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US Air Force Receives First Jolly Green II SAR Helicopter

November 20, 2020 GDC 0

The US Air Force (USAF) has received into service the first Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II combat search-and-rescue (CSAR) helicopters. The USAF took delivery of its first two production Sikorsky HH-60W CSAR helicopters on 5 […]

Americas

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

June 9, 2020 GDC 0

The US Air Force’s (USAF) new combat search and rescue helicopter, the HH-60W Jolly Green II, has undertaken a joint mission with the army’s multi-role combat helicopter, the AH-64 Apache. The two aircraft, which flew […]

  • The US State Department Approves Javelin for Poland

    March 10, 2020 0
    ­­­WASHINGTON – The State Department has approved a Foreign Military Sale to Poland of one hundred eighty (180) Javelin missiles and seventy-nine (79) Javelin Command Launch Units (CLUs) and related equipment for an estimated cost [...]
  • Fincantieri Lays Keel of Qatar’s Air Defense LPD

    June 3, 2022 0
    Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has held a keel laying of the new amphibious vessel (landing platform dock – LPD) ordered by the Qatari Ministry of Defence within the national naval acquisition program. Fincantieri delivers Qatar’s second [...]
  • How corruption in the Kremlin helped Ukraine win the war against the Russian Federation

    November 3, 2023 0
    Russia has failed to achieve its original military objectives in Ukraine. President Vladimir Putin expected to seize Ukraine’s capital Kiev within two days of the invasion, but more than five hundred days and 301,000 casualties [...]
  • Russia’s Flagship Admiral Makarov Frigate Struck By Ukrainian Neptune Anti-Ship Missile

    May 7, 2022 0
    The Admiral Makarov is said to have been struck by anti-ship missiles while it was in waters off the coast of Odessa. Rescue ships and aircraft have reportedly been sent to the area and are [...]
  • Russia’s Su-27 Missed Snake Island And Dropped Bombs On Water

    July 16, 2022 0
    Airstrikes carried out by two Russian Su-27 fighter jets failed to hit Ukraine’s Snake Island in the Black Sea last week, the British Ministry of Defense said Friday, suggesting that this indicates Moscow’s air forces [...]
  • U.S. Air Force successfully launched unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile

    June 5, 2024 0
    The United States launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California early Tuesday morning — the first of two test launches scheduled for this week. The Air Force Global [...]
Europe

Safran and MBDA fired the first Thundart munition developed for France’s Long-Range Land Strike program.

May 5, 2026 0

French defense firm Safran and missile maker MBDA successfully test-fired their jointly developed rocket-artillery munition this month, and expect to be able to deliver the first multiple-launch rocket systems in 2029 should their offer be […]

Infantry Weapons

Elbit Systems PULS Rocket Artillery Precision, Modular and Universal Launching System for Battlefield Dominance.

April 28, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Philippine Army Test Fires Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm Howitzer Boosting Long-Range Strike.

April 27, 2026 0

The Philippine Army has conducted its first live firing with its new Israeli-made ATMOS 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer during Exercise Salaknib 26, a joint U.S./Philippines military exercise, bringing a faster and more mobile long-range strike […]

Infantry Weapons

Israel uses the Roem howitzer in its first combat strikes in Lebanon.

April 24, 2026 0

The Israel Defense Forces has used its new Ro’em self-propelled howitzer in combat for the first time, firing the system during artillery strikes in southern Lebanon. Units from the 282nd Artillery Brigade brought the wheeled […]

Europe

Turkey test-fires the KORAOK short-range anti-tank missile.

April 22, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Australian Army successfully test-fired the first domestically manufactured HIMARS.

April 16, 2026 0

Australia test-fired the first domestically manufactured GMLRS missile from a HIMARS launcher at Woomera Test Range, South Australia on April 9, 2026. The government committed $320 million to integrate Australian suppliers into GMLRS production at […]

  • Air Platform

    Air Marshal AK Bharti confirmed the Indian Air Force lost nine aircraft during the Kashmir skirmish

  • Air Platform

    Eight Russian Fighter Jets Crashed Since September Due To Technical Malfunctions And Poor Pilot Training

  • Ballistic Missile

    North Korean missile failure in the Ukraine war explains why Iranian missiles failed during the attacks on Israel

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    US Navy Approves StormBreaker Smart Bomb for Operational Use Amid Iran Tensions.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. Air Force Purchasing Add-on Seeker For Ukraine’s JDAM-ER

  • Naval Platforms

    RAN upgrades Anzac-class frigate

  • Europe

    Ukraine Used Javelin To Destroy Russian Rocket Launchers

  • Naval Platforms

    Pakistan Navy inducts Yarmook-class corvette

  • Defense Industry

    Saab Ends Partnership With India’s Adani Group For MRFA Competition

  • Air Platform

    Sweden and Ukraine agree to localize Gripen production in Ukraine.

