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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 […]

  • Ukraine Destroyed 50 Ammunition Depots Using HIMARS Rocket Artillery

    July 27, 2022 0
    Ukraine said on Monday its forces had used U.S-supplied HIMARS rocket systems to destroy 50 Russian ammunition depots since receiving the weapons last month. Ukrainian HIMARS destroyed 60 high-value ammunition depots since it received the [...]
  • Ukraine Takes Control of Russian Pantsir Missile System, Destroys Russian Su-25 Jet

    March 15, 2022 0
    The Ukrainian military says it destroyed a Russian Iskander-M missile system and a Su-25 jet, while Moscow claimed it knocked down several Ukrainian aircraft. Pantsir anti-air gun and missile with “Z” sign abandoned by Russian [...]
  • Greek Army Acquires 1200 M1117 Armored Vehicles From US Army’s EDA

    December 7, 2020 0
    The “green light” for the acquisition of the first 4×4 M1117 Guardian type armored vehicles is expected to turn on soon with the result that Greece is shielded even more but without spending a fortune. Recall [...]
  • SIG SAUER Unveiled 716i TREAD Assault Weapons

    April 21, 2020 0
    SIG SAUER introduced the 716i TREAD, a direct impingement, AR-10 platform that provides versatility for long range shooting and hunting while maintaining a lightweight design for easy carry. According to the company the 716i TREAD [...]
  • Argentine Navy commissions third OPV ARA Storni

    December 7, 2021 0
    The third of the four offshore patrol vessels ARA Storni (OPV 87) ordered from French defense company Naval Group by Argentina was commissioned today (3 December 2021) at Port Belgrano Naval Base. Naval Group Launches [...]
  • Land 2097 Phase 4: Australia’s Special Operations Forces Helicopter

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Europe

Swedish Bofors will setup 155mm artillery ammo factory in Estonia.

April 4, 2026 0

A Swedish Bofors is set to build a major 155-millimeter artillery shell factory in northeastern Estonia, a development that would represent the most significant foreign investment in the country’s nascent defense industrial base. Estonian Defense […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin launches Hellfire missile from 10-foot cargo container.

April 2, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced Tuesday that the U.S. defense giant successfully launched a Hellfire missile from its new Grizzly launcher — housed within a 10-foot cargo container. The Grizzly system incorporates design elements of Lockheed’s M299 […]

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

    Japan launches fourth multi-mission Mogami-class frigate

  • Infantry Weapons

    Indian Army Rejected Locally-made Cheap $300 Krasnopol 155mm Artillery Ammo Due to Poor Quality

  • C4iSR

    Saab Group Awarded Contract To Produce Two GlobalEye Early Warning Aircraft For Poland

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China tests maritime blockade strategy in Miyako Strait near Japan.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    RAAF P-8 Poseidon And US Navy Take Part In An Exercise

  • South Asia

    Indian Navy to house INS Vikrant at a private shipyard

  • Air Platform

    Faulty Engine, Design Deficiencies Resulted Third MiG-29K Crash: Indian Navy

  • Air Platform

    Why Gripen is the Best 4.5 Gen Fighter Jet?

  • Europe

    Ukraine Approves Defense Framework With The UK

  • Anti-drone System

    Spain to deliver new air defense and CERVUS anti-drone systems to Ukraine

  • Akash SAM
    Infantry Weapons

    Bharat Dynamics to supply additional Akash SAM to Indian Air Force

  • C4iSR

    Raytheon to outfit FA-50 fighters with PhantomStrike AESA radar for Poland and Malaysia

  • Americas

    Russia Turn-down Argentine Interest In Su-35, Instead It Offered MiG-29M2

  • Middle East

    Saudi Arabia wants to join USA-Israeli military operations against Iran invoking mutual security pact with Pakistan and will ask Pakistan to bomb Iran.

  • Europe

    British Army Deploys Archer Howitzers In The Field

  • Cyber

    Russia Shuts Down Internet to Prevent Drone Attacks and Limit Access to Independent Information.

  • Air Platform

    South Korea selects Embraer C-390 Millennium transport aircraft

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian patriot missile downed one Su-35 and one Su-24 fighter bomber, and Russia shot down its own Su-35, with seven aircraft losses in three days

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Australia Purchases 200 AIM-120D AMRAAM from Raytheon

  • Infantry Weapons

    Turkey decided to sell the S-400 air defense systems it purchased from Russia to the U.S.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia plans to transfer ageing ANZAC class frigates to the Philippines Navy

  • Middle East

    Israel Won’t Oppose F-35 Sale To UAE

  • Air Platform

    Chinese J-10 is not as good as its Western counterpart, Indonesia has not finalized any deal, Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin confirmed.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China deploys troops, tanks, and artillery near the Indian border

  • South Asia

    Pakistan increases defense budget by 6% to $8.8 billion

  • Ballistic Missile

    Turkish Roketsan Unveils Air-to-air and Ground-to-ground Missiles.

  • Naval Platforms

    Poland to build Life Guard Maritime Rescue Ship

  • Europe

    Huge Blast Hits Russian Oil Refinery In Latest Suspicious Explosion

  • Middle East

    Israeli drone attacks over Syria, Lebanon and Palestine are act of self-defense

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    More Pain For Putin: France Commits To Delivering Scalp Cruise Missiles To Ukraine

  • C4iSR

    Airbus selects Saab Gripen’s Arexis EW suite for Eurofighter EK (Electronic Combat) variant aircraft

  • Land Platform

    Dutch Army takes delivery of Electronic Warfare Bushmaster Armored Vehicles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The Philippines and Canada sign a new security pact.

  • Middle East

    Israeli Super Weapon Iron Dome Anti-air Missile Shot Down Iranian Ballistic Missiles

  • Air Platform

    Saab Offers Gripen and GlobalEye Production in Canada with Technology Transfer.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia and Nauru sign landmark security pact

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    US Army targets Beijing with its newly developed long-range Dark Eagle hypersonic missile from Japan

  • Americas

    Israel wants greater military cooperation with the U.S. to counter Iran

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia to Buy Scorpene-class Submarines From Naval Group

  • Land Platform

    Bangladesh Army rushed to import Indian-made TATA MRAP vehicles to crackdown on protesters

  • Defense Industry

    Poland Modernizing Its Military In Rapid Pace

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Australia will be first foreign operator of AIM-260A JATM air-to-air missile.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine’s desperate plea ‘give us the damn Patriots’. Patriot missile is the gold standard of all missile defense- Dmytro Kuleba

  • Air Platform

    Saudi Arabia buys Turkish Karayel tactical UAV

  • Infantry Weapons

    Aselsan-Ukroboronprom Jointly Develop Skif ATGM

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    The USAF F-15C Scores World’s Longest Air-to-air Kill Record

  • Europe

    Russia Evacuating Officer’s Families From Tokmak After Ukraine Destroys Russia’s S-400 SAM

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Luerssen Australia Continues To Strengthen Sovereign Supply Chain In Australia

  • Americas

    U.S. donates $500 million in military aid to Ukraine

  • C4iSR

    MiG-35 Will Have Phased Array Radar Near Future, Says Mikoyan

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