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  • [ June 18, 2026 ] South Korea Unveils Next-Generation KDDX Destroyer with VLS, AESA Radar and IEP System. East Asia and Pacific Region
  • [ June 18, 2026 ] Ukraine became the global leader in manufacturing purpose-built interceptor drones to hunt Russian Shahed-type attack drones. Counter-drone System
  • [ June 18, 2026 ] Indian Army selects Meprolight MEPRO X6 as new daytime optic for Negev light machine guns. Infantry Weapons
  • [ June 17, 2026 ] Singaporean Air Force’s F-16 Received Israeli ELTA EL/L-8212 Electronic Warfare Pod. C4iSR
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Air Platform

India’s HAL Tejas Light Fighter Jet Plagued With Safety Issues, Quality Issues, Delays and Cost Overrun

August 29, 2024 GDC 0

The Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas has made headlines in India yet again. It is not a cause for joy, though. This time, the Tejas Mk-1A is in the news because officials from the public […]

Americas

China suspends $6.5 billion currency swap deal with Argentina as the country purchases American F-16 jets

December 23, 2023 GDC 0

China has reportedly suspended US$6.5 billion in credit swaps to Argentina, just as a new president takes charge in Buenos Aires. Freeze comes as new Argentine President Javier Milei, who campaigned on breaking ties with […]

Air Platform

Tejas MKII vs JF-17 Block III: How does Tejas MKII stack up against JF-17 Block III?

August 28, 2020 GDC 0

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  • Ukraine requests THAAD anti-ballistic missile, F/A-18 Hornet, C-17 aircraft and Apache helicopters from the U.S.

    December 9, 2023 0
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  • Freshly Mobilized Russian Conscripts Killed Each Other At Belgorod Army Base

    October 16, 2022 0
    Two volunteer soldiers fired at other troops on Saturday at a Russian military firing range, killing 11 and wounding 15, the country’s defence ministry said. Russian army sergeant set off grenades on conscripts in a [...]
  • NATO Commitment: Germany wants to buy American fighter jet, but…

    April 8, 2020 0
    The entrance of West Germany into NATO was the final step in integrating that nation into the defense system of Western Europe. It was also the final nail in the coffin as far as any [...]
  • Ukraine destroyed 15 S-400 and S-300 air defense systems in Crimea since April 2024

    June 19, 2024 0
    Ukraine has hit 15 Russian air defense systems in Crimea since April, according to the defense ministry in Kyiv, which has released a map showing the spread of the strikes across the occupied territory. Bayraktar [...]
  • Northrop Grumman $2.3 Billion Maintenance Contract For LGM-30 Minuteman III

    May 16, 2021 0
    Northrop Grumman was awarded a $2.3 billion contract for the propulsion system maintenance of the Minuteman III missile system, the Pentagon announced. Northrop Grumman Awarded Minuteman ICBM’s Propulsion ContractDateJuly 5, 2021U.S. Air Force Deploys ICBM [...]
  • Royal Air Force’s Typhoon Aircraft Landed On Highway In Finland

    February 2, 2024 0
    Two RAF Typhoon fighter jets from Lincolnshire have landed on a regular road in a drill to see if they could outmanoeuvre an enemy. Airbus Eurofighter Typhoon kicks off Finland’s HX EvaluationDateFebruary 24, 2020The RAF [...]
Infantry Weapons

Indian Army selects Meprolight MEPRO X6 as new daytime optic for Negev light machine guns.

June 18, 2026 0

The Indian Army has selected Meprolight’s MEPRO X6 telescopic sight as the dedicated daytime optic for its Negev light machine guns (LMG), concluding a multi‑year evaluation process aimed at boosting long‑range engagement capability across frontline […]

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 […]

  • Europe

    Russia sending more troops near Kupyansk to make up for deceased troops

  • Air Platform

    Serbia, India, Egypt, Croatia, Indonesia, Qatar and Greece Received Dassault Rafale F3R Standard With The Full Complement of Modern Avionics, Sensors, AESA And Meteor BVRAAM, UAE Receives F4 Standard

  • Defense Industry

    Rheinmetall signs armored vehicle deal with Ukraine

  • Europe

    Turkish Baykar Defence Started Flight Trials of Bayraktar TB3 UCAV

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China sent spy ships and survey vessels inside the exclusive economic zone of India