  • Air Platform

    Red 6 Awarded Contract To Retrofit Augmented Reality Into T-38 Training Jet

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesian Natuna Island Could Be PLA Navy’s Choke Point

  • South Asia

    After destroying Bangladesh’s democracy, India’s Modi is begging Bangladesh to export Indian goods to the US.

  • Air Platform

    Japan’s ruling coalition approves export of sixth-gen joint fighter jet, amid China tensions

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Indonesia Looking At Iver Huitfeldt-Class Frigate To Boost TNI-AL’s Blue Water Force

  • South Asia

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

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia Lists Arafura-Class Patrol Boat As ‘Project Of Concern’

  • Defense Industry

    Ukraine Detained President of Motor Sich Vyacheslav Bohuslayev For Supplying Helicopters Engines To Russia

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    US-ally Philippines Reports Confrontation With Chinese Coast Guard

  • Air Platform

    Leonardo Awarded $396 Million Contract To Supply 18 AW169M Helicopters to Austria

  • Europe

    Swedish Army Received Patria 6×6 Armored Vehicles

  • Europe

    Poland Purchases MQ-9B Sky Guardian Drones Worth $310 Million

  • Land Platform

    Pandur II 6×6 and 8×8 Wheeled Armoured Personnel Carrier

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Unveils Low-cost 155mm Wheeled Artillery System Copying German RCH 155 8×8 Howitzer

  • C4iSR

    IAI and HHI to Supply Philippine Navy with ALPHA 3D Radar Systems

  • Air Platform

    New Zealand Received Its Final P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft

  • Europe

    Russia completely destroyed the city of Avdiivka near Bakhmut

  • Europe

    A lone Ukrainian M1 Abrams tank decimates Russian troops in precision strike

  • Europe

    A Russian commander charged for crashing Pantsir-S1 air defense system into bridge

  • Industry

    Naval Group awarded sub-contracts to local suppliers for Australian submarine

  • Air Platform

    Taiwan to purchase Rafale fighter jets to replace ageing Mirage jets.

  • Americas

    BAE Systems to delay delivery of Howitzers to US Army

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Gets French Mirage 2000 Fighter Jet Boost From NATO Ally

  • Air Platform

    Chinese Z-10 Attack Helicopters Seldom Crashes

  • Europe

    Saab Awarded Contract to Produce Pylons for Gripen C/D Fighter Jets.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian FPV drone destroyed six Russian Buk missile system

  • Middle East

    U.S. State Department Approves Multi-billion Missile, Radar and Counter-drone System to the Gulf States.

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s electronic warfare tech grounds Shahed drones, complicating Russian airstrikes

  • Europe

    Germany Sold 1.6 Billion Euros Arms To Arab Countries In 2020

  • Naval Platforms

    Sukhoi Proposes Su-57 Naval Variant For China

  • Europe

    Poland Buys M1A2 Abrams Tanks To Replace PT-91 Tanks

  • Europe

    T-14 Armata tanks fell short of their hype, hence withdrawing from the Kharkiv region, reported TASS

  • Europe

    Kadyrov’s Troops Clash With Russian Forces in Occupied Melitopol

  • Americas

    Russia Deploys Nuclear Ballistic Missile In Arctic Military Base

  • Europe

    Sweden places major artillery ammunitions orders

  • Air Platform

    U.S. State Department Approves Eight F-16V Block 70 Aircraft For Bulgaria

  • Middle East

    Israeli IAI, Rafael Exhibit Military Equipment at Dubai Air Show

  • Europe

    Turkey decided to remove the S-400 missile system to re-enter the F-35 program.

  • Europe

    Ukraine Successfully Destroyed 85% Of Iranian Drones

  • Europe

    Ukraine destroys Russian army’s 16 tanks, 14 armored vehicles, Buk and TOR missiles in a day

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