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  • [ July 3, 2026 ] Russia announced the Ka-52 Alligator is the most lost helicopter in the Ukraine war. Air Platform
  • [ July 3, 2026 ] Israel successfully tests upgraded Iron Dome, integrates high-power laser in advanced air defense trials. Direct-energy Weapons
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German Navy Christens First K130 Batch II Corvette

May 5, 2022 GDC 0

A christening ceremony was held today (21 April) at Blohm+Voss shipyard in Hamburg for the first of five K130 Batch II corvettes, Köln, built for the German Navy. Köln is the first of the second batch […]

  • Turkish Navy deploys Reis class submarine TCG Piri Reis in Bosphorus Strait

    November 4, 2023 0
    According to a tweet published by the Turkish MoD on October 29, 2023, the first Reis class submarine, TCG Piri Reis, participated in the Republic Day festivities, marking its first official appearance. The air-independent propulsion [...]
  • Hanwha Aerospace Awarded Contract to Produce L-SAM for South Korea.

    December 3, 2025 0
    Hanwha Aerospace has secured a KRW 705 billion (USD 482 million) contract with the Defence Acquisition Program Administration for mass production of the Long range Surface to Air Missile system. The company said the L-SAM [...]
  • President Erdogan said that Turkey would bring down Su-35 warplanes over Syria using Russian-made S-400.

    February 13, 2020 0
    The Turkish side accused Russia of not complying with the Sochi agreement on Idlib and stated that in the event Russia refuses new negotiations, it will face large-scale armed clashes between Syria and Turkey, the [...]
  • Ukrainian $500 drones fitted with grenade destroying Russia’s $4.3 million T-90M tanks

    July 15, 2023 0
    The Ukrainian Defence Forces have hit another Russian modernized T-90M tank. Once again, drones were used, which cost thousands of times cheaper than a combat vehicle. Ukraine’s $500 FPV drones destroying $4.3 million T-90 Proryv [...]
  • Russian Untrained Pilots Crashing Aircraft To Ground

    July 18, 2022 0
    Desperate to avoid surface-to-air missiles in the lethal air space over Ukraine, Russian and Ukrainian pilots have revived a classic tactic—flying really, really low. Russia Calling For Retired Pilots To Join The War In Ukraine, [...]
  • South Korean Navy receives first modernized KDX-1-class destroyer Yang Manchun

    September 14, 2020 0
    South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said in a statement that Yang Manchun (pennant number DDG 973) officially returned to service on 9 September 2020 following a ceremony held at the Jinhae Naval Base [...]
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 […]

  • Europe

    Ukraine killed 3,180 Russian airborne troops in Zaporizhia Oblast

  • Europe

    Paranoid Putin sleeping in Kremlin office and using body doubles, amid fears of assassination

  • Anti-air Missiles

    German and U.S. governments are sending Patriot missile defense system

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Diehl Defense awarded contract to produce IRIS-T air defense system for Latvia

  • Europe

    Poland, France and Germany vow to make Europe stronger as fears grow over Russia’s invasion and Trump’s presidency

  • Air Platform

    Brazilian Air Force Put Gripen E To Extreme Tests During CRUZEX 2024

  • Europe

    Another Sabotage Attack With Massive Explosion Derailing Crimea Train

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin To Develop A New Variant Of F-35 For Unspecified Customer

  • Air Platform

    U.S. State Department Approves Sale Of MQ-9B Predator Drones To UAE

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Russia deploys S-300 SAM which doesn’t detect drones to defend itself from drones in St Petersburg

  • South Asia

    U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Revealed Khaleda Zia’s Youngest Son Arafat Rahman Koko’s Corruptions And Money Laundering Cases

  • C4iSR

    Ukraine Captured Russian BRM-1K Reconnaissance Vehicles

  • Air Platform

    Armenian Su-30s turned out to be useless in the Karabakh conflict: Professor Boris Sokolov

  • Europe

    China Refuses to Supply Aircraft Parts to Russia

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Ukraine Unveiled New Loitering Munition Dubbed RAM

  • Ballistic Missile

    China Deploys DF-100 Medium-range Ballistic Missile Targeting Japan

  • C4iSR

    Russia confirms that the second A-50 early warning aircraft was downed by the Ukrainian Patriot missile defense system

  • Air Platform

    Russian IL-76 transport aircraft crashed near Moscow

  • Air Platform

    Australian think tanks recommend purchasing B-21 Raider stealth bombers for long-range strike missions in the Indo-Pacific

  • Americas

    US Army gets one step closer to medium-range hypersonic missiles

  • Europe

    UK bans use of Huawei 5G kits

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Germany Purchases Additional Arrow-3 Missile Defense System Worth $3.1 Billion.

  • Air Platform

    Swiss Military Shows Off Israeli Starliner ISR UAV

  • Air Platform

    Saab Ordered Active Noise Reduction Systems For Gripen E/F

  • Uncategorized

    Russian Conscripts Dying By Thousands In Each Day In Bakhmut

  • Europe

    Russian troops fled from Ukraine frontline, Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin claims

  • Americas

    Pentagon considers sending an additional 10,000 ground troops to the Middle East for Trump amid the Iran war.

  • Europe

    Russia Could Use Nuclear Weapons, Says Vladimir Putin’s Press Secretary

  • Middle East

    U.S. Navy Deploys Six Arleigh Burke Class Destroyers to Strike Iran.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    USS Curtis Wilbur Sails Through Taiwan Straits

  • Air Platform

    Romania purchased 32 second-hand F-16 jets from Norway

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Australia purchased 220 Tomahawk cruise missiles for Hobart class destroyers

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract To Produce Eighth THAAD Battery

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Anka UCAV’s Integrated Radar Detects Mines in the Black Sea

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia Orders Airbus A400 Airlifters

  • Direct-energy Weapons

    Saudi Arabia Says Chinese-made HQ-17AE and Silent Hunter Laser Weapon Failed to Intercept Drones and Missiles.

  • South Asia

    Banned General Aziz Ahmed (theif) and his brother Tofail Ahmed Joseph operate underworld gangs, involved in murder and extortion in Bangladesh.

  • Americas

    Raytheon Completes Testing of SPY-6 Radar’s Cooperative Engagement Capability

  • Europe

    Ukraine Unveils MINI SHARK Kamikaze Drones

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Long-range missiles and stealth fighters, Japan Ready to fight China

  • C4iSR

    The Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye AEW&C

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s ATACMS Cluster Munitions Wrecking Havoc on Russian Airfield and Military Bases

  • Middle East

    Turkiye and Egypt defence cooperation produces Aqrab unmanned ground vehicle.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    The US state department has approved foreign military sale of Aegis Combat System to Australia

  • Europe

    Belgian military received the initial batch of Falcon armored vehicles

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    ARC21: Australia, Japan, France And USA Join Naval Exercises In The West Pacific

  • Europe

    Russia Launching Unguided Iskander Ballistic Missiles At Ukrainian Towns To Deplete Ukrainian Anti-air Missiles

  • Air Platform

    The U.S. Asked Egypt to Supply 50 MiG-29M2 to Ukraine in Return of F-15EX

  • Cruise Missiles

    US State Department Approves $2.19 Billion Tomahawk Cruise Missile Sale to Netherlands

  • Europe

    Bayraktar Kizlilelma drone passes another critical milestone

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