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Infantry Weapons

An In-depth Look At The Raytheon’s MIM-104 Patriot Missile Defense System

February 27, 2021 GDC 0

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Air Platform

Japan Wants to Build It’s Own Stealth Sixth-generation X-2/F-3 Fighter Jet

April 2, 2020 GDC 0

TOKYO – Japan wants to develop a stealth fighter domestically, rejecting designs from Lockheed Martin and Boeing in the United States and Britain’s BAE Systems, sources with knowledge of the programme told Reuters. The Japanese Ministry […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin-Raytheon MIM-104 Patriot PAC3 Successfully Intercepts Tactical Ballistic Missiles

November 11, 2019 GDC 0

DALLAS — Jointly developed by Raytheon and Lockheed Martin MIM 104 Patriot PAC-3 Cost Reduction Initiative (CRI) interceptors successfully intercepted two tactical ballistic missile targets on November 7 2019 in a test at White Sands Missile […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Japan Ends Arms Export Ban , But Who wants to Buy?

October 31, 2019 GDC 0

TOKYO — Japanese Government is considering selling air defense radar technology to the Philippines in what would be its first export of defense equipment since ending a nearly 50-year ban in 2014. The new conditions […]

  • Major explosions and fire have torn through Russian factory manufacturing engines for tanks and armoured vehicles

    November 30, 2023 0
    In a tank factory in the Russian city of Chelyabinsk, there was a severe explosion late Sunday evening, as reported by German news website merkur.de. Ukraine’s HIMARS strike blew up Russia’s major oil depot in [...]
  • Massive Defense Boost For Moroccan Armed Forces

    March 26, 2021 0
    Morocco’s 2020 finance bill will increase in the kingdom’s national defense budget by 29% in 2020, allocating $4.728 billion. The Moroccan Centre of Conjuncture (Centre Marocain de Conjoncutre) has said that the country’s national economic [...]
  • Polish Coast Guard to procure OPV from France

    October 10, 2020 0
    Following a European call for tenders with competitive bidding launched at the end of 2019, SOCARENAM was able to develop and propose a tailor-made, high-performance and competitive technical solution de signed to meet the Coast [...]
  • US Air Force Test Two F-15EX Jets in Northern Edge 21 Exercise

    May 26, 2021 0
    The exercise, which started on 3 May, is being conducted on and above the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, the Gulf of Alaska, and temporary maritime activities area. US Air Force Tests F-15EX And F-35 [...]
  • RAN Upgrades Air Warfare Destroyers With Baseline 9 Aegis combat system

    July 1, 2020 0
    In support of the Royal Australian Navy and the Destroyer Enterprise, Lockheed Martin Australia has successfully executed a range of complex Aegis upgrades onboard HMA Ships Hobart and Brisbane at Garden Island, Sydney during the [...]
  • Soviet-era Bomber Fired Missiles At Sea Instead Of Ukrainian Territory In Latest Humiliation

    June 11, 2023 0
    Missiles fired at Ukraine from a Russian nuclear bomber have fallen into the sea, it was reported. Ukrainian IRIS-T SLM Shot Down 44 Kh-55 Cruise Missiles Launched From Tu-95MS BombersDateSeptember 14, 2023Russia Conducted Several Trial [...]
Europe

Ukraine develops new Zetros-based 155mm howitzer called Marta.

June 22, 2026 0

Germany and Ukraine signed agreements that include €750 million ($870 million) for 200 Bohdana self-propelled artillery systems on Zetros chassis, and those systems now have a confirmed name and barrel specification: defense analyst Jeff, reporting […]

Europe

MBDA unveils deep-strike, air defence, and smart mass-weapons portfolio.

June 21, 2026 0

MBDA will present a broad portfolio of sovereign defence solutions at Eurosatory 2026 as Europe and its allies accelerate rearmament. The company said the portfolio is intended to address armed forces’ needs in an increasingly […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin Unveils HIMARS FLEX with 12 Launch Canisters Capable of Firing Extended Range GMLRS, PrSM, and ATACMS.

June 20, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced the HIMARS FLEX on June 16, a modular evolution of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System that introduces a dual-pod launcher configuration capable of carrying double the munitions of the standard […]

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

    Austal USA has launched the first Landing Craft Utility (LCU) vessel for the US Navy.

  • Air Platform

    China’s copycat J-16D EW is not a EA-18 Grolwer

  • Europe

    Finland Received Upgraded Hamina-class Missile Boat

  • Americas

    Raytheon Standard Missile 6 is the most versatile missile ever deployed by the U.S.

