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  • [ June 24, 2026 ] Australia signed $2.5 billion defence export deal to provide Canada with world-leading radar technology. C4iSR
  • [ June 24, 2026 ] Mad Vlad Orders Pulling Air Defenses Back from the Front-line to Moscow Amid Ukraine’s Intense Drone Attacks. Europe
  • [ June 24, 2026 ] World’s Largest Oil and Gas Producer Russia Decided to Import Gasoline by Sea Amid Ukraine’s Intense Drone Attacks on Russia’s Oil Infrastructure. Europe
  • [ June 24, 2026 ] UAE’s EDGE Group to integrate Desert Sting Guided Bomb onto Bayraktar TB2 Drone. Air-Launched Weapons
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Europe

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 […]

  • India’s RAW orchestrated targeted killings in Bangladesh and has a dedicated office at the DGFI building in Dhaka cantonment

    June 17, 2025 0
    There is evidence to support the claim that the Indian intelligence agency RAW has a dedicated office within the Bangladesh DGFI building. While RAW does operate in Bangladesh, its presence and activities are clandestine and [...]
  • Australia To Invest $3.4 Billion In Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator (ASCA) Projects

    May 5, 2023 0
    Investment in advanced weapons research for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) will be accelerated under a new program announced today. Australia’s loss of its 10-year warning time for a major conflict has made funding for defence technology [...]
  • Ukraine’s kamikaze drones set two major Russian oil depots ablaze

    July 28, 2024 0
    Ukraine set two major Russian oil depots ablaze with kamikaze drones. Columns of smoke were seen rising into the sky on Friday night as the facilities were hit in Russia’s Krasnodar area. Ukraine’s kamikaze drones [...]
  • Lockheed Martin to establish PAC-3 missile’s ground depot in Saudi Arabia.

    February 11, 2026 0
    Lockheed Martin and Pioneers Technical Systems Co. Ltd said they have formed a strategic partnership to establish the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s first PAC-3 ground depot. The announcement was made in Riyadh and marks a [...]
  • Russian Soldiers Surrender Fully Operational Tanks and Defect to Ukrainian Side For $10,000

    March 24, 2022 0
    A Russian armored corps member has surrendered to the Ukrainian Army and handed over his fully operable tank for a $10,000 reward, food and the promise of Ukrainian citizenship. Thanks to Javelin, Russian Military Lost [...]
  • Serbia unveils new multi-role armored vehicle.

    September 22, 2025 0
    Serbia has presented a new family of 4×4 armored vehicles, known as “Alexander the Unifier,” during the “Strength of Unity” military parade held on the Day of Serbian Unity, Freedom and National Flag. The event [...]
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 […]

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Purchases 150 Gripen E/F and 100 Dassault Rafale F4 Fighter Jets.

  • Infantry Weapons

    The KM-SAM surface-to-air missile system

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Corrupt and Inept Defence Australia Blew Up Royal Australian Navy’s Hunter-class Frigate Program

  • South Asia

    India to pledge more defense procurement from the U.S.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Ukraine could be the proxy war between North and South Korea

  • Anti-ship Missile

    Vietnam unveils VCS-01 Truong Son coastal defence missile system

  • Europe

    Germany delivers 40 Marder infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    India Captured Unexploded Intact Chinese-made PL-15E Air-to-air Missile, A Huge Blow to China

  • Europe

    Ukraine Hauls 1970s Russian Weapons Left Behind By Fleeing Russians

  • C4iSR

    Saab Awarded Contract To Produce Arexis Electronic Warfare Suite For German Eurofighter Typhoon

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan Says 2783 Soldiers Killed In Nagorno-karabakh Conflict

  • Air Platform

    Swedish Air Force Gets First Gripen E Fighter Jet

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine seeks deadly AH-64E Apache attack helicopters from the U.S. and allies to stop Russian ground offensive

  • Europe

    French Navy’s first defense and intervention frigate kicks off sea trials

  • Europe

    Navantia Completes Initial Sea Trials of Isaac Peral (S-81) Submarine

  • Europe

    Russia’s T-14 Armata tanks aren’t ready to fight in Ukraine war

  • Middle East

    Greece Lends Patriot Missile System to Saudi Arabia

  • Air Platform

    Bulgaria Received New F-16V Block 70 Aircraft

  • Anti-ship Missile

    China secretly supplied Iran with $5 billion worth of weapons, including CM-302 anti-ship missiles, which failed to hit the US Navy’s warships.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Kim Jong Un to visit Moscow to sign reciprocal deal for North Korea receives spy satellites and Russia receives Hwasal-2 cruise and KN-23 ballistic missiles

  • Europe

    Rheinmetall will sends 139 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Patriot, NASAMS and Iris-T showing 100 percent success rate in Ukraine as Russia using long-range bombers instead of fighter jets to strike Kyiv

  • Europe

    Russian Army’s BTR-82A armored vehicles turned into fried chicken in every battle it fought

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian Patriot Missile Shot Down Russian Su-35 Fighter Jets Far From Kyiv

  • Air Platform

    India’s Tejas Fighter Jet Crashed For The First Time, Pilot Ejected

  • Air Platform

    India Finally Decommissions Soviet-era MiG-21 Fighter Jet Nickname “the Flying Coffin”

  • Air Platform

    Turkish TAI Needs Additional 6000 Skilled Workers To Start TFX Program

  • Europe

    Germany Purchases $5.4 Billion Worth of Israeli PULS Rocket Launchers.

  • Europe

    Ukraine Intercepted All Russian Kalibr Cruise Missiles In Recent Attack

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Saab receivesRBS70 NG MSHORAD air defence order from Lithuania

  • Civil Aviation

    Lufthansa Expands Widebody Aircraft Order By 10 Jets

  • Europe

    Corruption in the Turkish nuclear plant project is funding Putin’s war against Ukraine.

  • C4iSR

    Sanctions Buster: South Korea Must Stop Supplying Gallium Arsenide and Semiconductor to Russia’s JSC Phazotron-NIIP

  • Americas

    Australian And American Super Hornets To Receive Next-gen Airborne Jammer

  • C4iSR

    Saab Upgrades Giraffe AMB Radar of French Air Force

  • Counter-drone System

    German-made Vintage Gepard Anti-aircraft Gun Proved the Best Drone Killer in Ukraine.

  • Air Platform

    Turkish New Drone Akinci Completes Another Flight Tests

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Army’s Major General Ziaul Ahsan: The Butcher Of Bangladesh

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Israeli Kamikaze Drones Are Destroying Russian-made Air Defense Systems in Syria

  • Air Platform

    Brazil plans to double fighter jets fleet by procuring cutting-edge F-39E Gripen jets

  • Air Platform

    Madness by IAF: Russian Fighters Wouldn’t Bring Victory For India Against PLA Air Force

  • Europe

    Ukraine started to hit Russia where it hurts most, Ukrainian kamikaze drones destroying Russia’s oil and gas refinery

  • Air Platform

    Russia will deliver North Korea with MiG-29 and Su-27 fighter jets in exchange for more troops

  • Europe

    A report warns of the British military’s capability gaps in platform warfare and ammunition

  • Europe

    The Russian military destroyed its own T-90A tank and dig a hole in Russian export markets

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Boeing GBU-39 GPS-guided 113kg (250lb) small diameter bomb

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea Launches the first KSS-III Batch-II Submarine.

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Taiwan started mass producing TC-2 short-range air defense system

  • Americas

    Anduril Industries awarded a contract to produce military-grade sensing masts to the US Customs and Border Protection.

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    Ukraine is developing a new supersonic missile, Bliskavka (“Lightning”)

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