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China displays FK-3 and FK-2000 (Sino Pantsir) air defense systems

  • Europe

    Lithuania to buy Leopard tanks in record €2 billion order

  • C4iSR

    Pentagon clears $404 million upgrade package for Australia’s MC-55A Peregrine aircraft

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Australia Select Naval Strike Missiles To Replace Harpoon Anti-ship Missiles

  • Cyber

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

  • Europe

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

  • Africa

    US Marines F-35C Struck Houthi Positive In Historic First Combat Sorties

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha Ocean wants to build submarines for Canada, Philippines, Poland

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Vietnam Purchases 20 K9 self-propelled Howitzers.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    U.S. sends more NASAMS missiles, Stryker armored vehicles and Bradley infantry fighting vehicles

  • Europe

    Ukraine provides evidence of Western tech in Russian weapons

  • Defense Industry

    Poland Purchases K2 Tanks And K9 Howitzers From South Korea Worth $5.76 Billion

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin awarded $1.4 billion contract for C-130J aircraft

  • C4iSR

    Swedish Submarines to Get Advanced Electronic Navigation Systems

  • Europe

    Mad Vlad places bombs on Zaporizhzhia nuclear powerplant, millions of Europeans could die

  • Europe

    British Challenger Tanks Fighting Russian Troops in Ukraine

  • Americas

    US Army tests cutting-edge Stryker variant for CBRN detection

  • Europe

    Poland buys 24 Turkish drones in first for NATO

  • Air Platform

    KC-46A Pegasus Tankers Certified To Refuel 97% Joint Force’s Aircraft

  • Europe

    Failed Intimidation Tactics, Russia’s MiG-31 Foxhound Crashes Near Finish Border

  • Africa

    Egypt Plans To Sign Major Technology Transfer Deal With Belarus

  • Europe

    Only Israel Can help Greece With Drone Guards

  • South Asia

    Ousted Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Her Son Sajeeb Wazed Joy And Niece Tulip Siddiq Embezlled $5 Billion From Overpriced $12.65 Billion Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant Through Malaysian Banks

  • Air Platform

    The U.S. State Dept Approves 36 F-15EX To Indonesian Government

  • C4iSR

    Turkish Koral EW Downed Russian Drone In Syria

  • Cruise Missiles

    China is developing a copycat of the American LRASM Cruise Missile.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Thyssenkrupp and Saab signed agreement to promote MEKO A-200 platform for Australia’s general purpose frigate

  • Europe

    Ukraine Claimed That It Destroyed Russian Military’s 290 Tanks, 46 Aircraft and 68 Helicopters

  • Air Platform

    Iraq Plans to Buy 12 JF-17 Block III

  • C4iSR

    Why Russia’s Soviet-era A2/AD Strategy Doesn’t Work Against NATO Warplanes

  • Middle East

    Iran Attacked Israeli Oil Tanker Using Kamikaze Drone

  • Middle East

    Russia Supplied Verba MANPAD to Hezbollah Violating Arms Trade Treaty

  • Americas

    President Biden authorized Ukraine to use all U.S.-made weapons to strike inside Russia

  • Europe

    Vladimir Putin’s Power Weaken After Wagner Mercenary Group’s Armed Rebellion, President Zelensky Says

  • Europe

    Until Ireland Invest in Irish Air Corps, Russia will continue to violate its sovereignty

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh’s anti-corruption commission seized 9.7kg gold from disgraced dictator Sheikh Hasina’s lockers.

  • C4iSR

    AIR 6500 Project: CEA Technologies Awarded Contract To Build Four Air Defense Radar For Australian Air Force

  • Europe

    Russian Soldiers Killed Their Commander In A Mutiny, Report

  • Uncategorized

    Saab Australia To Recruit 300 Staff For Hunter Class Frigate Program

  • Europe

    Turkey develops CIWS for naval platforms

  • Air Platform

    Canada began construction of Quick Reaction Alert facility in Quebec

  • South Asia

    The inept Bangladesh military (thief) steals its defence budget to manufacture sweets while Myanmar’s Su-30 bombs the Naf River and flies over Cox Bazar airport.

  • Air Platform

    Eurofighter Typhoon shows some crazy maneuver

  • Europe

    France will send military trainers to Ukraine in a few days

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin launches LCS 29, the future USS Beloit

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