  • Europe

    The Netherlands purchases F21 heavyweight torpedoes from Naval Group.

  • Land Platform

    The VT4 MBT: A part Leopard, part Abrams main battle tank

  • South Asia

    Myanmar air force drops bombs on Bangladesh border after Arakan army seized outpost

  • Air Platform

    Poland purchases upgraded Rosomak fighting vehicles worth $1 billion

  • Africa

    Thanks To Turkish Drone, GNA Regain Control of Libyan Capital Tripoli

  • Air Platform

    Saab Ordered Active Noise Reduction Systems For Gripen E/F

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Shot Down Su-34 Fighter-bomber in Kharkiv

  • Europe

    Bundeswehr to order 7,000 armored vehicles amid Russia’s war against Ukraine

  • Americas

    Royal Canadian Navy launched sixth and final Arctic and offshore patrol ship (AOPS)

  • Middle East

    Saudi Arabia to purchase 130 MQ-9B and 200 Gambit Drones.

  • Europe

    Serbia Unveils 300km Range Sumadija Rocket Artillery.

  • Air Platform

    Gripen E’s WAD Takes Situational Awareness to the Next Level

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Fighting flares at Myanmar-Thai border as rebels target stranded junta troops

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Pakistan Unveils AZB-81LR Guided Bomb For Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Drones

  • Europe

    The U.S. sends warship in Crete to monitor Greece, Turkey tensions

  • Europe

    Ukrainian Troops Shot Down Aircraft Using Marlet Anti-air Missile

  • Europe

    Russian kamikaze drone blew up Ukraine’s IRIS-T SLM Mockup

  • Central Asia

    Afghanistan’s Civil War Just Started As Taliban Battles Isis-K, Panjshir Valley’s NRF And Itself

  • C4iSR

    HENSOLDT, RAFAEL jointly develops jamming system to protect naval vessels

  • C4iSR

    Saab to upgrade German Tornado’s radar warnering receiver

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese Spy Ship Spotted Near Taiwan During Missile Tests

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Exposed! Russia’s Kinzhal Hypersonic Missile Lacks Advanced Targeting System As It Hits Russian Town

  • Infantry Weapons

    India’s indigenous artillery gun passes validation trials

  • Europe

    Greece to transfer Leopard tanks to Ukraine in exchange of Italian Leopard tanks

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s thermite drones rain down flames on Russian troops hiding in trees

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force Grounds Tejas Fleet After Third Crash Due to Flight Control System Malfunction.

  • Europe

    Crimea Bridge Attacks: Russia’s Major Domestic Political Problem For Putin

  • C4iSR

    Saab delivers two signals intelligence (SIGINT) ships to Polish Navy

  • Middle East

    Israeli Commando Unit Maglan Used Iron Sting Mortar Bomb For The First Time Against Hamas

  • South Asia

    Corrupt and inept Bangladesh Army’s inaction emboldens the Myanmar Army and the Arakan Army near the Bangladesh border.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Human Rights Groups Accused Russia of Using Banned Cluster Munitions in Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s Kamikaze Drones Destroyed Russia’s An-26 Transport Aircraft in Crimea.

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Japan will conduct anti-ship missile firing exercises first time in Australia

  • Europe

    Russia’s Budget Surplus Wiped Out To Finance Putin’s War In Ukraine

  • Europe

    Norway, Sweden and Finland host NATO military exercises

  • Americas

    Dictator in Chief Donald Trump Wants Chinese-style Military Parade in Washington DC

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukrainian Engineers To Retrofit Sea Sparrow Missiles Onto Buk Launchers

  • Middle East

    Iran blamed the downed Ukrainian plane for the shortcomings of the Russian ADS

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. Air Force Gets New S-400 Busting AARGM-ER Missiles

  • Air Platform

    Boeing’s Loyal Wingman Gets Official Designation As MQ-28A Ghost Bat

  • Air Platform

    Russia shot down its own Mi-8 helicopter, killing three crews

  • Air Platform

    Will Germany Ever Replace Panavia Tornado?

  • C4iSR

    Israeli Air Force destroyed Iran’s Shiraz Electronics Industries, a painful blow to Iranian Mullahs

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia to Build Eight Nuclear Submarines Based on Virginia-class Block V

  • Americas

    Lockheed unveils new Sentinel A4 radar for US Army

  • Europe

    Latvia Purchases Naval Strike Missile Coastal Defence Systems

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