self-propelled Mortars

  • Europe

    Ukraine strikes Russian forces with US-made ATACMS for the first time

  • Europe

    Russian Forces Struggling To Hold Ground As Ammo Supplies Severely Cut Off

  • Central Asia

    Kazakhstan started building new artillery ammunitions plant

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish ASELSAN, Baykar and TUSAS named top 100 global arms dealers

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia finalized 48 KAAN fighter jets deal with Turkiye

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Lockheed Martin Received $483 Million Contract To Produce Hellfire Air-to-ground Missiles

  • Europe

    Russia’s FM Sergei Lavrov Claims Hitler Was A Jew, Sparking Sharp Criticism From Israel

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Commissioned Fourth Type 055 Destroyer ‘Anshan’ With PLA Navy

  • Europe

    Putin started removing Russian Generals who spoke up against inept and inadequate support from the Kremlin

  • Infantry Weapons

    The Spyder Medium/Long-Rang Air Defense System

  • Europe

    Russian Navy: Underestimating the consequences of corruption and incompetence are the reasons for its underperformance

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh DGFI Spreads Disinformation In Wikipedia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    North Korean Troops Thought Ukraine War Was an Exercise with Russia

  • Defense Industry

    Saab Group Awarded Contract To Supply RBS70 Missile To Lithuania

  • Naval Weapons

    RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Chinese-made PL-15 missile missed its target and debris found in India

  • Europe

    Russia’s Retreat From Kherson Put Critical Supply Route Within HIMARS Strike Range

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    India Shared Knowledge and Weaknesses of Su-30MKI To Japan’s Self Defense Forces

  • Middle East

    Turkish drone maker Baykar signs largest ever sales agreement with Saudi Arabia

  • Air Platform

    Iran’s short-range Majid air defence system, with Canadian-made L3Harris EOTS, is responsible for hitting F-15E Strike Eagle and A-10 fighters.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan Selects Patria AMVXP 8×8 Armored Vehicles

  • Europe

    KMW, NEXTER Demonstrate Next-gen Enhanced Main Battle Tank

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Lockheed Martin’s AGM-114R Hellfire II Air-to-ground Missile

  • Americas

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

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s F-16 will dominate Russia’s Su-35 over the Ukrainian skies: Expert Assessment

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China’s Type 071 Amphibious Dock Landing Craft Joins Naval Exercises First Time

  • South Asia

    Dr Yunus steers Bangladesh’s economy towards the West. India held hostages of Bangladesh’s economy for 15 years.

  • Europe

    U.S. Modern Weapon Will Help Change the War: Ukraine Ambassador

  • Europe

    Turkish TAI To Produce Thermoplastics For Boeing Defense

  • Infantry Weapons

    Can Soviet-era Tor, Buk, Pantsir, S-300 and S-400 handle evolving threats?

  • Europe

    Ukraine navy chief says Russian Navy is leaving Crimean hub in Black Sea

  • South Asia

    WHO Director Saima Wazed Putul, the daughter of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina is corrupt, criminal and part of racketeering gang

  • Americas

    US Navy received final Block 2 Super Hornet

  • Europe

    Royal Navy’s HMS Portland Receives Major Refit

  • Ballistic Missile

    South Korea Starts Ship-Launched Ballistic Missile Development

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Navantia and Thales signed agreement to modernize the Royal Thai Navy’s fleet.

  • Europe

    Germany Donates Locally Made Vector Drones To Ukraine

  • Americas

    AH-64E Apache And Jolly Green II Complete Joint Exercise

  • Europe

    Czech Republic is the first country to donate T-72 tanks to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Hellenic Air Force To Receive Lockheed’s F-35 Stealth Jets In 2028

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Lockheed, Thales to Build LRASM Missile Production Facility in Australia

  • Europe

    Senator Lindsey Graham designated a terrorist by Russian authorities: report

  • Middle East

    Syrian armed opposition bans forced wearing of hijab

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